Russian troops liberated the community of Kremennaya Balka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

"Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlement of Kremennaya Balka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of successful offensive operations," TASS quoted the ministry as saying.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 55 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 55 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy howitzers in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units inflicted losses in the Kharkov direction on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 113th and 127th territorial defense brigades, 4th and 5th border guard detachments of Ukraine’s Border Guard Service near the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Dmitrovka and Izbitskoye in the Kharkov Region and Velikaya Pisarevka in the Sumy Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 55 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, two motor vehicles and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 430 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 430 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 17th tank, 60th mechanized, 109th and 115th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Novoplatonovka and Senkovo in the Kharkov Region, Yampolovka and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled eight counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 14th, 28th and 63rd mechanized and 125th territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 430 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, six motor vehicles and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 665 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 665 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three US-made artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units gained more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 23rd, 28th, 30th and 116th mechanized, 57th motorized infantry and 79th air assault brigades in areas near the settlements of Nikolayevka, Minkovka, Privolye, Dachnoye, Krasnoarmeisk, Seversk and Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed a counterattack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army’s 46th airmobile brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 665 personnel, three motor vehicles and three US-made 105mm M119 artillery guns, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 455 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center repelled 11 Ukrainian counterattacks and inflicted roughly 455 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

Battlegroup Center units "inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 68th jaeger, 110th, 119th and 123rd territorial defense and 12th National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Dyleyevka, Petrovka, Stariye Terny, Ostrovskoye and Shcherbinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled 11 counterattacks by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 23rd, 100th and 154th mechanized and 152nd jaeger brigades, 49th assault battalion, 35th and 38th marine infantry brigades and Ukraine’s Lyut national police assault brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 455 personnel, a Swedish-made Viking armored personnel carrier, a US-made HMMWV armored fighting vehicle, three Kozak armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and a 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 120 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup East repelled a Ukrainian army counterattack and inflicted roughly 120 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units improved their tactical position and inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 33rd mechanized, 128th mountain assault and 113th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Novy Komar, Razdolnoye and Velikaya Novosyolka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled a counterattack by an assault group of the 37th marine infantry brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 120 personnel, an armored combat vehicle and six motor vehicles, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 65 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 65 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 117th mechanized, 141st infantry and 124th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka and Stepnoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Kamyshany in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 65 personnel, two motor vehicles and a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an Anklav-N electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfield, UAV storage sites over past day

Russian forces delivered strikes at a Ukrainian military airfield, storage and preparation sites for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck infrastructure of a military airfield, the sites of storage and preparation of unmanned aerial vehicles for launch, missile/artillery armament, ammunition, fuel and lubricants depots and massed enemy manpower and military equipment in 119 areas," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses destroy 55 Ukrainian UAVs over past day

Russian air defense forces shot down 55 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down 55 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 648 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 35,353 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,071 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,484 multiple rocket launchers, 17,418 field artillery guns and mortars and 28,032 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.