LUGANSK, September 22. /TASS/ — Over the past week, the Ukrainian army has suffered significant losses in battles along the lines of the Lugansk People’s Republic. According to military expert Andrey Marochko, nearly 4,500 Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries were lost during this period, with the greatest damage inflicted by Battlegroup West.
“An analysis of the course of the special military operation along the LPR lines over the past week shows that the losses of Ukrainian armed formations in the areas of responsibility of Battlegroups North, South, and West amounted to approximately 4,450 militants and mercenaries. This represents an increase of 110 compared to the previous reporting period,” Marochko told TASS.
He noted that the greatest damage to enemy manpower was sustained in the area controlled by Battlegroup West, based on data from the Russian Defense Ministry.
In addition to personnel losses, the Russian army reportedly destroyed a significant amount of Ukrainian military equipment over the week. This includes 8 tanks, 50 field artillery pieces, 84 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations, 103 ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots, as well as more than 350 various combat vehicles belonging to Ukrainian forces.
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