Moscow, Oct 28 (UNI) Russia's Yug (South) group of forces eliminated more than 665 Ukrainian service people over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 665 service people, 14 vehicles, the ministry said, adding that the southern group has repelled three counterattacks by Kiev.

Russia's Zapad (West) group of forces has repelled three counterattacks of the Ukrainian military that lost over 570 troops over the past 24 hours, while the Tsentr (Center) group of forces has repelled 11 counterattacks, taken control of the Tsukuryne settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic and eliminated more than 520 Ukrainian troops, the ministry said.

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