Russian forces have liberated the localities of Vesyoly Gai and Pushkino in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Sunday.

'As a result of decisive actions by units from the Battlegroup South, the settlement of Vesyoly Gai in the DPR has been liberated.

Units from the Battlegroup Center have liberated the settlement of Pushkino in an active offensive,' the ministry specified.

Battlegroup Center Ukrainian forces sustained roughly 280 casualties and lost two tanks and two US-made Bradley IFVs, among other weapons, in the zone of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup Center in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

As a result of actions by the Battlegroup Center, the Ukrainians lost more than 280 troops, two tanks, three pick-up trucks, two howitzers as well as US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and two US-supplied howitzers.

Battlegroup South Ukrainian forces sustained roughly 400 casualties and lost a tank and two armored combat vehicles from actions by Russia’s Battlegroup South in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Also, six motor vehicles, a US-supplied M777 howitzer, a D-30 howitzer and a British-made L-119 artillery mount were wiped out, the ministry added.

Battlegroup Dnepr Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr took out more than 70 Ukrainian troops in the Zaporozhye Region over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday.

The Ukrainians lost four motor vehicles, a US-made M777 howitzer and a D-20 howitzer.

Also, an ammo depot and a electronic warfare system were destroyed, the ministry added.

Battlegroup West Units from Russia’s Battlegroup West have improved their tactical positions in the Kharkov Region and near the Serebryanka forestry, inflicting more than 550 casualties on Ukrainian troops, according to the ministry.

The enemy lost an IFV, two APCs, nine motor vehicles, an Iveco armored combat vehicle, two Italian-made Melara howitzers, a British-made howitzer and five other howitzers, the ministry said.

Also, an ammo depot and an Anklav electronic warfare system were wiped out.

Battlegroup East Ukraine’s armed forces sustained roughly 155 casualties and lost two armored combat vehicles from actions by Russia’s Battlegroup East in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Also, the Ukrainians lost five motor vehicles, a French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzer and a Partizan multiple rocket launcher as units from the Battlegroup East continued to advance in the Zaporozhye Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).

Four enemy counterattacks were repelled, the ministry added.

Russian forces wipe out four US-made Patriot missile launchers in past day Russian forces destroyed four US-made Patriot missile launchers in the course of the special military operation in the past day, the ministry reported.

'Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian battlegroups wiped out a AN/MPQ-65 radar system and four US-made Patriot missile launchers and struck the infrastructure of military airfields, concentrations of enemy troops and weaponry in 146 areas,' the ministry said in a statement.

The Russian military has downed 650 Ukrainian warplanes since the start of the special military operation, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

'Overall, 650 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 37,809 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,797 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,501 multiple rocket launchers, 19,644 field artillery guns and mortars and 29,235 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation,' the ministry specified.