Russian forces have liberated the settlements of Vasyutinskoye and Toretskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, struck Ukrainian military facilities and downed 970 Ukrainian UAVs over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said. The Battlegroup South liberated Vasyutinskoye through active operations, while the Battlegroup Center liberated Toretskoye, the ministry said. Ukrainian forces lost about 1,445 troops in the special military operation zone over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian battlegroups’ operations, according to the report. Ukrainian troops also lost up to 370 personnel in the responsibility zone of the Battlegroup East and more than 45 in that of the Battlegroup Dnepr. Russian air defense systems shot down 10 guided aerial bombs and four US-made HIMARS rockets, in addition to the 970 fixed-wing UAVs.