An assault conducted by a Russian battalion of motorized riflemen resulted in 80 Ukrainian military casualties, TASS reported on Thursday, citing the country's Ministry of Defense.
During an attack on a settlement occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Russian forces killed 80 AFU soldiers whilst also destroying 10 armored vehicles. According to the ministry, the rest of the AFU that defended the settlement retreated, abandoning the settlement.
The report further emphasized that the Russian battalion managed to take over the settlement despite being "significantly" outnumbered. The exact location of the settlement was not revealed.