# Russian troops liberate Vodyanskoye community in Donetsk region over past day — top brass

https://mins.news/en/item/26137

- TASS, 2026-08-19 12:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175089

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says its troops liberated the Vodyanskoye community in the Donetsk People’s Republic during the past 24 hours. It also reports roughly 1,420 Ukrainian military casualties across the front, including about 380 in the Battlegroup Center’s area, where six armored combat vehicles were destroyed.

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