# Kiev loses around 1,225 troops along engagement line in past day — Defense Ministry

https://mins.news/en/item/59247

- TASS, 2026-09-15 12:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2187919

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says Ukrainian forces lost about 1,225 troops across frontline areas over the past 24 hours. It also reported strikes on a logistics center in Velikaya Balka, vessels in Chernomorsk port and railway infrastructure in western Ukraine, while Russian air defenses destroyed 222 Ukrainian drones overnight.

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