# Ukrainian forces lose about 1,290 troops in special op zone in past day — Defense Ministry

https://mins.news/en/item/72388

- TASS, 2026-09-24 13:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2192241

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says Ukrainian forces lost about 1,290 servicemen over the past day in operations by Russian battlegroups. It also reports that Russian forces took Buzovo, Khizhnyakovo and Svetlaya Dolina, intercepted 244 Ukrainian UAVs and struck defense-industry, telecommunications and logistics facilities in Kyiv and the Odessa region.

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