# Ukraine loses over 1,900 troops in Battlegroup East area this week, Russian military says

https://mins.news/en/item/74017

- TASS, 2026-09-25 13:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2192843

> The Russian Defense Ministry says Ukrainian forces suffered more than 1,900 personnel losses this week in the area assigned to Battlegroup East, along with losses of armored vehicles, trucks and artillery. It also reported Geran drone strikes on five dry cargo ships in the Black Sea and at Odessa’s port, and attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donetsk and Kharkov regions.

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