# Russian troops reportedly liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day

https://mins.news/en/item/78580

- TASS, 2026-09-29 12:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2194527

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says Russian troops liberated Kreidyanka in the Kharkov Region and Vesyoloye Pole in the Donetsk People’s Republic during the past 24 hours. It also claims Ukrainian forces lost roughly 1,410 troops across the front and says Battlegroup North is tightening an encirclement in the Kharkov Region.

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