# Russian troops liberate three communities in Ukraine operation over past day, top brass says

https://mins.news/en/item/80285

- TASS, 2026-09-30 12:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2195129

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says its troops captured three communities in the Kharkov, Sumy and Zaporozhye regions during the past 24 hours of the Ukraine operation. It also reported about 1,505 Ukrainian troop casualties across the front and said several Russian battlegroups were advancing and expanding their control areas.

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