Russian forces liberated Ivolzhanskoye in the Sumy Region between June 20-26, expanding a security zone. The Defense Ministry reported five precision strikes on Ukrainian military sites and significant casualties inflicted on Ukrainian troops by various battlegroups across multiple fronts.
Russia's Defense Ministry claims the Ukrainian army lost approximately 1,350 troops across all frontline areas in the past 24 hours. The ministry provided breakdowns for losses in various Russian Battlegroup areas.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported liberating two settlements in Ukraine's Kharkov and Donetsk regions. Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces reportedly lost approximately 1,220 troops and significant military equipment across various frontline sectors.
Russian forces liberated five settlements in Ukraine's Kharkov and Zaporozhye regions between May 16-22. The Defense Ministry reported significant Ukrainian troop losses and destruction of military assets, including 7,830 troops and 133 armored vehicles.
Russian forces liberated 13 villages in April across the Kharkov, Sumy, and Zaporozhye regions as well as in the Donetsk People's Republic, according to military analyst Andrey Marochko. The villages include Miropolskoye in the Sumy Region; Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Volchanskiye Khutora, Zybino, Veterinarnoye, and Pokalyanoye in the Kharkov Region; Dibrova, Grishino, Ilyichovka, Ilyinovka, Novodmitrovka, and Novoaleksandrovka in the DPR; and Boikovo in the Zaporozhye Region. Battlegroup North retaken five villages, the largest number.
The Russian Defense Ministry's daily bulletin claims Ukraine lost approximately 1,235 troops in the special military operation zone in one day, with the highest losses reported in Battlegroup East (over 330) and Battlegroup Center (320). The claims span multiple Ukrainian regions including the Sumy Region, Kharkov Region, Donetsk People's Republic, Zaporozhye Region, Kherson Region, and Dnepropetrovsk Region.
The Russian Defense Ministry claims that Ukrainian forces suffered approximately 1,215 casualties across various operational zones over the last 24 hours.
A source in Russian security agencies told TASS that entire units of Ukraine's 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade have gone missing in the Volchansk district of the Kharkov Region. Desperate relatives are searching for the missing soldiers. Volchansk, a city of approximately 17,000 residents, was transformed by Kiev into a major fortified area with underground utilities and defense lines along the Volchya River. Fighting for the city began in May 2024, and Russian forces reported liberating Volchansk on December 1, 2025.
The Ukrainian army also lost an armored personnel carrier, 18 motor vehicles and an Israeli-made RADA counterbattery radar station
Russia's Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces lost approximately 1,120 troops across all frontline areas in the past 24 hours, with Russian battle groups inflicting casualties in the Sumy, Kharkov, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Russian air defenses destroyed 368 Ukrainian drones and three HIMARS rockets, while the Black Sea Fleet eliminated a Ukrainian naval drone.
Russian troops have liberated the settlements of Veterinarnoye in the Kharkov Region and Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, according to Russia's Defense Ministry. Ukraine lost approximately 1,050 troops across all frontline areas over the past 24 hours, with Russian battlegroups reporting casualties ranging from 55 to over 340 per sector. Russian air defenses also destroyed 434 Ukrainian drones and 13 smart bombs.
