Moscow, February 18 (QNA) - The Russian Ministry of Defense, Wednesday, announced that its forces had regained control of two settlements in the Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions over the past 24 hours.

In a statement, the ministry said that the Battlegroup North had retaken control of the settlement of Kharkovka in the Sumy region, while the Battlegroup East had taken control of the settlement of Krinichnoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.

It added that Ukrainian forces suffered 210 casualties on the northern axis, 345 in the eastern axis, and 140 in the western axis. Ukrainian losses also amounted to 145 personnel on the southern axis, while 340 Ukrainian troops were reported killed or wounded in clashes with the Battlegroup Center.

The statement further noted that Russian forces targeted several fuel depots, energy facilities, and an electronic warfare station used by the Ukrainian armed forces. (QNA)