“In clashes with units of the defense department, the enemy suffered significant losses in manpower ... namely 278 personnel,” the text of the official statement says.
In addition, during the fighting, the Ukrainian army lost 16 tanks, 15 infantry fighting vehicles, 35 armored vehicles, 15 vehicles, 11 Wing-type UAVs.
The servicemen of the republic also destroyed 17 long-term firing points, 30 firing points with anti-tank missile systems and large-caliber weapons.
In total, since the beginning of the Russian special operation, 54 settlements that were previously controlled by Ukrainian troops have come under the control of the LPR.
The head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, said that most of the Lugansk People's Republic had been liberated.