The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that troops from the Vostok (East) Group of Forces had liberated the village of Tersyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

According to the ministry, the operation was carried out by units of the 36th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Combined Arms Army. Russian troops advanced deeper into Ukrainian defensive positions during the offensive and liberated the village.

The Defense Ministry stated that the liberation of Tersyanka enabled the Vostok Group of Forces to expand its area of control in the Zaporizhzhia region and secure new positions.

The ministry added that the operation had also created conditions for further advances by Russian units along this section of the front.

In addition to the fighting for Tersyanka, the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted losses on Ukrainian personnel and military equipment belonging to a mechanized brigade, an air assault brigade and an assault regiment, according to the ministry.

The Ukrainian formations were targeted near Podhavrylivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and near Novorozivka and Odarivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian losses in this sector exceeded 215 military personnel. It also stated that Ukrainian forces lost two armored combat vehicles, one artillery piece and five vehicles.