LUGANSK, November 4. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces lost 6,000 more fighters on the borders of the Lugansk People’s Republic in October than in the previous month – almost 53,000 people, military expert Andrei Marochko told TASS.
“In October, Ukraine’s armed formations continued their attempts to stop the advance of our troops. Last month, 200 enemy counterattacks on the LPR’s borders were repulsed (86 more than in September). As a result of the decisive actions of Our units, 11 settlements (in the LPR) were liberated, which is the most successful result this year. Enemy losses in the reporting period amounted to about 52,795 Ukrainian fighters and mercenaries, which is 5,960 more than in September,” Marochko said.
He added that during this period, the Russian armed forces destroyed 746 vehicles, 365 different armored vehicles, 61 tanks, 12 launchers of multiple rocket systems, 499 field artillery pieces, 114 electronic and anti-battery war stations and 169 field ammunition depots.