MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russian forces have captured the settlement of Tersyanka in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporozhye region and taken control of a Ukrainian fortified area spanning more than 10 square kilometers, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
Assault units seized the settlement and cleared more than 300 buildings, the ministry said, according to TASS news agency.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 1,000 troops in the special military operation zone over the past 24 hours as a result of operations by Russian battle groups, the report said. ■