The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,245 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours MOSCOW, May 28. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Novovasilevka in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. "Battlegroup North units took control of the settlement of Novovasilevka in the Kharkov Region through active offensive operations," the ministry said in a statement.