Russia’s Defense Ministry claims that Russian troops have fought their way into the center of a strategically important eastern Ukraine town and raised the Russian flag there after a monthslong battle.

In the last 24 hours, from January 23 to 24, the Russian army lost 1,500 soldiers, a multiple-launch rocket system, and 87 units of automotive equipment at the front, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

The article, titled Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia — but It’s Still Losing the War, highlights the secrecy surrounding casualty figures in both countries. Read also: Is there a threat of Russian advances toward Dnipro,