- Sputnik International, 1920, 25.02.2022
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

Russian Forces Repel Five Ukrainian Attacks in Donetsk Direction - MoD

© Sputnik / Go to the mediabankA Russian serviceman patrols the area near the frontline town of Artemovsk, also known as Bakhmut, in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia.
A Russian serviceman patrols the area near the frontline town of Artemovsk, also known as Bakhmut, in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia. - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.06.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have repelled five Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
According to the ministry, the Ukrainian forces have continued to make attempts to attack in Donetsk, South Donetsk, Krasny Liman and Kupyansk directions.
"During defense operations in the Donetsk direction, units of [Russia’s] southern grouping of forces successfully repulsed five enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Krasnoe, Severnoe, Pervomaiskoe and Kamyanka of the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
The Ukrainian military lost up to 160 soldiers in the Donetsk direction and up to 120 soldiers in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the ministry added.
Ukraine's much-touted counteroffensive kicked off after months of delays over a lack of military supplies from Western donors. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that progress was "slower than desired." Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, conceded on Wednesday that a military campaign was "not a walk in the park."
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