- 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.

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© Sputnik / Go to the mediabankCustomized T-80s from the 200-th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces in the special operation zone near Soledar, Donetsk, June 2023.
Customized T-80s from the 200-th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces in the special operation zone near Soledar, Donetsk, June 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.01.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine has lost more than 260 soldiers both killed and injured in the Donetsk area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on the progress of the special military operation. Over the given period, the Russian armed forces have repulsed six attacks near Kupyansk, the ministry said in a statement.
"As a result, over 260 military personnel, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and 17 vehicles were destroyed [in the Donetsk region]," the ministry outlined.
MoD also added that Ukraine's military losses amounted to more than 220 soldiers in the Krasny Liman region and up to 155 soldiers near Kupyansk. In the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the total losses of Ukrainian forces amounted to 95 people and four tanks.
Russian Army T-90 M Proryv tank drives along a road in the direction of the town of Krasny Liman - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.01.2024
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
Soledar, Artemovsk, Maryinka Significant for Complete Liberation of Donetsk People's Republic
In one day, Russian air defenses shot down two Tochka-U missiles, 18 HIMARS and Vampire MLRS shells and 91 drones.
"In the south of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Russian units repelled a Ukrainian assault attack. The enemy lost more than 130 people," MoD concluded.
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