- 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 Liberate Two Key Settlements in Donetsk and Kharkov Region - MoD

© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankRussian servicemen fire a BM-27 9K57 Uragan (Hurricane) multiple rocket launcher towards Ukrainian positions
Russian servicemen fire a BM-27 9K57 Uragan (Hurricane) multiple rocket launcher towards Ukrainian positions  - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.12.2024
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Russia's Battlegroup Zapad liberated Lozovaya and Zagryzovo in the Kharkov region and Ivanovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"As a result of the offensive of Battlegroup Zapad, the settlements of Lozovaya, Zagryzovo in the Kharkov region and Ivanovka in the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated," the Russian military department said.
It is noted that the group neutralized nine Ukrainian brigades and repulsed 25 counterattacks of Ukrainian armed forces assault groups.
Russia’s Battlegroup Tsent has eliminated over 3,800 Ukrainian military personnel over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Repelled 76 enemy counterattacks. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 3,815 military personnel, six tanks, including a German-made Leopard, six infantry fighting vehicles, seven armored personnel carriers, including the US-made M1117 and four M113," the statement read.
Russia's Battlegroup Zapad has repelled 25 Ukrainian counterattacks and eliminated up to 3,080 soldiers in the past week, the ministry said, adding that Ukraine lost over 2,450 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Sever.
Russian servicemen of the Tsentr Battlegroup of forces ride on a 2S7 Malka self-propelled howitzer towards Ukrainian positions near Krasnoarmeysk  - Sputnik International, 1920, 26.12.2024
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
Ukraine Loses Over 230 Soldiers in Russia’s Kursk Region Over Past Day - MoD
Kiev lost over 1,970 soldiers in battles with Russia’s Battlegroup Yug in the past week, and a total of 51 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered, the ministry concluded.
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