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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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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr took control of the settlement of Novonikolayevka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
"Battlegroup Tsentr have advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Novonikolayevka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated up to 460 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
"The enemy's losses amounted to 460 servicepeople, seven combat armored vehicles, two cars and three field artillery pieces," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Battlegroup Zapad has eliminated more than 200 soldiers, while Battlegroup Sever has eliminated more than 220 Ukrainian soldiers, the ministry said, adding that Battlegroup Yug has eliminated up to 205 Ukrainian servicepeople.
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Russia's Battlegroup Vostok eliminated up to 195 Ukrainian servicepeople and destroyed two armored combat vehicles, eight motor vehicles and two artillery guns, the ministry also said.
Moreover, Russia's Battlegroup Dnepr has eliminated up to 85 Ukrainian soldiers, nine motor vehicles, an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot, the ministry added.
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