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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 Take Control of Novokhatskoye Settlement in DPR

© Sputnik / Sergey Bobylev / Go to the mediabankRussian servicemen of the 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Sever Group of Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher towards Ukrainian positions
Russian servicemen of the 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Sever Group of Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher towards Ukrainian positions  - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.07.2025
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The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Novokhatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
"Units of the Vostok Battelgroup, as a result of successful offensive actions, liberated the settlement of Novokhatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Tsentr Battelgroup has eliminated up to 425 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
"The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 425 servicepeople, two combat armored vehicles, three cars and three artillery pieces," the ministry said in a statement.
The Zapad Battelgroup has eliminated more than 220 Ukrainian soldiers and the Vostok Battelgroup has eliminated up to 200 Ukrainian troops, the ministry said.
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"The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft," the statement read.
Additionally, the Russian armed forces struck Ukrainian fuel and energy complex enterprises used in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces, destroyed two launchers and a control cabin of the S-300PS air defense missile system, the ministry said.
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