- 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 of Dronovka Village in Donbass - MoD

© Sputnik / Stanislav Krasilnikov / Go to the mediabankCombat work of the artillery crew of the 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun of the Tsentr Battlegroup of forces in the Krasnoarmeysk region
Combat work of the artillery crew of the 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun of the Tsentr Battlegroup of forces in the Krasnoarmeysk region - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.10.2025
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Battlegroup Yug have taken control of the village of Dronovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Friday.
"The group's commander, Colonel General Alexander Sanchik, reported to the head of the Russian ministry that, as a result of the decisive and professional actions of the unit's military personnel, the village of Dronovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated over the past 24 hours," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian air defense systems shot down 25 Ukrainian UAVs in an hour on Friday morning, including over the Tula, Kaluga, Tver, and Novgorod regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"On October 24 of this year, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 and 05:00 GMT], air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 25 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles: 11 UAVs over the Bryansk Region, six UAVs over the Tula Region, four UAVs over the Kaluga Region, three UAVs over the Tver Region, and one UAV over the Novgorod region," the ministry said in a statement.
Later in the day, Russian air defense systems downed seven more Ukrainian drones, the ministry said.
"On October 24, from 8:00 to 10:00, seven Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were destroyed by air defense units," the statement read.
Four of the drones were downed over the Kaluga Region and three over the Moscow Region, it specified.
A Ukrainian serviceman of the Ochi reconnaissance unit launches a Furia drone to fly over Russian positions at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday, June 30, 2024.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.09.2025
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