- 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 Novopavlovka Settlement in DPR

© Sputnik / Konstantin Mihalchevskiy / Go to the mediabankA Russian serviceman of the 1430th Motorised Rifle Gaurds Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces is seen at a position in the Zaporozhye sector of the frontline. File photo
A Russian serviceman of the 1430th Motorised Rifle Gaurds Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces is seen at a position in the Zaporozhye sector of the frontline. File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.01.2026
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Tsentr battlegroup took control of the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
"As a result of decisive actions, units of the Tsentr group of forces liberated the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
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Russian snipers of the special-purpose unit of the Battlegroup Tsentr move to a position  - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.01.2026
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
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