- 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 Hit Ukrainian Military Energy and Supply Lines

© Sputnik / Andrey Stanavov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian fighter jet MiG-31K fitted with Kinzhal missile. File photo
The Russian fighter jet MiG-31K fitted with Kinzhal missile. File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.02.2026
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Russian forces targeted energy and transportation infrastructure, a central missile and artillery weapons base and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on Saturday.
"Operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian military group struck energy and transport infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,," the MoD statement said.
It also hit a "central missile and artillery weapons base, storage and launch sites for long-range drones, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 154 areas."
Ukraine lost over 415 troops in combat against the Russian Vostok Battlegroup over the past day, as well as manpower and equipment losses on other fronts, the ministry said.

"The enemy lost over 415 military servicepeople, 14 armored combat vehicles, 22 motor vehicles, four artillery weapons and an electronic warfare station," the MoD said.

This is in addition to more than 280 Ukrainian soldiers killed or injured over the past day by the Russian Battlegroup Tsentr, up to 190 by Battlegroup Sever, over 160 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 155 by Battlegroup Yug and up to 30 by Battlegroup Dnepr, the ministry said.
Russian servicemen of the Tsentr Battlegroup of forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher towards Ukrainian positions in the Krasnoarmeysk sector of the frontline amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine. - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.02.2026
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