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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.

Russia Liberates Pisantsy in Dnepropetrovsk Region and Novoselovka in Zaporozhye Region

© Sputnik / Stanislav Krasilnikov / Go to the mediabankRussian servicemen are seen attacking in the special military operation zone. File photo
Russian servicemen are seen attacking in the special military operation zone. File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 28.06.2026
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Units of the Russian Vostok battlegroup have taken control of the village of Pisantsy in the Dnepropetrovsk Region and and Novoselovka in the Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"Units of the Vostok group of forces have advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlements of Pisantsy, Dnepropetrovsk Region, and Novoselovka, Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said in a statement.
Ukraine lost over 490 soldiers in combat against Russia's Vostok battlegroup over the past 24 hours, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 490 military personnel, armored combat vehicle, six vehicles, and four field artillery pieces," the ministry said in a statement.
This is in addition to up to 300 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated over the past day by the Tsentr battlegroup, over 210 by the Sever battlegroup, up to 210 by the Zapad battlegroup, over 210 by the Yug battlegroup, and up to 40 by the Dnepr battlegroup, the ministry said.
Russian forces have destroyed two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets and struck unmanned surface vessel storage sites, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.
"Operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery destroyed two Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29s at an airfield, struck storage sites for unmanned surface vessels and component warehouses, and hit fuel and energy infrastructure used by the Ukrainian armed forces," the ministry said.
Russian air defense systems shot down seven guided bombs, one HIMARS rocket, and 590 fixed-wing drones, the ministry added.
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