- 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 Army Liberates 4 Settlements in Donetsk People's Republic and Kharkov Region - MoD

© Sputnik / Stanislav Krasilnikov / Go to the mediabankA Russian serviceman from the Yug (South) battlegroup. File photo
A Russian serviceman from the Yug (South) battlegroup. File photo  - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.10.2026
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlements of Novotroitskoye and Petrovskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and gained control of the settlements of Reznikovo and Kupino in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"The units of Battlegroup Tsentr liberated the settlements of Novotroitskoye and Petrovskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic as a result of resolute actions," the statement read.
The settlements of Reznikovo and Kupino in the Kharkov region were encircled and brought under control, the ministry said.
The Russian armed forces struck Ukraine's transport and energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian military over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The operational and tactic aviation, combat UAVs, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces struck Ukraine's transport infrastructure and energy facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian military," the statement read.
Drone-making workshops, drone launching spots and areas of temporary deployment of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 147 districts were also struck. The Russian air defense forces destroyed 909 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones and two guided aerial bombs, the statement read.
Ukraine lost up to 495 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr battleroup over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"In the area of responsibility of Battlegroup Tsentr, Ukrainian armed formations suffered losses of up to 495 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and four electronic warfare stations," the ministry said in a statement.
This is in addition to over 270 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated over the past day by Russia's Battlegroup Sever, including more than 65 encircled and eliminated in the Kharkov Region. Over 230 Ukrainian troops were eliminated by Battlegroup Vostok, up to 200 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 160 by Battlegroup Yug, and over 50 by Battlegroup Dnepr, the ministry said.
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