The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian artillery in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, with the support of the troops of the Vostok forces group, defeated the Ukrainian army and equipment in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
It was recorded that the fighters and equipment of the First Tank and 72nd Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 110th Regional Defense Brigade in Donetsk Ugledar and Zaporozhye Novodarovka were hit.
During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost over 70 Ukrainian soldiers, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle and two howitzers in these areas: D-20 and D-30.
Former Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported About the prevention of a terrorist attack in the Zaporozhye region.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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