The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more than 270 military Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated in the direction of Donetsk. This was reported in the daily report of the Russian defense ministry.
It was stated that Ukrainian troops were shot in the settlements of Bogdanovka, Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
“The total daily losses of the enemy in this direction amounted to over 270 Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, seven armored combat vehicles and five vehicles,” the statement said.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense had announced the daily losses of Ukraine in the direction of Donetsk. amount of up to 145 soldiers. In addition, the Ukrainian side lost two tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles and other equipment.
The previous day, the Russian defense ministry said that the army of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed More than 45 Ukrainian soldiers in the Yuzhnodonets direction.
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.