The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in the direction of Kupyansk, the “Western” troop group struck the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region and the Luhansk People’s Republic. This is reported in the defense ministry’s daily report.
“In the settlements of Ivanovka and Dvurechnaya in the Kharkiv region, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped,” the ministry said.
The Ministry of Defense also noted that the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were more than 100 soldiers, five vehicles, a D-20 howitzer and a Rapira anti-tank gun.
On the eve of the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov declarationThat it is possible to stop the actions of two Ukrainian DRGs in the direction of Kupyansk. According to him, the losses of the Ukrainian side during the day amounted to 170 soldiers.
Previously, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation of the Ukrainian army loss about 900 fighters were killed and wounded in the Donetsk direction the other day.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, 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.