The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian aviation and artillery killed more than 45 Ukrainian soldiers, preventing a Ukrainian sabotage group’s invasion attempt in the Kupyansk direction.
Clashes took place in the settlements of Masyutovka, Timkovka, Krasnoe Pervoe and Novomlynsk in the Kharkov region.
In addition, it was possible to eliminate two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer and one US-made counterbattery radar AN / TPQ-50.
Also, Russian troops destroyed an ammunition depot of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the Stelmakhovka settlement of the LPR.
Alexander Savchuk, former head of the press center of the Central group reportedThat Russian aviation attacked the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their temporary deployment points in the Krasnolimansky direction.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.