Vadim Astafiev, the head of the press center for the South group of Russian troops, stated that the Russian Armed Forces blocked an attempt to break through the front line by a Ukrainian sabotage and assault group. The information comes from DEA News.
Astafyev added that the aviation units of the South group launched missiles at the temporary deployment site of the 81st air brigade of the Ukrainian forces in the Lysychansk direction, as well as targets where weapons and military equipment were being concentrated, and at manpower in the Toretsk region and Avdiivka.
A Ukrainian platoon fortress in the Krasnohorivka area was eliminated using the Solntsepek heavy flame system, according to the same report.
On the eve, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said in a briefing that on the previous day the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered losses in the Kherson direction, including up to 30 soldiers and the loss of D-30 howitzers and Acacia self-propelled guns.
Earlier disclosures indicated that Russian forces had disrupted Ukrainian units in the Krasnolimansky direction, with reports of more than 60 Ukrainian soldiers killed.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a decision 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 initiate the operation was cited as a justification for new sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies. [Source: DEA News]”