On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

Ukraine lost up to 350 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr over the past 24 hours, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

This is in addition to:"The losses of Ukrainian armed formations amounted to six combat armored vehicles, two vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations," the statement read.Also, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Russian forces struck military airfields, energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, drone production workshops, drone storage and launch sites, and ammunition depots.Russian air defense systems have shot down 1,065 Ukrainian drones and three guided aerial bombs over the past day, the ministry added.

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© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankA Russian serviceman fires a NSV Utyos heavy machine gun at an air target amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine

"The losses of Ukrainian armed formations amounted to six combat armored vehicles, two vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations," the statement read.

Also, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Russian forces struck military airfields, energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, drone production workshops, drone storage and launch sites, and ammunition depots.

Russian air defense systems have shot down 1,065 Ukrainian drones and three guided aerial bombs over the past day, the ministry added.

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