According to the statement, this happened in the Kupyansk direction, “the settlement of Tabaevka was liberated thanks to the active actions by units of the Western group of troops,” the military institution stressed.

Enemy losses in that area amounted to up to 30 military personnel, two armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, and one Msta-B howitzer.

“In the Krasny Liman direction, those troops improved the situation along the front line and, with artillery support, attacked the Ukrainian mechanized brigade assault groups, in which 280 soldiers were killed,” the Ministry added.

On February 24, 2022, President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow would launch a military operation in Ukraine following a request for help from the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donbas republics to demilitarize the Kiev Government.

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