MOSCOW, February 22. /TASS/. The Russian military struck Ukrainian infrastructure over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported.
"The Russian Armed Forces hit the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields, attack drone warehouses and drone operator sites, ammunition and fuel depots, as well as enemy temporary deployment sites in 157 areas," the ministry said.
TASS has compiled the main information on the special military operation progress over the past 24 hours.
Battlegroup West
The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the Novolubovka settlement in the Lugansk People's Republic, the Defense Ministry reported.
"As a result of decisive actions of the battlegroup West, the Novolubovka settlement in the Lugansk People's Republic has been liberated," it said.
According to the ministry, over the past 24 hours, the battlegroup defeated the manpower and equipment of six Ukrainian brigades, eliminating over 200 enemy servicemen and destroying a tank and a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier.
Battlegroup South
The servicemen on the battlegroup South have defeated Ukraine’s Foreign Legion units in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian military reported.
"The battlegroup South has taken more favorable lines and positions, defeating the manpower and equipment of six Ukrainian brigades and the Foreign Legion units. The battlegroup also eliminated up to 220 Ukrainian servicemen," the statement said.
The ministry added that the Ukrainian military also lost an infantry fighting vehicle, nine vehicles and six field artillery guns, including a US-made 155 mm M777 howitzer, an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot.
Battlegroup Center
Russia’s battlegroup Center has improved its tactical positions, eliminating over 375 Ukrainian servicemen, the Defense Ministry said.
"The battlegroup Center defeated the manpower and equipment of 17 Ukrainian brigades. The enemy lost over 375 servicemen," the statement emphasized.
The Ukrainian military also lost four armored combat vehicles, including a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle, five vehicles and seven field artillery guns, including a US-made Paladin 155 mm howitzer, the ministry added.
Battlegroup East
The battlegroup East eliminated up to 160 servicemen and destroyed a German-made Leopard tank over the past 24 hours, the ministry pointed out.
"The battlegroup East continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense, defeating the manpower and equipment of five Ukrainian brigades. The enemy lost up to 160 servicemen, two tanks, including a German-made Leopard, three vehicles and two field artillery guns," the statement said.
Battlegroups North, Dnepr
The battlegroups North and Dnepr wipes out up to 125 Ukrainian servicemen over the past 24 hours, the military said.
The enemy also lost an armored personnel carrier, six vehicles, two artillery guns and four electronic warfare stations, as well as an ammunition depot.
Ukrainian equipment downed and destroyed
Russian air defenses have downed a Ukrainian Air Force’s MiG-29 jet, two Hammer bombs, two HIMARS rockets and 58 fixed-wing drones over the past 24 hours, the ministry pointed out.
According to it, a total of 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 44,190 drones, 596 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,698 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,521 multiple rocket launchers, 21,948 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 32,033 special military vehicles have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation.