Russian Troops Liberate Rizdvyanka Community In Zaporozhye Region On 23rd February 2026.

Kremlin; February 2026: The Russian Defence Ministry has reported that on 23rd February 2026, Russian Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 170 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 04 enemy armoured combat vehicles in its area of responsibility.

Russian troops liberated the community of Rizdvyanka in the Zaporozhye Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defence Ministry reported today (24th February 2026). “Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Rizdvyanka in the Zaporozhye Region through offensive operations”, the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev loses over 1,075 troops along engagement line in the previous day. As per latest figures the Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,075 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defence Ministry.

The latest figures show that the Ukrainian army lost roughly 215 troops and four armoured combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, about 170 troops and three armoured combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and around 115 troops and four armoured combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.

During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost roughly 335 troops, an armoured combat vehicle and a multiple rocket launcher in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, about 170 troops and four armoured combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and around 70 troops and a Western-made artillery weapon in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 215 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armoured combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

“Battlegroup North units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanised brigades of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defence brigades and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Olshanka, Sennoye, Bachevsk, Khrapovshchina and Pokrovka in the Sumy Region”, the ministry said.

In the Kharkov direction, Battlegroup North units inflicted losses on formations of three mechanised brigades of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Krasny Yar, Grafskoye, Volchanskiye Khutora and Kolodeznoye in the Kharkov Region, the ministry reported. The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 215 personnel, 04 armoured combat vehicles, 09 motor vehicles, a Western-made multiple rocket launcher, 02 field artillery guns, including a US-made M777 howitzer and 02 electronic warfare stations in those frontline areas over the past 24 hours, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot and ten materiel depots of the Ukrainian army, it said. Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 170 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armoured combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported. “Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of three mechanised brigades of the Ukrainian army and two National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Monachinovka, Chervony Oskol, Borovaya and Novoosinovo in the Kharkov Region, Aleksandrovka and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 170 personnel, 03 armoured combat vehicles, including a US-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 19 motor vehicles, 02 artillery guns, among them a Western-made weapon and 02 electronic warfare stations in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

“Battlegroup South units improved their forward positions and inflicted losses on formations of 03 mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and a marine infantry brigade in areas near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Druzhkovka and Shabelkovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic”, the ministry said. The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 115 personnel, 04 armoured combat vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, 03 field artillery guns, including a Western-made weapon and 05 electronic warfare stations in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot and two materiel depots of the Ukrainian army, it said. Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 335 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armoured combat vehicle and a multiple rocket launcher in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

“Battlegroup Center units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of two mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade, a territorial defence brigade and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Novoaleksandrovka, Vodyanskoye, Dobropolye and Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Novopodgorodnoye and Mezhevaya in the Dnepropetrovsk Region”, the ministry said.

On the contrary, the Ukrainian army lost an estimated 335 personnel, an armoured combat vehicle, nine motor vehicles and a multiple rocket launcher in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 170 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armoured combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup East units “inflicted losses on formations of a mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Verkhnyaya Tersa, Lyubitskoye, Barvinovka and Charivnoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Velikomikhailovka in the Dnepropetrovsk Region”, the ministry said. As a result, the Ukrainian army lost an estimated 170 personnel, 04 armoured combat vehicles and 18 motor vehicles in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russian troops strike Ukrainian army’s transport, energy infrastructure over past day. “Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck transport and energy infrastructure facilities used to support the Ukrainian army’s operations, sites for the storage of unmanned aerial vehicles and their preparation for launch, and also temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 154 locations”, the ministry said.

Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 380 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and six smart bombs over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported. “Air defence capabilities shot down six guided aerial bombs, six rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 380 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles”, the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 670 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 283 helicopters, 117,184 unmanned aerial vehicles, 650 surface-to-air missile systems, 27,851 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,673 multiple rocket launchers, 33,460 field artillery guns and mortars and 55,166 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

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