Map of special operations in Ukraine on December 18

Russia has been conducting a special military operation to protect civilians in Donbas since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the joint troops of Russia, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR), as well as view a map of military operations as of December 18 in the Izvestiya piece.

It is noted that units of the Center group of troops liberated the village of Starye Terny in the DNR, and as a result of the actions of units of the Southern group of troops took control of the village of Trudovoye. In addition, units of the "West" group of troops improved their tactical position and defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and a brigade of thero-defense.

"The units of the group of troops "Dnipro" defeated the living force and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the AFU and the brigade of teroporona in the areas of Antonovka, Sadovoye of the Kherson region, Nesteryanka and Kamenskoye of the Zaporozhye region. They repelled two attacks by enemy formations," the Defense Ministry said.

The ministry added that operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups of troops hit the infrastructure of military airfields, workshops for the assembly of drones and their storage sites, accumulations of AFU manpower and military equipment in 139 areas.

Air defense means shot down a HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 43 aircraft-type drones.

In total, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,910 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,834 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,501 multiple rocket launchers, 19,803 field artillery and mortar guns, 29,294 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.

For more up-to-date video and details on the situation in Donbas, see Izvestiya TV channel.