Map of special operations in Ukraine on December 28

Russia has been conducting a special military operation to protect civilians in Donbas since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the advance of the joint troops of Russia, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR), as well as see a map of military operations for December 28 in the Izvestiya piece.

The Defense Ministry said that the Russian Armed Forces (AF) hit the infrastructure of a military airfield, a fuel and lubricants depot of the Ukrainian army, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 148 areas.

In addition, Russian air defenses shot down three HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) shells and 104 aircraft-type drones, including 57 outside the special operation zone.

At the same time, the units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line. They repelled 12 counterattacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In this direction, the enemy lost up to 450 servicemen, two tanks, including German Leopard, three infantry fighting vehicles, including American Bradley, four armored personnel carriers, including two M113 and Spartan, two armored fighting vehicles, four cars, 203-mm self-propelled artillery installation Pion, 152-mm gun D-20 and 105-mm howitzer M101.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,752 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,072 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,058 field artillery and mortar guns and 29,603 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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In total, 650 planes, 283 helicopters, 38,595 drones, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,972 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,010 field artillery and mortars, 29,509 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.