Map of special operations in Ukraine on January 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 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 January 28 in the Izvestiya piece.

It is noted that units of the "West" troop group liberated the settlement of Dvurechnaya in Kharkiv region, units of the "Southern" troop group took more advantageous lines and positions, and units of the "Center" troop group continued advancing deep into the enemy's defense.

"The units of the "Dnipro" group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade, the brigade of the AFU coastal defense and the brigade of tera defense in the areas of the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Novopokrovka, Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region, Antonovka in the Kherson region and the city of Kherson," the Defense Ministry said.

The ministry added that operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups of troops hit the infrastructure of military airfields, production workshops and storage facilities for unmanned aerial vehicles and uncrewed boats, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower and equipment in 152 areas.

In addition, the air defense forces shot down 15 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 64 drones.

In total, 652 planes, 283 helicopters, 41,635 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,870 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,510 multiple rocket launchers, 21,022 field artillery and mortars, 30,853 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.