Map of the special operation in Ukraine on March 2

Special military operation to protect civilians Donbas has been held by Russia since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the joint forces of Russia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as view the map of military operations on March 2 in the Izvestia material.

It is noted that the units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the front line, the enemy has lost up to 475 soldiers in the direction, an M113 armored personnel carrier and an HMMWV armored fighting vehicle manufactured by USA, as well as five cars. The units of the Southern Group of Forces, in turn, occupied more advantageous lines and positions, and the fighters of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses.

"62 aircraft—type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems," the Defense Ministry noted.

In addition, operational and tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have damaged the infrastructure of military airfields, gas processing facilities that ensure the operation of enterprises in the military-industrial sector Ukraine, workshops for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles and their storage sites, as well as concentrations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 147 districts.

Since the beginning of the special military operation, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,086 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,954 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,523 multiple rocket launchers, 22,200 field artillery and mortars, and 32,377 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

Watch more relevant videos and details about the situation in Donbass on the Izvestia TV channel.