Map of the special operation in Ukraine on March 15

A special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass has been conducted 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 15 in the Izvestia material.

The Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft in an air battle. In addition, Russian air defense systems destroyed seven JDAM guided aerial bombs and three HIMARS multiple launch rocket launchers (MLRS) manufactured in the United States, and 170 aircraft-type drones, 141 of them outside their combat zone.

The military department also added that in the Kharkiv direction, units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy in the Kharkiv region.

In this area, the enemy lost up to 45 soldiers, four vehicles, an artillery piece and an electronic reconnaissance station.

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Since the beginning of the special military operation, 658 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 46,776 UAVs, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), 22,285 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,527 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,581 field artillery and mortars, and 32,902 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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