Map of the special operation in Ukraine on March 16

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 16 in the Izvestia material.

The Ministry of Defense reported that units of the North group of forces in the Kharkiv direction defeated formations of the assault battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the enemy's border patrol detachment in the areas of the settlements of Perovskoye and Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkiv region.

Ukrainian troops lost up to 70 military personnel, six vehicles, four artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station in this area.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation also hit infrastructure facilities of military airfields of Ukraine, UAV production workshops and storage facilities, as well as concentrations of manpower and equipment of armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in the 151st district, the military added.

In addition, Russian air defense systems shot down four US-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and 141 aircraft-type drones.

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The new weapons are machine guns or submachine guns mounted on special turrets.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 658 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 46,917 UAVs, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), 22,297 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,529 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) combat vehicles, 22,620 field artillery and mortars, 32,940 units of special equipment have been destroyed. military vehicles.

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