Map of the special operation in Ukraine on March 20

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 20 in the Izvestia material.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that units of the Center group of forces improved their position along the front line, hitting six brigades and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the areas of Sukhaya Balka, Krasnoarmeysk, Sribnoye, Ulyanovsk, Dimitrov, Zverevo and Alekseevka in the DPR.

The Ukrainian army lost more than 495 soldiers there, two pickup trucks, three armored fighting vehicles, including two American MaxxPro, and three field artillery pieces.

In addition, the Russian military attacked the military echelon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with ammunition and weapons, warehouses with military equipment, military airfields, control and storage points for drones, as well as concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment in 153 districts.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 283 helicopters, 22,752 field artillery and mortar guns, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,374 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 658 aircraft, 1,530 multiple launch rocket systems combat vehicles, 47,578 unmanned aerial vehicles, 33083 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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