Summary of the special operation in Ukraine for the week
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 a map of military operations for the week from March 15 to March 21 in the Izvestia material.
The Russian Armed Forces carried out 13 group strikes with precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, the infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots, drone assembly and storage sites, as well as training for their operators, and temporary locations of Ukrainian militants were hit.
"The Russian Air Force shot down a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force in an air battle. During the week, 28 JDAM guided aerial bombs and seven HIMARS multiple rocket launchers manufactured in the United States were destroyed by air defense systems," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
In addition, the Russian military destroyed 1,113 Ukrainian drones, 536 of which were shot down in all areas of the special operation.
The North group of forces, continuing to destroy formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) In the Kursk region, she liberated the settlements of Zaoleshenka and Rubanshchina in the border region. In addition, units of the Dnepr group of forces liberated the village of Stepovoye in the Zaporizhia region.
Since the beginning of the special military operation, 658 aircraft, 22,788 field artillery and mortar guns, 283 helicopters, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,530 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 47,719 unmanned aerial vehicles, 22,420 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 33,187 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
Watch more relevant videos and details about the situation in Donbass on the Izvestia TV channel.
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