Map of the special operation in Ukraine on March 22

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 22 in the Izvestia material.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in the Belgorod direction, units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Grunovka, Loknya, Sadki and Turya in the Sumy region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 95 soldiers, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles and six artillery pieces.

The units of the Center group of forces, in turn, improved their position along the front line, defeated the formations of two mechanized, jaeger, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and a National Guard brigade. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 500 military personnel, six armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 14 vehicles and five field artillery guns.

In addition, the Russian military attacked infrastructure facilities at military airfields, ammunition depots, as well as enemy manpower and equipment concentrations in 135 districts. Air defense systems destroyed a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, shot down five JDAM guided aerial bombs and five HIMARS multiple rocket launchers manufactured in the United States, as well as 142 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Since the beginning of the special military operation, 659 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 47,861 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,437 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,530 multiple rocket launchers, 22,808 field artillery and mortars, and 33243 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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