Map of the special operation in Ukraine on May 10

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 May 10 in the Izvestia material.

The Ministry of Defense reported that, in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in—Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin, adopted for humanitarian reasons, during the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory - from 00:00 Moscow time on May 8, the Russian army groups in the special operation zone continue to strictly observe the ceasefire.

Despite this, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have not stopped fighting against the forces of the Russian Federation. Thus, the Ukrainian military made four attempts to break through the state border in the Kursk and Belgorod regions, carried out 22 attacks and one reconnaissance mission in the direction of the Kursk region, Sumy, Kharkiv regions and the DPR.

The Ministry indicated that the total number of violations of the festive truce by the Ukrainian troops reached 9318, including 2669 attacks using barrel artillery.

Under the current conditions, the Russian army reacts in a mirror manner to violations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and will continue to respond to the criminal actions of the Kiev regime, acting appropriately to the prevailing situation.

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At the same time, missile forces, artillery, tactical aviation and operators of unmanned systems of the Russian Armed Forces did not strike at Ukrainian positions during the truce.

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