Map of the special operation in Ukraine on May 11

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 11 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 Victory in the Great Patriotic War, from 00:00 Moscow time on May 8 to 00:00 on May 11, groups of the Russian army in the special operation zone The ceasefire regime was strictly observed.

Despite this, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have not stopped fighting against the forces of the Russian Federation. In particular, the Ukrainian military made five attempts to break through the border in the Kursk and Belgorod regions, carried out 37 attacks and one reconnaissance mission in the direction of the Kursk border, in Sumy and Kharkiv regions, in the DPR and LPR.

The Ministry noted that the total number of violations of the humanitarian truce by the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 14043, including the enemy conducted 9918 drops and strikes using drones.

After 00:00 on May 11, when the truce expired, the Russian army continued to conduct a special military operation. Thus, units of the Zapad group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, and in their area of responsibility, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 190 military personnel, a Quertus electronic warfare station, an American M113 armored personnel carrier, six pickup trucks, an armored combat vehicle, and an artillery piece.

Tank only: how armored vehicles change during their combat

Hundreds of changes have been made to the design of the products since the beginning of the special operation.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 662 aircraft, 1561 multiple launch rocket systems combat vehicles, 283 helicopters, 24671 field artillery and mortar guns, 605 anti-aircraft missile systems, 23276 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 56735 unmanned aerial vehicles, 35262 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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