Map of the special operation in Ukraine on May 31

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 31 in the Izvestia material.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that units of the North group of forces had decisively liberated the village of Vodolagi in the Sumy region. In this area, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) amounted to more than 225 military personnel, three ammunition depots, six vehicles, two tanks, four armored fighting vehicles and four field artillery guns.

In addition, two launchers and ammunition of the American multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) HIMARS in the Sumy region were destroyed by the strike of the Iskander operational and tactical complex (OTRK).

Artillery, missile forces, tactical aviation and drones of the Russian army hit the temporary deployment points of the Armed Forces units in 147 districts, workshops for the production of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, their storage sites and warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons, ammunition and fuel.

Coastal guards: missile brigades have organized protection against enemy UAVs

Anti-drone groups have been created taking into account the experience of their

Since the beginning of the special military operation, 1,565 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 663 aircraft, 25,491 field artillery and mortar guns, 60,592 unmanned aerial vehicles, 23,671 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 283 helicopters, 609 anti-aircraft missile systems, 36,243 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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