Map of the special operation in Ukraine on July 2

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 July 2 in the Izvestia material.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that units of the North group of forces in the Sumy region have improved their position along the front line. In the group's area of responsibility, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) amounted to 175 soldiers, six field artillery guns, an armored personnel carrier, an ammunition depot and two vehicles.

In addition, artillery, tactical aircraft, attack drones and missile forces of the Russian Armed Forces (AF) hit ammunition depots and military-technical equipment, an enterprise of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, workshops for assembling attack unmanned aerial vehicles and their storage facilities, as well as temporary deployment points of formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 139- Be quiet.

Air defense systems destroyed 131 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones and seven guided aerial bombs.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 663 aircraft, 26,847 field artillery and mortar guns, 283 helicopters, 24,106 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 612 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,573 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 66,608 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 37,551 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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