Map of the special operation in Ukraine on July 7

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 7 in the Izvestia material.

Units of the North group of forces continued to advance deep into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and liberated the village of Bessalovka in the Sumy region. At the same time, the troops of the Zapad group improved their position along the front line, and the units of the Southern Group occupied more advantageous positions.

In addition, the troops of the Center group liberated the village of Dachnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of the group's actions, the enemy lost more than 440 militants, five armored fighting vehicles, 11 pickups and three guns.

"Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, two coastal defense brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novoandreevka, Kamenskoye, Plavni, Zaporizhia region, Mikhaylovka and Antonovka, Kherson region," the Russian Defense Ministry said.

In addition, aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), rocket troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the territorial recruitment centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an assembly and storage facility for UAVs, ammunition depots, fuel depots, as well as temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian army in 138 districts.

The Air Defense Forces, in turn, shot down seven guided aerial bombs and 402 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Ministry of Defense, during the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 663 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 68,049 UAVs, 614 anti-aircraft missile systems, 24,156 tanks and other armored personnel carriers, 1,576 combat vehicles with multiple rocket launchers, 27,079 field artillery and mortars, 37,760 units of special military vehicles.

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