Map of the special operation in Ukraine on July 12

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 12 in the Izvestia material.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that at night the Russian army launched a group strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons and attack drones on the infrastructure of the military airfield, as well as enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine in Lviv, Kharkov and Lutsk.

In addition, missile forces, aircraft, attack drones and artillery hit the temporary deployment points of formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and foreign mercenaries in 133 districts and the centers of territorial recruitment of the Ukrainian army.

Units of the Center group of forces improved their position along the front line, defeating eight brigades and a regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In this area, the enemy's losses amounted to 450 soldiers, five vehicles, a field artillery piece and an armored combat vehicle.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 663 aircraft, 27284 field artillery and mortar guns, 283 helicopters, 614 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1576 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 69155 unmanned aerial vehicles, 24194 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 38029 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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