Map of the special operation in Ukraine on August 28

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 August 28 in the Izvestia material.

The Russian Armed Forces have launched a group strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at enterprises of the military-industrial complex and military air bases of Ukraine. The objectives of the strike have been achieved.

The North group of troops defeated the Ukrainian armed forces in the Sumy region and in the Kharkiv direction. As a result of the actions of Russian servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 180 militants, five armored combat vehicles, 12 vehicles, an artillery piece, two ammunition depots and seven material depots.

"As a result of the decisive actions of the units of the Southern Group of Forces, the settlement of Nelepovka in the Donetsk People's Republic has been liberated. Formations of six mechanized, airmobile, mountain assault and assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Fedorovka, Konstantinovka and Dronovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 205 soldiers," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of tactical aviation, attack UAVs, missiles and artillery, defeated ammunition depots and drones, temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 153 districts. In addition, with the use of a high-speed unmanned boat in the mouth of the Danube River, the medium reconnaissance ship Simferopol of the Ukrainian Navy was defeated, the vessel sank.

In turn, air defense systems shot down a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, two guided aerial bombs, two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers made in the United States and 192 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 666 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 80,018 UAVs, 625 anti-aircraft missile systems, 24,831 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,588 multiple rocket launchers, 29,005 field artillery guns and mortars, 40,547 special vehicles.

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