Map of the special operation in Ukraine on September 8th

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 September 8 in the Izvestia material.

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized brigades and other units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Sumy region and in the Kharkiv direction. The enemy lost up to 200 soldiers, an armored combat vehicle, 23 vehicles and a French 155 mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system. Ammunition and materiel depots were also destroyed.

Units of the Zapad group struck the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), destroying more than 240 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles and two artillery pieces. Electronic warfare stations and ammunition depots were also destroyed.

The South group continued its successful offensive in the DPR, hitting several brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 170 soldiers. Two tanks, four vehicles and three field artillery guns were destroyed.

Units of the Center group defeated several large units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk People's Republic, inflicting losses on over 450 soldiers, as well as destroying equipment and artillery pieces. Units of the eastern group of forces advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses in the Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, destroying up to 215 military personnel and equipment.

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Tactical aircraft, attack drones and artillery attacked energy facilities, air defense radar stations, warehouses and control points in 136 regions of Ukraine. Russian air defense systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 195 unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, since the beginning of the SVO, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost 666 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 82,445 unmanned aerial vehicles, 627 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25,004 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,590 multiple rocket launchers, 29,376 field artillery guns and mortars, 41,319 units of special military vehicles..

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