Map of the special operation in Ukraine on October 6

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 a map of military operations on October 6 in the Izvestia material.

The North group of troops liberated the village of Otradnoye in the Kharkiv region and defeated Ukrainian armed forces in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. As a result of the actions of Russian servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 160 militants, an armored combat vehicle, five vehicles, two artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots and five material depots.

In addition, the Southern Group of Troops improved the tactical situation, hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the DPR. The Ukrainian army lost up to 225 soldiers, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles and two artillery pieces.

"The units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the front line. The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, assault, jaeger, two airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two National Guard brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovka, Dimitrov, Dorozhnoye, Gruzskoye, Toretskoye, Artemovka and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 410 servicemen," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated the energy infrastructure and oil industry facilities, fuel storage facilities that support the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, storage and preparation sites for launching long-range drones, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 145 areas.

In turn, air defense systems shot down six HIMARS multiple rocket launchers made in the United States, a long-range guided missile "Neptune" and 356 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 667 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 88,529 UAVs, 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25,377 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,593 multiple rocket launchers, 30,215 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 43,288 pieces of special vehicles..

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