Map of the special operation in Ukraine on October 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 a map of military operations on October 8 in the Izvestia material.

As a result of decisive actions, the Vostok group of troops liberated the settlement of Novogrigorovka in the Zaporizhia region. As a result of the actions of Russian servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 385 militants, a tank, 17 vehicles, four artillery pieces, an electronic warfare (EW) station and an AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar manufactured by the United States.

In addition, the Southern Group of Troops completed the destruction of the Ukrainian armed formations blocked in the area south of the Kleban-Byk reservoir in the DPR. Russian military personnel struck enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Druzhkovka, Zakotnoye, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Pazeno, Privolye, Reznikovka, Svyato-Pokrovskoye and Seversk in the DPR.

"The units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the front line. They defeated the manpower and equipment of heavy mechanized, five mechanized, airborne, three amphibious assault, artillery, two jaeger brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, a defense brigade and three National Guard brigades in areas of settlements <...> of the Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 445 soldiers, five vehicles, four artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated a traction substation and rolling stock used to transfer units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the infrastructure of a military airfield, assembly shops and drone storage sites, a fuel depot, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 141 areas..

In turn, air defense systems shot down two guided aerial bombs, four HIMARS rockets and 218 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, 89,163 UAVs, 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25,410 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,598 multiple rocket launchers, 30,280 field artillery and mortars, 43,469 pieces of special vehicles.

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