Map of the special operation in Ukraine on October 26

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 26 in the Izvestia material.

Military personnel of the North group of forces defeated formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in a number of settlements in the Sumy region. In the Kharkov direction, the Russian Armed Forces struck units of the heavy mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Bologovka, Kharkiv region. The enemy's losses amounted to over 190 militants, four armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles and four warehouses of materiel.

The Zapad group of forces improved the situation along the front line and defeated the Armed Forces of Ukraine formations in the areas of the settlements of Alexandrovka, Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic, Nechvolodovka, Kutkovka, Monachinovka and Kupyansk of the Kharkiv region. The enemy lost up to 230 people, four armored combat vehicles, and 18 vehicles. Seven electronic warfare (EW) stations and four ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the southern group of forces improved their tactical situation and defeated the formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a defense brigade and a national Guard brigade in the areas of the DPR settlements. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 240 military personnel, a tank, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, nine armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, four artillery pieces, four electronic warfare stations and a fuel depot.

The military personnel of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. Manpower and equipment were defeated by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of settlements of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 505 military personnel, three Kazak armored fighting vehicles, nine vehicles and an ammunition depot.

The eastern group of troops advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and defeated the enemy in a number of settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 300 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, two artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Novodanilovka and Pavlovka, Zaporizhia region. Up to 50 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, seven vehicles, an electronic warfare station and a warehouse of materiel were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated energy facilities and rolling stock used to transport weapons and military equipment to combat areas in Donbas, workshops for the production of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and their launch site, a storage warehouse for unmanned aerial vehicles. boats, temporary locations of Ukrainian armed formations in 147 districts.

Three guided aerial bombs and 116 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.

Off-road worker: Plastun-TT all-terrain vehicles began to be mass-supplied to the troops

The new vehicles have become an effective alternative to armored vehicles and civilian vehicles.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 668 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 99,575 UAVs, 633 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25,693 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,607 multiple rocket launchers, 30,799 field artillery and mortars, 44,923 units of special military vehicles.

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