Summary of the special operation in Ukraine for the week

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 the Russian Federation, Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as view a map of military operations for the week from November 8 to November 14 in the Izvestia material.

In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike tonight with high-precision long-range air, land and sea-based weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, at facilities of the military-industrial complex and energy of Ukraine, ensuring their operation..

In addition, during the week, massive and five group strikes were carried out, as a result of which Ukrainian military industry enterprises and facilities of the gas and energy complex that provided their work, transport infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian army, military airfields, storage and preparation sites for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points were hit. Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists and foreign mercenaries.

"Units of the Zapad group of forces defeated formations of the tank, three mechanized, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the air defense brigade and two National Guard brigades. In the area of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, assault groups of the 6th Army continued to destroy the encircled AFU group. In just one week in the area of responsibility of the Zapad group of forces, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to over 1,530 military personnel, 35 armored combat vehicles, 146 vehicles, and six field artillery guns," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The "southern" group of troops has taken more advantageous positions and lines. The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, two motorized infantry, an airmobile, an assault, a mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, two air defense brigades and a National Guard brigade were defeated. During the week, enemy losses in this area amounted to more than 815 soldiers, six tanks and 19 armored combat vehicles.

The units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the front line. Formations of six mechanized, assault, infantry, four amphibious assault, three jaeger, airborne, and airmobile brigades, four assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four marine brigades, a defense brigade, and four National Guard brigades were defeated. Units of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army have liberated 49 buildings in the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic and are continuing active offensive operations. In just one week in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 3,360 soldiers, three tanks, 45 armored combat vehicles, 43 vehicles, 11 field artillery guns and three electronic warfare stations.

The Russian army used aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery to defeat Ukrainian military installations. During the week, air defense systems shot down nine guided aerial bombs, 17 US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, as well as 1,173 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles. The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as units of the missile forces, destroyed 27 unmanned boats and three tugboats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 668 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 96,549 UAVs, 636 anti-aircraft missile systems, 26,020 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,611 multiple rocket launchers, 31,286 field artillery and mortars, 46,649 units of special military vehicles.

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