Map of the special operation in Ukraine on December 4

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 December 4 in the Izvestia material.

The North group of troops defeated the Ukrainian armed forces in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. As a result of the actions of Russian military personnel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 155 militants, four armored combat vehicles, a 155-millimeter Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, 10 vehicles, an electronic warfare station and three material depots.

In addition, the Zapad group of troops improved the tactical situation and defeated enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Kucherovka, Kurilovka, Boguslavka, Novoplatonovka in the Kharkiv region, Yarovaya and Drobyshevo in the DPR. The enemy's losses amounted to 210 militants.

"The units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the front line. The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, two jaeger, airmobile, airborne, amphibious assault brigades, two assault regiments, a brigade of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, two National Guard brigades and a defense brigade were defeated. <...> The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 490 soldiers, three armored combat vehicles Of these, two are Western—made, two field artillery guns, including a 155 mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit made in the United States, five vehicles, as well as a Heron rocket launcher made in Croatia and a Grad multiple launch rocket launcher," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, attack drones, missiles and artillery, defeated the infrastructure of military airfields, pre-flight training and launch sites for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), transport and energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 153 areas.

In turn, air defense systems shot down 195 aircraft-type drones. The forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed four unmanned boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 668 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 100,277 UAVs, 638 anti-aircraft missile systems, 26,370 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,626 multiple rocket launchers, 31,706 field artillery and mortars, 48,283 pieces of special vehicles.

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