Map of the special operation in Ukraine on December 20

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 the map of military operations for December 20 in the Izvestia material.

The North group of troops liberated the village of Vysokoe in the Sumy region. As a result of the actions of Russian servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 200 militants, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles, an artillery piece, an electronic warfare station, and five ammunition and materiel depots. In addition, the Center group of troops liberated the settlement of Svetloye in the DPR and continued the destruction of the encircled enemy in Dimitrov.

"The units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. Formations of three mechanized, airmobile, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kirovo, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Krivaya Luka and Minkovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost over 265 soldiers," 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 Ukrainian military industry enterprise, energy facilities, transport and storage infrastructure used in the interests of the Armed Forces, columns of military equipment, assembly, storage and launch sites for long-range drones, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 152 districts.

In turn, air defense systems shot down four HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the United States, a long-range guided missile "Neptune" and 118 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 669 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 103,985 UAVs, 640 anti-aircraft missile systems, 26,619 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,633 multiple rocket launchers, 32,038 field artillery and mortars, 49,546 pieces of special vehicles.

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