Map of the special operation in Ukraine on January 14

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 January 14 in the Izvestia material.

As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the North group of forces liberated the village of Komarovka, Sumy region. Formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were also defeated in a number of settlements in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The enemy's losses amounted to 190 people, two armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles and two field artillery guns. A fuel depot and three warehouses of material assets were destroyed.

The military personnel of the Zapad group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions and hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a number of settlements of the DPR and the Kharkiv region. The enemy lost up to 200 soldiers, three armored combat vehicles, 26 vehicles, two artillery pieces and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.

The southern group of troops improved the situation along the front line and defeated the Armed Forces formations in the settlements of the DPR. The enemy lost up to 125 soldiers, six armored combat vehicles, including an Italian-made Puma armored personnel carrier, 15 vehicles, four field artillery guns, including two Western-made ones, and two electronic warfare stations.

The Center group of troops improved the tactical situation and hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a number of settlements of the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 440 militants, two tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, four Cossack armored fighting vehicles and seven vehicles.

The units of the Vostok group of forces have advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses. Ukrainian formations were defeated in a number of settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 300 people, an armored personnel carrier, seven armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, a 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system and a Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launcher.

The military personnel of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the formations of the mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoyakovlevka, Orekhov and Pavlovka, Zaporizhia region. As a result of the actions of the group of forces, more than 55 Ukrainian militants, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, two field artillery guns, a counterbattery warfare station, three electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the storage and pre-flight training of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, fuel storage facilities, energy facilities that support the work of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 145 areas..

Air defense systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs, six US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 260 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

The height of the defeat: an air convoy began to cover the stormtroopers in their area.

New tactics to support offensive actions increase their effectiveness and reduce losses

According to the Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special military operation, 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 108925 unmanned aerial vehicles, 645 anti-aircraft missile systems, 27115 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1641 multiple rocket launchers, 32567 field artillery and mortars, 51746 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

Watch more relevant videos and details about the situation in Donbass on the Izvestia TV channel

All important news is on the Izvestia channel in the MAX messenger.