Map of the special operation in Ukraine on February 2

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 February 2 in the Izvestia material.

Russian military personnel continue their successful offensive in various directions. Units of the North group of forces defeated the formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Terni in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.

In the Kharkiv direction, units of the mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the air defense brigade, the National Guard brigade and the border guard detachment of the border service of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Revolutionary, Zybino and Nesternoe of the Kharkiv region. The enemy lost up to 250 soldiers, an armored combat vehicle, 14 vehicles and two artillery pieces. Five warehouses of material assets were destroyed.

"The units of the Zapad group of forces have improved their tactical situation. The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two National Guard brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic, Kutkovka, Palamarevka, Petrovka, Hrushevka, Osadkovka and Novoplatonovka of the Kharkiv region. The enemy's losses amounted to over 150 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles and two artillery pieces," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The fighters of the "Southern" group of forces took more advantageous positions and positions. Formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Stepanovka, Lipovka, Nikiforovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 180 soldiers, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles and two warehouses of materiel.

The units of the Vostok group of forces advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Pridorozhnoye in the Zaporizhia region. Formations of two mechanized, assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated. The enemy lost more than 320 soldiers, 12 vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher combat vehicle and an artillery piece. A warehouse of material assets was destroyed.

Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have damaged transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ammunition depots, unmanned aerial vehicles storage sites, command posts and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas.

Four guided aerial bombs, five US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 202 aircraft-type drones were shot down by air defense systems.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 111977 unmanned aerial vehicles, 649 anti-aircraft missile systems, 27445 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1657 multiple rocket launchers, 33006 field artillery guns and mortars, 53475 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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