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 February 21 to February 27 in the Izvestia material.

In response to the terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces carried out two massive and six group strikes, which affected Ukrainian military industry enterprises, energy, fuel and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), production, storage, pre-flight training and launch of attack drones. aircraft, as well as temporary locations for Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.

As a result of active offensive actions, units of the North group of forces liberated the Grafskoye settlement of the Kharkiv region and defeated Ukrainian formations. The enemy lost more than 1,485 men, five armored combat vehicles, 78 vehicles, and 15 field artillery pieces, including two 155 mm M777 howitzers manufactured in the United States. Three combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 12 electronic warfare (EW) and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 34 ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.

Military personnel of the Zapad group of forces liberated the settlement of Karpovka, DPR. The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, assault, and airmobile brigades, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two National Guard brigades were defeated. The enemy's losses amounted to over 1,260 soldiers, 20 armored combat vehicles, including 11 armored vehicles manufactured by NATO countries, 120 vehicles and 18 field artillery guns. Six electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations and 18 ammunition depots were destroyed.

The southern group of troops improved the situation along the front line and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian formations. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 940 militants, 37 armored combat vehicles, six of them Western-made. 82 vehicles, 15 artillery pieces, 14 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations, 24 ammunition depots, fuel and materiel were destroyed.

The Center group of troops took more advantageous positions and frontiers, and also liberated the village of Krasnoznamenka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Enemy units were defeated, including the Azov special forces brigade (recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation). During the week, enemy losses in this area amounted to over 2,480 people, 45 armored combat vehicles, 64 vehicles, eight field artillery guns, four electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations.

Units of the Vostok group of forces advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Rizdvyanka, Zaporizhia region. The enemy lost more than 2,205 soldiers, 25 armored combat vehicles, 74 vehicles, and nine artillery pieces.

The military personnel of the Dnepr group of forces improved their tactical situation. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated. The enemy's losses amounted to 355 militants, 93 vehicles, 15 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 11 ammunition and materiel depots.

Air defense systems shot down 22 guided aerial bombs, 50 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers made in the United States, four Neptune long-range cruise missiles and five Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, as well as 2,041 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

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The new complexes are guaranteed to destroy firing points during attacks on enemy fortified areas.

According to the Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special military operation, 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 117,806 unmanned aerial vehicles, 651 anti-aircraft missile systems, 27,911 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,674 multiple rocket launchers, 33,506 field artillery guns and mortars, 55,388 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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