Map of the special operation in Ukraine on March 17

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 March 17 in the Izvestia material.

The North group of troops liberated the village of Sopych in the Sumy region. As a result of the actions of Russian servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 270 militants, three armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, an artillery piece, three electronic warfare stations, a RADA RPS-42 counterbattery warfare station, two ammunition depots and eight material depots.

In addition, the Southern Group of Troops established control over the settlement of Kaleniki in the DPR, defeated Ukrainian armed formations in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Shabelkovka, Novoselovka, Alexandrovka and Slavyansk. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 fighters.

"The units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical situation. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, jaeger, infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, two air defense brigades and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 280 servicemen," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, has defeated Ukrainian energy and transport 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 149 districts.

In turn, air defense systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs and 421 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 671 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 124,415 UAVs, 652 anti-aircraft missile systems, 28,305 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,690 multiple rocket launchers, 33,898 field artillery and mortars, 57,043 pieces of special vehicles.

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