Map of the special operation in Ukraine on April 1

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 April 1 in the Izvestia material.

As a result of active actions, the fighters of the North group of forces established control over the village of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Kharkiv region. Formations of three mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a teroborona brigade and two National Guard brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Veseloe, Volchansk Farms, Izbitskoye, Nesternoye and Pokalyan of the Kharkiv region. In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volnaya Sloboda and Pokrovka in the Sumy region. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 255 soldiers, 10 vehicles and three artillery pieces.

"Units of the Zapad group of forces have completed the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic. The manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, the security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Grushevka, Gusinka, Mayak, Mochaninovka, Nechvolodovka, Palamarevka, Prosyanka of the Kharkiv region, Krasny Liman and Yatskovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 170 military personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, two Cossack armored fighting vehicles, 16 vehicles and six field artillery guns," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Vostok group of troops liberated the village of Boykovo in the Zaporizhia region. Formations of the mechanized, two assault, two amphibious assault brigades and three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated. The enemy lost up to 275 soldiers, an armored personnel carrier, 11 vehicles and an electronic warfare station.

The units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the front line. The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, infantry, amphibious assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, three National Guard brigades and a defense brigade were defeated. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 370 soldiers, an Abrams tank manufactured by the United States, five infantry fighting vehicles, three armored personnel carriers, 11 armored fighting vehicles and 14 vehicles.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated military airfields, enterprises of the military-industrial complex, energy and fuel infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, launch and storage sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign There are mercenaries in 149 districts. Air defense systems shot down 10 guided aerial bombs, a US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher and 261 aircraft-type drones.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 671 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 129921 unmanned aerial vehicles, 652 anti-aircraft missile systems, 28630 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1694 multiple rocket launchers, 34212 field artillery guns and mortars, 58337 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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