Map of the special operation in Ukraine on April 6

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 April 6 in the Izvestia material.

The North group of troops improved the situation along the front line and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces in the areas of settlements in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. As a result of the actions of Russian servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 185 militants, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot and six material depots.

In addition, the Zapad group of troops improved the tactical situation and defeated the formations of three mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades in the areas of settlements of the Kharkiv region and the DPR.

"The units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the front line. They defeated the manpower and equipment of heavy mechanized, three mechanized, infantry, jaeger, amphibious assault, airmobile brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two National Guard brigades in the areas of settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 350 soldiers," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated workshops for the production of control systems and components for operational and tactical missiles, energy infrastructure used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, storage and assembly sites for aircraft-type drones, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 159 areas..

In turn, air defense systems shot down 12 guided aerial bombs, three HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, two long-range guided missiles "Neptune" and 693 aircraft-type drones. The forces of the Black Sea Fleet in the northeastern part of the Black Sea repelled an attack by unmanned boats, destroyed four unmanned boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a long-range guided missile "Neptun-MD".

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 671 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 132,011 UAVs, 653 anti-aircraft missile systems, 28,725 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,696 multiple rocket launchers, 34,308 field artillery and mortars, 58,752 pieces of special vehicles.

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