Map of the special operation in Ukraine on April 20
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 20 in the Izvestia material.
Over the past day, in response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against objects of the military-industrial complex, transport and airfield infrastructure used in the interests of Ukrainian militants. The strike targets have been achieved, and all designated targets have been hit.
The North Group of troops has improved its tactical position. The manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Korenek, Novaya Sich and Shostka in the Sumy region. In the Kharkiv region, units of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the air defense brigade and the border guard detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Veseloe, Ternovaya, Izbitskoye and Kolodeznoye in the Kharkiv region. The enemy lost more than 195 soldiers, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, a field artillery piece and an electronic warfare station.
"The units of the Zapad group of forces have improved their position along the front line. Formations of two mechanized airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Borovaya, Kharkiv region, Krasny Liman and Lozove, Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 210 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, 13 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 four mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaipolye, Novoselovka, Nikolaevka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost more than 205 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, an artillery piece and four electronic warfare stations.
The soldiers of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses. Formations of two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and an air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gavrilovka, Alexandrovka, Dnipropetrovsk region, Vozdvizhevka and Barvinovka, Zaporizhia region. The enemy lost up to 230 soldiers, an armored combat vehicle, five vehicles and a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicle.
The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, has defeated Ukraine's energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, production workshops and places of preparation for the launch of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 147 districts. Four guided aerial bombs and 274 aircraft-type drones were shot down by air defense systems.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 671 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 135,918 unmanned aerial vehicles, 656 anti-aircraft missile systems, 28,984 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,704 multiple rocket launchers, 34,541 field artillery and mortars, 59,812 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
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