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 June 13 to June 19 in the Izvestia material.

In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched massive and six group strikes with precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles. As a result, objects of the military-industrial complex, fuel and energy, transport and port infrastructure used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), military airfields, ammunition and fuel depots, territorial recruitment centers, assembly, storage, training and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations were hit. and foreign mercenaries.

The Northern group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized, two motorized infantry, a battalion of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four air defense brigades and two border detachments of the Border Service of Ukraine. During the specified period, the enemy lost over 1,540 people, ten armored combat vehicles, 78 vehicles, three field artillery guns and five electronic warfare stations.

The fighters of the western group of forces improved their tactical position and hit the formations of three mechanized, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades and a defense brigade. In Krasny Liman and in the DPR, Russian stormtroopers continued to advance and in a week liberated 251 buildings and captured 37 strongholds. The enemy's losses amounted to 1,490 soldiers, 24 armored combat vehicles, 120 vehicles and 15 field artillery pieces. Five electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

The military personnel of the South group of forces advanced into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlements of Yurkovka, Artyom and Rai-Alexandrovka in the DPR and hit the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian Armed Forces continued their offensive in Konstantinovka and liberated 627 buildings in a week. In total, the enemy lost over 985 militants, 27 armored combat vehicles, 143 vehicles and 23 field artillery pieces in the area of responsibility of the southern group of forces.

Units of the Center group of forces liberated the settlements of Novy Donbass and Kutuzovka in the DPR, and also defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades for a week. During the week, enemy losses in this area amounted to more than 2,040 people, 18 armored combat vehicles, 39 vehicles, nine field artillery guns and two Grad multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles.

The Vostok group of troops continued its offensive operations and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces brigades. The losses of the Ukrainian armed formations in the area of responsibility of the group of forces amounted to over 3,140 soldiers, 20 armored combat vehicles, 53 vehicles and nine field artillery pieces.

The fighters of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade. During the week, the enemy lost more than 330 militants, an armored combat vehicle, 102 vehicles, two field artillery guns and 24 electronic warfare stations in this area.

89 guided aerial bombs, five US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket launchers, eight Flamingo land-based cruise missiles and 3,909 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.

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According to the Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special military operation, 671 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 165087 unmanned aerial vehicles, 662 anti-aircraft missile systems, 29,833 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,740 multiple rocket launchers, 35410 field artillery guns and mortars, 64436 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

Watch more relevant videos and details about the situation in Donbass on the Izvestia TV channel