Map of the special operation in Ukraine on July 4th

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 July 4 in the Izvestia material.

Russian military personnel continue to conduct a special military operation. Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical situation by defeating the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Glukhov and Khoten in the Sumy region. In the Kharkiv region, formations of the motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade in the areas of Olkhovatka and Lyutovka were affected. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 205 soldiers, 16 vehicles and a field artillery piece.

The units of the Zapad group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. As a result of decisive actions, control was established over the settlements of Shyikovka, Novy Mir, Cherneshchyna and Druzhladovka in the Kharkiv region. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Yatskovka, Rubtsy and Redkodub of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the village of Krasny Liman, the reinforcement units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division of the 25th Army are conducting mine clearance and mopping up of the city. In total, in the area of responsibility of the Zapad group of forces, enemy losses amounted to over 230 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, 17 vehicles, three artillery pieces, a Croatian-made MLRS RAK-SA-12 combat vehicle and two electronic warfare stations.

The fighters of the "Southern" group of Forces improved their position along the front line and, as a result of active actions, liberated the village of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka and Nikolaevka. During the day, the enemy lost up to 170 soldiers, 22 vehicles and five field artillery pieces.

Units of the Center group of forces improved the tactical situation and liberated the Vasilevka settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic. The mechanized and assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two brigades of marines and three brigades of the National Guard were defeated. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 310 soldiers, 10 vehicles and four field artillery pieces.

The military groupings of the Vostok forces have advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses. A mechanized, three amphibious assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a marine brigade were defeated in the areas of Chaplino, Prosyanaya, Gavrilovka (Dnipropetrovsk region), Barvinovka and Blagodatny (Zaporizhia region). The enemy lost more than 375 soldiers, three armored personnel carriers and three vehicles.

Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have damaged fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities, production and storage sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas. Air defense systems shot down 16 guided aerial bombs, nine US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, 10 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles and 893 aircraft-type drones.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 673 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 174,413 unmanned aerial vehicles, 664 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30,018 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,752 multiple rocket launchers, 35,640 field artillery guns and mortars, 65,629 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.