Map of the special operation in Ukraine on July 18

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 July 18 in the Izvestia material.

The fighters of the North group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The enemy lost up to 230 people, an armored combat vehicle, ten vehicles, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

The Zapad group of forces has taken more advantageous positions and frontiers. Ukrainian formations in the Kharkiv region and the DPR were defeated. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 215 soldiers, five armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, a 155-millimeter Krab self-propelled artillery system made in Poland and an AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station made in the USA.

The military personnel of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position and hit the enemy in the areas of the DPR settlements. The enemy lost more than 145 militants, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles and four field artillery pieces.

Units of the Center group of forces improved their position along the front line, and also hit Ukrainian formations in the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 370 people, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles and an artillery piece.

The Vostok group of troops continued to move into the depth of the enemy's defenses. Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also defeated in a number of settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. The enemy lost over 515 soldiers, two armored combat vehicles and seven vehicles.

The fighters of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the formations of the Armed Forces brigades in the areas of the settlements of the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. Up to 65 militants, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Russian troops used tactical air strikes, combat drones, rocket and artillery systems to hit fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 143 districts.

13 guided aerial bombs and 774 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.

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Thanks to the capabilities of the combat module, the vehicles can effectively fire from closed positions.

According to the Ministry of Defense, a total of 673 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 183,930 unmanned aerial vehicles, 666 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30,195 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,760 multiple rocket launchers, 35,808 field artillery and mortars, 66,757 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation. technicians.

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