Map of the special operation in Ukraine on August 31

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 August 31 in the Izvestia material.

Russian military personnel continue to conduct a special military operation. The units of the North group of Forces have improved their tactical situation. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Nikolskoye, Kiyanitsa and Ulanovo in the Sumy region. In the Kharkiv region, formations of two mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pisarevka, Slatino, Izbitskoye, Prikolotnoye and Sosnovy Bor of the Kharkiv region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 245 soldiers and five armored combat vehicles.

The fighters of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry, two airmobile brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kramatorsk, Novoselovka, Klinove, Slavyansk, Kondratovka and Druzhkovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost up to 205 soldiers, two armored combat vehicles, 28 vehicles and seven artillery pieces, including a 155-mm M777 howitzer made in the United States.

The units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical situation. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, jaeger, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and three National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka, Belozersk, Fedorovka, Dobropole of the Donetsk People's Republic and Ivanovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 370 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles and a field artillery piece.

The Vostok group of troops continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses. Manpower and equipment of the mechanized, two assault, two amphibious assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Barvinovka, Leafovka, General, Rozovka, Samoylovka and Nikolskoye of the Zaporizhia region. The enemy lost up to 325 soldiers, a Bogdan howitzer and 11 vehicles.

The military groups of the Dnepr troops defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka and Yulevka of the Zaporizhia region. Up to 40 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an armored combat vehicle, 16 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have damaged facilities of the fuel, energy, transport infrastructure of Ukraine, logistics centers used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, places of assembly and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, fuel and military equipment, as well as points of temporary deployment of the Ukrainian armed forces. formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts. Air defense systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs, three US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 766 aircraft-type drones.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 674 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 223,922 unmanned aerial vehicles, 670 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30,767 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,776 multiple rocket launchers, 36,329 field artillery guns and mortars, 70,660 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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