Map of the special operation in Ukraine on July 26

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 view the map of military operations on July 26 in the Izvestia material.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched a group strike with high-precision long-range weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine manufacturing components for missile weapons, as well as producing ammunition and explosives.

The Vostok group of troops liberated the settlements of Zelyony Gai in the DPR and Maliyivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of the actions of the servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 190 militants, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles and a field artillery piece.

"The units of the Zapad group of forces improved their position along the front line. <...> Enemy losses amounted to more than 220 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles and a field artillery piece. Four ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, attack UAVs, missiles and artillery, also defeated the sites of assembly and storage of drones, warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons and temporary locations of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts. Air defense systems, in turn, shot down five HIMARS multiple rocket launchers manufactured in the United States and 257 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 664 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 72,659 UAVs, 624 anti-aircraft missile systems, 24,337 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,581 multiple rocket launchers, 27,852 field artillery and mortars, 38,722 pieces of special vehicles.

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