Map of the special operation in Ukraine on February 19

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 February 19 in the Izvestia material.

The units of the North group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pisarevka, Bereza, Mikhaylovka and Miropole of the Sumy region. In the Kharkiv region, units of four mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Kolodeznoye, Veterinary, Aniskino and Ternovaya in the Kharkiv region. "The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 220 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, six artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, and a counter-battery radar station. An ammunition depot and a material depot were destroyed," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line. Formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Belokuzminovka, Kondratovka, Konstantinovka and Artyom of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost over 115 soldiers, nine vehicles and two artillery pieces, including one made in foreign countries. An ammunition depot and four material depots were destroyed.

The units of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, infantry, amphibious assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and two National Guard brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Annovka, Belozersk, Novoaleksandrovka, Sergeyevka, Vodyansk of the Donetsk People's Republic, Novopavlovka, Gavrilovka and the District police station of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 350 soldiers, three armored combat vehicles and eight vehicles.

The Vostok group of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses. Formations of the mechanized, assault, three amphibious assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Voskresenka, Komsomolskoye, Vozdvizhevka, Samoylovka, Barvinovka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Zaporizhia region, Velikomikhailovka, Aleksandrovka and Pokrovskoye, Dnipropetrovsk region. The enemy lost up to 375 military personnel, seven armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, two multiple launch rocket systems combat vehicles, including a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket launcher, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated a fuel depot, energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 156 areas. In turn, air defense systems shot down two guided aerial bombs, 10 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers made in the USA and 301 aircraft-type drones.

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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 115,432 UAVs, 650 anti-aircraft missile systems, 27,768 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,668 multiple rocket launchers, 33,376 field artillery and mortars, 54,769 pieces of special vehicles.

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