Map of the special operation in Ukraine on March 29

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 March 29 in the Izvestia material.

The Zapad group of troops liberated the village of Kovsharovka in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the actions of Russian servicemen, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 190 militants, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles and two ammunition depots.

In addition, the Southern Group of Troops defeated Ukrainian armed formations in the areas of the DPR settlements, and units of the Center group of forces improved their position along the front line and defeated the manpower and equipment of three heavy mechanized, two mechanized, two airmobile, infantry, jaeger, airborne brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region.

"The units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses. Formations of the mechanized, assault, two amphibious assault brigades and five assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of settlements <...> of the Dnipropetrovsk region, <...> and the Zaporizhia region. The enemy lost more than 280 soldiers," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated aviation equipment at military airfields, energy and transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, long-range drone launch sites, long-range cruise missiles "Flamingo", as well as temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian armed forces. armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 143 districts.

In turn, air defense systems shot down 13 guided aerial bombs and 345 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 671 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 129,093 UAVs, 652 anti-aircraft missile systems, 28,562 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,694 multiple rocket launchers, 34,150 field artillery and mortars, 58,093 special vehicles.

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