Map of the special operation in Ukraine on July 7

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 7 in the Izvestia material.

As a result of decisive actions, the fighters of the North group of forces took control of the settlement of Petro-Ivanovka in the Kharkiv region and defeated the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The enemy lost over 205 people, a Cossack armored fighting vehicle and eight vehicles.

The Zapad group of forces has taken more advantageous positions and frontiers. Ukrainian formations in the Kharkiv region and the DPR were defeated. In Krasny Liman, Russian stormtroopers continued their offensive and captured five strongholds and 59 buildings. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 210 soldiers, three armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles and an artillery piece.

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 225 militants, an armored combat vehicle, 20 vehicles and two 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. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 360 people, an armored combat vehicle, four vehicles and two field artillery guns.

The Vostok group of troops continued to move into the depth of the enemy's defenses. Ukrainian Armed Forces units were also defeated in a number of settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. The enemy lost over 475 soldiers, six armored combat vehicles and nine 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 Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, nine vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated port infrastructure facilities, energy, logistics centers used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 144 areas.

Air defense systems shot down 11 guided aerial bombs, 27 US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket launchers, two Neptune long-range guided missiles and 797 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles. The forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed six unmanned enemy boats.

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According to the Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special military operation, 673 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 176,303 unmanned aerial vehicles, 664 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30060 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1754 multiple rocket launchers, 35672 field artillery and mortars, 65,824 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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