Map of the special operation in Ukraine on August 11

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 August 11 in the Izvestia material.

The North group of troops liberated the village of Shcherbakovka in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the actions of Russian military personnel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 240 militants, an armored personnel carrier, three armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

In addition, the Zapad group of troops improved the tactical situation, defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces in the areas of the settlements of Kunye, Podliman, Kharkiv region, Tatyanovka, Sidorovo, Donetsk, Old Caravan and Svyatogorsk of the DPR. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 militants, two armored combat vehicles, 23 vehicles, three artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

"The units of the Vostok group of forces advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and decisively liberated the settlement of Novoye Pole in the Zaporizhia region. The manpower and equipment of the mechanized, amphibious assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a marine brigade were defeated in the areas of the Dnipropetrovsk region...> Zaporozhye region. The enemy lost over 315 soldiers," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, destroyed a Ukrainian patrol boat in the Black Sea, defeated logistics centers used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ammunition depots and storage sites for attack drones, temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 154 areas.

In turn, air defense systems shot down 12 guided aerial bombs and 931 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 673 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 203,956 UAVs, 669 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30,534 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,769 multiple rocket launchers, 36,120 field artillery and mortars, 68,984 special vehicles.

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