Map of the special operation in Ukraine on October 22

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 October 22 in the Izvestia material.

The units of the North group of forces have taken advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Revolyutsionnoye, Novouzhvinovka, Kolodeznoye, Bugaevka, Kotovka and Izbitskoye in the Kharkiv region. In the Sumy region, formations of the airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Krovnoye, Khoten, Barilovka and Luzhki in the Sumy region. The enemy lost over 230 militants, 21 vehicles, an artillery piece and two electronic warfare stations.

The fighters of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, jaeger, assault, airborne brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three marine brigades, five National Guard brigades and the Azov special forces brigade (the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation) were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Krinitsy, Rogan, Novodonetsky, Shilovka, Kamenka, Starovarvarovka, Belozerskoye and Novoyavlenka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Leninskoye of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed formations amounted to 345 militants, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, five field artillery guns, six electronic warfare and counter-battery stations.

The units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Mirovka, Zaporizhia region. The manpower and equipment of three airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and a defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vasilkovskoye, Dibrova, Kolomiytsy, Dnipropetrovsk region, Barvinovka, Voskresenka and Volnyanka, Zaporizhia region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 245 fighters and eight vehicles.

Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have damaged energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, warehouses of weapons, ammunition and military equipment, assembly shops, storage and launch sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed formations. and foreign mercenaries in 158 districts.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 674 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 268,113 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, 33,336 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,792 multiple rocket launchers, 36,785 field artillery guns and mortars, 75,272 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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