Map of the special operation in Ukraine on November 9th

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 November 9 in the Izvestia material.

Russian military personnel continue to conduct a special military operation. The units of the North group of Forces have improved their tactical situation. In the Kharkiv region, the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Izbitskoye, Rubezhnoye, Metallovka, Veseloe, Kolodeznoye and Liptsy. In addition, in the Sumy region, formations of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Putivil, Vakalovshchina and the city of Sumy. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 200 militants, 26 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations.

The units of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, jaeger, assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and four National Guard brigades, including the Azov brigade (an organization recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation), were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Yakovlevka, Rogan, Golden Ponds, Krinitsy, Novopavlovka, Kamenka, Verovka and Krivorozhye, Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 335 militants, five armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles and two electronic warfare stations.

The units of the Vostok group of forces advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the Vasilkovo settlement of the Zaporizhia region. The manpower and equipment of the assault, three amphibious assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a marine brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pokrovskoye, Kolomiytsy, Podgavrilovka, Dnipropetrovsk region, Tavriyskoye, Novorozovka and Novorokolayevka, Zaporizhia region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 200 militants and 11 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 transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, workshops for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based robotic complexes and their storage sites, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 137 areas..

Flight under attack: Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a passenger bus in the LPR

Five people were killed and 13 others were injured.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 674 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 283,164 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, 31575 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1795 multiple launch rocket systems combat vehicles, 36,889 field artillery guns and mortars, 76738 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.