Map of the special operation in Ukraine on October 19

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 19 in the Izvestia material.

The units of the North group of forces have taken advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vysokoe, Izbitskoye, Veliky Burluk and Tomakhovka in the Kharkiv region. 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 Sukhodol, Sennoe and Gnilitsa in the Sumy region. The enemy lost over 230 soldiers, 26 vehicles and a Bogdana self-propelled artillery system.

The fighters of the Center group of forces improved their tactical situation. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and two National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka, Krivorozhye, Starovarvarovka, Rogan, Verovka, Belozersk and Maryevka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 345 soldiers, two armored personnel carriers, eight armored combat vehicles, seven vehicles, two field artillery guns and two electronic warfare stations.

The units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the Omelnik settlement of the Zaporizhia region. The manpower and equipment of the assault, three amphibious assault brigades, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Marine brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kolomiytsy, Podhavrilovka, Ivanovka, Dnipropetrovsk region, Volnyanka and Yellow Krucha, Zaporizhia region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 165 soldiers, an armored combat vehicle and five vehicles.

Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the 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 147 districts. 405 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 674 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 265,550 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, 31,301 armored combat vehicles, 1,792 multiple rocket launchers, 36,759 field artillery and mortars, 74,963 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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