Map of the special operation in Ukraine on February 24

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 the map of military operations for February 24, 2026 in the Izvestia material.

As a result of offensive actions, the Vostok group of troops liberated the village of Rizdvyanka in the Zaporizhia region. As a result of the actions of the Russian military, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 170 militants, four armored combat vehicles and 18 vehicles.

In addition, the North group of troops took up more advantageous positions and defeated Ukrainian armed formations in the areas of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 215 soldiers. An ammunition depot and 10 material depots were destroyed.

"The units of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, jaeger, amphibious assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a defense brigade and a National Guard brigade were defeated in areas of settlements <...> of the Donetsk People's Republic, <...> of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 335 soldiers," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated transport and energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, storage and preparation sites for launching drones, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 154 regions.

In turn, the air defense systems shot down six guided aerial bombs, six multiple rocket launchers and 380 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 117,184 UAVs, 650 anti-aircraft missile systems, 27,851 tanks, 1,673 multiple launch rocket launchers, 33,460 field artillery and mortars, 55,166 pieces of special vehicles.

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