Map of the special operation in Ukraine on August 4

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 August 4 in the Izvestia material.

Russian military personnel continue to conduct a special military operation. Units of the North group of forces have actively established control over the village of Baksheevka, Kharkiv region. Formations of the mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the border guard detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of Cherkassy Tishki, Serdobino, Chernoe, Ivanovka and Ustinovka settlements of the Kharkiv region. In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ulanovo, Bunyakino, Ryzhevka and Pisarevka of the Sumy region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 275 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, five artillery pieces and three electronic warfare stations.

The fighters of the "Southern" group of forces improved their tactical situation. Formations of two mechanized, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka, Nikanorovka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Verolyubovka, Kurtovka and Nikolaipole of the Donetsk People's Republic. During the day, the enemy lost up to 215 soldiers, four armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles and three artillery pieces.

The units of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and three National Guard brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Krasnopodole, Belozersk, Gruzskoye, Druzhkovka, Vodyanskoe, Novogrigorovka, Annovka, Dobropole of the Donetsk People's Republic, Raipole, Novopavlovka and Ivanovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 355 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles and two field artillery guns.

The military groupings of the Vostok forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses. The manpower and equipment of an amphibious assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a marine brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vasilkovka, Velikomikhailovka, Dnipropetrovsk region, Trudovoye, Novoe Pole, Mirovka, Dolinka, Nikolskoye and Shirokoe, Zaporizhia region. The enemy lost more than 345 soldiers, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles and an artillery piece.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the brigade of unmanned systems and the mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Antonovka, Kherson region, Yulevka and Orekhov, Zaporizhia region. Up to 35 military personnel, 10 vehicles, a field artillery piece and two electronic intelligence stations were destroyed.

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, energy infrastructure and logistics centers used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, production and storage sites of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 148 areas. 16 guided aerial bombs and 753 aircraft-type drones were shot down by air defense systems.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 673 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 196,823 unmanned aerial vehicles, 669 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30,425 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,768 multiple rocket launchers, 36,032 field artillery and mortars, 68,294 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.