Map of the special operation in Ukraine on September 3

Special operation map in Ukraine 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 view the map of military operations on September 3 in the Izvestia material.

At night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, as well as drone strikes against enterprises of the military-industrial complex and fuel infrastructure of Ukraine. All the goals have been achieved, the objects have been hit.

Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "North", "West", "South" and "Center" continued their successful offensive operations, defeating Ukrainian formations in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Zaporizhia region. The enemy suffered losses: up to 450 soldiers, 30 combat vehicles, artillery pieces and vehicles. Several ammunition and electronic warfare depots were also destroyed.

The Vostok group of troops advanced deep into the enemy's defenses in the Dnipropetrovsk region, destroying up to 225 military personnel, armored vehicles and vehicles. The Dnepr group struck the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and coastal defense in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, inflicting losses of 60 soldiers and destroying a warehouse of materiel.

Operational-tactical aircraft, attack drones and artillery of the Russian troops attacked the transport infrastructure of Ukraine, as well as temporary locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 168 districts. The Air Defense Forces shot down five guided aerial bombs, two US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 170 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Since the beginning of the operation, 666 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 81,300 drones, 627 anti-aircraft missile systems, 24,938 tanks and combat vehicles, 1,589 MLRS, 29,200 artillery pieces and 40,956 pieces of military equipment have been destroyed.

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