Map of the special operation in Ukraine on January 7

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 January 7 in the Izvestia material.

Russian military personnel continue their successful offensive in various directions. The units of the North group of Forces have improved their tactical situation. Formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kiyanitsa, Kondratovka and Khrapovshchina in the Sumy region. In the Kharkiv direction, units of three mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Varvarovka, Volchansk Farms, Pokalnoye, Ryasnoye and Ternovaya in the Kharkiv region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 military personnel, 17 vehicles, a Swedish-made ARTHUR counter-battery radar and an electronic warfare station.

"The units of the Zapad group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of the mechanized, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Blagodatovka, Hrushevka, Nechvolodovka of the Kharkiv region, Prishib, Tatyanovka and Yatskovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy's losses amounted to 190 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles and 14 vehicles," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The "southern" group of troops defeated formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a marine brigade in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Nikiforovka, Nikolaevka, Reznikovka, Slavyansk and Stepanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost over 190 soldiers, seven armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles and four artillery pieces, including a 155 mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system manufactured by Germany.

The units of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of three heavy mechanized, two mechanized, assault, amphibious assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades and five National Guard brigades were defeated. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 425 military personnel, a Leopard tank manufactured by Germany, nine armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles, two field artillery guns and a Buran multiple rocket launcher.

The units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnyaya Tersa, Gorky, Zhovtnevoye, Zaliznichnoye, Zelenoe and Rizdvyanka of the Zaporizhia region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 270 military personnel, an armored personnel carrier, four armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, an artillery piece and a launcher of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated the production, storage, pre-flight training and launch of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots and military equipment, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 140 districts. A US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher and 106 aircraft-type drones were shot down by air defense systems.

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What results has the Russian army achieved at the front in 2025 and what will it have to solve at the next stage of the special operation?

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 108,035 UAVs, 644 anti-aircraft missile systems, 26,976 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,637 multiple rocket launchers, 32,435 field artillery and mortars, 51,068 units of special military vehicles.

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