The Russian Defense Ministry published a summary of the progress of the special military operation as of October 13.
Force group units. “North” In the Liptsovsky and Volchansky directions, the formations of the 57th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 129th Ground Defense Brigade were defeated in the areas of the Okhrimovka, Tchaikovka, Liptsy settlements in the region from Kharkov and Katerynivka in the Sumy region. .
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 40 servicemen, three vehicles, two 152 mm D-20 guns and two 122 mm D-30 howitzers. A warehouse for unmanned aerial vehicles was destroyed.
Force group units. “West” occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 30th, 44th, 53rd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 119th technical defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlovka, Kupyansk , Berestovoe, Kharkov region, Chervonaya Dibrova, Lugansk People’s Republic and Grigorovka, Donetsk People’s Republic. Two counterattacks by assault groups of the 1st Brigade of the National Guard were repelled.
The enemy lost up to 510 servicemen, one American-made M113 armored personnel carrier, one infantry fighting vehicle, one Kozak armored fighting vehicle, 12 pickup trucks, one Polish-made Krab 155mm self-propelled artillery mount and one American 155mm cannon. Homemade M198 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one British-made 105mm L-119 cannon and a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.
A US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery station and three ammunition depots were also destroyed.
Divisions “South” Groups of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy defenses, defeating the formations of the 28th air assault brigade, 30th mechanized brigade, 79th brigade, 56th motorized infantry brigade, 101st security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 116 and 117 thermodefense brigades. in the areas of Dyleyevka, Zaliznyanskoye, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Markovo, Kurakhovo and Elizavetovka settlements of the Donetsk People’s Republic. We repelled two counterattacks by units of the 81st airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Enemy losses amounted to 615 servicemen, five vehicles, one British-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and one British-made 105mm M119 cannon. USA, and a combat vehicle with multiple launch rocket system. The Enclave-N electronic warfare station and ammunition depot were destroyed.
Force group units. “Center” As a result of decisive actions, the Mikhailovka settlement of the Donetsk People’s Republic was liberated.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of the 24th, 28th, 100th, 157th mechanized, 68th infantry, 59th motorized infantry and 25th airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbinovka, Ivanopolye, Selidovo, Lysovka, Tarasovka, Nikolaevka. , Dimitrov, Tsukurino and Dzerzhinsk of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
They repelled 11 counterattacks by units of the 42nd, 100th, 157th Mechanized Assault Brigades, 5th, 79th Airborne Assault Regiment, 49th, 425th Assault Battalions of the Russian Armed Forces. Ukraine and the 38th Marine Brigade.
The enemy lost up to 460 soldiers, three American-made HMMWV and Turkish-made Kirpi armored fighting vehicles, five vehicles, four 122mm D-30 howitzers and one 100mm Rapier anti-tank gun.
Force group units. “This” occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 102nd technical defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dobrovolye, Donetsk People’s Republic and Malinovka, Zaporozhye region. Three counterattacks by the assault groups of the 72nd mechanized brigade, the 152nd ranger brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 123rd military defense brigade were repelled.
Enemy losses amounted to 130 servicemen, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, three vehicles and a Polish-made 155 mm Krab self-propelled artillery mount.
Units of the Dnieper group of troops defeated the formations of the 141st Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 39th Coastal Defense Brigade, the 37th Marine Brigade and the 124th Brigade of Ground Defense in the areas of the settlements Shlyakhovoye, Nikolskoye, Pridneprovskoye, Tokarevka of the Kherson region, Novoandreevka and Kamenskoye, Zaporozhye region.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 50 servicemen, five vehicles and one 122 mm D-30 howitzer. An American-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery station and two military equipment warehouses were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of troop groupings of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation damaged the infrastructure of a military airfield, warehouses of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as accumulations of enemy manpower and military equipment. in 138 regions.
Air defense systems shot down five American-made HIMARS missiles, two Neptune long-range guided missiles and 36 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 33,580 unmanned aerial vehicles, 582 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,619 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,472 multiple launch combat vehicles systems. of rockets, 16,106 artillery guns and field mortars, 27,230 units of special military vehicles.
