MoD of Russia Report for October 13th, 2024…

Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (13 October 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

The units of the Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions have hit formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade and the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Okhrimovka, Chaikovka, Liptsy (Kharkov region), and Katerinovka (Sumy region).

The AFU losses were up to 40 troops, three motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. One UAV depot has been neutralised.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 14th, 30th, 44th, 53rd mechanised brigades of the AFU and the 119th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Petropavlovka, Kupyansk, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Two counter-attacks of assault detachments of the 1st Brigade of the National Guard have been repelled.

The enemy losses were up to 510 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one infantry fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, 12 pick-up trucks, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer, and one Grad MLRS combat vehicle. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station and three ammunition depots have been destroyed.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces continue to advance to the depths of enemy defences, defeating units of 28th, 30th mechanised brigades, 79th air assault brigades, the 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 101st Guard Brigade of AFU General Staff, 116th and 117th territorial defence brigades near Dyleyevka, Zaliznyanskoye, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Markovo, Kurakhovo, and Yelizavetovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Two counter-attacks of the AFU 81st Airmobile Brigade have been repelled.

The enemy losses were up to 615 troops, five motor vehicles, one 155-mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer, and one Grad MLRS combat vehicle. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been destroyed.

As a result of decisive actions, the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Mikhaylovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Russian troops have hit AFU 24th, 28th, 100th, 157th mechanised brigades, 68th Infantry Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade close to Shcherbinovka, Ivanopolye, Selidovo, Lysovka, Tarasovka, Nikolayevka, Dimitrov, Tsukurino, and Dzerzhinsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In addition, 11 counter-attacks by42nd, 100th, 157th mechanised brigades, 5th Assault Brigade, the 79th Air Assault Regiment, 49th, 425th assault battalions, and the 38th Marine Brigade have been repelled.

The enemy losses were up to 460 troops, three U.S.-made HMMWV and Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, four 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have seized more advantageous lines and hit manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and the 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade close to Dobrovolye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region). Three counter-attacks by assault detachments of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, the 152nd Jaeger Brigade, and the 123rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled.

The enemy losses were up to 130 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, and one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged units of the AFU 141st Infantry Brigade, the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, the 37th Marine Brigade, and the 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Shlyakhovoye, Nikolskoye, Pridneprovskoye, Tokarevka (Kherson region), Novoandreyevka, and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were more than 50 troops, five motor vehicles, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station and two materiel depots have been neutralised.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the infrastructure of a military airfield, depots of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as clusters of AFU manpower and military hardware in 138 areas.

Air defence facilities have shot down five U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 36 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 33,580 unmanned aerial vehicles, 582 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,619 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,472 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,106 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,230 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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