Map of the special operation in Ukraine on October 13

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 October 13 in the Izvestia material.

The Zapad group of troops liberated the Borovskaya Andreevka settlement in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the actions of Russian military personnel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 230 militants, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 30 vehicles, a field artillery piece, seven electronic warfare (EW) stations and five ammunition depots.

In addition, the Center group of troops liberated the Moskovskoye settlement in the DPR. The military personnel of the group entered the eastern districts of Dimitrov and are developing an offensive in its residential areas. Enemy manpower and equipment were defeated in the areas of Rodinskoye, Vasilevka, Novopavlovka, Toretskoye, Udachnoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Lenino in the DPR, Ivanovka and Filia in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

"The units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses. Formations of a mechanized brigade, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Alekseevka, Grigorovka, Vishnevoye, Dnipropetrovsk region, Poltava and Privolnoye, Zaporizhia region. The enemy lost up to 355 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers, 21 vehicles, two artillery pieces and three electronic warfare stations," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated the HIMARS multiple launch rocket launcher, facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons and logistical equipment, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.

In turn, air defense systems shot down 10 guided aerial bombs, a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher and 344 aircraft-type drones.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 667 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 89,944 UAVs, 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25,483 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,600 multiple rocket launchers, 30,416 field artillery and mortars, 43,839 pieces of special vehicles.

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