Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 13 November 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Sinelnikovo (Kharkov region).
They inflicted losses on units of one jaeger brigade and two mechanised brigades of the AFU near Khoten, Mogritsa, and Volfino (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of one AFU motorised infantry brigade and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have been hit near Volchansk and Proletarka (Kharkov region).
The AFU lost more than 120 troops, three tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, two artillery guns, one radar station, and eight materiel depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade near Kurilovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Dronovka, and Svyatogorsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Assault detachments of the 6th Army continue to destroy enemy units close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
️ Over the past 24 hours, three counter-attacks launched by units of the 151st Mechanised Brigade of the AFU have been thwarted near Monachinovka (Kharkov Region), and of the 1st and 15th National Guard Brigades close to Osinovo and Nechvolodovka (Kharkov region) with the aim to unblock the encircled units, as well as break through to the Oskol River and repair the destroyed crossing points.
Up to 50 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, three mortars, and three electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
In total, up to 220 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, and 29 motor vehicles have been neutralised in the Zapad Group’s area of responsibility. Four ammunition depots and ten electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Yug Group’s units took more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted losses on formations of two AFU motorised infantry brigades and one National Guard Brigade near Kramatorsk, Seversk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 190 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, two field artillery guns, 21 motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, and two materiel depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The manpower and hardware of one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, two air assault brigades, four mechanised brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, one national guard brigade, and one marine brigade near Rosy Luksemburg, Volnoye, Rodinskoye, Shevchenko, and Belitskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic), assault groups of the 2nd Army conduct intensive offensive actions in the north-western and eastern quarters of the Tsentralny District, as well as in the east industrial area.
nblock an encircled group of the AFU.
Up to 30 troops and six armoured fighting vehicles were neutralised.
In Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic), units of the 5th Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army continue the offensive in the Vostochny microdistrict and southern part of the settlement, and towards the Zapadny microdistrict.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 229 troops, 11 units of ammunition and military hardware, including four armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns have been defeated in Krasnoarmeysk direction.
In total, up to 510 troops, two Western-made armoured personnel carriers, three armoured fighting vehicles, two field artillery guns, and six motor vehicles were neutralised in the Tsentr Group’s area of responsibility.
The Vostok Group’s units continue the offensive into the depths of the enemy’s defence and liberated Danilovka (Dnepropetrovsk region) as a result of active actions.
Russian troops inflicted losses on the formations of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to the Velikomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region) and Ravnopolye (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 220 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and 10 motor vehicles have been neutralised.
The Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one coastal defence brigade of the AFU near Novoandreyevka, Nikolskoye, and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 70 troops, 13 motor vehicles, four electronic warfare stations, and one materiel depot have been neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on the fuel, energy and transport infrastructure used for the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in the 142 areas. Up to 19 uncrewed surface vehicles and three tugboats were neutralised.
Air defence systems shot down one guided aerial bomb, one Neptune long-range missile, and 157 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
Units of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed four AFU unmanned surface vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
668 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
96,284 unmanned aerial vehicles,
636 anti-aircraft missile systems,
26,000 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,611 MLRS combat vehicles,
31,274 field artillery guns and mortars,
46,560 units of support military vehicles.