Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 13 December 2025
In response to the terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike with ground- and sea-based high-precision weapons, Kinzhal air-ballistic hypersonic missiles, and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles against the Ukrainian defence industry enterprises and energy facilities providing their work.
The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one jaeger brigade and one assault regiment of the AFU near Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, strikes were delivered at formations of one mechanised brigade and one assault regiment of the AFU near Verkhniy Saltov, Ternovaya, and Izbitskoye (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 200 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two field artillery guns, four motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Zapad Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised assault brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Podoly (Kharkov region), Drobyshevo, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost more than 220 troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and seven ammunition depots.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Svyatogorsk, Konstantinovka, and Stepanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and three materiel depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces units continued to neutralise the encircled AFU formations in Vostochny and Zapadny districts of Dimitrov, as well as to mop up the settlements of Svetloye and Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic).
️The enemy’s assault group on motorbikes supported by tanks attempted to break through Russian defence from the area of Shevchenko to the northern outskirts of Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic). The attack was repelled, over 60 troops, three tanks, and up to 20 motorbikes were neutralised.
In total, the enemy lost more than 480 troops, three tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles in this direction.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. The Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Bratskoye, Andreyevka, Kolomiytsy (Dnepropetrovsk region), Gulyaypole, and Ternovatoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and one materiel depot.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of one mechanised brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Razumovka (Zaporozhye region), Tomarino and Ponyatovka (Kherson region).
Up to 35 troops, six motor vehicles, and four materiel depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the facilities of Ukrainian port infrastructure used in the interests of the AFU, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 169 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost:
669 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
102,347 unmanned aerial vehicles,
639 anti-aircraft missile systems,
26,524 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,630 MLRS combat vehicles,
31,872 field artillery guns and mortars,
48,940 units of support military vehicles.