Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 13 September 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of four mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Alekseyevka, Pavlovka, Yunakovka, and Sadki (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of a motorised infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and a border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have been hit close to Volchansk, Chugunovka, and Artelnoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, 10 motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. An electronic warfare station, two counter-fire radars, and eight ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, and an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Podoly, Glushkovka (Kharkov region), Krymki, and Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 240 troops, three Western-made armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar, seven electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, a national guard brigade, and a foreign legion brigade close to Seversk, Pazeno, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, and Stepanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 185 troops, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. Two electronic warfare stations, seven ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots were neutralised.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian troops engaged five mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, three air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade near Novopavlovka, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, and Muravka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 480 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
As a result of active offensive operations, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Novonikolayevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Kolomiytsy, Kalinovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Chervonoye, and Dorozhnyanka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 240 troops, 10 motor vehicles, and a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. One material depot was destroyed.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades close to Veselyanka, Orekhov, Chervonodneprovka (Zaporozhye region), Lvovo, and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 65 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. Five electronic warfare stations and three ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on command and control posts, launch and stocking sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 157 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 340 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
83,708 unmanned aerial vehicles,
628 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,079 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,591 MLRS combat vehicles,
29,527 field artillery guns and mortars,
41,677 units of support military vehicles.