October 13, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,440 Ukrainian casualties in the last day

Russian Defense Ministry

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

💥 Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade close to Alekseyevka, Andreyevka, Varachino, Novaya Sech, and Sadki (Sumy region).

🔥 In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Volchansk (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses were up to 140 troops, one tank, 13 pickup trucks, and a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system. One electronic warfare station, three ammunition depots, and five materiel depots were neutralised.

🚩 As a result of resolute actions, the Zapad Group of Forces’ units liberated Borovskaya Andreyevka (Kharkov region).

💥 Russian troops launched attacks on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one National Guard brigade near Sadovoye, Kurilovka, Peschanoye, Boguslavka, Shiykovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Yampol, and Novoselovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy losses were more than 230 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 30 motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, seven electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots.

📍 The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops delivered strikes at formations of three mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Dronovka, Zvanovka, Pleshcheyevka, Ivanopolye, Berestok, Stepanovka, Konstantinovka, and Seversk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses were more than 180 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles including one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicle and one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, 12 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS combat vehicle, and one electronic warfare station. In addition, two ammunition depots as well as three materiel depots were neutralised.

💥 Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of one heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and two National Guard brigades close to Rodinskoye, Vasilevka, Novopavlovka, Toretskoye, Udachnoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Lenino (Donetsk People’s Republic), Ivanovka, and Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The AFU losses were up to 535 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and three field artillery guns.

↗️ The Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops launched attacks on formations of one mechanised brigade, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades near Alekseyevka, Grigorovka, Vishnevoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Poltavka, and Privolnoye (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The enemy losses were up to 355 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, 21 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, and three electronic warfare stations.

💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces’ units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one heavy mechanised brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Nikolayevka, Tomarino, Lvovo, Antonovka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region). The enemy losses were up to 60 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, five electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launcher as well as Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, missile and artillery weapons depots, material depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down ten guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 344 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:

▫️ 667 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 89,944 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,483 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,600 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 30,416 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 43,839 support military vehicles.

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