Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia July 13, 2024 ❗Text only❗

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(13 July 2024)

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

▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 34th Marines Brigade, 113th, 125th, 127th territorial defence brigades, and 13th National Guard Brigade near Volchansk, Staritsa, Volchanskiye Khutora, Maliye Prohody, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

Eight counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 92nd Air Assault Brigade, and 36th Marines Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 205 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun, one Plastun electronic reconnaissance system, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line.

Losses were inflicted on units of the AFU 14th, 21st, 63rd, 66th, 115th, and 116th mechanised brigades, 103rd, 110th, and 117th territorial defence brigades near Petropavlovka, Sinkovka, Podliman (Kharkov region), Novosyolkovskoye, Makeyevka, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Krasny Liman, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 590 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 14 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 72nd, 93rd mechanised brigades, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades, and 79th Air Assault Brigade near Antonovka, Grigorovka, Nikolayevka, Katerinovka, Uspenovka, Spornoye, Slavyansk, Zaliznyanskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 54th Mechanised Brigade and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 680 Ukrainian troops, 15 motor vehicles, and one Strela-10 SAM combat vehicle.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, three 152-mm D-20 howitzers, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer, two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzers, and four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 32nd, 41st, 47th, 110th, 151st mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 111st, and 129th territorial defence brigades near Novgorodskoye, Vozdvizhenka, Volchiye, Tarasovka, Kamichevka, Konstantinovka, Aleksandrovka, Progress, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 23rd, 31st mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 355 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery warfare station.

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 1st Tank Brigade, 58th, 72nd motorised infantry brigades, 123th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Storozhevoye, Makarovka, Prechistovka, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 108th and 128th territorial defence brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 140 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th, 118th mechanised brigades, 35th Marines Brigade, 124th, and 126th territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Tokaryovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 105 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and two AFU field ammunition depots.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one P-18 radar station, one explosives factory, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in the 136 area.

▫️Air defence units shot down two ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, one S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile converted to hit ground targets, six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 17 unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, 627 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,553 unmanned aerial vehicles, 547 air defence missile systems, 16,567 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,376 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,834 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 23,637 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.