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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of November 13 (updated)
2026-11-14
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:53 During the day, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, air defense forces on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Samara regions and the Moscow region.

18:56 Crews of 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers from the Vostok group destroyed enemy strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.

18:21 Today, the Russian Armed Forces launched drone strikes against energy facilities, port and railway infrastructure, and sea vessels involved in delivering military supplies to Ukraine.

The strike damaged the PS-110 and PS-330 electrical substations in the villages of Shostka and Voronezh in the Sumy region. These substations support military industry enterprises that produce unmanned aerial vehicles and components for them, as well as logistics centers used to store military equipment.

In addition, a dry cargo vessel delivering military cargo to the port of Chornomorsk was hit during the sea crossing, as were two railway locomotives near the Serbka railway station in the Odessa region, used to transport cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16:52 Soldiers of the 27th Separate Guards NBC Protection Brigade of the "West" group were presented with well-deserved awards in the SVO zone.

14:27 A Skat-350M drone crew from the Dnipro group adjusted an air strike on an enemy UAV control point in the Kherson region.

13:16 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation from November 7 to 13, 2026.

From November 7 to 13, the Russian Armed Forces carried out two massive and 12 group strikes, which hit Ukrainian military industry enterprises, logistics centers, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, production workshops and storage sites for cruise missiles and robotic systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.

Over the course of a week, 15 dry cargo ships delivering weapons, military equipment, and dual-use products to Ukraine for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.

Over the past week, units of the North military group have decisively established control over the village of Nikolskoye in the Sumy region, and yesterday over the village of Kotovka in the Khar'kov region.

Formations of six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades, two unmanned systems brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and four territorial defense brigades were defeated.

Over the course of a week, in the area of ​​responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,480 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, 101 automobiles, five field artillery pieces, and 31 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.

Over the past week, units of the "West" group of forces occupied advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction amounted to over 1,510 servicemen, nine combat armored vehicles, 97 automobiles, 12 field artillery guns, 21 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.

Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, a mountain assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and a territorial defense brigade.

In total, in the area of ​​responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost more than 1,325 servicemen, 11 combat armored vehicles, 180 cars, five field artillery pieces, and 13 electronic warfare stations.

Over the course of a week, units of the Center group of forces actively liberated the village of Shilovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airborne, ranger, and assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, and five national guard brigades.

Last week, units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses, and as a result of decisive actions, they liberated the settlements of Vasilkove and Voskresenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized forces, four airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two naval infantry brigades.

In total, in the area of ​​responsibility of the "East" group of forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,415 servicemen, eight combat armored vehicles, and 51 automobiles.

Over the course of a week, units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade.

Up to 230 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 126 vehicles, five artillery pieces and eight electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:48 T-80BVM tank crews of the Vostok group destroyed enemy UAV forward control posts (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).

09:07 Operators of the Southern Group's attack drones destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and shot down hexacopters in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

09:03 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on November 12 to 08:00 Moscow time on November 13), air defense duty forces intercepted and destroyed 1,198 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.

08:22 The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike unmanned aerial vehicles at sea vessels carrying military equipment and dual-use cargo.

During the night, a dry cargo ship carrying weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit in the Black Sea southwest of Odessa.

05:32 The crew of the TOS-2 "Tosochka" of the "North" group burned out strongholds, concentrations of manpower and enemy equipment (Khar'kov region).

Posted by:badanov

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