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[Korrespondent] 22.36 Russian troops carried out a drone strike on warehouse premises in one of the districts of Zaporizhzhya. The legacy of the vinyl attack was burned. About this evening on Tuesday, the 13th of June, having informed the head of the Zaporizka OVA Mikhailo Semikin.
22.15 Russian troops on the 13th attacked enterprises near the Khmelnitsky and Shepetivsky districts. The legacy of the attacks on their territory was already felt. As the head of the Khmelnytsky OVA Sergiy Tyurin informed, during the hour of the attack the forces of the PPO were working to defeat military targets. Ritualists perform in the sunbathing areas. According to the latest information, there are no deaths or injuries.
21.58 Near Lutsk, the streets of a downed Russian jet drone fell into the territory of the Adrenaline City center. Through this it caught fire and came to life. According to the latest information, there are no deaths or injuries. The head of the Volynsk regional military administration, Roman Romanyuk, informed the military authorities about this.
21.14 Ukraine was elected a member of the UN for human rights for 2027 - 2029. As reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiga, the main concerns of the state are the attraction of Russia to the point of blame for the violation of human rights, the protection of military forces and the return of deported Ukrainian children.
20.06 Ukraine and NATO have extensively developed two models of artificial intelligence for combat missions, including forecasting attacks by hostile drones and planning artillery operations.
20.02 Tuesday Evening, 13th, Russian troops attacked Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, with drones. As a result of the blow, one person died and two more were injured. The fire broke out in the center of the place. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Oleksandr Ganzha, announced this.
19.06 US President Donald Trump stated that the acquired States did not agree to share intelligence data with Ukraine.
When asked whether Washington had forced Washington to hand over intelligence information to Kiev, Trump said “no.”
“They didn’t force it. We helped them. But we really help them to gain some residual vigour. We want the war to end,” the American president said.
18.54 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is sending missions to 19 electrical substations in Ukraine. This was reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiga in social media X about the implications of the negotiations in Warsaw.
In his words, “the largest scale of missions of this type will become available today and will provide the necessary time to ensure nuclear and physical nuclear security against the threat of Russian attacks on the energy system of Ukraine.”
18.29 In the Kramatorsk Donetsk region, as a result of the Russian attack, there was a large-scale fire in a nine-top building. Vogon dug up 36 apartments and 36 balconies at two entrances. As reported by the Head Office of the DSNS of Ukraine in the Donetsk region, the activity has expanded from the first to the ninth. The fire was localized over an area of 1500 square meters.
18.18 One of the versions of the reasons for the crash of the MiG-29 aircraft in Odeshchina in Serpnya is the abnormal production of a ceramic missile. The DBR informed about this. Naraz was assigned a complex of examinations, surveillance, and investigation of the aircraft's on-board recorder.
18.07 Near the Rostov region of Russia, a large-scale fire in the territory of the Aksaykardanddetal machine-building enterprise has expanded to an area of approximately 9000 square meters. According to ASTRA, the fire has surrounded warehouse spaces made of plastic and pallets. Following information from emergency services, the fire spread to another warehouse, causing a wall collapse. There are still no official findings regarding the reasons for the burning and the remains for production.
17.49 In the border and front-line areas, plans for stability have been finalized, lower in Kiev. Therefore, decisions are being prepared that will introduce a rational change in the capital management algorithms. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.
17.31 Near the Slovyansk Donetsk region, as a result of two Russian attacks, at least one person died, and eight more were injured. At the site, five large overhead booths and an administrative alarm have been damaged. One of the strikes fell on the non-violence point in the Lisny microdistrict.
17.13 Russia is imagining a scenario of war with Europe in the next 19 years. Among the potential targets are Poland and the Baltic countries. The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reported this.
There are at least 400 Russian intelligence agents infected in Europe. Their activity allows Moscow to systematically check the boundaries of what is permissible, the intelligence officer found.
16.49 In the Kharkiv region, as a result of attacks by Russian FPV drones on civilian vehicles, one person died and two more were injured. The press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this on Tuesday, June 13th. According to the department, near Kuryazhanka, a Russian FPV drone was found from a car that was crashing down the road. Having lost the 53-river water - a resident of the village of Korotich.
Another attack occurred this day on the highway between Cherkaska Lozova and Dergachi. There, a Russian FPV drone attacked a car, leaving two people injured.
16.33 A great judge, and no lawyer, are trying to seize the activity of the transit parking of military equipment of the Ukrainian military near the Cherkasy region. The SBU reported this. The immediate response managed to overcome the strategic understanding of the Ministry of Defense.
15.37 Three women were injured in the capital as a result of an attack by Russian drones. The Kiev police reported the consequences of the shelling.
Thus, near the Solomyansky district in the Orlyatko park, there was a crash of an enemy UAV, as a result of which two women, 35 and 40 years old, were injured. Both were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.
Just like in the Darnytskyi district, a Russian drone caused damage to private buildings. The sides of the hands were taken away by the 72-row muscle bag. Nina is visiting the doctor.
14.57 From 1 leaf fall on the entire free territory of Donetsk region, around 2 communities, curfew from 16:00 to 11:00. The head of the Kramatorsk MBA, Oleksandr Goncharenko, informed us about this.
Obezhenya, zokrema, sent away and for Kramatorsk.
14.45 Rivne State Humanitarian University (RDGU) suffered from a Russian attack. The Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Andriy Butenko reported this on Telegram.
"The assignment to the Faculty of Musical Mystery may still be victorious. The loan has been liquidated, the analysis of the rubble will continue. According to information, all students were in hiding. And suffered in the middle administrative workers at the university,” Posadovets wrote.
14.22 The adviser to the President of Ukraine with communication Dmytro Lytvyn reacted to the publication of The Washington Post about the preparation by Europe and the United States of a peace plan for Ukraine and Russia, which directly conveys territorial actions, and calling the information provided in the statistics only by the glance of the American team.
“This is not “the USA and the European countries”. This is a reversal of the view of part of the American team on the battle in Florida, whether they are Americans, Ukrainians, Europeans. Bad PR for the American side,” he said.
Radnik noted that the WP publication reflects the most American views, which were revealed during the meeting of representatives of Ukraine, the USA, Great Britain, France and Germany on May 9th, organized by special envoys of the US President Stiv Vitkoff and Jared Kushner.
13.43 In Rivne, the number of victims of the Russian attack has increased to 20, two of them are in intensive care.
The fire at the head of the building was liquidated. The placement of the initial mortgage revealed significant ruins. Also, parked cars, mobile vehicles and laying down were also damaged.
13.20 Russian troops launched an attack on the “evacuation” colony with civilians, which was leaving the outskirts of Kup’ianska in Kharkiv region.
“At the hour of the final “evacuation” - and in essence, the forced deportation of the civilian population from the outskirts of Kup'yansk, the armored forces of the occupiers ordered an attack on the colony that was leaving the place,” says subordinated grouping of united forces.
Over the past few years, the Russian occupiers have carried out similar “evacuations” of the population from Kupyanskaya several times, but previously they used peaceful burghers as a human shield to withdraw some of their fighters. The Ukrainian side informed and informed about all such provocations. A direct blow to peaceful citizens is a new side of Russian military atrocities in the Kup'yanshchina.
Previously, the Russians hit a colony of civilians with a drone. It is unknown how many people were in the colony that the Russians hit, even if there were children there.
13.15 Ukraine did not reject the advance warning from its partners about the Russian ballistic strike on Kiev, and as soon as five missiles hit civilian infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.
12.46 Video hosting YouTube blocked another 39 channels in Ukraine that were spreading Russian propaganda.
There are playlists of Russian artists who support the war against Ukraine and the Putin regime, as well as the channels of the propaganda animated series Masha and Vedmida with various language.
Zokrem, access is limited or the channels of Russian artists and propagandists are visible: Oleg Gazmanov, Mikoli Baskov, Lolita, Dimi Bilan, Basti, Mikhail Boyarsky, Shaman, Denis Maidanov and others.
12.36 US President Donald Trump, who just a second ago called Volodymyr Zelensky a weak leader without any seriousness, still opposes Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries. Currently, Washington and European capitals are rapidly approaching a comprehensive peace initiative that would provide economical and safe incentives for Ukraine and Russia. The Washington Post writes about this from a letter to the American commander, who was identified as having interrupted the negotiations.
According to the negotiators' plan, the greater need for military innovation, security and economical negotiations may help the parties to settle for a territorial compromise that is not compatible with the basic military goals of each of them.
“It is necessary to expand both the problem and the solution in order to help both sides understand what the war situation will be like, and then take action,” explained the American gardener.
12.29 Defense forces hit the Iskanderiv repair base in the Kondrinka area of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. Also, near the settlement of Shkryabine, Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, a radar station was hit. I told the ZSU General Staff about this.
12.14 The number of those killed as a result of the Russian attack on Kharkov the previous evening had grown to four. A quarter of the body was recovered after collapsing a booth near the Kholodnogirsk district.
12.06 As a result of the Russian attack on the initial deposit in the center of Rivne, 14 people were injured, one of them in serious condition. Oleksandr Koval, head of the OVA, told Telegram about this.
In the main building, another façade has been damaged. I'll burn it already localized.
11.57 The security service detained a 19-year-old student of the Moscow University near Ternopil, who is suspected of having sunk old vans on the basis of the Russian special services.
The Russian special services caught the young man in illegal activity “in the dark,” having established the recruitment tactic “under someone else’s ensign.” Law enforcement officials were in hot water right before the video with the Russian curator.
11.45 New light connections have been recorded in several regions of Ukraine due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported about this. It is possible to use energy drinks in order to heal as quickly as possible these anxious companions, they sang in the company.
11.36 Israel reacts to the effects of Russian attack drones, withdrawn from Ukraine. The current Ambassador to Israel in Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, informed about this, commenting on the comparison of the two countries in the sphere of education.
Informed about the possibility of capturing the sights of the new Geranium-5 jet drone, the diplomat confirmed that such a relationship exists, but did not disclose the details. “We were trying to get our eyes ready for marriage,” said Brodsky.
11.18 Russian firemen ordered a drone strike on the initial mortgage in the center of Rivne. “They were injured,” the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Koval, reported on Telegram.
11.09 As a result, Russian attacks on the Kiev region took the lives of one person, and injured three more people. The Kiev Regional Military Administration reported this on Tuesday, June 13th.
The fire damaged 21 objects, including 11 private buildings, including cars, administrative buildings, cultural buildings, lighting facilities, warehouses and infrastructure facilities.
10.57 Russian aggressors can stock up to 200 jet drones for attacks on Ukraine. Yuriy Ignat, a river officer of the ZSU Military Forces, said about this. Our military actions are gradually promoting the effectiveness of the overflow of reactive bombs by singing wine.
10.48 Information about missile launches sometimes comes out late, and the vibrations can sleepwalk even before the alarm goes off. Yuriy Ignat, a representative of the ZSU Military Forces, stated this.
“It’s hard to notice that such situations are effectively eliminated, and not least in the Kiev region, but also in the front-line regions, if first there is a buzz, and then anxiety. It’s a pity that such situations are eliminated. Here is the enemy “If you want to give us more harm, then vikoryst’s massacre will take place in order to avoid any blow,” he said.
Ukraine accepts from its partners intelligence information, in particular, about the activity of strategic aviation, ships in the Black and Caspian seas, as well as about the launches of ballistic missiles from the sea regions and the hourly occupied Crimea.
“There are moments when information is not received. And this is not the first such episode. And songs and technical moments,” the riverman respected the PS.
10.46 On November 13, drones attacked industrial facilities near the Stavropol region of Russia.
Governor of the Stavropol Territory Volodimir Vladimirov stated that drones attacked industrial facilities in a village like Solnechnodolsk. The details of possible damages are not available.
Earlier, the governor also reported about the attack of drones on the fishing zone of the Nevinnomysk town. “Near the Nevinnomyska industrial zone, damage was recorded due to the UAVs that fell. There are no casualties,” the Posadovets said.
In both settlements, great Russian energy projects have been developed. Zokrema, at Solnechnodolsk there is a Stavropol DRESS, and in Nevinnomiska there is a Nevinnomiska DRESS.
10.21 Counterintelligence officers tracked down a Russian agent in the Dnipropetrovsk region, who was launching missile and drone attacks on defense enterprises and volunteer centers in the Dnipro region. The SBU reported this.
It is stated that the Donetsk girl was recruited and moved to the Dnipropetrovsk region in the spring of 2025. The woman paid the respect of the Russians through her acquaintances from the now-occupied territory at the gathering of Ukraine.
09.32 Vrantsya 13th, near the Darnytskyi district of Kiev, the drone's maneuvers damaged the double-top private living cabin and the fenced-in fence.
09.16 During the last battle, 203 battles were recorded at the front. The Russian military launched 29 attacks on Pokrovsky direct and 20 on Pivdenno-Slobozhansky. The Russians did not storm the front on five straight lines.
08.52 As a result of the Russian attack on the Dnieper, the 13th day resulted in the injury of the 64-strong army, damaged transport infrastructure, a large number of surfaces and cars.
08.35 For 12 months, Russian troops repeatedly attacked the Khmelnytsky region with attack drones. The medical foundation was damaged, four patients who were in the hospital were injured.
08.22 At the beginning of the 13th, Russia attacked Ukraine with five Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, nine Banderol/Dan-T barrage ammunition and 108 attack UAVs of the Shahed type (74 of them are jet), Gerbera, simulator drones of the Parody type.
The anti-aircraft defense shot down/suppressed 88 UAVs of the Shahed type (58 of them are jet), Gerbera, and other types of drones. An accident was recorded at 17 locations, as well as a fall of killed people (tricks) at seven locations. In addition, the presence of loitering ammunition was recorded near Kharkov, some of which did not reach their targets.
07.37 From February 24, 2022 to June 13, 2026, military losses to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,555,700 individuals (+1390 per addition).
07.17 Near the Kholodnogirsk district of Kharkov, under the rubble of a cabin that had detected a Russian missile strike, the bodies of three people were discovered. We know about ten victims. The ritual-poshuk operation is troubling.
03.56 Near Rostov-on-Don, the tank farm of the terminal of the Novoshakhtinsky Refinery has burned down, which was taken over after the attack of Ukraine on the night before 10. Last Monday I had a burning sensation. And on Monday, satellite images showed that there were no longer any unmaintained fuel tanks at the terminal.
00.21 On Monday evening, Russian troops hit Kiev with six ballistic missiles, their type is being specified, according to the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Before the attack, there was no information about launches from enemy territory, so the moons were already alarming. It is also indicated that in addition, the Russians attacked Kharkov with nine S-8000 Banderol barrage ammunition.
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[NewsFront] 20:51 Crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B towed guns of the West group of forces dismantled enemy strongholds in the area of the eastern shore of the Krasnooskol Reservoir in the DPR. 20:39 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty destroyed 70 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.
18:33 Soldiers of the 30th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group organized a multi-layered system for countering enemy drones in the Dobropillya direction.
17:35 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of drone strikes on logistics centers and sea vessels involved in delivering military supplies to Ukraine.
17:17 Deputy Platoon Commander with the call sign "Ossetia" told details of Petrovsky's release in the DPR.
As a result of the strike in the Kyiv region, the Mykulichi logistics warehouse, used for storing Ukrainian Armed Forces attack unmanned aerial vehicles, was damaged.
In addition, a dry cargo ship delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Nikolaev was damaged in the Bug Estuary.
14:32 VKS of Russia struck places of concentration of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' manpower.
Those hit were:
control point for unmanned aerial vehicles of the 1st separate brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the Donetsk People's Republic;
temporary deployment point for units of the 65th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region;
temporary deployment points for units of the 80th separate airborne assault brigade in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
13:20 "Solntsepeki" of the NBC protection crews of the "North" group worked out on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy Oblast.
12:38 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 13, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group in the Khar'kov region are tightening the encirclement and expanding the external control zone. Within the encirclement, fighting is underway to liberate the villages of Nikolaevka, Varvarovka, and Nefedovka in the Khar'kov region.
The encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 60 servicemen, a vehicle, and five ground-based robotic systems in one day. The expansion of the external control zone continues during the fighting to recapture the villages of Prikolotne, Kotovka, and Gogino in the Khar'kov region.
Also in the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Velyki Prokhody, Khotomlya, Pogoreloye, Russkaya Lozovaya, Tsirkuny and Velykiy Burluk in the Khar'kov region.
In Sumy Oblast, two Ukrainian Armed Forces mechanized brigades and two territorial defense brigades were defeated near the settlements of Glukhov, Yuryevo, Barilovka, Maryino, Konotop, and Nikolskoye in Sumy Oblast and the city of Sumy. In total, the enemy lost over 270 servicemen, a tank, eight vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station in the area of responsibility of the "North" force group.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge and defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Grushevka, Blagodatovka, Berezovka, Maliyevka, Osinovo in the Khar'kov region and Vovchiy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 230 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 17 vehicles, three artillery pieces, and four electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Semenovka, Slavyansk, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 160 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 31 vehicles and an artillery piece.
Units of the "Center" group of forces defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airborne brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Liman, Verovka, Belozerskoye, Svyatogorovka, Veselaya Gora, Maryevka, and Novoyavlenka in the Donetsk People's Republic. Near the settlement of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 51st Army advanced in the central and northwestern parts of the city.
Some forces, together with naval infantry units, continued clearing the city's captured neighborhoods and the Dobropolskaya mine. Within 24 hours, 286 buildings, including three production facilities, were liberated, and up to 65 Ukrainian service members were killed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 345 servicemen, seven combat armored vehicles, eight cars, three field artillery pieces, and a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized and airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Gavrilovka and Tarasovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Dudnikovo, Zalivne, Blakytne, and Volnyanka in Zaporizhia Oblast. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 240 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles, and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades near the villages of Orekhov and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 20 vehicles, two field artillery guns and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces struck Ukrainian military-industrial complex and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as drone production facilities and storage sites, as well as temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts. Air defense assets shot down 883 fixed-wing drones.
09:28 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted group strikes with high-precision ground-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against military-industrial complex enterprises, logistics centers, railway and port infrastructure facilities of Ukraine, as well as sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo to Ukraine.
As a result of the strikes, the following were damaged:
in Kyiv:
the Pulp Mill Print plant, where the production of long-range missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles was organized;
the Darnitsa locomotive depot, which carries out repairs and restoration of rolling stock used for the rail transportation of military and dual-use cargo intended to supply Ukrainian troop groups;
in Nikolaev region:
the Nova Poshta logistics center in the village of Ternovka, used for storing dual-use cargo intended to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
warehouse of unmanned aerial vehicles in the village of Meshkovo-Pogorelovo.
In addition, a dry cargo ship delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Nikolaev was damaged in the Bug Estuary.
09:01 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Center group of forces struck area of deployment of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
08:57 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on October 12 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 13, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 604 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Oryol, Kaluga, Tula, Kursk, Voronezh, Tver, Lipetsk, Ryazan, Rostov, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, Stavropol Krai, Krasnodar Krai and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
06:53 122mm D-30 crews of the Vostok group destroyed strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
05:02 Fighters of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed two camouflaged enemy UAV control points in Nikolaevka and Druzhkovka.
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[Regnum] On the evening of October 12 and into the night of October 13, the Russian army launched a massive combined attack on important Ukrainian defense and energy facilities, logistics centers, and port infrastructure.
The group attacks involved ground-based precision weapons and attack drones, the Ministry of Defense reported. Kyiv suffered the most significant blows for the enemy.
The explosions occurred in Rusanivka, a district on the left bank of the Dnieper River. The Ukrplastic plant and the railway station are located here, among other things. Adjacent to Rusanivka is an industrial zone covering over 100 hectares, west of the Voskresenka residential area. This "industrial zone" is home to at least a dozen large manufacturing plants.
According to local social media accounts (cited by RT ), the air raid siren was only sounded after the planes had landed – the sirens were turned on late.
It later emerged that our missiles encountered no interference from Ukrainian air defense systems en route to their targets. The Ukrainian Air Force admitted that it had not received information about the six missile launches from Russian territory. They are currently "investigating" the reasons for the lack of intelligence.
There have been previous reports (including citing Donald Trump's special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner) that the United States may cease sharing intelligence with the Kyiv regime if the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack Russian oil refineries. Ukraine receives information about Russian missile launches, in part, through data from American "partners."
A disruption in intelligence transmission from the West or a general degradation of the Ukrainian air defense system—in either case, the security of enemy territory is reduced. For our Aerospace Forces, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground forces, this opens up additional opportunities to systematically exhaust the enemy and undermine its rear. Strikes will be launched where the enemy least expects them.
The Russian army continues to methodically shut down Ukraine's power grid. On October 13, reports emerged of repeated attacks on Kyiv's CHPP-5, the largest combined heat and power plant in the Ukrainian capital. Following the previous strike on this CHPP, Oleh Popenko, head of the Ukrainian Union of Utility Consumers, stated that Kyiv could lose power for 14-16 hours a day as early as October.
Water supply problems in Kyiv are forcing schools to consider switching to distance learning due to non-compliance with sanitary requirements, the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) stated.
On the evening of October 12, the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleg Sinegubov, admitted that Kharkiv Thermal Power Plant No. 5 sustained critical damage as a result of the Russian strike.
The consequences of the airstrikes also affect other sectors of the economy and social welfare. Viktor Serdyuk, President of the All-Ukrainian Council for the Protection of Patients' Rights and Safety, stated that up to 70% of Ukrainian drug production is at risk if attacks on pharmaceutical plants continue. The reality of the threat was confirmed by the destruction of the Kusum plant in Sumy—one of the ten largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in Ukraine.
Medicines may still be available for sale, but at significantly higher prices. Add to this the destruction of drug warehouses and logistical problems, and we should be prepared for real disruptions in the supply of foreign medications.
Russian Geran missiles have expanded their fire control zone. Incoming strikes are being recorded from the Kharkiv to Rivne regions. This further strains the enemy's already weakened air defense system. The damage to its logistics, economy, and energy sector is becoming increasingly difficult to repair.
Russian strikes are being carried out rhythmically and effectively. On orders from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the army is consistently reducing the economic potential of the Ukrainian capital, its industry, and energy sector. Drones and missiles regularly target Kyiv and the surrounding metropolitan area, increasing the firepower.
Against the backdrop of weakened Ukrainian air defenses, which increasingly allow our attacks to pass, the Russian Armed Forces' air defense forces and counter-drone specialists are demonstrating high effectiveness. Between the evening of October 12 and the night of October 13, Russian forces shot down 604 Ukrainian drones heading deep into our territory.
The Kyiv regime has repeatedly threatened to cause an energy collapse in Russia, which would allegedly inevitably lead to a social crisis and disorganization of the state system. But Ukraine itself has felt these consequences—and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his entourage are to blame.
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[Regnum] Air defense systems destroyed 883 Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) drones in the special operation zone in the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on October 13.
"Air defense systems shot down 883 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the military department clarified.
Since the beginning of the Second World War, Russian army fighters have destroyed more than 260,000 Ukrainian drones, 674 aircraft and 284 helicopters, 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, 31,216 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,787 multiple launch rocket systems, 36,713 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 74,402 units of special vehicles.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost approximately 1,285 service members in the past 24 hours as a result of actions by Russian troop groups.
On October 12, in one day, Russian air defense systems destroyed 646 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones and five guided aerial bombs.
On October 11, in one day, Russian military personnel shot down two aerial bombs and 909 enemy drones, and on October 10, 725 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] The FSB prevented a terrorist attack at the Baltimore airfield in the Voronezh region.
A Russian woman was detained for planning, on assignment from the Security Service of Ukraine, to assemble and launch drones for an attack on the Baltimore military airfield in Voronezh. The suspect rented a garage in Voronezh, which she subsequently planned to use as a site for assembling and launching the UAVs. The crime was prevented at the preparatory stage. The woman was detained and taken into custody.
(c) FSB
They were preparing some kind of "Spiderweb" attack. A similar attack was previously thwarted in Rostov, where a similar attack on a military airfield was being planned. Good work, FSB. They've clearly learned lessons from "Spiderweb."
On October 13, FSB officers revealed a warehouse containing drones and ammunition, which a Russian woman recruited by the Security Service of Ukraine was to use to attack the Baltimore military airfield in Voronezh.
The equipment was stored in one of the garages. Bomb disposal experts were working at the site where the cache was discovered. Specifically, according to video footage, the explosives were located inside a washing machine, from where they were retrieved by operatives after removing the back panel of the appliance.
In addition, drones, wires, and components for equipping copters with striking elements were found in the premises.
Security forces previously detained a Russian citizen recruited by the Security Service of Ukraine during her trip to Ukraine in 2022. Carrying out a mission for her handlers, the woman traveled to Voronezh and rented a garage to assemble aircraft, which she planned to control remotely from Ukrainian territory. From the hiding places, the agent recovered nine drone kits containing foreign-made explosives, each weighing approximately 500 grams, as well as control equipment. FSB officers promptly identified the preparations for a sabotage and terrorist act, after which the court remanded the suspect in custody.
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