The Russian Aerospace Forces, rocket troops and artillery are inflicting massive fire strikes on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in all operational directions.

This was during a briefing on Tuesday, September 13, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

High-precision air strikes hit the points of temporary deployment of units of the 95th air assault brigade, as well as the 115th and 53rd mechanized brigades.

Along with this, strikes were made on units of the 35th Marine Brigade, as well as the 57th Motorized Infantry, 128th Mountain Assault and 14th Mechanized Brigades.

“As a result of the strikes, the daily losses of Ukrainian servicemen and foreign fighters exceeded 800 people killed and wounded,” Konashenkov stressed.

Aviation, missile forces and artillery hit 12 command posts in the regions of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Zaporozhye and Mykolaiv regions, as well as 47 artillery units, manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 152 districts.

In addition, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed five depots of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition in the Zaporozhye and Mykolaiv regions, as well as in the DPR.

  • Briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

In addition, the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter.

Air defense systems shot down six drones in the Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporozhye regions, as well as on the territory of the DPR.

Also in the Kherson region, seven rockets were destroyed in the air.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, 293 aircraft, 154 helicopters, 1944 drones, 374 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4900 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 834 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 3385 field artillery pieces and mortars, and also 5506 units of special military vehicles.

Destruction of a column of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and caches with weapons

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported the destruction of a convoy of Ukrainian equipment by the crew of an Mi-35 attack helicopter in the Izyum direction.

As stated in the department, in the course of carrying out the next combat mission, the pilots discovered a column advancing on the march and an area where enemy manpower was concentrated.

“After assessing the situation, the crew of the helicopter at an extremely low altitude approached the identified targets and used fire weapons.

As a result of the strike, the column of armored vehicles and the accumulation of enemy manpower were destroyed, ”the ministry said.

It is noted that the actions of the crew stopped the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area and did not allow the enemy to break through to the defensive positions of the Russian troops.

  • The crew of the Mi-35 destroyed a column of armored vehicles and the accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Russian Guard announced the discovery of a number of caches with weapons and military equipment on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).

In particular, the special forces of the department found a BMP-2 and BTR-80 armed and in good condition, a D-30 howitzer, as well as a burnt KamAZ and 20 122-mm shells near it.

In addition, three caches with weapons were found, one of which was mined with an anti-personnel mine installed on a trip wire.

The Igla portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS), an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) for the Kornet complex, a Ukrainian-made Korsar ATGM missile, five Metis ATGM missiles, five RPG-7 grenade launchers, RPO- 2, AGS-17 with a machine tool and about a thousand shots for them, more than 2 thousand artillery shells, 30 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, 138 hand grenades and more than 46 thousand pieces of ammunition for small arms.

The situation in the DNR and LNR

The People's Militia of the DPR reports that during the day, more than 40 enemy personnel and three armored personnel carriers were destroyed by the joint actions of the DPR military and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In turn, the People's Militia of the LPR stated that over the past day, the units of the republic destroyed up to 40 enemy personnel, five armored personnel carriers, one artillery mount and six units of special vehicles.

The forces of the LNR continue demining the liberated territories of the republic.

During September 12, 9 hectares were cleared of explosive objects.