POW exchange

The press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported that on Thursday, October 13, 20 Russian soldiers were returned from Ukrainian captivity.

“Today, as a result of the negotiation process on the exchange, 20 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory of Ukraine controlled by the Kyiv regime.

All those released are provided with the necessary psychological and medical assistance, ”the agency said in a statement.

It is noted that the military will be taken to medical institutions of the Russian Defense Ministry as soon as possible for treatment and rehabilitation.

The course of the special operation

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

In particular, over the past day, Russian troops repelled all attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the enemy, using the forces of two company tactical groups, tried to attack the settlements of Orlyanka and Kotlyarovka in the Kharkov region.

“Enemy losses amounted to more than 50 servicemen, three tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles and seven vehicles,” Defense Ministry spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said during a briefing.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the forces of up to two battalion tactical groups, made a new attempt to force the Zherebets River to capture the settlements of Stelmakhovka and Rozovka in the Luhansk People's Republic.

As noted in the Ministry of Defense, on the approaches to the river, the enemy was scattered by artillery and army aviation fire, after which he retreated.

Two tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks were destroyed and about 60 Ukrainian servicemen were liquidated.

  • The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - about the course of the special operation in Ukraine

In the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted offensive operations in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Pyatikhatki, Kostromka, Bezvodnoye and Pravdino in the Kherson region.

“The successful actions of the Russian troops repelled all attacks.

More than 110 Ukrainian servicemen, 21 armored combat vehicles and 12 special vehicles were destroyed,” Konashenkov said.

In addition, four command posts, 52 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 164 districts were hit by air, artillery and missile strikes during the day.

Destroyed five warehouses of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons.

Also, Russian fighters shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 in the Dnepropetrovsk region, and air defense systems destroyed the Su-27 in the Poltava region.

Along with this, 12 drones and ten American HARM anti-radar missiles were shot down, 16 shells of American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and Ukrainian Alder MLRS were intercepted.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, 321 aircraft, 161 helicopters, more than 2.2 thousand drones, 380 anti-aircraft missile systems, over 5.7 thousand tanks and other armored vehicles, 868 MLRS combat vehicles, more than 3.4 thousand military vehicles have been destroyed. field artillery guns and mortars, as well as over 6.5 thousand units of special military vehicles.

The work of the National Guard in the Kherson region

According to the press service of the Russian Guard, during the day, employees of the special forces of the department discovered three caches of weapons and ammunition in the Kherson region.

Information about their whereabouts was obtained from local residents.

“A modernized Kalashnikov assault rifle with a folding butt, a Makarov pistol, a Fort-17 self-loading pistol, 280 cartridges of various calibers, a device for improving the performance of small arms, an RGD-5 grenade, 12 shots for a PG-7S anti-tank grenade launcher, and also two Western-made radio stations, ”the Russian Guard clarified.