Summary of the special operation in Ukraine for the week

A special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass has been conducted by Russia since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the joint forces of the Russian Federation, Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as view a map of military operations for the week from November 6 to November 13 in the Izvestia material.

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

During the week, 15 dry cargo ships were hit, delivering weapons, military equipment and dual-use products to Ukraine for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the week, units of the North group of forces decisively established control over the settlement of Nikolskoye in the Sumy region, and yesterday over the settlement of Kotovka in the Kharkiv region. Formations of six mechanized, motorized infantry, two airmobile brigades, two brigades of unmanned systems, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four air defense brigades were defeated. During the week, the enemy lost more than 1,480 military personnel, five armored combat vehicles, 101 vehicles, five field artillery guns, and 31 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations in the North group's area of responsibility.

Last week, fighters of the Center group of forces liberated the settlement of Shilovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airborne, jaeger, assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three marine brigades and five National Guard brigades. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in this area amounted to more than 2,390 military personnel, 50 armored combat vehicles, 59 vehicles, eight field artillery guns and 24 electronic warfare stations.

The units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses, as a result, they liberated the settlements of Vasilkovo and Voskresenka in the Zaporizhia region. They defeated mechanized personnel and equipment, four amphibious assault, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two marine brigades. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,415 military personnel, eight armored combat vehicles and 51 vehicles in the area of responsibility of the Vostok group of forces.

Air defense systems shot down 18 guided aerial bombs, four US-made Rusty Dagger cruise missiles, four Neptune long-range cruise missiles, four US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, as well as 6,177 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles. The forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed two unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

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The fighters of the Dnepr group of forces told the details of their raids in the Zaporizhia direction.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 674 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 287,220 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, 31,632 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,796 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 36,923 field artillery and mortars, 77,112 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

Watch more relevant videos and details about the situation in Donbass on the Izvestia TV channel.