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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the estimated total combat losses of the enemy as of the morning of March 13.

As a result, Russia lost 374 tanks and 1,226 armoured combat vehicles. Lost artillery systems reached the number of 140, also 74 aircraft and 86 helicopters are destroyed. As of the personnel, the Ministry reports the same number – over 12 000, noting that the calculation is complicated with the intensive fightings.

Among other losses are:

MLRS – 62 units;

air defence means – 34 units;

automotive equipment – 600 units;

ships / boats – 3 units;

fuel tanks – 60;

UAV operational and tactical level – 7.

It will be recalled that the eighteenth era of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion is continuing. The state, position and nature of the actions of the defence forces are without significant changes, informed as of 06.00 March 13, 2022 at the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Due to the losses, the armed forces of the Russian Federation are forming new units. In particular, the enemy command plans to involve about 1,500 people from the 40th Separate Marine Brigade (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Pacific Fleet).

Translated by Vitalii Holich

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