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Russian losses per 13/05/24 reported by the Ukrainian general staff

+1740 men (!)
+31 tanks
+42 APVs
+15 artillery pieces
+4 MLRS
+26 UAVs
+3 cruise missiles

Ukrainian pilots are using a tactic first developed by the US Air Force to contest the skies above the 600-mile frontline. Videos in recent months appear to show Ukrainian pilots conducting so-called "wild weasel" missions. The strategy involves jet pilots luring enemy antiaircraft defenses into targeting them with their radars. The radar waves are then traced back to their source, and the Ukrainian pilots retaliate with weapons like the US-made AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles before the Russians can lock onto them with surface-to-air missiles.

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-pilots-use-wild-weasel-tactics-usaf-invented-vietnam-war-2024-5

This is reportedly the car of Denys Kharitonov, member of the Duma of Astrakhan Oblast and Wagner Group mercenary. His car was blown up, but he somehow managed to come out unharmed even though he was inside the car during the explosion.

FPV operators of the 47th Mechanized Brigade skilfully destroyed a Russian tank, Avdiivka direction.

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In occupied Sorokyne (Krasnodon), Luhansk region, a Russian ammo warehouse was hit.

Over the past day, an Orlan-10 reconnaissance UAV in Odesa region and a Lancet kamikaze UAV in the Kherson region were destroyed.

Last night, SBU drones were active in the Lipetsk and Bilhorod regions. The attack resulted in a fire at the Neftebaza Oskolneftesnab oil depot near the city of Stary Oskol and at the 500kV Eletskaya substation. https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/droni-sbu-vrazili-npz-ta-elektropidstantsiyu-1715588623.html

⚡️The 47th Mechanized Brigade reports that they shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter

Air defense is active in the Rostov region in Russia.

Russian channels report that an assault is being conducted towards Ternova, Kharkiv region on the border with Russia. Clashes are ongoing.

Against the background of the offensive of Russian troops in the north of the Kharkiv region, the commander of the Operational grouping of troops "Kharkiv" was replaced. Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapaty was appointed instead of Yuriy Galushkin. Drapaty was Deputy Chief of the General Staff and former commander of the Operational grouping of troops "Kherson".