Russian Troops Personnel Losses On May 13 Up 300 To 27,200 Killed, Equipment By 13 Tanks And 1 Helicopter

On May 13, the personnel losses of the Russian troops increased by 300 to 27,200 killed, and the Ukrainian military also destroyed 13 tanks and 1 helicopter over the past day.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces announced this in a statement posted on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The enemy lost 1 helicopter over the past day (total - 163), 13 tanks (total - 1,218), 34 armored combat vehicles (total - 2,934), 9 artillery systems (total - 551), 2 units of rocket artillery (total - 195) , 17 units of automotive equipment and tankers (total - 2,059), 1 unit of special equipment (total 42) and 6 drones (total - 411).

Since the beginning of the war, the enemy has also lost 200 aircraft, 88 air defense systems, 95 cruise missiles and 13 ships/boats.

The greatest losses of the enemy over the past day were observed in the Slovianks and Bakhmut directions.

As Ukrainian News Agency reported, earlier the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the military leadership of Russia is trying to replenish the loss of officers at the expense of officers of higher military educational institutions.