**Special Military Operation: Situation and Key Developments on October 13**

Russian air defenses shot down 883 Ukrainian drones in 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Russian forces carried out group strikes on Ukraine’s defense industry enterprises and logistics centers.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 1,285 service members in 24 hours.

Ukraine’s Air Force said it had not received intelligence from its partners about the attack on Kiev.

Nine drones were supposed to attack an airfield in Voronezh, the FSB said.

A Russian fighter killed a Georgian mercenary in a knife fight.

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