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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief December 13th (updated)
2022-12-14
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 21:33 Military personnel of the Western Military District inflict attacks on Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region from the Acacia self-propelled guns

20:17 At the district training center of the Central Military Districtendedfinal exams for mobilized tankers

With the standards, the fighters coped with "Excellent", hitting targets at a distance of up to two kilometers

Now the tankers are rushing into battle. They say: "We are ready to carry out all the assigned tasks!"

19:28 Military personnel mobilized at the VVO training ground in Primorsky Kraiexercisein shooting from PKM and AGS-17 "Flame"

In practical exercises, fighters hone their skills in conducting aimed fire at a mock enemy.

Soldiers work with landmarks on the ground and learn to determine the distance to the target. This is necessary in order to clearly follow the commands to fire.

Targets imitate the manpower of the enemy. They are located at a distance of 900 to 1,300 meters. The mobilized are faced with the task of conducting the most accurate fire on the target.

Warriors work at the training grounds day and night to destroy the enemy in any situation.

18:13 Su-25 crews inflicted rocket air strikes on armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The pilots of the "Rooks" once again demonstrated coherence and professionalism: it is very difficult to maintain a low altitude at high speed. Firing in such conditions is even more difficult.

18:12 Air defense units of the Southern Military District around the clock perform tasks to protect the airspace in the area of ​​responsibility from air and missile strikes.

The Tor-M2 air defense missile system can hit almost all types of aircraft in its range of altitudes and range.

After launching anti-aircraft missiles on targets, the air defense crews immediately change positions. This is a key issue of the safety of equipment and the safety of the calculation.

17:10 Su-35S pilot told about the destruction of another enemy air object

The crews of the Su-35S of the Russian Aerospace Forces are on air watch in the NVO zone around the clock.

"During the performance of a combat mission in the duty zone in the air, I discovered an air target, completed the capture of the target. After he received permission to work, performed a launch and continued the flight to control the airspace. After the estimated time of the meeting of the missile with the target, the mark disappeared," said one of the Su-35S fighter pilots.

16:02 Air raid alert sounds almost throughout Ukraine, data show online maps Ministry of Digital Development of the country.

15:59 In Ochakovo of the Nikolaev area powerful explosions are reported.

There is a Ukrainian naval base in Ochakiv.

15:07 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 40 Ukrainian military and foreign fighters in the Kupyansk sector;

◾️The RF Armed Forces hit seven command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions;

◾️The Russian Armed Forces thwarted an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack in the Yuzhno-Donets direction, up to 50 Ukrainian military were destroyed;

◾️Russian troops repulsed three counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day, destroying more than 30 Ukrainian soldiers;

◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped counterattacks of three assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction, more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed;

◾️The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed a MLRS battery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR;

◾️Russian air defense intercepted two HIMARS MLRS shells, a HARM missile and two drones in a day.


In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 343 aircraft, 183 helicopters, 2,655 unmanned aerial vehicles, 396 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,087 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 930 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,684 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 7,582 units of special military vehicles.

15:06 A series of explosions in Kramatorsk. Local sources report that the strikes hit the places of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

14:30 Combat Work crews of 152mm howitzers D-20 of artillery units of the Western Military District, staffed by military personnel called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, and volunteers.

In the course of carrying out fire missions, crews of unmanned aerial vehicles transmit the coordinates of reconnoitered targets to artillerymen. After that, the fortified objects and manpower of the enemy are struck.

13:08 Air raid sirens sound in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine and the part of the Zaporozhye region controlled by Kyiv, according to the data of the corresponding online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of the country.

13:00 A solemn departure of mobilized to the training centers of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation took place in Khabarovsk

In the region, military personnel underwent fire, tactical and medical training.

The mobilized were trained by experienced instructors, they also took tests.

They wished the men successful completion of their tasks and returning home with victory!

12:07 FSB detained a resident of Abakan, whotried tojoin the Armed Forces

It turned out that in order to confirm his intentions, he had previously committed acts of vandalism against the administrative buildings of the regional authorities.

A criminal case has been opened on attempted treason.

11:53 Russian military destroyed Ukrainian soldiers in the Svatovo area. The quadcopter discovered them in the ruins that were once a human settlement. After the Ukrainians were thrown grenades.

10:36 Tonight, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the territory of the city of Klintsy, the authorities of the region report.

As a result of the operation of the air defense systems of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the missile was destroyed, some parts fell into the territory of the industrial zone.

09:35 Industrial enterprises in the Odessa region should switch to a night work schedule so that during the day the maximum amount of electricity can be given to ordinary citizens - speaker of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Sergey Bratchuk.

09:34 Combat Work calculation of the 203mm 2S7 self-propelled howitzer "Malka" on the positions of Ukrainian militants in the NVO zone.

08:05 Russian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Krasnopopovka area (10 km north of Kremennaya).

The offensive of our forces continues at the Artemovsk (Bakhmut)-Soledar line, fighting is underway in Marinka in the Donetsk direction, as well as near Velika Novoselka (30 km west of Vugledar)

Artillerymen inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy in the direction of Gulyaipole-Orekhove (Zaporozhye region) and Chernobaevka (Kherson region)

In the suburbs of Melitopol (Zaporozhye region) a bridge was blown up, the enemy is trying to cut off the supply of our group from Berdyansk.

07:02 Marines of the Pacific Fleet continue to crush enemy, and in this they are helped by 152mm self-propelled artillery mounts 2S5 "Hyacinth".

The gun ammunition includes, among other things, high-explosive fragmentation projectiles of a new type with an improved aerodynamic shape, active-rocket projectiles and corrected "Krasnopol" with a semi-active laser homing system.

Self-propelled guns "Hyacinth" successfully fight with enemy artillery batteries and tanks, destroy long-term firing points and field installations, and also suppress enemy rear and command posts.

02:04 A number of information sources report another shelling of the Bryansk region by the enemy.

0:26 Explosions are reported in Nikopol and temporarily occupied Kherson.

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