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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: February 13th, 2023
2023-02-14
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] 23:15 Adviser to the Acting Head of the DPR, Yan Gagin, said that the liberation of the village of Krasnaya Gora in the DPR paves the way for the capture of Artemovsk.

22:47 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that volunteers of the assault detachments, with fire support from the missile troops and artillery of the "Southern" group of troops, liberated the village of Krasnaya Gora in the DPR.

22:31 As a result of the artillery attack of the VFU, the number of wounded in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk has increased to five people, including a teenager born in 2010.Headquarters TerO DNR

21:56 Kyiv district of Donetsk, Gvardeyka - artillery attack continues. Telegram channel AGS Z Donbass

21:55 The north of Donetsk, the outskirts of Makiivka and the Yasinovatsky district - another series of arrivals. Telegram channel reports AGS Z Donbass

21:24 Kyiv district of Donetsk, the outskirts of Gvardeyka - arrivals again. Transmits Telegram channel AGS Z Donbass

21:16 Wagner fighters are actively fighting in the industrial zone of the eastern part of Artemovsk -video

20:50 Russian troops deepened into the defensive ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Dubovo-Vasilevka through the Slavyansk-Bakhmut highway: now the fighting is going on near the northwestern outskirts of Berkhovka. Reported by Tekegram channel Rybar

19:58 Fire was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction of the settlement of Orlovka - the city of Donetsk (Kiev and Kuibyshevsky districts): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired. SCKK DNR

19:19 Artillerymen of the 1st Slavic Brigade showed how they worked on the armored forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the 100mm MT-12 Rapira gun -video

18:50 As a result of the punitive artillery attack of the Kirovsky district on the street. Abakumov, a woman born in 1985 was injured. Reported by Telegram channel AGS Z Donbass

18:41 Fighters of PMC "Wagner" near the building of the Artemovsky plant of wall materials in the town of Krasnaya Gora -video

18:37 Donetsk, the Kiev region and the guards - a few more arrivals. Reported by Telegram channel AGS Z_Donbass

18:29 In the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, the Ukronazis fired at the village of the mine named after Abakumov. A direct hit was recorded on the roof of an apartment building on the street. Abakumov, as well as a direct hit on the roof of a private house on the street. Mikhailovskaya. Telegram channel reports Military Donetsk.

17:59 In the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk, an arrival is reported -video

17:32 Ukrainian Nazis continue to fire at the civilian population of Donetsk. The arrival took place in the area of Trudovskie —video

17:20 Servicemen of the RF Armed Forces eliminated the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Seversk direction -video

17:18 Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a series of arrivals. Reported by Tekegram channel Military Donetsk

17:10 As a result of the explosion of a shell fired by Ukrainian terrorists, in the courtyard at the address: st. Novozavodskaya, 27 (village Golmovsky, Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka) the roof of a residential building, glazing and outbuildings were damaged. Reported by Telegram channelPrikhodko RIK

16:46 In the Kherson direction, as part of a counte-battery fight, two combat vehicles of the Grad multiple launch rocket system and two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers were destroyed in a day. Telegram channel reportsSouthern Region/Novorossiya

16:15 Fire was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction of the settlement of Maksimilyanovka - the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.DNR SCKK

15:55 Russian UAV operators successfully hit the fortifications of the AFU militants in the Zaporozhye direction -video

15:38 Makeevka, Gvardeyka, a series of arrivals. Telegram channel Military Donetsk

15:15 The artillery attack of the city of Donetsk continues. From n.p. The coveted first three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired at the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts. Telegram channel Alexey KulemZin

15:09 Ukrainians again opened fire on the village of Golmovsky (Nikitovsky district of Horlivka). Telegram channel Prikhodko RIK

14:45 Dalnee settlement - Donetsk city (Petrovsky district): six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired. SCKK

14:27 In the Kupyansky direction, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Krakhmalnoye, Gryanikovka, Timkovka of the Kharkiv region, as well as Novoselovskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic. Tekegram channel Ministry of Defense of Russia.

14:19 The Russian army liberated the strategically important settlement of Dvurechnoye in the Kharkiv region. The militants retreat across the Oskol River to avoid encirclement. Reported by Tekegram channel Partizan 1941.

13:51 Footage of the duel of our ATGM operator with an enemy BMP-2. Destruction of the BMP-2 by an anti-tank missile system from the 58th OBSPN of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps —video.

13:40 Kyiv district is again under fire from the Nazis. Telegram channel reports Military Donetsk

13:08 Under the aimed fire of Ukrainian terrorists, the village of Golmovsky (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). Explosions of enemy rounds are recorded in the area of Puteyskaya Street. Reported by Telegram channel Prikhodko RIK

12:47 Artillery attack was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: - n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kiev region): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.DNR SCKK

12:36 Kyiv district of Donetsk, Makeevka, Gvardeyka - a series of powerful arrivals! Reports Under the aimed fire of Ukrainian terrorists, the village of Golmovsky (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). Explosions of enemy rounds are recorded in the area of ??Puteyskaya Street. Residents of the village - to leave the streets, go to shelters Military Donetsk

12:09 PMC "Wagner" units moved to the new district of Bakhmut - Budenovka in the south-west of the city, the Telegram channel reportedRybar. The fighters of PMC "Wagner" successfully eliminated the enemy's stronghold, and they are currently moving through the territory of the Mariupol cemetery.

11:45 Tankers of the 2nd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian Nazis near Belogorovka -video.

11:38 Kyiv district of Donetsk, the outskirts of Gvardeyka, a series of arrivals. Telegram channel reports AGS_Z_Donbass. Under the aimed fire of Ukrainian terrorists, the village of Golmovsky (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). Explosions of enemy rounds are recorded in the area of Puteyskaya Street.

11:33 Artillerymen of the OBTF DPR "Cascade", with the support of the UAV, smashed the stronghold of Ukrainian neo-Nazis in the Ugledar direction —video.

10:54 Fire was detected from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Tonenskoye- Donetsk (Kiev region): three rounds fired with a caliber of 155mmDNR SCKK.

10:49 Our crews continue to bombard the enemy with mines. VSUshnik with the call sign "Bravo" reports the defeat of their dugout —video.

10:30 Enemy artillery attack of the Kyiv region of Donetsk does not stop. At 10:10 from N. p. Orlovka Ukrainian fascists fired eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm. Reported in the Telegram channel Alexey KulemZin.

10:19 Offensive in the DPR: "Rapiers" destroy Ukrainian militants. Calculations of 100mm anti-tank guns MT-12 "Rapier" of the first brigade of the Donetsk Army Corps are working on enemy targets, covering the advance of troops -video.

09:24 Footage of the work of our tankers at the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video

09:21 Combat work of the reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52 "Alligator" in the area of the special operation -video

08:26 Summary on the morning of February 13, 2023

At night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered massive strikes by the Geran UAV and missile weapons against enemy targets. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Poltava regions, as well as in the territory of the DPR occupied by the enemy.

A new element was the use of balloons with corner reflectors, which enemy air defense systems mistake for attack drones. The task of false targets is to open air defense positions and deplete it.

On the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, our troops continue the offensive. The enemy blew up the bridge to Konstantinovka, which indicates the further impossibility of supplying the enemy group in the city along this road. To the north of the city PMC "Wagner" liberated N. p. Krasnaya Gora, data is coming in about the occupation of Paraskovievka.

Active hostilities continue in Marinka.

On the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya, the enemy is erecting lines of the second and third echelon of defense (beyond the lakes along the Torskoye-Terna line). Krasny Liman, Stavki, Yampol are actively preparing for defense.

At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Mariupol with a Tochka-U missile. Our air defense shot down the target.

The enemy fired 146 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka were under fire. Wounded civilian.


08:17 Frontline summary on the morning of February 13, 2023

In the Ugludar sector, Russian troops were artillery attack Novopol and Vremovka. On the ground, they made an attempt to advance to the southern outskirts of the city itself. APU repelled the attack.

On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted assault operations in the Pobeda area. Urban fighting continues in Marinka. The Ukrainian garrison is holding the line. To the northeast, Russian troops attacked in the direction of Pervomaisky. Artillery hit Novomikhailovka and Avdeevka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Oleksandrivka and Donetsk.

To the south-west of Bakhmut, PMC "Wagner" attacks in the direction of Chasov Yar and storms Ivanovskoye. The Ukrainian army puts up fierce resistance. Also, the opposing sides are fighting hard on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut itself. PMC "Wagner" attacks.

To the north of the city, Wagner operators took control of Red Mountain. Thus, they occupied the dominant peaks, from which it is easy to fire at the Ukrainian garrison in Paraskovyivka, which the Wagner PMC is now attacking from the south and east. To the north of Soledar, the "musicians" are trying to move towards Fedorovka. APU hold positions.

In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops are conducting offensive operations near Belogorovka. A little to the north, from the side of Shipilovka, they attack in the Serebryansky forest area. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are trying to move from Dibrov to Zarechny. And far to the north, they are pushing the Ukrainian army near Gryanovka, trying to push it back across the Oskol River.


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