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More than 150 clashes per day at the front: the enemy is attacking in ten directions, — Ukrainian General Staff
2024-05-13
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] The difficult situation remains in the Kharkiv, Kupyan, Lyman, Siver, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsky, Kurakhiv, Vremiv, Orikhov and Dnieper directions.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska


The eight hundred and ninth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state has begun.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, 155 combat clashes were recorded during the day.

In total, the enemy launched 13 missile and 118 air strikes, carried out 120 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded among the civilian population.

High-rise and private buildings, as well as other infrastructure objects, were destroyed and damaged.

On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.

In the Siversk operational area, in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, conducts shelling of populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy launched an air strike in the area of ​​the city of Sumy.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, carried out 12 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Strelecha, Krasne, Morokhovets, Oliynikove, Lukyantsi, Gatishche, Pletenivka, Pylna, Vovchansk, Bugruvatka of the Kharkiv region.

The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Vilcha, Liptsi, Lyman, Izbytske, Vesele, Petrivka, Kozacha Lopan, Synelnikove, Hlyboke, Shiroke, Vovchanski Khutory of the Kharkiv region.

In the Kupyan direction, our soldiers repelled 19 attacks in the areas of Sinkivka, Novoyehorivka, Ivanivka settlements of the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Luhansk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical position. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of Tverdohlibove and Serhiyivka settlements of the Luhansk region.

In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 10 attacks in the areas of Makiivka, Nevske and Serebryansk forestry settlements of the Luhansk region; Novosadove, Terny, Donetsk region.

In the Siverskyi direction, the Defense Forces repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Belogorivka settlements of the Luhansk region; Verkhnokamyanske, Spirne, Viymka, Rozlovka of Donetsk region.

In the Kramatorsk direction, our soldiers repelled 27 attacks in the areas of Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Hryhorivka, Novy Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical position.

The enemy also carried out an airstrike in the area of ​​the village of Kurdyumivka, Donetsk region.

The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Toretsk direction. However, he carried out airstrikes in the areas of Severnye and New York settlements of the Donetsk region.

In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders repelled 32 attacks in the areas of Semenivka, Kalinove, Novooleksandrivka, Yevgenivka, Sokil, Novopokrovske, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, and Netaylovo settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to dislodge our units from the occupied lines.

He also carried out airstrikes in the areas of settlements of Karlivka, Mykolaivka, Oleksandropil, Stara Mykolaivka, Progress, Novogrodivka of the Donetsk region.

In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Solodke, Krasnohorivka, Vodyane, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 10 times to break through the defense of our troops.

In the direction of Vremivsk, our defenders repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Urozhaine, Staromayorske settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to dislodge our units from the occupied lines.

In the Orykhiv direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders twice in the Robotyn region of the Zaporizhzhia region. He also carried out an airstrike in the area of ​​Storozheve settlement of Donetsk region and Mala Tokmachka of Zaporizhzhya region.

In the Dnieper direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, with the support of aviation, he carried out 5 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of ​​the settlement of Krynka, Kherson region.

The enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of ​​the settlement of Antonivka, Kherson region.

At the same time, our soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops, exhausting the enemy along the entire line of battle.

According to detailed information, during the day, Air Defense Forces aviation and units of missile forces struck 3 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2 artillery units, 2 radar stations, and 9 enemy personnel concentration areas.

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