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Current information on the situation on the front line on June 13 (updated)
2025-06-14
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 20:53 Russian fiber-optic drone hits Ukrainian self-propelled gun, exploding ammunition —video.

20:27 A driver with the call sign "Hachiko" works in a group that lays fiber optic cables and provides communications between units in the liberated territories.

Signalmen are always a priority target for the enemy, since the entire command of the troops depends on their work. Therefore, encounters with enemy drones during combat missions for the Hachiko group are not uncommon.

A fighter about one of the difficult duels with the Ukrainian "bird"toldto the correspondent of the newspaper "Ural Military News" Konstantin Kamensky.

19:23 Stepovaya Novoselovka came under the control of the Russian Federation. Kupyansk direction –MAP

18:44 Fierce fighting near Pokrovsk –VIDEO

A selection of combat work by fighters of the Center group of forces on June 13 to destroy robotic complexes, military equipment, weapons, infantry and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during active combat operations in the Pokrovsky direction.

17:49 Sappers of the Dnepr group of troops are improving skills of working with UAVs at the training ground

The use of UAVs allows engineers to conduct preliminary reconnaissance of the area and identify minefields from a safe distance, significantly reducing risks.

16:50 Tor SAM system crew of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy attack UAVs

The anti-aircraft missile system crew successfully repelled an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces unmanned aerial vehicles in the South Donetsk direction —video.

15:57 Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov checked execution of combat missions by the West troop group in the area of ​​the special military operation.

At the command post, the Chief of the General Staff heard reports from the commander of the West group of forces, Colonel General Sergei Kuzovlev, and other officials of the group on the current situation in the area of ​​responsibility.

Summing up, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov noted the successes of the units and military units of the West group of forces in fulfilling the assigned tasks and gave instructions for further actions.

At the end of the work, the Chief of the General Staff presented state awards to the most distinguished servicemen of the West group of forces and thanked them for the courage and bravery they demonstrated during the military operations.

15:25 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region

Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:

– 11 rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;

- According to n.p. Vasilyevka Four rounds;

– Four rounds in the village of Sofievka;

- According to n.p. Kakhovka 5 rounds;

– Two rounds in the village of Malokakhovka;

– Six rounds to the settlement of Velikaya Lepetikha.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Aleshki, Kazachi Lagerya, Korsunka, Malaya Lepetikha, and Knyaze-Grigorovka, firing a total of 22 rounds from barrel artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.

14:44 Operators of Ussuri paratroopers' attack UAVs destroyed enemy vehicles and armored vehicles in Sumy Oblast.

In the South Donetsk direction, FPV drone crews of the Vostok group of forces destroyed the firing position of a T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest belt –VIDEO

12:35 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from June 7 to June 13, 2025

During the week, units of the North military group liberated the settlement of Yablonovka in Sumy Oblast during offensive operations.

Air strikes, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire damaged the manpower and equipment of four mechanized, a Jaeger, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four territorial defense brigades. Over the week, in the area of ​​responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy's losses amounted to over 1,135 servicemen, two tanks, 14 combat armored vehicles, 29 cars and 39 field artillery guns. Five electronic warfare stations and 10 ammunition depots were destroyed.

📍The units of the "West" group of forces occupied more advantageous positions. They defeated the formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade.

The enemy lost over 1,555 servicemen, three tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, including two US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers, and 87 cars. Nineteen field artillery pieces were destroyed, including five made by NATO countries, 17 electronic warfare stations, and 30 ammunition depots.

🚩Units of the Southern Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Zarya in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, motorized infantry, two assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged. Over the week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 1,175 servicemen, a tank, three combat armored vehicles, 21 vehicles and 15 field artillery guns. Six electronic warfare stations, 11 ammunition and material depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces have reached the western border of the Donetsk People's Republic and are continuing to develop the offensive on the territory of the Dnepropetrovsk region.

As a result of decisive actions, the settlements of Petrovskoye, Alekseyevka and Koptevo of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated.

💥Defeat was inflicted on formations of five mechanized, two airborne assault, and assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, two national guard brigades, and the Azov* special forces brigade.

The enemy lost over 3,660 servicemen, 38 armored combat vehicles, 41 cars and 40 field artillery pieces.

Over the past week, units of the "East" military grouping have liberated the settlement of Komar in the Donetsk People's Republic as a result of active operations.

💥The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airborne assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades were damaged. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 1,435 servicemen, two tanks, 17 combat armored vehicles, 39 cars, 28 field artillery guns and five electronic warfare stations.

💥Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 610 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 47 vehicles and 15 field artillery guns. 26 electronic and counterbattery warfare stations, as well as nine ammunition depots, were destroyed.

12:15 During the offensive, the settlements of Yablonovka in Sumy Oblast, Komar and Koptevo in Donetsk People's Republic were liberated –MAP

12:14 Last week RF Armed Forces inflicted seven massive group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack UAVs on military facilities in Ukraine.

As a result, the following are affected:

Enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine;

Infrastructure of military airfields;

Radar stations;

Production workshops, storage areas and launch sites for attack drones;

Arsenals of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

Temporary deployment points for Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries.

11:40 Far Easterners advance near Komar. Attack aircraft gradually push the enemy into the village, also driving the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the plantations near Zaporozhye –MAP

10:26 Paratroopers of the North group of forces brokes tubborn resistance of the enemy and liberated the settlement of Yablonovka in the originally Russian Sumy region.

08:50 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the West group of forces stopped rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Svatovo-Kupyansk direction.

07:36 In the period from 21:45 Moscow time on June 12 to 05:25 Moscow time on June 13, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

70 UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
15 UAVs over the territory of the Oryol region,
11 UAVs over the territories of the Kursk and Saratov regions,
Nine UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Seven UAVs over the waters of the Black Sea,
One UAV over the territories of the Bryansk and Voronezh regions.

07:32 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:

Advance towards np Katerinovka

Orekhovo has been liberated

Expansion of the control zone in Chasov Yar

Advance to the village of Komar and further north➡️

Expansion of the control zone in Grigorovka

Enemy controls Torskoe

Adjustment of the control zone in the area of ​​the settlements of Zeleny Kut and Novoukrainka

06:33 Snipers of the Guards Airborne Assault Don Cossack Regiment of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit of the Airborne Forces shared features of their combat work. They told what targets they shoot at and demonstrated one of the downed drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

05:28 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the group of forces "Center" inflicted a massive attack on the fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

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