Russians attack on four fronts, 22 combat clashes occur in one day – General Staff report

Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 19:05

Russian forces continue to focus their main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts, and heavy fighting continues. There were 22 combat clashes over the last day.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: The situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts remained unchanged. No signs of the formation of offensive groups have been detected. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, and training of individual Russian units continues at Belarusian training grounds.

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the Russians maintain their military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. During the day, they fired mortar and artillery shells at Karpovychi in Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Seredyna-Buda, Atynske, Bilopillia, Pavlivka and Obody in Sumy Oblast, as well as Ivashky, Udy, Strilecha, Lukiantsi, Izbytske, Starytsia, Synelnykove, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Budarky and Vilkhuvatka in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk front, the Russians launched an air strike near Krokhmalne in Kharkiv Oblast. Kamianka, Topoli, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kupiansk, Kyslivka, Berestove in Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast came under artillery and mortar fire.

On the Lyman front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensives in the areas of Vesele and Rozdolivka over the course of the day. They carried out air strikes on the settlements of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Vesele in Donetsk Oblast. Nevske, Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Yampolivka, Torske, Serebrianka, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne in Donetsk Oblast came under artillery fire.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russians conducted unsuccessful offensives in the direction of Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Bila Hora. They carried out air strikes in the areas of Hryhorivka and Sukha Balka in Donetsk Oblast. The areas of Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Druzhba, Toretsk, Pivdenne in Donetsk Oblast were affected by Russian artillery shelling.

The Russians did not conduct any offensive on the Avdiivka front. They conducted an air strike in the vicinity of Avdiivka. It fired artillery shells near Avdiivka, Sieverne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Netailove and Karlivka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Marinka front, Ukrainian defenders repelled all 14 Russian attacks in the area of Marinka, while the Russians conducted an air strike on the settlement. They also carried out artillery attacks near Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Heorhiivka, Maksymilianivka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Shakhtarsk front, the Russians launched an air strike in the area of Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva and Velyka Novosilka. They fired at Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Shakhtarske, Velyka Novosilka, Storozheve and Blahodatne in Donetsk Oblast.

The Russians continue to conduct defensive actions on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts. They carried out an air strike in the area of Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Russians shelled some settlements, including Vremivka, Novopil in Donetsk Oblast; Levadne, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Zherebianky, Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zmiivka, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Virivka, Inzhenerne, Zelenivka, Antonivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Kizomys in Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.

Over the course of the day, Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery struck a command post, three clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, an ammunition storage point, an anti-aircraft missile system, an artillery unit at a firing position, an air defence facility and an electronic warfare station.

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