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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6.00 a.m., April 13, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 13 April 2023 07:01

    Day 414 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

    During the past day, the enemy launched 2x missile and 32x air strikes, launched more than 40x rounds from MLRS on the positions of our troops and the civilian infrastructure of populated areas, there are dead and wounded civilians. 2x russian missiles fired from the S-300 air defense system hit the objects of civil infrastructure in the city of Sloviansk.

    The russian federation continues to disregard the laws and customs of war, so the probability of missile and air strikes remains high throughout the territory of Ukraine.

    Despite numerous losses in equipment and manpower, the occupiers continue to focus their main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mar’yinka areas. During the day, thanks to the courage of each soldier, more than 45x enemy attacks were repelled.

    Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly. Certain units of the territorial troops of the armed forces of the russian federation continue to be on the territory of the republic of belarus. A comprehensive check of the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus is underway. Individual compounds and units are brought to higher levels of combat readiness. Additional manning of the units involved in the inspection was carried out at the expense of the draft of reserve servicemen.

    The enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the Kursk and Belgorod regions bordering Ukraine, and continues to carry out engineering equipment in the area.

    During the past day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Galaganivka, Zaliznyi Myst, Arkhipivka of the Chernihiv Oblast; Methodivka, Seredyna-Buda, Esman, Khodyne, Bilopylla, Iskriskivshchyna, Volfine, Pavlivka, Obody, Kindrativka, Varachyne, Basivka, Zapsillia and Myropillya of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Veterinarne, Lukyantsi, Neskuchne, Vovchansk, Varvarivka, Nesterne, Zemlianki, Komisarov, Kolodyazne, Novomlynsk and Oskil in Kharkiv Oblast.

    Kupyansk axis: Topoli, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kindrashivka and Oskil of the Kharkiv Oblast were hit by enemy fire.

    Lyman axis: during the day, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Bilogorivka. Novoselivske, Nevske, Kuzmine, Belogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Torske and Spirne of the Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.

    Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions, tries to take full control of the city of Bakhmut, fighting continues. During the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area north of the settlement of Khromove and near Bohdanivka and Predtechyny. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Novodmytrivka, Kurdyumivka, Druzhba, Severnye and Zalizne of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.

    Avdiivka and Mar’yinka axes: the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Severne, Mar’yinka, Pobieda, and Novomykhailivka settlements of the Donetsk Oblast. The fiercest battles continue for Mar’yinka. At the same time, Keramik, Novokalynove, Krasnohorivka, Stepove, Avdiyivka, Tonenka, Severna, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Netaylove, Nevelske, Karlivka, Georgiivka, Mar’yinka, and Pobieda of the Donetsk Oblast were under enemy fire.

    Shakhtars’ke axis: during the past day, the enemy did not carry out any offensive actions. They shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Shakhtars’ke, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Vugledar and Prechistivka in the Donetsk Oblast.

    Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy continues to conduct defensive operations. Over the past 24 hours, more than 35x settlements have been shelled. Among them are Olhivske, Chervone, Charivne, Novodanilivka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaki, Stepnohirsk of Zaporizhzhya Oblast; Kozatske, Odradokamyanka, Mykolaivka, Olhivka, Tyaginka, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.

    The russian occupiers continue to strengthen the counter-intelligence regime in the temporarily occupied territories. The number of roadblocks and patrols has increased in and around the village of Grafske, Volnovasky district, Donetsk Oblast. At the checkpoints, the enemy is actively conducting filtering activities of the local population.

    The situation is somewhat similar in Blagodatny, Donetsk Oblast. Fearing the leakage of information about the location of the occupying units, the invaders began to restrict certain traffic routes to taxi drivers, local residents are allowed to enter only with registration.

    During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine made 6x strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers. Also, our defenders shot down 2x enemy UAVs of the "Orlan-10" type.

    At the same time, units of missile and artillery troops hit 4x areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2x enemy ammunition depots, as well as 1x enemy radar station.

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