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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., 13 June 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 13 June 2023 18:48

    Day 475 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues.

    The russian federation continues to wage a war of aggression. Despite significant losses, they do not give up plans to fully occupy Ukrainian territory.

    The adversary continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, strikes, and fires at both military and civilian targets.

    During the day, the russian occupiers launched another air and missile attack on Ukraine, using 16 Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and 4x Iranian strike UAVs "Shahed-136/131" on critical infrastructure facilities in Kharkiv Oblast and residential buildings in Kryvyi Rih.

    Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 11x cruise missiles and 1x strike drone.

    In addition, the enemy forces carried out 29x airstrikes and launched about 20x MLRS attacks on Ukrainian settlements and Ukrainian Defense Forces. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, destroyed and damaged critical infrastructure, residential buildings, other civil and administrative infrastructure.

    The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine. The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Maryinka axes, and heavy fighting continues. During the day, 22x combat clashes took place.

    Volyn and Polissya axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly. There are no signs of the formation of offensive groupings. The republic of belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, training units of the enemy is ongoing on training grounds.

    Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy forces continue to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. They shelled the settlements of Karpovichi of the Chernihiv Oblast, Novovasylivka, Seredyna-Buda, Atynske, Bilopylla, Pavlivka, Obody of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Ivashki, Uda, Strelecha, Lukyantsi, Izbytske, Staritsa, Synelnikove, Ohirtseve, Hatishche, Vovchansk, Budarky and Vilkhuvatka in Kharkiv Oblast.

    Kupyansk axis: the enemy launched an airstrike in the Krokhmalne district of the Kharkiv Oblast. Kamianka, Topoli, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Berestov in Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast were shelled by artillery and mortars.

    Lyman axis: the occupiers conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the Vesele and Rozdolivka areas. They carried out airstrikes at the settlements of Bilogorivka, Luhansk and Vesele, Donetsk Oblasts. Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Yampolivka, Torske, Serebryanka, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.

    Bakhmut axis: russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Orihovo-Vasylivka and Bila Hora. They carried out airstrikes in the Hryhorivka and Sukha Balka districts of the Donetsk Oblast. Areas of Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bogdanivka, Ivanivske, Druzhba, Toretsk, Pivdenne of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy artillery fire.

    Avdiivka axis: the enemy forces did not conduct offensive operations. They carried out an airstrike in the area of Avdiivka. The occupiers shelled the Avdiivka, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Netaylove, Karlivka settlements of the Donetsk Oblast.

    Maryinka axis: our defenders repelled all 14x enemy attacks in the vicinities of Maryinka. The enemy also launched an air strike within the settlement. russians shelled the Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Georgiivka, Maksimilianivka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka areas of the Donetsk Oblast.

    Shakhtarsk axis: the enemy forces launched an airstrike in the area of Vugledar, Zolota Niva, Velika Novosilka. They shelled Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Shakhtarske Velyka Novosilka, Storozheve, Blagodatne of the Donetsk Oblast.

    Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: russian forces are on the defensive. They carried out an airstrike in the Mala Tokmachka Oblast of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. They conducted artillery shelling of settlements, including: Vremivka, Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast; Levadne, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipilske, Zherebyanky, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zmiivka, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Virivka, Inzhenerne, Zelenivka, Antonivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast and Kherson.

    In the flooded Hola Prystan, the occupiers are still present, while firing at evacuation points and shifting blame on the Ukrainian Armed Forces for this. In turn, the occupation authorities force the local population to say on camera words of gratitude to the units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the russian federation for the supposed rescue and evacuation, although all this time, without any help from the occupation authorities, people were forced to save each other on their own. After the situation stabilized and the water receded, people returned to the city and witnessed looting and robbery of their own homes.

    Ukrainian Air Force conducted 11x strikes on enemy manpower concentrations and 3x on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.

    Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit the control post, 3x enemy concentrations of manpower, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition depot, an anti-aircraft missile system, an artillery unit at firing position, anti-aircraft defense system and an enemy radio-electronic warfare station.

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