Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of August 13, 2024.
902 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,820 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Operational information as of 08:00 a.m. August 13, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion.
Operational information as of 22:00 p.m. August 13, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion.
The defense forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of the Russian invaders’ plans to occupy Ukrainian territory and exhaust the enemy’s combat potential.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 111 combat clashes, the enemy launched one rocket (2 rockets), 63 air strikes (in particular, used 83 anti-aircraft missiles) and 489 kamikaze drone strikes, carried out 2760 attacks on the positions of our troops.
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian terrorists stormed positions of Ukrainian units 12 times in the districts of Hlyboki, Lyptsi, Tykhi and Vovchansk. Fighting continues near the latter. Previously, today our soldiers neutralized 128 occupiers, destroyed six tanks, two units of special equipment and seven cars. Another tank, four artillery systems and four armored fighting vehicles were significantly damaged. Counting continues.
The enemy attacked twice in the Kupyansk direction. He unsuccessfully tried to advance towards Sinkivka and Novoosynovo.
In the Lyman direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 11 times during the day in Terna, Nevske, Makiivka settlements, as well as in Serebryansk forest. Two of these engagements have yet to be completed. The situation is under control.
In the Siverskyi direction, our troops nullified five enemy attempts to improve the tactical position near Verkhnyokamyanskyi and Spirnyi. The occupiers suffered losses.
In the Kramatorsk direction, five attempts by the invaders to advance near Chasiv Yar and White Mountain ended in failure. In addition, another battle is ongoing. The situation is under the control of our soldiers.
In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers stormed the Zalizny and Toretsk districts seven times today.
Enemy bomber aircraft were active. Five attacks have been repelled, fighting continues in two locations.
The enemy continues to intensively attack the Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. During the day, in total, he carried out 48 assault and offensive actions. The greatest activity of the Russian occupiers is recorded in the districts of Grodivka, Elizavetivka, Skuchny and Zhelany. Nine clashes in the direction are still ongoing. According to preliminary calculations, today our soldiers eliminated 124 and wounded 192 occupiers. Two BM-21 “Grad” anti-aircraft guns, two tanks, four vehicles, one MT-LB and three artillery systems were destroyed. In addition, two enemy vehicles, four artillery units, two tanks and one infantry fighting vehicle were significantly damaged.
At this time of the day, there are four combat clashes in the Kurakhiv direction. The terrorists unsuccessfully tried to advance in the districts of Krasnohorivka and Kostyantynivka.
In the Vremivsk direction, six enemy attacks were recorded near Vodyanyi and Kostyantynivka. The fighting continues.
The enemy became more active in the Dnieper direction. There were nine enemy assaults. Everywhere the enemy failed.
Today, we would like to celebrate the Ukrainian soldiers from the 79th separate amphibious assault brigade of the Tavriyskaya Brigade, who steadfastly restrained the onslaught of the enemy’s overwhelming forces on the eastern front, as well as the fighters from the 35th separate brigade of the marines named after Rear-Admiral Mykhailo Ostrogradsky for today’s neutralization of a significant number of invaders.
