Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of December 13
Photo: The General Staff reported on the situation at the front (Getty Images)
Since the beginning of December 13, Russian forces have launched 131 attacks on Ukrainian military positions. The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsk and Vremivka directions, where it conducted almost half of all attacks, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Today in the Kharkiv direction Russian forces tried to conduct offensive actions near Vovchansk, one battle is ongoing. The enemy aircraft attacked Hraniv and Vovchanski Khutory with guided bombs.
The enemy attacked Ukrainian positions in the Kupiansk direction six times. Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy assaults near Kolisnykivka, Bohuslavka and Lozova.
In the Lyman direction, enemy units continue to attack in the areas of Hrekivka, Nadiya, Zelenyi Hai, Shyikivka, Makiivka, Terny, Zarichne, Torske, Dibrova and Hryhorivka. Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops have repelled ten out of nineteen enemy attacks in this area. The fighting continues. The enemy shelled Serhiivka with the unguided air-to-surface missile.
Ukrainian troops repelled one attack near Bilohorivka in the Siversk direction. The enemy dropped guided bombs on Siversk.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian forces attacked five times in the area of Chasiv Yar.
As of today, seven hostile attacks have taken place in the Toretsk direction. The enemy was active in the areas of Toretsk and Dyliivka. Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped two attacks, five firefights are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian forces have already made 32 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the areas of Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Promin, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Novyi Trud, Zelene, Pishchane and Pushkine since the beginning of the day. The defense forces repelled 23 attacks. Nine engagements are ongoing.
There were 18 combat engagements in the Kurakhove direction, with Russian forces focusing on advancing near Stari Terny, Sontsivka, Zoria, Kurakhove, Dalne, Dachne, Hannivka and Uspenivka. Seven firefights are still ongoing.
In the Vremivka direction, the Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops 29 times near the settlements of Trudove, Veselyi Hai, Kostiantynopilske, Sukhi Yaly, Blahodatne, Storozheve, Neskuchne, Makarivka and Novodarivka. Ten clashes are still ongoing.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the Russian army made one unsuccessful attempt to attack the positions of Ukrainian troops.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine attacks by the Russian forces today, and five more engagements are ongoing.
Russia's losses in the war
According to the General Staff, since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has lost more than 760,000 personnel.
In particular, over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces eliminated another 1,390 Russian troops and destroyed 5 tanks, 31 armored combat vehicles and other enemy equipment.
