09:24 Footage of the work of Russian tankers at the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction – video
09:21 Combat work of the reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52 “Alligator” in the area of the special operation – video
08:26 am Summary for the morning of February 13, 2023
At night, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted massive strikes by the Geran UAV and missile weapons on enemy targets. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Poltava regions, as well as in the territory of the DPR occupied by the enemy.
A new element was the use of balloons with corner reflectors, which enemy air defense systems mistake for attack drones. The task of decoys is to open air defense positions and deplete them.
On the Artyomovsky (Bakhmut) direction, Russian troops continue the offensive. The enemy blew up the bridge to Konstantinovka, which indicates the further impossibility of supplying the enemy group in the city along this road. To the north of the city, PMC “Wagner” liberated settlement Krasnaya Gora, data is coming in about the occupation of Paraskovievka.
Active hostilities continue in Marinka.
On the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya, the enemy is erecting lines of the second and third echelon of defense (beyond the lakes along the Torskoye-Terna line). Krasny Liman, Stavki, Yampol are actively preparing for defense.
At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Mariupol with a Tochka-U missile. Our air defense shot down the target.
The enemy fired 146 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka were under fire. A civilian was wounded.
08:17 Sitrep for the morning of 02/13/2023
In the Uludar sector, Russian troops were shelling Novopol and Vremovka. On the ground, they made an attempt to advance to the southern outskirts of the city itself. AFU repelled the attack.
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted assault operations in the Pobeda area. Urban fighting continues in Marinka. The Ukrainian garrison is holding the line. To the northeast, Russian troops attacked in the direction of Pervomaisky. Artillery hit Novomikhailovka and Avdeevka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Oleksandrivka and Donetsk.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, PMC “Wagner” attacks in the direction of Chasov Yar and storms Ivanovskoye. The Ukrainian army puts up fierce resistance. Also, the opposing sides are fighting hard on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut itself. PMC “Wagner” attacks. To the north of the city, the “orchestrants” took control of Red Mountain. Thus, they occupied the dominant peaks, from which it is easy to shell the Ukrainian garrison in Paraskovievka, which the Wagner PMC is now attacking from the south and east. To the north of Soledar, the “musicians” are trying to move towards Fedorovka. AFU hold positions.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops are conducting offensive operations near Belogorovka. A little to the north, from the side of Shipilovka, they attack in the Serebryansky forest area. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are trying to move from Dibrov to Zarechny. And far to the north, they are pushing the Ukrainian army near Gryanovka, trying to push it back across the Oskol River.
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