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| Operational summary of the Ukrainian General Staff for the evening of Friday, August 12 | |
| 2022-08-13 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Vesti] The enemy's losses in manpower are growing. “In this regard, the command of the Russian Federation is expanding the practice of postponing the rotation of advanced units for an indefinite period without their additional staffing. All this has a significant impact on the morale and psychological state of Russian servicemen and so-called volunteers and worsens their motivation ,” the General Staff report says. as of 18:00 Friday, August 12. In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the situation has not undergone significant changes. According to available information, on August 11 this year, the readiness of the combat control and warning system of the Armed Forces of Belarus was checked. In the Seversk direction , the enemy continues to hold units in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to tie down the actions of units of the Defense Forces. The enemy fired artillery at Oleksandrivka in the Chernihiv region, as well as Yuryevo, Belopolye, Atynskoye and Yastrebinoye in the Sumy region. The rotation of units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, performing tasks in the border areas of the Kursk and Belgorod regions, continues. In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy fired from tanks, cannon and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Odnorobovka, Prudyanka, Slatino, Dementievka, Novoe, Pitomnik, Russian Lozovaya, Russian and Cherkassy Tishki, Tsirkuny, Chernyaki, Petrovka, Shestakov, Mospanovo, Kutuzovka , Lesnoye, Ivanovka, Gusarovka, Lebyazhe, Korobochkino, Slobozhanskoye and Chepil. The enemy used assault and army aviation for strikes near Verkhny Saltov, Rtishchevka, Ukrainka and Bayrak. In the Slavic direction, the occupiers had a fire influence on the positions of the Defense Forces near Bolshaya Kamyshevakha, Dmitrovka, Dibrovnoye, Vernopolye, Rodnoy, Protopopovka, Mazanovka, Bogorodichny, Nortsovka, Krasnopolye and Dolyna. Air strikes were carried out near Zaliman. The enemy tried to conduct offensive battles in the directions of Apiary - Bogorodichne and Quiet - Dolina. He was rebuffed and fled. In the Kramatorsk direction , shelling was recorded near Seversk, Zvonovka, Verkhnekamensky, Grigorievka and Raygorodok. The enemy's attempt to conduct reconnaissance in force in the direction of Belogorovka - Grigorovka failed . In the Bakhmut direction , the invaders used tanks and various-caliber artillery for fire impact in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Soledar, Ivano-Daryevka, Vyemka, Disputed, Yakovlevka, Kodema, Vershina, Zaitsevo and Vasyukovka. Airstrikes were recorded near Vyemka, Ivano-Daryevka, Disputed, Yakovlevka, Soledar and Bakhmutsky. The invaders tried to conduct reconnaissance near Spirne. Ukrainian soldiers inflicted a fire defeat and neutralized the enemy. With offensive and assault actions, the Russian invaders unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our units and advance in the directions of the settlements of Spirne, Ivano-Daryevka, Vyemka, Yakovlevka, Kodema, Vershina and Zaitsevo. They suffered losses and retreated chaotically. Fighting continues in some areas. In the direction of Pokrovskoye - Bakhmut, the enemy had a partial success, trying to gain a foothold . In the Avdeevka direction , shelling continued near Maryinka, Vodyanoye, Netailovoye, Avdeevka, Peski, Krasnogorovka and Novobakhmutovka. The enemy launched airstrikes not far from Krasnogorovka, Maryinka, Vodiane and Avdeevka. All enemy assault attempts in the areas of Spartak, Peskov and Maryinka were suppressed by our defenders and the invaders were driven back to their previous positions. In the Novopavlovsk and Zaporozhye directions , the enemy’s fiery influence was recorded near Novomikhailovka, Shevchenko, Novoyakovlovka, Velikaya Novoselka, Vladimirovka, Ugledar, Novopol, Preobrazhenka, Vremevka, Novoselka, Green Field, Novodanilovka, Kamensky, Novoandreevka, Gulyaipol. Enemy aircraft operated near Ugledar and Novomikhailovka. The Russians were advancing in the direction of Yegorovka - Pavlovka. The enemy is stopped and thrown back. In the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction, the invaders fired at the positions of our troops from tanks, cannon and rocket artillery along the line of collision. Air strikes were carried out in the areas of Osokorovka, Andreevka, Blagodatny, Novogrigorievka, Lozovoye, Mirny, Bruskinsky and Veliky Artakovo. The enemy is trying to restore the combat readiness of the units that suffered losses during combat operations in the indicated direction. In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas , two carriers of sea-based cruise missiles are ready for use . August 12 is the 170th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine .
Russia has lost the initiative: Arestovich outlined the situation on the fronts [Vesti] The pace of advancement of Russian troops in the Donetsk region will not allow them to take Bakhmut, Seversk and other cities. At least, this is the opinion of Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President's Office, who voiced his opinion on the air of Feygin LIVE. "The pace, scale and price for this promotion are such that they will not allow them to take Bakhmut, Seversk and other cities. All this, at best, will end in the vicinity of these cities. There will be no repetition of Lisichansk and Severodonetsk ," the adviser said, talking about what happened on the fronts in Ukraine on Friday, August 12. In general, as Arestovich notes, the strategic initiative in the war passed to the Ukrainian army. " In this war, paradoxically, the transition of the strategic initiative to Ukraine was marked by two news. Three, in fact, but I won't say anything about the third. The first is the return of McDonald's to Ukraine. You can laugh at it or not. And the second is the destruction Russian regiment in Saki ," he said. And in the future, it may happen that it will no longer be the Russian command, but the Ukrainian command, that will dictate what is happening with the objects and the territory held, Arestovich believes. "The Ukrainian army proved back in 2014 that it knows how to liberate cities without destroying the civilian population. Simply by forcing the enemy to leave. Just like we liberated Bucha, Gostomel and Irpin. They just started to go around left and right and they, in order not to get hit troops were immediately withdrawn into the encirclement. Without an assault. Something similar could happen with Energodar, with Kherson, with many places , "said the adviser to the head of the President's Office. Chronology of the war in Ukraine for Friday, August 12 [Vesti] August 12 is the 170th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua . 2:00 am . Donetsk region . Kramatorsk was hit by 11 rocket attacks . Destroyed houses in the private sector. 2:50 . Kharkov region . Kharkov was under rocket fire . There were 5 explosions in three districts of the city. An educational institution in the Slobodsky district suffered. During the day, 5 people were injured in the region, one from a mine explosion. A woman died. 5:20 . Nikolaev region . Shelling was recorded in the vicinity of the village. Parutino of the Kutsurub community, no casualties. 8:00 a.m. Dnipropetrovsk region . Three people were injured in the night shelling of Marganets , including a 12-year-old boy. About 40 shells from the Grad MLRS were fired at the city . 4 multi-storey buildings and several private houses, a local factory, a printing house, a shop and a cafe were damaged. Artillery hit Nikopol: four private houses were damaged. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. 8:00 a.m. Donetsk region . Two men died in Kurakhovo due to shelling . The bodies were pulled out from under the rubble of houses, one woman was saved. Search and rescue work continues. Nikolaev region . The woman died as a result of shelling of the village of Bereznegovatoe on August 11. The shelling provoked a fire in a residential building in the Ship District of Nikolaev, there were no casualties. In the Shevchenko community, two residential buildings were destroyed, no casualties were reported. 9:00 a.m. The main thing from the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of August 12: in the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian forces launched an offensive in the directions of Verkhnekamensky and Ivano-Daryevka, unsuccessfully; at Bakhmut, as a result of an offensive in the direction of Gorlovka - Zaitsevo, the Russians were partially successful; The RF Armed Forces conducted offensive battles in the directions of the settlements of Ivano-Daryevka, Vyimka, Bakhmut, Veselaia Dolina and Kodema, without success. After the regrouping, the Russians resumed the offensive on Kodema, the fighting continues; offensive battles continued in the areas of Spartak and Marinka, they were repulsed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At Pesok there are fights. 10:00 a.m. British intelligence reports that at least five Russian Su-24 fighters and three Su-30 multipurpose aircraft were destroyed or seriously damaged as a result of explosions at an airfield in Crimea. Despite severe damage, the airfield remains operational. 10:20 am . Donetsk region . In the "DPR" they report that the mine is de-energized. Zasyadko . There are 109 people underground. 10:40 am . Zaporozhye region . New rules are being introduced for travel to the occupied territories of Ukraine through the Zaporozhye region . From now on, the application for departure must be submitted exclusively in electronic form using the updated form. You cannot make changes to an already submitted application. Departure to the temporarily occupied territory, as well as the movement of goods is carried out as part of columns through a checkpoint in the village of Kamenskoye. Trucks with a mass of more than 3.5 tons and buses designed for more than 20 seats, except for evacuation ones, are not allowed in the convoy. 11:00 am . New M270 systems from Great Britain arrived in Ukraine. Zaporozhye region . An explosion occurred in uncontrolled Melitopol. According to preliminary information, an improvised explosive device went off in one of the courtyards on Gogol Street. 11:30 am . The Budget Committee of the Rada approved a bill to increase state budget spending by UAH 270 billion through domestic borrowing. Of this amount, 241 billion is intended for the Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will receive UAH 23 billion, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense - UAH 2.2 billion, and the SBU - UAH 2.5 billion. It is also planned to allocate UAH 12 billion to Naftogaz for the purchase of gas using credit funds from the Canadian government. 11:40 am . Zaporozhye region . The Russian-appointed "authorities" of the Zaporozhye region said they could mothball the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant . Also, the plan to "save the nuclear power plant" provides for the withdrawal of energy flows to territories not controlled by Ukraine. 11:50 am . Odessa region . The fifth caravan of cargo ships left the Black Sea ports of Ukraine. Dry cargo ships Sormovskiy 121 and Star Laura with over 60 thousand tons of agricultural products on board are sent to the ports of destination. 12:50 pm . Zaporozhye region . During the explosion in Melitopol, one of the leaders of the United Russia election headquarters, Oleg Shestak, was blown up. He is considered a close associate of the Russian-appointed "head of administration" of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky. 13:20 . The British Ministry of Defense publishes an up-to-date map of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. The bodies of 522 military men who were on the lists of the missing were returned to Ukraine . The scheme provides that Ukraine sends a request about the battlefields where the dead Ukrainians may be, the Russian side is looking for them, picks them up and transfers them to Ukraine. Negotiations on the exchange with the Russian Federation are being conducted through the Red Cross. 14:00 . The issue of crossing the border by students of foreign universities must be resolved in the coming days. 50 people's deputies sent a corresponding appealto Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. 14:15 . Donetsk region . All miners de-energized mine them. Zasyadko in uncontrolled Donetsk was raised to the surface. There were no casualties. 15:20 . Kherson region . In the temporarily uncontrolled Novaya Kakhovka , explosions occurred in the area of the hydroelectric power station . The blow was confirmed by the "authorities" appointed by the Russian Federation. They said that there are hits, but they are not critical. 16:30 . Schools in Kyiv will no longer study Russian. This is stated in the letter of the permanent commission on education and science, family, youth and sports of the capital city council. 17:00 . Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada on extending martial law and mobilization. 17:20 . Donetsk region . In uncontrolled Gorlovka, a fire broke out on the territory of the Stirol plant. 18:30 Operational summary of the General Staff at 18:00 Friday, August 12, main: In the Slavic direction, the enemy tried to conduct offensive battles in the directions of Apiary - Bogorodichne and Quiet - Dolina. He was rebuffed and fled. In the Kramatorsk direction , an attempt by the enemy to conduct reconnaissance in force in the direction of Belogorovka - Grigorovka failed . In the Bakhmut direction, the invaders tried to conduct reconnaissance near Spirne, but were repulsed. With offensive and assault actions, the Russian invaders unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our units and advance in the directions of the settlements of Spirne, Ivano-Daryevka, Vyemka, Yakovlevka, Kodema, Vershina and Zaitsevo. Fighting continues in some areas . In the direction of Pokrovskoye - Bakhmut, the enemy had a partial success, trying to gain a foothold . In the Avdeevka direction , all enemy assault attempts in the areas of Spartak, Peskov and Maryinka were suppressed by our defenders and the invaders were driven back to their previous positions. In the Zaporozhye direction , the Russians advanced in the direction of Yegorovka - Pavlovka. The enemy is stopped and thrown back. 19:30 Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region and the area in Zaporozhye. In Kramatorsk, the private sector was under attack. According to preliminary information, there are victims, Mayor Alexander Goncharenko said. In Zaporozhye, 5 rockets were fired at the regional center. The head of the Zaporizhia OVA, Starukh, reports that infrastructure facilities in the Shevchenkovsky district of the regional center have been destroyed. A fire broke out. While it is known about one wounded woman . 20:05 After the end of the air raid in the Nikolaev region, they announced a downed enemy missile. According to the head of the Nikolaev OVA, Vitaly Kim, the air defense forces managed to shoot down a Russian missile over Domanevka. 21:20 The head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, specified: as a result of the evening shelling of Kramatorsk by the Russian troops , at least two people were killed, and 13 more were injured . In addition, at least 20 houses were damaged by shelling, and a fire broke out in the private sector. Police and rescuers are on the scene. 22:20 The Armed Forces of Ukraine today hit the fourth and last bridge in the Kherson region, which the enemy used to transfer equipment to the right-bank part. This was said by the deputy of the Kherson regional council Khlan, alas, he did not specify which bridge he was talking about. 22:30 As a result of today's shelling of Zaporozhye , one woman died from her injurieson the way to the hospital. Two more people with shrapnel wounds were hospitalized and receive medical care in the hospital, said the acting director. Mayor of Zaporozhye Anatoly Kurtev. | |
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