[NewsFront] 21:04 Air defense systems on duty destroyed another Ukrainian drone over the territory of the Belgorod region, the Ministry of Defense reported.
19:46 Situation in the Donetsk direction:
After the recent successes of Russian units in the Donetsk direction, the next goal was to cut off the ledge at the Vodyanoye-Nevel'skoye line.
Russian units were able to advance along Pervomaiskaya Street, coming close to the ruins of the Pershotravnevka-35 substation in the center of the village. This became possible, among other things, thanks to the use of FPV drones for targeted strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions.
Despite the reports that have appeared about the control of the Russian Armed Forces at a WOG gas station near the Novoavdeevsky headquarters, there is no objective confirmation of this yet. And given the current configuration of the front line, it is unlikely that Russian troops would be able to cover such a significant distance to the west in a short time.
In the southern part of the village there is progress along the E40 highway leading to Netailovo. However, the dried-up reservoirs between the village and Nevelskoye are still under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - there is no information about the enemy’s withdrawal from there.
Success in this sector will make it possible to begin battles for Netaylovo with the prospect of an offensive in the Karlovka region, and will also move the front line away from Donetsk in this sector.
18:55 Fights at the state border continue.
The video shows the defeat of a Ukrainian tank by a hit from Krasnopol M2 high-precision artillery ammunition.
The enemy suffers losses, but introduces reserves and does not give up trying to find a weak point in our defense. These attempts are futile and the formations of the Kyiv regime are suffering heavy losses. Our border guards also take an active part in the battles. Military reporter Yevgeny Poddubny spoke about one episode:
An enemy group from the Special Forces GUR detachment of the Kyiv regime, with the support of one tank and cannon artillery, advanced to a section of our state border in the Mokraya Orlovka area. The enemy planned to capture our strong point in order to ensure the advance of the main forces deeper into Russian territory.
Our border guards met the enemy with artillery fire. Militants of the Kyiv regime tried to reduce the distance to Russian positions in order to get out of the artillery fire, but ran into small arms fire. As a result, eight militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were eliminated by employees of the FSB Border Service in cooperation with fighters and commanders of the Russian Army. The destruction of the Kyiv regime forces involved in the attack continues.
17:45 As a result of the detonation of a high-pressure air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Mariupol (DPR), a man born in 1962 was injured, reported the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC. In the Perovsky district of Donetsk, in the village of mine No. 12, as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian army, a gas pipeline was damaged, leaving 185 subscribers without gas supply.
16:45 Military investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee recorded artillery attack of the territory of the DPR on March 13.
The Central City district of Gorlovka was subjected to artillery attack using 155mm artillery from the armed formations of Ukraine.
Information about casualties and damage is being clarified.
15:48 "Lancet" "covered" the Czechoslovakian MLRS RM-70 "Vampire" in the Avdeevsky direction -video.
15:40 Su-34 pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forcesdestroyedhangar with armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village Novopavlovka on the Kurakhovsky direction.
15:20 The Ministry of Defense showed personnel destruction of Ukrainian helicopters at airfields on the territory of the DPR.
15:07 Crew of 152mm D-20 of the 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps destroyed an armored combat vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
14:45 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
An attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to make a breakthrough into the border territory of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod and Kursk regions was thwarted. Enemy losses amounted to up to 250 military personnel, seven tanks, seven Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two armored personnel carriers, four vehicles, an M777 howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun and a 120mm 2S9 Nona self-propelled gun.
In the Donetsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 245 military personnel, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, five cars and a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system, an AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled gun, a 152mm D-20 gun, three 122mm D-30 howitzers and a 122mm 2S1 self-propelled gun "Carnation".
In the Avdeevsky direction, the enemy lost up to 460 military personnel, a tank, three command and staff vehicles and 17 vehicles, an AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled gun, an M777 artillery system, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer and an M119 gun.
In the South Donetsk direction, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 150 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers and two pickup trucks.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy lost up to 30 military personnel, two vehicles, an M777 artillery system, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun and a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun.
Two Mi-8 helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force were destroyed on a site near the settlement of Novopavlovka, DPR.
The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system was defeated at a firing position in the Kharkov region.
14:30 Slobozhanskoe direction situation at 15:00 March 13, 2024:
Even after yesterday’s unsuccessful attacks, Ukrainian formations did not give up attempts to cross the state border and enter the border villages of the Belgorod region.
At the moment, the forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrated in several areas, including Bolshaya Pisarevka and its environs, as well as Popovka. During the night and morning, fighting was recorded on the approaches to Kozinka.
The enemy continues to move armored vehicles to the front lines, and also uses FPV drones. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces are also targeting targets with various types of drones and artillery, as well as army aviation helicopters.
In the Tetkino area, after yesterday’s clashes, the situation has not changed: videos about the alleged entry into the village were actually filmed in Ryzhevka in the Sumy region, and the Ukrainian units located in the area do not take active actions, fearing arrivals.
Although the Ukrainian formations, at the cost of significant losses, were unable to achieve even media success, they do not yet intend to give up new attacks. Therefore, the next attack attempts are highly likely to be expected in the near future.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike settlements and facilities in the Belgorod region, creating a threat to civilians and economic costs for the region.
13:55 A bomb attack was carried out on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the vicinity of Zaporozhye.
12:37 Military engineers of the Vostok group of forces told about combat work in the South Donetsk direction.
Specialists from the engineering units of the naval infantry brigade of the Pacific Fleet ensure the advancement of assault groups near Ugledar. Sappers are constantly working on the line of combat contact, making passages in minefields for the advancing troops.
13:25 Avdeevskoe direction, situation at 13:00 March 13, 2024:
The enemy continues to carry out counterattacks and try to knock out units of the Russian Armed Forces from Orlovka and Tonenky. There are also battles going on near Berdychi, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently lost their fourth American M1 Abrams tank. In addition, Berdych also has many broken American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. As can be seen from the losses in heavy military equipment, the Ukrainian Armed Forces really don’t want to give up Berdychi.
The enemy still remains in the trenches in two “pockets” - between Orlovka and Tonenky, and also between Orlovka and Berdychi. Air and artillery strikes are carried out on these positions.
To ease the situation at the Berdychi-Tonenkoye line, the Russian Armed Forces need to take an important stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the north - the settlement of Ocheretino. And before that, it is necessary to take control of Novokalinovo. These two settlements are currently being targeted by artillery and air strikes.
12:49 The Supercam crew of Russian forces in the Krasnogorovsk direction identified an enemy tank. A Ukrainian Armed Forces tank was hit and disabled by a crew of FPV drones -video.
11:56 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
During active operations, an attack by the assault group of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade in the Shevchenko area was repelled, and the manpower and equipment of the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade were defeated in the Staromayorsky and Vodyanoy areas.
Bomber strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and manpower concentration areas of the 72nd mechanized brigade and the 121st Territorial Defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Ugledar and Staromayorsky.
Over the course of 24 hours, more than 145 enemy military personnel, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, two infantry fighting vehicles, eight cars, and eight aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.
10:47 Crews of the Lancet loitering ammunition destroyed the American armored vehicle "Havmi" and a mortar crew in the Chasov Yar area -video.
09:54 During the day, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 34 cases of firing by the Ukrainian forces, and 99 rounds of ammunition were fired.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks,
in Gorlovka - 24. 6 civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity as a result of artillery attack and the dropping of explosives from enemy drones in Donetsk and Gorlovka. Three residential buildings and three civil infrastructure facilities were damaged.
09:30 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Peschanivka three rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha three rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery five rounds;
-- n.p. Rybalche two rounds;
-- Novaya Mayachka four rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Podstepnoye, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Kardashinka, n.p. Velikaya Lepetikha, firing a total of 16 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
08:50 Ukrainian Telegram channels report strong explosions in Odessa. An air raid alert has just been declared in the area.
08:17 In the Ugledar direction, a 152mm 2A65 “Msta-B” crew of the 200th Artillery Brigade of the 29th Army destroyed the enemy’s 122mm 2S1 “Gvozdika” -video.
08:10 As a result of joint activities of the Russian FSB Directorate for the DPR and the National Guard in the Volodarsky districtdiscovereda mined cache prepared for committing acts of sabotage and terrorism. This was announced by the head of the region Denis Pushilin.
Discovered:
– PTM-3 – six pcs.,
– PFM – two pcs.,
– TNT blocks – 16 pcs.
Due to the presence of signs of mining of the cache, sappers of the Russian Guard made a decision to destroy explosives on the spot using an overhead charge.
08:02 Frontline summary on the morning of 03/13/2024:
On the Zaporozhye Front, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to counterattack north-west of Verbovoy, in order to regain recently lost positions. No result. Encounter fighting continues in Rabotino.On the Donetsk front in the area of Novomikhailovka and Pobeda, the battles are of a positional nature. In Pervomaisky, the Russian Armed Forces continue assault operations with minor tactical successes. Encounter battles continue in Georgievka, the Russian Armed Forces have the initiative here, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces stubbornly fight back. Encounter battles in Tonenkoye, Orlovka and Berdychi. LBS has not changed significantly.
In the Bakhmut direction, as a result of the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, there are tactical successes in the Kleshcheevka area. In Ivanovskoye (Krasny) there are oncoming battles. Also, assault attempts were made in Bogdanovka. LBS has not changed significantly.
On the Lugansk front there are oncoming battles at Yampolevka, Ternov and in Sinkovka. LBS unchanged.
In the Kharkov and Sumy directions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to break through to the border with the Kursk and Bryansk regions, but having suffered heavy losses in equipment and personnel, they were forced to retreat.