War update: 237 clashes between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops reported on front lines

War update: 237 clashes between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops reported on front lines

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Over the past 24 hours, on June 12, 237 clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were reported on the front lines.

According to Ukrinform, this is stated in a Facebook post by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding the situation as of 8:00 a.m. on June 13.

The enemy carried out 88 airstrikes, dropping 281 guided bombs. In addition, the Russians deployed 10,008 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,304 shelling attacks, including 74 from multiple launch rocket systems.

The Air Force, Missile Forces, and Artillery of the Defense Forces struck five areas where Russian troops were concentrated, two UAV command posts, four artillery pieces, and two battalion command posts.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the Russian Federation’s army carried out two airstrikes using seven guided bombs and conducted 63 shelling attacks, including five from MLRS. One enemy assault operation was reported.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attacked eight times in the areas of Lyman, Starytsia, Lyptsi, Vovchansk, Okhrimivka, and Volokhivka.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces attacked twice toward Shyikivka and Podoly.

In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted to breach the defenses 19 times, attacking in the areas of Zarichne, Lyman, Shyikivka, Novoselivka, Serednie, Drobysheve, Ozerne, Torske, and Novyi Myr.

In the Sloviansk sector, Russian forces launched 14 assaults toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and in the areas of Riznykivka, Kryva Luka, and Zakitne.

In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders launched an attack in the area of Fedorivka.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 13 attacks in the areas of Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Pleshchiivka, Vilne, and toward Kostiantynivka, Hruzke, and Toretske.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 36 Russian assaults toward Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Serhiivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novopidhorodne, Dorozhne, and Bilytske.

In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy attacked three times in the areas of Zlahoda, Kalynivka, and Oleksandrohrad.

In the Huliaipole sector, the invaders carried out 33 attacks toward Rybne, Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipole, Verkhnia Tersa, Tsvitkove, Zaliznychne, Rivnopillia, Varvarivka, Hirke, Myrne, Dobropillia, and Charivne.

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In the Orikhiv sector, the Defense Forces repelled five Russian attempts to advance in the areas of Shcherbaky and Stepnohirsk.

In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy did not conduct any offensive operations.

In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the Russian Federation forming offensive groups were detected.

As reported by Ukrinform, the total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to June 13, 2026, amount to approximately 1,381,430 personnel.

Photo: AFU General Staff

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