General Staff: 24 combat engagements recorded at front in past day
Twenty-four combat clashes have occurred between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops in the past 24 hours.
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13 August 2023
Russians shell Nikopol with heavy artillery, damaging hotel and power line
The Russian army shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with heavy artillery. A hotel, houses and a power line were damaged.
Enemy shells village in Kharkiv region, man injured
A 51-year-old man suffered shrapnel wounds in the village of Kucherivka, Kharkiv region, as a result of enemy shelling.
Shelling of Kherson region: Number of injured grows to 13
As of 17:00 on Sunday, August 13, seven civilians were killed and 13 were injured in Russian shelling of Kherson region.
Reznikov: Up to five mines per square meter can be found in some parts of frontline
Up to five mines per square meter can be found in some parts of the frontline, which is a certain obstacle for Ukrainian troops.
Explosion reported in Melitopol
A powerful explosion rocked the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, on Sunday, August 13.
Ukrainian forces destroy 4,150 invaders, 107 artillery pieces over past week – defense official
Ukraine's defense forces eliminated about 4,150 Russian troops and destroyed 107 artillery systems between August 7 and August 13.
Protection against terror means destruction of terrorists - Zelensky
The destruction of terrorists is a guarantee that Russia will never again be able to bring evil to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukrainian Navy units eliminate 19 Russian invaders on Aug 12
Ukrainian Navy units killed 19 Russian soldiers and destroyed 36 enemy Quadro drones on Saturday, August 12.
Enemy fails to restore positions near Urozhayne in Shakhtarske direction
In Shakhtarske direction, the Russians unsuccessfully tried to restore the lost positions in the area of Urozhayne, Donetsk region.
Defense forces smash four enemy self-propelled howitzers in Donetsk region
Defense forces of Ukraine destroyed four Russian Msta-S self-propelled howitzers with HIMARS in Donetsk region.
Death toll in attack on Kherson region rises as 12-year-old boy dies in hospital
In Kherson region, a 12-year-old boy, who was pulled from the rubble of a house destroyed by the occupiers, died in a hospital. His parents and a baby were killed on the spot.
Syrskyi: AFU destroy enemy T-80, hit T-72 and T-90 tanks with accurate strikes
In one of the directions, the Ukrainian military destroyed two Russian T-80 tanks and hit T-72 and T-90 tanks with accurate strikes.
Ukrainian troops eliminate 70 invaders, equipment in south
The defense forces of Ukraine eliminated 70 Russian soldiers in the southern direction over the past day.
Airstrike on Orikhiv: Condition of one of injured extremely serious
Twelve people were injured as a result of a Russian airstrike on Orikhiv. The condition of one person is extremely serious.
Defense forces destroy two enemy ammo depots in captured Oleshky
On the night of Sunday, August 13, the defense forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the Russian invaders in the occupied Oleshky, Kherson region.
President’s Office: Six people killed in shelling of Kherson region
Six people were killed in the Russian shelling of two settlements in Kherson region.
Rheinmetall to deliver next-generation UAVs to Ukraine - media
The German defense concern Rheinmetall will deliver the Luna New Generation drone system to Ukraine by the end of 2023.
Man injured as invaders shell village in Kherson region
In Kherson region, the Russian invaders shelled Veletenske village in Bilozerka community overnight. A 28-year-old man was seriously injured - he was diagnosed with burns to 70% of his body.
Ukrainian forces hold initiative in Bakhmut sector – military spox
In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to hold the initiative and have eliminated 43 invaders.
Russian troops attack Nikopol again
On Sunday morning, Russian troops shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, several times again.
Enemy attempting to attack in Lyman-Kupiansk direction: Over 400 attacks in one day
The enemy is trying to attack in the Lyman-Kupiansk direction. The Russian army conducted 10 air raids and more than 400 shelling attacks on the Defense Forces of Ukraine using various types of weapons.
Russian army kills 500 children in Ukraine - PGO
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale armed invasion of Ukraine, 500 children have been killed in the country.
Invaders shell Zaporizhzhia region 114 times in past day, damage reported
On August 12, the Russian military launched 114 attacks on Zaporizhzhia region.
Russians shell four districts in Kharkiv region on Aug 12
Russian troops conducted massive shelling of settlements in the Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuhuiv and Kupiansk districts of the Kharkiv region on Saturday, August 12.
Three wounded as Russian troops fired 365 shells at Kherson region on Aug 12
The enemy launched 61 attacks on Ukraine's southern Kherson region on August 12, wounding three people.
One injured by Russian shelling in Donetsk region
The Russian army injured a resident of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Sunday, August 13.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 253,850
Ukraine's defense forces killed about 253,850 Russian invaders between February 24, 2022 and August 13, 2023, including 560 in the past day alone.
Russian army launches two attacks on Nikopol district overnight
The Russian army launched two artillery attacks on the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, overnight, having fired nearly ten shells at the district center and the Chervonohryhorivka community
War update: Ukrainian aircraft launch ten strikes on enemy concentration areas
Ukrainian aircraft launched ten strikes on the areas of concentration of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment on Saturday, August 12.