Enemy aims to seize Marinka: Russians continue assaults, fierce battles raging in east
Russian troops continue focusing offensive efforts on the Avdiivka and Marinka directions in order to seize the town of Marinka.
13 July 2023
Russian troops continue focusing offensive efforts on the Avdiivka and Marinka directions in order to seize the town of Marinka.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck at enemy positions in Tokmak. The occupation commandant of the city and about 200 soldiers were killed.
In the area of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have partial success on the southern flank and are consolidating their positions.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday defended Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions.
Russian soldiers, under pressure from the command and barrier detachments, are trying to restore defense lines in the temporarily occupied territories flooded by the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant explosion.
During the night, the bodies of Russian servicemen were taken out of the 'Duna' hotel in the temporarily occupied Berdiansk by trucks.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s missile and artillery units have struck 16 Russian artillery systems in firing position, four surface-to-air missile systems, and two electronic warfare systems.
12 July 2023
In the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions, 22 combat engagements have been recorded in the past day, heavy battles are ongoing.
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In the Tavria direction, 68 occupants were killed, 156 were wounded, and four people were taken prisoner over the day.
Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to advance in the Berdiansk direction.
In Bakhmut direction, soldiers of the 30th Prince Ostrogski Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed two units of enemy equipment within two hours.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that there is no clarity on the conditions for Ukraine's future NATO membership - how they should be formulated and by whom.
From February 24, 2022 to July 12, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 235,530 Russian military personnel, including 510 soldiers over the past day.
At night, 11 out of 15 Shahed-136/131 Iranian-made combat drones were destroyed in the sky over Ukraine.
Russian troops shelled Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region six times last evening.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith says it is "very tough" to agree on a timeline for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance while the country is still at war.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Maryinka directions, intense battles are ongoing. Over the past day, 29 combat engagements took place.
In Bakhmut direction, soldiers of the 30th Prince Ostrogski Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed two units of enemy equipment within two hours.
11 July 2023
In the Tavria direction, the Russian invaders lost almost 2 companies of soldiers killed and wounded, as well as 14 units of military equipment in the past day.
Ukrainian border guards showed how they destroyed a stronghold of Russian invaders near Bakhmut.
The heads of state and government of NATO member states have recognized Ukraine's progress on the path of Euro-Atlantic integration and reaffirmed that Ukraine's future is NATO.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has brought to Vilnius the battle flag of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss," which is fighting near Bakhmut, stating that this is one of the decisive battles for freedom in Europe.
Heavy fighting continues in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka sectors, with 17 combat engagements recorded there within the last day.
U.S. President Joe Biden has expressed support for the position that NATO is preparing in a communiqué on Euro-Atlantic prospects for Ukraine.
Nineteen Russian soldiers have surrendered in the Tavria direction over the past day.
Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi showed how the soldiers of the 225th separate assault battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled a Russian counterattack near the village of Berkhivka, Bakhmut community, Donetsk region.
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In Donetsk region, Russian troops killed three civilians on the previous day and injured seven more civilians.
At night on July 11, 2023, Russians attacked Ukraine from the southeast (Prymorsko-Akhtarsk) with Shahed-136/13 attack drones. 26 of the 28 Shaheds were destroyed.