The enemy on the front today continues to put the most pressure on the Pokrovsk, Novopavlivsky and Lyman directions, where almost two-thirds of the 84 battles have taken place since the beginning of the day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a summary at 4 p.m. on May 13, UNN writes.
At this time, the enemy attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 84 times. It operates most actively in the Pokrovsky direction.
Border areas of our country were affected by Russian artillery shelling, in particular the settlements of Sosnivka, Bila Bereza, Petrushivka, Bratenytsia, Popivka, Prokhody, Dmytrivka, Simeikine - Sumy region; Yanzhulivka, Khrinivka - Chernihiv region; Lemishchine - Kharkiv region.
Situation by directions
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy once tried to advance to the positions of our defenders in the area of Vovchansk.
Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked once in the Kupyansk direction, near Pishchany.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian units repelled 11 attacks in the areas of Novomykhailivka, Kolodyazy, Hryhorivka and towards Ridkodub, Lypove, Zelena Dolyna, Olhivka. Three more attacks are ongoing to this day.
In the Siversky direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled one enemy attack. Units of the occupiers tried to advance towards Hryhorivka.
At this time, six enemy assaults have taken place in the Kramatorsk direction. The enemy attacked in the areas of Chasovoy Yar and towards Bila Gora. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, Russian occupiers carried out four assaults on the positions of our defenders in the Toretsk area and in the direction of Diliivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have already carried out 25 attacks on the positions of our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Novosergiyivka, Udachne, Novooleksiivka, Novooleksandrivka, Zaporizhzhia, Andriivka and in the direction of the settlements of Muravka, Oleksiivka, Nova Poltavka, Yablunivka, Myrolyubivka, Zorya, Promin. Holding back the enemy's pressure, 22 attacks were repelled, and three clashes are still ongoing. The aggressor's aviation carried out strikes with KABs on Poltavka and Rusyny Yar.
In the Novopavlivsky direction, the invaders went on the offensive 15 times on the positions of Ukrainian troops near Constantinople, Skudny, Pryvilny, Vilny Pol, Shevchenko, Bahatyr, Novopol, Odradny. Our soldiers have already repelled nine attacks.
In the Huliaipilsky direction, the enemy launched air strikes on Vysoky and Huliaipol.
Today, in the Orikhiv direction, the occupiers attacked in the directions of Novodanylivka and Mala Tokmachka. Both enemy attacks were repelled.
In the Prydniprovsky direction, the enemy attacked four times in the direction of Sadovy - without success.
"In the Kursk region, according to the information available at this time, our defenders repelled four attacks by the invaders. In addition, the enemy launched five air strikes, dropping ten guided bombs, and carried out 179 artillery shellings, including nine from multiple launch rocket systems," the statement said.
In other directions, as noted, no significant changes have been noted.