December 4, 02:10 PM • 22148 viewsOn July 13, Russian occupiers attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 97 times, most actively in the Lyman, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Toretsk, and Kursk directions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled most of the attacks, including 35 out of 42 in the Pokrovsk direction.
On the night of July 13, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 60 strike UAVs, including Shahed and decoy drones. The Defense Forces shot down 20 Shahed-type UAVs and lost/suppressed 20 decoy drones with electronic warfare systems.
Over the past day, 200 combat engagements were recorded. The enemy launched 100 air strikes and dropped 179 guided bombs, using 3956 kamikaze drones.
On the evening of July 12, Russian drones attacked the Shostka community in Sumy Oblast, injuring two men born in 1968 and 1971. One of the victims is in serious condition with severe burns.
In Sumy region, two people died as a result of shelling, and a fire broke out in the residential sector. In the Velyka Chernechchyna старостат (starostat), two houses burned down, and two more were damaged.
On the night of July 12, explosions were heard in several Ukrainian cities, including Lutsk, Lviv, and Chernivtsi. In Kyiv, air defense forces are operating in the Holosiivskyi district, and new cruise missiles are entering from the Sumy region.
Over the past day, 92 combat engagements took place on the front, more than half of which occurred in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. Ukrainian defenders are repelling enemy attacks and holding their lines.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, stated that Russian troops have intensified their offensive, trying to break through the defense in the direction of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. According to him, the Russians intend to enter the oblast 10 km deep to create a buffer zone.
Over the weekend, July 12 and 13, contrasting weather is expected in Ukraine: up to +38 degrees in the east, and +21 to +25 degrees in the west. Localized rain with thunderstorms is expected, particularly in Kyiv on Saturday evening.
Border guards in Sumy region are recording an increase in shelling using drones, whereas previously artillery prevailed. The enemy uses various types of drones, including FPV and fiber-optic drones, terrorizing the civilian population and destroying infrastructure.
As of June 2025, the average salary in Ukraine is UAH 24,609. The highest salaries are recorded in Donetsk, Lviv, and Kyiv regions, the lowest — in Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions.
Since the beginning of the day, 114 combat engagements have taken place at the front, half of which occurred in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. Russian troops carried out 163 shellings and five air strikes.
As a result of a Russian attack on the night of July 10, the Kyiv Customs building was damaged, windows were blown out, and vehicles with goods were affected. This is not the first time that customs authorities have been at the epicenter of attacks; previously, units in Sumy, Chernihiv, Ternopil, and Odesa regions suffered destruction.
President Zelenskyy reacted to Russia's massive night attack, which lasted almost 10 hours, using 400 drones and 18 missiles. He emphasized the need for sanctions and air defense, and also reported two dead and 16 wounded in Kyiv.
The Third Assault Brigade conducted a successful operation in Kharkiv Oblast, using only drones and ground robotic systems. Russian soldiers surrendered after a robot approached their dugout.
Since the beginning of the day, 112 combat engagements have been recorded at the front, a third of which occurred in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops continue to storm the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and shell border settlements.
On July 10, a significant temperature gap is expected in Ukraine: +15…+19°C with rains in the west, while up to +40°C in the east and south. In Kyiv, on July 11, the temperature will drop to a comfortable +23…+25°C.
At the initiative of Valeriy Dubil, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Youth Initiative Charitable Foundation "Nadiya" and First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health, and Vita Prysyazhnyuk, co-founder of the foundation, the "Nadiya" team embarks on humanitarian missions to the front line every week.
Two enemy attack drones attacked the village of Nedryhailiv in Romny district, injuring three people, one with burns. 12 houses, 7 cars and a service station were damaged, and more than 80 subscribers were left without electricity.
The head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, reported that the situation in the region is under control, and attempts by enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups to penetrate have not been successful for a long time. The enemy has increased the number of shellings of the border area and uses FPV drones, "Shaheds," and missiles.
The SBU detained a former reserve lieutenant colonel of the Defense Forces, who was recruited by the FSB after being discharged from service in 2023. He collected information about Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Sumy region and was supposed to create an enemy network.
As a result of Russian attacks in Sumy region, four people were killed and four were wounded. Strikes were recorded in five communities, including Khotyn, Yunakivka, and Sumy.
In the Sumy region, the enemy attacked the Khotyn community, as a result of which a 74-year-old woman sustained multiple injuries and was hospitalized. Almost 90 shellings were recorded during the day, there are dead and wounded civilians, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
The MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation and MHP, together with Mariupol State University, announced the second wave of the "Community Leaders School" program. Participants will gain knowledge, mentorship, and grants up to UAH 1 million on co-financing terms.
In the Sumy region, Russian occupiers are deliberately targeting energy and gas facilities. Almost 20,000 consumers remain without electricity, and over 13,000 without gas.
In the Khotin community of Sumy region, the bodies of two men, aged 60 and 48, were found. They sustained fatal shrapnel wounds as a result of a Russian attack UAV strike.
Over the past week, 150 people, including 25 children, have been evacuated from dangerous territories in Sumy Oblast. Evacuation measures cover 213 settlements in 18 communities that are under constant threat of shelling.
In Bytytsia, Sumy region, the number of fatalities from the Russian shelling on July 6 has increased to two civilian men. Also, one resident sought medical attention due to an acute stress reaction.
President Zelenskyy reported on eight stages of a major exchange, as a result of which hundreds of Ukrainians have returned since June. Among them are defenders of Mariupol, military personnel, and civilians who had been in captivity since 2022.
Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, reported a decrease in attempts by enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups to enter the territory of Ukraine, but the threat of subversive activity remains. Recently, a sabotage and reconnaissance group that tried to mine roads was exposed in the Chernihiv region, and most attempts by sabotage and reconnaissance groups to enter this year were recorded in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
