East of Ukraine. Operation No. 1 – Lugansk region
On April 13, positional battles continued near Kremennaya, but there were no confirmed changes on the front line in this sector. Ukrainian and Russian sources claim that positional battles continued west of Kremennaya in the area of Ternov and Torskoye and south of Kremennaya in the Dibrova area, the Serebryansky forest area and Belogorovka. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian troops did not take offensive actions in the Kupyansk direction.
Russian sources claimed that on April 13, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a Storm Shadow attack on the Lugansk Machine-Building Plant in occupied Lugansk. Geolocation footage published on April 13 shows a plume of smoke and fires near the plant. Russian occupation “officials” claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Lugansk Machine-Building Plant, which the Russian “authorities” were allegedly preparing to restore soon.
Operation No. 2 – Donetsk region
On April 13, positional battles continued northeast of Bakhmut. Positional battles continued east of Seversk near Verkhnekamensky; southeast of Seversk near Vyemka and Sporny, south of Seversk near Razdolovka.
Russian troops recently advanced to the southeast of the village. Chasov Yar and continued offensive operations in this area on April 13. Geolocation footage published on April 12 shows that the occupiers have recently advanced northwest of Klishchievka (southeast of Chasov Yar).
Ukrainian military officials reported that Russian invaders advanced to the northern outskirts of Bogdanovka (northeast of Chasov Yar) on the evening of April 12, but were unable to gain a foothold in the area. Ukrainian officials stressed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces still control the village.
Russian “military correspondents” continued to claim that Russian troops allegedly captured Bogdanovka and advanced closer to Kalinovka (north of Chasov Yar) and further west of Ivanovsky (east of Chasov Yar). A Russian blogger claimed that Russian troops appeared to have entered the Kanal microdistrict (the easternmost district of Chasov Yar), although ISW has not observed any further Russian advance in the Kanal microdistrict area since April 4.
Fighting also continued near the Novy microdistrict (southeast of Chasov Yar); southeast of Chasov Yar near Kleschievka, Opytny, Andreevka; and south of Chasov Yar near Yuzhny.
It is reported that on April 13, Russian troops advanced west and southwest of Avdeevka, but there were no confirmed changes to the front line in this area. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on April 13 that parts of Russian troops allegedly captured Pervomaiskoye, although ISW experts assessed that Russian troops had captured the settlement as of April 9.
Russian “military correspondents” claim that Russian troops have recently advanced to the southern outskirts of Novokalinovoye (northwest of Avdeevka), to the western outskirts of Berdich (northwest of Avdeevka), further west within Semenovka (west of Avdeevka) and west of Avdeevka from Pervomaisky (southwest of Avdeevka) along the E-50 highway (Donetsk – Pokrovsk). Another blogger claimed that Russian troops advanced 4.95 kilometers wide and 1.6 kilometers deep in the direction of Umansky and Yasnobrodovka (west of Avdeevka). However, ISW did not find any visual confirmation of the Russian statements.
Fighting continued northwest of Avdeevka in the area of Novokalinovoe, Novobakhmutovka and Berdich; west of Avdeevka in the area of Semenovka, Umansky, Yasnobrodovka; and southwest of Avdeevka near Pervomaisky and Netaylovy. A representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade operating in the Avdiivka direction stated that Ukrainian forces repelled mechanized Russian attacks in the Avdiivka direction and destroyed a column of an unspecified number of Russian armored vehicles.
Russian troops recently advanced west and southwest of the city of Donetsk and continued offensive operations in the area on April 13. Geolocation footage released on April 13 shows that the occupiers have recently made minor gains on the southeastern outskirts of Krasnohorivka (west of the city of Donetsk).
Geolocation footage released on April 13 indicates that Russian troops have recently advanced in at least a squad-sized mechanized assault north of Novomikhailovka (southwest of Donetsk).
Fighting continued west of Donetsk in the area of Georgievka and Krasnohorivka and southwest of Donetsk in the area of Novomikhailovka, Konstantinovka (west of Novomikhailovka) and Vodyanoye.
On April 13, positional battles took place in the area of the administrative border of the Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions amid reports of intensified offensive activity of the Russian Federation in this area. Ukrainian and Russian sources reported that positional battles continued south of Velyka Novoselka in the area of Staromayorsky and Urozhayny.
One Russian “military correspondent” claimed that Russian troops allegedly reached the outskirts of Urozhaynoye, and another blogger said that the invaders entered Urozhaynoye a few days ago, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces drove Russian forces out of the village. The Russian “military correspondent” claimed that Russian troops destroyed the bridge between the settlement. Velikaya Novoselka and Vremevka, and geolocation footage published on April 13 shows Russian troops striking a bridge over the Mokrye Yaly River northeast of the village. Vremevka.
“Southern Axis”
On April 13, positional battles continued in the west of the Zaporozhye region, but there were no confirmed changes in the front line. The fighting continued near Rabotino, where, as the Russian “military correspondent” claimed, Russian troops advanced north along Selskaya Street. Another blogger said that Russian troops allegedly pushed back Ukrainian forces from positions northwest of Verbovoy (northeast of Rabotino), and that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are now four kilometers from the village. However, ISW found no visual evidence to support this claim.
The representative of the Southern Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Natalya Gumenyuk, said that Russian troops have not secured stable positions in Rabotino.
On April 13, positional battles continued in the eastern (left bank) Kherson region in the Krynok region.
Situation at the front
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the evening report on April 13 reported that 60 military clashes were recorded at the front in Ukraine during the day. The military command noted that the Russian occupiers do not abandon their intention to oust the Defense Forces from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper.
Also, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that the village of Bogdanovka in the Bakhmut district, located near Chasov Yar, continues to remain under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Earlier, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky, stated that the situation in the east had worsened. The Colonel General noted that the Russian invaders are launching assaults with equipment.
2024-04-14 01:59:00
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