Over the past 24 hours, on July 12, 257 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the front lines, 38 of which took place in the Pokrovsk sector.
According to Ukrinform, this information is included in an update posted by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, covering the situation as of 8:00 a.m. on July 13.
The enemy carried out 70 airstrikes, dropping 246 guided bombs. In addition, the Russians deployed 8,676 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,296 attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian military positions, including 32 using multiple launch rocket systems.
The Defense Forces’ Air Force, Missile Forces, and Artillery struck eight areas where Russian troops were concentrated and four command posts.
Three engagements took place in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors; the enemy carried out five airstrikes, dropping 13 aerial bombs, and conducted 96 shelling attacks, including five using MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the Russians attacked 13 times in the area of Starytsia, Vovchansk, and toward Hoptivka, Karaichne, Lyman, Hrafske, Mala Vovcha, and Odradne.
In the Kupiansk sector, the Russians carried out three attacks toward Kupiansk and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted to breach the defenses 18 times, attacking toward Novyi Myr, Stepove, Drobysheve, Ozerne, Lyman, Dibrova, Stavky, Novoselivka, and Novomykhailivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian forces launched 25 assaults toward Rai-Oleksandrivka, Pyskunivka, and in the areas of Zakitne, Kryva Luka, and Riznykivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders carried out three attacks in the area of Nykyforivka and toward Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 24 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, and toward Dovha Balka, Stepanivka, Vilne, and Kucheriv Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 38 assaults by the Russian army in the areas of Rodynske, Hryshyne, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Dorozhne, Serhiivka, Nove Shakhove, Myrne, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched two attacks toward Vorone and Oleksandrohrad.
In the Huliaipole sector, the invaders carried out 16 attacks toward Vozdvyzhivka, Olenokostiantynivka, Staroukrainka, Huliaipilske, Tsvitkove, Varvarivka, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled two Russian attempts to advance near Bilohiria and Luhivske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy did not conduct any offensive operations.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the Russian army forming offensive groups were detected.
As reported by Ukrinform, the total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—from February 24, 2022, to July 13, 2026—amount to approximately 1,420,690 personnel.
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