CrimeaPRESS reports:
Kharkov direction. The Russian army continues offensive operations. By nightfall, it became known about battles involving armored vehicles already in Volchansk. At the moment, the main attacks are coming from two flanks in order to bypass Volchansk and not get involved in an intense urban battle. The Russian Armed Forces quickly passed the Volchansk airfield and gained a foothold on the outskirts in the area of the meat processing plant. There is no talk of promoting and expanding the control zone towards high-rise buildings. There are also battles in the direction of the settlements of Tikhoye and Zybino.
Units of the Russian Armed Forces operate near Staritsa and Zeleny. There are reports of fighting near the village. Liptsy, fighting continues in SNT «Lira-1». The populated area is under active fire attack by FABs on the UPMK, as well as attacks by field and rocket artillery guns. There are battles for Glubokoye, which is the “gate” to Liptsy. From Zeleny, it is not yet possible to advance to Neskuchny: there are battles at the junction of two settlements.
At the Izbitskoe — Staritsa — Bugrovatka line, Russian troops put part of the Ukrainian formations to flight: they managed to break through the defenses near Staritsa and start fighting for Burgovatka. Many FABs with UMPC are used at enemy positions.
Military personnel of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Moscow Region from the «Kraken»* unit were captured. The fact that special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate were brought into battle may indicate an attempt by the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to stop our advance at any cost. Heavy fighting is going on.
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Map of military operations of the Northern Military District 05/13/24 (Kharkov direction)
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The offensive of the Russian army is developing along river arteries with the consistent cutting off of communications in the north of the Kharkov region: this makes it possible to divide the area of the operation in the border area into small pieces, successively “chewing” them.
The attacks on Belgorod by Ukrainian formations, as well as the ongoing indiscriminate shelling of civilian buildings on Russian lands, once again confirm that the creation of a “buffer zone” is a necessary measure.
Without taking control of large agglomerations on that side of the border, it will not be possible to reduce the number of shellings and neutralize the threat from Ukrainian forces.
“Volchansk, wait! We’ll be there soon»
The first footage from the village of Gatishche in the Kharkov region liberated by fighters of the North group. The village near Volchansk is occupied by Russian fighters during the third day of offensive in the border area.
The situation on the fronts of the Northern Military District as of 05/13/24
On Pokrovsky direction west of Avdeevka, fighting in the Arkhangelskoye area, the Armed Forces are leveling the front line in the Solovyevo-Novopokrovskoye and Novopokrovskoye-Umanskoye sectors. The Russian Armed Forces advanced along the forest belt east of Novopokrovsky in an area up to 650 meters wide. The front ledge in the Netaylovo-Pervomaiskoye-Nevelskoye area is closing. In Netailovo, the Russian Armed Forces advanced along Naberezhnaya Street to a depth of 280 meters.
On the way to Chasov Yar The Russian Armed Forces are breaking through the enemy’s defenses on the flanks: at Bogdanovka and in Ivanovsky (Krasny), the zone of control is expanding on the southern ledge of the front along the T0504 road. A high pace of hostilities continues to the west of Bogdanovka, in the area of dachas north of the Kanal microdistrict, in the Stupki-Golubovskie-2 nature reserve and the Ivanovsky forest.
On Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, the enemy recognized the loss of the refractory plant in Krasnogorovka, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces amounted to about a kilometer on a front of 3 km. West of Semenovka and Orlovka, Russian troops advanced in an area up to 3.52 km wide to a depth of 1.13 km in the direction of Umansky.
Heavy fighting continues Vremevsky direction at Staromayorsky and Urozhainy.
On Zaporozhye Front battles for Rabotino and north-west of Verbovoy. The enemy is burning armored vehicles with FPV drones, despite the presence of electronic warfare equipment in some of the advanced units of our paratroopers. The Russian army entrenched itself west of Verbovoy in an area up to 2.07 km wide.
On Kherson direction shooting battles in the island zone. The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a HIMARS strike on Skadovsk, civilians were injured.
From Crimea in the morning they reported an attempt by the enemy to use air-launched missiles on the peninsula.
Today, in almost all areas of the theater of operations of Ukraine, problems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces associated with the transfer of forces by Syrsky to Kharkov are manifested. The withdrawal of troops and the removal of reserves in the next few days will entail the retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ugledarsky, Krasnoarmeysky and Chasov Yarsky sectors of the front.
What the enemy says
A dark time for Kyiv — New York Times
Russia’s new offensive has expanded the battlefield along Ukraine’s northern border and threatens to deplete the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reserves. Military analysts believe that the invasion may be part of a “cunning Russian strategy” aimed not necessarily at capturing Kharkov, but at withdrawing the Ukrainian Armed Forces from other battlefields. Although the offensive in the Kharkov region so far “appears to be small in scale,” it could “undermine the morale of Ukrainians, both civilian and military.”
“The coming weeks are likely to be very grim for Ukrainian troops in the east. If the Ukrainians decide to hold their ground at any cost, they will lose most of their ever-shrinking army.» said Mick Ryan, an Australian ex-general and fellow at the Lowy Institute.
Complete absence of fortification systems — Ukrainian Armed Forces officer Denis Yaroslavsky
Kharkov direction. The first line of fortifications and mines simply did not exist. The enemy freely entered the gray zone along the entire cordon line, which in principle should not have been gray! In 2 years, there should have been concrete fortifications at minus 3 floors on the Ukrainian border!
And there weren’t even minutes. We come to the conclusion that this is either insane theft or deliberate sabotage! I know that the 125 TROs who abandoned their positions are already giving the scenario that they were forced to sign acceptance certificates for the transfer of fortifications that were not even 30% ready as completed construction.
Kharkov direction through the eyes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
An attempt to prevent the advance of our troops failed (special forces GUR «Kraken»* ).
*(part of the terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation «Azov» regiment)
The Russian army is advancing, taking control of more and more villages — DS analytical resource
District settlement Liptsy: The Russians in the Kharkov direction of the front have actually occupied the settlements of Morokhovets-Oleynikovo-Zelenoye and continue their movement in the direction of the village of Liptsy. Active battles continue for Lukyantsy, which they almost completely occupied. The Russians are trying to gain a foothold in Glubokoye, advancing with infantry, but the constant fire of the Ukrainian Armed Forces significantly complicates movement, although, unfortunately, this does not stop them.
District of Volchansk: the enemy continues to approach Volchansk, gaining a foothold in the surrounding area for further entry into the city. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are making efforts to contain the pressure. The city is under heavy fire and is being evacuated. There were numerous reports of Russian occupation of settlements. Dacha, but information is being clarified. The fighting continues.
Kharkov direction
Interactive map — Volchansk
TG materials used «Fisherman» and «Military Chronicle».
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