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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:29 Kyiv pulled large forces to the line of separation of the parties in the Zaporozhye region, said the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia", a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region Vladimir Rogov on September 13, RIA Novosti reports.
21:22 Valuysky district of the Belgorod region was fired from Ukraine - at least 10 arrivals in the area of ​​the settlement. Shelaevo and Urazovo.
19:07 NATO is more and more openly participating in this conflict, not only financially and with the supply of weapons, but also with real actions - Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin on the current request of the Donbass society to the NVO.
17:48 During the JMD, Russia received a number of documents and evidence shedding light on the true nature of the interaction between the Pentagon and its contractors from the Ukrainian side in the military biological sphere - Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
17:20 Battle for Kherson: the situation in the Andreevsky sector as of 16.30 September 13, 2022:
Units of the 46th detachment and the 35th detachment, after regrouping in the area of ​​​​Lozovoye and Sukhoi Headquarters, made another attempt to attack from the Belogorka area in the direction of Bruskinskoe.
As a result of the massive fire impact of artillery and MLRS of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as bomber strikes on the "gut", the advancing units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses and began a disorderly retreat.
Fire cover for the fleeing Ukrainian servicemen is provided by two crews of M777 howitzers from the Bereznohovatoy area. The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two Ukrainian howitzers 152mm Hyacinth-Bfour kilometers east of the village.
Also, more than 25 armored vehicles, including four tanks, eight self-propelled guns and nine armored combat vehicles, were deployed through the established crossings to the right bank of the Ingulets River for restoration.
17:04 Attempt to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region: the main thing
Units of the 56th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to probe the defenses of the allied forces in the area of ​​the settlement. settlement Vasylivka, Zaporozhye region.
The city is located on the eastern shore of the Kakhovka reservoir, to the north of it - the only checkpoint across the line of contact in the region.
There was no protracted battle: the advance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine came across the fighters of the 2nd Volunteer Cossack assault battalion "Tavrida." Part of the group was destroyed. The other part managed to retreat, leaving heavy weapons, including the Stugna ATGM. To suppress the retreating forces, Ka-52 helicopters of the VKS army aviation arrived in place.
According to the Military Chronicle, the organizer of the operation was Colonel Viktor Sikoza, the commander of the 36th brigade, who was appointed to this position after the defeat of the unit in Mariupol and the capture of Colonel Vladimir Baranyuk.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area are interested in a place where they can subsequently land troops for a new attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. According to our information, Sikoza received an order to carry out a successful landing on the coast near Energodar by the end of September.
The main blow, including the use of heavy weapons, the Armed Forces of Ukraine may try to inflict in the area of the villages of Kamenka-Dneprovskaya and Ivanovka. It is 10 km from ZNPP.
15:42 The situation in the Zaporozhye direction as of 15.30 September 13, 2022:
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting reconnaissance of the positions of the allied forces before conducting a counteroffensive in certain sectors of the front.
Units of the 65th Brigade of the reserve corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to storm the positions of the Russian Armed Forces at the Orekhov-Tokmak line in the coming days.
As part of the preparations, a battalion of the 102nd Brigade of the defense brigade was deployed from the second echelon of defense to the position of the 65th Brigade, and artillery shells were delivered to the supply depots of the 44th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Omelnik.
At the turn of Dorozhnyanka - Konstantinovka, separate assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted reconnaissance in combat of Russian strongholds. At the same time, three Bukovel electronic warfare systems were deployed on the line of contact.
Reconnaissance groups of the 44th OBR are actively using Matrix and RQ-20 Puma drones from the vicinity of Shcherbakov in the area of ​​​​Nesteryanka, Kopani, Konovalov, Dolinka, Mirny, Sladaya Balka.
14:38 In Melitopol, cellular communication has disappeared and the Internet media is not working.
14:05 Krasny Khutor and Nekhoteevka in the Belgorod region under mortar fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:04 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine on September 13:
The Russian Aerospace Forces, rocket troops and artillery are inflicting massive fire strikes on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in all operational directions.
In addition, units of the 35th Marine Brigade in the Bereznegovatoy area, the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade in the Murakhivka area of ​​the Mykolaiv region, the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade in the Balabino area of ​​the Zaporozhye region, and the 14th Mechanized Brigade in the area of ​​the city of Kharkov were hit.
As a result of the strikes, the daily losses of Ukrainian servicemen and foreign fighters exceeded 800 people killed and wounded.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery hit twelve command posts in the areas of Serebryanka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka, Vesele, Soledar, Zaitsevo and Pavlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Uspenovka and Gulyaipole of the Zaporozhye region, Shirokoye, Kiselevka and Novogrigorovka of Nikolaevskaya region, as well as 47 artillery units, manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 152 districts.
Five depots of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka and Temirovka in the Zaporozhye region and Olenivka in the Nikolaev region.
Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of ​​the settlement of Ochakov, Mykolaiv region, destroyed a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Air defense systems shot down six unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Barvinok and Petrovka in the Kherson region, Kiselevka in the Nikolaev region, Kamianske, Zaliznichnoye in the Zaporozhye region.
In addition, seven rockets were destroyed in the air in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Kakhovka and Kiselevka in the Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 293 aircraft, 154 helicopters, 1,944 unmanned aerial vehicles, 374 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,900 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 834 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,385 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 5,506 units of special military vehicles.
13:03 The Kyiv regime has thrown new forces into the Kherson direction. Now the Russian Aerospace Forces is working on them.
12:53 The Kremlin called the punitive actions of Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region outrageous, a special military operation will continue - Peskov.
11:16 Energodar is ready for provocations from Ukraine, people remain at their jobs - the head of Energodar CAA Alexander Volga.
11:09 The shelling of the ZNPP can stop only if the right bank of the Dnieper is demilitarized. Nikopol, Marganets and Tomakovka must be liberated - member of the Main Council of the Civil-Military Administration of the Zaporozhye Region Rogov.
11:00 In Zaporozhye, the situation is under control, the army is ready - Rogov.
10:54 A little more than half of the population is now left on the territory of Kupyansk. This is about 25-30,000 people - the head of the CAA of the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov region Maxim Gubin.
09:51 The FSB detained an employee of a defense plant in the Moscow region for treason. According to the intelligence services, he handed over to Ukraine photographs of fragments of drawings of details of military aviation equipment.
09:41 Kharkiv and the region without electricity. The reserve line that fed the settlements was out of order.
09:36 In Kharkiv, the subway does not work again, media reports.
08:25 The crew of the Russian Mi-35 helicopter in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region destroyed the Ukrainian armored column - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
08:09 AFU is preparing a big offensive in the area of ​​the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and crossings, the transfer of artillery installations, equipment and personnel is underway - Volodymyr Rogov.