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Current information on the situation on the front line on September 13 (updated)
2025-09-14
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:28 News Front has published exclusive footage of the destruction of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups by Russian troops in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, –video.

21:17 Troops of the Force Group "South" continue to advance on the southern and southeastern outreach of Konstantinovka.

19:40 Uday crews destroyed Ukrainian artillery in the Khar'kov region, –video.

19:10 From 10.00 to 18.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 38 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

- 31 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– 7 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

18:28 In the Zaporizhzhya direction, UAV operators of Novorossiysk paratroopers destroyed American MK-19 mounted grenade launcher with its crew.

The strike UAV crews of the 51st Guards Army of the Southern Military District destroyed enemy manpower in fortified defensive positions, accelerating the advance of assault groups into the depths of the enemy's defenses.

Operators of attack FPV drones of the "East" force group rammed heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the skies over the Dnipropetrovsk region.

FPV drone operators of the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group of forces hunt for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones around the clock in the Zaporizhia region.

17:50 In the area of the village of Dubino, Krasnoyarsk district, Belgorod region, two peoplesufferedfrom an enemy drone strike.

They were taken to the Krasnoyarsk Central Regional Hospital. The man was diagnosed with a blind shrapnel wound to the shin, the woman - multiple shrapnel wounds to the arms, legs and back. After receiving medical care, the wounded will be transferred to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod.

17:35 Anti-aircraft missile units launched an air strike on a simulated enemy as part of the Zapad-2025 exercise.

16:50 Crews of Ka-52M combat helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed firing points and armored vehicles of a simulated enemy as part of the joint strategic exercise "Zapad-2025".

16:05 Crew of the T-80BVM tank of the Center group of forces destroyed enemy UAV control point located in a dilapidated building in the Krasnoarmeysky direction.

15:50 Russian Armed Forces fighters destroyed enemy BTR-4E "Bucephalus" in the Khar'kov direction.

15:20 Operators of the 56th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment destroyed enemy drones using kamikaze drones of the FPV type in the Kursk border area.

14:25 Servicemen of the 92nd Engineer Regiment of the West group of forces cleared more than 350 hectares of the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic were protected from explosive objects.

To carry out their tasks, sappers use a general-purpose demining kit, which includes mine detectors, probes and blasting charges, and also use Uran-6 robotic demining systems.

13:01 Calculation of the Iskander-M OTRK inflicted a strike on the site for the preparation and launch of long-range aircraft-type kamikaze UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The target was identified by a reconnaissance UAV operator in the area of the village of Golubovka (30 km west of Kramatorsk).

Up to 25 long-range UAVs of the Lyuty type, a UAV control center, five vehicles and up to 20 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were destroyed.

12:25 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 09/13/2025

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of four mechanized, airborne assault brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Pavlovka, Yunakovka and Sadki in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the territorial defense brigade and the border detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Chugunovka and Artelnoye in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, 10 vehicles, and an artillery piece. An electronic warfare station, two counter-battery radar stations, and eight ammunition and material depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the tank, four mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Podoli, Glushkovka in the Khar'kov region, Krymki and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to more than 240 servicemen, three Western-made combat armored vehicles, 23 cars and an artillery piece. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, seven electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the formations of two mechanized, assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a aval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, a national guard brigade and the "Foreign Legion" in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Pazeno, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka and Stepanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 185 servicemen, a tank, two combat armored vehicles, 10 cars and an artillery piece. Two electronic warfare stations, seven ammunition, fuel and material depots were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of five mechanized, a ranger, an assault, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novopavlovka, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk and Muravka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 480 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, nine cars and two field artillery pieces.

As a result of active offensive actions by units of the "East" military group, the settlement of Novonikolaevka in the Dnepropetrovsk region was liberated.

Defeat was inflicted on formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kolomiytsy, Kalinovskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Chervone and Dorozhnyanka in the Zaporizhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 240 servicemen, 10 vehicles and a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer. A warehouse of materiel was destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of mechanized, mountain assault, airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Veselyanka, Orekhov, Chervonodniprovka in the Zaporizhia region, Lvovo and Tyaginka in the Kherson region.

The enemy's losses amounted to over 65 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars and an artillery piece. Five electronic warfare stations, three ammunition and material depots were destroyed.

12:00 From 08:00 to 10:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

10:57 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate more crimes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians in the Belgorod region

According to information from the executive authorities, a man was injured as a result of a drone detonation in the village of Proletarsky in the Rakityansky District of Belgorod Oblast. In the village of Nizhneye Berezovo-Vtoroye in the Shebekinsky District, a drone attacked a truck, injuring the driver.

Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will establish in detail the circumstances of the incident and provide a criminal-legal assessment of the actions of all persons involved.

10:10 TOS-1A crews of the Sever group of forces, together with the crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces, destroyed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Khatnego and Ambarnoye, –video.

9:45 Two municipalities of the Belgorod region were attacked by Armed Forces of Ukraine. A civilian was injured.

In Belgorod, as a result of the detonation of a drone, a 20-year-old girl received a concussion and multiple shrapnel wounds to the chest and legs. An ambulance team is transporting the wounded woman to the regional clinical hospital. The facade of a social institution in an apartment building was damaged. Five parked cars were also cut by shrapnel.

In the village of Komsomolsky in the Belgorod region, a UAV hit a private home, damaging the glass.

8:30 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on September 12 to 06:00 Moscow time on September 13, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

- 15 – over the territory of the Rostov region,
- 12 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
- 10 – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
- Two – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea ,
- One – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
- One – over the territory of the Kursk region,
- One – over the territory of the Smolensk region.

8:00 Calculations of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the Vostok group of forces destroyed engineering structures, firing points and enemy personnel in the area of the village of Kalinovskoye in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

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