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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of February 12 (updated)
2026-02-13
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:08 Published the Ministry of Defense's traditional collection of footage of Russian drone operators working in various areas of the Central Military District.

20:21 The Russian Armed Forces began using the TOS-3 Dragon heavy flamethrower system in the SVO zone,video.

20:14 The "Brave" units are repelling enemy counterattacks, destroying infantry and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Pokrovsk and in the Dnipropetrovsk region,video.

18:47 Attack aircraft of the Center group in the Krasnoarmeysk direction took a new batch of prisoners.

17:17 Snipers of the "East" shot down enemy drones mowed down the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the offensive of our assault units in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The squad leader, call sign "Hacker," shared some sniper tips.

16:49 The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out attack on Vasilyevka

A drone struck a cafe in the city center; the building sustained significant damage, but there were no injuries.

14:38 Rocket artillery crews of the Center group walked heavy fire on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

13:28 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of February 12, 2026

Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service near the settlements of Kondratovka, Andreevka, Myropillia, and Novodmitrovka in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov region, units of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pokrovka and Petrovpavlovka in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 210 service members, an armored combat vehicle, 10 vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, and two field artillery pieces. Twelve ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade near the villages of Borovaya, Kovalivka, and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost up to 180 servicemen, three Cossack combat armored vehicles, 15 cars, four artillery pieces and three ammunition depots.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of a motorized infantry brigade, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Slavyansk, Konstantinovka, Dmitrovka, Yurkovka, and Nikiforovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 120 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles, and a field artillery gun.

Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' airmobile, ranger, and three mechanized brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Grishino, Svetloe, Belitskoye, Kucherov Yar, and Serhiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka, Gavrilovka, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 315 servicemen, a German-made Leopard tank, an armored combat vehicle, nine vehicles, and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of the mechanized, assault, and airborne assault brigades and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Gorke, Rivne, Samoylovka, Nikolskoye, Charivne, Rozovka, and Barvinovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Tykhoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy lost over 390 servicemen, two armored personnel carriers, 15 armored combat vehicles, 19 cars and three artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the heavy mechanized brigade and the unmanned systems brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novooleksandrivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Vesele in the Kherson region.

Up to 55 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 23 vehicles, four artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, four electronic warfare stations, and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

13:21 In the period from 8:00 to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 13 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Nine – over the territory of the Komi Republic,
Three – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One – over the territory of the Astrakhan region.

12:42 Russian Army destroys Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics. Logistics hubs in Kostiantynivka were paralyzed. Bridges near the city were destroyed using FAB-3000 and X-38 missiles.

11:49 Servicemen of the 288th Artillery Brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army brought down a barrage of fire in the Khar'kov direction.

This time, the 152mm 2S43 Giatsint-K self-propelled gun crew worked on enemy command posts and manpower. Without fuss, but professionally, as befits the guardsmen of the West Group.

10:43 Zaporizhzhia Oblast. UAV operators from the 37th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Army of the Eastern Group of Force struck enemy 122mm 2S1 self-propelled gun 2S1 "Gvozdika".

10:28 A howitzer crew of Novorossiysk paratroopers destroyed UAV control centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region

In the Orekhov area of the Zaporizhzhia region, near the village of Primorskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region, artillery units of the Novorossiysk Guards Mountain Airborne Forces unit, part of the Dnepr group of forces, are systematically destroying command and control centers and UAV launch sites, as well as enemy personnel in stronghold shelters.

Based on aerial reconnaissance data, a 152mm howitzer crew completely destroyed the command and control points and UAV launch sites of one of the enemy units, which was hiding in an abandoned building and in a forest belt.

10:15 Soldiers of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed a field artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction

A ZALA UAV operator spotted an enemy weapon concealed in a forest belt. A decision was made to destroy it using a Lancet loitering munition and FPV drones.

08:47 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 106 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:

24 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
21 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
19 – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
13 – over the territory of the Tambov region,
Nine – over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
Five – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Four – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Three – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Two – over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
One – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One – over the territory of the Tula region,
One – over the territory of the Smolensk region,
One – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
One – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
One – over the Black Sea.

07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance in the Novomarkov area
Advance in the Lugovskoye area
Russian Armed Forces entered Chervone
Advance east of Konstantinovka
Russian Armed Forces advance toward Korchakivka
Advance east of Stepnogorsk
Expansion of the control zone in the Novoosinovo area
Advance in Nikiforovka

06:03 Novorossiysk paratroopers fire from a 152mm howitzer "Msta-B" smashed to pieces enemy UAV control points and launch points.

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