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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of May 13 (updated)
2026-05-14
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:56 UAV operators of the 3rd Army Corps of the Southern Group destroyed ground robotic systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

Drone operators from the Vostok and Dnipro groups rammed enemy drones in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

UAV crews from the Center group overtook enemy UAV control posts, heavy helicopters, and positions with manpower, and also disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya direction.

19:23 A portable electronic warfare station of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed by Sever fighters, video.

18:53 A Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point was hit in the Krasnopolsky district of the Sumy region,video.

15:43 Servicemen of the 244th Artillery Brigade of the Sever group fired from the 152mm 2S43 Giatsint-K destroyed UAV control points and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Khar'kov region.

Crews of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer from the Vostok group burned down enemy strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Artillerymen from the "West" group conducted strikes against a fortified drone control point and enemy personnel in the Khar'kov region.

Artillerymen from the 268th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment of the Center group fired from the 2S19 152mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzer with Krasnopol-M2 high-precision munitions at a forward command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.

15:25 In the period from 9:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 53 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Oryol, Ryazan, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.

15:26 Tankers of the Vostok group destroyed control points for unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).

13:15 Operational-tactical aviation, attack UAVs, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups inflicted the destruction of energy and transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, UAV assembly, storage, and launch sites, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 147 districts.

13:11 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of May 13, 2026)

Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Andreevka, Bachevsk, and Zapselye in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, a National Guard brigade, and a detachment of the nationalist formation "Kraken" were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Ryasne, Volohovka, Bely Kolodez, and Vilcha in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 210 servicemen and 16 vehicles.

Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Podliman, Shiykovka, Druzhelyubovka, and Novy Mir in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 150 service members, three armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, and five field artillery pieces, including a US-made Paladin 155mm self-propelled artillery mount and two UK-made Braveheart 155mm self-propelled artillery mounts. An electronic warfare station was destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault, a motorized infantry, an airmobile brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Piskunovka, Nikolaevka, Artema, Yurkovka, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Khimik, and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 70 soldiers, seven vehicles and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Zolotoy Kolodez, Belitske, Priyut, Dobropillya, Torske, Kucherov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novopidgorodne (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast).

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 310 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, eight cars, and four artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Prosyanaya and Dobropasovo in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Lesnoye, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Lyubitske, Charivne, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The enemy lost over 270 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, 13 cars and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Zaporozhets and Novoandriyevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

More than 50 military personnel, 18 vehicles and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:42 Drone operators at the Rubicon Center destroy enemy manpower, equipment, UAVs, and elements of the enemy's communications system, and also transmit the coordinates of enemy targets to Russian Aerospace Forces crews for air strikes.

10:46 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 26 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir regions, the Moscow region, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance in the Rai-Aleksandrovka area
Expansion of the control zone west of Grishino
Advance in the western part of Konstantinovka
Enemy controls positions in Primorsky and in the area north of Stepnogorsk

07:25 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on May 12 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 13, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 286 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Tambov, Yaroslavl, Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Ryazan, Astrakhan regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republics of Kalmykia, Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

05:07 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew of the 35th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group inflicted artillery strike on a concentration of manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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