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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of July 12 (updated)
2026-07-13
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 19:25 Russian military destroyed enemy vehicle on the right bank of the Dnieper

The dual-use transport was hit by UAV operators from the 18th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Forces Group.

19:14 The Russian army advanced in Kozacha Lopan in the Khar'kov direction, MAP

15:01 Servicemen of the BPS units of the "Center" group lead continuous work on repair and modernization of drones.

Specialists diagnose, repair, and modify drones. Airframes, motors, control boards, and video transmitters damaged during combat missions are replaced with serviceable parts. 3D printers are used to manufacture missing parts, mounts, and adapters, and separate sections of the workshop are equipped for spooling fiber optic cable.

14:19 RF Armed Forces inflicted strikes on facilities in the port of Chornomorsk in the Odessa region

The Geran-4 Seeker UAV struck: a seiner converted for launching unmanned boats (UCV/AUV), a patrol boat, a ferry, and a dry cargo ship.

The aim of the strikes is to reduce the enemy’s ability to transport weapons and military equipment in the Black Sea operational zone.

13:09 Khar'kov Oblast, Vovchansky District. Northern assault units have captured Zemlyanoy Yar ravine. The enemy is leaving a pocket west of Bely Kolodez. MAP

12:29 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of July 12, 2026)

Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.

Mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Stepok and Mohrytsia in Sumy Oblast. In Khar'kov Oblast, the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were defeated near the settlements of Starytsia, Baksheyevka, Bily Kolodez, Vodyane, Veseloe, Lozovaya, and Ustinovka in Khar'kov Oblast. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 185 service members, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.

The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated near the settlements of Maleevka and Peski-Radkovskie in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost over 220 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line.

Formations of five mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Slavyansk, Orekhovatka, Nikolaevka, Druzhkovka, Chasov Yar, Kondratovka, and Nikolaipole in the Donetsk People's Republic. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy lost up to 155 service members, six armored combat vehicles, 30 vehicles, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Center group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

The personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, and three National Guard brigades were damaged near the settlements of Toretskoye, Rubizhne, Annovka, Shevchenko, and Serhiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 355 service members, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, seven vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.

The personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two naval infantry brigades were damaged near the settlements of Romanky, Podgavrilovka, Gavrilovka, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Timoshivka, Lyubitske, Mirovka, and Novorosivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The enemy lost up to 495 service members, two armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Yurkivka, Malokaterynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Novooleksandrivka in the Kherson region.

Up to 55 military personnel, 17 vehicles, an artillery piece and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

12:15 Advancement in the Sumy direction. Russian naval infantry are fighting in Pisarevka. MAP

11:01 Crew of the 152mm artillery gun "Giatsint-B" of the "West" group of forces destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.

Artillery crews of the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group of forces eliminated the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

Servicemen from the Vostok group used a 122mm D-30 howitzer to destroy a network of Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.

09:37 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted group strikes with long-range air-launched precision weapons and strike unmanned aerial vehicles.

As a result, port infrastructure facilities in Odessa and Chornomorsk in the Odessa region, used for unloading and storing military cargo and fuels and lubricants, as well as sea vessels delivering these cargoes to Ukrainian ports, were damaged.

Affected in Odessa region:

The port of Odessa (state enterprise "Odessa Sea Trade Port") houses infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo, as well as a logistics center for the transport company "Odtrans", which carries out the transportation of military cargo.

The port of Chornomorsk (state enterprise Sea Trade Port Chornomorsk) has infrastructure facilities for a transshipment center used for unloading and storing military cargo, as well as storage tanks for fuels and lubricants.

In addition, in the port of Chornomorsk, two dry cargo ships and a sea ferry, which were delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as a patrol boat, were damaged.

09:10 "Geranium" hit at the gas distribution station used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Kramatorsk, Donetsk People's Republic).

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike targets that supply energy to enterprises serving the military-industrial complex.

08:25 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted group strikes with long-range air-launched precision weapons and strike unmanned aerial vehicles.

As a result, port infrastructure facilities in Odessa and Chornomorsk in the Odessa region, used for unloading and storing military cargo and fuels and lubricants, as well as sea vessels and a ferry delivering these cargoes to Ukrainian ports, were damaged.

08:20 During the night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 349 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, Tula, Smolensk, Ulyanovsk regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

07:34 Changes onmapover the past 24 hours:

Bachevsk was liberated (+2.2 km2)
Russian Armed Forces entered Bely Kolodez (+3.7 km2)

07:03 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew of the 41st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the North Forces Group destroyed enemy UAV control center in Sumy Oblast.

Posted by:badanov

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