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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of September 13 (updated)
2026-09-14
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[NewsFront] 21:10 Russian Armed Forces destroyed shopping center building in Sumy Oblast

20:48 Russian Armed Forces attack UAV targets in Akhtyrka, Sumy Oblast

20:30 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 140 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea

20:02 Ukrainian drones wounded three civilians in the Bryansk region

In Voronka, a suicide drone attacked a cyclist. In Sachkovichi, an FPV drone struck a car carrying a married couple.

19:26 Russian Aerospace Forces crews hit at temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using FAB-250 in the area of the village of Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

18:43 During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted group strikes against industrial enterprises involved in the production of UAVs, logistics centers and warehouse terminals that distribute and supply military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as energy facilities that ensure the functioning of ports and logistics infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

As a result of strikes by high-precision air-launched weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, the following were damaged:

in the city of Odessa:

- logistics centers "Palma", "Raben-ukraine" and "Odessa-22", which store cargo intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

- a workshop for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles and components for them, a warehouse for missile and artillery weapons and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

in Odessa region:

- the Nova Poshta logistics center, which stores and distributes cargo intended to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as workshops for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles in the village of Illichivka;

- a logistics center in the village of Usatovo and the Bloom logistics center in the village of Teplodar, which stores cargo intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Also affected:

- in the port of Odessa: a dry cargo ship that delivered cargo intended to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces;

- the Novaya and Usatovo electrical substations, which ensure the functioning of the port and logistics infrastructure in the Odessa and Nikolaev regions.

In addition, attacks on railway infrastructure facilities in the western regions of Ukraine used to transport military cargo from European countries continued.

18:14 Russian military, air defense and mobile fire teams destroyed another Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Sevastopol. 12 UAVs were neutralized.

There are victims who were in open spaces during the air raid: a man received a limb injury, a woman received a mine blast injury.

17:00 The Donbass Dome system and combined mobile fire groups in a week prevented 100 terrorist attacks by the enemy.

15:42 The number of victims in the drone attack on Nizhnekamsk has grown up to 14.

15:25 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Krasnodar Territory and Belgorod Oblast

According to the Krasnodar Krai operational headquarters, three people were injured in the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack on Slavyansk-on-Kuban.

In the Belgorod region, two people were injured due to Ukrainian drone strikes.

14:28 Russian air defense and mobile fire groups stopped Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Sevastopol. 15 UAVs were neutralized. There were no civilian casualties.

According to preliminary information, by this hour the Sevastopol Rescue Service has recorded the following information:

- A drone detonated near Maksimova Dacha, and the roof of one of the private houses in the SNT caught fire. Emergency Ministry personnel are working on the scene.

- The wreckage of the downed UAV fell in the area of Bolshaya Morskaya.

- In the area of Monastyrskoe Highway, a fire was also recorded in one of the private houses in the SNT.

- A forest fire has erupted in the Verkhnesadovye area due to the crash of a downed UAV. Firefighters are working at the scene.

13:26 Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Russian Armed Forces soldiers were killed in a fire at fuel tankers carrying diesel fuel for the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

On September 11, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck fuel tankers delivering diesel fuel to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The strikes occurred near the plant's perimeter. Two soldiers were killed in the attack, and several were seriously wounded.

12:40 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Donetsk People's Republic

According to local authorities, three people were killed and thirteen civilians, including a child, were injured as a result of attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces attack drones.

Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will identify the individuals from the Ukrainian Armed Forces who were involved in the incident and will conduct a criminal assessment of their actions.

12:19 Geran-4 Siker UAV crews hit logistics centers in the Nikolaev area, video.

11:31 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 13, 2026

Units of the "North" force group in the Khar'kov region continue to tighten the encirclement of enemy forces and expand the external zone of control. As a result of these active operations, the village of Chernyakov in the Khar'kov region has come under the control of Russian troops.

The manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units inside the "cauldron" in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Volchya, Budarki and Buzovo in the Khar'kov region were damaged.

Enemy personnel and equipment were destroyed in the outer encirclement near the towns of Novooleksandrivka and Prikolotne in the Khar'kov region, and the destruction of encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units near Olkhovatka in the Khar'kov region continues. Enemy attempts to break out of the encirclement near the towns of Sliznevo and Gogino in the Khar'kov region were thwarted.

Over the course of a day, the enemy lost up to 55 fighters and a ground robotic complex in the encirclement ring.

In addition, in the Khar'kov region, three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Shevchenkovo, Staritsa, Novoselivka, Pogoreloye, Khatnee and Fedorovka.

In the Sumy region, manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Doroshovka, Velyka Chernetchina, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Sennoe, Esman, and Krovne.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost up to 230 servicemen, seven combat armored vehicles, 18 cars and a 155mm Bogdana howitzer.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the presidential brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Karpovka, Rubtsy, Beloe, and Starodubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Sobolevka, Vyssheye Solenoye, and Peski-Radkovskie in the Khar'kov Oblast.

The enemy's losses amounted to 220 servicemen, a Cossack combat armoured vehicle, 15 vehicles, a British-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery mount, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery mount, and a radio-electronic reconnaissance station.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Yasnogorka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Druzhkovka, Rayske, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, Novoselovka, Nikolaevka, and Orekhovatka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 205 troops, two Cossack armored fighting vehicles, and 17 vehicles. Two field artillery pieces were destroyed, including a 155mm American Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.

Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, the Azov* special forces brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Vodolazhskoe, Maryevka, Ivanovka, and Novotroitske in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Belozerskoe, Andreyevka, Novoandriyevka, Dobropolye, Verovka, Yuryevka, and Zavidovo-Kudashevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 420 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized infantry unit, two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle regiment, and a naval infantry infantry brigade near the settlements of Orestopol, Kryvyi Rih, Kolomiytsi, and Pavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Obshchee, Golubkovo, Voskresenka, Svetlaya Dolina, and Slavne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 285 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, nine cars and a field artillery gun.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Orekhov, Balabyne, Zaporozhets, Yulievka, Zapasnoye, Yurkovka, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Up to 45 military personnel, 26 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations and a radar station were destroyed.

11:04 Volunteers of the BARS-11 detachment of the Dnepr group of forces organized 24-hour protection of positions from Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs

Mobile fire teams and aerial observation posts are equipped with automatic weapons, hunting rifles with optics, and night vision devices. Drones are destroyed both on the move and in their positions.

10:45 Units of the North group of forces took the settlement of Chernyakov in the Khar'kov region under control.

9:57 Over the past 24 hours, the Kupol Donbassa system and combined mobile fire groups have been operating over the territory of the DPR, destroyed 7 enemy drones aimed at civilian infrastructure facilities.

09:01 During the night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted group strikes on logistics centers through which military supplies are delivered and distributed, as well as on energy facilities that ensure their operation.

As a result of strikes by high-precision air-launched weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, the following were damaged:

- the Nova Poshta logistics center in the village of Nerubayskoye in the Odessa region, used for the storage and distribution of military equipment intended to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

- the Usatove electrical substation in Odessa and the Novaya substation in Nikolaev, which ensure the functioning of the port and logistics infrastructure in the Odessa and Nikolaev regions.

- In addition, railway infrastructure facilities in the western regions of Ukraine that provide transportation of military cargo from European countries were damaged.

8:29 Two people died, and six were injured in the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Nizhnekamsk.

Two people were killed and six more were injured in a Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Nizhnekamsk. The enemy targeted industrial facilities and residential areas. One of the drones struck a private home early in the morning, injuring four people. They are receiving medical attention.

Another drone struck a tree, damaging a nearby car. Four young people were in the car at the time. Two were killed. Two more are hospitalized in serious condition.

8:01 Drone operators of the Center group adjusted strikes on enemy command posts and recorded the destruction of targets, video.

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