22.19 Russian troops lost more than 200 sq. km on the main offensive line in the Donetsk region and a key bridgehead near Liman. This thwarted the Russian Federation's plans to encircle the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration from the north. This was reported by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), OSINT analyst Clement Molin, and later confirmed by Rochan Consulting.
21:43 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urgently convened ministers, representatives of the army and special services due to Russian strikes on Ukraine near the Polish border, government spokesman Adam Szlapka said.
The topic of the unscheduled meeting is the security situation.
20.28 During the day, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 323 strike drones, including 14 jets. Ukrainian air defense destroyed the absolute majority of enemy targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
According to preliminary data, 310 UAVs were shot down/suppressed by air defense, including nine of them jets.
19.27 Ukrzaliznytsia suggested that the target of the Russian drone on the border with Poland could well have been a diplomatic train that left the station earlier than scheduled.
Two kilometers from the border with Poland, Russian troops struck a passenger train locomotive.
"Shortly before the locomotive was hit on the border of Ukraine and Poland, a diplomatic train was at the Yagodyn station, carrying, among others, security advisers from several EU member states and former European leaders, including former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Former CIA chief David Petraeus was on another train that was at the Yagodyn station at the time of this attack," the report noted.
As noted, the jet drone was detected by the dispatcher of the Central Monitoring Group and gave the evacuation signal literally 15 minutes before the hit.
"It is quite likely that the target of this Russian drone could have been a diplomatic train, which departed the station earlier than scheduled as part of a real-time review of train schedules due to the constant threat of Russian strikes," the company added.
18.33 Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov complained about statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about plans to strike at Russian energy, calling it "another step of escalation." Putin's spokesman is quoted by Russian media.
"The president has repeatedly mentioned the same plans for 40 days to deliver a devastating blow to Russia, to the Russian economy. This was a significant escalating step. This is a new statement in an escalating style," Peskov said.
17.24 The Russian attack on western Ukraine posed a "real and imminent" threat to Poland. This was stated by Lieutenant Colonel Jacek Horyszewski, a representative of the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command, in an interview with RMF24.
"The drones were operating and even hit targets located very close to the border with Poland, at a distance of several to several kilometers," Horyshevsky explained.
16.59 US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine should stop attacks on Russian energy, saying that this is leading to a shortage of diesel fuel. The head of the White House told reporters during a visit to the Irish Open golf championship, Bloomberg reports.
16.42 Russian troops shelled one of the districts of Kherson during the day. As a result of the hit, outbuildings caught fire. The State Emergency Service was informed about the consequences of the attack.
According to preliminary information, three people were injured.
15.54 The Russian army carried out another massive attack on Odessa and the region. The strikes injured 24 people, including children. The details of the shelling were reported by the State Emergency Service.
As a result of enemy strikes in the region, multi-story residential buildings, warehouses and utility buildings, as well as a car service center, were damaged.
14.51 Brigadier General Denys "Redis" Prokopenko assumed command of the Azov Group of Forces.
Prokopenko began serving in the Azov Battalion in 2014. He participated in the battles for Maryinka and Ilovaisk, as well as in the defense of Mariupol. In 2017, at the age of 26, he became the commander of the Azov Regiment, and at that time was the youngest regiment commander in the history of the National Guard and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the corps' press service, Prokopenko's main merit is the reformatting of Azov from a volunteer unit to a professional combat unit.
During the defense of Mariupol, on March 19, 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Prokopenko the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Gold Star. On April 7, 2025, Prokopenko was appointed commander of the 1st Corps of the Azov Naval Forces.
14.31 Due to Russian attacks on railway infrastructure, large-scale train delays have been recorded - dozens of flights are running with a deviation from the schedule ranging from two to more than 18 hours.
13.57 On the night of September 13, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two Russian refineries in the Krasnodar Territory and Tatarstan. One of the targets was the Slavyansky oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. After the strike, a fire was recorded on the territory of the enterprise.
Slavyansky is one of the largest independent refineries in southern Russia. The enterprise is capable of processing about 5.2 million tons of oil per year. The plant produces motor gasoline, oil, fuel oil, vacuum gas oil and aviation kerosene. The refinery is also involved in meeting the needs of the Russian troops.
The second oil refinery hit by Ukrainian forces was the Taneko plant in Nizhnekamsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan. A fire was recorded at one of the tanks on the refinery's territory.
13:30 During the day, starting on the morning of September 12, Russian troops attacked four gas stations in the Zhytomyr region.
As a result of the attacks on the Zhytomyr region on September 12 and 13, two people were killed and two more were hospitalized with injuries. Fuel and transport infrastructure facilities, civilian buildings, and private property were damaged.
In total, four gas stations in the Zvyahelsky and Korostensky districts, three civilian vehicles, a grocery store, and an infrastructure facility were damaged by Russian strikes.
12.56 Over the past week, Russian troops have carried out massive attacks on Ukraine, using about 2,100 drones, almost 1,700 guided bombs and 78 missiles of various types.
12.31 In the Volyn region, two kilometers from the border with Poland, Russian troops struck a locomotive of a passenger train Kyiv - Warsaw. The UZ monitoring group warned the train crew about the threat in advance, thanks to which no one was injured.
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12.06 The United Arab Emirates is ready to provide a platform for a new round of negotiations on the war in Ukraine. For Russia, this option is "completely acceptable", said Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian ruler.
According to him, the Emirati side has confirmed its willingness to accept negotiations.
"The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi confirmed that the Emirati side is ready to provide its site, as it was before. For us, this is a completely acceptable site," Ushakov said.
At the same time, there is currently no specific agreement on holding the next meeting in the UAE.
11.43 As a result of the attack by Russian drones on Ternopil, an infrastructure facility was hit, one person was injured. Rescuers are working at the scene. Traffic on the "humpbacked" bridge has been temporarily blocked.
11.25 In Volyn, a gas station near the Yagodyn checkpoint on the border with Poland was damaged as a result of a Russian attack, and several trucks also caught fire.
During the air alert, all operations on the border were halted, and people were in shelters.
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10.56 On the night of September 13, Ukrainian forces struck the Slavyansk-EKO oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The operation hit a key oil refining facility and the company's tank farm.
After the impact, a large-scale fire broke out on the territory of the refinery. Smoke and flames were visible for tens of kilometers.
10.25 Explosions were heard in Ivano-Frankivsk on September 13, air defense forces were working. A residential building was damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack, and one person was injured.
During the air raid alert in Ivano-Frankivsk, the railway station and public transport were temporarily suspended.
9.58 Over the past 24 hours, 249 combat clashes have been recorded on the front, with the Pokrovsky direction remaining the hottest.
9.20 In Odessa, emergency and rescue operations have been completed in a 25-story building that was damaged by a Russian attack the day before. Two people were killed, another 25 were injured.
During the rescue operation, emergency workers rescued seven people, including two children. Work in the damaged high-rise building has been completed.
8.38 On the night of September 13, Russia attacked Ukraine with 453 Shahed attack UAVs (including jet-powered ones), Gerber, Parody-type simulator drones, and S8000 Banderol.
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 405 enemy Shahed, Gerbera UAVs, drones of other types, and 4 S8000 Banderol. Enemy air attack vehicles were hit at 13 locations, as well as downed aircraft (fragments) falling at seven locations.
8.20 Moscow has ruled out the possibility of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Miami, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
The Ukrainian leader said he was ready to meet with Putin at the G20 summit, which will take place on December 14-15. However, a Kremlin spokesman immediately dismissed the possibility, calling it "impossible."
Peskov stressed that the Russian ruler is ready to meet with Zelensky exclusively in the Russian capital, Moscow.
When asked whether the Kremlin was considering an alternative location for a meeting with Zelensky, Peskov replied: "There is a willingness to meet with him in Moscow."
There is currently no official confirmation of Putin's own participation in the December G20 summit.
7.23 From February 24, 2022 to September 13, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,506,900 people (+1,520 per day).
6.38 A series of explosions were heard in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk in the Republic of Tatarstan. Drone flights and active air defense operations can be heard in the city. This is reported by the monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+.
Supernova+ writes that four deaths are known as a result of Russian air defense operations.
5.23 Ukraine faces its "hardest winter" since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, which could turn into a humanitarian catastrophe if Russia continues to bomb energy infrastructure, the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Alexander De Croo, said in a commentary to the BBC.
3.51 Russian war criminals have targeted a high-rise building in Odessa for the second time in 24 hours. This was reported by the head of the Odessa MVA, Serhiy Lysak, on the night of September 13.
2.59 A peace agreement would be possible if Ukraine gave up its territories within the limits demanded by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, US President's special envoy Jared Kushner said during the annual YES forum in Kyiv on September 12.
2.35 US President Donald Trump's special envoy Jared Kushner has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to promoting the peace process, stressing the need to find the "right formula" that will satisfy all parties. He said this online at the annual YES meeting in Kyiv, Interfax reports.
1.58 Russia attacked the energy infrastructure of Mykolaiv on the evening of September 12. This was reported by the acting head of the Mykolaiv OVA, Georgy Reshetilov.
0.57 Russia, due to its inability to achieve its goals on the battlefield, is trying to expand the geography of terror to the entire territory of Ukraine. This was stated by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on the social network X.
0.31 Explosions were heard in Kyiv during an air raid on the night of September 13. This was reported by the Vlaskor Korrespondent.net.
Before the explosions, the Ukrainian Air Force recorded a strike UAV heading past Brovary towards the center of Kyiv.