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Current information on the situation on the front line on July 12 (updated)
2025-07-13
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 19:20 A drone has attacked another peaceful civilian facility in Belgorod. The roof of the building has been damaged. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties, –video.

18:40 Sumy direction, the 155th Separate Guards Kursk orders of Zhukov and Suvorov Naval Infantry Brigade named after twice Hero of the Russian Federation Major General M.E. Gudkov, GRANIT units are in action, –video.

17:45 In the period from 15:15 Moscow time to 16:15 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

17:02 - Military signalmen of the 44th Army Corps of the North Forces Group deployed satellite communications for assault units in the Khar'kov direction.

– Signalmen of the β€œSouthern” troop group have restored damaged communication lines in the Seversky direction.

16:30 Kamenka-Dneprovskaya was subjected to attack by Ukrainian UAVs

15:25 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 14:40 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted eight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– One UAV – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Stavropol region.

14:45 In a forest plantation near the village of Banychi in the Sumy region, the operator of the reconnaissance UAV GV "Sever" detected the movement of a truck of Ukrainian fascists transporting ammunition for an artillery crew.

13:45 Calculation of a 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Dnepr group destroyed enemy UAV control point in the Kherson region.

During reconnaissance of the area on the right bank of the Dnieper, the Orlan-10 UAV crew discovered a control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones, which was located in an abandoned building.

After transmitting the target coordinates, the artillerymen from the 49th Combined Arms Army destroyed the enemy position along with its crew.

12:40 In the period from 10:00 Moscow time to 11:20 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed eight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

– Four UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– Three UAVs – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
– One UAV – over the waters of the Sea of Azov
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12:25 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress conducting Special military operation as of July 12, 2025

Units of the North group of forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Ryzhevka, Radyanskoye, Alekseyevka, Kondratovka, Varachino, Yunakovka and Sadki in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Melovoe in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 170 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five cars, a field artillery gun, an electronic warfare station, and three warehouses of supplies.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Shiykovka, Novovasilevka, Petro-Ivanovka, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to 225 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, including a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, 10 vehicles, two artillery pieces, three electronic warfare stations, an Israeli-made RADA radar station, and five ammunition depots.

The units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of five mechanized, assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbinovka, Seversk, Chasov Yar, Serebryanka, Konstantinovka, Platonovka, Zakotnoye, Belaya Gora, Aleksandro-Shultino and Kleban-Byk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 185 servicemen, a vehicle and an ammunition depot.

Units of the "Center" group of forces improved the situation along the forward edge. They defeated the formations of heavy, two mechanized, ranger, assault, two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Zverevo, Udachnoye, Muravka, Petrovskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Filiya and Novopodgorodnoye of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 450 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, five cars and a field artillery gun.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novogeorgievka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Karl Marx in the Donetsk People's Republic, Temirovka, Poltavka, Gulyaipole and Malinovka in the Zaporizhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 190 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 10 vehicles, an artillery piece, and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade, the coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Plavni, Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhia region, Sadovoe and Naddnipryanskoye in the Kherson region.

Up to 60 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, eight vehicles, nine electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot and two supply depots were destroyed.

11:46 Attack aircraft of the Ivanovo Airborne Forces unit of the Southern group of forces are studying to counteract FPV drone attacks.

In addition, experienced instructors teach soldiers to work in tactical groups and storm trenches, ditches and fortified areas.

10:40 In the period from 08.50 Moscow time to 09.50 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

9:45 The combined engineering detachment of the 11th Separate Engineer Brigade promptly restores roads for the safe transportation of the wounded and the rapid delivery of ammunition and humanitarian aid to positions.

Before starting work, sappers conduct reconnaissance and carefully check the route for explosive devices.

9:10 As a result of high-precision damage suffered key enemy targets, including critical infrastructure, warehouses and industrial enterprises used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Powerful explosions thundered in Khar'kov. Local authorities announced the use of a guided aerial bomb. According to Mayor Terekhov, an important critical infrastructure facility was hit. In addition, damage to a number of enterprises and fires in warehouses are reported.

In Lviv, the building of the Electron enterprise, which had previously participated in military developments, was destroyed. In Cherkasy Oblast, they report arrivals and power outages.

Targets in Kyiv, Lutsk, Chernivtsi, Ternopil and Kirovograd regions were also hit.

8:30 Tonight the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive attack using aerial views of objects in western Ukraine.

The total number of attack UAVs and simulators is estimated at between 500 and 700, and cruise missiles – between 15 and 30.

Strikes were also carried out on targets in Khar'kov and Kyiv.

8:00 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

– 16 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Five – over the waters of the Black Sea,
– Four – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
– Three – over the territory of the Rostov region,
– Two – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– One – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
– One – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
– One – over the waters of the Sea of Azov
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