Since beginning of day, 131 combat engagements took place, enemy is most active in Pokrovsk and Vremivsk sectors - General Staff

The enemy keeps trying to advance into the depths of Ukraine's territory. To date, the enemy has attacked the positions of the Defence Forces 131 times. The occupiers are most active in the Pokrovsk and Vremivsk directions, where almost half of all attacks took place.

This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the situation at the front as of 16.00 on 13 December, Censor.NET reports.

Russian strikes on the territory of Ukraine

The border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions continue to suffer from Russian artillery shelling - Khrinivka, Tymonovychi, Nova Huta, Velyka Pysarivka, Vyntorivka were affected. The enemy conducted air strikes with GABs in Turia and Mala Rybytsia.

Situation in the Kharkiv region

Today in the Kharkiv sector, Russian terrorists attempted to conduct offensive actions near Vovchansk, one firefight is ongoing. The enemy aircraft attacked Hranove and Vovchanski Khutory with GABs.

The enemy attacked our positions in the Kupyansk sector six times. Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks near Kolisnykivka, Bohuslavka and Lozova.

Hostilities in the east

In the Lyman sector, enemy units continue to attack in the vicinity of Hrekivka, Nadiia, Zelenyi Hai, Shyikivka, Makiivka, Terny, Zarichne, Torske, Dibrova and Hryhorivka. Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops have repelled ten out of nineteen enemy attacks in this area. The fighting is ongoing. The enemy shelled Serhiivka with NARs.

Ukrainian defenders repelled one attack near Bilohorivka in the Siverskyi sector. The enemy dropped a GAB on Siversk.

In the Kramatorsk sector, the occupiers attacked five times in the area of Chasiv Yar.

By this time, seven hostile attacks took place in the Toretsk sector. The enemy was active in the areas of Toretsk and Dyliivka. Our defenders are giving a decent fight back, two attacks were stopped and five engagements are ongoing.

The situation is the most intense in the Pokrovsk sector, where since the beginning of the day the occupiers have already made 32 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Promin, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Novyi Trud, Zelene, Pishchane and Pushkine. The defence forces repelled 23 attacks. Nine firefights are ongoing.

In the Kurakhove sector, there were 18 combat engagements, with the invaders most actively trying to advance in the areas of Stari Terny, Sontsivka, Zoria, Kurakhove, Dalne, Dachne, Hannivka and Uspenivka. Seven firefights are still ongoing.

In the Vremivsk sector, the invaders attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops 29 times near the settlements of Trudove, Veselyi Hai, Kostiantynopilske, Sukhi Yaly, Blahodatne, Storozheve, Neskuchne, Makarivka and Novodarivka, and ten engagements are still ongoing.