Russia's war on Ukraine. 13.04.25
Operational situation
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Russian forces advanced west of Zhuravka and are engaged in combat on the northern and eastern outskirts of Loknia.
On the Belgorod direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces are positioned near Demidovka and Popovka.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attempt to replenish units after heavy losses and prepare to resume the offensive, conducting reconnaissance.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces continued the offensive near Kamyanka, Kindrashivka, Holubivka, Zapadne, Zahryzove, Lozova, Nova Kruhlyakivka, Tverdokhlibove, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, and Olkhivka, and are fighting for Nadiya.
Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled assaults near Lozova and Nova Kruhlyakivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces reached the southern outskirts of Novomykhailivka and the eastern outskirts of Ridkodub, attacked toward Hlushchenkove, near Katerynivka, Nove, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodyazi, Yampolivka, Torske, and in the Serebriansk Forest.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces advanced near Bilohorivka and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces attacked near Chasiv Yar, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Kurdyumivka, Stupochky, and in the direction of Predtechyne and Bila Hora.
Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled an assault near Klishchiivka.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced north of Druzhba, on the northeastern outskirts of Toretsk, toward the center of Krymske, in the center of Novospaske, and are attempting to reach Nelipivka, advance west of Panteleymonivka, clearing the “Toretska” mine, and attacked near Toretsk, Ivanopillya, Dachne, Dyliivka, Oleksandropil, and Valentynivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced on the western outskirts of Kalynove, north of Novotoretske, and on the eastern outskirts of Udachne, and attacked near Tarasivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Pishchane, Kotlyne, and Udachne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces periodically counterattack to the south and southwest of Pokrovsk.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces continued the offensive near Novoserhiyivka, Uspenivka, Nadiivka, Kotlyarivka, Preobrazhenka, Sribne, Troitske, Bohdanivka, Andriivka, Konstyantynopil, Bahatyr, Rozlyv, Odradne, and Rozdolne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked and advanced in the center of Konstyantynopil.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces are trying to advance near Shevchenkove and attacked near Burlatske, Vilne Pole, Pryvilne, and Novosilka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces unsuccessfully continued the offensive near Shcherbaky, Mali Shcherbaky, Lobkove, and Kamianske.
General conclusion:
Small enemy reconnaissance and sabotage groups continue probing for weak spots in Ukrainian defenses in the border zone of Sumy Oblast, but Ukrainian Defense Forces repel such attempts. Russian forces lack the personnel to launch an offensive operation to capture Sumy.
The highest number of combat engagements occur on the Pokrovsk, Lyman, Toretsk, Kramatorsk directions and in Kursk Oblast.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces concentrate efforts south of Bahatyr and Odradne, and north of Rozdolne.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 120 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, two enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups were eliminated in the areas of Ridne (Perovske) and Tykhe.
On the Kupyansk direction, two enemy attacks occurred. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled assaults in the areas of Zahryzove and Nova Kruhlyakivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 18 times, attempting to advance near Nadiya, Tverdokhlibove, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Nove, and in the directions of Olhivka, Hrekivka, Zelena Dolyna, Zarichne, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled three enemy attacks. Occupation units tried to advance toward Hryhorivka and in the area of Bilohorivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, eleven engagements were recorded in the area of Chasiv Yar, in the direction of Predtechyne, and west of Andriivka.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy launched sixteen attacks in the areas of Dachne, Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, and Toretsk.
On the Pokrovsk direction, thirty-one Russian assault and offensive actions were halted toward Kalynove, Yelyzavetivka, Uspenivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Novoserhiyivka, Troitske, Kotlyarivka, Preobrazhenka, Vodyane Druhe, Novoukrainka, Andriivka, and in the area of Sribne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the area of Konstyantynopil and toward Shevchenkove.
On the Orikhiv direction, an enemy attack was repelled in the direction of Mali Shcherbaky.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy made four unsuccessful attempts to advance toward the positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces.
On the Kursk direction, twenty-three combat engagements took place, and the enemy carried out seventy-one airstrikes.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 3 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 26 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the “Kaluga Aerated Concrete” plant, where UAV production is underway. Strikes were also carried out on infrastructure facilities in Voronezh, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga, and Rostov Oblasts.
Operations at airports in Saratov, Kaluga, and Volgograd were disrupted.
A fuel depot in Saratov, the Samara Heat Producing Plant (HPP), and an electrical substation in the area of the Orenburg HPP were hit.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
“Storm V” units composed of former prisoners operate in the northern part of Torske.
The 255th and 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army operate near Pokrovsk and Tarasivka.
The 16th Separate Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Brigade operates in the direction of Velyka Novosilka.
Possible operation situation developments:
The plan for the enemy's spring-summer offensive campaign in the Southwestern Theater of Operations may be as follows: a simultaneous breakthrough towards Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka from the south and southeast (from the direction of Toretsk and Vozdvyzhenka), as well as from the northeast (from the direction of Chasiv Yar), followed by an advance towards Kramatorsk from the south while simultaneously advancing towards Slovyansk with the forces of the 20th and 25th Combined Arms Armies of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping through Lyman. Russian forces may attempt to advance near Kupyansk, Lyman, Novopavlivka, or toward the city of Zaporizhzhia. The Pokrovsk direction is viewed by Ukraine’s military-political leadership as the absolute priority for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Additionally, Russian forces intend to create a buffer zone in the north of Sumy Oblast and pose a threat to the city of Sumy in the coming months.
In Sumy Oblast, key enemy objectives that could provide stability to a buffer zone may include the heights between Yunakivka and Khrapivshchyna, the wooded area to the northeast of Sumy from Radkivka to Mohrytsya, and the Psel River. Based on this, the enemy’s operational tasks in this direction may include taking control of the area of Bilovody – Loknia – Yunakivka – Yablunivka, seizing at least the eastern part of the wooded area west of Mohrytsya, and reaching the line of Velyka Rybytsya – Myropillya along the Psel River. The enemy may also attempt to break through from the border toward Vorozhba and Bilopillya and cut off the operational lateral route between Sumy and Novhorod-Siverskyi. The implementation of such a plan would require the enemy command to covertly deploy a strike force in the area of Tiotkino.
Ukrainian Defense Forces may launch an offensive in the direction of Lyman Pershyi – Horobivka – Tavilzhanka, which, if successful, will lead to either the enemy's rapid retreat from the Dvorichna bridgehead or its encirclement there. Such a development would result in the loss of combat capability of the entire enemy's 6th Combined Arms Army.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy will attempt to advance toward Karlivka from Nove and toward Drobysheve from Kolodyazi, aiming to reach and establish a foothold along the Karlivka–Shandryholove–Drobysheve line, while simultaneously intensifying the offensive near Torske and advancing on Lyman from the east.
The operational plan of the 8th Combined Arms Army on the Kostyantynivka direction is to envelop the tactical group of the "Khortytsia" OSG, which is defending south of Kostyantynivka between Oleksandropil and Tarasivka from the flanks. The enemy aims to encircle and destroy this group or, if unable to do so, force it to withdraw from the area south of Kostyantynivka in a northwestern direction under the threat of encirclement. The ultimate goal of these actions is a two-pronged breakthrough from the southwest and southeast toward the area of Stepanivka – Berestok – Pleshchiivka – Yablunivka, followed by a simultaneous assault on Kostyantynivka from this area and from the direction of Chasiv Yar. After the reaching the Poltavka–Pleshchiivka line, the enemy’s 3rd Combined Arms Army, reinforced by an airborne forces group, will attempt a rapid breakthrough from the bridgehead on the Siverskyi Donets–Donbas canal in the Chasiv Yar area, advancing from the northeast toward Kostyantynivka.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 13.04.25
Personnel - almost 932,670 (+1,220);
Tanks – 10,603 (+12);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,088 (+33);
Artillery systems – 26,163 (+71);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,362 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,128 (+1);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 43,950 (+143);
Aircraft - 370 (0);
Helicopters – 335 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 32,425 (+147);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,145 (0)
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of April 13, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 55 strike UAVs. The Air Force reported 43 drones shot down and 12 drones lost from radars.
In the morning of April 13, Russian forces launched a double ballistic missile strike on the center of the city of Sumy. As of 18:30, reports indicate 34 fatalities, including two children, and 117 injured (15 of them children). According to city authorities, the second ballistic missile was likely loaded with fragmentation elements and detonated in the air to cause maximum casualties among people on the streets.
On the morning of April 13, Russian forces launched a multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS) strike on Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, killing two women. They were killed in the courtyard of a five-story building.
Russian forces shelled the village of Bilenke in Zaporizhzhia Raion with artillery. As a result of the shelling, a 42-year-old local resident was injured.
On April 13, 2025, at 12:30, enemy forces carried out an airstrike on the village of Novokhatske in Volnovakha Raion. The central part of the settlement was hit. A 67-year-old woman was killed while riding her bicycle during the attack. Two other people were injured.
In Semenivka, Chernihiv Oblast, on April 13, Russians attacked a hospital with strike UAVs. The intensive care and dental departments were damaged, and a nurse was injured.
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked Kherson with artillery and drones. Two civilians were reported killed and three injured.
On Sunday evening, Russians carried out a strike on Odesa with strike UAVs. According to preliminary information, four people were injured as a result. Civilian infrastructure and vehicles were damaged, and fires were reported.