The enemy continues to increase the air forces near the eastern border of Ukraine and strengthens artillery units, also improving existing management systems, intelligence, and medical support.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this information in an operational report on the russian invasion as of 06.00 of 13 April. 2022.
There is a constant threat of missiles attacks throughout Ukraine. The russian occupiers continue to launch systematic missiles and bombs strikes on military and civilian infrastructure in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
The russian enemy did not take active actions in the Volyn and Polissya areas. However, certain units of the Belarusian Armed Forces continue to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Brest and Gomel regions. Planned combat training activities are going on. In the Belarusian municipality of Kholmych, at the checkpoints, the military police of the Armed Forces of the russian federation and the Republic of Belarus are checking people's cell phones. Civilians are informed that Ukrainian military units may attack Belarus at any moment.
In the Siversk direction, the russians are regrouping units of the Central Military District from the territory of the Briansk and Kursk regions. After restoring combat capability, they placed these units in the Belhorod and Voronezh regions. The enemy strengthens border control, provides engineering support to its positions and bases, and ensures the presence of a small number of personnel, weapons, and military equipment there.
In the Slobozhansk direction, the russians are conducting reconnaissance of probable areas of attack, increasing the means of the system of reconnaissance, management, and medical support. They continue to block Kharkiv partially and shell the city with artillery; also, russians regroup their units and replenish supplies.
In the Donetsk and Tavriia directions, the enemy conducted war actions in the Sloviansk, Popasna, and Kurakhovo districts and assaulted Mariupol. The attempt was not successful. Combat actions continue. Separate units of the 2nd combined arms army of the Central military district strengthened the enemy grouping around Sieverodonetsk.
Coercive mobilization continues in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Thus, in the city of Horlivka, russians conduct daily tours around private houses and apartment buildings in residential areas. In addition, it was established that the russian command set a target to mobilize 60-70 thousand people on the territory of the so-called "DPR". However, these figures were met by only 20 percent.
In the Pivdennyi Buh direction, the enemy is taking measures to restore combat capability, replenish ammunition, and provide engineering support to positions. Russian also fire at the positions of Ukrainian military units. Combat actions continue in the area of Olexandrivka. The enemy is trying to resume the assault to regain lost positions in the Osokorivka area.
Ukraine's defenders fought back eight enemy attacks in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, destroyed a tank, four armored vehicles, six cars, and one artillery system. In addition, SAM unit shot down two enemy fighters the day before.
Earlier russia declared readiness to launch missile strikes on "decision-making centers," among which is Kyiv.