There were 104 clashes on the front lines, with the highest number occurring in the Pokrovsk direction
A total of 104 combat engagements were recorded along the front line. The heaviest fighting is taking place in the Pokrovsk direction, where Russian troops carried out 20 attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces. Enemy casualties are also reported—more than 70 soldiers.
This was reported on Facebook, citing operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 10:00 PM on April 13, 2026.
“According to updated information, a total of 104 combat engagements have taken place since the start of this day.
Today, the enemy launched one missile strike using two missiles, carried out 51 airstrikes, and dropped 186 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it deployed 6,213 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,737 shelling attacks on populated areas and our troops’ positions,” the post states.
According to the General Staff, one combat engagement took place in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions; the enemy advanced toward the settlement of Taratutine. In addition, the enemy carried out two airstrikes, dropped eight guided bombs, and fired 67 rounds at populated areas and our troops’ positions, three of which involved the use of multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi sector, the enemy twice stormed the positions of our units in the areas of the settlements of Zybine and Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk direction, our defenders successfully repelled two enemy assaults toward the settlements of Novoplatonivka and Novoosynove.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled eight attempts by the invaders to advance near Dibrova, Drobysheve, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped one enemy assault toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the area of the settlement of Tykhonivka, our defenders repelled one attack in the Kramatorsk direction.
Defense forces repelled 15 enemy assaults in the Kostiantynivka sector in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Stepanivka, Rusyno Yar, Sofiivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out twenty attacks. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Udachne, Zapovidne, Bilytske, Hryshyne, Pokrovsk, and Muravka. One engagement is still ongoing.
According to preliminary estimates, 63 occupiers were eliminated and 12 wounded in this sector today; 9 vehicles and 11 pieces of specialized equipment were destroyed, one artillery system, four vehicles, and 13 enemy infantry shelters were damaged. A total of 273 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or neutralized.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the occupiers attempted to improve their position six times, launching attacks in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandrohrad, Zelenyi Hai, Sichneve, Vorone, Zlagoda, and Novohryhorivka. The outskirts of the settlements of Omelnyk, Yasna Polyana, and Zarichne were subjected to airstrikes.
In the Huliaipole sector, the occupiers carried out seven attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zaliznychne, Hirke, and Huliaipole. The enemy launched airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Vozdvizhivska, Novomykolaivka, Yegorivka, Charivne, Dolynka, Verkhnia Tersa, and Kopani.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy carried out one attack near Stepnogorsk and launched airstrikes on the areas around the settlements of Yasna Polyana, Zarichne, and Omelnyk.
In the Dnipro direction, the enemy carried out three unsuccessful attacks toward the Antonivsky Bridge and Bilohrudy Island.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russians lost 960 personnel—General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
It should be noted that since the creation of this new branch of the military, Ukrainian drone units have demonstrated exceptional effectiveness, taking out tens of thousands of enemy weapons.
On April 12, Russian troops violated the ceasefire by using drones to kill three unarmed fighters who turned out to be their own captured comrades.
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has opened a criminal investigation into yet another war crime committed by Russian servicemen. According to the investigation, near the village of Veterinarne in the Kharkiv region, the invaders cynically killed four Ukrainian prisoners of war.
