Ukrainian Defenders repulsed 10 aggressors’ attacks and eliminated 23 units of military equipment in the east

Friday, 13 May 2022, 22:33

Iryna Balachuk - Friday, 13 May 2022, 22:33

Joint Forces repulsed 10 Russian attacks on Donetsk and Luhansk fronts and eliminated up to 130 invaders on May 13. Battles against the invaders have continued at three locations.

Source: Joint Forces Operation press centre, "Skhid" ("East") Task Force on Facebook

Joint Forces Operation, quote: "Ukrainian defenders of the Joint Forces repulsed 10 enemy attacks. Battles against the invaders go on at three locations."

Details: It is reported that Ukrainian soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the invaders in manpower and military equipment.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed the following military equipment over the past 24 hours:

5 tanks;

5 artillery systems;

6 units of combat armoured vehicles;

7 aggressors’ cars.

Air Defence units shot down 3 Orlan-10 drones in the Ukrainian Donbas airspace.

"Skhid" ("East") Task Force added that their fighters have inflicted fire damage on the advanced control point of the 1st Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the so-called "Donetsk People’s Republic" and eliminated up to 130 invaders.

It is reported that the situation in the east of the country is difficult but remains under control.

The aggressors are using combat aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, large-calibre artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems along the entire line of defence. Russian troops are launching missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure and peaceful residential areas, and destroying office buildings, hospitals, schools and children's kindergartens.

However, Ukrainian troops continue to repulse the Russian aggressors' attempts to make inroads.