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

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. The 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. The battles against the invaders go on at three locations."

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

The Armed Forces of Ukraine 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 Donbass 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 use combat aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, large-calibre artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems along the entire line of defence. Russian troops launch missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure, peaceful residnetial areas, destroy office buildings, hospitals, schools and children's kindergartens.

However, Ukrainian troops continue to repulse the Russian aggressors' inroad.