Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on May 13, 2022, regarding the Russian invasion into our country.

The seventy-ninth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation against the Russian military invasion has begun.

The enemy continues to conduct offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone with the aim of establishing full control over the territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson regions, maintaining a land corridor between these territories and temporarily occupied Crimea. At the same time, it maintains tension in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova and on the territory of Belarus.

On the Volyn and Polesie Directions, the enemy did not conduct active operations. The main efforts of the military units of the Republic of Belarus were focused on covering the state border in the Brest and Gomel regions.

On the Northern Direction, measures for enhanced protection of the section of the Ukrainian-Russian border in Bryansk and Kursk regions are continuing. According to available information, the enemy is transferring additional artillery units into border areas of the Bryansk region to increase provocative shelling of populated areas in Chernihiv region located near Ukraine's state border.

On the Slobozhansky Direction, the enemy employs measures regarding redeployment of units, replenishing ammunition and fuel-oil materials for restoring offensive capabilities.

On the Kharkiv Direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations. The main efforts were focused on preventing our troops from advancing in the area of the populated place Vesela.

In Voronezh and Belgorod regions of the Russian Federation, the heightened level of terrorist threat remains in effect until May 25, 2022.

On the Donetsk Direction, the enemy continues to concentrate main efforts on establishing full control over the populated place Rubizhne.

On the Lyman Direction, enemy units attempted to consolidate in the area of the populated place Oleksandrivka.

On the Bakhmut Direction, occupiers conducted assault operations towards the populated places of Orekhove and Komishuvaha, without success.

On the Kurakhivsky Direction, enemy units conducted offensive operations towards the populated place Mariinka.

The enemy continues to inflict artillery and air strikes on Mariupol. Main efforts are focused on blocking our troops in the area of the Azovstal plant. To establish full control over the city and suppress Ukrainian defenders, strategic aviation is being used. Considering evacuation measures for local residents, an increase in firepower can be expected soon.

On the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhia Directions, the enemy conducted artillery strikes on our troops along the entire line and carried out air reconnaissance using UAVs.

On the South Buzky Direction, occupation units did not conduct active combat operations, but they shelled our troops with field artillery and mortar fire in the areas of populated places Oleksandrivka, Tavriyske, Kotlyareve, Hanyvka, and Osokorivka.

Over the previous day, anti-aircraft units of Ground Forces, Air Force, and Airborne Troops destroyed seven aerial targets: five UAVs of the «Orlan-10» type, one Ka-52 helicopter, and one cruise missile.

Air force continued to deliver fire strikes against enemy positions from the air and supported combat operations of our troops on designated directions.

Only on the Donetsk and Luhansk Directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled eighteen enemy attacks over the past day, destroying thirteen tanks, eight artillery systems, twenty-seven units of armored fighting vehicles, two units of special engineering equipment, and five enemy vehicles.

The enemy also suffered losses in other directions. We will announce total figures separately.

Together we shall triumph! Glory to Ukraine!