Russian Troops Failed Offensives On Three Fronts
- 13.07.2022, 7:58
The enemy was rebuffed and staged a false-flag attack in Enerhodar.
On July 12, the Russian occupation troops unsuccessfully attempted to assuault the positions of the Ukrainian defenders towards Sloviansk, Siversk, and also in the Kharkiv region. The enemy was repulsed and continued air and artillery strikes.
This is evidenced by a new report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). It is noted that the occupiers still adhere to the Donbas encirclement plan against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but they are not successful.
It is noted that Russian forces attempted ground assaults north of Sloviansk. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian ground assaults toward Dovhenke, Mazanivka, Krasnopillia, and Dolyna west of the E40 highway and Mayaky and Ivanivka east of the E40 highway.
The ISW has not observed evidence of Russian forces crossing the Siverskyi Donets River near Mayaky and Sydorove, but Russian forces may seek to do so to push south to the E40 highway.
Russian forces attempted a limited ground assault east of Siversk near the Luhansk region border on July 12. The Ukrainian General Staff stated that Russian forces suffered serious losses during a failed assault toward Spirne and Ivanodarivka. The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed that Russian forces seized Hryhorivka, northeast of Siversk.
The military situation around Donetsk
Russian forces continued firing on areas along the line of contact, including Kryva Luka, Verhnokamianske, Spirne, and Serebrianka, likely to continue setting conditions for an eventual assault toward Siversk.
Russian forces continued heavy fire along the line of contact to restrain Ukrainian forces north of Donetsk City. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces shelled areas to the north and west of Donetsk City, including Avdiivka, Kurakhove, and Marinka.
"Russian forces will likely continue to fire on Ukrainian positions in and around Avdiivka to fix them in place," the ISW concluded.
Russian forces conducted multiple unsuccessful ground assaults on Dementiivka on July 12.
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that Russian troops were firing artillery and multiple rocket launchers at the districts of Kharkov and nearby settlements in the north and northeast. The Derhachi Regional Administration reported that positional battles are ongoing in the northern part of the Derhachi district.
The military situation around Kharkiv
Russian forces continued to hold defensive positions along the Southern Axis. They also struggled with the consequences of the attacks on ammunition depots by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
It is reported that the occupiers likely conducted false-flag attacks in Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, amidst Ukrainian official announcements for civilians to evacuate from occupied territories.
Social media users from Enerhodar reported a series of explosions and smoke rising from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov said that Russian forces staged the attacks on Enerhodar to cause panic and rapid evacuation at the nearby checkpoint in Vasylivka.
“Russian forces may have staged a provocation in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive or to spin Ukrainian attacks on ammunition dumps across the Southern Axis as an effort to target civilians or civilian infrastructure,” the Institute for the Study of War concluded.