Kiev is advancing on Bakhmut, the Russian army is accused of “deserting” … An update on the situation in Ukraine

Sirens sound in Ukraine. On Saturday, May 13, 12 Ukrainian regions were awakened by the sound of airborne sirens, including the capital Kiev, as the military administration called on residents to stay safe. Air defense systems have been activated in the area, according to the Ministry of Defense Kyiv Independent. Infections have been reported in Mykolaiv Oblast, in the south of the country. Explosions were also recorded in the Lviv and Khmelnitsky regions.

Kyiv claims gains near Bakhmut. On Friday, May 12, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Jana Malyar confirmed that Ukrainian forces “Advance two kilometers near Bakhmut.”. “We did not lose any positions in Bakhmut this week.”she added. The Russian Ministry of Defense, without explicitly acknowledging that a setback had occurred, announced the redeployment of units to an area “Berkhevsky Reservoir”with the purpose of “Enhance the sustainability of defense”.

Heavy accusations head Wagner. The leader of the Russian paramilitary militia, Yevgeny Prigozhin, accused the regular Russian forces of B “flight” Their positions near Bakhmut believing that the defenses “Collapses”. “There was a flight of Department of Defense units on the flanks.”, recently occupied by regular units of the Russian army, he denounced in Telegram. According to him, Ukrainian forces recaptured Khazan, north of the combat center in the east, and took up positions on tactical heights overlooking it. He claimed that the soldiers from Kiev had retaken the road to Chassiv Iar, to the west, which had previously been blocked by the Russian army.

Russia says it has repelled Ukraine’s attacks. The Russian military said it had repulsed 26 Ukrainian attacks on a 95-kilometer front in the eastern Soledar sector, near the historic city of Bakhmut, with a major offensive looming in Kiev. “In the tactical direction of Solidar, yesterday (Thursday) the enemy launched an offensive along the entire contact line with a length of more than 95 kilometers. Units of the Ukrainian army carried out 26 attacks, in which more than a thousand soldiers and up to 40 tanks participated.”said the Russian Defense Ministry. “All attacks by the Ukrainian units were repulsed. No defensive breakthrough was allowed for the Russian forces.”