ISW: Ukraine army continues multidirectional counteroffensive

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in at least three directions and made further limited territorial gains on June 13.

Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said that Ukrainian forces advanced by 250 meters northeast of Bakhmut and by 200 meters south of Bakhmut, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Malyar said that Ukrainian forces advanced 500-1,000m in the past 24 hours around the administrative border between Zaporizhia and Donetsk oblasts, liberating around three square kilometres of territory in the area.

In total, the Ukrainian armed forces have liberated over 100 square kilometres of territory since the start of the counter-offensive operations. Russian sources claimed that on the night of 12-13 June, Ukrainian forces continued ground attacks southwest of Orekhov and south of Hulaypil in the western Zaporizhzhya Region.

Key takeaways

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with 18 prominent Russian military bloggers and war correspondents to discuss the progress of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on June 13.

Russian sources claimed that a Ukrainian missile strike killed Chief of Staff of the 35th Combined Arms Army (Eastern Military District) Major General Sergei Goryachev in Zaporizhia Oblast.

Russian forces continued offensive operations on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line and are transferring additional forces from the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast to reinforce the direction.

Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks near the administrative border of Donetsk and Zaporizhia oblasts.
Ukrainian army counter-offensive

According to official reports, the Ukrainian military is advancing in Bakhmutsk, Toretsk and Berdyansk directions. Over the week they took control of seven settlements - three in the Zaporizhzhya Region and four in the Donetsk Region.

On June 13, the Ukrainian military reportedly managed to advance south of Bakhmut, near Kleshchyivka and in Zaporizhzhya Region.