13 May 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• A loud explosion rang out in occupied Melitopol
• In Mykolaiv, the enemy targeted civilian objects, fires broke out, and there were casualties
• Enemy unmanned aerial vehicles were detected in the Kyiv region, air defense is working
• An air alert was announced in Kyiv and many regions of Ukraine
• Explosions rang out in Khmelnytskyi region
• ISW: Defense forces have achieved success near Bakhmut with local counterattacks
• The defenders hit 15 enemy concentration areas and shot down 22 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles
• In Khmelnytskyi region, a plane has hit critical infrastructure, there are injured people, trains are being detoured
• All the drones that were moving towards Kyiv were destroyed, there is no destruction in the capital
• Air defense forces destroyed 17 out of 21 anti-aircraft missiles at night, there are hits
• Russian mass media report new explosions in occupied Luhansk
• The Bundestag called to open Ukraine's path to NATO
• G7 countries increased financial assistance to Ukraine to $44 billion
• The Russians shelled the center of Gulyaipol and Chornobayivka, there are casualties
• A reconnaissance balloon from Belarus flew into the airspace of Poland
• Erdogan has promised a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Turkish election
• Germany announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros
• Orban questioned the need for the existence of the European Union
• Borrell: The EU should accelerate the supply of ammunition to Ukraine and will do so
• The night attack on Khmelnytskyi: the number of victims has increased to 21
• The Russians shelled Kostyantynivka: 2 dead, 10 wounded, among them children
• Shelling in Kharkiv region: 5 civilians were injured, including a teenager
• Zelensky arrived in Italy and met with the president
• Prime Minister of Italy: I am convinced of Ukraine's victory
• Italy promised full support for Ukraine's integration into the EU
• Zelensky and the Pope talked for 40 minutes
• On the Bakhmut direction, the defenders not only defend, but also attack
• Zelensky reminded that Trump did not stop Russia's war against Ukraine during his presidency
• In Kyiv and the region, air defense was working in the evening
• Zelenskyi on the visit to Italy: They agreed on weapons and air defense
• There were explosions and a fire in Ternopil
• In the Bryansk region of Russia, three helicopters and two airplanes were shot down in an unknown manner
• Two Russian colonels were eliminated in Bakhmut within a day
• The Defense Forces had 57 combat encounters with the enemy