💥 Attack

Fighting continues in the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

August 13, 2022 Bakhmut, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Fighting continues in the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian assault operations on the Bakhmut front along specific axes were unsuccessful and forced to retreat.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group and two military trucks near Sloviansk on the opposing side of the Siverskyi Donets River.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

A missile strike was carried out on the city of Kramatorsk.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The most tense directions in the Donetsk region are Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and near Siversk and Kramatorsk where the enemy does not stop attempts to seize these cities.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Aircraft of enemy’s attack aircraft hit near Mariinka.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.978Z

Source story: day-171-2023-02-12