According to Sputnik News on August 13, the head of the "Donetsk People's Republic," Pshin, stated on August 13 that Russian forces completely control the front-line situation in the "Donetsk People's Republic," and there have been military achievements in the border areas of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Pshin said in the "Solovyev Live" program: "The front-line situation is now completely under our forces' control, almost in every direction. In the border areas of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, although the enemy still has the ability to resist, our forces have still achieved certain military results."

According to Reuters on August 12, as the presidents of the United States and Russia prepare for a meeting, Russian forces suddenly launched an attack near the mining town of Dobropillya in eastern Ukraine, which may aim to increase pressure on Ukraine and force it to cede territory.

The report said that the authoritative "Dnipro Map" in Ukraine showed on August 12 that Russian forces had advanced rapidly northward by up to 10 kilometers in two directions in recent days, aiming to fully control Donetsk.

Military analyst Pasi Paroinen from the Blackbird Group, based in Finland, said the situation has rapidly escalated, with Russian forces penetrating through Ukrainian defenses and advancing about 17 kilometers deep in the past three days.

According to the website of the Ukrainian International News Agency on August 12, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine would not withdraw from Donbas, as Donbas is a strategic base for Russia to launch new offensives in the future.

Zelenskyy told reporters on August 12: "We will not withdraw from Donbas. For Russia, Donbas is a strategic base for launching new offensives in the future. If we voluntarily or forcedly withdraw from Donbas, it will trigger a third war."

Russian Forces Control Two Settlements, Ukraine Claims Strike on Russian Fuel Station

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 13 that in the past day, Russian forces continued attacks in multiple directions, controlling two settlements in the Donetsk area and striking targets such as Ukrainian electronic warfare stations, air defense radars, and ammunition depots. Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed four HIMARS rockets, nine aerial bombs, and 240 drones from the Ukrainian forces.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on August 13 that early that morning, the Ukrainian Security Service and multiple Ukrainian military units jointly struck several important Russian targets. Among them, a fuel station in Bryansk Oblast, used to supply fuel to Russian troops, was accurately attacked, and specific damage details are being further confirmed.

Source | China News Service, comprehensive reports from Reference News and CCTV News App

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