Current Snapshot — 13.07.2026 17:00
UKRAINE - Kharkiv and Odesa regions: UAV launches recorded (2 jet-type towards Yuzhne, 3 Shaheds towards Vylkove; drone towards Lozova). Air alerts were issued and later canceled. Traffic restricted on three streets in Kharkiv due to repairs. - Front: Most intense pressure on Pokrovsk and Sloviansk axes — 70 attacks since the start of the day. Russian forces maintain high activity in these sectors. - Kherson: Drone strike on a gas station in the Dnipro district, three staff injured. - Rear: Blueberry prices drop by 17% amid mass harvest; separate incident of two brothers killed in Poltava region (16 and 5 gunshot wounds). RUSSIA - Kerch and Crimean energy hub: Increased activity noted (according to Ukrainian sources, strikes on 9 substations and the 'Kuban — Crimea' power transfer point). - Sea of Azov: Ukrainian drones struck 15 Russian vessels overnight (7 tankers, 5 dry cargo ships, 2 tugs, 1 ferry). Total count over 8 days: 105 targets. - Domes…
**UKRAINE**
- **Kharkiv and Odesa regions**: UAV launches recorded (2 jet-type towards Yuzhne, 3 Shaheds towards Vylkove; drone towards Lozova). Air alerts were issued and later canceled. Traffic restricted on three streets in Kharkiv due to repairs. - **Front**: Most intense pressure on Pokrovsk and Sloviansk axes — 70 attacks since the start of the day. Russian forces maintain high activity in these sectors. - **Kherson**: Drone strike on a gas station in the Dnipro district, three staff injured. - **Rear**: Blueberry prices drop by 17% amid mass harvest; separate incident of two brothers killed in Poltava region (16 and 5 gunshot wounds).
**RUSSIA**
- **Kerch and Crimean energy hub**: Increased activity noted (according to Ukrainian sources, strikes on 9 substations and the 'Kuban — Crimea' power transfer point). - **Sea of Azov**: Ukrainian drones struck 15 Russian vessels overnight (7 tankers, 5 dry cargo ships, 2 tugs, 1 ferry). Total count over 8 days: 105 targets. - **Domestic politics**: Frontman of the band 'Tri Dnya Dozhdya' Gleb Viktorov made an anti-war statement in Yekaterinburg and left the country (post deleted). - **General trend**: Intensified strikes on logistics and energy infrastructure in southern Russia.
**EUROPE**
- **Poland**: Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that all Ukrainians fit for service should be in Ukraine and participate in defense. - **United Kingdom**: Nigel Farage intends to give up his mandate; Reform UK party prepares for leadership change. - **General vector**: European capitals increase pressure on Kyiv regarding mobilization and return of conscripts.
**GLOBAL**
- **Strait of Hormuz**: Trump announced that the US will become 'guardian angels' of the strait and will charge fees for ship passage. - **General trend**: Washington demonstrates readiness for forceful control of key maritime routes; no direct link to the Ukrainian theater of operations yet.