Military and Political Situation in Ukraine. Morning of March 13th, 2022 - Ihor Zhdanov

Igor Zhdanov, the Minister of Youth and sports in Ukraine (2014-2019), a public and political figure, Maidan commandant during the Revolution of Dignity, member of the Maidan Council, candidate of political sciences, ATO volunteer, analyst of the NGO "Open Policy Foundation"

Informational Defence of Ukraine provides a daily review of the military-political situation in Ukraine, morning of March 13th, based on an analysis of open sources.

1. The russian occupiers have not achieved success in any of their operational areas and are suffering losses as a result of counterattacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy continues the offensive operation against Ukraine and takes measures to restore combat capability and regroup their troops.

The russian invaders are also preparing to continue the offensive attack in the Polissia, Siverskyi, Slobozhanskyi, Donetsk, Tavriia, and the Pivdennyi Buh areas. However, there are no areas where the enemy achieved success.

The occupying forces sustained heavy losses, slowed down the pace of the offensive attacks, and stopped in the vast majority of the directions. Military and civilian infrastructure continues to be destroyed. In order to compensate for the losses, the occupiers organised the training of additional forces for conducting hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.

The enemy did not carry out offensive operations in the Volyn, Polissia and Siverskyi directions.

There is a high probability of direct participation of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus in the military operation against Ukraine. There is air reconnaissance of objects on the territory of Ukraine with the help of UAVs, probably from the