Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in at least three directions and made further limited territorial gains on June 13. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar reported that Ukrainian forces advanced by 250 meters northeast of
Probing pushes in two areas; one village gained; advances in Bakhmut; HIMARS strikes on Russian backlines; more Russian helicopters deployed in south Ukraine.
Russian occupiers regularly blow up hydraulic structures in territories where Ukrainian troops counterattack, spokesman for the Department of Environmental Safety and Mine Action of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Major Vladyslav Dudar said.
Damage to the environment due to attacks on military facilities by invaders in 2022 alone is estimated at UAH 298 billion, Major Vladyslav Dudar, representative of the Department of Environmental Safety and Mine Action of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, has said.