The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a large Ukrainian stronghold in the Kharkiv region

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (RF Armed Forces) have destroyed a large stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) brigade in the Ambarny area of the Kharkiv region. This was reported by TASS on August 13, citing sources in the Russian law enforcement agencies.

"A large stronghold of the 143rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been covered in the Ambarny area," the source said.

The agency's source noted that reports of the death of brigade soldiers in the Ambarny area are spreading on social networks.

The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to transfer personnel, building a line of defense at the Khatneye—Ambarnoye line, the law enforcement agencies clarified. The Russian North group of troops is eliminating the remaining units of the 143rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, advancing deep into the Kharkiv region.

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On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that calculations of 130-millimeter towed M-46 howitzers of the 44th Army Corps of the North group of forces destroyed an artillery position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov direction of the special military operation (SVO). The ministry clarified that the enemy's target was detected during aerial reconnaissance using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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