Three violations of the ceasefire by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded in the area of the Joint Forces Operation on April 13, - the JFO headquarters reported. The Russian-occupation troops fired at the positions of the Ukrainian defenders from 82-caliber mortars prohibited by the Minsk agreements in the area of responsibility of the North tactical force not far from the village of Pivdenne. The enemy fired from heavy anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms in the area of responsibility of the East tactical force near the village of Pervomayske. The enemy drone, crossing the demarcation line, dropped grenades at the positions of our units in the area of the settlement of Mayorsk, as a result of which one soldier received injuries incompatible with life. Two more servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were injured. The soldiers were promptly provided with medical assistance, they were taken to a hospital. Our defenders returned fire to the enemy shelling.
Leader of the "DNR" Denis Pushilin reported that the first 24 conscripts had arrived at the territory of the training center. This was written by "the official website of the DNR". "It is important that every man in our republic knows how to hold a weapon in his hands…" - the quote on behalf of Pushilin was given. According to him, a trial voluntary conscription will be held in CADO this year. 200 conscripts from Donetsk, Makiivka, Horlivka, Yenakiieve, Khartsyzsk and Shakhtarsk, as well as from the Amvrosiivka, Novoazovsk, Telmanove and Starobesheve districts were already selected.
69 residents of the occupied territory of Donetsk oblast were diagnosed with coronavirus over the day. Another 11 people died. This was reported by the fake "DNR Ministry of Health". In total, as of April 13, there were 30 635 cases of COVID-19 infection, 5936 are undergoing treatment (inpatient and outpatient), 2345 people died. The mortality rate is 7.7% (the higher is only in CALO), for comparison, it is 2% on the free part Ukraine and 2.2% - in the world. In addition, 111 cases of "usual" pneumonia were detected, which is 67 cases more than in the previous day. Of these, 86 patients were hospitalized. A total of 1128 patients with pneumonia are being treated, of which 539 are on oxygen support (+20 over the day).
The Yunost youth palace in occupied Donetsk continues to collapse. The Donetsk residents discuss the state of the palace in social networks: "In general terms, it resembles a picture of the "holeland" as a whole".
A car of the "DNR" militants got into an accident in occupied Donetsk. This was reported on social networks. The accident took place on the Leninsky Avenue, opposite the Obzhora shopping center. One of the cars flew over the curb and demolished the barrier after the collision. The eyewitnesses reported that the perpetrator of the accident was in camouflage uniform and, it seems, was drunk. "Fighter, as usual…", - the townspeople wrote.