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Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled attacks in 11 directions
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back the Russian offensive in the east and south of Ukraine. The Russians organized the largest number of assaults in the Pokrovsk area. There, battles are taking place in the areas of 12 settlements.  Since the beginning of the current day, 70 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 11 directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Wednesday, April 16. Thus, in the Kharkov direction, one attack by Russians continues near Volchansk. In the Kupyansk direction, the occupiers tried three times to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Petropavlovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka and Zagryzovo. In the Liman direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks near the settlements of Nadiya, Novosergeevka, Grekovka, Novomikhaylovka, Novoye and in the direction of Olgovka and Zelenaya Dolina. Three battles are ongoing. In the Seversky direction, five enemy assaults were stopped in the areas of Ivano-Daryevka, Vyemka and Verkhnekamenskoye. In the Kramatorsk direction, four attacks were repelled in the areas of Chasovy Yar, Kurdyumovka and Stupochki. In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out eight assaults in the areas of Toretsk and Leonidovka. Four battles are still ongoing. In the Pokrovsky direction , Russian invaders carried out 20 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Alexandropol, Elizavetovka, Lysovka, Zverevo, Uspenovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Preobrazhenka, Troitskoye, Andreyevka, Bogdanovka and in the direction of Staraya Nikolayevka and Sergeyevka. The defense forces repelled 17 assaults. Three battles are still ongoing. In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attempted to break through the defenses in the Constantinople area seven times. In the Orekhovo direction, the Russians attacked once near the village of Lobkovoe. In the Dnieper direction the enemy carried out two offensive actions. Five armed clashes have occurred in the Kursk direction since the beginning of the day. We remind you that on April 15, more than 1,000 Russians were "minused" at the front in 24 hours . The total losses of the aggressor country Russia since the beginning of the war are approaching 1 million people. Posted by: badanov 2025-04-17 |
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