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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:57 Over the past day Representation reported about 27 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy fired 23 times with MLRS, MFOM AT2 missiles, 155mm and 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky three artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. Having fired 151 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Yelenovka, Petrovskoe, Vladimirovka. Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians, incl. teenage girls born in 2007, in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
A total of 13 residential buildings were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk and Yelenovka. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded. A total of 40 previous artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU side in 24 hours.
21:06 Russian Ministry of Defensepublishesfootage of the combat work of the paratrooper units of the Airborne Forces to repel a counterattack of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the directions in the zone of the NMD.
19:20 Russian aviation hits those places on the right bank, from where the Armed Forces of Ukraine launch their troops.
The Russian Aerospace Forces are very actively working on the Ukrainian armed forces on the right bank. And if at first the aviation worked on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Berislav and the Berislav region, then in the last two days the strikes have been on those places from where the Ukrainian landing forces enter the river.
19:05 In Artyomovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine threw artillerymen who lost guns to defend the city: details
Since the beginning of March, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artyomovsk have been massively replenished with former artillerymen of large mechanized formations of the Ukrainian army, who, due to losses in the western quarters and in the nearest suburbs of Artyomovsk, are forcibly transferred to the infantry.
According to the Military Chronicle, we are talking about the transfer of at least three large formations to riflemen and medical personnel: the 67th and 92nd Mechanized brigades, as well as the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade, sent to Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) as attack aircraft.
Former artillerymen enlisted in the infantry are sent to the front line of defense near the Cherem microdistrict, as well as the Artyomovsky ATP and the gasification department in the area of Nosakov and Polevaya streets, a fortified area near the medical college, cemetery, outpatient clinic No. 7 and the police building.
The average age of "recruits" forcibly enrolled in assault detachments after serving in the artillery is 35-42 years. Many of the gunners who died in the infantry were already wounded and participated in two major battles of the Northern Military District: the battles for Popasnaya and Soledar.
According to Ukrainian prisoners of war, a similar situation with a shortage of infantry and the forced transfer of artillerymen after the destruction of guns, ammunition depots or abandonment of positions due to the assault by Wagner PMC fighters is developing in other large formations: the 23rd Separate Presidential Special Purpose Brigade, 93rd Mechanized Brigade, aimed at strengthening the Bakhmut garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in early April 2023, as well as the 214th OPFOR battalion.
18:35 Ukrainian militants fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:20 Ukrainian militants fired at the Petrovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, firing 27 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported. It is also reported about attacks on Vladimirovka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired four rounds with a caliber of 155mm.
18:17 Consequences of artillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
18:15 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 24, as of 18:00, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the lane. Vyborgsky, 7/1, a man born in 1950 was wounded.
Additional information was received about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- st. Way of Socialism, 55 - a direct hit in a private residential building with subsequent ignition;
- per. Vyborgsky, 7/1 - a private residential building;
- st. Ulyanova, 49 - a private residential building;
- st. Victory, 49, 51 "a" - private residential buildings.
18:10 Fighting for the fortified area in the north-west of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) continues. The pontoon bridge from Khromovo to Artemovsk was blown up by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which indicates the complete control of the Wagner PMC on the 0506 route. Stormtroopers are advancing deep into the western parts of the city.
17:44 Kherson region. The enemy reports that tactical aviation and kamikaze UAVs are operating in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:15 It is reported that the enemysqueeze outfrom the gas distribution station in Sporny. The station itself has underground floors and was the main stronghold of the enemy in the Disputable. Progress in this direction has been expected for a long time.
16:54 Fixation of consequences artillery attack of the Kievsky district of Donetsk on 23.04.2023
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attack of the Kievsky district, and also clarifieddirectionfiring and weapons used.
The enemy launched a 9M79 missile from the Tochka-U OTRK, presumably from their positions in the area between the settlement. Dachnoye and n.p. Novoukrainka.
16:35 PMC "Wagner" entrenched in the private sector of Artyomovsk.
The enemy is trying to keep the defense, sometimes trying to counterattack, but all to no avail. A Wagner PMC fighter talks about radio interceptions, from which it is clear that the Ukrainian military is demoralized and does not want to die in the Bakhmut meat grinder, but the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to send new forces despite the monstrous losses.
16:15 Zaporozhye region is under massive fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladimir Rogov reports.
According to him, for an hour and a half, militants of the Kyiv regime have been artillery attack Kamenka Dneprovskaya, the village of Velyka Znamenka, Vodyanoye. The Armed Forces of Ukraine carry out artillery attack from 152mm guns. At the moment, at least 20 arrivals. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
16:10 Ukrainian militants fired at Yasinovataya and Donetsk, firing 14 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:48 Soldiers of the “Kherson” detachment answered to rumors of battles in the Aleshek region on the banks of Kherson:
"Citizens of Russia, residents of the Kherson region! Don't panic! Everyone who claims that the Ukrainians have occupied the bridgehead in Aleshki or that there are fights there are disinformers!!! The army and volunteers of the Russian Federation stand guard over your peace and continue to occupy the former borders," said the Russian military.
15:26 In the Kherson direction, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 40 Ukrainian militants over the past day - the Russian Defense Ministry.
In addition, our fighters eliminated an armored combat vehicle, two vehicles and one US-made M777 artillery system. Also, enemy drones were shot down in the areas of Golaya Pristan, Sandy and the village of Cairo.
15:21 Ukrainian militants attacked the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 20 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:17 Ukrainian militants terrorize the capital of the Donetsk Republic armed with NATO countries.
Ukrainian terrorist groups do not stop artillery attack the DPR. On the evening of April 23, as a result of hitting 155mm rounds, the Donelectroavtotrans enterprise in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk received damage. Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired cluster rockets with German AT2 mines at the Oktyabrsky settlement, special services are working on the spot to eliminate the consequences.
15:07 The Russian military attacked the weapons depot and the stationing point of foreign mercenaries in Konstantinovka in the DPR. As a result, 60 fighters were killed and 15 pieces of equipment were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said. About 20 more mercenaries were wounded. The blow was delivered by a rocket from the Iskander complex.
"Destroyed militants of the “Georgian Legion” were involved in the brutal torture and murder of Russian servicemen near Kiev in March last year," the ministry said.
14:55 Shooting battle with the Ukronazi DRG on the islands in the Dnieper Delta. This happens regularly, but there is no talk of any “seizures of bridgeheads” -video. 18+ on the frames there is profanity.
14:25 As defenders of Donetsk reveal and destroy Ukrainian guns and howitzers, from which the APU is artillery attack the city.
RT military correspondent Philip Prokudin showed how an artillery battle is controlled - from detecting enemy guns and working in a command post to a volley.
Yesterday alone, the Ukrainian military shelled Donetsk eight times, firing 40 MLRS rockets and 25 each 155mm rounds.
“We [the Armed Forces] see you, we spot you, we control you, we will definitely find you all, and our artillery units will definitely destroy you,” one of the fighters told the enemy.
14:20 Zaporozhye direction situation as of 14.00 April 24, 2023:
Ukrainian formations continue to prepare for the announced offensive. Additional units are being transferred to the Zaporozhye region from the Poltava region.
According to some reports, the movement of 116 and 118 Mechanized brigades of the 10th Army Corps, along with equipment, began to move to the area of Tavriysky, Odarovka and Slavnoye. These two formations are entrusted with the main task of breaking through to Melitopol.
At the moment, at the turn of Slavnoye-Odarovka, the positioning areas of the howitzer-self-propelled and jet divisions of the 118th Separtate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being equipped. At the same time, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions are preparing for an assault on the Rabotino-Ocheretovatoye direction with a subsequent exit to Melitopol.
In the vicinity of Stepnogorsk, after the forced evacuation of the civilian population, a position area for the MLRS HIMARS was equipped. The personnel of the 128th Brigade are spreading information that preparations for the offensive are at the final stage.
In addition, assault detachments of the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took up positions along the Kakhovka reservoir. According to residents of the Kherson region, fishing suits have been handed over to positions off the coast.
14:02 Consequences of strike inflicted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the settlement. Rovenki with the use of shock UAVs.
13:20 Crew attack helicopter Ka-52 of the army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the sky over the LPR.
13:05 Fighters of the Wagner group advanced in the western districts of Artemovsk and are fighting behind the railway in the area of nine-story buildings, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
12:55 Ukrainian troops fired at Donetsk, firing 16 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:23 Russian forces have advanced in the northwest and west of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), Pushilin said.
12:20 Combat helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces are working in the Avdeevsky direction -video.
12:06 PMC "Wagner" are fighting for the railway station. After the capture of the station building PMC "Wagner" are fighting for the railroad tracks -video.
11:44 Artillerymen of the Southern Military District work on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.
11:30 Colors in the western part of Artemovsk. Units of PMC "Wagner" continue to advance in the city.
11:17 Because of yesterday's shelling APU "Donelektroavtotrans" in Donetsk will not go on the flight of 8 large-capacity buses.
11:10 Military commissar Roman Saponkov on the situation on the Dnieper near Kherson.
“Groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are covered with fire and there is no one on a permanent basis. There are callsigns that I know, so I have no reason not to trust. It is problematic to catch boats and boats with artillery, so they come and ride.
On this, for myself, I consider the issue with the islands and the landing on the left bank closed.
11:00 According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian aviation worked on the right bank.
10:17 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:15 Ukrainian drone at night attacked tank farm in Rovenky in the Lugansk People's Republic.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as a result of the attack, depressurization occurred at the facility, followed by the burning of the tank. At the moment, operational services have eliminated the fire at the scene. Civilians were not hurt.
10:06 In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the warehouse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the mortar crew with ammunition.
Over the past night in the area of N. p. In the salt marshes, our fighters eliminated two enemy vehicles and three boats, as well as 17 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 10 Ukrainians were injured.
In addition, yesterday, artillery fire in the area of N. p. Olgovka destroyed 120mm mortar crew with ammunition, loss of four dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three wounded.
09:47 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 24, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
n.p. Yelenovka: - st. Pereezdnaya, 33 "a", 44 - private residential buildings.
Information was received about the discovery of anti-tank mines in the following locations:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
- on st. Kurchatov, Kolkhozny Ave., Marshal Zhukov Ave., as well as in the direction of N. p. Vesele discovered anti-tank mines AT2.
09:40 Ukrainian troops fired at Vladimirovka, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:25 Consequences of arrival in the residential sector of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
A huge crater, destroyed residential buildings, a torn car, these are all the consequences of this arrival. Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation are working on the spot.
09:15 The representative office of the DPR in the JCCC reports 40 facts of firing from the AFU per day. The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm artillery, firing 275 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Zaitsevo, Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of three civilians. Eight civilians received injuries of varying severity.
09:10 Ukrainian troops at 07:00 shelled the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing two MFOM AT2 rockets (stuffed with AT2 anti-tank mines), the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:05 The Armed Forces of Ukraine again remotely bombarded one of the districts of Donetsk with “petal” mines. This was reported by the head of the city administration Alexei Kulemzin.
09:04 The Kiev regime continues the terror of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services.
Yesterday, fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 49 rounds from cannon artillery at the settlements: Naked Pristan, Peschanovka, Alyoshki, Podlesnoye, Korsunka, Velyka Kardashinka, Kardashinka.
At night, the artillery attack did not stop - the Ukrainians fired 39 rounds from cannon artillery at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka and Kardashinka.
08:57 In the Kherson direction, our air defense forces destroyed two enemy helicopters. Working at extremely low altitudes did not help them hide from attentive and well-aimed anti-aircraft gunners.
08:24 Ukrainian troops fired at Yelenovka, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
08:17 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on April 24, 2023
08:00 Russian military inflicted missile attack on Ukrainian troops in the Lisichansk direction and a warehouse with their fuel near Artemivsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said
07:55 Kyiv security forces fired on Rovenki at night from an attack drone, the LPR representative office in the JCCC reported.
07:15 Frontline summary on the morning of 24/04/2023:
In the direction of Kherson, Ukrainian troops are trying to gain a foothold on Bolshoi Potemkin Island, which is located between the new and old channels of the Dnieper. In fact, this is already the left bank. Russian artillery was actively working on a wide sector of the front. Under the blows of Kizomys, Beregovoe, Belozerka, Kherson, Engineering, Antonovka, Ingulets, Tokarevka, Kozatskoye, Berislav and Sablukovka.
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted assault operations in Maryinka. No success. With the support of artillery, they managed to advance at Nevelskoy. Also, after shelling, they attacked in the Keramika area. Russian artillery hit Novomikhailovka, Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky, Tonenkoye, Stepnoy, Avdievka, New York, Yuzhny, Zhelezny and Severny (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name to the west of Avdievka. This village is northwest of Gorlovka.) .
To the south-west of Bakhmut, PMC "Wagner" attacked in the direction of Ivanovsky after shelling. In the city itself, with the support of artillery and aviation, Wagner operators continue assault operations in the southern, western and northern parts of the city.
On the last two sections there is another advancement. The ground attack on Khromovoye allowed the Wagner operators to expand the zone of control along the route that supplies the Ukrainian garrison in Bakhmut.
Russian troops, supported by artillery, tried to advance on Grigorovka. The Armed Forces held their positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at Dyleevka, Belaya Gora, Aleksandro-Shultino, Chasov Yar, Bogdanovka, Novomarkovo, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Rozdolovka, Disputed and Verkhnekamenskoye.
In the Luhansk direction, as a result of oncoming battles near Belogorovka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to recapture some of the previously lost positions. Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked in the area of Nevsky and Makeevka. Success has not been achieved. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Berestovoye, Kislovka, Zapadny, Masyutovka and Novomlynsk are under fire.