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Current information on the situation on the front line: April 7 (updated)
2024-04-08
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 04/07/2024 to 00:00 04/08/2024.

21 cases of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Information was received about the death of 1 civilian, 6 civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity, incl. child — girl born 2017.

DAMAGED:
  • 17 residential buildings

  • 5 civil infrastructure facilities

A total of 13 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction

Eight artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction

A total of 63 units of various ammunition were fired.

23:16 Zaporozhye direction "Rabotinsky ledge"

Enemy reports that after changing the tactics of our army in this direction, the enemy had significant problems with our advance.

Kyiv declares that all the main heights are occupied by our army, and our troops are advancing slowly but confidently.

21:30 200th Separate Guards Brigade released Bogdanovka, knocking out the enemy from the flank at Hours of Yar.

The surviving Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers fled from the western outskirts of the village.

Bogdanovka is located on the defensive flank of the ChasovYar group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Its release will allow our troops, who have begun the assault on the Clocks of Yar, to advance more confidently and attack the city from this direction, putting the Ukrainian Armed Forces units holding the city in an even more difficult situation.

Meanwhile, the 98th Ivanovo Airborne Division continues fighting on the outskirts of the city, knocking out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from a number of positions.

20:49 Around 20.00 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On duty air defense systems destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.

19:09 Main. 111th week of SVO

Kherson direction.
Over the past week, no serious changes have been noted in the course of hostilities on this sector of the front. Russian troops continue to strike the rear areas where the enemy’s air defense operations are located and the production capacities of the Ukrainian army are concentrated.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine retain their presence at several points on the left side of the Dnieper, but there is no longer any need to talk about the development of a bridgehead in any of these areas: the Russian Armed Forces, although they have not yet achieved complete success in clearing the coast, have been able to significantly complicate rotations, the supply of ammunition and food for the Ukrainian garrison on the left bank.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces, in turn, are actively preparing to defend themselves on the Right Bank, carrying out fortification measures.

Zaporozhye direction.
Here, as in the Kherson direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing for defense. The reserves that went from Orekhov to the Rabotino and Verbovoy areas were called upon to slow down the rate of advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the north in order to gain additional time for preparation. They cope with this task, although not fully.

In Rabotino, Russian troops were able to firmly gain a foothold, but further advance with the liberation of the entire settlement still seems to be a difficult task. The situation changes a little more actively in the section between Rabotino and Verbov. There, the RF Armed Forces picked up a pace, albeit leisurely, and periodically carried out successful assault operations, expanding the zone of their control to the north.

Donetsk direction.
Here the Ugledarsky section came to life, where the RF Armed Forces began to be active in several directions at once. It is too early to talk about any successes, but apparently, Russian troops are preparing for further actions after the liberation of Novomikhailovka, where the Russian Armed Forces have recently had stable tactical successes.

The offensive is actively developing along the entire front line from Pobeda to Semyonovka. Where assault operations do not bring results in buildings, the Russian Armed Forces go around the fields, simultaneously clearing out the remaining "pockets" between populated areas. Vodyanoye has been liberated, between Nevelsky and Pervomaisky the Russian Armed Forces are pushing the enemy back from their established positions, and in the section between Tonenky and Orlovka the fields are also being cleared.

At the same time, there is a parallel advance to the northwest, in the direction of Umansky. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are counterattacking and actively defending themselves, but so far the initiative in this direction belongs entirely to the Russian Armed Forces. This is also evidenced by the tactical successes in Semyonovka and Berdychi, where there is a systematic ousting of the Ukrainian garrison from these settlements.

Bakhmut direction.
Here is the final stage of preparation for the assault (or the first stage of the assault, whichever is more convenient for you) of the Chasov Yar. The Russian Armed Forces are actively pulling up their flanks and testing the defenses on the outskirts of the city, improving their positions for the successful start of a full-scale assault on urban development. And for this you need height control.

18:20 Telegram channel "Fisherman":

Battle of Chasov Yar: advance of the Russian Armed Forces on the eastern outskirts of the city

In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops are gaining a foothold on the eastern outskirts of the Kanal microdistrict in the area of Chasovoyarsky school No. 77, but there is no exact information whether the school itself has come under control.

The enemy tried to counterattack and dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from their positions, but had no success. At the same time, most of the microdistrict remains under enemy control and is a high-rise building convenient for defense.

However, to the north and south of the microdistrict there are large tracts through which it can be bypassed and supplies cut off, which is why the enemy will be forced to retreat deeper into the city. Front-line aviation constantly operates on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in urban areas, and the positions of Ukrainian howitzers and tanks often become targets for the Lancets.

There are reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have begun an organized withdrawal of some units west of Krasnoye. Units retreating from Bogdanovka are mining the approaches to Kalinovka, building a new line of defense along the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal.

The approaches to the canal are also heavily mined, which will complicate its crossing. During the day, reports appeared about the complete taking of Bogdanovka under control, but at the moment there is no footage of objective control yet.

According to some reports, to the north of Krasny, the Russian Armed Forces are moving along a forest belt at a height dominating the village.

In Kleshcheevka, Russian troops hit a field warehouse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with an MLRS attack; the village itself still remains for the most part in the "gray zone."

17:12 A series of explosions occurred in Khar'kov.

Local channel sreport about launches of FAB from UMPC. Columns of smoke rise at the site of the explosions.

16:33 The dome of the 6th power unit of the Zaporozhye NPP was attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Reported that the radiation background at the station itself and the surrounding area remains within normal limits.

15:30 Telegram channel "Fisherman":

Ugledar direction: the battle for Novomikhailovka

The Russian Armed Forces continue assault operations in Novomikhailovka - Russian army units managed to advance along Lenin and Sobornaya streets. The situation is complicated by the activity of enemy FPV drones in the area of ??the village, which slow down the movement of the Russian Armed Forces.

After the assault troops managed to get hold of the outskirts, the Russian Armed Forces built on their success and advanced to the center of the Mashinostroitel SNT, north of the village.

To the south of the settlement, Russian troops managed to take a large stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and gain a foothold, repelling several counterattacks.

Russian troops are actively using aviation to strike the immediate rear of Ukrainian formations, where the enemy is busy with engineering work and mining the area. Counter-battery work continues.

During the defense of this line, a native of Yakutia, fighter Rodimir Maksimov with the call sign "Burkhat" especially distinguished himself. For more than two days, with the support of UAV units, he held back the attacks of Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups on the site, preventing them from taking control of it. This episode characterizes the level of fierceness of the battles for Novomikhailovk.

14:40 The enemy confirms the further advance of Russian troops in the dacha sector north of Novomikhailovka and in Berdychi -map.

12:30 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Donetsk direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the center of Pervomaiskoe situation as of 12:00 April 7, 2024

Russian troops advance in Pervomaisky along Lenin and Mira streets. According to objective control data made by the Ukrainian side, the Russian Armed Forces already hold at least 80% of the territory of the settlement.

According to our data, units of the Russian Armed Forces reached the Ivushka kindergarten, located in the center of the village. At the same time, on March 4, battles took place for two-story buildings near the kindergarten, as well as near the Pervomaisk secondary school.

The information is also confirmed by footage published by the enemy on April 6, where assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Shkolnaya Street and a kindergarten were hit by kamikaze UAVs.

The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Pervomaisky is worsening every day: the recent liberation of the neighboring village of Vodyanoye by the Russian Armed Forces has significantly complicated the situation of the Ukrainian formations. Nevertheless, the enemy is transferring reserves, actively using UAVs and clinging to every house, which is why heavy fighting takes place in the populated area itself.

At the same time, the situation at the Nevelskoye-Pervomaiskoye line, where Russian units are making attempts to improve their tactical position, is still unclear. And the Ukrainian formations, if they do not retreat at the risk of encirclement, may well counterattack from there.

As Russian troops advance, success in this sector will open the way to Netailovo with the prospect of a further attack on Karlovka. In turn, this will allow the front line to be moved further away from Donetsk.

11:55 Zaporozhye. The footage shows smoke from arrivals across the territory of one of the workshops of the Motor Sich enterprise -video.

10:40 Ugledar direction.

Bomber Aviation of the 11th Air Army and Air Defense Army struck Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds with FAB-500 bombs.

09:55 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning 04/07/2024

— The Zaporozhye Front remains the site of constant heavy fighting. In Rabotino, the LBS remains unchanged, but Russian troops are not abandoning attempts to expand their zone of control in this area. North-west of Verbovoy, the Russian Armed Forces continue to hold the initiative and attack from time to time, taking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the active participation of long-range weapons.

— On the Donetsk front in Novomikhailovka, the Russian Armed Forces continue to gradually advance in the populated area and to the north of it. No changes in Georgievka. In Pervomaisky, another tactical success of the Russian Armed Forces. Also, Russian troops continue to develop their offensive towards Umansky. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up serious resistance. In Semyonovka, the Russian Armed Forces advanced deep into the village from the south. Russian troops are also advancing in Berdychi.

— In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, fighting continues on the approaches to Chasov Yar. The Russian army is trying to improve its positions by attacking Ukrainian fortifications with aviation; the Ukrainian Armed Forces are counterattacking, trying to hinder the advance of the Russian Armed Forces. The main task now is to gain a foothold in the taken positions and tighten the flanks in order to develop a further attack on the city. For this purpose, assault operations are underway in the Bogdanovka area, where the Russian Armed Forces are gradually pushing through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

09:23 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka five rounds;

-- n.p. Kakhovka six rounds;

-- n.p. Novaya Mayachka three rounds;

-- village of Olginka two rounds;

-- village of Alyosha seven rounds.

As a result of the artillery attack of the settlement. Alyosha TWO schools were damaged, and 2,800 Khersonoblenergo subscribers in FIVE settlements were left without electricity.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Kakhovka, n.p. Novaya Mayachka, n.p. Staraya Mayachka, n.p. Alyoshki, firing a total of 22 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

08:58 Telegram channel "Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation for April 6, 2024

— Russian troops launched a series of attacks on enemy targets in the Kyiv and Kherson regions. In Kharkov, two MLRS installations were destroyed by a missile strike, and in Zaporozhye the arrival was recorded at the repair shops of the Motor Sich plant.

— In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, Ukrainian units are retreating beyond the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar, having mined the approaches to the water barrier.

— Fierce battles for control over the northern outskirts of the village continue in the Avdeevsky direction in Berdychi. Russian units attack the enemy in the direction of Yasnobrodovka.

— In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are advancing in the center of Pervomaisky. To the south of Pobeda there are battles along the T-05-24 highway leading to Konstantinovka and further to Ugledar.

— In the Kherson direction, Ukrainian formations continue to transfer manpower to the island zone of the Dnieper delta, equipping observation posts and shelters.

08:03 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:

A total of 42 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC:

A total of 14 civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity, including: two children born in 2010 and 2011

Damaged:
  • 16 residential buildings,

  • 2 cars,

  • 1 civil infrastructure facility.

A total of 23 attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction.

19 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

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