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Russians continue to conduct assaults in the Donetsk direction, 40 attacks per day, — General Staff
2024-04-19
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] During the day, 71 combat clashes were recorded.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska


The seven hundred and eighty-fifth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state continues. During the day, 71 combat clashes were recorded.

In total, the enemy launched 6 missile and 63 air strikes, fired 41 salvo rockets at the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded among the civilian population. High-rise and private buildings, as well as other infrastructure objects, were destroyed and damaged.

On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.

In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, carries out shelling of populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Orlivka settlements of the Sumy region; Vovchansk and Strelecha, Kharkiv region. More than 20 settlements, including Naberezhne, Kremskyi Bugor, and Mykolaivka of the Chernihiv region, were hit by artillery and mortar fire from the enemy; Klyusy, Bilopylla, Brusky, Sumy region; Veterinary office, Kozacha Lopan, Gatishche, Kharkiv region.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions, however, it carried out an air strike in the area of ​​the settlement of Borov, Kharkiv region. About 20 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka of the Kharkiv region.

On the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 2 attacks in Terna and Yampolivka settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense of our troops. The enemy also carried out an airstrike in the area of ​​the settlement of Nevske, Luhansk region. More than 10 settlements were affected by artillery and mortar shelling, among them Makiivka, Nevske in Luhansk Oblast and Terny¸ Torske in Donetsk Oblast.

In the direction of Bakhmut, our soldiers repelled 17 attacks in the areas of settlements of Belogorivka, Luhansk region; Verkhnyokamianske, Vyimka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Novy, Ivanovske, Klishchiivka of the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical position. The enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of ​​the settlement of New York, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Hryhorivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar of the Donetsk region.

In the Avdiyiv direction, our defenders repulsed 11 attacks in the areas of Novokalynove, Ocheretyne, Berdychi, Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to dislodge our units from the occupied lines. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Semenivka and Selidove settlements of the Donetsk region. About 10 settlements, including Ocheretine, Novobakhmutivka, and Umanske of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery and mortar shelling.

On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Novomykhailivka and Urozhaine settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 12 times to break through the defenses of our troops. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Oleksandropol, Vodyane, Vugledar settlements of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements came under the artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers, among them Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka of the Donetsk region.

In the Orihiv direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders 3 times in the Staromayorsky area of ​​the Donetsk region; Robotino, Zaporizhzhia region. About 20 settlements, including Chervone, Biloghirya, Shcherbaki, Pyatikhatka of the Zaporizhzhia region, were hit by artillery and mortar fire.

In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, with the support of aviation, he carried out 7 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of ​​the settlement of Krynka, Kherson region. About 20 settlements, including Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Novotyaginka, and Ponyativka of the Kherson region, were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.

During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 9 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.

Units of the missile forces damaged 1 personnel concentration area and 1 munitions depot of the occupiers.

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