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From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary April 15th (updated)
2022-04-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:07 The Investigative Committee will study the data of the Russian Ministry of Defense about Kiev preparing a provocation in Lozova.

22:11 A Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down near Izyum, military correspondent of KP Oleksandr Kots reports.

17:14 Greece will no longer send military equipment to Ukraine - government spokesman Ioannis Ikonomou.

16:31 In Odessa, signs of Russian sister cities were removed from the memorial sign. According to the order of the mayor of the city, Gennady Trukhanov, their place will soon be taken by signs with the names of other, "friendly" countries.

16:20 Another monument to Soviet soldiers was dismantled in Rivne. At this place, after the victory, the local authorities plan to install the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, turning the muzzle towards Moscow.

15:56 In Vasilyevka, in a large railway station, the Ukrainian military is leaving poured out all the coal from the wagons to the ground. It would be nice to collect it and distribute it. Despite the meanness of the Ukrainian army, the Energodar police ensure the safety of the railway route. And the railway communication of the Zaporozhye region with the Crimea and Donbass will still be restored.

15:54 A blow was struck on prom. zone of Kramatorsk. The territory of industrial enterprises is used by the formations of the Kiev regime to accommodate manpower, armored vehicles, artillery, ammunition depots and fuel and lubricants.

15:43 In Ukraine, an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (and, probably, a member of the “ATO”) decided that it was much safer to fight the “Muscovites” on Facebook than on the front line, and therefore decided to transform into a girl so that it would be easier to cross the border with Moldova. Did not work out.

15:32 Fighters of the French Legion are present in the ranks of the Ukrainian troops - RF IC.

15:21 The Chechen military delivered humanitarian aid to the residents of Melitopol.

15:17 It's very loud in Kyiv right now: there are massive attacks on military facilities. This is reported by people living in the city.

15:15 In Melitopol, on Victory Square, a Cossack divorce took place. Today, representatives of the local Cossacks will begin to protect public order. The decision to create a squad was made on April 3 at the Cossack Circle. The ataman Igor Lysenko headed the squad.

15:06 In Kramatorsk, an APU facility was hit on the territory of the industrial zone next to the thermal power plant. Judging by the smoke, the warehouse to the south of the CHP itself was hit, which was probably used for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

14:29 The Armed Forces of Ukraine mined the bridge across the Konka River between the settlements of Orlovo and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporozhye region. The closest positions of the RF Armed Forces in Nesteryanka are about 10 km away, so this event is more likely to be planned in preparation for the second phase of the special military operation of the RF Armed Forces. Coordinates: 47.580175, 35.78774.

14:16 In the Ukrainian capital, the Friendship Square between Kiev and Moscow will be renamed the Heroes of Mariupol Square.

14:15 Oksana Marchenko stated that the SBU allegedly fabricated her husband's escape in order to arrest her later. Marchenko says that Medvedchuk's whereabouts are currently unknown to her. She suggests that torture is used against Medvedchuk in order to obtain evidence.

13:40 The Federation Council announced the presence of NATO soldiers among the prisoners in Ukraine.

13:10 Peskov called the destruction of nationalist battalions in Ukraine a top priority. The Kremlin has no doubt that all the tasks of the special operation in Ukraine will be fulfilled.

13:01 "You are concerned about the security of the bank." After the start of the special operation, the Russians noted a sharp decrease in the number of calls from telephone scammers. And here is another proof that they called from Ukraine. Russian security forces in the liberated Berdyansk discovered abandoned call center. The staff left it about 10 days ago. The instructions that were tried to be destroyed with the shredder explain who to call and what words to say.

12:33 The volunteer headquarters of Melitopol has established interaction with public organizations of Crimea. The interaction will concern the delivery of targeted humanitarian aid. In the cities of New Russia liberated from the Kiev Nazi regime, normal life is being established.

12:30 "To date, 15 more commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, involved in the genocide of civilians in Donbass, have been identified and brought as defendants," the Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement.

12:28 Appeared on video tonight strikes on units of the Ukrainian Air Force in Mirgorod and Starokonstantinov.

11:45 In Skadovsk also removed Ukrainian flags. Bandera Gauleiter Skadovsk in hysterics.

11:42 A blow was struck on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Kharkov Aviation Institute. The village of Prosyanoe, southwest of Kharkov, has become a full-fledged training center for "forest brothers" - rangers and hunters who have strayed into squads and sabotage and reconnaissance groups that operate on the routes of advancement of Russian columns. On four sides, Prosyanoe is surrounded by posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense units.

11:28 Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation: in Russia there are more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers who have surrendered. Most were interrogated - among them five brigade commanders, the department said. The testimonies of refugees from Mariupol confirm that since February, Ukrainian nationalists have been forbidden to leave the city

11:20 Sberbank branch opened in Energodar. Residents of the city can now cash out their accruals in hryvnias, as well as exchange them for Russian rubles and other currencies.

11:19 “There was a terrible explosion. It is not clear what - with a screech, with a roar, it went well. Residents of the Bryansk region, who found themselves under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine,toldhow it all happened. Windows were shattered in houses. The woman, whose leg was torn off, was carried out of the house on a blanket even before the arrival of rescuers. Now she is in the hospital. According to the latest data, a two-year-old boy with a penetrating head wound was transported to Moscow for treatment.

11:15 Air defense is working in Belgorod, subscribers report.
According to unconfirmed information, two air targets were shot down.

11:06 The military special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine will end pretty soon, we are not going to stretch it out - Klimov.

11:05 Last night APU fired upon civilian population of the village of Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye region. They hit with a Tochka U rocket with cluster munitions. Previously, one woman was killed, five people were injured. Detailed information will be available a little later, after experts examine the place of shelling.

11:03 Russia will increase the number and scale of missile strikes on objects in Kyiv in response to attacks on its territory by Ukraine - Russian Defense Ministry.

11:00 In the Zaporozhye region launched railway communication from Energodar. This route is of great importance - the iron ore mined in Dneprorudny can be supplied to the metallurgical plants of Donbass. And the Donbass coal goes to the Energodar thermal power plant. Directly from the locomotive.

10:40 in Melitopol dismantled a memorial plaque installed in memory of the punisher who took part in the so-called. ATO in Donbass. The military-civilian administration of Melitopol decided to dismantle the memorial plaques to Bandera. On April 14, the staff of school No. 4 complied with this instruction.

10:24 MO RF informs about the downed Su-27 of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kharkov direction. In addition, judging by the incoming reports, some kind of UAV was shot down by air defense forces in the Belgorod region.

10:21 The Russian Defense Ministry reports that up to 30 militants of the Polish PMC have been eliminated in the Izyum region. In addition, they promised to step up strikes on the Kiev region in response to yesterday's shelling of border villages in the Bryansk and Belgorod regions.We wait. This night there were 8 arrivals near Kiev.

10:20 Caliber cruise missiles were used to strike an object in Kyiv. As a result of a missile attack on the Zhulian machine-building plant "Viza", the workshops for the production and repair of air defense systems and anti-ship missiles were destroyed. The number and scale of missile strikes on objects in Kyiv will be increased in response to the commission of sabotage by Kiev forces on Russian territory - Russian Defense Ministry.

10:19 In the Chernihiv region, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by the S-400 system, which attacked a village in the Bryansk region - the Russian Defense Ministry.

10:00 According to oursource, the command of the Ukrainian army set the task for the units to bury the dead soldiers in common graves. To classify the places of burial, an order was received to pour lime into the graves. It is strictly forbidden to fix the identity of the dead and to provide information to relatives. Since the number of deaths among the Ukrainian military is growing every day, a decision was made not to pay money to their families.

09:24 Ukraine's social networks are actively spreading video explosions. The last large oil refinery in Ivano-Frankivsk was destroyed, a video appeared from Krivoy Rog, Kharkov, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, where several districts were left without electricity. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense promised to strike at decision-making centers.

08:14 Explosions are thundering again in Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk.

08:12 Local resident of Radomyshl, Zhytomyr region told how representatives of the local territorial defense for the sake of entertainment killed her 12-year-old son.

03:00 Local residents on social networks write about tonight in the vicinity of Kyiv: “Kyiv region, 40-50 km from Vasilkov, about seven explosions were heard. Such a shock wave has never been felt before. The walls shook. They saw an explosion over Vasilkov, apparently the air defense shot down something.

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