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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Over the past day Representation reported about 18 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 11 artillery attacks from artillery of 155mm and 152mm.
On Gorlovsky five artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 122mm.
On Volnovakhskoye two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 109 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Panteleymonovka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Yelenovka, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a man, in the previously liberated Vladimirovka.
Four residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and Yelenovka. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
A previous 26 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU during the day.
21:02 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and the village of Yelenovka, firing eight rounds of the "NATO" caliber of 155mm in 20 minutes, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported(SCCC).
19:45 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.
19:38 Rock and roll in the ruins of Maryinka: the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Military District gives fire -video.
Hunting for Ukrainian militants in the city is carried out by the assault groups of the division with the support of tank crews, mortar and artillery crews of the RF Armed Forces.
On the video: aimed fire at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the T-90M Proryv and T-72B3M tank crews, as well as first-person shots of the assault groups. 18+ on the frames there is profanity.
18:55 Panteleimonovka village is under fire from Ukrainian terrorists.
18:40 Ukrainian military in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) more and more often throw warehouses filled with ammunition, weapons and their positions, but they continue to fight for every building and every street. The fights remain extremely difficult.
The fighters of PMC "Wagner" also spoke about the depressed spirit in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “We don't want anything. They brought us and left us,” say the Ukrainian mobilized.
And foreign mercenaries are rare guests in Artyomovsk.
17:47 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing 23 rounds, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:18 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 12, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
d. Donetsk (Kuybyshevsky district): — str. Timiryazeva, 38 - private residential building.
17:05 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk and Vladimirovka, firing 20 rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:01 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces destroy positions of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Spornovo.
16:29 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing 12 rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
16:27 A man who was evacuated from Rubizhne (LPR) lost his entire family during the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - at that moment they were about to leave the city. About this hetoldCorru RT Arabic Mohammad Kassab:
"While in the nursery I went for the things of the child, a shell hit, the three of us - on the landing. The child died in my arms, my wife died immediately."
The evacuated residents of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), who were taken out by the Wagner PMC fighters, note that the situation there is very tense.
16:23 A fuel depot was destroyed in the Zaporozhye direction -video.
16:05 A large cache with tank rounds was found in the Zaporozhye region.
In the Tokmak district of the Zaporozhye region, when checking operational information, criminal investigation officers found wooden boxes in an abandoned warehouse near the village of Novomikhailovka, in which 135 tank rounds, 52 boxes of rounds with rounds, 576 fuses for tank rounds and 67 cartridges of 14.5mm caliber were stored.
According to the information received, the cache was organized by the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the retreat. The found dangerous items were confiscated and handed over to representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
15:51 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing nine rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:41 To be exact defeat deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine militants in the Kremennaya area with two aerial bombs.
15:15 From Artyomovsk they report that it is very loud now on the highway between Kalinovka and Bogdanovka.
According to the Military Chronicle, in this area, the artillery of the Wagner PMC discovered a combined detachment of units of the 56th and 57th motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were trying to break into the western regions of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) on light vehicles
After the enemy was covered by the fire of the Giacint-B guns a couple of kilometers from Khromov (Artemovsky), rocket artillery worked on the retreating units.
Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - about 25 people killed and about 50 wounded. The column with equipment was destroyed.
14:30 In the Kherson region of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation daily destroy Ukrainian DRGs when trying to force the Dnieper.
Thanks to the use of 12.7mm sniper rifles, our fighters eliminate the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the distant approaches, which exceed the distance of 1000 meters.
14:26 In the Kherson direction, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian militants, three combat armored vehicles and six vehicles over the past day - Russian Defense Ministry
In addition, Russian servicemen destroyed the warehouse of military-technical equipment of the 121st Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Otradokamenka area.
14:15 Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" captured three city blocks in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) - Russian Defense Ministry. The actions of the enemy on the flanks are pinned down by airborne units, the ministry said.
14:07 After arrival according to the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk. The survivors pull out the Starlink antenna and ammo, and grieve over the destroyed car that burned down in the garage.
13:54 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:32 Calculation of MANPADS "Igla" 132 brigades knocked down helicopter Mi-8 APU.
The calculation of the portable anti-aircraft missile system "Igla" of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd brigade of the NM DPR) shot down an enemy Mi-8 helicopter in the Avdiyivka direction.
13:12 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, 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.
12:47 Settlements in the Artemovsk region transferred to the zone of responsibility of the RF Armed Forces from the Wagner PMC.
12:36 Western quarters of Artemovsk. Video from the APU.
12:25 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 12, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Vladimirovka (included in the zone of responsibility of the administration of the Volnovakha district): - on the street. Shevchenko, 194 wounded man born in 1958
12:14 Ukrainian troops fired at Vladimirovka, firing 4 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.
11:57 Destruction of strongholds of neo-Nazis in the forest near Kremennaya.
Paratroopers of the 234th Black Sea Guards Regiment on BMD-2 and BMD-4M destroy neo-Nazi strongholds in the Kremenny forest. Carrying out artillery fire adjustments with the help of quadrocopters, paratroopers methodically destroy one opornik after another. All types of artillery support are used, from 100mm BMD-4M guns to the Solntsepek TOS.
11:25 Personnel destruction of an enemy ammunition depot in the Kherson direction.
11:05 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
In the Avdievka direction, aviation of the Southern Military District attacked the command and observation post of the battalion of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine, as well as the stronghold of the battalion of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy suffered losses in personnel.
In the Lisichansk direction, an artillery unit of the 2nd Army Corps destroyed an enemy ammunition depot near the village of Verkhnekamenskoye.
In the region of Kramatorsk, a missile unit of the Southern Group of Forces hit two points of temporary deployment of the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Bbrigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:35 Russian Armed Forces destroyed an enemy mortar and howitzer in the Kherson region - emergency services.
Yesterday, our fighters destroyed a Ukrainian 120mm mortar with ammunition and crew in the Kozatsky area - together with the mortar, 6 militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated, and two were injured.
At night, in the Priozerny area, a 122mm D-30 howitzer with ammunition was destroyed by artillery strikes of the RF Armed Forces - two Ukronazis were eliminated, four were wounded.
10:05 Russian special forces of the Airborne Forces presses Ukrainian militants in the Zaporozhye direction.
The special forces of the Airborne Forces continue to liberate Russian territories in the Zaporozhye direction. Exclusive footage from Readovka shows how the Russian military from the Kornet ATGM successfully work on the positions of Ukrainian militants.
09:50 The DPR representative office in the JCCC reports 26 facts of firing by the AFU per day.
The enemy fired from 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 123 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR. Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Panteleymonovka, Donetsk, Makeevka.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians.
09:35 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
- n.p. Dnepra fired 10 rounds;
- n.p. Korsunka fired six rounds;
- seven rounds were fired at the settlement of Sagi;
- 17 rounds were fired at the Dnieper settlement;
- n.p. Kardashinka fired nine rounds;
- n.p. Novaya Zburyevka fired five rounds;
- n.p. Staraya Zburyevka fired 12 rounds;
- n.p. Aleshki fired 12 rounds;
- n.p. Sagas fired five projectiles;
- n.p. Golaya Pristaon' fired seven rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, settlement Kakhovka, settlement Tavriysk, settlement Aleshki, settlement Kardashinka firing a total of 46 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
09:20 Artillerymen of the 1st Slavic Brigade beaton the enemy in the Avdeevsky direction.
The crews of self-propelled artillery installations of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Donetsk army corps work day and night against the enemy in the Avdievka direction. For the purpose of additional camouflage of self-propelled guns and protection from kamikaze drones and drops, the positions of self-propelled guns are equipped with special frames with a protective net.
09:10 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on 04/12/2023
08:50 Frontline summary on the morning of 12/04/2023:
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, continued assault operations in the city of Maryinka. They also launched a ground attack at Nevelskoye and Severny. After massive artillery and air strikes, Russian troops advanced on the southern approaches to Avdievka from the side of Opytnoye. Under shelling, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, Georgievka, Ostrom, Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky, New York and Druzhba. The Ukrainian army struck at Donetsk and Yasinovataya.
PMC "Wagner," with the support of artillery and aviation, continued to advance in the central and southern parts of Bakhmut. Also, after artillery strikes, Wagner operators attacked near Khromovoe.
In this area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding positions. Subdivisions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attempted to attack Veseloye. The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced in the area of Spornovo. Russian artillery hit Predtechin, Chasov Yar, Minkovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Ivanovsky and Vasyukovka. The Ukrainian attacked Ozaryanovka and areas of Bakhmut controlled by PMC Wagner.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops ousted the Armed Forces of Ukraine from a number of positions in the Serebryansky forest area southwest of Shipilovka. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the direction of Torsky, Nevsky and Makeevka. In these areas without success.
The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belogorovka, Novoegorovka, Berestovo, Kislovka, Kondrashovka, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Krasny Pervoi and Kamenka are under fire. Ukrainian artillery attacked Ploschanka, Kuzemovka and Olshany.
08:13 Russian military in the Krasnoliman direction fought off APU attacks in three areas. This was reported to us by the head of the press center of the group of troops "Center" Alexander Savchuk.
08:07 Russian military showed how, with the help of a drone, they discovered Ukrainian positions with a drone base in the village of Krasnogorovka (bordering Maryinka in the DPR).
08:05 A resident of Artemovsktoldhow the Ukrainian military used vehicles with a red cross to transport weapons last summer.
07:45 The elusive avengers of the group are crushing the enemy in the Zaporozhye direction -video.