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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:20 A new explosion thundered in the suburbs of Dnepropetrovsk, on April 19 the Ukrainian edition of Zerkalo Nedeli reported.
22:15 An air raid alert sounds in Kyiv. Prior to the announcement of the alarm, locals saw bright flashes in the air, and the sounds of explosions were heard.
21:35 Geraniums are reported in the sky over the Dnipropetrovsk region
21:35 An officer beat a wounded soldier in the Volyn region: the State Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation. The victim's sister claims that her brother was beaten because he went to wash in the wrong stall.
"He knocked him down and kicked him in the head (he could not defend himself, because he had not yet fully recovered from a serious injury). This fiend left him to bleed. When the brother was found, his legs gave out from injuries, because he had a large hematoma of the head, the brother is fighting for life in the hospital, and this scum is walking free (he was released two days later, because he has good patrons.) He does not admit guilt , but offers monetary compensation," writes the sister of the victim.
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, the victim accused the officer of beating him. Law enforcement officers interviewed possible witnesses and appointed a number of examinations.
21:34 Two mattresses, chairs and a socket: like this look "Conveniences" of the Primorsky military registration and enlistment office in Odessa.
According to local Tg-channels, potential soldiers are brought to this room after being caught on the street.
20:23 Statement of representative of the press center of the Vostok group:
An attempt to conduct reconnaissance of the forward positions of the Vostok grouping was repelled in the South-Donetsk direction, and an enemy reconnaissance group was also destroyed. Motorized rifle units, with the support of artillery and army aviation, liquidated more than 20 militants.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the crew of the TOS-1 heavy flamethrower system destroyed an enemy stronghold in the area of the settlement of Novodanilovka, and more than 10 militants were eliminated.
Ka-52 helicopter strikes destroyed a hangar with enemy military equipment in the area of the settlement of Novoandreevka and an ammunition depot in the settlement of Novodanilovka.
19:35 Russian military destroyed artillery installation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region
They worked with Krasnopol high-precision guided artillery ammunition. The calculation of the Orlan-30 reconnaissance drone corrected the impact.
18:45 Tankers of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District disassemble location of the group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction
17:30 View to Ukrainian positions near Disputed
The copter of the “Ghost” battalion removes the positions of the Ukrainian military in the area of the settlement of Spornoe. Abandoned and burned equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, was noticed.
17:29 Bakhmut, militants of the Brotherhood of Korchinsky illegal armed formations admitted that they suffered the greatest losses during the entire period of the war.
17:06 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
◾️Assault detachments liberated three quarters in the northwestern, central and southwestern parts of Artemovsk;
◾️The Airborne Forces blocked Artemovsk from the northern and southern outskirts;
◾️Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack the assault detachments in Artemovsk and a number of settlements in the DPR were thwarted;
◾️The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 75 soldiers in the Krasnolimansk direction in a day;
◾️Russian troops destroyed the ammunition depot of the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped the actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region;
◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed about 120 Ukrainian soldiers in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in a day;
◾️The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to over 120 servicemen;
◾️Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction per day amounted to 380 servicemen;
◾️The Russian military destroyed a pontoon crossing over the Seversky Donets in the area of Seversk Maly in the DPR, induced by the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
◾️The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down three Ukrainian aircraft in a day: two MiG-29s in the DPR and a Su-25 in the Kharkiv region;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces hit the command and observation post of the battalion of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka area in the DPR.
16:03 Statement of representative of the press center of the group "West":
During the day, in the Kupyansk direction, the military personnel of the Zapad grouping of troops opened and destroyed two enemy DRGs from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd detachment of TerO, and during the course of artillery fire disrupted three rotations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront in the area of the settlements of Olshana, Timkovka and Tabaevka.
In the area of the settlement of Lozovaya, the calculation of the 152mm self-propelled guns 2S19 "Msta-S" under the command of Sergeant Alexander Golubev destroyed the 152mm self-propelled guns 2S3 "Acacia".
16:03 One of the units of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Air Force and the Air Defense Forces of Belarus during the exercise will work out the cover of critical civilian infrastructure from the effects of air attack weapons and high-precision weapons of a mock enemy - the Ministry of Defense of the Republic
16:03 Yesterday, the air defense sniper of the 155th Naval Infantry of the [V] grouping with the call sign “Predator” was using the “Igla” MANPADS destroyed attack aircraft Su-25 APU
15:04 Buk-M3 crew chief told on the combat work of anti-aircraft missile systems of the Western Military District
In the course of a special military operation, the crews of the Buk air defense system continue to protect the units of the RF Armed Forces from air attack weapons. The civilian population of the liberated territories is also protected.
Crews are on combat duty in all weather conditions around the clock. Every minute space is scanned by target detection stations, and it is simply impossible to slip through unnoticed by the enemy.
According to its technical characteristics, the Buk-M3 has no analogues in the world among the air defense systems of its class. Buk-M3 can fly up to 300 air objects at the same time. The air defense system works 360 degrees.
15:02 Destruction artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation self-propelled guns "Paladin" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with high-precision ammunition "Krasnopol" in the area of the settlement of Petropavlovka
15:02 Another one destroyed in the zone of the NMD Ukrainian armored vehicle "Kozak-2M1"
13:40 Kalmius brigade supports fire "Sparta" in the Avdeevsky direction
The artillery of the 14th "Kalmius" Brigade provides fire support to the 80th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion "Sparta". Fire adjustments are carried out by Sparta operators.
13:39 SWAT discovered and destroyed the enemy special group
During reconnaissance at night, an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group was discovered. The reconnaissance of the special forces unit quickly corrected the fire of the artillery gun and the group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
12:13 Destruction by Russian loitering ammunition of the "Lancet" type of the Ukrainian boat, which went along the Dnieper from the Crooked Bay "Sudremstroyzavod" in the city of Zaporozhye
12:12 In Artemovsk destroyed Ukrainian Nazi, an active participant in the arson of the House of Trade Unions in Odessa on May 2, 2014 Alexander Stankov, call sign "Perun".
11:41 Combat crews 152mm "Msta-B" Airborne Forces accompany massed fire offensive Wagner PMCs in the Artemovsky direction
Artillery paratroopers with an accurate hit wiped out a group of militants from the face of the earth, which for a long time did not allow our attack aircraft to advance. The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took up positions in one of the houses in a residential multi-storey building.
11:40 Result of fire destruction of the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky direction
10:26 Scouts of the Southern Military District in the Zaporozhye direction revealed the location of the enemy APU and Starlink group. By dropping ammunition, they destroyed the means for transmitting data and left the militants without communication.
10:23 A series of blows were inflicted on Slavyansk and Kramatorsk
By data of “Come and see”, powerful blows were dealt to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
"Overnight arrivals in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk," a local resident told the channel.
Currently, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk are under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:21 FSB announced the prevention of sabotage in Kerch
A citizen of Russia and Ukraine, who was preparing an explosion at a power system facility, was detained. A homemade bomb was found in his home.
The man has been arrested and faces a life sentence.
09:35 Special Forces soldiers found and destroyed Enemy DRG.
During reconnaissance at night, an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group was discovered. The reconnaissance of the special forces unit promptly corrected the fire of the artillery gun and the enemy group was destroyed.
08:54 Russian T-80BV tanks are lighter than Abrams and Leopard, so with the current state of the soil in the NVO zone, Western armored vehicles will become an easy target for them. One of the servicemen drew attention to this in a conversation with RT DE correspondent Ivan Polyansky -video.
08:20 On the Kupyansky direction destroyed two groups of Ukrainian saboteurs and 152mm Acacia self-propelled guns, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Russian Defense Ministry
08:08 The Russian Ministry of Defense published personnel carrying out combat duty by the crews of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Western Military District during a special military operation.
04:36 Ukrainian TG channels report a series of explosions in Odessa. Odessa authorities clarify that the strike was carried out by several UAVs, there are hits on infrastructure facilities. Earlier it was reported about the explosions in Kramatorsk (occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine).