Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 60 attacks by occupiers in 4 directions, Bakhmut, and Mariinka remain at epicenter of hostilities, - General Staff
Russian troops continue to focus their main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariinka directions. Bakhmut and Mariinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 a.m. on April 16 regarding the Russian invasion.
Thus, the four hundred and seventeenth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state has begun.
The Russian Federation continues to wage a war of aggression, completely ignores International Humanitarian Law, strikes and bombards non-military objects.
During the day, the enemy carried out 28 air strikes and 6 missile strikes, carried out 38 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and the civilian infrastructure of populated areas.
The Russian aggressor continues to use terror tactics, the probability of launching missile and air strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
The enemy suffers considerable losses but does not abandon his plans to occupy our territory. It continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariinka areas. Bakhmut and Mariinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities. During the day, on the indicated areas of the front, our soldiers repelled more than 60 enemy attacks.
No signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected in the Volyn, Polissia, Siversk, and Slobozhan areas. A comprehensive check of the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is underway. Some units of the territorial troops of the armed forces of the Russian Federation continue to be on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
During the past day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Bunyakyne, Iskryskivshchyna, Volfyne, Shpyl, Basivka, Yunakivka, and Popivka in the Sumy region, as well as Kozacha Lopan, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, and Vovchanski Khutory in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy mined the terrain in the areas of four settlements. He carried out shelling in the Novomlynsk, Dvorichny, and Berestove districts of the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives near the settlements of Dibrova and Bilohorivka. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka of the Luhansk region and Ivanivka, Torske, and Spirne of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. The battles for the city of Bakhmut do not stop. The enemy launched an attack near the settlement of Khromove but was unsuccessful. Vasiukivka, Minkivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Kostiantynivka, Diliivka and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the Avdiivka and Severne regions of the Donetsk region, without success. Fired more than 15 settlements near the contact line. Among them are Keramik, Stepove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Karlivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Mariinka direction, our defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the Mariinka settlement of the Donetsk region. At the same time, Heorhiivka, Mariinka, Kurakhove, Pobeda, and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire.
During the past day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Shakhtarsky direction. It shelled the settlements of Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Velyka Novosilka of the Donetsk region.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. Last day, he shelled the settlements near the battle line. Among them are Vremivka, Novopil of the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Malynivka, Huliaypole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Orikhov of the Zaporizhzhia region; Antonivka, Zelenivka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson. Civilians were killed.
The Russian Federation is suffering daily losses in the war it has waged against Ukraine, which is clearly visible. It is known that the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation has decided to postpone the start of the training process for officers in some higher military educational institutions from September 1 to December 1.
There is also a decrease in the number of personnel in units that have undergone training at training grounds. Which is probably related to the constant sending of small groups to combat areas to replenish the losses of combat units.
Recently, an open letter from the terrorist organization PMC "Wagner" appeared in the information space with a kind of "invitation" to its ranks of volunteers. It is known that units of this organization suffered heavy losses during the offensive on Bakhmut.
Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces has carried out 11 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, as well as 3 - on anti-aircraft missile complexes.
Yesterday, our soldiers shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft.
Units of missile troops and artillery struck 3 areas of concentration of enemy manpower, weapons, and military equipment, as well as an area of concentration of artillery, a radar station, 2 electronic warfare stations, an anti-aircraft missile complex, and an ammunition depot.
