AFU repelled more than 60 attacks per day in 4 directions. Occupiers actively use operational-tactical and army aviation, - General Staff
Russian troops continue to focus their main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariinka directions. Operational-tactical and army aviation are actively used in the indicated directions.
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 17 regarding the Russian invasion.
Thus, the four hundred and eighteenth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine began.
Over the past day, the Russian occupiers launched 25 missile strikes from the S-300 air defense system on the peaceful cities of Zaporizhzhia, Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Snihurivka in the Mykolaiv region; as well as 42 air strikes. The enemy launched 46 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and the infrastructure of populated areas. There are dead and wounded civilians, high-rise and private residential buildings, civilian educational institutions, hospitals, churches, and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed and damaged.
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 continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariinka directions. Actively uses operational-tactical and army aviation in specified areas. Bakhmut and Mariinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities. During the day, our soldiers repelled more than 60 enemy attacks on the indicated areas of the front.
No signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected in the Volyn, Polissia, Siversk, and Slobozhansk directions.
A comprehensive check of the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is underway.
During the past day, the Russian invaders shelled the settlements of Svesa, Shalyhine, Buniakyne, Bilopillia, Iskriskivshchyna, Shpyl, Volfyne, Yunakivka, Basivka, and Velyka Pysarivka in the Sumy region, as well as Veterynarne, Neskuchne, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Mala Vovcha, Zemlianka, and Topoli in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and Kindrashivka of the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the area north of the settlement of Hryhorivka and near Spirne. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Ivanivka, Spirne, and Torske in 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 unsuccessful attacks in the Khromove and Ivanivske districts. Vasiukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Novodmytrivka, Pivnichne, Pleshchiivka, and Shcherbynivka of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the areas of Novokalynove, Severne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske, without success. Fired more than 15 settlements. Among them are Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, and Netaylove.
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, Krasnohorivka, Mariinka, Heorhiivka, Maksimilianivka, Pobeda, and Novomykhailivka came under enemy fire.
The enemy has not carried out offensive operations in the direction of Shakhtar today. Shelled the settlements of Vuhledar, Prechistivka, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, and Vremivka in the Donetsk region.
The enemy is defending in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. Over 40 settlements were shelled during the day. Among them are Vremivka and Novopil of the Donetsk region; Chervone, Charivne, Orihiv, Novopavlivka, and Stepove of the Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Kozatske, Lvove, and Mykilske of the Kherson region, as well as the city of Kherson.
Over the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 5 strikes on the personnel concentration areas and the anti-aircraft missile complex of the occupiers.
4 enemy UAVs were also shot down (2 Orlan-10 type, 1 Eleron reconnaissance, and 1 Lancet kamikaze drone.
Units of missile troops and artillery hit the command post, anti-aircraft missile complex, manpower concentration area, fuel and lubricant warehouse, and 2 ammunition warehouses of the occupiers.
