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There were 68 combat engagements in frontline over last day. Most of them in Novopavlivka and Bakhmut sectors - General Staff The enemy attacked the positions of Ukraine’s defenders in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Novopavlivka, Orikhiv and Kherson directions. 17.04.24 08:22 543 2 Previously in trend: War

Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy occupiers’ IFVs, APCs and MTBs in Kreminna direction. VIDEO The enemy does not stop assaulting in the Kreminna direction either day or night. However, the operators of the 12th Azov Brigade’s RUBPAK destroyed a group of occupiers along with their equipment. 16.04.24 23:00 3 664 2 Previously in trend: War

Journalists identify more than 50 thousand Russian soldiers killed in war in Ukraine The journalists managed to identify more than 50,000 Russian servicemen who have been killed since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. 16.04.24 21:36 3 387 25 Previously in trend: War

AFU General Staff: 50 combat engagements were recorded over last day, enemy attacked most in Novopavlivka direction The 783rd day of Russia’s large-scale armed aggression against our country continues. During the day, 50 combat engagements were recorded. 16.04.24 22:56 583 0 Previously in trend: War

Occupier shot himself with assault rifle in trench. VIDEO 18+ A video showing an occupier shooting himself with an assault rifle in a trench has been published online 16.04.24 20:05 14 202 41 Previously in trend: War

Occupier tries to shoot down kamikaze drone by throwing stone at it. VIDEO Soldiers of the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade attacked the Russian invader with a kamikaze drone. 16.04.24 21:50 9 189 23 Previously in trend: War

Russian commander beat and urinated on occupier, punishing him for refusing to go on assault. VIDEO A Russian commander beat a soldier of the 104th Air Assault Division in the Kherson region and urinated on the occupier for refusing to go on an assault. 16.04.24 20:24 22 184 56 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine cooperates with representatives of more than 40 countries to create tribunal for Russia - Kostin Ukraine is cooperating with representatives of more than 40 countries to establish a tribunal to bring Russia’s top officials to justice for war crimes. 16.04.24 19:58 352 5 Previously in trend: War

When Iran and Russia strike, we must strike back twice as hard and not stop until they get message - Wallace Former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace called for a response to every Russian and Iranian strike and not to stop until they stop attacking. 16.04.24 18:43 6 880 40 Previously in trend: War

Decision to separate assault battalion of 67th SMB into separate assault military unit was made - Ground Forces of AFU The command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has decided to separate the assault battalion of the 67th separate mechanized brigade into a separate assault military unit. 16.04.24 20:54 18 027 55 Previously in trend: War

Ukrainian defenders destroy two anti-tank guns and occupiers’ dugout in Kharkiv region. VIDEO Two enemy MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns and an occupiers’ dugout were destroyed by FPV drones of the border guards of the Steel Frontier Offensive Guard Brigade in the Kharkiv region. 16.04.24 18:21 3 024 3 Previously in trend: War

Border guards destroy 5 units of enemy equipment on left bank of Kherson region using "Baba Yaga" drone at night. VIDEO A Baba Yaga attack drone destroyed 5 pieces of enemy equipment in the area of the Ukrainian bridgehead on the left bank of the Kherson region. 16.04.24 17:22 5 261 5 Previously in trend: War

Captured occupier tells about how Chechens and Dagestanis mocked Russians: "They would twist my ear or my nose". VIDEO A captured occupier in the Zaporizhzhia direction told how Chechens and Dagestanis mocked Russians in the 70th Motorised Rifle Regiment. 16.04.24 20:12 10 320 35 Previously in trend: War

Air alert was announced in number of regions (updated) Air alert was announced in a number of regions of Ukraine. 16.04.24 16:45 2 912 0 Previously in trend: War

Consequences of enemy shelling in Sumy region: residential buildings damaged, enterprise building destroyed. PHOTOS Over the past day, the occupiers fired at the settlements on the border of the Sumy region. A total of 25 attacks were recorded. 16.04.24 16:25 1 564 1 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Almost 37 thousand people are missing in Ukraine - Lubinets As of today, more than 37,000 Ukrainian citizens have been added to the Unified Register of Missing Persons under Emergency Circumstances. These are civilian children and adults, as well as missing military personnel. However, the number could be much higher. 16.04.24 15:10 1 293 5 Previously in trend: War

Xi Jinping named "four principles to prevent crisis in Ukraine from getting out of control" Chinese leader Xi Jinping named four principles for resolving the war in Ukraine. 16.04.24 14:51 16 228 65 Previously in trend: War

Ruscists dropped GAB on residential building in Beryslav, 15 people were injured. PHOTO Russian army dropped a guided aerial bomb on Beryslav, Kherson region. 16.04.24 14:39 1 945 1 Previously in trend: War

Air Force is doing best it can with means it has - Yevlash The air defense forces fulfill their tasks to the fullest extent possible, using only the means and forces currently available to them, including electronic warfare and small arms. 16.04.24 14:13 817 8 Previously in trend: War

Defending Ukraine, soldier Roman Ilchenko was killed in Donetsk region. PHOTO Roman Ilchenko, a resident of Mena, Chernihiv region, born on 04.05.1987, was killed in action with the enemy while defending Ukraine. 16.04.24 14:58 6 048 2 Previously in trend: War

Russian official suggests heating Russian homes with heat from burning bodies in crematoria: "It’s very eco-friendly". VIDEO Oleg Popenko, an official from Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, suggested that the energy from burning bodies in crematoria should be redirected to heating the premises. 16.04.24 15:04 9 596 48 Previously in trend: War

Operators of night drones destroy occupiers who are trying to storm positions of 63rd Brigade and 100th Brigade. VIDEO In this video, an occupier platoon attempted to storm the positions of the 63rd Brigade and the 100th Brigade. Reconnaissance drones spotted the invaders in advance, and with the joint efforts of attack drones, drops and artillery, the enemy was defeated and had to flee the battlefield, leaving their "two hundredths" and "three hundredths" behind. 16.04.24 13:51 5 339 4 Previously in trend: War

Occupiers moved reserves from Lyman direction to Chasiv Yar - National Guard spokesman Muzychuk To intensify the offensive towards Chasiv Yar, the Russian invaders redeployed some units from the Lyman direction. 16.04.24 13:28 1 907 5 Previously in trend: War

SSU hits "Nebo-U" long-range radar complex in Russia’s Bryansk region that could have controlled sky 700 km into Ukraine - source The Security Service of Ukraine destroyed a long-range radar system "Nebo-U" in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. 16.04.24 12:01 7 606 22 Previously in trend: War

Trypillia TPP was destroyed because Ukraine had zero missiles to defend it - Zelenskyy. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia managed to destroy the Trypillia TPP because Ukraine had completely run out of missiles to defend it amid a lack of necessary assistance from its allies. 16.04.24 11:44 12 143 145 Previously in trend: War

Zelenskyy on negotiations with Putin: How can we talk to man who wants to kill us?. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not ready for negotiations. 16.04.24 12:29 7 001 63 Previously in trend: War

No chance to win without US help - Zelenskyy. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed the critical importance of US assistance. 16.04.24 12:42 6 237 83 Previously in trend: War

Enemy’s "Strela-10" surface-to-air missile system was neutralised by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. VIDEO Soldiers of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine’s active operations unit detected and struck a Russian anti-aircraft missile system "Strela-10" at the frontline. 16.04.24 12:16 4 036 4 Previously in trend: War

Chasiv Yar, bombed by Russian occupiers. VIDEO of drone This is how the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region looks like, where about 13,000 Ukrainians lived before the Russian occupiers came to "liberate" them. 16.04.24 11:06 9 254 32 Previously in trend: War

Ukrainian troops shot at latest Russian T-90 tank in Donetsk sector. VIDEO During reconnaissance in the Donetsk sector, operators of the 3rd SOF regiment discovered an enemy T-90 tank that had just fired on the positions of the Defence Forces. 16.04.24 10:28 10 248 8 Previously in trend: War

US won’t help shoot down drones over Ukraine as it did in Israel because of different threat picture - White House The United States will not intervene in the war in Ukraine and will not shoot down air targets as it did over Israel, as these are "different conflicts" and "different threat patterns". 16.04.24 09:33 19 926 210 Previously in trend: War

Total combat losses of Russian Federation since beginning of war - about 455,340 people (+920 per day), 7189 tanks, 11,609 artillery systems, 13,809 armoured combat vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainian defenders have eliminated about 455,340 Russian invaders. 16.04.24 08:17 6 804 16 Previously in trend: War

Over 30 attacks were repelled in Bakhmut sector, enemy tried to break through our defences 30 times in Novopavlivka sector - General Staff Over the past day, 104 combat engagements took place. In total, the enemy launched 16 missile and 31 air strikes, and fired 79 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troops’ positions and localities. 16.04.24 08:49 877 2 Previously in trend: War

Unfortunately, part of energy sector was not sufficiently protected, there will be appropriate conclusions - Zelenskyy Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that part of Ukraine’s energy sector was not sufficiently protected during Russian attacks. 16.04.24 09:15 8 154 115 Previously in trend: War

Pavlo Petrychenko, fighter of 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, died at front Pavlo Petrychenko died in Donetsk region. He was an aerial reconnaissance officer who fought in the Kherson and Donetsk directions. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he was in charge of the Serhii Prytula Foundation. Petrychenko was the author of the online casino petition. 15.04.24 23:00 10 972 21 Previously in trend: War

"Army of drones" eliminated 210 occupiers, 152 strongholds, 97 guns, 71 armored personnel carriers and 42 tanks in week - Fedorov. INFOGRAPHICS From April 10 to April 15, 2024, the strike units provided by the "Army of Drones" eliminated 210 occupiers. 15.04.24 20:28 671 15 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Captured Russian on commanders’ attitude: "We waited for 12 hours for evacuation, we were fed with promises, but no one came". VIDEO Rusakov Maksym served in the 74th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces. According to him, he and a group of occupiers in three armoured personnel carriers and two tanks went to assault the city. However, in a matter of minutes, the Russians were defeated by Ukrainian soldiers. 15.04.24 21:49 5 174 27 Previously in trend: War

Soldiers of Comanche unit destroy Russian artillery with Wild Hornets drones. VIDEO Ukrainian military units of the Comanche 40th Separate Artillery Brigade destroy the occupiers’ artillery with Wild Hornets drones 15.04.24 20:58 5 307 1 Previously in trend: War

Soldiers of 92nd SAB attacked occupiers on motorcycles who were on their way to assault Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut direction. VIDEO The soldiers of the 22nd Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade stopped Russian occupiers on motorcycles who were trying to assault Ukrainian positions in the Bakhmut direction with a kamikaze drone. 15.04.24 20:49 16 760 34 Previously in trend: War

Defense Forces repel 27 Russian attacks in Bakhmut direction, 26 in Novopavlivka direction - General Staff The seven hundred and eighty-second day of the Russian Federation’s large-scale armed aggression against our country continues. During the day, 87 combat engagements were recorded. 15.04.24 22:14 531 1 Previously in trend: War

Zelenskyy holds meeting of Headquarters: Most important topics are frontline and energy Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff to discuss issues related to the frontline and Ukrainian energy. 15.04.24 19:08 2 139 45 Previously in trend: War

Our fighters attack building where three occupiers are hiding. VIDEO In the village of Novoprokopivka in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian defenders struck a building where at least three occupants were hiding. 15.04.24 19:51 8 587 5 Previously in trend: War

Soldiers of 59th Separate Mechanised Brigade stormed in on HMMWVs and drove occupiers out of Krasnohorivka’s houses. VIDEO In Krasnohorivka, soldiers of the 59th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk broke into the occupiers’ homes on HMMWVs. As they approached the houses, the vehicles began to open heavy fire. The Ukrainian soldiers then threw explosives into the houses and drove away. 15.04.24 19:01 17 948 53 Previously in trend: War

351 rescuers injured since beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion - SES Since 24 February 2022, 351 SES employees have been injured as a result of Russian shelling. 15.04.24 18:52 288 0 Previously in trend: War

National Guardsmen engage enemy infantry hiding in basement of house in Zaporizhzhia region. VIDEO In the Zaporizhzhia region, operators of Omega drones attacked enemy forces. 15.04.24 18:17 7 161 4 Previously in trend: War

Occupiers attack Kharkiv region from Belgorod region of RF Russian occupation forces are shelling Kharkiv region from the territory of Belgorod region. 15.04.24 17:33 2 210 8 Previously in trend: War

Russian propagandists boast that cost of single precision-guided missile fired at Ukraine is equal to cost of entire school. VIDEO Russian Z-propagandists have found a "win-win" reason to be proud. They boast that the cost of a single precision missile launched at Ukraine is equal to the cost of building an entire school, complete with a swimming pool. 15.04.24 17:05 11 338 42 Previously in trend: War

Southern defense forces eliminated 123 occupiers and destroyed 44 pieces of weapons and military equipment over past 24 hours The southern defense forces continue to inflict fire on the enemy’s locations, firing positions and rear. 15.04.24 17:20 311 0 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War