During the day, Russian troops intensified military operations along the battle line in the direction of Donetsk and Tauride.
The Russian Federation continues a widespread armed aggression against Ukraine and delivers missile and bomb strikes to military and civilian infrastructure. This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report on April 22.
In the direction of Volyn and Polesye, the enemy did not conduct active operations, saw no signs of the formation of offensive groups. Steps are being taken to strengthen the protection of the state border in the western and northwestern directions. Air defense forces and methods were transferred to an enhanced mode.
Under Slobozhansky’s direction, the enemy, with forces of up to seven battalions of tactical groups, continued to partially block the city of Kharkov, shelling units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and critical infrastructure facilities.
In the direction of Izyum, the enemy concentrated up to 25 battalion tactical groups to conduct combat operations.
“The enemy is making attempts to launch an offensive in the direction of the Zavody settlement. It has already reached the northern outskirts of Dubrovnoye and is trying to gain a foothold on the reached line,” the General Staff said.
In the direction of Donetsk and Tauride, Russian troops intensified military operations throughout the day along the entire battle line: they conducted offensive operations in the Zarechny area and tried to advance in the Rubizhnoye area.
Defensive battles with the enemy continue in the direction of Novtoshkovsky and Popasnaya. Also, the enemy is constantly attempting an attack on the Marinka settlement area.
It is emphasized that at the same time the Russian army is strengthening the grouping of troops in the direction of Zaporizhzhia and continues to provide logistical support for its forces.
In the direction of Yuzhnobuzhsky, the enemy continued to fire at units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, tried to conduct reconnaissance in force in the area of †‹вЂ‹ Trudolyubovka, suffered losses and returned to previously occupied positions.
According to the Ukrainian military, Russian troops continue to lose. So, on April 20, another group of wounded soldiers (about 220 people) and more than 50 bodies of the dead occupiers were transported to the central district hospital of the city of Novoaidar.
In addition, the battalion tactical group of the 136th separate motorized rifle brigade, operating in the direction of Kurakhovsky, suffered huge manpower losses (up to 250 men) and lost up to ten units of rocket and receiver systems. .
To avoid disruption of the spring conscription campaign in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, from April 30 of this year, entry and exit to the peninsula will be prohibited.
“In temporarily occupied territories, enemy units continue to block the movement of the local population, rob and artificially approach a humanitarian crisis – they destroy critical infrastructure facilities and block the delivery of humanitarian supply from the territory of Ukraine. There are cases of execution of civilians and volunteers, “stressed the General Staff.
On the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the past day, ten attacks by Russian troops were repelled, six tanks, eight armored vehicles and 15 vehicles, four artillery systems were destroyed.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the anti-aircraft gunners of the Ground and Airborne Assault Forces, the Marine Corps and the National Guard, destroyed 15 air targets in the previous day: nine UAVs, three aircraft and three helicopter.
Recall that on April 21, the Russian Federation lost 21 thousand soldiers in Ukraine, as well as 829 tanks, 172 aircraft and 151 helicopters.
Source: korrespondent
