Russia – Ukraine war updates as of April 11, 2023

Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., April 11, 2023.

412 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.

Over the past day, the russian forces launched 39 air strikes and 7 missile strikes, 4 of which were from the S-300 air defense system, against the peaceful city of Kramatorsk. He carried out 47 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and the civilian infrastructure of populated areas.

The russian Federation continues to disregard the laws and customs of war, so the probability of launching missile and air strikes remains high throughout the territory of Ukraine.

Despite numerous losses in equipment and manpower, the enemy does not give up waging a war of aggression. It continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Marin directions. Last day, our defenders repelled 52 enemy attacks in the indicated directions.

On the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. Certain units of the territorial troops of the armed forces of the russian Federation continue to be on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

The enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the Kursk and Belgorod regions bordering Ukraine, and continues to carry out engineering equipment in the area.

During the past day, the russian forces shelled the settlements of Gremyach and Kamianska Sloboda of Chernihiv Oblast; Katerynivka, Volfine, Andriivka, and Popivka in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Veterinarne, Strelecha, Staritsa, Gatishche, Vovchanski Khutory, Okhrimivka, Mala Vovcha, and Vilkhuvatka in the Kharkiv Oblast.

On the direction of Kupyansk, the settlements of Kamianka, Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Vilshana, Kindrashivka, Kislivka and Berestov of the Kharkiv oblast were hit by enemy fire.

On the Lyman direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlements of Makiivka, Chervonopivka, and Bilogorivka, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Belogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast, as well as Torske, Spirne and Berestov in the Donetsk oblast were hit by artillery fire.

On the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions, tries to take full control of the city of Bakhmut, fighting continues. During the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlements of Hryhorivka and Khromov. Vasyukivka, Zaliznyanske, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Khromov, Ivanovske, Predtechine, Chasiv Yar, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba and New York of the Donetsk oblast were affected by enemy shelling.

The russian occupiers carried out offensive actions in the Avdyivka and Maryinka directions in the areas of Avdyivka, Severna, Nevelske and Maryinka settlements of the Donetsk oblast, was unsuccessful. The fiercest battles continue for Avdyivka and Maryinka. At the same time, the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdyivka, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Gostre, Georgiivka, Maryinka and Pobyeda of the Donetsk oblast were subjected to enemy shelling.

During the past day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations on the Shakhtarsky direction. He shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Bogoyavlenka and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk oblast.

The enemy continues to defend itself in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. During the past day, he shelled settlements near the battle line. Among them are Vremivka of Donetsk oblast; Novodanilivka, Orykhiv, Novoandriivka and Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia region.

The russian occupiers continue to increase pressure on Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories. Recently, in Snizhny, Donetsk oblast, employees of the city hospital who did not receive russian passports were dismissed.

In the city of Energodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, local residents must obtain permission to move around the region. Those who applied for passes are subject to increased checks by the occupiers for involvement in the defense forces of Ukraine. In some places, the invaders even search human dwellings.

Over the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces of Ukraine has carried out 8 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, as well as a strike on the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile complex.

During the past day, russian Mi-24 helicopter was shot down, as well as 9 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types.

Units of rocket troops and artillery struck the area of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, as well as the enemy’s ammunition depot.

Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:

Ukraine Front Lines

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