Russia – Ukraine war updates as of April 12, 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 12, 2023.

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

The four hundred and thirteenth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state has begun.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 1 missile and 21 air strikes, fired 33 salvo rockets at 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 72 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 enemy shelled the settlements of Bleshnya, Kamianska Sloboda, and Gremyach of Chernihiv region; Volfine, Katerynivka of the Sumy region, as well as Veterinarne, Hlyboke, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Zybyne, Volohivka, Okhrimivka, Chernyakiv, Komisarov, Budarky, and Dovzhanka in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the settlements of Kolodyazne, Kamianka, Topoli, Krasne Pershe, Ridkodub, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Kindrasivka, Pishchane and Berestov of the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske of the Luhansk region came under enemy fire.
On the Lymanskyi direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlements of Bilogorivka and Spirne. Makiivka, Nevske, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Yampolivka, Torske, Spirne of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In 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 settlement of Bohdanivka. Nikiforivka, Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkovo, Markovo, Bakhmut, Khromovo, Chasiv Yar, Ivanovske, Stupochki, Predtechyne, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba, Toretsk and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
On the Avdiyiv and Marinka directions, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the areas of Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Nevelske and Marinka settlements of the Donetsk region, without success. The fiercest battles continue for Maryinka. At the same time, the settlements of Novokalynove, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Severne, Pervomaiske, Netaylove, Karlivka, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, and Pobyeda of the Donetsk region were subjected to enemy shelling.
During the past day, the enemy did not carry out offensive actions in the Shakhtarsky direction. He shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Shakhtarske, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Vugledar, and Prechistivka in Donetsk region.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. Over the past 24 hours, more than 30 settlements have been shelled. Among them are Vremivka, Novopil of the Donetsk region; Novosilka, Olhivske, Malynyvka, Chervone, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv of the Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Kachkarivka, Beryslav, Kozatske, Burgunka, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Antonivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Veletenske of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 13 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers. Also, our defenders shot down 2 enemy UAVs of the “Orlan-10” type.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 5 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, as well as 2 radio electronic warfare stations of the enemy.

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

Ukraine Front Lines

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