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 18, 2023.
420 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
Over the past day, russian forces launched 4 missile and 60 air strikes, carried out 58 attacks from multiple rocket systems. Ukrainian civilians were killed and injured.
The probability of launching further missile and air strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The main efforts of the enemy are concentrated on conducting offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdyivka and Maryinka areas. Over the past 24 hours, more than 60 russian attacks have been repelled by units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on the specified areas of the front. The fiercest battles are fought for Bakhmut and Maryinka.
On the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
During the past day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Gremyach, Chernihiv region, Velyka Berizka, Korenyok, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Iskryskivshchyna, Volfyne, and Richki, Sumy Oblast, as well as Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Hlyboke, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Okhrimivka, and Nesterne in Kharkiv Oblast.
Kamianka, Ridkodub, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna and Zapadne of the Kharkiv Oblast were subjected to enemy shelling in the Kupyansk direction.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy tried to improve the tactical position, conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlement of Dibrova. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Hryhorivka, Belogorivka in Luhansk Oblast as well as Ivanivka, Torske and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.
On the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions.
Heavy fighting continues for the city of Bakhmut. At the same time, our defenders repelled an enemy offensive in the direction of Stupochki. Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Stupochki, Chasiv Yar, Kostyantynivka, Toretsk and New York of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.
On the Avdyivka direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Stepove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Severne, Pervomaiske and Nevelske settlements. He shelled the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiyivka, Tonenke, Netaylove and Pervomayske in the Donetsk Oblast.
On the Maryinka direction, our defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the vicinity of the Maryinka settlement of the Donetsk Oblast. At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda and Novomykhailivka came under enemy fire.
On the Shakhtarsky direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Prechistivka. He shelled the settlements of Vugledar, Prechistivka, Novoukrayinka and Velyka Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast.
The russian forces continues to conduct defensive operations on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. At the same time, during the day he carried out shelling of populated areas,
which is next to the contact line. Among them are Novopil of Donetsk Oblast; Olhivske, Malynivka, Chervone, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Orihiv, Stepove and Plavni of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Antonivka of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson. There are casualties among the civilian population.
In the temporarily captured territory of the Kherson Oblast, the russian invaders continue to mine the area, building up defense capabilities. The water areas of the Konka and Dnipro rivers are also affected.
There are cases of local residents being blown up by enemy mines when trying to get out into the water.
Over the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made 11 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 2 strikes on the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems. In addition, 2 enemy reconnaissance UAVs (“Orlan-10” and “Supercam”), as well as 8 attack UAVs (7 – type “Shahed-136” and 1 – “Lancet”) were shot down.
Units of missile troops and artillery hit 3 areas of concentration of manpower, a radio-electronic warfare station and another important military object of the enemy.
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
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