Russia – Ukraine war updates as of April 26, 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 26, 2023.

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

The russian Federation continues to wage a war of aggression. Despite the significant losses, he does not give up his plans to occupy the territory of Ukraine.

During the past day, the enemy launched 3 rocket strikes, of which 2 rockets from
S-300 air defense system – in the center of the peaceful city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast. There are dead and wounded among the civilian population, the building of the local history museum was destroyed, next to which there is no military object, and other civilian infrastructure was damaged. The enemy also carried out 13 airstrikes and fired 49 salvo rockets at the positions of our troops and the critical infrastructure of populated areas.

The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut, Avdyivka and Maryinka directions. The units of the defense forces of Ukraine repelled 39 enemy attacks on the specified areas of the front during the past day. The fiercest battles continue for Bakhmut and Maryinka.
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups.

The enemy maintains a military presence in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions in the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions bordering Ukraine. During the day, he carried out artillery and mortar attacks on the settlements of Leonivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Seredyna-Buda, Korenyok, Stukalyvka, Iskriskivshchyna, Novoivanivka, Volfyne, Pavlivka, Kostyantynivka, and Basivka in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Veterinarne, Zelene, Neskuchne, Strelecha, Ohirtseve, Gatyshche, and Ambarne in the Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupyansk direction, Topoli, Kamianka, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Lyman Pershiy, Kupyansk and Kislivka of the Kharkiv Oblast were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar fire.

The enemy did not conduct offensive operations on the Lyman direction. Novoselivske, Nevske, Dibrova, Belogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Yampil, Siversk, Verkhnyokamianske, Spirne and Pereizne of the 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. In addition, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Bohdanivka, Khromov and Klishchiivka. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Chasiv Yar, Bila Gora, Severnye and New York of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.

On the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions near Severna and Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk Oblast, without success. Shelled settlements near the contact line, in particular, Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Avdiyivka, Lastochkine, Stepove, Tonenke, Vodyane, Netaylove, Pervomaiske, Karlivka and Nevelske of the Donetsk Oblast.

On the Maryinka direction, during the past day, our defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the Marinka. Georgiivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka and Paraskoviivka of the Donetsk Oblast came under enemy fire.

The russian did not conduct offensive operations in the Shakhtarsky direction. He shelled the settlements of Vugledar, Yehorivka, Pavlivka, Prechistivka, Novoukrayinka, Zolota Niva, Novomayorske, Shakhtarske, Neskuchne and Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast.

The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. At the same time, during the day, it shelled more than 40 settlements. Among them are Malynyvka, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaki, Plavni of the Zaporizhia oblast and Kozatsk, Odradokamyanka, Olhivka, Lviv, Kizomys, as well as the city of Kherson. As a result of two guided air bombs hitting the settlement of Kizomys, more than 10 residential buildings of civilians were damaged. 2 – completely destroyed. the local church and other civil infrastructure were also destroyed.

Over the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces has carried out 6 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, as well as a strike on an anti-aircraft missile complex. Also, 2 enemy reconnaissance UAVs – of the “Zala” type and “Orlan-10” type were shot down.

Over the past day, units of missile forces and artillery hit the anti-aircraft missile complex, 4 personnel concentration areas and the aggressor’s radar station.

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

Ukraine Front Lines

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