The 420th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 19.04.2023.
The Russian Federation continues to ignore the International Humanitarian Law, launching strikes and shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops, and the civilian infrastructure of various settlements alike, terrorizing civilians.
During the day of April 19, Russian troops launched 3x missile and 37x air strikes. The attacks included employment of 12x Shahed-136 UAVs. 10x of them were destroyed by Ukrainian defenders. In addition, the Russian army launched 57x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements, killing and wounding civilians, destroying and damaging private houses and other civilian infrastructure.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.
At the cost of heavy losses, the Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka directions. More than 40x Russian attacks were repelled in the above-mentioned frontline areas during the day of April 19. The fiercest fighting is for Bakhmut and Marinka.
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- Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna directions: no significant changes. During the day of April 19, Russian military shelled the settlements of Boyaro-Lezhachi, Iskryskivshchyna, Volfyne, Katerynivka, and Kindrativka (Sumy oblast), Strilecha, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Petropavlivka, Karaichne, Zemlyanky, and Odradne (Kharkiv oblast).
- Kupyansk direction: Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast) came under Russian artillery fire.
- Lyman direction: Russian soldiers attempted to improve its tactical situation and conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of the southern outskirts of Kreminna. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Dibrova, Kuzmyne, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Ivanivka, and Verkhnokamyanske (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery.
- Bakhmut direction: the Russian army continues its offensive operations. Heavy fighting for the city of Bakhmut continues. Fedorivka, Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Predtechyne, Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Bila Hora, Druzhba, and Zalizne (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by Russian military.
- Avdiivka direction: Russian troops attempted offensives in the vicinities of Avdiivka, Vodyane, and Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast), to no success. In particular, Russian military shelled Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Netaylove, Pervomaiske and Nevelske.
- Marinka direction: Ukrainian soldiers repelled numerous Russian attacks in the vicinities of Marinka and Pobjeda (Donetsk oblast) during the day of April 19. At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, and Novomykhailivka came under Russian fire.
- Shakhtarske direction: the Russian army made unsuccessful attempts at offensive operations in the vicinity of Vuhledar. It shelled Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, and Velyka Novosilka (Donetsk oblast).
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army stays on the defensive. At the same time, Russian soldiers shelled more than 30x settlements during the day of April 19. Among them are Vremivka, Novopil (Donetsk oblast), Burlatske, Malynivka, Zaliznychne, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Havrylivka, Beryslav, Vesele, Antonivka (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.
In the village of Kabychivka (Luhansk oblast), the so-called “authorities” put installed by occupation forces received an order to set up a military hospital for Russian soldiers with 40x beds on the territory of the village cultural centre. Russian military doctors are expected to arrive at the newly established medical facility by the end of the week.
The Russian army continues to use the civilians of the temporarily occupied territories for its own purposes, using them as human shields to hide behind. Thus, in the city of Skadovsk (Kherson oblast), Russian troops began to force all collaborators and those cooperating with them as of 18 April to sign a commitment to not travel outside the district.
The Ukrainian Air Force launched 7x air strikes on the concentrations of Russian troops during the day of April 19. In the meantime, missile and artillery troops hit 2x concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, as well as 2x ammunition depots of the Russian army.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: Russian military shelled settlements of the Kharkiv region, 4 civilians were injured: photos
