The 424th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 23.04.2023.
The Russian Federation does not abandon its plans to occupy Ukrainian territory. The Russian army continues to violate International Humanitarian Law, as it targets and shell the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian infrastructure alike, terrorizing civilians.
During the day of April 23, Russian troops launched 28x air strikes and around 10x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. The attacks have wounded civilians, destroyed and damaged private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.
Russian main efforts are the offensive operations on Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled more than 45x Russian attacks in these areas of the frontline during the day of April 23. The fiercest fighting is for Bakhmut and Marinka.
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- Volyn and Polissya directions: the operational situation remains stable. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine. Certain units of the territorial troops of the Russian Armed Forces continue their deployment on the territory of Belarus.
- Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: a certain number of Russian troops remains stationed in the areas of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts (Russia) bordering Ukraine. During the day of April 23, Russian soldiers shelled the settlements of Chervona Zorya (Sumy oblast), Hoptivka, Zelene, Neskuchne, Budarky, Milove, and Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv oblast).
- Kupyansk direction: the Russian army fired artillery at the settlements of Dvorichna, Hryanykivka, Masyutivka, Lyman Pershyi, Kyslivka, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).
- Lyman direction: the Russian army did not conduct any offensive operations during the day of April 23. Settlements near the front line were shelled with artillery, namely: Makiivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Dibrova, Verkhnokamyanske, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast).
- Bakhmut direction: the Russian army continues its offensive operations. Heavy battles for the city of Bakhmut continue. Also, during the day of April 23, Russian military conducted unsuccessful offensives on the outskirts of settlements of Hryhorivka and Bohdanivka. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Novodmytrivka, Kostyantynivka, and New York (Donetsk oblast) suffered from Russian shelling.
- Avdiivka direction: Russian troops conducted offensive operations in the vicinities of Novokalynove and Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast). The Russian army suffered heavy losses and gained no success. Russian troops shelled settlements near the line of contact, including: Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Lastochkyne, Pervomaiske, Karlivka, and Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).
- Marinka direction: during the day of April 23, Ukrainian soldiers repelled numerous Russian attacks in the northern and central parts of the settlement of Marinka, as well as in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). At the same time, the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka, and Paraskoviivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by the Russian army.
- Shakhtarske direction: the Russian army did not conduct any offensive operations during the day of April 23. Russian troops shelled the settlements of Bohoyavlenka, Novoukrainka, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, and Velyka Novosilka (Donetsk oblast).
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army stays on the defensive. The Russian army shelled more than 35x settlements, including Vremivka (Donetsk oblast), Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Bilohirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhya oblast), Zolota Balka, Beryslav, Vesele, Ivanivka, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Dniprovske, Veletenske, Kizomys (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.
With no significant achievements on the battlefield, the Russian Armed Forces and “Wagner Group” private military company are increasingly attempting to find someone to blame for the defeats. They shift the responsibility for their own tactical miscalculations and losses suffered onto each other. As a result, a fight between Russian Armed Forces and PMC Wagner mercenaries broke out in the settlement of Stanytsia Luhanska (Luhansk oblast) recently. It escalated into a shootout with participants on both sides killed as a result.
The Russian army continues to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield. All medical facilities in the temporarily occupied territory are overcrowded with wounded Russian soldiers. As a result, the Russian army is forced to use educational institutions in the temporarily occupied territories for its own purposes. For example, Russian troops re-purposed a local school in the settlement of Mistky (Luhansk oblast) into a military hospital. It holds a large number of wounded Russians. In addition, all medical institutions of Russian soldiers are in great shortage of medicines and bandages.
During the day of April 23, Ukrainian Air Force launched 11x air strikes on the concentrations of Russian troops and military equipment. 2x Merlin and 1x Orlan-10 reconnaissance UAVs of the Russian army were shot down.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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