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[Korrespondent] 20:57 The number of victims as a result of the fall of rocket debris in the Dnieper and Lyubimovskaya community has increased to 12, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA Sergei Lysak.
20:50 Over the past week, Russian troops used almost 130 suicide bombers against Ukraine, most of which were shot down, as well as more than 80 missiles and about 700 guided bombs, Zelensky said in an evening video message. The president also emphasized that each Russian missile contains at least dozens of components - electronics, chips - that are supplied from companies from other countries and imported through the territory of Russia's neighbors. Drones also contain components produced in the free world, Zelensky added.
19:06 Russian troops hit Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk region with a drone and heavy artillery - four people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. In addition, in the Dnieper region, air defense forces destroyed an enemy missile. As a result of falling debris in the Dnieper, five people were injured, including a 15-year-old teenager, and three were injured in the Lyubimovskaya community.
18:43 The Russians attacked the Odessa region with two X-59 guided missiles - both were destroyed over the Black Sea, the Air Force reported.
16:22 The Russian Army launched an air strike at the village of Ocheretino, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region - five-story buildings were damaged, one person was killed, two were injured, the prosecutor’s office reported.
14:15 The Russian Federation is preparing for another provocation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant - another false flag operation, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “In recent weeks alone, Russia has already tried several times to shift responsibility for the use of drones to attack Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant facilities onto Ukraine. These are deliberate Russian actions that continue the Russian practice of blackmailing our state and the entire international community with the risk of a catastrophe at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant,” the General Staff noted.
11:51 The Russians dropped explosives from a drone onto a truck on the territory of the Krasnopolsky community of the Sumy district, the driver died, the prosecutor’s office reported.
11:35 The Russians are trying to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops west of Bakhmut in order to reach the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal, capture Chasov Yar, and create conditions for further advance to the Kramatorsk agglomeration, Syrsky said. According to him, separate groups of enemy infantry reached the Novy microdistrict, but were destroyed by FPV kamikaze strikes and artillery fire. “At the same time, the threat remains relevant, given the fact that the top Russian military leadership has set the task for its troops to capture Chasov Yar by May 9,” the commander-in-chief noted.
09:14 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 14:
- personnel - about 453,650 (+890) people,
- tanks - 7174 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 13,765 (+20),
- artillery systems - 11,552 (+34),
- MLRS - 1046 (+1),
- air defense systems - 758 (+2),
- aircraft - 347 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 9235 (+34),
- cruise missiles - 2089 (+1),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,459 (+63),
- special equipment - 1905 (+12).
08:37 At night, the Russians tried to attack the critical infrastructure of Kharkov with drones, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. There were no reports of casualties. On the evening of April 13, the Russian army attacked the KAB in the village. Veseloye Lipetsk community - two people died. In the Kupyansky district, one person was wounded as a result of shelling in the village. Hemlines.
08:12 Over the past 24 hours, 76 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, in the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled 36 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamenskoye, Vyemka, Spornoye, Razdolovka, Ivanovskoye, Novy, Opytnoye, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka in the Donetsk region. In addition, the enemy tried 22 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Urozhainy, Donetsk region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kupyansky and Limansky directions. In the Avdeevsky direction, nine attacks were repelled in the Novokalinovo, Novobakhmutovka, Berdychi, Tonenky, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - six attacks in the Staromayorskoye area of the Donetsk region and north-west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - three attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:33 Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk thanked the aviation pilots “for a successful, and most importantly, effective strike on an enemy target in the Lugansk region on April 13, 2024.” According to him, the Ukrainian pilots “did an excellent job and returned to base.” The commander also promised that there will be more such attacks on enemy rear lines when Ukraine receives more missiles from Western partners.
07:08 Air defense at night destroyed all ten attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from the Kursk region, the Air Force reported. All drones were destroyed in the Kharkov region. In addition, the enemy attacked with four S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the territory of the occupied Donetsk region.