- Fierce fighting continues in the central part of Bakhmut. Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" are fighting for control over the railway station, most of the territory of which has been liberated.

“Nevertheless, Ukrainian formations are trying to counterattack and hold back the advance to the western outskirts. A little north of the railway station, the Wagnerites drove the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of the area of the Artemovsky elevator.

- On the northern outskirts, PMC assault detachments have entrenched themselves on one of the sections of Kraynaya Street and are attacking Ukrainian strongholds on Pobedy Street.

Also, Russian units broke through from School No. 3 to the south along Levanevsky Street, approaching the garages in the Poselok area.

- To the north of Bakhmut, where Russian paratroopers hold positions, positional battles are going on. Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces delivered an accurate blow to the position area of the brigade-artillery group of the 56th Separate Mechanized Rifle Brigade in Malinovka and destroyed the firing point.

- To the south of Seversk, the crews of the Stugna anti-tank systems were deployed to the strongholds of Ukraine. At the same time, part of the forces of the 10th Brigade will be transferred to a new position area from April 17 to 23.

- At Belogorovka, after several unsuccessful attacks and retreat to the starting lines, the RF Armed Forces were able to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of the village. Now intense clashes are taking place on the southeastern outskirts of the settlement.

At the moment, the assault on Bakhmut continues. There are no signs of a withdrawal of Ukrainian forces, despite the fact that more than 80% of the city has already passed under Russian control.

- In the vicinity of Bakhmut, the forces of the National Guard in the amount of 100 people were deployed, and the arrival of volunteer units from the Sumy region is also expected.

Given the onslaught of the "Wagnerites" in the city center and the approach of assault groups from the north, the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a high degree of probability will withdraw forces to prepared positions on the southwestern outskirts.

- The Tchaikovsky-Korsunsky triangle is an elevation relative to the areas from which Russian units are attacking, which makes it a more convenient frontier for defense.

- In the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation strikes, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops hit the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Timkovka, Tabaevka and Berestovoye of the Kharkiv region.

- Also, in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kislovka, Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka, Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.

The losses of the enemy per day in this direction amounted to 35 Ukrainian servicemen and the Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer.

- In addition, in the area of the settlement of Kupyevakha, Kharkiv region, Ukrainian radar stations for all-round visibility and targeting P-18 and 36D6 were destroyed.

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops (forces) "Center" hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Terny, Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic.

More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed.

- In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments over the past day captured two quarters in the north-west and in the central part of the city of Artemovsk.

- Airborne troops, operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery of the Southern Group of Forces supported the actions of assault units in this area and fettered enemy actions on the flanks.

- Aviation made 22 sorties. The artillery of the "Southern" group of troops completed 54 fire missions.

- As a result of the strikes, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka, Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The total losses of the enemy per day in this direction amounted to over 270 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, seven armored combat vehicles and five vehicles.

- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the Vostok group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Vuhledar, Velyka Novoselka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Zagornoye, Malaya Tokmachka and Kamenskoe Zaporozhye region.

– In the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.

During the day, up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two pickup trucks and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in these areas.

- In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Novodanilovka and Novoandreevka of the Zaporozhye region, an ammunition depot was destroyed, as well as a hangar with weapons and military equipment of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Kherson direction, over 55 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, as well as 152mm Akatsia and 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers were destroyed as a result of fire damage.

- Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 95 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 123 districts in a day.

Air defense intercepted three HIMARS rocket launchers.

- In addition, four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnetoretskoye, Vasilyevka, Krapivnitskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Holaya Pristan, Kherson region.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 407 aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3,764 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,699 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,086 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,606 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 9,552 units of special military vehicles.

1. The Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region; yesterday, during the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine released Aleshki 14 rounds from cannon artillery.

According to the settlement Novaya Zburyevka, eight rounds were fired from cannon artillery.

At the settlement of Staraya Zburyevka, nine rounds were fired from cannon artillery.

According to n.p. Peschanovka fired seven rounds from cannon artillery.

In the village of Krynki, they fired eight rounds from cannon artillery.

In the village of Rybalche, they fired six rounds from cannon artillery.

Eight rounds from cannon artillery were fired at the settlement of Golaya Pristan.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified. During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, settlement Kakhovka, settlement Gornostaevka, settlement Vasilievka, firing a total of 42 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.

2. At night, artillery fire in the area of the settlement Novodmitrievka was destroyed by MLRS 122mm BM-21 with ammunition loss of three dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

3. Yesterday artillery fire in the area of ??Romashkovo settlement destroyed a 120mm mortar with ammunition and the calculation of the loss of three dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four were injured of varying severity.