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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Over the past day Representation reported about 40 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 31 artillery attack from MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky three artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky five artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery. By releasing 275 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of eight settlements of the Republic: Zaitsevo, Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Sovetsky, Chervonogvardeysky, Kirovsky districts), Aleksandrovka, Vladimirovka.
Over the past 24 hours, information was received about the death of three civilians in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk and the Sovetsky district of Makeevka.
Eight civilians were injured of varying severity in the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, the Sovietsky district of Makeevka and Aleksandrovka.
A total of 28 residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky, Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, the Sovietsky district of Makeevka, as well as two civilian infrastructure facilities.
A total of 25 previous artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.
21:04 Three people were injured due to the artillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops, the mayor of the city saidAlexey Kulemzin. Earlier it was reported about one dead and two injured due to the artillery attack of the area.
19:42 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing seven rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
19:06 AFU withdrew from the last held areas in the center of Bakhmut (Artemovsk) and retreated to the west from the railway tracks - Yulian Repke.
According to him, "Russian troops have already moved west of the tracks and seem to be continuing their offensive."
19:04 In these minutes, the Kiev region of Donetsk is under massive shelling.
18:50 Consequences of artillery attacks of the Kievsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
18:48 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing 20 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:31 Combat work of Wagner attack aircraft in Artemovsk -video.
18:00 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 20 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:45 Information is being received about the advance of the RF Armed Forces west of Ugledar.
According to preliminary data, the 231st battalion of the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses and retreated to more advantageous positions north of Neskuchnoye. In the morning there was an attempt to probe the defense with the forces of two DRGs, but the “pickup teams” were destroyed by special forces fire.
Moving along Neskuchnoye, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation came close to Velikaya Novoselka, where there is a powerful fortified area, which is defended by the 60th and 66th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and numerous national formations.
17:37 The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a gas station in Hola Pristan, Kherson region.Reportagemilitary correspondent News Front LeX. According to the military correspondent, it was possible to avoid casualties and injuries.
17:36 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 23, as of 17:30, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- on the street. Petrovsky, 250, a man born in 1953 died.
- on the street. Baturina, 14, a woman born in 1954 suffered.
- on the street. Alexandra Ulyanova, 19, a man born in 1984 suffered.
- on sq. Victory, 4 wounded man born in 1951
- on the street. Taymyrskaya, 28, a woman born in 1957 was wounded.
Additional information was received about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
artillery attack at 14:15:
- st. Outskirts, 26 - a private residential building; completely destroyed.
artillery attack at 15:35:
- fixed damage to the MBU DO "School of Arts No. 2 in Donetsk" on the street. Petrovsky;
- st. Taimyrskaya, 28 - a direct hit in a private residential building.
17:30 APU continues to shell Donetsk - As a result of the attack on the city, three people have already died.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been artillery attack the civilian infrastructure of Donetsk and its suburbs almost without interruption all day. As a result of the attack on Makiivka, two women were killed and one more person was wounded. After the artillery attack of the Petrovsky district, a man was killed, another person was hospitalized with severe injuries.
Ukrainian militants also fired at the Tihyi microdistrict - the people who were at that moment in the houses, fortunately, survived, but the artillery attack has not stopped so far. Due to the massive strike on Donetsk, people are without power - part of the city is de-energized.
17:21 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
16:47 Moment of shelling Makeevka and the deaths of two girls were captured on a surveillance camera. The Nazis struck from the MLRS on a residential area of the city.
16:29 The work of Russian artillery in the Luhansk direction -video.
16:15 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Chernogvardeisky districts of Makeyevka, firing 13 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
16:06 The Nazis are conducting a massive shelling of Donetsk. Under fire Petrovsky district of the city.
15:48 APU,retreating from Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), they leave two or three people in the building to avert their eyes and leave their dead and wounded.
The fighters say that the enemy also destroys or mines skyscrapers so that our units do not take them. And in the city you can see narrow trenches with trenches inside, reminiscent of fox holes.
RT correspondent Ivan Polyansky managed to talk with one of the Ukrainian prisoners, who, according to him, was a cook and arrived in Artyomovsk to pick up the bodies of the dead, but his group was bombed
15:46 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 20 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:44 Consequences of artillery attack of the village of Nizhnyaya Krynka by Ukrainian militants.
15:38 Footage of the combat work of the 1st Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces to destroy enemy manpower and equipment -video.
14:50 Our fighters from the 24th Separate Guards Brandenburg Order of Lenin, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Special Purpose Brigade conducted ambush in the forest on the Krasnolimansky direction. Most of the enemy personnel were destroyed by sniper fire, one was taken prisoner.
14:30 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:25 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 23, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - on the territory of the cemetery of the village. A red plowman, as a result of an explosion on a PFM “Petal” mine, a man born in 1972 was injured.
As of April 23, 112 cases of explosions of civilians were registered, incl. 10 children, on PFM-1 “Petal” mines. Three of the victims died as a result of the wound.
n.p. Makeevka (Sovetsky district):
- women born in 1993 and 1985 died.
- a woman born in 1984 suffered.
n.p. Alexandrovka: - on the street. Lenin, 44, a man born in 1955 suffered.
14:15 Ukrainian troops fired at the Soviet district of Makeevka, firing five rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:10 Two more quarters in the western part of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) were liberated by assault squads - Russian Defense Ministry
The Ministry of Defense reported that the Airborne Forces supported the actions of the assault detachments to capture the city on its northern and southern outskirts.
13:50 In the Kherson direction over the past day, the RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen and three vehicles - the RF Ministry of Defense.
In addition, our fighters eliminated nine Ukrainian UAVs in the areas of the settlements of Tavriysk, Kherson region, Kirillovka, Valeryanovka, Donetsk People's Republic, and Kremennaya, Rubizhne, Lugansk People's Republic.
13:39 Ukrainian troops fired at Zaitsevo, Makeevka and Donetsk, firing 17 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:23 Personnel from a special training center.
The center trains individual assault actions, work as part of a unit, as well as the interaction of the assault team with the UAV operator.
Experienced instructors "tear three skins" from both cadets with combat experience and recruits. The task for all is the same: to bring actions to automatism, as in judo or boxing.
And the "assault group - drone" link helps to save the lives of our soldiers and ensures the effective fulfillment of the assigned tasks.
13:05 In Artemovsk at 13:00 noon:
Fierce fighting continued along the highway west of Khromovo. The enemy, despite all the difficulties, is making desperate efforts to push our troops back from the road. Ours, in turn, continue to press near the highway and north of Khromovo. Positional battles near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka.
In the city, the assault groups of PMC “Wagner” continue to methodically advance in the northwestern quarters of the city, as well as in the quarters to the west of the center. The front continues to approach high-rise buildings on the western outskirts, the fire damage of which is intensifying.
Despite all the difficulties and losses, the enemy continues to try to push infantry reinforcements and ammunition into Artemovsk between Khromovo and Krasny. Due to rain, the fields are difficult for wheeled vehicles, and tracked vehicles are experiencing certain problems.
Regarding the statements that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were tasked not to surrender Artemovsk until at least May 9, in order not to give Russia a powerful symbolic victory for the holiday. As Prigozhin already clarified, no one is chasing a specific date, especially since now the destruction of the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which the enemy is concentrating near Artemovsk, is of primary importance - this task is being solved very successfully.
It can already be said that the Battle of Artyomov confused the plans of the United States and NATO for conducting operations in Ukraine in the spring of 2023. Well, as for the dates, we can recall that the same task was set for the encirclement at Azovstal, who stayed until May 9, and after that they began to capitulate from May 16-17.
12:36 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:05 Today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again fired at New Kakhovka. The blow hit the house at Druzhby Street, 60. There was a fire.
11:45 PMC “Wagner” fighters continue advance in the western regions of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
11:10 The Nazis produced a rocket shelling in n.p. Alchevsk LPR with the use of MLRS HIMARS (4 missiles).
As a result of the shelling, the boiler house was destroyed, as well as the glazing of 7 one-story residential buildings and the gas pipeline were damaged.
Employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation are working at the crime scene.
11:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 23, as of 11:00, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU of the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): - st. Aleksinskaya, 35, 37 - private residential buildings; The pipeline was also damaged.
10:50 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/23/2023:
In the Uludar sector, Russian troops, with massive artillery support, unexpectedly attacked in the direction of Bolshaya Novosyolka and managed to push through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have not conducted offensive operations in this area for a long time. Russian troops also launched a ground attack on the outskirts of Ugledar. Here without success. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired on Zolotoy Niva, Prechistovka and Novoukrainka.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked in the city limits of Maryinka, near Nevelskoye and in the direction of Pervomaisky. There is not much progress on the last two sections. Dense oncoming battles near the village of Krasnogorovka. The Ukrainian army seeks to seize the initiative. She partially succeeds. After artillery strikes, the RF Armed Forces tried to advance near Novokalinov. Russian troops shelled Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Thin, Avdeevka, Ocheretin, New York, Yuzhny and Zhelezny. The Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in Donetsk and Gorlovka.
In Bakhmut, after massive artillery and air strikes, the Wagner PMC continues to put pressure on the Ukrainian garrison from the south, east and north. APU retreat to level the front line. But at the first opportunity they counterattack.
To the northwest of the city, Russian troops tried to advance towards Bogdanovka. With artillery support, they attacked in the direction of Grigorovka. APU hold positions. The RF Armed Forces shelled Aleksandro-Shultino, Belaya Gora, Chasov Yar, Ivanovskoye, Novomarkovo, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Zvanovka, Rozdolovka, Verkhnekamenskoye and Spornovo. The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the positions of Wagner PMC in Bakhmut.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops, with the support of artillery, again tried to advance towards Belogorovka, in the area of Ternov, Nevsky and Makeevka. They also attacked at Lyman the First. No success. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Stelmakhivka, Berestovoye, Kotlyarovka, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk and Krasny Pervoy are under shelling.
10:10 Russian Armed Forces struck at the point of temporary deployment of Ukrainian militants in Kherson. As a result of the strike, three vehicles were destroyed, 12 militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated, seven with injuries of varying severity.
10:05 Ukrainians launched artillery attack Zaitsevo (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). Explosions of enemy rounds are fixed in the center of the village.
10:00 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:58 The RF Armed Forces destroyed a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it in the area of Yantarny, Kherson region. As a result of the strike, five militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were eliminated, two more were seriously injured.
09:34 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
- Staraya Zburyevka fired seven rounds;
- Korsunka fired 14 rounds;
- Aleshki fired 14 rounds;
- Podlesnoye fired 12 rounds;
- Golaya Pristan fired 15 rounds;
- Two rounds were fired at Peschanovka settlement;
- Kardashinka fired two projectiles;
- Radensk fired two rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Kardashinka, firing a total of 39 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
09:30 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:26 AFU landed on the left bank north of Aleshki. Such information is shared by Ukrainian channels and Western media. However, the Russian military does not confirm this information.
This territory is in the gray zone and the APU is not observed there. Given the distance between the shores, it is possible that the Ukrainian soldiers could have landed purely for the sake of a beautiful picture.
"This area, like most others, is under full fire control. Work to identify the enemy’s DRG and launch an artillery strike is ongoing," said one of the Russian military.
08:44 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on April 23, 2023
08:10 Ukrainian troops fired at Yasinovataya, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
08:00 Summary of the Luhansk People's Republic's Representative Office in the JCCC for the past 24 hours, April 22.
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one artillery attack was recorded at the settlement. Alchevsk using MLRS HIMARS (four missiles).
As a result of the shelling, the boiler house was destroyed, as well as the glazing of seven one-story residential buildings and the gas pipeline were damaged.
07:36 Ukrainian troops fired at Donetsk and Yasinovataya, firing 37 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.