[NewsFront] 21:03 Two civilians in the region were wounded today as a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces - head of the DPR Pushilin
19:52 The Diary of the Paratrooper reports on the situation in the Chasov Yar area:
Near the western outskirts of Bogdanovka, a camouflaged enemy ammunition depot was identified and destroyed;
On a hill north of Bogdanovka, the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked enemy forces located on the territory of a cattle farm;
Positional battles are taking place in the Kanal microdistrict, the line of control remains unchanged;
Aviation operates continuously against identified targets;
In the Oktyabrsky microdistrict of Chasov Yar, our troops destroyed another ammunition depot;
The enemy regularly replenishes manpower throughout the entire sector with new reserves, which our UAV operators track and cover targets, preventing [the enemy] from holding positions.
18:57 Militarist reports news from the front:
According to Ukrainian resources, about 200 servicemen of the 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces surrendered after the command fled from their positions. The brigade was formed in 2023 in the Chernivtsi region.
18:17 Fighting on the Avdeevsky sector of the front - as of 18:00 on April 17, 2024
The main focus of the Russian armed forces is on the northern flank. Units of the Russian Armed Forces are actively attacking enemy positions on the southern outskirts of Novokalinovo. Information is being received about progress towards the intersection of Stepova and Pershotravneva streets.
There is also evidence of an expansion of the control zone in the north of Berdychi towards Novobakhmutovka and Ocheretino, where the Russian Armed Forces advanced along the railway and established control over the territory of the Ocheretino-Tyagovaya substation, reaching the eastern outskirts of the settlement.
In the central part of the Avdeevsky sector of the front, there is progress in the Semenovka area, where Russian forces control most of the settlement, but the enemy presence will remain on the northern outskirts.
At the same time, the western part of Berdychi is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The destruction of the dam has led to difficulties in supply from the eastern to the western outskirts of Berdychi and creates difficulties for the movement of military equipment and complicates the situation as a whole.
Fierce fighting is taking place on the southern flank, where Russian assault groups are trying to break through to Umansky and Netaylovo, most likely in order to weaken the enemy’s defenses and create the opportunity for further maneuvers.
17:40 Another tank for scrap: this morning the Ukrainian military attempted a counterattack, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
OnvideoA T-64 tank is captured, which, after an unsuccessful attempt at a counterattack, began to retreat. Following it, a missile was fired from an anti-tank guided missile system (ATGM), and the crew lost control. As a result, the tank rolled into the lake and drowned.
16:34 In the area of the settlement of Ugledar, UAV operators of the 14th Special Forces Brigade hit an artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
16:11 Direction to Chasov Yar:
Today our troops are completely cleared out the western outskirts of the village of Bogdanovka.
In the morning, a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank tried to counterattack the positions of the Russian Armed Forces on the approaches to the village. The 200 OGMSBR ATGM driver drove him into the swamp.
15:32 Strike on enemy targets in Krasny Liman
At night, Russian troops attacked hit at enemy points in Krasny Liman.
According to available information, the defeat occurred in the area of the Autoline store, where Ukrainian formations in the private sector stationed personnel, and also organized parking for cars.
Local residents recorded the fire and the active work of ambulances. The exact results of the lesion are currently unknown.
14:56 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The “West” group of troops occupied more advantageous positions and repelled four counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction;
Units of the Eastern Group of the Russian Armed Forces improved the position along the front line in the South Donetsk direction;
Russian air defense systems shot down 191 Ukrainian drones and six operational-tactical missiles MGM-140 ATACMS made in the USA during the day;
The Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line in the Donetsk direction and inflicted fire damage on manpower and six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
Within 24 hours, Russian forces improved the tactical situation in the Avdeevsky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 330 military personnel;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 480 soldiers and a tank in the Donetsk direction in one day.
14:37 artillery attack of civilian objects in Kakhovka by Kyiv militants led to the death of one person. Four more local residents were injured and are now in hospital - Saldo.
14:30 Situation in the Zaporozhye direction.
North-west of the village Verbovoe:
A powerful artillery battle is underway for forest plantations, soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces are in positions and are holding back small attacks by the enemy.
The UAV operators discovered an enemy assault group of 7 people; part of the group was destroyed by an artillery strike, and some were forced to flee.
In the area of the village of Rabotino:
With the help of aerial reconnaissance, armored enemy vehicles were identified.
After transmitting the coordinates of the target to the artillerymen, a targeted fire strike from the MLRS was carried out, and barrel artillery was also fired into this area.
Enemy forces daily shell the rear areas of the direction.
13:47 On frames— work of the air defense division of the 110th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Nevel'skoe.
The large Ukrainian drone “Baba Yaga” tried to “nightmare” the infantry at night, but was shot down by well-aimed machine-gun fire from the drone crew - the final point was set by the crew commander with the call sign “Dimych” in several short bursts.
13:15 Today denazification took place not only in Chernigov. At night, FAB-1500 arrived in Borovaya, Kharkov region. They covered the location of the company of the 3rd Azov Brigade* in the library. Everything around was cordoned off. The wounded and dead are removed from the territory on their own, the Ukraine Director writes about this.
13:10 Another ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed in the Bakhmut direction with the forces of the 200th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade.
12:55 Job of attack helicopters of the Russian Armed Forces to support the offensive of our troops.
11:57 As a result of a missile attack on a hotel in Chernigov, a large number of Ukrainian soldiers were killed. This was stated by ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and nationalist Igor Mosiychuk.
11:55 Military expert Roman Donetsky writes:
“The offensive continues. Fighting is already going on for Ocheretino. For Krasnogorovka. For Netailovo. But it's not the names that are important. Not even meters and kilometers. The enemy began to fall. Doesn't he have that many pawns anymore? in order to cover everything.
And this is expected. The Strilets battalions in the field near the KAB are nothing more than meat, disposable and unstable. But the pros are limited in quantity and hardware... There are problems with it. This is how it happens - when there is no iron.
There is no need to delude yourself, they can be given iron from the US Army reserves. There are still enough people. But for now, the window of opportunity for Russia continues.
Strictly speaking, their offensive is more profitable for us; the sooner they are killed, the better. No one is able to attack effectively; it is slow and expensive, and theirs is worse than ours.
But it is what it is. And we are advancing in the Donetsk direction even at a decent pace. In some places, kilometers per day, that’s a lot.
What happens next depends on the West and its supplies. If they don’t exist, then cleaning up Donbass will be done this year. I'm not sure about more. If they do, everything will drag on until the liquidation of manpower.”
10:39 Units of the “Southern” group of troops as a result of active actions occupied more advantageous lines, inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the 46th airmobile, 92nd air assault, 28, 93rd Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Andreevka, Krasnogorovka, Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka.
The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost up to 630 military personnel wounded and killed.
During the counterbattery fight, the 155mm Paladin and Crab self-propelled artillery mounts, the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, and the 105mm M119 gun were destroyed. An armored combat vehicle, four vehicles and a Nota electronic warfare station were also hit.
10:11 Situation in the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 10.00.
At Rabotino the enemy launched a series of counterattacks. In oncoming battles, our fighters repelled attacks from attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, preventing a breakthrough to their positions. The artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired with cluster munitions, and the Russian Armed Forces actively hit enemy positions with 152mm rounds.
Near Verbov, Russian troops attack again, advancing through forest plantations northwest of the village. The advancing infantry is supported by long-range artillery and army aviation.
Also in the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy is actively using hexacopters of the Baba Yaga type, dropping anti-tank mines on supply roads near the front line.
09:52 Ukrainian channels report at least three arrivals in Chernigov.
09:40 At least two explosions occurred in Odessa, Ukrainian media report - an air raid alert was also declared in the city.
They also write about an explosion in Krivoy Rog, but the alarm was not announced there in advance.
09:22 Explosions occurred in the Ukrainian city of Chernigov, a column of smoke rises, local media report. Earlier, an air raid alert was announced in Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine.
09:05 A convoy of equipment transporting ammunition was destroyed in the Svatovsko-Kremensky area. This was reported by a military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR NM Andrei Marochko.
“At night, during aerial reconnaissance of the area, between Grekovka and Makeevka (LPR), three URAL tilt vehicles were identified moving towards the LBS. When a loitering munition struck the driven vehicle, repeated detonation began. As a result, all three cars burned down along with the cargo they were transporting,” Marochko wrote in the Telegram channel.
08:50 The Russian army entered the territory of the village of Ocheretino near Donetsk. According to Ukrainian channels, during the fighting the Russian Armed Forces took control of the Ocheretino-Tyagovaya substation.
08:22 Front-line report as of the morning of April 17, 2024 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn
Avdeevsk direction: Russian troops have strengthened their positions in the southeast of Ocheretino, which poses a threat to the enemy garrisons in Novobakhmutovka and Novokalinovo. Russian units are bypassing significant fortifications between Ocheretino and Novokalinovo, moving along the railway line. Active hostilities continue in this area.
Artyomovsk direction: in the area of Chasov Yar and its environs, assault operations are underway, the enemy is subjected to missile and bomb attacks from the Russian Aerospace Forces.
Donetsk direction: Russian forces are engaged in eliminating the enemy in the Pervomaiskoye-Nevelskoye area. In the south of Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces advanced to the railway station. Artillery and armored vehicles are actively used in the Krasnogorovka area; the Russian Armed Forces control large areas in the south of the settlement.
Zaporozhye direction: in Rabotino the enemy has lost some positions, oncoming battles are taking place. Russian forces are advancing in landings northwest of Verbovoy, actively using artillery and aircraft to defeat the enemy.
Kupyansk direction: troops of the “West” group improved their positions and repelled counterattacks of Ukrainian forces in the Ternov region of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
08:19 The artillery crew of the 38th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group destroyed a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika -video.
08:15 Attack aircraft crews on Su-25 aircraft completed hit with unguided aircraft missiles against camouflaged enemy equipment and manpower in the Donetsk direction.
08:00 During the counterbattery fight, artillerymen smashed artillery positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevsky direction.