[NewsFront] 21:01 Ukrainian troops opened fire from MLRS on the city of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region, the air defense system is working, said the chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on sovereignty issues, the head of the Zaporozhye public movement “We are together with Russia” Vladimir Rogov in his Telegram channel.
19:50 Russian artillerymen destroyed a NATO-made electronic warfare complex in the South Donetsk direction.
Crews of 122mm D-30 howitzers of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Vostok group of troops destroyed a NATO-made electronic warfare complex identified by UAV operators and an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was located next to a camouflaged electronic warfare complex.
Russian 36th Combined Arms Army was raised only within the last few months.
19:37 "Lancet" burned American howitzer M777 in the Avdeevsky direction.
Loitering ammunition delivered an accurate blow to an enemy artillery piece camouflaged in a forest belt.
18:55 Second hit. The Ukrainian Armed Forces at the blood transfusion station in Gorlovka almost killed everyone who was there at that moment. People managed to take cover after the first strike - this saved them, the Zvezda correspondent reported.
Near the station building there is a huge crater, presumably from a HIMARS shell. The shock wave demolished ceilings and broke out all the windows, including those in the houses across the street.
18:17 Explosions in temporarily occupied Zaporozhye.
17:47 Crews of T-72B3 tanks from a closed firing position destroyed Ammunition warehouse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
Tankers of the Dnepr group of troops reach the point and work with a canopy on enemy positions beyond the Dnieper. The distance to the target is more than two kilometers.
Firing adjustments occur in real time, with help from units equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles.
17:04 There is a report of a missile flying towards Chuguev (Khar'kov region).
16:55 Consequences of the artillery attack of Gorlovka by the Ukrainian Federal Unity -photo.
16:27 Avdeevsky direction: capture of SNT "Zarya" by Russian troops and breakthrough to the southern outskirts of Ocheretino, the situation as of 16.00 on April 18, 2024 is reported by Rybar.
Russian troops continue to build on their success north of Avdievka.
The Russian Armed Forces took full control of the Zarya SNT, advancing 2.5 kilometers to the north, catching on to the outskirts of Ocheretino near the Ocheretino-Tyagovaya substation. At the moment, fighting is taking place along Zheleznodorozhnaya and Franka streets in the south of the village, Russian troops are consolidating themselves on the front lines and tightening up logistics.
Such a successful advance was made possible thanks to a swift attack on the positions of the 115th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which, after suffering losses, was forced to abandon the held strongholds in the dacha village and retreat in the direction of Ocheretino.
Moving along the railway, covered by forest plantations, Russian units bypassed the trenches dug by the enemy in Ocheretino from the rear and occupied part of the positions adjacent to the village without significant resistance.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces expected an offensive by Russian troops from the direction of Novobakhmutovka, but the Russian Armed Forces struck directly without flank attacks, carrying out only a few diversionary attacks in the direction of the village.
The enemy is urgently transferring reinforcements from the 30th and 59th Mechanized brigades, trying to prevent the Russian Armed Forces from breaking through into the central part of Ocheretino, which is located on a hill relative to Novokalinovo and Novobakhmutovka - from here it becomes possible to control the surrounding area.
15:49 They report on the further advance of the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces in Belogorovka.
15:15 The Russian Aerospace Forces are striking targets in the Sumy region with aerial bombs.
15:11 The number of those wounded during the artillery attack of the center of Gorlovka increased to nine.
14:55 The Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold in the southeast of Ocheretino and took part of the fortifications that covered the settlement from the south and east.
Also, a large fortification between Ocheretino and Novokalinovo may soon find itself in pincers. Assault groups have already entered Novokalinovo from the southeast and continue to advance.
14:40 Armed formations of Ukraine fired at the center of Gorlovka. They targeted the hospital and the blood transfusion station - they were damaged. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin.
Eight civilians were injured, including a child (mild injuries). According to preliminary data, the enemy used HIMARS MLRS in the city. Information about the consequences of the artillery attack continues to arrive.
Also today, as a result of the detonation of an explosive object in the Kiev region of Donetsk, a man born in 1964 received a moderate injury.
14:26 The Russian Aerospace Forces launched an air strike with gliding bombs on targets in Khar'kov
13:50 The Russian Armed Forces were able to make significant progress in the settlement. Novokalinovo near Donetsk.
13:20 “Military Chronicle” reports that the bridgehead of Russian troops has expanded near Ocheretin. The movement comes from the direction of SNT "Zarya" to the west. Some units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are quickly moving to the industrial zone in the area of the former brick factory.
Taking into account the size of the village and the number of air bombs arriving at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the command of the Ukrainian army rightly fears that a breakthrough of Russian troops from the Ocheretino-Tyagovaya substation to the water utility in the east, and then to the west, may take place in the near future. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying with all their might to delay the advance of Russian troops, but the defense is gradually sagging.
12:47 Six civilians, including a child,woundedas a result of artillery attack of Gorlovka from Ukraine, the mayor of the city Prikhodko said.
12:35 Russian 11th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade of the Order of Suvorov, “trophied” another American M113 infantry fighting vehicle –photo.
12:30 Situation at the front as of 04/18/2024:
In the area of the village Vladimirovka Far Eastern warriors advanced significantly, captured two Ukrainian Armed Forces support units and gained a foothold. There is progress in the area of the settlement. Productive. In the village Fierce fighting is taking place in Novomikhailovka. The enemy clings to every house, but this does not last long.
In the area of the village Lugovskoe group "Vostok" stopped the actions of the engineering group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the area of ??the village Staromayorskoye, our fighters did not allow the enemy to strengthen their positions. In the area of the village Dorozhnyanka, the rotation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was disrupted.
Bomber aircraft and artillery destroyed: AS-90 self-propelled guns, nine mortars, three UAV control posts. The enemy suffered significant losses in manpower.
12:05 The crew of the 122mm howitzer D-30 of the Crimean paratroopers disrupted the night rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the Zaporozhye region -video.
11:42 In the morning, the enemy recognizes the continued development of the success of Russian troops in the Ocheretino area and at Novokalinovo. The pace of progress is quite high.
11:40 The Center group of troops continues to carry out combat missions in the Avdeevsky direction in the zone of a special military operation.
Artillery fire and air strikesappliedfire defeat of 350 identified enemy targets, including 30 strong points, an ammunition depot, two command posts and more than 90 field artillery positions in the Solovyevo, Netailovo, Berdychi areas.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 330 military personnel. Two armored combat vehicles, three cars and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed, two unmanned aerial vehicles and a Hammer guided bomb were shot down.
11:05 In LPR found Ukrainian Armed Forces cache with French weapons.
Military personnel of the Russian Guard, together with the FSB, discovered a cache of ammunition and weapons in a destroyed production facility in the LPR. It contained more than 4,500 cartridges, including French-made ones, 27 hand-held fragmentation and smoke grenades with fuses (OF-37), RPG-26, RShG-2 grenade launchers and rounds for them.
10:45 Information comes from Ocheretino that our troops have entrenched themselves in the outskirts on the street. Ivan Franko in the first buildings.
10:40 Positions of Ukrainian troops near Urozhainy in the DPR are under constant fire from Russian troops. Prisoner of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yevgeny Pogrebnyak spoke about this.
10:26 A series of explosions are reported in Dnepropetrovsk. According to preliminary data, ballistic missiles are operating at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities.
09:40 In the Svatovsko-Kremensky area, the enemy has become a little more active, said military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR NM Andrey Marochko.
“In the areas of the settlements of Terny, Torskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova, more intense actions by Ukrainian militants are observed, aimed at regaining lost positions. Artillery and small arms fire and the use of drones have increased. The militants of the 3rd assault brigade of the VFU are more active,” he wrote in the Telegram channel.
08:17 RF Armed Forces fought off two attacks and two counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups at Ternov and Chervona Dibrova, and also improved the situation along the front line in the Kupyansk direction. This was announced by the head of the press center of the Western Group of Forces, Ivan Bigma.
08:14 Russian military personnel showed a downed heavy Ukrainian drone. The drone was hit by our fighters in the Avdiivka direction after sunset -video.
08:10 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/18/2024:
On the Zaporozhye front north of Verbovoy, positional battles are taking place. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to slow down the advance of Russian troops and prevent them from reaching the eastern outskirts of Rabotino. In Rabotino itself, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting assault operations; there are small advances inside the settlement. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides.
Donetsk front. In Novomikhailovka, the Russian Armed Forces knock out the remnants of the Ukrainian garrison from the populated area. Encounter fighting continues in Georgievka. In Krasnogorovka there were assault operations by the Russian Armed Forces with the support of aviation and artillery, as a result of which Russian troops managed to advance within the city limits.
In the Victory area there are oncoming battles. There are advances south of Pervomaiskoye, towards Nevelskoye, where there are still positions of Ukrainian troops in the fields. Apparently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters in this pocket will soon be cut off from the supply of provisions and ammunition, after which the choice is poor: destruction or captivity. Encounter battles in the area of ??Netailovo and Umansky.
The Russian Armed Forces are trying to open the enemy’s defenses in this sector of the front. In the area of Semyonovka and Berdychi LBS there are no significant changes, fierce fighting continues. But to the north of Berdychi, the Russian Armed Forces continue to make their way to the outskirts of Novobakhmutovka and Ochertino, which further aggravates the already difficult situation of the Ukrainian garrison in Semyonovka and Berdychi.
Chasovoyarsk direction. Encounter fighting continues in the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are bringing reserves here. There are also counter-fights in the Bogdanovka area. The LBS has not changed significantly, but the Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery are hitting Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the city around the clock, which cannot but affect the quality of defense, and, importantly, the morale of the Ukrainian troops.
08:00 Personnel counterbattery fight in the Avdeevsky direction. Another Ukrainian Armed Forces howitzer was disabled by a Krasnopol hit.