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[Regnum] Roskomnadzor has restricted access in Russia to the website of the international non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders. This follows from data from the department’s universal service for checking blocking of pages and Internet resources.
At the same time, Roskomnadzor did not indicate at the request of which department and on what grounds they blocked the resource of the international non-governmental organization rsf.org.
The site is currently not available in Russia.
At the same time, rsf.org is not included in the unified register of domain names that contain information prohibited for distribution in Russia.
The international non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders was founded in 1985 in France. The organization's goal was to protect the right to freedom of information. It has consultative status with the UN, UNESCO and the Council of Europe.
As Regnum reported, on April 12, Roskomnadzor blocked the online publication Polit. Ru" for repeatedly posting unreliable socially significant information. According to the department, the publication was aimed at destabilizing the socio-political situation in Russia.
In March 2024, Roskomnadzor reported that during the Russian presidential elections it had identified and deleted more than 480 Telegram channels that spread fake news about terrorist attacks to intimidate voters.
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[LB] During the past 24 hours, 115 combat clashes took place.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
The 788th day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine began.
During the past 24 hours, 115 combat clashes took place.
This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In total, the enemy carried out 15 missile and 63 air strikes, carried out 109 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
During the past day, the settlements of Kozacha Lopan, Synkivka, Slobozhanske, Neskuchne, Peremoga of the Kharkiv region were hit by airstrikes ; Stelmakhivka, Luhansk region; Novosadove, Yampolivka, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandropil, Novooleksandrivka, Solovyove, Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, New York, Krasnohorivka, Ocheretyne, Vodyane, Shakhtarske, Novomykhailivka, Urozhane, Staromayorske, Velyka Novosilka, Spirne, Stupochki, Ivanovske and Andriivka of the Donetsk region; Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region; Novoberyslav, Lviv and Krynyk of the Kherson region.
More than 120 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions were under artillery fire.
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains without significant changes.
In the Siver and Slobozhan directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage activities to prevent our troops from moving to dangerous directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border.
In the Kupyan direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders twice in the area of the settlement of Stelmakhivka, Luhansk region.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 10 times in the Terna settlement of Donetsk region.
In the direction of Bakhmut, our soldiers repelled 28 attacks in the areas of settlements of Belogorivka, Luhansk region; Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Klishchiivka, Ivanovske, Novy of Donetsk region.
In the Avdiyiv direction, our defenders repelled 32 attacks in the areas of Semenivka, Novokalynove, Ocheretine, Berdychi, Umanske, Yasnobrodivka, Nevelske and Oleksandropil settlements of the Donetsk region.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Georgiyivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane and Urozhaine settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 25 times to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Orykhiv direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders 4 times in the Staromayorsky area of the Donetsk region and in the Robotyn region of the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to knock out our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. So, during the past day, the occupiers launched 3 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops.
At the same time, our soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops, exhausting the enemy along the entire line of battle.
During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 8 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Units of the missile forces damaged 1 command post, 2 personnel concentration areas, 1 ammunition depot, 1 anti-aircraft defense device, 1 enemy weapons and military equipment concentration area.
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Daily strikes upon the same Ukrainian troops for a year now. No relief in troops or supplies and arms.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:23 The Russians struck Kharkov, at the moment there is information about one wounded, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
20:48 Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News that the Russian Federation wants to capture Chasov Yar by May 9: “Russia wants to mobilize 300 thousand fighters by June 1. We are preparing for this. By May 9, Russia expects to occupy Chasov Yar in eastern Ukraine... “I expect that we will hold out, that the weapons will arrive on time and we will be able to repel the enemy, and then defeat the Russian Federation’s plans for full-scale counter-offensive actions in June.”
According to the president, today the Ukrainian military, which holds the defense in that direction, does not have enough weapons: “I was recently in the region, talking with the soldiers. The soldiers do not have enough equipment to fight Russian reconnaissance drones that correct artillery fire, and also There are enough artillery shells."
19:50 The head of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, hopes that the law on assistance to Ukraine will be signed by Biden immediately after consideration in the Senate - on April 23-24, and by the end of next week longer-range ATACMS missiles could be sent to Kiev. Asked whether these would indeed be longer-range ATACMS, the senator responded: "I believe the administration has been willing in the last couple of months to prepare or provide ATACMS. That's written into this bill."
18:09 Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News that Ukraine now has a chance to stabilize the situation at the front and seize the initiative, subject to the supply of weapons. When asked by a journalist whether American aid to Ukraine will help win the war or simply prolong it, the president replied: “It depends on when we actually get weapons on the ground. If we get it in six months, well, our process will stall for six months.” and we will suffer losses in several directions. Losses in people and equipment."
Zelensky added that Ukraine now needs long-range weapons, because “our weapons are not that long-range.” Another priority is air defense.
17:55 Zelensky in an evening video message named the hottest points of the front: Chasov Yar and other key directions in the Donetsk region - Pokrovskoe, Kurakhovskoe, as well as the Kupyanskoe direction in the Kharkov region. The president also said that he discussed with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov the strengthening of Ukrainian air defense. “Front-line air defense is necessary just as protection is for our cities and villages,” the head of state emphasized.
17:07 The Russian Black Sea Fleet support vessel Communa caught fire in the port of Sevastopol as a result of the actions of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk: “This event occurred with the direct participation of the Ukrainian Navy. The nature of the damage to the vessel is being clarified, but, according to preliminary data, the ship no longer ready to perform tasks." Pletenchuk clarified that this ship is not a combat ship, but served the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In particular, the Russians used the Commune when they examined the place where the cruiser Moscow sank.
14:48 The number of victims as a result of today's missile attack on the Odessa region has increased to four, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OBA.
14:04 The Russians attacked with ballistics a transport and logistics facility of the port infrastructure in the Odessa region. The blast wave and rocket debris damaged private homes, and one casualty is currently known, the Southern Defense Forces reported.
13:40 Russian troops fired from the Smerch MLRS in the city of Ukrainsk, Donetsk region - one person was killed, four were injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported. Six apartment buildings were damaged.
13:19 In Sevastopol, the rescue ship Kommuna was damaged as a result of a missile attack, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reports, citing OSINT intelligence data. The ship was at berth No. 14. Kommuna is a rarity, the oldest ship of the Russian Navy and the oldest ship in the world actually in service and performing combat missions. Commissioned in 1915. The ship is designed to search and rescue submarines, and also acts as a carrier of underwater vehicles.
The speaker of the Ukrainian Navy, Dmitry Pletenchuk, commented on the information about the attack on the ship: “The Russian invaders continue to cover their combat units with support vessels from the Black Sea Fleet. This, in principle, is their almost new tactic.”
11:27 Air Force Speaker Ilya Yevlash also predicts that the Russians will maximize the intensity of missile and drone strikes, taking advantage of the time until American aid arrives in Ukraine.
11:23 Germany plans to give Ukraine equipment from its closed power plants, said Energy Minister German Galushchenko.
11:04 Public accounts write about a missile attack on a ship in Sevastopol Bay and publish a video. Local Gauleiter Mikhail Razvozhaev announced an attack by an anti-ship missile, which was allegedly repulsed. He said the debris caused a "small fire."
10:36 The first tranche of weapons from the United States will arrive in Ukraine a few days after the signing of the law on providing a new aid package, Pentagon Speaker Patrick Ryder said.
09:27 On the evening of April 20, the Russians dropped the KAB onto the territory of a non-working farm in the village. Victory in the Bogodukhovsky district of the Kharkov region, one person was injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:22 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) predicts that Russian troops will step up offensive operations, as well as missile and drone strikes in the coming weeks. Analysts say the Russians will try to exploit abnormally dry spring conditions and a shortage of Ukrainian equipment before promised Western aid arrives.
08:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 21:
personnel - about 459,530 (+950) people,
tanks - 7229 (+16),
armored combat vehicles - 13,896 (+23),
artillery systems - 11,719 (+41),
MLRS - 1046 (+0),
air defense systems - 767 (+4),
aircraft - 348 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 9379 (+38),
cruise missiles - 2115 (+6),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,785 (+68),
special equipment - 1926 (+8).
07:51 Over the past 24 hours, 115 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, 32 enemy attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction (in the areas of the settlements of Semenovka, Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Berdychi, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka, Nevelskoye and Aleksandropol in the Donetsk region) and 28 attacks in the Bakhmutsky direction (in the areas of Belogorovka, Lugansk region, as well as Verkhnekamensky, Sporny, Kleshcheevka, Ivanovo, Novy Donetsk region). In addition, the enemy tried 25 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction (in the Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Vodyanoye and Urozhainy areas of the Donetsk region).
In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled two attacks in the Stelmakhovka area of the Lugansk region; in Limansky - ten attacks in the Ternov districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - four attacks in the area of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - three attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
01:26 The United States is considering sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kiev, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said: “Throughout this conflict, the Department of Defense has reviewed and adjusted the US presence in Ukraine as security conditions have changed. We are currently considering sending several additional advisers to strengthen the Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation." At the same time, he emphasized that the Directorate carries out various advisory and support missions that are not combat missions.
Anonymous sources told Politico that the Office's task is to monitor the weapons that the United States sends to Ukraine.
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[Korrespondent] The Russians unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Novopavlovsky, Orekhovsky and Kherson directions.
During the day, 65 military clashes were recorded at the front. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Sunday, April 21.
In total, Russian troops carried out four missile and 37 air strikes, and carried out 49 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
In the Kupyansk direction the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations. In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled nine attacks in the area of the village of Terny, Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, soldiers repelled 13 attacks in the areas of Belogorovka settlements, Lugansk region; Verkhnekamennoye, Bogdanovka, Donetsk region, where the occupiers, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Avdeevsky direction, the defenders repelled nine attacks in the areas of the settlements of Ocheretino, Berdich, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka and Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to oust Ukrainian units from their occupied lines.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 15 times.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the Russians, with the support of aviation, three times attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region, and Robotinoy, Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not abandon his intention to oust Ukrainian Armed Forces units from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. So, within 24 hours he made one unsuccessful attack on the positions of our troops in the area of the village of Krynki, Kherson region.
During the day, Defense Forces aviation carried out strikes on nine areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated. Also, two X-59 guided aircraft missiles were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense forces and means.
Units of the missile forces inflicted a defeat on the area where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Let us remind you that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated 950 invaders. Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 459,530 soldiers.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and defeated manpower and hardware of 14th Mechanised, 68th Jaeger, 57th Motorised Infantry brigades of the AFU and the 110th Brigade of the AFU close to Novoegorovka and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), as well as Olivovsky Yar.
The enemy losses were up to 50 soldiers, one infantry fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles.
In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, one 155-mm M777 howitzer and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, four 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun, one 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar station were destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have completely liberated Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's Republic), improved the position along the front line and inflicted a fire defeat on manpower and hardware of the AFU 53rd Mechanised Brigade close to Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, two counterattacks by formations of the AFU 93rd Mechanised Brigade have been repelled near Chasov Yar and to the west of Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 440 troops, three motor vehicles, and one Osa-AKM surface-to-air missile system.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system, two Nota electronic warfare stations, and five enemy field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have actively improved their tactical position and inflicted a comprehensive fire attack on manpower and hardware of the 3rd Assault Brigade and the 24th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Leninskoye and Novokalinovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
During the day, eight counterattacks by assault groups of the 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 30th, 115th Mechanised, 68th, and 71st Jaeger brigades of the AFU have been repulsed close to Novobakhmutovka, Umanskoye, Shumy, Novgorodskoye, and Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 360 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 155mm howitzer, and one fuel depot for military hardware.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and defeated manpower and hardware of the 58th AFU Motor Infantry Brigade and the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 100 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and two Nota electronic warfare stations.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted a fire defeat on manpower and hardware concentration areas of the 23rd Brigade of the National Guard and the 121st Brigade of the Territorial Defence of Ukraine near Vysshetarasovka and Nikopol (Dnepropetrovsk region), Berislav and Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 50 troops, four motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 175mm M107 self-propelled artillery system. 175mm originally was a British cannon used by the Soviets during WWII.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have destroyed MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force at the Dnepr airfield, as well as one control centre, one air target detection radar, and one S-300PS surface-to-air missile system.
In addition, one production workshop for unmanned aerial vehicles, one surveillance radar with the Pelikan phased antenna array, as well as AFU manpower and military hardware in 104 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down 194 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and eight HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems projectiles.
In total, 592 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 22,289 unmanned aerial vehicles, 508 air defence missile systems, 15,816 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,269 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 9,008 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 21,205 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 04/21/2024 to 00:00 04/22/2024.
Four facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR.
Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
DAMAGED:
No damage to residential buildings and civil infrastructure was recorded.
Three attacks in the Donetsk direction.
One artillery attack in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 10 units of various ammunition were fired.
23:42 Powerful explosion rang out in the port area of Odessa.
In all likelihood, our aviation sent the X-59 missile to the dry landers.
21:07 An explosion occurred in Kharkov, according to the Telegram channel of the publication Zerkalo Nedeli.
“The explosion occurred in the city of Kharkov,” the publication says.
19:31 What does taking the settlement give us? Bogdanovka is disassembled by “Archangel of Special Forces”:
The capture of Bogdanovka gives our troops additional logistics capabilities and the ability to cover the village. Chasov Yar further from the north and exits through forested areas to the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal.
Also, the presence of a large number of basements in a populated area will make it possible to place fire weapons and drone operators closer, move reserves closer and continue further assault operations.
In general, this is limited to this for now, since the enemy continues to retain the dominant heights to the north and north-west of Bogdanovka, but soon they will be knocked out of the enemy from these heights.
The situation as a whole is characterized as complex, but controllable, with a tendency to escalate as enemy reserves are transferred for a further counterattack.
19:27 Signalmen of the Vostok group of troops provide command and control of troops in the South Donetsk direction -video.
19:20 Ocheretinsky direction - the situation for the evening of April 21 is described by Yuri Podolyaka:
Our units continued the assault on the settlement today. Ocheretino. The enemy, who the day before failed to drive us out of its south-eastern outskirts, today was forced to retreat in the southern part of the settlement and so far he has only managed to prevent us from entering its northern part.
Today there were battles for the Ocheretino railway station, and this advance is gradually complicating the situation for the enemy’s strongholds in the area south of Novobakhmutovka and Solovyov. Moreover, ours have been storming Novobakhmutovka for the second day. But so far no success.
The fall of these two villages will essentially nullify the value of the next line of defense in the village. Novoselovka First - Novopokrovskoye and will make it impossible for the enemy to hold the northwestern part of Berdychi.
Moreover, today there were also battles all day in the Semyonovka and Novokalinovo areas.
18:45 Analysis of the operational-combat situation on the Avdeevsky sector of the front from the “Donbass Partisan”:
The Russian Armed Forces, increasing the intensity of hostilities, were able to knock out the remnants of the Ukrainian formations from the village of Semyonovka.
Information is received about the enemy's retreat from Berdychi. Russian attack aircraft attacked the enemy from three directions, effectively depriving him of the opportunity to carry out any logistics and rotation activities.
Also, in recent days, Russian aviation has continuously attacked positions occupied by the enemy in order to weaken resistance from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian units continue assault operations in Novokalinovo. Advancement of infantry groups from the eastern side of the settlement is noted.
In the area of Novobakhmutovka and Ocheretino, military clashes continue, with high intensity recorded on both sides. Particular attention of the RF Armed Forces is aimed at controlling the area between Ocheretino and Novokalinov in order to gain a tactical advantage and the opportunity for a further attack on Ocheretino and pressure on the northern part of the settlement.
At the moment, the assault on Ocheretino continues and the movement towards its center and the railway station, where the enemy has created fortifications, which may slow down the pace of the offensive of Russian units and require additional efforts to overcome the defense.
18:36 The first confirmed defeat of the new Canadian armored vehicle Senator MRAP, transferred to Ukrainian forces as military assistance. Armored car knocked out drone pilots of the 14th Brigade of the Special Forces of the Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction.
18:30 Donetsk direction: continuation of the battles for Krasnogorovka. Situation at 18:00 April 21, 2024
West of Donetsk, Russian troops continue to engage in heavy fighting on the southern and eastern outskirts of Krasnohorivka. Military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces regularly try to push through the enemy’s defenses, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces respond with counterattacks.
Thanks to the transfer of additional forces, the Ukrainian command managed to somewhat hold back the onslaught of Russian units. At the same time, massive artillery and aviation strikes by the Russian Armed Forces against enemy positions in the city continue.
Judging by footage from the past few days, Ukrainian forces still maintain a presence on the territory of the Krasnogorovsky refractory plant and the ruins of the industrial zone to the south. Meanwhile, Russian troops firmly control the private sector south of the railway, as well as north of it in the area of Vatutina Street.
To the north, fighting continues at the Pervomaiskoye-Nevel'skoye line. There was an operational pause in the vicinity of the Domakh gully, apparently due to the difficult mine situation. At the same time, the final liberation of the site is also complicated by the activity of Ukrainian UAVs.
A slight decrease in the intensity of artillery attack of the Donetsk agglomeration is also indicative: over the past two days, less than 20 rounds “flew” into Donetsk, and eight into Gorlovka. At the same time, a few weeks earlier, an order of magnitude more ammunition was produced throughout the DPR.
However, this does not mean that populated areas have become safe. The enemy retains the possibility of artillery attack the agglomeration, and almost every day in the region there are casualties, including due to the presence of unexploded ordnance.
17:50 Telegram channel “Kupyansk Nash”, citing its own sources, reports that yesterday at about 17:00 three FABs struck the BC warehouse and the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (about 30 dead and the same number wounded) on the territory of the Energetik dacha cooperative in the village of Kruglyakovka, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region.
17:10 Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are knocking out the enemy from positions in the area of the Ocheretino railway station (DPR), military correspondent Yuri Kotenok reports.
17:02 Ugledar direction: fighting on the western outskirts of Novomikhailovka, situation at 17:00 April 21, 2024
Despite reports of the complete liberation of Novomikhailovka, units of the Russian Armed Forces are still continuing the assault. According to the latest information, Russian troops are gaining a foothold on the western and southern outskirts of the settlement.
At about 00:20 Moscow time, the Russian flag was raised on the outermost houses of the village. Therefore, the settlement is indeed almost completely under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
The enemy, in turn, is blowing up buildings and basements, trying to hamper the advance of Russian marines. In a completely swept area, in the absence of natural open ones, there is simply nowhere to gain a foothold, which is what the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to implement.
To the north of Novomikhailovka, most of the Mashinostroitel SNT came under the control of Russian troops, but Ukrainian forces still hold about a third of the dacha development.
16:47 From the Urozhainy area in the Donetsk direction, the Front Bird reports:
“The extremely successful work of our tactical aviation of the 11th Army is reported. Su-34 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit several strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an enemy radar station in the area of the village of Urozhainoye.”
16:37 Crew of the Tor air defense system of the 140th anti-aircraft missile brigade destroyed UAV "Furia" in the Ugledar direction.
16:16 Combat work of the crew of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Dnepr group of troops in the Zaporozhye region -video.
15:47 Analysis of the operational-combat situation in the South Donetsk direction from Donbass Partisan
Russian units, having carried out successful assault operations, knocked out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Novomikhailovka, forcing the enemy to retreat and take defensive positions in Paraskovievka. At the moment, a cleanup is being carried out in the locality.
Russian attack aircraft are actively expanding their control zones over key roads. Occupying a significant part of the Sladkoe-Vodyanoe road threatens to physically cut off the Ugledar-Konstantinovka highway for Ukrainian formations. In turn, this could lead to restricting the enemy’s movement and strengthening the control of the Russian armed forces in this sector of the front.
The loss of enemy positions between Mar'inka and Pobeda is recorded, which is confirmed by the Ukrainian news segment.
The intensity of hostilities in Krasnogorovka and Georgievka continues unabated. The Russian Aerospace Forces are actively working on enemy-occupied lines to weaken the positions of Ukrainian formations and further offensive actions by Russian attack aircraft.
15:05 Battle of Chasov Yar: clearing the outskirts of Bogdanovka, situation as of 15:00 April 21, 2024.
In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops continue to expand the zone of control on the flanks near Chasov Yar.
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the taking of Bogdanovka under full control. Due to the massive fire impact, the Ukrainian Armed Forces abandoned their positions in the southwestern part of the village a couple of days ago.
On the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar, there have been fierce battles in recent weeks in the Kanal microdistrict near school No. 77. It is currently impossible to take possession of the building due to the mining of the area and constant enemy counterattacks.
South of Chasov Yar, Russian troops are advancing along the T-0504 highway in the direction of Konstantinovka. From the enemy's side, footage of attacks on armored vehicles of the Russian Armed Forces at the exit from Krasnoye regularly appears.
14:47 IX leaders of the 25th Army hit the Leopard of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
14:30 In Odessa, an explosion occurred in the area of the port infrastructure, said the mayor of the city, Gennady Trukhanov.
13:44 From the northern flank of the Avdeevsky direction, “Reports and Analytics of the North Military District” reports:
“Since early morning there has been an active assault on enemy positions along the entire length of this sector. The Russian Army continues to develop success in Berdychi, Novokalinov, Ocheretino, Novobakhmutovka.
Also at these minutes, the section between Ocheretin and Novokalinov is being cut off. The capture of this area will give our army an advantage in the assault on Ocheretino and the possibility of putting pressure on the northern part of the village. An active assault on Ocheretino and movement towards the center and the railway “station”, where traditionally the enemy has created a powerful fortified area, also continues. We are working"
13:30 An explosion occurred near Odessa in the Chernomorsk region, Ukrainian media report. Earlier, an air raid alert was announced in the region.
13:20 Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day destroyed: a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force at the Dnepr airfield, as well as a control center, an air target detection radar and a launcher for the S-300PS anti-aircraft missile system.
13:10 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the SVO as of April 21, 2024. Main:
Units of the “West” group of forces occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Novoegorovka and Novoselovsky LPR, as well as Olivovsky Yar. The enemy lost up to 50 military personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle and two vehicles, an M777 howitzer and two M119 guns, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun, four 122mm D-30 howitzers, and a 100mm MT-12 anti-tank gun. Rapier", a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, as well as an AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station.
Units of the “Southern” group of troops completely liberated the village of Bogdanovka DPR and improved the situation along the front line of the Krasnogorovka region of the DPR. Enemy losses amounted to up to 440 military personnel, three vehicles and a combat vehicle of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two Nota electronic warfare stations, as well as five field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Units of the "Center" group of troops improved the tactical situation and inflicted a comprehensive defeat on the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Leninsky and Novokalinovo DPR regions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 360 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles, an M777 howitzer, and a fuel depot for military equipment.
Units of the Vostok group of troops occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Staromayorsky and Urozhayny DPR. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 100 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, an FH-70 howitzer, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and two Nota electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr group of troops inflicted fire on enemy concentrations of manpower and equipment in the areas of Vysshetarasovka, Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, Berislav and Zolotaya Balka, Kherson region. The enemy lost up to 50 troops, four vehicles, and the M107 self-propelled gun.
12:49 Work of drone operators of the 108th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 7th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces in the Rabotino area -video.
12:40 Enemy for the morning acknowledges loss of positions between Mar'inka and Pobeda (which was expected) and almost the entire Novomikhailovka.
12:25 Units of the Vostok group of troopsoccupiedmore advantageous lines, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Staromayorsky and Urozhayny areas. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 120 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, a 155mm M777 howitzer, four ammunition depots, and the Enclave electronic warfare station.
11:50 In the morning south of Selidovo Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed S-300 radar and one launcher.
11:27 South Donetsk direction: The Russian Army south of Novomikhailovka has occupied a significant part of the Sladkoe-Vodyanoe road and is taking confident steps towards physically cutting the Ugledar-Konstantinovka highway
Today we can state that our army has begun intensive assault operations in the Ugledar direction.
10:47 Crews of 152mm Msta-B howitzers of the Eastern group of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed armored targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using high-precision ammunition "Krasnopol". This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
10:34 Situation at the front as of 04/21/2024:
The Transbaikal warriors gained a foothold and established control over the Sladkoe-Vodyanoe section of the road. In the area of the village Yrozhanoye Kamchatka captured and established control over an area of ??up to one km.
In the area of the village, military personnel of the Vostok group three times thwarted the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to strengthen their positions and did not allow the evacuation to take place. In addition, the formations thwarted the enemy's attack; without success, he retreated.
Bomber aircraft and artillery destroyed: an FH-70 howitzer, one mortar, two field ammunition depots, an electronic warfare station, a fuel and lubricants depot, and six ammunition supply points. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering significant losses in manpower.
10:05 Military personnel of the Dnepr group of forces hit a ammunition depot and destroyed two enemy self-propelled guns on the right bank of the Dnieper -video.
10:35 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/21/2024:
Zaporozhye Front. The Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, continue to actively put pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Rabotino area and north-west of Verbovoy.
On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces knocked out the remains of the Ukrainian passport of the garrison from Novomikhailovka. Now the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be held in neighboring Paraskovievka. Fierce fighting continues in Georgievka and Krasnogorovka. In both cases, the Russian Armed Forces actively use aviation and artillery, and in both cases there are tactical successes of Russian troops on the ground.
In Netailovo there are oncoming battles. The situation is similar on the approaches to Umansky. The remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are driven out of Semyonovka. The Ukrainian garrison in Berdychi, apparently, will also not last long, but for now it remains in the populated area, under attacks from Russian aircraft. Meeting battles in the area of ??Novobakhmutovka and Ochertino. In Novokalinovo, the Russian Armed Forces continue assault operations from the eastern side of the settlement. There are advances.
Chasovoyarsk direction. No significant changes in the LBS were recorded here. Fighting continues on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar, in the area of Bogdanovka and Kleshcheevka. The Russian Aerospace Forces are actively working in the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:25 Ukrainian war correspondent Bogdan Miroshnikov admits the deplorable situation at the front for the Ukrainian Armed Forces:
In the Avdeevsky direction: the Russian army advances 100 m in Novokalinovo, 100 meters in Novobakhmutovka. The Russian army occupies the southern outskirts of the village, where it was able to gain a foothold;
On Maryinsky: additional Russian advance of 100 m in Novomikhailovka, 200 m in the eastern part of Krasnogorovka and 200 m northwest of Pobeda;
In the Bakhmut direction: advance of Russian units 100 m south of Bogdanovka.
08:55 Explosions occurred in the Kyiv-controlled city of Kherson, reports the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli.
08:15 Russian army fought off three attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups in the areas of Chervona Dibrova and Grigorovka. This was reported by the head of the press center of the “West” group, Ivan Bigma.
He also clarified that Russian artillery destroyed over 160 objects, and the Baba Yaga UAV was destroyed. Enemy losses in this direction were up to 30 people, as well as equipment.
08:07 Engineering reconnaissance group of Tula paratroopers in the Seversky direction neutralized mine-explosive barriers for the passage of an armored group of the Airborne Forces to strong points and shot down an FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
08:01 Stormtroopers of the “West” group of troops captured the next positions and captured military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction.
Onframes– advancement and combat work of the assault group of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the “West” group of forces, as well as their capture of military personnel from the forward observation post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[REGNUM] Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave a long interview to three Russian radio stations. And the main topic was the prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine. On the one hand, the minister says that Russia is always for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. “As the president constantly reminds us of this, we always prefer negotiations to fights and wars,” recalled Sergei Lavrov.
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[Regnum] The crew of one of the Russian warships on the northern side of Sevastopol successfully repelled an anti-ship missile attack. The city governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, announced this on April 21on his Telegram channel.
“In the morning, on one of the ships on the North side, the military repelled an attack by an anti-ship missile,” he wrote.
According to Razvozzhaev, as a result of falling fragments, a small fire broke out on the ship, which was promptly extinguished by the crew.
As Regnum reported, earlier on April 21, car traffic was temporarily blocked on the Crimean Bridge. Citizens on the bridge and in the inspection zone were asked to remain calm in this regard.
On April 19, Razvozzhaev reported that an air target had been destroyed near Sevastopol by air defense forces. The governor clarified that the target was shot down over the sea, and added that infrastructure facilities in the city were not damaged.
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[Regnum] Cases of sending summonses to deceased citizens were explained in Ukraine by untimely updating of their data by those liable for military service. The press service of the Kyiv city territorial center for recruitment and social support (TCC, an analogue of the military registration and enlistment office) reported this on April 21 on the social network.
“Information has spread on the Internet about a summons that was sent to the address of a deceased citizen of Ukraine in the Obolonsky district of Kyiv. We inform you that such cases are not isolated and occur due to the fact that citizens do not update their personal data on time directly at the territorial recruitment and social support centers,” the TCC message explains.
According to the Ukrainian publication Glavkom, an incident occurred in Kyiv with a summons that was sent to the address where sports journalist Artyom Frankov, who died in 2023, lived.
Earlier, IA Regnum reported that the Committee on Youth and Sports of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine considered a bill on introducing the subject “defense of Ukraine” in schools and recommended its adoption at a plenary meeting.
The purpose of the bill is to develop in schoolchildren primary general military knowledge and special competence related to defense consciousness. It is expected that the new subject will help them understand the responsibility for armed defense of the state.
In addition, separate units for digging trenches and building infrastructure may appear in the Armed Forces of Ukraine; prisoners who want to mobilize will serve in them.
On April 16, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, signed a law on tightening mobilization in Ukraine. The document will come into force in a month. The new law, among other things, provides for the abolition of a deferment from mobilization for fathers of three or more children who do not fulfill their child support obligations for more than three months.
[Forbes] Starving for artillery ammunition after Russia-friendly Republicans in the U.S. Congress blocked further aid to Ukraine starting in October, the Ukrainian forces acquired tiny explosive drones as a firepower expedient.
Today these drones—hundreds of thousands of them—are the most important systems in the Ukrainian inventory. This means tactical radio jammers, which can block the signals operators use to control their drones, are the most important systems in the Russian inventory.
So when Russian tanks began rolling toward the front line with a giant new jammer—actually, clusters of multiple jammers—in recent weeks, Ukrainian drone operators were interested. Very interested.
If the new jammers worked, the Ukrainian operators would need to develop countermeasures.
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[REGNUM] Today, criminals are using new methods of deception using various technologies to lure money from Russians who trust them. As law enforcement officers and experts say, scammers disguise themselves well and take advantage of the peculiarities of our psychology. In theory, most of our fellow citizens know such deception schemes and can recognize a cybercriminal. However, in practice, scammers often successfully intimidate users, gain their trust, or take advantage of their carelessness. After which people commit rash acts and part with their savings.
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[Regnum] Former Pentagon adviser Douglas McGregor called the new aid package to Ukraine senseless and called on the US authorities to pay attention to the country's internal problems. He stated this on April 20, commenting on the decision of the House of Representatives of Congress to approve a bill to allocate almost $61 billion to Kyiv.
“The war in Ukraine is over, there is no point in sending money there. What about funding our border?” – McGregor wrote on his page on the social network X.
According to the military expert, solving the problems of the migration crisis in the United States of America should be a priority task of the Joe Biden administration, which nevertheless pays insufficient attention to internal problems.
As Regnum reported, on April 20, the US House of Representatives supported a bill to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel and the countries of the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan. According to the voting results, 311 congressmen supported the bill, 112 opposed it. It is expected that the amount of aid allocated to Ukraine will be just under $61 billion, while the United States will send $26.4 billion to Israel.
As the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova emphasized, financial support for Kiev is direct sponsorship of its terrorist activities. In addition, in her opinion, the allocation of US military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan will only aggravate the global crisis.
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[Regnum] Russia stands firmly against the West, and its victory in the Northern Military District in Ukraine will correct the course of history, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on April 21 by Channel One.
“It won’t change, but it will correct. Russia, as a powerful power, resists Western interference in the internal affairs of other countries, and it makes no difference where Russia is fighting global terror - in Syria or in Ukraine,” he said.
Assad is confident that the Russian Federation will win this confrontation and this will allow the fraternal peoples to unite again. Russia itself has suffered because the United States is pitting historically close nations against each other, and is now correcting what others have ruined, the Syrian leader added.
He also accused the United States of political pressure and using the dollar as a weapon against states that began to expand relations with China.
As Regnum reported, on March 3, Assad said that the decisions made by Russian President Vladimir Putin return Russia to the international platform and restore the balance of power. He also noted that any changes in Russia will also affect Syria.
Assad declared strong support for Russia’s special operation in Ukraine almost immediately after it began in February 2022. He noted that this is necessary to protect the civilian population of Donbass.
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