Over the last 24 hours, Ukrainian and Russian forces have engaged in 111 skirmishes across the conflict area, with the majority of Russian activity observed at the Pokrovsk, Lyman, Toretsk, and Kursk frontlines.
Source:
General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on
Facebook
, information updated at 08:00 on April 16th
Quote:
“The enemy conducted 109 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, dropping 177 guided bombs. In addition, they carried out almost 6,600 attacks, of which 126 were from multiple-launch rocket systems, and used 2,923 kamikaze drones in their bombardments.”
Details:
On the
Kharkiv
front
, Russian troops mounted one attack near the town of Vovchansk.
On the
Kupiansk
front
Russian forces initiated three attacks. The Ukrainian troops successfully fended off these assaults near the villages of Nova Kruhliakivka and Zahryzove.
On the
Lyman
front
In those areas, Russian forces carried out 14 assaults aiming to make progress close to the communities of Novomykhailivka, Tverdokhlibove, Nadiia, Nove, Zelena Dolyna, and Hryhorivka.
On the
Siversk
front
Ukrainian forces thwarted five assaults by Russian troops close to the villages of Verkhnekamyanske and Bilohirsk.
On the
Kramatorsk
front
Three battle encounters took place near the communities of Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne, and Stupochky.
On the
Toretsk
front
Russian troops carried out 19 assaults around the areas of Dachne, Dyliivka, Toretsk, and Kurdiumivka.
On the
Pokrovsk
front
Ukrainian forces thwarted 32 Russian assaults near the communities of Sukha Balka, Zelene Pole, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Troitske, Vodiane Druhe, Bohdanivka, Andriivka, and Stara Mykolaivka.
On the
Novopavlivka
front
The Russian forces initiated 12 assaults around the areas of Kostiantynopil, Pryvilne, Rozlyv, Vilne Pole, and Odradne.
On the
Orikhiv
front
, Russian troops carried out attacks near the settlement of Kamianske.
On the
Prydniprovske
front
, the Russians conducted one unsuccessful attempt to advance.
In the combat zone in Russia’s
Kursk Oblast,
Ukrainian troops repelled 17 Russian attacks. The Russians carried out 38 airstrikes, dropping 72 guided bombs, and also mounted 407 artillery bombardments, of which 5 were from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the
Volyn
and
Polissia
fronts
, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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