Situation update as of 6.00 a.m., 24th April, 2023

The russian federation continues to ignore International Humanitarian Law, terrorizing civilians and destroying residential buildings and critical infrastructure.

During the past day, the enemy launched 1x missile and 46x air strikes. They carried out about 60x rounds from MLRS on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Actively uses aviation, using winged aerial bombs in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts. As a result, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, destroyed and damaged private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure.

The threat of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The main efforts of the enemy are focused on conducting offensive operations on the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mar’yinka axes – about 60x enemy attacks were repelled. The fiercest battles continue for Bakhmut and Mar’yinka.

Volyn’ and Polissya axes: the operational situation remains stable. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy continues to keep a certain number of troops in the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions bordering Ukraine. During the past 24 hours, the population centers of Gremyach, Chernihiv Oblast, were shelled; Chervona Zorya, Pavlivka, Kindrativka, Timofiivka in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Hoptivka, Zelene, Neskuchne, Budarky, Milove, and Krasne Pershe in the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupyansk axis: Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Masyutivka, Liman Pershiy, Kislivka and Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast were subjected to enemy artillery fire; Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast; Torske and Spirne of Donetsk Oblast.

Lyman axis: the enemy did not carry out any offensive operations that day. Makiivka, Nevske, Belogorivka of Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Dibrova, Verkhnokamianske and Spirne of Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.

Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. Heavy fighting continues for the city of Bakhmut. Also, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions on the outskirts of Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, and Ivanivske settlements. Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Stupochki, Novodmytrivka, Kostyantynivka and New York of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.

Avdiivka axis: the enemy carried out offensive actions in the Novokalynovo and Pervomaisky Oblasts of the Donetsk Oblast, without success, and suffered heavy losses. Shelled, in particular, Novokalynov, Avdiivka, Severna, Tonenka, Lastochkina, Pervomaiske, Karlivka and Nevelske.

Mar’yinka axis: during the day, our defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the northern and central parts of the Mar’yinka settlement, as well as in the Novomykhailivka area of the Donetsk Oblast. At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Mar’yinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka, and Paraskoviivka of the Donetsk Oblast came under enemy shelling.

Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy did not conduct offensive operations. Fired Bogoyavlenka, Novoukrainka, Ugledar, Zolota Niva, Prechistivka, and Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy continues to conduct defensive operations. At the same time, during the day, it shelled more than 40x settlements. Among them are Vremivka, Novosilka, Novopil’ of the Donetsk Oblast; Olhivske, Chervone, Charivne, Orihiv of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Nikopol’, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Tomarine, Odradokamyanka, Olhivka, Sadov, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson. About 25x residential buildings were damaged. There are wounded among civilians.

The russian occupiers continue to rob the civilian population of Ukraine, appropriating the grain harvest. So, in the city of Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the so-called russian occupation “authorities” are trying to export stolen grain by loading it onto enemy cargo ships.

The occupiers are extreamely short of medical personnel on the battlefield. In order to replenish the insufficient number of military doctors, local employees of Berdyansk medical institutions, who received passports of citizens of the russian federation, began to force them to register with the enemy. In case of refusal, they are threatened with the loss of their jobs.