Situation update as of 6 p.m., April 21, 2023
During the day of April 21, the russian federation launched 23x air strikes. Last night, the enemy used about 10x Shahed-136 UAVs (to be updated), 8x of which were destroyed by Ukrainian defenders. Also, the russian aggressors launched 49x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. The attacks have killed and wounded civilians, destroyed and damaged private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains quite high.
At the cost of heavy losses, the adversary is focusing its main efforts on the offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar’inka axes. Over 60x enemy attacks were repelled during the day of April 20. The fiercest fighting is for the city of Bakhmut.
Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes.
During day of April 20, the enemy shelled the settlements of Yanzhulivka, Halahanivka, Hrem’yachka (Chernihiv oblast), Stukalivka, Pavlivka (Sumy oblast), Kozacha Lopan’, Hoptivka, Neskuchne, and Khatnje (Kharkiv oblast).
Kup’yans’k axis: Krasne Pershe, Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast) were shelled by the enemy during the day of April 20.
Lyman axis: the adversary attempted to improve the tactical situation and conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Serebryans’ke forestry. Stel’makhivka, Nevs’ke, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Ivanivka, and Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery yet again.
Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues its offensive operations.
Heavy battles for the city of Bakhmut continue. Vasyukivka, Min’kivka, Zaliznyans’ke, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Oleksandro-Shul’tyne, Bila Hora, Druzhba, Zalizne, Nelipivka, and New York (Donetsk oblast) suffered from enemy shelling.
Avdiivka axis: the adversary attempted offensive operations in the vicinities of Kam’yanka, Pervomais’ke, and Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast), to no success. In particular, the invaders shelled Keramik, Stepove, Kam’yanka, Tonen’ke, Sjeverne, Karlivka, Pervomais’ke, and Nevel’s’ke.
Mar’inka axis: during the day of April 20, Ukrainian defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the vicinities of Mar’inka and Pobjeda (Donetsk oblast). At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Maksymil’yanivka, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, Pobjeda, and Novomykhailivka were shelled by the enemy.
Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy shelled the settlements of Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, Prechystivka, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast) during the day of April 20.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary stays on the defensive. At the same time, the invaders shelled more than 40x settlements during the day of April 20, including Ol’hivs’ke, Malynivka, Orikhiv, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Zmiivka, Ivanivka, Inzhenerne, Dniprovs’ke (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.
During the day of April 20, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 6x air strikes on the concentrations of occupants. In the meantime, missile and artillery troops hit 5x command posts of the enemy.
