War update: Ukrainian forces repel 69 attacks in four areas

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a new situation update posted to Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"In the past 24 hours, the enemy launched three missile strikes and 21 air strikes and mounted 33 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems. The probability of missile and air strikes on targets across Ukraine remains high, because the enemy is continuing to use terror tactics," the update said.

The enemy is continuing to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive action in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka sectors. Thanks to the coordinated actions of Ukrainian units and the heroism of each soldier, 69 attacks by the invaders were repelled in the past day. The fiercest battles are ongoing for the settlements of Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka.

In the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna areas, the operational situation has not changed significantly, with no signs of the enemy forming its offensive groups. Certain units of the Belarusian armed forces continue to perform tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine. Russia is continuing to use Belarus' airspace, territory and its military infrastructure. The training of Russian units is ongoing on Belarusian training grounds.

Enemy units remain present in the border areas of the Kursk and Belgorod regions.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy shelled the settlements of Volfyne, Zapsillia, and Myropillia in the Sumy region, as well as the settlements of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Zybyne, Volokhivka, Rublene, and Vilkhuvatka in the Kharkiv region.

On the Kupiansk axis, the enemy attacked the settlements of Kamianka, Petro-Ivanivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Kutkivka, Zapadne, Masiutivka in the Kharkiv region, Krokhmalne in the Luhansk region and Terny and Serebrianka in the Donetsk region.

In the Lyman area, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations outside the settlements of Nevske, Kreminna, Dibrova and the Serebrianka forestry. The settlements of Makiivka, Nevske, Kreminna, Dibrova, Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Terny, Vesele, Zvanivka, Spirne and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk region came under artillery fire.

On the Bakhmut axis, the enemy is trying to seize full control of Bakhmut and is continuing to assault the city. Unsuccessful offensive action was carried out near the settlements of Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Ivanivske. Throughout the day, units of the Ukrainian defense forces repelled 32 enemy attacks on these sections of the front. Settlements located in the area of the combat clash were affected by enemy shelling, including Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Ozarianivka, Dachne, Oleksandro-Shulhyne, Zalizne and New York of the Donetsk region.

In the Avdiivka and Marinka areas, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive action near Novokalynove, Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Sieverne, Pervomaiske and Marinka. At the same time, the enemy shelled the settlements of Avdiivka, Vodiane, Sieverne, Netailove, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka, and Pobieda in the Donetsk region.

The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Shakhtarsk area. Unmanned aerial vehicles were actively used to adjust artillery fire. The settlements of Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Velyka Novosilka, and Vremivka in the Donetsk region came under fire.

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson sectors, the enemy did not conduct active operations, but increased its defense capabilities. Russian forces shelled the settlements of Olhivske, Huliaipole, Charivne, Bilohiria, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as Antonivka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

According to the General Staff, the Russian occupiers continue to put pressure on the local population in the settlements of the Kakhovka district of the Kherson region. On April 2, people were forbidden to leave their homes and go out. On that day, all public places were closed: shopping centers, shops, hospitals, etc. In some villages, pensioners continue to suffer from abuse by invaders. To receive pensions, they have to wait in line, and not everyone has receives a full payment. At the same time, receiving social benefits becomes more accessible for a certain fee.

"In the past day, the aircraft of the defense forces launched five strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers. An enemy reconnaissance UAV was also shot down, and our rocket launchers and gunners hit an area where the enemy's manpower was concentrated," the General Staff said.

Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine