War update: AFU repels over 40 invaders' attacks in four directions
That’s according to a morning update by the General Staff, Ukrinform reports.
"In the past day, the enemy launched 5 missiles and 18 air strikes, fired 53 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and civilian infrastructure in settlements," the military says.
Further missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remain highly likely.
Ukrainian aviation Defense Forces launched 6 strikes on the areas where Russian personnel and military equipment concentrate on the previous day. In addition, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 3 UAVs: Orlan-10, Supercam and Lancet-3, as well as 3 guided aircraft bombs.
Missile and artillery units eliminated 2 areas of enemy manpower concentration, 2 fuel and lubricant depots and an electronic warfare station.
In the Volyn, Polissia, Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the situation has undergone no significant changes.
The Russian Federation continues to use Belarusian airspace and territory. At the same time, no signs of enemy offensive groups were detected.
The enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the Kursk and Belgorod regions bordering Ukraine.
On the previous day, the Russian army fired at Leonivka, Hremyach, Novovasylivka in the Chernihiv region; Prohres, Zarutske, Rivne, Volfyne, as well as Veterynarne, Neskuchne, Tykhe, Zybyne, Bochkove, Budarky, Vilkhuvatka, Chuhunivka, Zarubynka, Bolohivka, Starytsia, Kolodiazne in Kharkiv region.
In the Kupiansk direction, the settlements of Topoly, Fiholivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zakhidne, Lyman Pershyi, Krokhmalne, Berestove in the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in Luhansk region came under enemy fire.
In the Lyman direction, Russians launched an unsuccessful offensive effort in the areas near Kreminna and Spirne yesterday. Nevske, Dibrova and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Terny, Spirne and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk region came under artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions and tries to take full control of the town city of Bakhmut, and brutal fighting is raging. On the previous day, the enemy did unsuccessful offensives in the area of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka and Bila Hora. Ukrainian defense forces repelled 16 enemy attacks in the area, including Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Novodmytrivka, Oleksandr-Shultine, Diliyivka and Shumy in Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka and Maryinka directions, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Novokalynove, Severne, Pervomayske and Maryinka in the Donetsk region. The cruel fighting in this area of the frontline is taking place near Maryinka, where Ukrainian forces repelled 19 enemy attacks. At the same time, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Netaylove, Pervomayske, Maryinka and Pobeda came under enemy fire.
In the Shakhtarsk direction, Russia did not conduct any offensive actions on the last day but opened fire on the settlements of Vuhledar, Prechystivka and Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy continues to build up defensive lines and fortifying positions. Russians fired at more than 20 localities, including Vremivka in the Donetsk region; Gulyaypole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaypilske, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka and Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as Antonivka and Kherson.
In the settlements of the Dzhankoy district of the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian invaders involve the local population in building fortifications. It is known that men are mostly involved in engineering work, and most of them are drug addicts and alcoholics. The occupiers promise workers a monetary reward, but people do not receive it or receive not all amount. There are some cases when deceived people refuse to cooperate further, and then the armed occupiers force them to dig trenches.
As Ukrinform previously reported, Russian death toll in Ukraine as of April 6 stood at 176 630
