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Russian troops fire mortars border in Sumy region
In the morning, Russian troops fired mortars at the border Bilopillia community in Sumy region.
20 April 2023
In the morning, Russian troops fired mortars at the border Bilopillia community in Sumy region.
Even Belarus saw yesterday's flash in the sky over Kyiv, but it was not near the ground, so no wreckage can be found.
On April 19, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 60 times, having fired 298 projectiles.
On April 19, the Russian army killed one resident of the Donetsk region and injured two others.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 184,420 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 20, 2023, including 670 invaders over the past day alone.
Over the past day, Russian forces launched 3 missile attacks and 57 airstrikes, in particular using 26 Shahed-136 UAVs. Ukrainian defenders shot down 21 of the enemy drones.
Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled more than 55 enemy attacks over the past day. The Ukrainian Air Force launched seven strikes on Russian manpower clusters, while units of the missile troops and artillery struck two areas where enemy personnel and equipment were concentrated.
At the state level, everything is being done in Ukraine to increase the ability to defend against Russian strikes. Air defense systems and other weapons to protect the sky are already in Ukraine, they are really powerful.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that bright flashes over the city of Kyiv were not related to a falling satellite.
Air defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 10 of 11 enemy Shahed drones launched to attack Ukraine on the night of Thursday.
Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev threatens South Korea after Seoul says it may provide weapons to Ukraine.
19 April 2023
Over 60 cases of rape have been documented in the Kherson region as committed by Russian troops. Sexual violence is used by Russian forces as a political and military tactics.
Putin’s demonstrative visit to the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine indicates that they know things are not going well for Russia.
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a new security assistance package for Ukraine, totaling $325 million, with more ammunition for HIMARS, artillery rounds, and anti-armor capabilities.
The meetings of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format are extremely important not only for Ukraine.
The Russian army has struck the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Biden-Harris administration has prepared a new military assistance package for Ukraine and is planning to announce it later on Wednesday, April 19.
Battlefield losses and Western sanctions have left the Russian military in a state of decline, but Moscow will still have enough firepower to extend the war in Ukraine, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Ukrainian border guards have repelled an attack by Russian shock troops in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, killing three invaders.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has established evidence pointing to the direct involvement of Russian special services in the creation of torture chambers on Ukrainian territory by the occupation forces and the commission of mass torture.
Ukraine's defense forces on Wednesday repelled more than 40 enemy attacks in four areas, with the fiercest battles being fought in the cities of Bakhmut and Marinka in the Donetsk region.
Ukraine has received the second of the four Iris-T air defense systems pledged by Germany.
On the night of April 19, Ukrainian air defense units eliminated Russian manpower and equipment in the Bakhmut direction and, in addition, two more drones ZALA and Orlan.
The Russian army has struck a bus fleet in Kherson, damaging public transport.
Russian troops again attacked Orikhiv town in Zaporizhzhia region.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting on the arrangement and protection of the state border and the current security situation in Volyn region.
Bakhmut has already become one of the most expensive operations for the Russians as they suffer the greatest equipment and manpower losses there.
Six Leopard 2 tanks that Spain will provide to Ukraine have arrived at the port of Santander in the northern part of the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the border of Ukraine with Belarus and Poland in Volyn region and thanked the Ukrainian border guards for their protection of the state.
Ukrainians should not wait for the day when the Defense Forces announce the start of a counteroffensive, especially since certain actions are already being made to this end.