The seven hundred and eighty-fifth day (786) of the large-scale armed aggression of the russians against ours continues.
Northern Oblasts
Kyiv Oblast
The children’s collection “Irpin is My Home” was published in Albanian. Now the geography of readers has expanded to Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. On the pages of the collection, children talk about their hometown before and after the russian invasion, dreaming of a future without sirens and explosions.
Chernihiv Oblast
Yesterday, russians attacked four villages in the Chernihiv Oblast.
On the day of the missile attack on Chernihiv on April 17, more than 200 Chernihiv residents donated blood for the victims.
Sumy Oblast
Yesterday, the russian military shelled 5 communities in Sumy Oblast. A total of 85 attacks were registered. One civilian was injured as a result of the shelling.
At night, the russian army shelled the Krasnopillia community. One artillery explosion was recorded.
In the center of Bilopillia, the russian army struck four times, first with artillery. Three people were wounded, they are hospitalized in serious condition.
Eastern Oblasts
Kharkiv Oblast
Over 20 localities in Kharkiv Oblast were subjected to artillery and mortar attacks by russia yesterday.
Vovchansk was shelled six times during the day, and civilian infrastructure was damaged. As a result of shelling in Vovchansk in the evening of April 18, three fires broke out in the city. A cafe building, a church, and a two-story apartment building were on fire.
Combined bomb disposal teams cleared 32 hectares of Kharkiv Oblast within 24 hours.
In the afternoon, russians dropped two guided aerial bombs on Tsyrkuny in the Kharkiv raion.
Donetsk Oblast
Four people were killed by russian shelling on April 18 in Donetsk Oblast. In total, since the beginning of the invasion, not counting the victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha, 1,930 people have been killed and 4,808 injured.
More than 65 attacks were repelled by the Ukrainian military at the front in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. The russian army continues to exert the greatest pressure on the Bakhmut front, trying to capture Chasiv Yar, where the invaders unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses 25 times.
Today, President Zelenskyi visited the wounded soldiers of the 95th brigade in Donetsk Oblast, and presented the soldiers with awards. He also inspected the construction of fortifications and left an inscription on the ceiling at the entrance to the region.
Pokrovsk and Pokrovsk raion
On the evening of April 19, the russian army shelled the city of Ukrainy, damaging more than 10 buildings. According to preliminary data, there were no injuries or deaths.
Southern Oblasts
Mykolayiv Oblast
On the morning of April 18, the russians struck the Kutsurub community with a Lancet-type attack drone. There are no injured or dead. On the same day, the russian army launched an artillery attack on the water area of the Ochakiv community, there were no casualties or injuries.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
442 strikes were made by the russian army on eight cities and villages of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast during the day, April 18.
IAEA experts reported another attempt to attack the training center of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, which is located on the territory adjacent to the nuclear plant, by a drone. As a result of the attack, there were no injuries and no damage was recorded.
Odesa Oblast
At night, the russian army attacked Odesa Oblast with missiles and attack drones, targeting critical infrastructure in the region. No people were injured.
During the night attack, air defense forces destroyed three drones and four cruise missiles in Odesa Oblast.
This afternoon, russians attacked Odesa. There are reports of explosions. There is damage to the port infrastructure. One casualty has been reported. A man with a shrapnel wound was hospitalized. The information is still being clarified.
Kherson Oblast
The russian army shelled 16 settlements in Kherson Oblast yesterday. A medical institution, an administrative building, a heating pipeline, a gas pipeline, five multi-storey buildings and eight private houses were damaged. Three people were wounded.
Three people were wounded in the night shelling of Kherson. The russian military used artillery to hit the Dniprovskyi district.
Central Oblasts
Dnipro Oblast
Eight people were killed in this morning’s attack by the russian army on the city of Dnipro. Among the dead are two children: An 8-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl. 29 people were wounded. The attack hit a five-story building, with people trapped in the rubble after the strike.
The russian army launched massive missile attacks on civilian infrastructure facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia in Dnipro and the region. An employee of Ukrzaliznytsia was killed and seven railroad workers were injured.
A missile strike on Dnipro damaged the territory of the bus station. More than 50 passenger buses and dozens of private cars were damaged.
An infrastructure facility was damaged in Kryvyi Rih.
In Synelnykivka, seven people were killed, including children aged 6 and 8. Two people were injured. More than 60 private houses and cars were damaged. A solar power plant was destroyed. The enterprise was vandalized.
In total, the Air Defense Forces shot down 11 missiles over Dnipro Oblast at night and in the morning.
Tomorrow, April 20, a day of mourning has been declared in Dnipro.
Last modified: 22 Квітня, 2024