Data on the conduct of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as of April 16, 2023. Information is published on the official website www.mil.ru.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to carry out a special military operation.
In the direction of Kupyansk, artillery fire from the “Western” group of troops hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Timkovka, Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka, Lugansk People’s Republic.
In addition, in the areas of the Novoselovskoye and Kuzemovka settlements of the Lugansk People’s Republic, Masyutovka of the Kharkiv region, the actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.
During the day, up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, two cars and a D-20 howitzer were destroyed.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, army assault and air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the “Center” troop group defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Lugansk People’s Republic and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
During the day, the enemy’s losses in this direction amounted to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored fighting vehicle, two vehicles and a D-30 howitzer.
In addition, three ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye and Terny of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
In the direction of Donetsk, Wagner’s assault detachments liberated two quarters in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) during offensive operations.
The units of the Airborne Forces chained the actions of the enemy on the flanks of the assault detachments.
Strikes by operational and tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery fire from the “South” group of troops hit units of the 77th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which tried to counterattack the positions Russian troops in the direction of the Maloilinovka settlement, as well as the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the Sakko and Vanzetti settlement of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
During the day there are 6 aviation exits in this area. The group’s missile and artillery forces flew 43 fire missions.
Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 145 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, two cars, one Msta-B howitzer, two D-20 howitzers , as well as an MLRS “Ouragan” launcher.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, airstrikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of forces inflicted a defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the Ugledar and Novoselka settlements of the People’s Republic from Donetsk.
In addition, in the area of the Novodonetskoye settlement of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the activities of an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group were suppressed.
During the day, in these directions, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 45 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 vehicles, as well as a D-30 howitzer.
Also, in the area of the Kamyshevakh settlement in the Zaporizhzhia region, an American-made AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar was destroyed.
In the direction of Kherson, as a result of fire damage, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles and one self-propelled howitzer Gvozdika.
Operational and tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery of troop groups (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the 92nd artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 127 districts.
The command posts of the 125th and 102nd Territorial Defense Brigades were hit in the settlement areas of Yampolovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Zaliznichnoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
During the day, air defense systems intercepted 10 HIMARS and Smerch multiple rocket launchers, as well as three HARM anti-radar missiles.
In addition, four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of Yegorovka, Nikolskoye and Terny settlements of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kreminnaya of the Lugansk People’s Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, have been destroyed: 407 planes, 228 helicopters, 3,760 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,689 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,086 multiple-launch combat rocket systems, 4,600 field artillery and mortars, as well as 9,542 units of special military vehicles.
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