Russian army attacks nine regions of Ukraine in one day - RMA report

Russian army attacks nine regions of Ukraine in one day - RMA report

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Nine regions of Ukraine were under attack by Russian troops during the day.

According to Ukrinform, this is stated in the summary information of the regional military administrations on the situation in the regions of Ukraine as of 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 20.

In the Chernihiv region, Russians fired twice with cannon artillery and mortars at Novhorod-Siverskyi district. There were no casualties or damage.

In the Sumy region, at night and in the morning, the enemy fired two mortar attacks on the Bilopillia community. There was no information about casualties or damage to infrastructure. The information is being clarified.

Yesterday, during the day, Russians fired at Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Shalyhyne, Nova Sloboda, and Khotin border communities. There were 52 hits from mortars, artillery, and grenade launchers. According to preliminary data, they did not have any consequences.

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In the Zaporizhzhia region, the enemy made 86 attacks on 13 localities using various types of weapons. 20 new cases of destruction were recorded, but no people were injured.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region last night, soldiers from the "East" air command and the territorial defense air forces shoot down six attack UAVs.

Yesterday, Russians shelled the region again. Two administrative buildings and a car were damaged in Velykomykhaylivka community of Synelnykove district. In Chervonohryhorivska community of Nikopol district, a private enterprise was damaged and 34 solar panels were broken. There were no casualties.

In the Kharkiv region, the enemy shelled localities in the Slobozhanshchyna direction: Strelecha, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Petropavlivka, Karaichne, Zemlianky, Ustynivka and Odradne. 

In the Kupyansk sector, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zakhidne and Berestove came under enemy fire.

In the evening, the enemy shelled the village of Kolisnykivka in Kupyansk district, damaging residential buildings. A private house was damaged and a fire broke out as a result of shelling in Kupyansk.

In the Luhansk region, Russians tried to improve the tactical situation and conducted unsuccessful offensives in the areas of the southern outskirts of Kreminna and Serebryanske forestry.

Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Dibrova, Kuzmine and Bilohorivka came under artillery fire.

The enemy continues to suffer losses, filling the network of civilian medical facilities with wounded. Even in small towns and villages.

In the Donetsk region, Russians shelled localities: Avdiivka, Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka, Lastochkyne village, Velyka Novosilka, Bakhmut, Novodmytrivka village, Viroliubivka, Chasiv Yar, Novokalynove. One person was killed and two were wounded in the last day.

26 objects were damaged: 15 residential buildings, 6 of which are multi-apartment buildings, a hospital building, a kindergarten, administrative services center, and 8 civilian vehicles.

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In the Mykolaiv region, last night the enemy attacked the town of Ochakiv in Ochakiv community with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The consequences of the damage are being clarified. There were no casualties.

In the Kherson region, the enemy made 60 attacks, launching 298 shells from heavy artillery, UAVs and aircraft.

The enemy shelled the city of Kherson 5 times.

Six people were injured as a result of Russian aggression.

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Russians attacked Zmiivka village of Beryslav community. The enemy once again hit the local school building and damaged the premises of a medical outpatient clinic. In addition, the Russian army attacked a bus fleet in Kherson. The shelling damaged several municipal vehicles.

87 people were evacuated from the liberated territory of the region.

As reported by Ukrinform, the head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces, Natalia Gumenyuk, said that the enemy had received a new batch of "shaheds" that were used to attack southern Ukraine.

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