LDPR military summary: situation o contact line (April 18, updated)

20:00 The Interior Ministry has published video of the shooting of a Ukrainian convoy that was breaking through to Azovstal. Units of the DPR’s operational and tactical formation recorded around 400 servicemen of the Ukrainian armed formations and 65 vehicles and armoured vehicles lining up in a column. The militants further advanced in the direction of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works.

19:10 DPR and Russian Federation assault units have taken control of the northern sector of Azovstal’s industrial zone and are currently conducting a sweep there, including underground communications.

The offensive of our forces is actively supported by the Russian Air Force, which is striking enemy strongholds, not only fighter jets but also the famous White Swan bombers are involved.

18:51 Shelling by the AFU was recorded in the directions of:

Novomikhailovka – Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 2 shells of 122 mm calibre were fired;
n.a. Georgievka – n.a. Kremenets: 5 rockets from BM-21 “Grad” were fired.

18:31 Three Georgian mercenaries were liquidated in Rubizhne: Arkady Kasradze, Alika Tsaava, Zaza Bitsadze.

17:52 “I have been here only 5 minutes and I am told that the first 5 bodies found are 5 severed heads. They are civilians.” American journalist George Eliason shows a grave near Luhansk. Mostly civilians who were brutally murdered by Ukraine’s military and political leadership are buried here.

17:28 The People’s Front, farmers and agricultural enterprises from different regions of Russia have launched a campaign to provide seeding material to Donbas. The humanitarian cargo from the People’s Front included seeds of: pumpkin, cucumber, flowers, peas, dill, zucchini, pepper, radish, aubergine, basil, pâtisson, carrot, tomato, parsley, beetroot, radish, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, strawberry, watermelon and melon. A successful sowing campaign is a guarantee of stability and food security in the republic.

17:15 AFU shelled from Novoselovka to Panteleimonovka: 10 shells of 122 mm calibre were fired.

17:05 As a result of artillery shelling in Pervomaisk settlement, 7 urban infrastructure objects were damaged:

➖ art school;
➖ Yunost children’s sports complex;
➖The administration of Pervomaisk;
➖Department of the Pervomaisk Pension Fund;
➖ Branch of the State Bank of LPR;
➖The Zarya Cinema;
➖The Katyusha shop.

LNR representation in JCCC and the negotiation process.

17:02 The operational line of JCCC received information from DNR about a civilian, born in 1945, being wounded as a result of the shelling of the VFU in the village of Krasny Partizan at 30 Selskhoznaya Street. The victim was taken to Yasynuvata central district hospital, where she is being provided with the necessary medical care.

16:45 Azovstal may have mercenaries from the US, Romania, Canada on its territory – Pushilin.

16:40 The operational line of the JCCC of the DPR received information about two civilians, born in 1935 and 1961, being wounded as a result of the shelling of Luganske village, Komsomolskaya Street, Ugolyok gardening community. It was also reported that as a result of the shelling of VFU in Kirovsky district of Makiivka on Shevchenko Street, two civilians were injured – passengers in route taxi No. 34 “Makiivka – Yasinovataya”. One of the wounded was a woman born in 1965. The details of the second one are being verified. All the injured were taken to hospital where they are receiving necessary medical treatment. There was also information about damage caused by the shelling of the following settlements:

Zastantsiy settlement (Donetsk city): 40 Lugovaya Street – a private dwelling house.

Zemlyanki settlement (Makiyivka): – 83 Frunze Street – a private dwelling house caught fire;
– Frunze str. 12, 35, 85 – private houses on fire;
– Komsomolskaya street, 11 – a private dwelling house.

The village Molochny (Gorlovka):
– 4a, 6 Meretskova str. – private dwelling houses;
– 32, Kazatskaya str. – a private dwelling house
– Fruktovaya street, 33, 36, 41, 44 – private houses.

16:35 Numerous bodies of civilians were found near the Azovstal checkpoint. They are piled under the wall of one of the buildings of hospital № 4. – It is still impossible to approach them on the ground: Ukrainian snipers are shooting at the area. We show what could be filmed through an opening in the wall,” reports @urallive’s correspondent Andrey Guselnikov. Some of the victims have their hands tied. Judging by the shelling marks, the shooting at the hospital came from the direction of Azovstal, the last den of neo-Nazis.

16:26 Kyiv really does not want certain persons taking refuge at Azovstal to enter our territory. According to testimonies of surrendered Ukrainian servicemen, up to 400 foreign mercenaries are surrounded at the enterprise – Denis Pushylin.

16:21 The demining of a power line feeding a filtration station near Mariupol, the Starokrymskoye reservoir, which will be used to supply water to the city in the future, is nearing completion – Denis Pushylin.

16:16 Shelling was recorded from the direction of Krasnogorovka – Donetsk (Trudivska mine village): two 122mm shells fired.

13:54 The DPR People’s Police units released 450 people who were blocked in the Nikolo-Vasilyevsky Monastery.

13:52 Kindergarten No. 38 has resumed work in Mariupol. “Two nurseries and six garden groups have been opened. Now the issue of organizing hot meals and payment is being resolved, ”an employee of the children’s institution said.

13:45 Containers (850 liters) with technical water for the population are being installed in Yasinovataya. Barrel access will be permanent (excluding curfews). Water will be replenished as needed. Tanks already installed:

– br im. Lenina V.I.;
– st. School (Supermarket);
– st. School (Tax).

During the week, it is planned to install at least 10-15 pieces throughout the city. At the same time, water supply will continue to be carried out according to the schedule.

13:39 In Avdiivka, a strike was made on a steel structure plant, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repairing their equipment.

13:32 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction: settlement Georgievka – Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 10 missiles were fired from the BM-21 Grad.

13:07 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction: settlement Krasnogorovka – Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): 3 missiles were fired from the BM-21 “Grad”.

13:02 A local resident told why Azov was never liked in Mariupol.

12:33 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction: Novoluganskoye settlement –  Gorlovka (settlement of Molochnoe): 8 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired. As a result of the shelling, the village is de-energized.

12:32 DPR units, with the support of the Russian Armed Forces, attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces grouping, heading from the seaport of Mariupol to Azovstal. About 400 Ukrainian soldiers and 65 pieces of equipment, lined up in a column, planned to cross to the Left Bank and reunite with the Azov national battalion. As a result of the artillery strike, up to 150 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed and wounded.

12:31 In Avdiivka, a blow was struck at the Nazi repair base.

“In the shops of the metalwork plant, the “ukrops” repaired their equipment. Yesterday, something very serious flew into this enterprise. “Right sector* members settled in the premises of the former incubator, and there are a lot of enemy vehicles in the communications depots and mechanized convoys,” explains a local resident.

12:14 In the village of Markino, Novoazovsky district, a military bakery (Russian Defense Ministry) has started working, with a capacity of 8 tons of bread per day. The manufactured products will be delivered by servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the DPR to residents of Mariupol.

11:21 Information was received through the operational line of the DPR JCCC about the wounding of a civilian born in 1958 on April 17, 2022. in settlement Zaitsevo at the address: st. Geroichnaya, 48. According to the victim, the incident occurred as a result of the dropping of a VU from an UAV that arrived from the side of the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The victim independently turned to the otorhinolaryngological department of the City Hospital No. 2, where he received the necessary medical assistance. Information was also received about damage as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces: Gorlovka settlement, village of mine named after Gagarin: – st. Stozhka, 65, 67, 69: apartment buildings;

11:20 As a result of the morning shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the Kirovsky district of the city in the garage cooperative “Magistral” on 5a, Tekstilshchikov Street, a car was damaged by shell fragments, plastic boxes also caught fire – Kulemzin

11:17 Rocket troops strike with Iskander high-precision ground-based missiles. Four depots of weapons and Ukrainian military equipment were destroyed, as well as three areas of concentration of enemy manpower near the settlements of Popasnaya, Yampol and Kramatorsk.

11:16 The city of Kremennaya came under the control of the RF Armed Forces. Now for sure. In mid-March, the capture of Kremennaya was announced, but prematurely. Now the information is confirmed by Ukrainian sources.

11:06 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction:

settlement Avdiivka – settlement Yasinovataya: 20 missiles fired from the BM-21 Grad.

settlement Georgievka – Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 3 missiles were fired from the BM-21 Grad.

settlementNovoselovka – settlement Panteleimonovka: 8 122 mm rounds were fired.

10:08 People’s Police of the LPR: During the clashes with units of the defense department, over the past day, the enemy suffered losses in manpower and military equipment, namely: 12 personnel; 4 armored personnel carriers; 2 vehicles.

09:35 Artillery of the LPR strikes at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pervomaisky area. To avoid return fire, units are forced to constantly change their deployment. With the help of spotters, it is possible to avoid hitting residential buildings.

09:32 Units of the People’s Police of the LPR and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation entered Kremennaya. There are street fights.

09:31 Reservists captured 25 Marines. According to sources @wargonzo, a group of 25 Ukrainian marines surrendered in the village of Volodarskoe, which is located near Mariupol.

09:30 Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the village of the mine named after Gagarin. As a result of a mine explosion, damage was recorded to a house and a car on the street. Stozhka, 65 – head of the Gorlovka administration.

09:25 Over the past day, 421 people, including 59 children, have been evacuated from Mariupol to the Bezymennoe of the Novoazovsky district.

09:21 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction: settlement Novgorodskoye – settlement Gorlovka (settlement of mine named after Gagarin): 4 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired.

09:10 As a result of hostilities, 9 transformer substations, 1771 household subscribers of Yasinovataya have been de-energized. Power engineers have already left the place for inspection and repair of damage.

09:00 “All vehicles of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were taken away by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” A resident of Mariupol said that the Ukrainian military placed mortars right in residential buildings. Rescue services did not work, because even fire engines were placed at the disposal of the nationalists.

08:40 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction: settlement Krasnogorovka – Donetsk (Kirov district): 2 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired.

08:23 When trying to break through the encircled enemy forces from the territory of the Primorsky district to Azovstal on April 15, 43 pieces of equipment were destroyed and damaged, up to 150 people were killed and wounded – the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR.

08:21 Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from the settlement. Novoselovka – n.p. Panteleymonovka: 6 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired.

08:08 The head of the LPR presented awards to the fighters of the Russian Army, rescuing the inhabitants of Donbass from the deadly “gifts” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Sappers of the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were awarded.

07:37 Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction: settlement Krasnogorovka – settlement Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 8 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired.

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