Military report of the LPR. Situation on the line of contact on April 23 (updated)

16:47 Another 78 people evacuated from Mariupol to Bezymennoye During the day on 30 April, between 08:00 and 16:00, 78 people, including 11 children, were evacuated from Mariupol to Bezymennoye in Novoazovsk district.

At present, they are in an evacuation assistance point deployed by the DNR Emergencies Ministry.

16:36 Consequences of the use of Tochka-U by the AFU in Snezhnoye settlement. 30.04.2022. According to military experts of the JCCC task force in the direction of Snizhne, Ukrainian armed formations fired two cluster-type Tochka-U missiles, one of which was shot down by the air defence, the second managed to partially release cluster warheads, resulting in damage to addresses:

ul. Koshevogo street, 166 – pumping station;
166 Kosheva Street – a pumping station; and Balabaeva str. 1 – car park;
Balabayeva str. Balabaeva, 14, 16 – apartment buildings.

15:35 Train traffic interrupted for 8 years resumed in Luhansk. Such seemingly ordinary news for everyone. But for inhabitants of the republic it is a real bridge to a peaceful life, evidence of return to normality, an opportunity to feel like full-fledged people again. The passengers themselves admit that it is a great event for them. They can once more visit one another, buy food and medicine. People are happy to be welcomed in Russia. After all, they have been missing the simple human attitude and the opportunity to touch a peaceful life again – something they were once deprived of by the authorities in Kiev and the nationalists.

15:31 A convoy of vehicles is lined up almost at Azovstal itself, the OSCE mission is inspecting the route for the withdrawal of civilians, there have already been three demands to pull back the positions even further… Nevertheless, the bargaining has not stopped and there is no certainty that the evacuation will take place today – Khodakovsky.

15:02 Ukrainian armed formations recorded shelling from the direction of Zolote-4 to Zolote-5 using 120mm mortars (5 mines) – LPR representation to JCCC

14: 18 According to updated information as a result of the shelling of the AFU the injured man born in 1944 was taken to the Central State Hospital in Debaltsevo and the injured woman born in 1984 was taken to the Detachment Hospital of Debaltsevo station.

13:37 As a result of today’s shelling of the Petrovsky district from the direction of the AFU, doors, glazing, roofing, fence, gates were damaged, shrapnel cut the walls of a residential house in the private sector at 61 Zheleznovodska Street.

There was also damage to houses in the village of Aleksandrovka:

– 349 Shkolnaya Street: the roof was completely destroyed;
– 354, Shkolnaya street: glazing of 5 windows was damaged.

13:22 The town of Debaltsevo came under fire from the Ukrainian armed forces. It was hit by Uragan rockets. Two civilians were injured.

13:20 According to clarified information, one civilian (a woman born in 1959) was injured yesterday as a result of artillery shelling in Pervomaisk, 4 residential buildings and the out-of-school education centre were damaged – LPR Mission to the JCCC.

13:17 Sparta burned neo-Nazi positions near Avdiivka.

13:00 Information continues to be received about civilians injured in Kirov district as a result of the military aggression of the Ukrainian militants. A woman sustained a head wound and a man born in 1967 sustained a shrapnel wound to the chest on Sodruzhstva Street. A woman in a private sector on Flotskaya Street was also injured.

Damage was recorded:

– 22 Levitan Street: glazing and a gas pipe were damaged.
– 43, 44 Sodruzhestva Street: House glazing was destroyed;
– 1 Flotskaya str. (garage): a car was damaged;
– 126v Petrovskogo street: glazing on the 1st and 2nd floors was damaged;
– 10 Flotskaya Street: a car burnt down

12:42 Liberated residents of Luhansk region recount atrocities by the Ukrainian armed forces in the town of Popasna:

“It was on March 8. I hear a big white car coming. Representatives came out of the car and there was a black and red flag on it. They took a submachine gun and said they were going to congratulate these creatures and started shooting at windows, at houses and at civilians. A tank goes in the street and starts shooting. Any house gets shot and that’s it.”

12:17 The enemy is knocked out of the fortified area in the industrial zone in Rubizhne.

11:42 The JCCC operational line of the DPR received preliminary information about two civilians being wounded as a result of shelling by the AFU of Kirovsky district of Donetsk at the address:

– 10 Flotskaya str;

A vehicle fire was reported at 10 Pechati Street. There are also reports of damage to housing and civilian infrastructure.

11:33 As a result of today’s shelling of the Tekstilshchik neighbourhood by Ukrainian militants, a girl was injured. The glazing of residential flats at 43 Sodruzhestva Street was also damaged. Full details of the damage are being clarified – Kulemzin.

11:23 AFU servicemen and members of the Cherkasy city tehsil who survived and were taken prisoner in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk region. Were thrown by their commanders to the slaughter by deception that they would serve in the third line of defence. A wounded fighter recounted how he was left for dead by his “brothers-in-arms” in a damp basement, taking his helmet and bulletproof vest. However, the latter’s life was saved by soldiers with red armbands. He was threatened with jail time for refusing to go to the front.

11:14 Russian special forces troops provide security for the UN delegation and the Red Cross, who have arrived at the Azovstal negotiations.

11:00 Ukrainian Forces recorded shelling from the direction: Novomikhailovka – Donetsk (Kirovsky district): 5 shells of 122 mm calibre were fired.

10:52 Mariupol is under full operational control of a group of DNR and Russian Armed Forces troops, the remnants of Nazi paramilitary fighters have taken refuge in the catacombs of the Azovstal industrial zone.

10:40 As a result of the shelling of AFU in Snezhne, 24 objects were damaged: 1 water pumping station, 15 private sector houses, 2 apartment buildings, a bus terminal building, a motor transport company building, 1 transformer substation, 3 gas distribution substations.

10:35 The AFU shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. As a result of the shelling, a house building on Lunina Street was damaged. Details are being clarified. Take care of yourself and your relatives, try not to leave the house unnecessarily. Do not leave the shelter during shelling.

10:08 A total of 586 people have been evacuated from Mariupol overnight. Over the past 24 hours, from 08:00 on 29 April to 08:00 on 30 April, 586 people, including 72 children, were evacuated from Mariupol to Bezymnoye, Novoazovsk district. At present, they are in an evacuation assistance point deployed by the DNR Ministry of Emergency Situations. A total of 25,936 people have been evacuated in Bezymennoye between 5 March and 08:00 on 30 April.

09:40 Shelling was recorded from the direction: Novomikhailovka – Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 5 shells of 122mm calibre were fired.

08:45 According to updated information, six civilians, including a 9-year-old child, suffered mine and blast injuries, fractures and multiple shrapnel wounds as a result of the massive shelling of the Petrovsky district by the VFU. The victims have been hospitalized in medical facilities.

Damage was also recorded:
– School No. 100 – direct hit to the building;
– Kindergarten No. 180 – direct hit to the building;
– Children’s kindergartens No. 149, No. 264 – glazing damaged;
– 37 Letnaya st. – farm building burnt down;
– 22 Pobedy square, Lukoshko shop – burnt down completely.

08:35 Over Snezhniy, air defence units intercepted a Tochka-U missile. The wreckage of the missile fell in the Cheryomushki neighbourhood, with transports, infrastructure and many houses damaged. Details are being clarified.

08:23 Ukrainian armed formations recorded shelling from the direction of Kamyshevakha village to Pervomaysk village using 152mm artillery (4 shells) LNR representative office in JCCC.

08:02 AFU shelled:

Novhorodske village – Shiroka Balka village: large-calibre machine guns were used.
Novhorodske – Gagarina Mine: large-calibre machine guns were used.
Novhorodske – Zheleznaya Balka: 5 mines of 120mm calibre were fired.
Novhorodske – Zheleznaya Balka: 7 LNG grenades fired.

04:50 There was shelling from the direction of Novomikhailovka to Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 6 shells of 122 mm calibre were fired.

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