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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
Last day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by Russian invaders in the districts of Stelmakhivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka. On the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, the enemy shelled Stelmakhivka, Nevske, and Chervonopopivka.
Donetsk Region
During the night, there was constant artillery shelling of populated areas of the Mariinka community, especially the town of Mariinka. The town of Krasnohorivka and the village of Katerynivka also came under enemy artillery fire. Also yesterday, there was an attack on the Sviatohirsk community. Missiles that descended by parachutes. Explosives in the open area. No casualties. At night, there was a rocket attack on Liman, two houses were damaged.
At approximately 05:30 – artillery shelling in the area of the village of Pervomaiske of the Ocheretyn community. Information on civilian casualties is being clarified.
A tense situation practically along the entire front line. Bakhmut: as a result of enemy shelling last day, damaged and destroyed: 10 high-rise buildings, 3 private houses; buildings of the Bakhmut City Council.
As of this morning, it is known that 5 residents of Bakhmut were killed and 9 injured during the shelling. The situation in the Soledar area remains difficult. Especially the villages of Paraskoviivka and Vasyukivka. Information about injured civilians is currently being clarified.
The villages of Fedorivka and Rozdolivka are also under fire. In the Donetsk region in a day: 5 dead, 10 wounded.
Sumy Region
Yesterday, during the day, the enemy shelled 7 territorial communities of the region: Velyka Pysarivka, Esman, Khotyn, Novosloboda, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Shalyhyne. 69 arrivals and dropping of one explosive device from the UAV were recorded.
As a result of explosions in the village of Boyaro-Lezhachi, four residential buildings and adjacent commercial buildings were damaged in the Novosloboda community. No victims.
Kharkiv Region
At night, the occupiers fired about 5 rockets, previously the S-300 air defense system, over the city of Kharkiv. A hit to the ground was recorded on the territory of the plant in the Osnoviansk district of the city. The building of one of the workshops was damaged by the blast wave.
Another «arrival» damaged the railway track and power lines. No casualties. Yesterday, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of Russian invaders in the areas of Hryanykivka and Synkivka settlements.
Areas of Veterynarne, Hraniv, Svitlichne, Strelecha and Vovchansk settlements were subjected to enemy shelling. In the direction of Kupiansk, the enemy shelled Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Kupiansk and Kucherivka. During the day, the city of Vovchansk was under enemy fire. The enemy used both combat aircraft and artillery. As a result of shelling, 6 people were injured, one person died. Also, as a result of shelling, the building of one of the enterprises and 8 private houses were damaged.
In the city of Kupiansk, private homes, garages and a car were damaged. There was a fire. In the village Velykyi Burluk, a 44-year-old woman was injured by shelling and was hospitalized in a moderate condition.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
During the past day, the enemy shelled the Nikopol district twice. He took aim at Nikopol itself and the Myrove community from heavy artillery. There were no casualties. The consequences of the attacks are still being investigated.
Zaporizhzhia Region
Over the past day, the occupiers shelled the civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Lukianivske, Gulyaipole, Chervone, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Olhivske, Charivne, Bilohirya, Novoandriivka, Novopavlivka, Malynivka, Poltavka, Kamianske, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaki, Pavlivka. There were 5 reports of destruction as a result of shelling. The consequences are clarified.
Kherson Region
The areas of Zmiivka, Tokarivka, Antonivka and Kherson settlements were again affected by enemy artillery fire. A married couple died as a result of Russian shelling of the village of Zmiivka, Beryslav district – an enemy shell hit their home.
A 70-year-old woman died as a result of enemy shelling in the city of Kherson, right in the middle of the street. In total, 3 civilians were killed and 7 people were injured in the Kherson region as a result of Russian aggression.
The occupying administration of the city of Hola Prystan, Kherson region, is putting pressure on the local population to reissue property rights according to Russian legislation. In particular, information is spreading that Ukrainian citizens who do not comply with the demands of the occupiers by May this year will be deported to Russia. 118 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territories of the Kherson Region, 17 of them were children and 3 were people with reduced mobility.
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This was announced by the mayor of Energodar Dmytro Orlov.
Ivan Samoydyuk was detained by the Russians for no reason back on March 19, 2022. He refused to cooperate with the Russian occupiers.
«Ivan was captured on March 19. All this time he was in captivity, under constant moral and physical pressure. But you need to know the strength of spirit, resilience and devotion to Ukraine of this brave man to understand: people like him cannot be broken!», – wrote Dmytro Orlov.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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