Russo-Ukraine War - 02 April 2023 - Day 403
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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]
The UK Ministry of Defence reported that while Russia has suffered up to 200,000 casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a significant minority of these have been due to non-combat causes.
On 27 March 2023, a Russian Telegram news channel reported there have been 'extremely high' numbers of incidents, crimes, and deaths linked to alcohol consumption amongst the deployed Russian forces.
Other leading causes of non-combat casualties likely include poor weapon handing drills, road traffic accidents and climatic injuries such as hypothermia. Russian commanders likely identify pervasive alcohol abuse as particularly detrimental to combat effectiveness. However, with heavy drinking pervasive across much of Russian society, it has long been seen as a tacitly accepted part of military life, even on combat operations.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during day of April 4, Russian forces launched 5x missile, 22x air strikes, more than 42x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian infrastructure in various settlements.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high, as Russia continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, and use terror tactics against civilians. Today, the russian invaders launched 2x missile strikes and massive MLRS shelling that targeted the central part of the city of Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast). These criminal actions of the Russian occupiers killed and wounded civilians, damaged a kindergarten, high-rise buildings, and private homes.
Russia continues to focus its main efforts on the offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar'inka axes. The towns of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar'inka remain at the epicenter of the fighting. Owing to the heroism and professionalism of Ukrainian soldiers, their skillful and coordinated actions, and effective maneuvering, the units of Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled more than 50x Russian attacks during the day of April 2.
Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes.
During the day of April 2, Russian forces shelled the settlements of Volfyne, Basivka, Ryasne, Mezenivka (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Hatyshche, Velykyi Burluk, and Kolodyazne (Kharkiv oblast).
Kup'yans'k axis: Kam'yanka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Krokhmal'ne (Kharkiv oblast), and Novoselivs'ke (Luhansk oblast) came under Russian fire.
Lyman axis: during the day of April 2, Russian forces attempted to advance in the vicinities of Bilohorivka and Verkhn'okam'yans'ke, to no success. Nevs'ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Tors'ke, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery.
Bakhmut axis: Russia has not stopped its assault of Bakhmut. However, Ukrainian defenders are courageously holding the city as they repel numerous Russian attacks. During the day of April 2, the Russian invaders conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in Ivanivske (Donetsk oblast). The Russian forces shelled Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, and New York (Donetsk oblast).
Avdiivka and Mar'inka axes: Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the vicinities of Avdiivka, Pervomais'ke, and Maryinka. None of them were successful. The Russian invaders shelled the settlements of Avdiivka, Orlivka, Tonen'ke, Netaylove, Krasnohorivka, and Mar'inka (Donetsk oblast).
Shakhtars'ke axis: during the day of April 2, Russian forces shelled Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, and Velyka Novosilka (Donetsk oblast).
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: with no active operations, the Russian adversary was improving its defensive lines and positions. In particular, Russian forces shelled Novopil' (Donetsk oblast), Ol'hivs'ke, Chervone, Hulyaipole, Bilohir'ya, Novoandriivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Dudchany, Zmiivka, Beryslav, Vesele, Mykolaivka, Burhunka, Antonivka (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.
The Russian invaders continue to suffer huge losses. In order to replenish them, military units of the Russian federation's armed forces stationed in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea are actively subjecting their conscripts to an outreach program. The conscripts are told about the need to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense and take part in combat in Ukraine.
During the day of April 2, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 8x air strikes on the concentrations of Russian forces' personnel and military equipment. In the meantime, missile and artillery units hit 1x concentration of Russian manpower, 1x command post, and 2x other important targets.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that another foreign mercenary was liquidated near Bakhmut: European media confirm the information about the death of a citizen of the Fifth Republic in battles with Wagner PMC. At the same time, it became known earlier about the elimination of two other "soldiers of fortune" in the area - an Israeli and a Georgian.
During the day, the offensive of the "Wagnerites" continued in the area of Krasny, as well as in the city of Bakhmut. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Vasyukovka, Grigorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Bogdanovka, and Chasov Yar came under shelling.
The situation on other sectors of the front
Donbass
War correspondent, militia member of the "Vostok" battalion of the Donetsk People's Republic Maxim Fomin (Vladlen Tatarsky) died in an explosion in St. Petersburg. The tragedy occurred during his creative evening in an institution on the University embankment. The investigation of the crime took control of the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
During the day, Ukrainian troops opened fire on Donetsk, as well as the settlements of Petrivske and Gorlovka. A civilian was injured in Petrovsky, another woman was injured in Donetsk.
During the briefing, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that more than 210 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as a large number of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including those of foreign production, were liquidated in the Donetsk direction during the day. In the Liman direction, enemy losses amounted to 100 servicemen.
In addition, a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) was destroyed in the Nikolsky area. In the area of Liman, the command post and communications center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit, in the areas of Petrovsky and Ternov - command and observation posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense. An enemy ammunition depot was destroyed near Stelmahovka.
Russian units in the Maryinka area stopped an attempted attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Ivan Bigma, head of the press center of the Yug group, up to 10 Ukrainian servicemen were killed.
Allied troops took control of the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatov direction. At the same time, there are reports that Ukrainian troops are preparing an offensive against Svatovo: large echelons with military equipment have arrived in Kharkov.
Zaporozhye region
The authorities of Melitopol spoke about the condition of the victims of the morning attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the use of MLRS HIMARS and Alder with cluster munitions. One of the hospitalized, who was seriously injured, was operated on and placed in intensive care. Two more people were hospitalized, three were discharged.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that a DRG of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was liquidated in the Vishnevoe region, and an American-made AN / TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station was hit in the vicinity of Uspenovka.
Over the past month, the activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the line of contact in the Zaporozhye region increased compared to winter, TASS reports citing the commander of one of the Russian regiments in the Vasilyevsky district. According to a serviceman with the call sign Atlas, they are mainly talking about artillery fire, missile strikes and the work of UAVs.
Kherson region
In the Kherson direction, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed during the day. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 7 vehicles and the Akatsiya howitzer.
Ukrainian artillery shelled the village of Korsunka in the Novokahovsky district. As a result of the attack, the house and outbuildings were destroyed.
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