Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 20. April 2022

Im andauernden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine läuft die erwartete russische Offensive im Osten des Landes an. In Mariupol haben die russischen Streitkräfte weiterhin nicht die volle Kontrolle über die Stadt, in der sich die Ukrainer auf dem Gelände des Stahlwerks verschanzt haben. Der Sammler am 20. April 2022:

• Das britische Intel Update:

Russia’s military presence on Ukraine’s eastern border continues to build, while fighting in the Donbas is intensifying as Russian forces seek to break through Ukrainian Defences.
Russian air activity in northern Ukraine is likely to remain low since its withdrawal from north of Kyiv. However, there is still a risk of precision strikes against priority targets throughout Ukraine.
Russia’s military presence on Ukraine’s eastern border continues to build, while fighting in the Donbas is intensifying as Russian forces seek to break through Ukrainian Defences.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

The fifty-sixth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. A russian federation continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
The russian enemy is trying to continue offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
The russian enemy continues to launch missile and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the enemy did not take active action. The threat of rocket-bomb strikes by russian aircraft on objects on the territory of Ukraine with the use of the territory, airfield network and airspace of the republic of belarus remains.
Certain units of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus continue to carry out tasks to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Brest and Gomel regions. Carry out engineering equipment of positions and observation posts.
In the Siversky direction, there were no signs of the russian enemy forming a strike group to resume offensive operations. The protection of the Ukrainian-russian border in this direction is carried out by the enemy in an enhanced mode. Measures of engineering equipment of bases in the border areas with Ukraine are underway.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the russian enemy regroups and replenishes its reserves. The partial blockade of Kharkiv and the shelling of the city continue.
In the Izyum direction, the enemy attempted an offensive in the direction of Sulyhivka, Dibrivne. The enemy is trying to conduct air reconnaissance of the offensive with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles „Orlan-10“.
In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the russian occupiers continue to shell the front lines of our troops and search for weak points in the defense along the entire line of contact. Fighting continues in the areas of Kreminna, Torske and Zelena Dolyna. The russian enemy regroups in order to further attack in the direction of the village of Lyman.
The russian enemy is trying to launch an offensive to advance deep into the village of Popasna. After attempts by the russian occupiers to storm Rubizhne and Severodonetsk, about 130 wounded enemy soldiers were taken to the local hospital in Novoaydar. The exact number is currently being clarified.
In the Donetsk direction, the russian enemy carried out assaults in the area of ​​the Marinka settlement.
The russian enemy’s main efforts are focused on capturing the city of Mariupol, continuing the assault in the area of ​​the Azovstal plant.
The enemy is fighting in the settlements of Velyka Novosilka, Rivnopil and Storozheve and continues to provide logistical support to troops.
In the South Bug direction, the russian enemy is concentrating its main efforts on maintaining the occupied frontiers and shelling the positions of our troops. Conducts hostilities in the area of ​​the settlement of Oleksndrivka.
In the future, the russian occupiers will continue to fire on the positions of our troops and conduct hostilities in order to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region.
Due to heavy losses, the russian occupiers withdrew the battalion tactical group of the 237th Tank Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District from Kharkiv Oblast to the Permanent Deployment Point (Soloty, Belgorod Oblast) to restore combat capability.
Ten attacks by the russian occupiers were repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts over the past 24 hours, twelve tanks were destroyed, twenty-eight armored and two units of armored vehicles, and one artillery system were destroyed.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has hit nine air targets in the previous day: one plane, one helicopter, six UAVs of various types and a cruise missile.

• Das Morgenbriefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums – mit der Angabe, dass es in der Nacht Artillerie- und Raketenangriffe auf mehr als 1.000 ukrainische Ziele gegeben habe:

Durch den Einschlag von Präzisionsraketen in den Gebieten Nowoworonzowka und Kislewka wurden bis zu 40 ukrainische Militärangehörige sowie sieben militärische Ausrüstungsgegenstände zerstört.
Die taktischen und militärischen Luftstreitkräfte der russischen Luftwaffe haben in der Nacht 73 ukrainische Militäreinrichtungen getroffen. Darunter: vier Kommando- und Kontrollposten, 57 Orte, an denen ukrainische Arbeitskräfte und militärische Ausrüstung gesammelt wurden, sieben Festungen und vier Munitionsdepots. Bei den Angriffen wurden auch sechs Panzer, neun gepanzerte Fahrzeuge und eine Batterie von 152-mm-Msta-B-Haubitzen zerstört.
Raketentruppen und Artillerie trafen 1.053 ukrainische militärische Infrastruktureinrichtungen. Unter anderem wurden 31 Gefechtsstände, sechs Treibstoff- und Schmierstoffdepots, 910 Festungen und Konzentrationsgebiete der feindlichen Truppen sowie 106 Artilleriestellungen zerstört.
Russische Luftabwehrkräfte schossen sechs ukrainische unbemannte Flugzeuge über den Siedlungen Podwysokoje, Tschistowodka, Jakowenkowo und Pokrowskoje ab. Außerdem wurden zwei taktische Raketen vom Typ Tochka-U in den Gebieten Donezk und Skylivatoye abgeschossen.
Seit Beginn der militärischen Sonderoperation wurden insgesamt 140 Flugzeuge, 496 unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge, 253 Boden-Luft-Raketensysteme, 2.388 Panzer und andere gepanzerte Kampffahrzeuge, 256 Mehrfachraketenwerfer, 1.029 Stück Feldartillerie und Mörser sowie 2.232 Stück militärische Spezialfahrzeuge zerstört.
(Übersetzt mit deepl.com)

• Das Abendbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

The russian enemy is trying to continue the offensive in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The russian enemy intensified the use of operational and tactical aircraft and air reconnaissance. It inflicts systematic air strikes on military and civilian targets, including long-range aircraft.
The russian enemy did not take active action in the Volyn and Polissya areas. The probability of missile strikes by units of the Air Force of the russian federation on military and civilian infrastructure in our country using the airfield network and the airspace of the republic of belarus remains.
In the Siversky direction, no signs of formation of an offensive group by the enemy were found. The protection of the joint part of the border with Ukraine is carried out by enemy units in an enhanced mode.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the russian occupiers are strengthening groups of army aircraft near the State Border of Ukraine. In the territory of the Belgorod region, the equipment of helicopter landing sites has been completed, where more than 90 attack and multi-purpose helicopters are concentrated.
The russian enemy continues to partially blockade Kharkiv, trying to carry out fire damage to units of our troops and critical infrastructure.
The russian enemy regrouped troops in the Izium direction. In the area of ​​the settlement Dibrovne the russian enemy carried out offensive actions, has partial success. In the area of ​​the settlement of Stara Hnylytsia the offensive was unsuccessful, as a result of the fire the russian enemy suffered losses and withdrew.
In addition, the attempt to take control of the village of Dovhenke was unsuccessful. The russian enemy retreated with losses. As a feature, the actions of the enemy in this direction in the military uniform of the Ukrainian model are noted.
Units of the russian occupiers continue to replenish stocks of logistics from the territory of the russian federation.
Additional units of the russian occupiers are being transferred. Thus, at the Kupyansk-Sortuvalny railway station, the unloading of the echelon with weapons and military equipment and the movement of artillery units were recorded.
In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the russian enemy is reconnoitering the routes of advance and preparing for further offensive operations in the direction of the settlement of Lyman and the exit to Slovyansk from the northeast.
The russian enemy continues to increase the number of troops in this direction. Units from the 90th Tank Division, the 41st Combined Arms Army and the 232nd Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Central Military District were relocated from the territory of the russian federation.
The battalion tactical group from the 150th Motorized Rifle Division lost its combat capability and was withdrawn to the recovery area.
The russian enemy tried to gain a foothold in the western and northwestern parts of Rubizhne. Failed. It carried out assault operations in the direction of Novotoshkivske, but was unsuccessful.
The russian occupiers are carrying out assault operations in the area of ​​the village of Popasna.
It continues to air strikes on the infrastructure of the city of Mariupol, the russian enemy is carrying out assault operations near the seaport and the Azovstal plant.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, with the support of artillery fire, the russian enemy resumed the offensive in the direction of the village of Temyrivka.
In the South Buh direction, russian enemy artillery units fired on the positions of Ukrainian units. In addition, russian enemy military and tactical aircraft fired on individual targets.
The russian enemy tried to continue the assault in the direction of the village of Oleksndrivka, but was unsuccessful.
There are no signs of preparation of the armed forces of the so-called “transnistrian-moldavian republic” to take part in the armed aggression against Ukraine. At the same time, the involvement of law enforcement agencies of this unrecognized state entity in conducting subversive and terrorist activities on the territory of Ukraine is not ruled out.

• Das Abendbriefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums:

Hochpräzise Flugraketen der russischen Luftwaffe haben 12 ukrainische Militäreinrichtungen getroffen. Zwei Gefechtsstände der ukrainischen Truppen in den Dörfern Husarowka und Andrijiwka, drei Konzentrationspunkte ukrainischer Truppen und militärischer Ausrüstung in Archangeliwka, Kramatorsk und Selidowo sowie sechs Hochburgen nationalistischer Verbände bei Popasna wurden getroffen.
Bei den Angriffen wurden über 150 Nationalisten, fünf Mehrfachraketenwerfer und acht gepanzerte Fahrzeuge zerstört. Außerdem wurde ein Boden-Luft-Raketensystem vom Typ Osa-AKM in der Nähe von Yazykovo zerstört.
Im Laufe des Tages zerstörten die taktischen und militärischen Luftstreitkräfte der russischen Luftwaffe 73 ukrainische Militäreinrichtungen. Darunter: zwei Waffen- und Munitionslager für Raketen und Artillerie in der Nähe der Siedlungen Schewtschenko und Komar in der Volksrepublik Donezk.
Im Laufe des Tages trafen die Raketentruppen vier Gefechtsstände, ein Munitionsdepot und Konzentrationspunkte der feindlichen Truppen in den Gebieten Nowaja Dmytriwka und Wyssokij.
Russische Luftabwehrkräfte schossen einen ukrainischen Hubschrauber vom Typ Mi-8 in der Nähe des Dorfes Korowij Jar ab. Außerdem wurden zwei unbemannte ukrainische Flugzeuge über den Siedlungen Izyum und Novobohdanivka abgeschossen.
Seit Beginn der militärischen Sonderoperation wurden insgesamt 140 Flugzeuge, 106 Hubschrauber, 498 unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge, 254 Boden-Luft-Raketensysteme, 2.397 Panzer und andere gepanzerte Kampffahrzeuge, 261 Mehrfachraketenwerfer, 1.038 Stück Feldartillerie und Mörser und 2.244 Stück militärische Spezialfahrzeuge zerstört.
(Übersetzt mit deepl.com)

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