War between Russia and Ukraine April 27: Russia attacked a convoy carrying Western weapons in Donetsk

War between Russia and Ukraine The past day continued to be hot at the front in Donetsk province, especially in the areas of Avdiivka and Chasiv Yar cities.

Russia sought to surround Chasiv Yar

. News agency Ukrinform citing information from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army that on April 26, there were a total of 79 skirmishes on all fronts. In particular, Ukrainian defense forces repelled most of the Russian attacks in the direction of Avdiivka city (Donetsk province).

During the day, the Ukrainian air force attacked 11 Russian military concentration locations and 3 enemy air defense missile systems.

Ukrainian missile forces attacked 2 human resource clusters, 1 radar station, 3 air defense systems, 1 electronic warfare station and 1 enemy logistics warehouse.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army posted videos about Ukraine’s activities on April 26.

. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, on April 26, Russia conducted 1 missile attack, 67 airstrikes and 54 launches of multiple rocket launcher systems (MLRS) at force positions. defense of Ukraine and its cities and villages.

Russian attacks caused a number of civilian casualties, leaving many homes and other civilian infrastructure destroyed or heavily damaged.

The head of the military administration of Dnipropetrovsk province – Mr. Serhii Lysak said that Russia attacked the city of Nikopol in this province with artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) 20 times a day. The attacks injured four people and damaged dozens of homes and a gas pipeline.

The Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office also reported a Russian shelling of the city of Bilopillia (Sumy) that killed two people.

Similarly, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office said Russia attacked 21 settlements across Kherson yesterday, killing 1 person and injuring 7 people.

Ukrinform quoted Mr. Nazar Voloshyn – spokesman for the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of the Ukrainian army on April 26 that Russian troops are trying to attack the city of Chasiv Yar (Donetsk) through other settlements.

“Russia is concentrating its efforts on penetrating our defenses west of Bakhmut, gaining access to the Siverskyi Donetsk – Donbass Canal, capturing Chasiv Yar and creating the conditions to advance deeper into Kramatorsk. The enemy is trying to surround Chasiv Yar,” Mr. Voloshyn said.

According to this spokesman, Russia has not achieved any success in the past 7 days.

“Russia is regrouping there, bringing ammunition and trying to clear our areas of mines. However, no success. Our army is holding back the enemy,” Mr. Voloshyn added.

However, Mr. Voloshyn said the Russian army had more ammunition, superior numbers and “did not spare weapons or equipment” for the attack on Chasiv Yar.

Russia attacked a train carrying weapons in Donetsk

. News agency TASS Citing information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian army on April 26 attacked Ukrainian human and equipment clusters in 112 areas.

Russian air defense forces shot down 193 enemy UAVs, 52 missiles and 3 smart bombs in just the past 24 hours.

. In the direction of Donetsk, Russia announced the destruction of a Ukrainian military train carrying Western weapons.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also said that the country’s army improved positions in Donetsk and caused losses to the enemy 430 soldiers, 2 armored vehicles, 6 motor vehicles, 1 UAV control station with many guns and 4 depots. ammunition.

. In the city of Avdiivka (Donetsk province), the Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian troops improved their tactical position and repelled eight Ukrainian counterattacks on April 26.

Ukrainian losses in Avdiivka during the day were 415 soldiers, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 8 armored personnel carriers, 13 armored fighting vehicles and 3 D-30 rocket artillery.

On the same day, advisor to the leader of Donetsk province appointed by Russia – Mr. Igor Kimakovsky told TASS that the Ukrainian army has withdrawn from the first line of defense in the village of Berdychi (Avdiivka).

Mr. Kimakovsky added that the Ukrainian army suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment in this village.

. In the southern region of Donetsk province, Russia said it had gained more favorable positions and caused fire damage to several Ukrainian brigades.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian attacks in this area caused Ukraine to lose 105 soldiers, 3 motor vehicles and 2 M777 rocket artillery.

. In the direction of Kherson, Russia said it caused casualties to 3 Ukrainian brigades, causing the enemy to lose about 35 soldiers, 2 motor vehicles and many artillery pieces on April 26.

Russia commented on Western military advising in Ukraine

On April 26, at a high-level meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that foreign military advisers were directly involved in preparing for attacks. of Ukraine aimed at Russia, according to the station RT.

According to the minister, in addition to helping prepare attacks, the West continues to provide real-time intelligence data and train military personnel to Ukraine. Besides, foreign experts and mercenaries are actively participating in the war.

“Almost every day, with the tacit consent of the West, Kiev uses the weapons received to cause damage to the civilian infrastructure of the Russian Federation,” Mr. Shoigu said.

Mr. Shoigu added that instead of making efforts to de-escalate, the West continues to “pump weapons into Kiev”, creating the risk of weapons falling into the hands of “terrorists”.

The Defense Minister noted that Ukraine’s attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are still ongoing and warned that this could have catastrophic consequences.

Also according to Mr. Shoigu, forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have begun to create additional threats to Russia’s military security by moving closer to Russia’s borders.

“I want to emphasize that it was not us but they who came to our border. This shows once again that we cannot trust the West” – according to the minister.

In addition, Mr. Shoigu reiterated Russia’s accusations that Ukraine was involved in the terrorist attack in Moscow (Russia) last month that left 140 people dead.

“The traces of the terrorist attack that occurred on March 22 at Crocus City Hall Theater lead to Ukraine. All those who committed this brutal crime will certainly receive the punishment they deserve. It’s just a matter of time” – Mr. Shoigu added.

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