Russians carry out 14 attacks on Novopavlivka front – General Staff report
A total of 50 combat clashes have occurred on the front line over the past 24 hours. In total, the Russians launched 2 missile strikes and 43 airstrikes and fired 39 times from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 16 April
Details: On the Kupiansk front, the Russians did not conduct any assault operations.
On the Lyman front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions six times near Terny, Torske and Hryhorivka (Donetsk Oblast) and Serebrianka Forest (Luhansk Oblast).
On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 attacks near Verkhnokamianske, Vyimka, Bilohorivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske and Klishchiivka (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russians, backed up by air support, tried to improve their tactical positions.
On the Avdiivka front, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine attacks near Ocheretyne, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Semenivka and Netailove (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russians, backed up by air support, tried to drive Ukrainian troops from their footholds.
On the Novopavlivka front, Ukraine’s Defence Forces are continuing to hold the Russians back near Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russians made 14 attempts to break through the Ukrainian defences.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders three times near Staromaiorske (Donetsk Oblast) and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).
On the Kherson front, Russian forces continued to attempt to drive Ukrainian units out of their footholds on the left (east) bank of the Dnipro River. Over the past day, they have launched five unsuccessful attacks near Krynky (Kherson Oblast).
Quote: "Over the past day, Ukraine's Air Force has hit five areas where Russian military personnel were concentrated and one Russian command post.
Ukraine's Rocket Forces and Artillery struck one area where Russian military personnel were concentrated."
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