{"id":308,"date":"2023-04-30T23:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T04:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/updates-on-ongoing-conflict-in-ukraine-russian-forces-conduct-defensive-and-offensive-actions-high-casualty-rates-and-calls-for-better-air-defenses\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T23:03:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T04:03:42","slug":"updates-on-ongoing-conflict-in-ukraine-russian-forces-conduct-defensive-and-offensive-actions-high-casualty-rates-and-calls-for-better-air-defenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/updates-on-ongoing-conflict-in-ukraine-russian-forces-conduct-defensive-and-offensive-actions-high-casualty-rates-and-calls-for-better-air-defenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates on Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine: Russian Forces Conduct Defensive and Offensive Actions, High Casualty Rates, and Calls for Better Air Defenses."},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian forces continue to conduct defensive actions on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts in Ukraine, but have also carried out attacks on settlements near the contact line.[0]<\/a><\/sup> These include Vilne Pole and Novopil in Donetsk Oblast, Olhivske, Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka and Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Kherson and Beryslav in Kherson Oblast.[1]<\/a><\/sup> There have also been rocket attacks on Mykolaiv at night.[1]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Despite their defensive actions, Russian forces have been building fortifications, establishing anti-tank measures, and mining positions in the Novopavlivka and Orikhiv directions.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Footage has also been published showing elements of the 177th Naval Infantry Regiment of the Caspian Sea Flotilla and the 127th Motorized Rifle Division operating in the Zaporizhzhia direction.[0]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

On the Bakhmut front, heavy fighting continues for the city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces have been conducting offensive actions.[2]<\/a><\/sup> Ukrainian forces have repelled Russian ground attacks in various locations on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line.[3]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

The UK Ministry of Defence has stated that Russia's daily average casualty rate likely fell by around 30% in April compared to March.[4]<\/a><\/sup> However, it is still estimated that Russia is losing more than 500 soldiers a day in Ukraine.[5]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia's Wagner private army, has warned that his troops may be withdrawn from the fight for Bakhmut owing to the substantial number of casualties.[6]<\/a><\/sup> \u201cEvery day we have stacks of thousands of bodies that we put in coffins and send home,\u201d Prigozhin said in an interview with a Russian military blogger.[6]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies to provide Ukraine with better air defences, including fighter jets, after a barrage of Russian missiles hit residential areas.[7]<\/a><\/sup> Kyiv is expected to soon launch a new counteroffensive against Russian forces, aided by new weapons from its allies.[8]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, over the past day, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 470 Russian occupiers, bringing the total number of enemy personnel destroyed to 190,510.[9]<\/a><\/sup> Ukrainian forces have also destroyed 2 enemy tanks, 6 artillery systems and 4 UAVs. As of April 19, Ukrainian forces had destroyed over 3,665 enemy tanks, 7,110 armored fighting vehicles, 2,819 artillery systems, 538 multiple launch rocket systems, 285 anti-aircraft defense systems, 308 warplanes, 293 helicopters, 2,376 operational and tactical-level drones, 911 cruise missiles, 18 warships\/cutters, 5,692 trucks and fuel tankers, and 330 units of specialized equipment. <\/p>\n

The situation in Ukraine remains tense, with ongoing fighting and casualties on both sides. The international community continues to call for a peaceful resolution to the conflict, but tensions show no signs of easing.<\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 24, 2023” Critical Threats Project, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.criticalthreats.org\/analysis\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-24-2023<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Ukraine's Armed Forces repel over 65 Russian attacks in one day \u2013 General Staff report” Yahoo Life, 28 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/ukraines-armed-forces-repel-over-050525291.html<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Ukraine repels 60 Russian assaults as fighting intensifies in Donetsk region” TVP World, 24 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/tvpworld.com\/69391649\/ukraine-repels-60-russian-assaults-as-fighting-intensifies-in-donetsk-region<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Ukrainian forces repel 20 Russian attacks, battles ongoing in Bakhmut, Marinka” Ukrinform, 30 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3702851-ukrainian-forces-repel-20-russian-attacks-battles-ongoing-in-bakhmut-marinka.html<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“War in Ukraine: Russia failed to achieve its offensive goals, says ISW” Euronews, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/04\/25\/war-in-ukraine-russia-failed-to-achieve-its-goals-during-winter-offensive<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Russia casualties in Ukraine drop 30%, still over 500 a day: UK intel” Business Insider, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/russia-casualties-down-30-percent-ukraine-still-500-day-uk-2023-4<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 431” Al Jazeera English, 30 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/4\/30\/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-431<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 430” Al Jazeera English, 29 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/4\/29\/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-430<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“Russian daily casualties in Ukraine decrease by 30% in April – UK Intel” The Jerusalem Post, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-740212<\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“AFU Destroy 470 Occupiers, 2 Tanks And 6 Artillery Systems Per Day. General Staff Announces Russian Losses” Ukrainian News Agency, 30 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/ukranews.com\/en\/news\/929946-afu-destroy-470-occupiers-2-tanks-and-6-artillery-systems-per-day-general-staff-announces-russian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russian forces continue to conduct defensive actions on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts in Ukraine, but have also carried out attacks on settlements near the contact line.[0] These include Vilne Pole and Novopil in Donetsk Oblast, Olhivske, Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka and Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Kherson and Beryslav in Kherson Oblast.[1] There […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":309,"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308\/revisions\/309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confluencewinery.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}