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Alleged Israeli strikes reported in Iran - report
Syrian reports indicated airstrikes targeted sites belonging to the Syrian Army in the As-Suwayda and Daraa Governorates of southern Syria.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-797866
Su-34 crews strike AFU positions
📍 South Donetsk direction
Strikes were delivered by high-explosive air-dropped bombs with a universal planning and correction module.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
T-80BV tanks eliminate camouflaged dugouts and manpower in Kupyansk direction
The Zapad Group of Forces' 1st Guard Tank Army tank crews eliminate detected dugouts, armoured vehicles, and manpower of the enemy on the front line, thus supporting the actions of the Russian advanced detachments.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
🔎 Tsentr Group of Forces' Buk-M2 crew repels AFU air attack in Avdeyevka direction
During combat duty to protect and defend the airspace, servicemen detected and captured targets moving towards the protected area.
The command of the anti-aircraft missile battalion made an immediate decision to destroy targets. Buk-M2 crew launched anti-aircraft guided missiles and hit the enemy's air-attack means at a safe distance.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(18 April 2024)
Part I
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
▫️ In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 100th Mechanised Brigade, as well as on the 31st Ukrainian National Guard Brigade near Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Novosyolovskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 3rd Assault and 63rd Mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled near Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two pick-up trucks, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 152-mm D-20 howitzers.
▫️ In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 30th, 56th, and 93rd mechanised brigades near Vasyukovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 46th Airmobile Brigade was repelled near Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 590 Ukrainian troops, one tank, and seven motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, two Nota electronic warfare stations, as well as one field ammunition depot were eliminated.
▫️ In Avdeyevka direction, the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and defeated the units of the 68th Jaeger, 24th, 47th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artyomovo, Semyonovka, Netaylovo, and Orlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️ Seven counter-attacks of the 24th, 115th mechanised, 71st Jaeger brigades, and 78th Separate Air Assault Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled close to Novokalinovo, Novogorodskoye, Vodyanoye, Pervomayskoye, Berdychi, and Novobakhmutovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses included up to 130 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.
▫️ In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on units of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 102nd and 128th territorial defence brigades near Vodyanoye, Ugledar, Urozhaynoye, Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 140 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, UK-made 152-mm AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, as well as three field ammunition depots.
▫️ In Kherson direction, the units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 65th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 36th Marine Brigade and 126th Territorial Defence Brigades close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), Zmeyevka, Nikolskoye, and Ivanovka (Kherson region).
One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the 15th Operational Brigade was repelled close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, as well as two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(18 April 2024)
Part II
Operational-Tactical and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Russian Federation have been eliminated during the day: AFU Operational Command Centre North (Sever), two launchers equipped with illumination and targeting radar set of the S-300 air defence systems, an ammunition depot of the Donetsk Operational-Tactical Group, arms and fuel depots of the 101st Territorial Defence Brigade, and engaged enemy manpower and military hardware in 126 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 251 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, two Tochka-U tactical missiles, and 33 Vampire missiles during the day.
📊 In total, 583 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 21,734 unmanned aerial vehicles, 504 air defence missile systems, 15,801 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,267 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,945 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 21,111 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Skuchne
🕰 Date: ~17.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.162665,37.483302
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian Krasnopol destroyed an Ukrainian Armed Forces Howitzer near Skuchne.
🖥 id: 18042024.0821
✉️source: https://t.me/Sib_army/547
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Berestove
🕰 Date: ~17.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 49.522996, 37.890878
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian Lancet destroys Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment near Berestove.
🖥 id: 18042024.0832
✉️source: https://t.me/brotherhoodoftaii/698
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Krasnohorivka
🕰 Date: ~17.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.010710, 37.531822
👩🚀 Squad: #238ArtBrigade
📝 Description: Russian FPV drone destroyed a pickup truck of Ukrainian Armed Forces drone operators in Krasnohorivka.
🖥 id: 18042024.0637
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
Russian army entered Ocheretino.
Battle for town has started.
Ocheretino is main Hill on this sector and capture of it would render Ukrainian defensive line ocheretino-karlovka useless.
Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/)
)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ RFAF entered #Ocheretino in the North of #Avdeyevka Direction⚡️
🇷🇺 The RFAF wedged into #Ocheretino on the Northern Front of this direction. The advance to its approaches was already reported yesterday in the 👉 Previous Report (https://t.me/sitreports/26173) covering this area.
📌 The Takeover of #Ocheretino, which is an important AFU hub on a dominant 241m height, would open a gap in the next defence line: Ocheretino - Soloviyevo -Novopokrovskoye - Novosyolovka 1st.
🟡Close to the east, the Battle for #Novokalinovo, which the RFAF have already penetrated, is ongoing.
petrenko_IHS
Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 17 April 2024⚡️
🔹In the north of the #Gaza Strip, the operation of Israeli troops on the outskirts of Beit Hanoun ended. 36 hours after the start of the fighting, IDF militants left the area of the Mahdia al-Shava School, leaving behind destruction.
🔹In the central part of the Enclave, the Israelis advanced somewhat north of Nuseirat. Meanwhile, bombings of buildings continued in the parts of Az-Zahra and Al-Mughraq controlled by Israeli troops.
🔹In the south of the Enclave, Israeli troops again attacked Rafah, while debris removal continued in Khan Yunis. At the same time, the Israelis again scattered leaflets over the town, calling on residents to abandon attempts to return to the north of the enclave.
🔹In the West Bank, operations by Israeli security forces continued in several localities. The largest raid was carried out in Bani Naim, where the houses of terrorists who attacked (https://t.me/rybar/55989) residents in Ra'anana in January were destroyed.
🔹On the border with #Lebanon, the intensity of strikes by both sides has increased significantly. Hezbollah fighters attacked nine targets in northern Israel. 18 people were injured as a result of hitting Al-Aramsha. In turn, the Israelis massively shelled the entire south of #Lebanon.
📜 RYBAR
Two Majors #Report #Summary for the Morning of 18 April 2024; pub. 06:58📍
🎯 The RFAF, yesterday, launched a missile attack on #Chernigov, hitting a personnel deployment point. The blow also hit #Konstantinovka, where the enemy's manpower was hiding in a school. During the day, our troops hit targets in #Starokonstantinov, #Khmelnitsky region, #Kiev region, #KrivoyRog, #Odessa region, #Kurakhovo (#DPR temporarilly AFU occupied).
🔹In the #Kherson direction, the AFU again deployed small landing groups to #Krynki, somewhat expanding its presence in the village stretching along the coast. The total number of enemy personnel is no more than 100 people, the enemy is constrained in the ability to maneuver, but moves from shelter to shelter in #Krynki itself. One civilian was killed and four wounded by enemy shelling of #Kakhovka.
🔹On the #Zaporozhye front, the RFAF repelled an enemy counterattack northwest of #Verbovoye, the enemy sent an infantry group of 7 people into battle. At #Rabotino, our troops covered an area of armoured vehicles with artillery fire. There are field reports about the insufficient level of organisation and equipment of our electronic warfare. AFU drones are actively operating.
🔹In the #SouthDonetsk (#Ugledar) direction, the RFAF are expanding the control zone in the south of #Krasnogorovka. Fighting continues in #Novomikhaylovka.
🔹Northwest of #Avdeyevka, the RFAF are conducting active offensive operations near the locality of #Ocheretino, in the area of #Semyonovka and #Berdychi. Our troops are trying to cover #Novokalinovo from the north.
🔹In the direction of #ChasovYar, the RFAF are operating on the eastern outskirts of the city, consolidating southwest of #Bogdanovka, repelling a counterattack (https://t.me/dva_majors/40271) of the opponent. From the remnants of the #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye) AFU Compound, they report their difficult situation.
🔹In the #Seversk sector, fighting is underway in the direction of #Vyemka and #Bogdanovka.
🔹In the #KrasnyLiman sector, the line of combat contact at #Terny remains unchanged.
💥The AFU, by nightfall, struck #Belgorod from the Vampire MLRS, the RF MoD reported the interception of 14 rockets, a total of 22 shells were claimed. In the village of #Razumnoye, as a result of a direct hit to a private apartment building, a woman received a shrapnel wound to her left foot.
💥In the #Voronezh region, in the evening, enemy UAVs tried to attack an oil depot, drones suppressed by electronic warfare fell into a lumber warehouse, and a fire broke out.
💥In the #Rostov region, at about 02:00 at night, 3 UAVs were destroyed in the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky area. In the morning, AFU UAVs were destroyed over #Tatarstan and #Mordovia.
💥In the #DPR, three civilians were injured from AFU shelling in #Donetsk and #Avdeyevka. In total, the Nazis fired 54 shells at the peaceful population of the DPR.
🎬 Direction to #ChasovYar - today our troops have completely cleared the western outskirts of the #Bogdanovka village. In the morning, an AFU tank tried to counterattack the RFAF positions on the approaches to the village.
2 MAJORS
Official statement from Zaporizhia NPP:
The Ukrainian Armed Forces again attacked the unique training center of the Zaporozhye NPP
The AFU drone was neutralized over the roof of Building G of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant training center, where the world's only full-scale reactor hall simulator is located.
No one was injured as a result of the attack. There is no destruction.
The previous arrival at the flight center was on April 9.
For two weeks now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been attacking both the city of Energodar and the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. They are hitting both the station and its infrastructure. Thus creating a threat to nuclear safety.
The AFU attacks are a direct violation of the seven principles of nuclear safety and the five safety principles of the Zaporozhye NPP, established by the IAEA at the UN Security Council.
Two Majors
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
The strikes of the Russian Armed Forces damaged an infrastructure facility and an enterprise. They are burning.
Two Majors
Bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces are ironing the village. FABs of different calibres.
Aviahub
Rheinmetall plans to build an ammunition plant in Lithuania
On April 16, 2024, the Lithuanian government and the German concern Rheinmetall signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a plant for the production of 155 mm artillery shells. Lithuanian Minister of Economy Ausrin Armonaite called this the largest investment in the defense sector of Lithuania in history (apparently this is the first construction of a military plant after the collapse of the USSR).
The construction site is considered to be a site near a NATO air base in northern Lithuania . Based on this, the likely location in this case will be the area near the Siauliai International Airport (Siauliai), where the Lithuanian Air Force air base and the headquarters of the NATO Air Policing mission are located.
⭐️ We have been following the active expansion of military-industrial complex capabilities by NATO countries for a long time (https://t.me/dva_majors/39444?single). Such actions increasingly point to NATO's true plans regarding Russia . The deceitful, corrupt leaders of Western countries will hide behind the need for self-defense until the last moment, and at the last moment they will declare that Russia forced them.
Two Majors
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Huliaipilske
🕰 Date: ~11.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.621200, 36.092500
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian FPV drone destroyed self-propelled guns of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Huliaipilske.
🖥 id: 18042024.0945
✉️source: https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/158847
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novomykhailivka
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.851800, 37.467000
47.852244,37.466765
47.853638,37.467025
47.855602,37.465327
47.856458,37.467963
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Footage of Russian strikes on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomykhailivka.
🖥 id: 18042024.1017
✉️source: https://t.me/vysokygovorit/15466
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
Russian armed forces advanced in Novokalynove, taking control over southern approaches to the village and farms.
Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/)
Special Operation, 17 Apr 2024, Main; pub. 19:03⚡️
▪️ The Russian military disrupted the strengthening of Ukrainian positions in the area of #Urozhaynoye area in #SouthDonetsk direction and hit enemy strongholds in the #Vladimirovka and #Makarovka areas, the head of the press center of the Vostok Group told RIA Novosti;
▪️ Shoygu instructed to simplify the procedure for accepting promising weapons into service as much as possible if they have passed positive tests in the SMO zone;
▪️ Members of the 1430th Guards Regiment in the #Zaporozhye direction are mastering a new universal robotic platform for a ground-based unmanned vehicle. The device is used for transporting ammunition and mining;
▪️ Ukrainian drones were shot down over #Tatarstan and #Mordovia on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported;
▪️ Three Ukrainian weather balloons were destroyed over the #Bryansk region by air defence forces, there were no casualties or destruction, the governor said;
▪️ The AFU lost the positions they occupied during the summer counteroffensive near #Urozhaynoye in the #Vremevka sector, Rogov reported to RIA Novosti;
▪️ Ukrainian troops lost a total of up to 995 militants over the day, as follows from the MoD report.
rian_ru
⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 17 April 2024⚡️
🔹Ukrainian Formations, last night, once again struck the Crimean Peninsula, firing 12 ATACMS operational-tactical missiles. The airfield in #Dzhankoy came under fire, where equipment and one of the buildings were damaged. Also, several AFU drones were shot down over #Mordovia and #Tatarstan.
🔹Russian Troops also worked on enemy targets in several regions of the so-called #Ukraine. In #Chernigov, the Profsoyuznaya Hotel was hit, on the territory of which the personnel of the AFU's 5th Separate Communications Regiment were located.
🔹In the #Seversk sector, Russian troops carry out air and FPV drone strikes against enemy strongholds, manpower and equipment on the approaches to #Vyemka, as well as in #Spornoye and #Verkhnekamenskoye.
🔹In the #Bakhmut direction, RFAF units attack enemy positions in the area of Sschool No. 77 on the eastern outskirts of #ChasovYar. The AFU are conducting chaotic mining of exits from the Kanal Microdistrict towards the town.
🔹In the #Avdeyevka direction, Russian units are advancing at the #Umanskoye - #Yasnobrodovka line. And north of #Avdeevka, RFAF servicemen are advancing in the direction of #Novobakhmutovka and #Ocheretino.
🔹In the #Zaporozhye direction, assault groups of the RFAF are consolidating in the eastern part of #Rabotino, from where Ukrainian formations were previously driven out. The enemy launched several counterattacks, but was unable to retake and retreated to the northern outskirts.
RYBAR
🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸Israel-Gaza Conflict: April 17-18 (Recap)
1️⃣ UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) chief Philippe Lazzarini tells the UN Security Council (UNSC) that Israel’s “bombardment and a merciless siege have transformed Gaza beyond recognition”, and “dehumanisation that is rampant” in the war must end.
2️⃣ Seven people, including women and children, have been killed in the latest Israeli strike on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Wafa reports.
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3️⃣ Qatar’s prime minister says Gaza ceasefire talks are “stumbling” and that some parties have used the mediation for “narrow political interest”.
4️⃣ The UNSC is scheduled to vote on Friday on a Palestinian request for full UN membership, a move that the US is expected to block..
5️⃣ The United States, Israel and 46 other countries have issued a joint statement “unequivocally” condemning Iran’s “large-scale attack” on Israel on Saturday night. More than half of the countries that signed the joint statement were from Europe, with other signatories including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Japan, New Zealand, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and South Korea.
6️⃣ Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territory, has said that 25,000 tonnes of explosives have been dropped on Gaza, “largely identified as targets by AI.
7️⃣ Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has said saving UNRWA is “saving lives” at a UNSC briefing on the work of the UN agency, which provides services to millions of Palestinian refugees. UNRWA Chief Philip Lazzarini told the meeting that “a man-made famine is tightening its grip” on the Gaza Strip and without UNRWA the situation would worsen sooner.
At least 33,899 people including more than 15,000 children, have been killed and over 76,664 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll from the October 7 attack in Israel stands at 1,139.
The Islander
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Fighting near Chasov Yar: the 200th Brigade sunk an AFU tank - details
▪️ Soldiers of the 200th separate guard brigade of the Leningrad, advancing from Bogdanovka to Kalinin, discovered a moving AFU tank.
▪️ The armored vehicle was hit by a PTRK. After a missile hit the rear part of the tank, it lost control and rolled into a lake, while the surviving crew members fled in terror across the field.
RVvoenkor
🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 18 April 2024; pub. 08:08⚡️
🔵On the #Zaporozhye Front, northwest of #Verbovoye, positional battles are taking place. The AFU is trying to slow down the Russian advance and prevent them from reaching the eastern outskirts of #Rabotino. In #Rabotino itself, the RFAF are conducting assault operations, there are ⭐️small advances inside the settlement. Both sides are actively using long range weapons. (Fig. 1)
🔵On the #Donetsk Front, in #Novomikhaylovka, the RFAF are knocking out the remnants of the AFU garrison from the village. In #Georgiyevka, fighting continues.
🟡In #Krasnogorovka, the RFAF, supported by aircraft and artillery, attacked the town. As a result of which the Russian forces managed to ⭐️advance in the town.
🟡In the area of #Pobeda, there are oncoming battles. There are ⭐️advances south of #Pervomayskoye, towards #Nevelskoye, where there are still AFU positions in the fields. Apparently, the AFU fighters in this pocket will soon be cut off from the supply of provisions and ammunition, after which there is little choice: annihilation or capture.
🟡In the area of #Netaylovo and #Umanskoye, there are oncoming battles. The RFAF are trying to open up the enemy defences on this section of the front.
🟡In the area of #Semyonovka and #Berdychi, there are no significant changes, fierce fighting continues.
🟡But to the north of #Berdychi, the RFAF continues to ⭐️break through to the outskirts of #Novobakhmutovka and #Ochertino, which further aggravates the already difficult situation of the AFU garrison in #Semyonovka and #Berdychi. (Fig. 2)
🔵In the #ChasovYar Direction, counter fighting continues in the eastern suburbs of #ChasovYar. The AFU is pulling up reserves here. In the area of #Bogdanovka there are also oncoming battles. The frontline has not changed significantly, but the Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery ⭐️are pounding the AFU positions in the town round the clock, which may affect the quality of defence and, above all, the morale of Ukrainian troops. (Fig. 3)
wargonzo
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #VelykiProkhody
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 50.213837,36.320060
50.213454,36.317172
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian FABs are burning out Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Velyki Prokhody.
🖥 id: 18042024.1159
✉️source: https://t.me/natoptishh/2600
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Stupochky
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.550203,37.823823
48.536748,37.850879
👩🚀 Squad: #6MSD
📝 Description: Russian Krasnopol destroys Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment near Stupochky.
🖥 id: 18042024.1213
✉️source: https://t.me/Liniya_fronta6/572
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Karlivka
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.093804, 37.492357
👩🚀 Squad: #238ArtBrigade
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed the D-20 Howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Karlivka.
🖥 id: 18042024.1230
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
Speaker Johnson (https://t.me/navideovidno/73849): I think President Trump is strong enough to enter the world stage and conclude a peace agreement in Ukraine if Russia is still advancing at this time. I mean, I think he has a strong enough hand to be able to do that, and that's why this election is so important.
It is not the President of the United States who decides this. And no "strong hand" will change the outcome of this war. Ukraine will become Russia.
The death of mercenaries (https://t.me/condottieros/3256) from the engineering battalion of the French Legion, as well as Polish military mining engineers, was confirmed at the tripled ZKP of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the building of a former dormitory in Chernihiv.
In addition, the staff of the Lviv territorial defense and civilian shift workers involved in the construction of the fortification of the Armed Forces of Ukraine between the Kiev and Chernihiv regions were located in the hostel itself.
Over the past day, the Russian aviation and missile forces destroyed the operational command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "North", two launchers with a radar illumination and guidance of the S-300 air defense system, an ammunition depot of the Donetsk group and warehouses of weapons and fuel of the Ukrainian defense Ministry.
In addition, during this period, more than 250 Ukrainian drones were intercepted by air defense systems.
The most active fighting continues in the Donetsk direction, where the enemy has lost almost six hundred militants, two electronic warfare stations, as well as another field ammunition depot. In the remaining sectors of the front, the losses of the Armed Forces amounted to about 350 units of personnel, eight units of field artillery and three more field ammunition depots.
🎯 @opersvodki
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kalynivka
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 00:04 48.610837, 37.869374
👩🚀 Squad: #200OGVMSBr
📝 Description: Russian artillery and FPV drones attack positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kalynivka.
🖥 id: 18042024.1322
✉️source: https://t.me/ogvmsbr_200Z/1022
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Borova
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 49.379491,37.626593
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian aviation destroyed the temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Borova.
🖥 id: 18042024.1405
✉️source: https://t.me/anna_news/65294
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #StepovaNovoselivka
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 49.651090,37.848779
👩🚀 Squad: #1Army
📝 Description: Russian artillery destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces mortar near Stepova Novoselivka.
🖥 id: 18042024.1615
✉️source: https://t.me/anna_news/65306
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Bohdanivka
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates:00:23 48.609313, 37.884638
00:51 48.607820, 37.879933
👩🚀 Squad: #200Brigade
📝 Description: Russian FPV drones attack Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in Bohdanivka.
🖥 id: 18042024.1635
✉️source: https://t.me/Tourists51/167
Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #NiuYork
🕰 Date: ~18.04.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.297500, 37.842500
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian RBK-500 cluster bomb bombs Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Niu-York.
🖥 id: 18042024.1832
✉️source: https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/16967
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📷 the explosion in Isfahan near the airbase.
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ISRAEL has reportedly BOMBED 7 cities in IRAN.
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BREAKING: Israel has launched an attack against Iran, has hit a site with missiles according to a U.S. official who spoke with ABC News. The attack comes just days after Iran launched 300 drones and missiles at Israel. Commercial flights appear to be avoiding flying over Iran as noted by
. The explosions were reported in the cities of Isfahan and Nata. Video:
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🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 ANOTHER EXPLOSION has been heard in Tabriz, IRAN. ISRAEL is reportedly targeting air bases that were used in the IRANIAN ATTACK on ISRAEL.
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Iranian official: "There's been no airstrike in Isfahan or other parts of the country. They only made a failed and humiliating attempt to fly quadcopters, and they were all shot down."
🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Special Operation, 18 Apr 2024, Main; pub. 19:03⚡️
▪️ Russian aviation and artillery destroyed the operational command post of the Ukrainian troops “North”, as well as two S-300 launchers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported in the summary;
▪️ The AFU lost up to 940 militants over the day, MoD added;
▪️ On the night of 18 April, Russian air defence destroyed two Tochka-U operational-tactical missiles, 19 Vampire missiles, 20 drones and 5 small balloons over the #Belgorod, #Rostov and #Voronezh regions, the MoD noted;
▪️ The House of Representatives has prepared a bill that would allocate $60.84 billion to help #Ukraine. The White House said Biden supported the package and urged Congress to pass it quickly,
▪️ In #Germany, two people were detained on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence services. The German Prosecutor General's Office claims that two suspects were ready to carry out explosions and arson at strategic points in order to delay aid to #Ukraine;
▪️ Ukrainian FM Kuleba said that he met with #US Secretary of State Blinken, they discussed joint efforts aimed at Kiev receiving Patriot air defence systems and missiles for them.
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RFAF Advance at #Belogorovka in #Seversk Sector of #Svatovo Direction⚡️
🇷🇺 The RFAF advanced northeast of the chalk quarry from the Filtration Station around 200 m in northwestern direction towards #Belogorovka (in #LPR, another village with same name is to southwest in #DPR in same sector). Here is the 8 April map of the Previous Advance. (https://t.me/z_arhiv/26467) at this point. Take note of the situation east of the quarry and compare with the fresh map.
🔵 The Situation in #Belogorovka itself has not changed. The RFAF has a foothold in the southern entrance of the chalk quarry. At its eastern rim the RFAF has entrenched within the quarry area.
📌 The recent advance set the garrison and defending forces in the area under increased pressure. The RFAF advance at the side is slowly but steady.
📍Geolocation (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/5171): 48.91768, 38.26049
z_arhiv
Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 18 April 2024⚡️
🔹In the northern #Gaza Strip, the Israel Defence Forces carried out air and artillery strikes on various areas of the capital of the Palestinian enclave. An UNRWA school in western Gaza was also attacked, during which a girl was injured.
🔹In the central part of the Enclave, the northwestern outskirts of Nuseirat, where the IDF recently completed its operation, came under attack from the Israeli Air Force. In response, the Palestinians fired at Israeli positions in the Netzarim area and east of Deir al-Balah.
🔹In the south of the Enclave, Rafah was hit by the Israelis. Up to 11 Palestinians were killed in an air raid. In addition, preparations for the IDF ground operation continue, as evidenced by the deployment of armoured vehicles and the purchase of a large number of tents.
🔹In the West Bank, IDF police operations continue as usual. From yesterday until now, security forces of the Jewish state have detained at least 40 Palestinians accused of collaborating with armed groups.
🔹On the border with #Lebanon, there is mutual shelling. Hezbollah announced that it had struck concentrations of Israeli militants at several military installations. The press service of the IDF reported on the defeat of the positions of the Shiite group and the liquidation of two of its fighters.
📜 RYBAR
⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 18 April 2024⚡️
🔹Russian Troops attacked enemy aircraft at the airfield in #Dnepropetrovsk, and also destroyed a S-300 air defence system, guidance radar and control cabin in the #Lyubimovka area. Meanwhile, the AFU attempted to attack the Russian border area, including using weather balloons and missiles.
🔹In the #Bakhmut direction, the RFAF are advancing on the eastern outskirts of #ChasovYar at the #Kalinovka - Kanal Microdistrict line. In the #Stupochek area, an enemy howitzer and air defence system were hit.
🔹In the #Avdeyevka direction, the Russians pushed the enemy’s defences 2.5 km deep, completely occupying the territory of the #Zarya Gardening Community. Fighting is taking place in the area of the Ocheretino-Uzlovaya substation along Zheleznodorozhnaya Street.
🔹On the southern front of #Avdeyevka direction, fighting continues on the southeastern outskirts of #Krasnogorovka. Russian troops are advancing in the area of Zheleznodorozhnaya Street, using artillery and aviation, and the private sector is being cleared.
🔹In the #Zaporozhye direction, the RFAF are holding positions in #Rabotino, and positional battles continue northeast of #Verbovoye. The enemy once again tried to attack the territory of the #ZNPP with a drone, but the air defence shot down the target.
📜 RYBAR
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'Our command sent us to certain death in the forest belt of Urozhaynoye. There is constant shelling. Drone strikes, grenades dropped. Air strikes. We just have nothing to defend ourselves with. It's certain death,' says the prisoner of war.
He said that he decided to lay down his weapons after reading a note dropped by the Russian drone.
'I saw that the drone dropped a note. I took it and read it. It said, 'AFU soldier, surrender! We guarantee your safety. Otherwise, you will be killed'. So I went out. I was met by a Russian drone. And I went after him and surrendered,' said one AFU serviceman.
He also urged Ukrainian men to preserve their lives: 'Guys, there is no need to die, there is no need to fight. Surrender, you will live. Otherwise, all of you will die'.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
🇮🇱🇮🇷Iranian media report explosions near the airport in Isfahan, writes Reuters
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according to an Iraqi newssite (Engl. edition); 2024-04-19, 21:44 -
"....Iran announced that the recent explosions in Isfahan were the result of Iranian air defenses successfully targeting and downing three drones over the city. This account, presented by Iranian officials, seeks to deflect blame from external forces, particularly Israel and instead points to internal "infiltrators" as the culprits behind the incident....
"....An Iranian official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that there is yet to be confirmation regarding any external involvement in the event. The official clarified, "We have not verified any external attack, and our analysis tends towards the likelihood of infiltration rather than an external assault."...." - https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq/Iraq-warns-against-military-escalation-following-Israeli-airstrikes-on-Iran