Last Week's Summary of Russia,Ukraine War

Apr 16, 2023 9:53 AM

•The Russian military attacked police officers using drones in Kherson and Beryslav, Kherson region, over the past day. Officers were injured.

"The Russian military once again attacked police officers with the help of drones," the Kherson region police reported.

As noted, in Kherson city, a police car was attacked by an UAV. Two police officers were injured, their car was damaged.

•Russian aircraft struck an enterprise located in a border district in Chernihiv region.

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The Operational Command North reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"Around 16:00, the enemy attacked an industrial enterprise in Semenivka district with guided aerial bombs," the report says.

•The video showing the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier has been released for intimidation purposes.

The relevant statement was made by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Daria Zarivna on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

According to Zarivna, this video “finally dehumanizes and demonstrates the whole essence of the terrorist state of Russia”.

In her words, it is also Russia’s psychological operations (PSYOP) used for intimidation purposes.

•If there are no changes in Wagner Group’s war tactics around Bakhmut in Donetsk region, their forces will be exhausted within two months.

Such an opinion was expressed by the spokesman for the Eastern Group of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Serhii Cherevatyi, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"With such intensity as they (the Wagner Group - ed.) are being annihilated today, if they fail to change their war tactics, I think we’re talking two months. This is my subjective outlook. Again, that’s if they don’t re-establish their manpower supply sources," Cherevatyi said.

•A total of 1,374 civilians were killed in the Kyiv region during Russian occupation, and 717 of them were shot dead with small arms.

The relevant statement was made by Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov during a briefing at Media Center Ukraine -Ukrinform.

“A total of 1,374 bodies of victims were discovered. These are Ukrainian civilians who have been killed. Most importantly, 717 out of 1,374 victims were shot dead with small arms, i.e. most people were killed deliberately. A total of 340 people died from mine blast injuries, and the cause of death for 317 people was not established. They could have died naturally during occupation, or due to the lack of medical assistance,” Niebytov told.

•Ukrainian artillery liquidates thousands of Russian soldiers and units of enemy equipment, skillfully combining foreign weapons with domestic artillery systems.

Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, wrote this on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Ukrainian artillery proves its effectiveness. It liquidates thousands of soldiers and units of enemy equipment. Along with foreign weapons, Ukrainian soldiers skillfully combine domestic artillery systems to hit enemy targets on the battlefield," he wrote.

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