On the Ukrainian front, since the morning of April 16, the situation has remained tense and filled with active fighting
According to reports from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of the evening, over ninety-two clashes of varying scale and nature took place within the day, indicating ongoing heavy battles on several front lines. The main efforts of the enemy were observed in the Pokrovsk direction, where the occupiers made 29 attempts to advance, conducting active offensive operations in the areas of the occupied settlements. This once again confirms the strategic importance of this part of the front for Russian troops. Overall, on other key directions, the situation is no less tense: Ukrainian defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks, holding their positions and thwarting breakthrough attempts. Russian forces carried out one missile strike and 77 airstrikes over Ukraine in the past day, using two cruise missiles and dropping 128 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, Russia actively used unmanned aerial vehicles — over a thousand kamikaze drones — and conducted over four thousand shellings on Ukrainian military positions and populated areas, demonstrating a systematic escalation tactic and attempts to intimidate civilians. In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy twice attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses in the areas of Vovchansk and Zapadny, but both attempts were successfully repelled. In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces continued offensive actions, focusing on the areas of Petropavlivka, Nova Kruhliakivka, Bohuslavka, and Zurizove. Ukrainian troops held back the enemy here, preventing it from advancing. In the Lyman direction, hostile forces launched 15 attacks in the areas of Nadiya, Novosergiivka, Hrekivka, and Novomykhailivka. Ukrainian troops successfully repelled all these attempts, maintaining their positions and preventing occupiers from achieving their objectives. Intense battles continue in the Siverskyi direction, where Ukrainian soldiers managed to repulse nine Russian attacks in the areas of Hryhorivka, Ivano-Daryivka, Vyimka, and Verkhnokamianske. The occupiers attempted to break through defenses in these areas but were unsuccessful, and Ukrainian defenders forced the enemy to retreat. In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces launched five assault attempts in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Kurdiumivka, and Stupochki, but Ukrainian units held their ground and maintained their positions. A similar situation is observed in the Toretsk direction, where the enemy tried to advance eight times in the areas of Toretsk and Leoniivka, but all attacks were repelled. Additionally, in the Pokrovsk direction over the past day, Russians made 29 attempts to penetrate Ukrainian positions. The enemy attacked in the areas of several settlements — Oleksandro pole, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Zviriv, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Preobrazhenka, Troyitske, Andriivka, and Bohdanivka — as well as near Stara Mykolaivka and Serhiivka. Ukrainian defenders actively maintained their defenses and repelled all these attempts. In the Novopavlivka direction, the situation remains tense: the enemy conducted 15 attacks in the areas of Kostyantynivka, Rozlyv, Bagatyry, and Pryvilne, but Ukrainian forces hold their ground and prevent the enemy from breaking through. Meanwhile, on the Orekhiv direction, Russians carried out six attacks in the areas of Lobkove, Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Stepove, and Kamianske; however, Ukrainian defenders bravely hold their positions and repulse each attempt. In the Dnipro direction, Russian troops conducted three offensive actions, one of which is ongoing, while in the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces defended their positions in ten separate assault attacks, demonstrating the strong resistance of Ukrainian defenders in this strategically important zone. Overall, it can be stated that Ukrainian military personnel demonstrate high combat resilience and do not give the enemy any chances of breakthrough. Meanwhile, the situation remains tense, and hostilities continue from all fronts, confirming that the struggle for the country’s independence is ongoing daily and requires maximum attention and support from the entire Ukrainian society.