Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 22
Illustrative photo: Ukraine's General Staff updated battle maps on April 22 (Getty Images)
Over the last day, 165 combat engagements were registered along the entire frontline. Yesterday, Russians launched one missile and 137 air strikes on Ukraine, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also yesterday, the Russians launched 3 missiles and dropped 253 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they launched 2,651 kamikaze drones and fired 5,832 times at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, including 122 times from multiple launch rocket systems.
Russia carried out air strikes, in particular, in the vicinity of populated areas:
- Marine, Krasnopillia, Vysoke, Mala Rybytsia, Myropilske, Prokhody, Studenok, Uhroidy in Sumy region;
- Oleksandropil, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Muravka, Novodarivka, Dachne in Donetsk region;
- Malynivka, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novoyakovlivka, Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia region.
Frontlines
In the Kupiansk sector, Russia attacked twice over the last day. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russian assaults near Petropavlivka and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, Russia attacked 25 times, trying to advance near the settlements of Nove, Nadiia, Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Myrne, Kolodiazi, Torske, and in the direction of Novyi Myr and Zelena Dolyna.
In the Siversk sector, Russia attacked Ukrainian troops' positions twice in the areas of Verkhniokamianske and Pereizne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, 4 combat clashes were registered near Vasiukivka, Chasiv Yar, Markove, and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, Russia carried out 23 attacks near the localities of Toretsk, Diliyivka, and Shcherbynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 61 Russian assault and offensive actions in the areas of Sukha Balka, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Sukhyi Yar, Vodiane Druhe, Kotlyne, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Nadiivka, Troitske, Tarasivka, Promin, Lysivka, Udachne, Preobrazhenka, Kotliarivka, Andriivka, and in the direction of Oleksandropil, Novopavlivka, Berezivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Russia attacked Ukrainian positions 19 times near Kostiantynopil, Vilne Pole, Pryvilne, Novosilka, Rozlyv, and in the direction of Odradne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 3 Russian attacks in the direction of Stepove and Novodanylivka.
Russians conducted 2 offensives in the Prydniprovskyi sector, but were unsuccessful.
No active Russian offensives were registered in the Kharkiv and Huliaipole sectors.
In the Kursk sector, 21 firefights took place yesterday. Russia carried out 27 air strikes, dropped 45 guided bombs, and fired 336 artillery rounds, including 8 from multiple launch rocket systems.
No signs of the formation of Russian offensive groups were detected on the Volyn and Polissia sectors.
Russia's losses
Ukrainian soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the Russian occupation forces and actively undermine Russia's offensive potential in the rear.
Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit 10 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, 2 control points, and 6 Russian artillery systems.
In total, the Russian invaders suffered 1,130 casualties over the last day. Ukrainian troops also neutralized 4 tanks, 19 armored combat vehicles, 26 artillery systems, one air defense system, 118 operational and tactical drones, and 134 units of Russian vehicles.
