Donetsk Oblast
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded 55 combat engagements at the front as of 4:00 PM. The enemy shelled border areas.
The occupiers are openly transporting equipment to the north of Donetsk region. Mobile checkpoints have been set up in Mariupol near Azovstal to escort enemy convoys.
Defense Forces hit the Gvardiyske oil depot and the Krymska station in Russia. Three ammunition depots and UAV control points in the occupied territories were also destroyed.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the return of 182 people home. Among those released are wounded soldiers who had been in captivity since 2022.
On Easter, rain is expected in most regions, and the air temperature will reach +14 degrees. In Kyiv, precipitation will occur, with temperatures reaching +9 during the day.
The occupiers send up to 65 units of transport daily to replenish losses. Manpower from Crimea and occupied Kherson region arrives in the north of Donetsk region.
Serhiy Sirchenko left the post of commander of the 11th Army Corps after 500 days of service. The dismissal took place against the backdrop of the occupation of Siversk by Russian troops.
Patrol officers helped a 70-year-old widower from Donetsk region fix his car. It is currently known that the man has already settled in a house in Kirovohrad region.
Defense forces destroyed ammunition and fuel depots in three regions. The disabling of oil refinery units in Nizhny Novgorod has been confirmed.
The State Special Transport Service is building anti-drone structures in two strategic directions of the Donetsk region. The work will be completed by the end of the month to protect logistics.
Three DPR officials are accused of illegally taking children from the Teremok orphanage. The children have not been returned to Ukraine; 12 of them have been placed in Russian families.
The President signed a decree on sanctions against five Russian cultural figures. Among them are pavilion commissioner Anastasia Karneeva and Mikhail Shvydkoy.
The President awarded cities in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and other regions for their resilience. In total, 26 Ukrainian cities now hold this honorary status.
Defense Forces attacked an oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai and UAV warehouses. Tor M1 air defense system and logistics facilities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions were also destroyed.
Due to Russian aggression, 1,723 monuments and 2,524 infrastructure sites have been affected. The greatest destruction was recorded in the Kharkiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions.
Frosts down to -3 degrees Celsius and wet snow are expected in a number of regions in Ukraine. Daytime temperatures in most regions will not exceed 7 degrees Celsius.
Ukraine's defense forces attacked oil depots in Feodosia and Hvardiiske. UAV warehouses, ammunition depots, and electronic warfare positions in the occupied territories were also hit.
Counterintelligence prevented an assassination attempt on the head of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine. The perpetrator planned a remote explosion near the entrance in the morning.
The Unmanned Systems Forces attacked an oil depot in Crimea and destroyed Buk and Tor air defense systems and a Zoopark radar. UAV and ammunition depots in the occupied territories were also hit.
Another 28 residents of Donetsk region, including pensioners and people with disabilities, arrived in Rivne. The IDPs will be accommodated in three communities of the region.
The Defense Forces damaged the Shesharisy oil terminal, the Grushovaya oil depot, and a Russian frigate. UAV control points and troop concentrations were also hit.
Due to attacks and a storm, consumers in 15 regions of Ukraine were left without electricity. The Ministry of Energy does not plan consumption restrictions but asks for prudence.
Defense forces shot down and suppressed 77 enemy drones of various types. 31 attack UAVs were hit, and the enemy attack is currently ongoing.
Counterintelligence detained an unemployed man who was transmitting coordinates of the Defense Forces and warehouses to the enemy. The perpetrator faces life imprisonment for treason.
In the occupied Donetsk region, mass cases of violence against children by Russian military personnel are being recorded. Data is being collected to control information and conceal crimes.
Russian troops shelled the residential area of Sloviansk with MLRS. As a result of the attack, one person was killed and five were wounded, including a child born in 2017.
The State Emergency Service warns of frosts down to -3 degrees Celsius and strong wind gusts on April 7-9. The bad weather threatens the work of energy workers, transport, and fruit trees.
Starting Monday, an atmospheric front will bring rain and strong winds up to 20 m/s. In the middle of the week, a drop in temperature and wet snow in some places are expected.
The General Staff noted that the refinery is of strategic importance, providing fuel to both the civilian sector and the Russian army.
Occupying military enlistment offices are ignoring deferments for full-time students to fulfill the mobilization plan. Young men are immediately sent for military training.