The Russian occupiers decided to completely block entry and exit from the temporarily occupied Crimea from April 30, so that its residents could not avoid the spring conscription campaign. At the same time, as the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported, an increase in the grouping of enemy troops in the Zaporozhye direction was recorded - measures for the logistical support of the occupying forces were recorded.

Russian troops concentrated in the Izyum direction 25 battalion tactical groups from the 1st Tank Army, the 20th and 35th combined arms armies and the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District, the airborne troops of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. The enemy is trying to conduct an offensive in the direction of the settlement of Zavody, has reached the northern outskirts of Dubrovnoye and is trying to gain a foothold here.

Also, about seven battalion tactical groups from the 6th combined arms army, coastal troops of the Baltic and Northern fleets continue to partially block the city of Kharkov and carry out shelling of units of our troops and critical infrastructure.

Over the past 24 hours, the fighting has been especially active in the Donetsk and Tauride directions.. In particular, there was an assault near the village of Zarechnoye and is trying to attack Rubezhnoye. Defensive battles continue near Novoshkivsky and Popasnaya, and the invaders are trying to storm Maryinka with the support of artillery.

In the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction, after artillery shelling, the enemy tried to conduct reconnaissance in force in the Trudolyubovka area, suffered losses and retreated to previously occupied positions.

The enemy continues to suffer losses. According to available information, on April 20 of this year, another batch of wounded servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation (about 220 people) and more than 50 bodies of the dead invaders were delivered to the central district hospital of the city of Novoaydar.

In addition, the battalion tactical group of the 136th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 58th combined arms army of the Southern Military District, operating in the Kurakhovsky direction, suffered significant losses in manpower (up to 250 people) and lost up to 10 units of rocket and receiver systems.

Also, according to the available information of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the personnel of the 150th motorized rifle division of the 8th combined arms army of the Southern Military District did not receive the so-called "

Intelligence notes that in the temporarily occupied territories, enemy units continue to block the movement of the local population, rob and artificially bring a humanitarian crisis closer - they destroy critical infrastructure facilities and block the delivery of humanitarian supplies from the territory of Ukraine. There are cases of executions of civilians and volunteers.

On the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions over the past day, ten attacks by Russian invaders were repulsed, six tanks, eight armored and fifteen vehicles, four artillery systems were destroyed.

Over the previous day, the Air Force destroyed fifteen air targets: nine UAVs, three aircraft and three helicopters.