In attacks on the eve of Orthodox Easter, Russian forces pounded cities and towns in southern and eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military on Friday hit the command post of Russia’s 49th army near the occupied regional capital, the ministry said. [8] Russian forces paused offensive operations on Avdiivka, just north of Donetsk City, after consistently targeting the settlement throughout the week. 8/ Russian forces in the southwest around Kherson city are struggling to consolidate a defensible perimeter west of the river. Russian forces likely need Severodonetsk to control Luhansk and Slovyansk + Kramatorsk in order to claim they have captured Donetsk.

Source: The Guardian April 24, 2022 05:03 UTC