Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on April 14

Russian troops launched missile strikes on the AFU rear positions in Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Kostayntynivka.

The Ukrainian command deliberately deploys military objects within the city limits, using civilians as a "human shield."

▪️Heavy positional battles continue on the Bilohorivka-Spyrne line.

TheAFU have deployed additional reserves to the combat zone, which allowed them to stabilize the front line.

▪️The storming of Bakhmut is coming to a climax: the AFU are suffering heavy losses and losing positions in the western part of the city.

The redeploying of reserves is blocked by the fire of Russian artillery acting on the flanks.

▪️In the northern quarters, the Wagner PMC assault groups established full control over the area near the Rose Alley.

In the center, the AFU are trying to hold the railway station, where heavy fighting has been going on for several days.

▪️Active fighting is taking place along Korsunskiy Street in the southern part of the city.

The AFU are building defenses, relying on high-rise buildings that are used as strongpoints

▪️Russian troops continue to expand the zone of control west of Novobakhmutivka on the Avdiivka sector.

As a result of successful combat operations, several enemy defensive positions near the road to Kostyantynivka have been destroyed.

▪️Ukrainian forces continue to inflict artillery strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In Horlivka, Kindergarten No. 15, residential buildings, and a heat pipeline were damaged, and part of the city was left without electricity.