Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on April 1-2nd 2023

▪️Our colleague Vladlen Tatarsky, militiaman of the Second Army Corps, war correspondent, was killed in the terrorist attack in St Petersburg. The explosion occurred during a meeting with subscribers in a cafe on the University embankment. 25 people were wounded. ▪️Russian military launched artillery and missile strikes on AFU’s identified positions in the north of Kharkiv region. Ukrainian units’ ammunition depot was destroyed near Izbyts’ke. ▪️At Kup’yans’k sector, Russian servicemen detected and destroyed 5 enemy’s sabotage-reconnaissance groups. Also, concentrated artillery fire disrupted AFU units’ rotation at forward positions near Dvorichne. ▪️At Lyman sector, despise of adverse weather conditions, severe positional fighting is carry on along the entire line of contact. Russian assault units are constantly moving forward and seizing AFU’s fortified areas. ▪️In the north of Bakhmut, Wagner PMC’s units continue to advance in Selishchensky district, took control of the school building No. 24. In the Artemivsk non-ferrous metal processing plant industrial zone area, Russian units came close to the railway station. ▪️The command of the Wagner PMC announced the capture of the Bakhmut district administration. Legally, the town is under the control of Russian forces. The enemy is retreating with fighting to reserve positions in the western part of the city. ▪️Ukrainian units once again shelled Melitopol’ with HIMARS and Vilkha MLRS: the locomotive depot and civilian infrastructure were hit. At least six people were wounded as a result of the hits. Gas supply disruptions in some parts of the city