Ukrainian special operations forces called in a HIMARS strike that destroyed a rare Russian Zhitel air defense radar system.
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Ukrainian special operations forces called in a HIMARS strike that destroyed a rare Russian Zhitel air defense radar system.
Russia had deployed additional troops on the Bakhmut front and had begun to use artillery more effectively in the area, achieving some success.
One civilian was killed in Vuhledar and eight more people were wounded in Bakhmut, Toretsk, and Novokalynove due to Russian attacks.
Wagner forces are reportedly continuing to commit war crimes by beheading Ukrainian servicemen in Bakhmut.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlements of Hryhorivka and Khromov.
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Source story: day-414a-2023-04-14