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Since February 24, the Russian military has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine to denazify and demilitarize the country.
The KP.RU website publishes online the latest news about the Russian military special operation in Ukraine on April 26, 2023.
During the evacuation of civilians from the western regions of Artemovsk in the DPR, one of the snipers of the Ukrainian nationalist battalion changed into civilian clothes, trying to escape in this way, a fighter of the Wagner group said.
He added that civilians are found in houses and basements.
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko spoke about the non-combat losses of the Ukrainian army due to the conflict between units. As a result of the conflict APU lost about 10 fighters, three of which are irretrievably lost. The incident will be investigated by the military prosecutor’s office and the SBU.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of up to 360 fighters and mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction over the past day.
The main battles in this direction are taking place in Artemovsk, assault detachments, supported by the Airborne Forces and tactical aviation, continue to liberate the western part of the city and prevent the transfer of APU reserves.
Russian Armed Forces activity of four Ukrainian sabotage groups was stopped in the Kupyansk direction in the LPR and Kharkov region.
On the Donetsk direction, in Artemovsk, Russian assault squads continue to actively destroy enemy troops.