Ukrainian Forces Repulse 29 Russian Assaults Around Urozhaine, Marinka

The fighting is relentless as Russia tries to take advantage of Ukraine's current, politically motivated US aid decline. JL 

Militarnyi reports:

In the Novopavlivka, Donetsk sector, (Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostiantynivka, Vodiane, and Urozhaine) the Russians tried to break through Ukrainian defenses 29 times. At Krasnohorivka, near Marinka, Ukrainian soldiers backed with HMMWVs moved to houses seized by Russian troops and opened heavy fire. Ukrainian fighters then threw explosives into the houses. The Russian assault was repelled, and failed to gain a foothold. "We are constantly catching single Russian soldiers, reinforced by special forces, who try to advance towards our positions on ATVs. These are desperate assault maneuvers."

Servicemen backed with HMMWVs knocked Russian invaders out of houses in Krasnohorivka.

Soldiers of the 109th Territorial Defense Brigade took part in the battle.

Now Krasnohorivka has become the epicenter of the Russian offensive in the Novopavlivka sector.

 

Russian invaders tried to gain a foothold in the houses on Vatutin Street in Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region.

 

To prevent this from happening, the Ukrainian soldiers backed with HMMWVs moved to houses seized by Russian troops. As the HMMWVs approached the houses, the soldiers opened heavy fire. Ukrainian fighters then threw explosives into the houses and drove away.

Ukrainian soldiers backed with HMMWVs on the outskirts of Krasnohorivka during the fighting. April 2024. Ukraine. Frame from the video of the 109th Brigade

“Our soldiers were engaged in close combat in the urban area, mortar gunners supported them, and meanwhile kamikaze drone pilots were hitting enemy vehicles trying to break through our defense,” the military said.The brigade noted that the Russian assault had been repelled, and the enemy had failed to gain a foothold.

Krasnohorivka, near Mariinka, in the Novopavlivka sector of the frontline, remains one of the epicenters of the Russian army’s offensive in recent days.

Battlefield on the deepstatemap

“We are constantly catching single Russian soldiers, who are reinforced by special forces, who tried to advance towards our positions on ATVs. These are desperate assaultmen, that is, the mobilized ones are reinforced. They want to strike and break through the defense in one place. This is their maneuver. They have concentrated their fist there,” said Serhii Tsehotskyi, an officer of the 59th Separate Motorized Brigade “Yakiv Handziuk”.

 

On April 13, the Ukrainian General Staff reported that in the Novopavlivka sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces had continued to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostiantynivka, Vodiane, and Urozhaine in the Donetsk region. The enemy tried to break through the Ukrainian defense 29 times.

Russian military during an attack on Ukrainian positions near Krasnohorivka. April 2024. Ukraine. Frame from the video of the 109th Brigade

As previously reported, the mobile workshop purchased by the volunteers has already repaired hundreds of American HMMWVs.