Russia's 'West' group reports frontline actions

Russian forces from the 'West' group report combat operations near Krymky and Krasny Liman, claiming to have destroyed Ukrainian artillery and personnel.

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Location

Eastern Ukraine

Updated

Sunday, 19 April 2026 at 03:00 UTC

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Russian military channels have published a summary of actions by the 'West' group of forces for April 18. The report details combat work by a 2S19 'Msta-S' artillery crew from the 236th Artillery Brigade, offensive battles in the direction of the settlement of Krymky, and an advance in the Krasny Liman area. The summary also claims the destruction of a Ukrainian 'Gvozdika' self-propelled howitzer and the infliction of casualties on Ukrainian soldiers.

e/eineurope · topic · T-01152cycle Sunday, 19 April 2026 at 03:00 UTC · first reported 19 Apr