Russian forces are making “attempts to capture the village of Ivanivske and the outskirts of Bohdanivka at any cost” in an attempt to break through to the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, the Khortytsia operational-strategic group spokesperson, Nazar Voloshyn, said on national television on April 23.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has presented the Order of the Golden Star to the military personnel who were awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine and to the families of the fallen Heroes, and also bestowed the Cross of Military Merit upon Ukrainian soldiers.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have repelled 115 attacks by Russian troops in the combat zone over the past day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 21 April Details: Over the past day, 115 combat clashes took place at the front line.