As a result of shelling by Ukrainian armed formations on the morning of April 13, a woman was killed in the Donetsk People's Republic. A civilian was also injured.

The representative office of the DPR in the JCCC clarified that the deceased was a woman from Panteleymonovka born in 1973, while a man born in 1964 was injured in the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk.

"Wounded as a result of Ukrainian armed aggression, a resident of Panteleymonivka died from her injuries. Bright memory, "wrote in his Telegram channel the mayor of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko

In total, the territory of the republic over the past day was shelled 18 times by the Ukrainian military, who fired 109 units of various ammunition. As a result of the shelling, four residential buildings were damaged.

At the same time, the representative office of the LPR in the JCCC reported that the armed forces of Ukraine shelled a hospital in the city of Svatovo.

"At 06:30, the VFU recorded shelling of the city of Svatovo (LPR) using HIMARS MLRS (three missiles). As a result of the shelling, the Svatovskaya Central District Multidisciplinary Hospital was damaged. Information about the victims and injuries is being clarified," the report said.

Russia vs NATO

The risk of an armed clash between Russia and NATO is increasing, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

"The risks, unfortunately, are increasing. Everyone understands this," he said in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.

As an example, Grushko cited the evolution of the security situation in the Baltic region: "The most militarily and politically calm region has been turned into a zone of military rivalry by the joint efforts of NATO."

"Due to the increase in the line of contact between Russia and NATO by 1.2 thousand km, the risks are multiplying," the Russian deputy foreign minister stated.

On April 4, Finland officially joined the North Atlantic Alliance, becoming its 31st member. In this regard, NATO's land border with Russia has more than doubled.

Russian Armed Forces Used Thermite Shells

The Russian military hit the firing position of Ukrainian fighters in the Donetsk direction with the help of thermite shells, RIA Novosti reported.

It is noted that this type of weapon is associated with the Grad multiple launch rocket system. Shells ignite during a rupture and cause a fire that cannot be extinguished, since the combustion temperature reaches 2.3-2.7 thousand ° C.

"The West"

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops disrupted three rotations of Ukrainian troops, as well as two sabotage and reconnaissance groups, said Colonel Sergei Zybinsky, head of the press center of the Zapad grouping.

At the same time, during the counter-battery struggle, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery gun and a tank were destroyed with high-precision Krasnopol ammunition.

"In the vicinity of the village of Ivanovka, the crew of the 120-mm mortar "Sani" under the command of Sergeant Vadim Danilenko destroyed the enemy's EW station with a high-explosive fragmentation mine," he added.

Vostok

The head of the press center of the Vostok group, Alexander Gordeev, spoke about the activities of the units over the past day. In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, two reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, up to five militants were eliminated. A Leleka unmanned aerial vehicle was also shot down.

In the Zaporozhye direction, a self-propelled artillery unit destroyed a car and three militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were moving to the area of the village of Kamianske.

During the counter-battery struggle, an enemy howitzer in the Area of Orekhov was destroyed.