General Staff: Ukrainian forces carry out 5 strikes on Russian concentration areas.

Ukrainian forces carried out five strikes on Russian concentration areas and anti-aircraft missile systems on April 16, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported[1]. According to the General Staff, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian command and control center, anti-aircraft missile systems, a concentration of Russian troops and equipment, and an ammunition depot. As Ukraine celebrated Orthodox Easter on April 16, Russian forces fired over 50 missiles and aerial bombs[2], killing and injuring civilians.

Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv oblasts were struck with 25 S-300 surface-to-air missiles, according to Ukraine's General Staff. Russian forces hit Snihurivka in Mykolaiv Oblast with 10 missiles killing two teenagers[3]. Russian forces also shelled over 70 settlements in Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

Russian troops shelled a church[4] in Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring two civilians.

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine celebrates Orthodox Easter under Russian bombardment Key developments on April 16: * Russia fires over 50 missiles, bombs at Ukraine as country celebrates Orthodox Easter * 130 Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity on Orthodox Easter * Italy-provided howitzers reportedly in use in Ukraine As Ukraine celebrated Orthodox Easter on April...

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1. ^ reported (www.facebook.com)
2. ^ over 50 missiles and aerial bombs (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ killing two teenagers (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ shelled a church (kyivindependent.com)
5. ^ Ukraine war latest: Ukraine celebrates Orthodox Easter under Russian bombardmentKey developments on April 16: * Russia fires over 50 missiles, bombs at Ukraine as country celebrates Orthodox Easter * 130 Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity on Orthodox Easter * Italy-provided howitzers reportedly in use in Ukraine As Ukraine celebrated Orthodox Easter on April... (kyivindependent.com)