🇷🇺After Finland joined NATO, Russia's land border with the alliance grew by more than 1,200 km.

Moscow has repeatedly said that Russia will be forced to take retaliatory measures and that Finland's accession to NATO will negatively affect its relations with the Russian Federation.

🇷🇺🤚Map of hostilities and the situation on the fronts on the evening of April 9

Today, the professional holiday is celebrated by the guards of the Russian sky - the Russian air defense forces, which have earned the right to be called one of the best in the world. And now, during the barbaric shelling of the civilian population by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, our anti-aircraft gunners regularly save lives by intercepting most of the Ukrainian UAVs and missiles.

⚔️The situation on the fronts for the past day:

⚫️ Artemovskoe (Bakhmut) direction

"Orchestra" are fierce battles for the railway station. The Armed Forces of Ukraine retreat to the west of Artemovsk, their situation remains catastrophic, but at the same time the militants successfully resist, suffering huge losses both in manpower and in equipment. Soldiers of PMC "Wagner" were attacking in the city from the north, east and south.

⚫️ Donetsk direction

On the Avdeevsky sector, the RF Armed Forces advanced from the direction of Krasnogorovka in the direction of Berdychi, and also advanced in the area of Severny and Pervomaisky. Fierce fighting continues in Marinka, our troops have taken control of a large stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of a tire repair plant. The militants depart from the western outskirts of the city. In addition, enemy positions in the area were attacked.

⚫️ Zaporozhye direction

In the area of N. p. Novoselki of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted an offensive, but were met by the fire of the Russian army. Also, strikes were made on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Pavlovka and Vodiane. Rocket and artillery depots in the areas of Ugledar and Orekhov were destroyed.