The Russian army cleared the urban area of ​​Mariupol, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the losses of the Ukrainian army. URA.RU brings the main news about the special operation in Ukraine by the evening of April 16.

• The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the military had cleared the urban area of ​​Mariupol. 2.5 thousand nationalists remain blocked at the Azovstal plant;

• The Ukrainian army has lost more than 23,000 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, 2,500-3,000 soldiers were killed and 10,000 wounded;

• Russia struck at an armored plant in Kiev and a military equipment repair shop in Nikolaev, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Russian aviation shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft near Izyum;

• The crew of the cruiser Moskva, which sank during a storm, will continue to serve in the Russian Navy, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Cruiser traditions will be preserved and continued;

• The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at civilians in the cities of Vasilyevka and Tokmak (Zaporozhye region), as a result, one person was killed and five more were injured. Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired rockets "Grad" Donetsk , they wounded a teenager;

• The Russian military evacuated about 100 refugees from the liberated city of Izyum, Kharkiv region, from under shelling .