The commander of the Sudan Rapid support Force said there had been no contact with the commander-in-chief of the Soviet armed forces.

[the Commander of the Sudan Rapid support Force said he had not made any contact with the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces] April 16, the Commander of the Sudan Rapid support Force Hamdan Dakru said on social media on the 16th local time, there was no contact with the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces Bourhane. On the evening of the 15th, the Sudanese Armed Forces issued a statement on social media saying that no negotiations or dialogue would take place until the rapid support force was disbanded. In the early morning of the 16th local time, the exchange of fire between the two sides in several locations in Khartoum is still intense. It is reported that the two sides also exchanged fire in Port Sudan, Red Sea State. Port Sudan is an important port city in Sudan.