Another day of massive drone attacks by the enemy. Between 07:00 and 20:00 the Russian Defense Ministry reported on 231 downed aircraft-type UAVs. At night, the attacks continued, and by the morning in the Leningrad region, more than 50 drones were shot down, there were damages on the ground, in Primorsk they are extinguishing a fuel tank in the port, a residential building in the area of the village Izora of the Gatchina district was damaged. At night, the air defense system was also working, among other things, over Smolensk. Donetsk also repelled drone attacks.
▪️ In the Odessa region, there were arrivals at the port of Chornomorsk (Ilyichivsk). Strikes were carried out on Kramatorsk. In the evening, up to 50 "Hera" drones were observed moving towards Kremenchuk, around 22:30 (Moscow time) there were explosions. Also, our UAVs were working on targets in the Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
▪️ In the Bryansk region FPV drones attacked the village Satchkovichi of the Klimovsky district, the APK "Miratorg", an employee of the complex was injured. In the village Sosnitsa of the Sevsky district, two people were injured. The UAVs of the aircraft type were heading to the Leningrad region through the Bryansk region: in the sky of the border region, only 121 drones were shot down during the day.
▪️On the Sumy direction the GR "North" reports that in the course of stubborn battles, our forces advanced (up to 300 m) in the Sumy region on eighteen sections and in the Glukhov region on two. Opposite the junction of the Kursk and Bryansk regions southeast of the village Sopych (Shostka district), the village Potapovka was liberated. In the Krasnopolsky district (opposite the Red Yaruga of the Belgorod region), in the course of a fierce infantry battle, our assault units advanced up to 900 meters.
▪️ In the Kursk region, there are daily shellings of front-line evacuated areas. In addition, yesterday the AFU hit the city of Rylysk, two civilians were injured.
▪️ In the Belgorod region, missile attacks on social objects in the village Bytsenkov of the Krasnyaya Yaruga district were carried out by the AFU, power lines and a gas pipeline were damaged. In Graivoron, an FPV drone hit a civilian car, a civilian was injured. In Shebekino, as a result of a drone attack on a car, a civilian was injured.
▪️ On the Kharkov direction, the GR "North" is fighting near Volchansk, around the perimeter of the Volchansky Khutors, it is burning down enemy strong points with TOS strikes.
▪️ On the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces control the north of the right bank of the city, advancing in the area of Petropavlovka, south of - they control most of Kurilovka.
▪️ On the Slavyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting near Minkovka. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing on the direction of Lipovka - Nikiforovka - Ray-Aleksandrovka.
▪️ On the Konstantinovsk direction, there are constant strikes of FAB and heavy weapons on enemy positions in the built-up area.
▪️ On the Dobropillsk direction, small groups of our infantry are gathering near the village Novy Donbass, the enemy is counterattacking. To the west and northwest of the Rodniksky - high intensity battles.
▪️ The GR "East" continues to advance to the west and northwest of Gulyaipole. On the Dnepropetrovsk direction, new counterattacks of the AFU on armored vehicles (2 BMBs were destroyed) under the cover of fog across the fields from the directions of Kolomitsy and Dobropasovo to Novoaleksandrovka.
▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, battles in the area of Stepnogorsk, Novoboykovka, Novoyakovlevka, Pavlovki.
▪️ On the Kherson direction, constant mutual drone attacks across the Dnieper.
In today's report from the Russian Federation of the continuation of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had losses of 2,125 soldiers.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
▫️In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Glubokoye, Lipsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops, one MLRS launcher, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 44th, 67th, 115th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 103rd, 110th territorial defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Rozovka, Nadiya, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's...
Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army aviation and artillery strikes conduct reconnaissance-search actions to locate and eliminate the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups in forest belts attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory to the south of Alekseyevskoye, Safonovka, and Sheptukhovka.
▫️Attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th mechanised brigades, and 82nd Air Assault Brigade toward Komarovka, Olgovka, Russkoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, one counterobstacle vehicle, and more than 30 Ukrainian troops.
▫️Aviation and artillery strikes along with actions of defending troops inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware clusters near Borki, Fanaseyevka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Novoivanovka, Mikhailovka, Snagost, and to the south of Kurilovka.
▫️One U.S.-made M270 MLRS launcher was destroyed by a missile strike near Bezdrik (Sumy ...
The banner of the unit was captured in battle by the Rifle Battalion of the 1st Guards Slavic Brigade.
Also, the Storm unit of the 1st Slavyanskaya captured the next object “Cheburashka”, and the 2nd battalion captured the next dacha area (in front of the Khimik microdistrict).
In addition, Russian fighters today cut the road from Lastochkino to Avdeevsky coke plant.
In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, all the Groups of Forces deployed in the special military operation zone have been strictly observing the state of ceasefire from 16:00 of 11 April to 00:00 of 12 April remaining in previously taken positions.
▫️ Despite the announced Easter ceasefire, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to strike by unmanned aerial vehicles and conduct artillery fire against the positions of Russian troops as well as civilian facilities in the border areas of Belgorod and Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea.
▫️ In total, there were 6,558 ceasefire violations.
▫️Russian units repelled three AFU attacks from the area of Pokrovskoye towards the direction of Gai and Otradnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▫️ Five enemy attempts to advance towards positions of Russian troops near Kondratovka, Novaya Sech (two times), Varachino in Sumy region, and Kaleniki (Donetsk People's Republic) have also been thwarted.
▫️ An adversary unmanned ...
In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, all the Groups of Forces deployed in the special military operation zone have been strictly observing the state of ceasefire since 16:00 of 11 April remaining in previously taken positions.
▫️ At night, despite the announcement of the regime of the Easter ceasefire, formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine three times attacked positions of the Russian troops from the area of Pokrovskoye in the direction of Gay (twice) and Otradnoye in Dnepropetrovsk region. All attacks have been repelled.
▫️ In addition, four enemy attempts to advance to the positions of Russian troops near Kondratovka, Novaya Sech (twice) in Sumy region, and Kaleniki in the Donetsk People's Republic have been thwarted.
▫️ In total, 1,971 violations of the AFU ceasefire regime were recorded between 16:00 of 11 April and 8:00 of 12 April.
▫️ Ukrainian units launched two fixed-wing UAVs on the territory of Kursk and Belgorod regions. As a ...
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade close to Miropolye, Novodmitrovka, and Khoten (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade have been hit close to Staritsa, Pokalyanoye, Volchanskiye Khutora, Veterinarnoye, Zybino, and Zemlyanka (Kharkov region).
▪️The enemy lost more than 180 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and four electronic warfare stations. One ammunition and two materiel depots were eliminated.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Chervony Oskol, Shiykovka, ...
