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Current information on the situation on the front line on April 6 (updated)

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[NewsFront] 21:40 A serviceman with the call sign "Rio" is the commander of an assault squad. During the rotation, his group was discovered and attacked by enemy UAVs, but the task was completed, and the assault aircraft got out to his own.

20:54 Militants of the Kyiv regimeturned intothe temple into a combat position. Opposite the altar they set up an ammunition depot, and FPV drones were launched right from the gates.

"They had a stronghold here, they launched drones from here at both civilians and military personnel. The churches were used for the most unfavorable intention and direction," said Archpriest Alexander, rector of the Church of the Holy Archangel Michael.

While fleeing, the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants stole several ancient icons, but most of the sacred objects were saved. The church relics have already been sent for restoration.

"Everything will be restored. Our Fatherland and all other regions, they are with us. And together we will work. We will defeat the enemy, and nothing will overcome us. We are strong in spirit," the rector is confident.

20:23 Naval infantry of the Northern Fleet are holding control in the island zone of the Dnieper River delta.

One of the fighters is a guard private with the call sign “Black”.

He carried out missions on the front lines of defense for more than 120 days under constant enemy fire.

19:37 Armed Forces of Ukraine leave NATO armored vehicles during a counterattack in the Kuplyansk direction. The "West" group of forces continues to push back Ukrainian troops from the Khar'kov region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to prevent our forces from forming pincers around Kupyansk.

18:11 Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that Ukrainian Armed Forces drones attacked eight settlements in the region

In the Shebekinsky District, in the village of Rzhevka, a drone detonated on the ground - windows were knocked out and a fence was damaged in a nearby house.

In the city of Shebekino, a drone strike knocked out windows in a private house.

Near the village of Belyanka, a drone attacked a service vehicle of an agricultural enterprise parked in a field - the car's body and wheels were damaged.

In the village of Voznesenovka, as a result of an FPV drone attack on the territory of a private house, windows were knocked out in a residential building and a summer kitchen.

In the village of Nizhneye Berezovo-Vtoroe, as a result of a drone attack, the glazing of a passenger car was damaged.

In the village of Berezovka in the Borisovsky district, an explosive device was dropped from a drone - the roof of a private house was broken.

In the Krasnoyarsk district, in the village of Vyazovskoy, as a result of a drone attack, windows were broken and the wall of a private house was damaged.

In the village of Gayevka in the Volokonovsky district, a drone attacked a passenger car parked on the territory of an agricultural enterprise - the vehicle's body was damaged. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties among civilians.

17:01 A UAV operator of the 14th Separate Guards Special Forces Brigade of the "East" group of forces with the call sign "Barney" destroyed a shelter for Ukrainian military personnel in the South Donetsk direction, -video.

16:41 The situation in the Kherson direction is stably tense

The enemy's main focusis comingon UAVs. They are assembled in dozens of improvised workshops in Kherson itself, launched near the river and used to strike. In addition, industrial drones are used to mine the left bank.

The enemy uses anti-personnel mines camouflaged to match the terrain type. Attempts to force the Dnieper in small groups have also become more frequent. The enemy is trying to land groups on our bank from floating craft that are paired with mined backings to distract attention.

16:06 As a result of the strike by the Russian Armed Forces, damaged office of Ukrainian propagandists. There was no direct hit, the blow fell on another object, the building was damaged by the blast wave.

15:29 Russian troops, using FPV drones, destroyed two T-72 tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the villages of Verolyubovka and Konstantinopol in the Donetsk People's Republic region.

15:05 Sappers of the Dnepr group provide security of Russian units, conducting engineering reconnaissance and defusing mines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

14:00 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kursk region.

The formations of a mechanized, tank, three airborne assault brigades and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gornal, Guevo, and Oleshnya.

Strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Gornal, Guevo, Oleshnya, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Budivelnoye, Vladimirovka, Vodolaghi, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolskoye, Sadki, Shalygino, Yunakovka and Yablonovka in the Sumy region.

Over the course of 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 170 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 12 cars, as well as three UAV control points and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

13:48 Units of the North group of forces during offensive operations released the settlement of Basovka, Sumy region.

13:46 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of April 6, 2025

Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against the central artillery base of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as defense industry enterprises involved in the production of UAVs. The strike's objective was achieved. The objects were hit.

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours amounted to 1,201 servicemen, 18 combat armored vehicles, 34 automobiles, 19 field artillery guns, four ammunition depots, two supply depots, seven electronic warfare stations, one tank and one repair and recovery vehicle.

The Sever group struck mechanized brigades and territorial defense in the Sumy region.

The "West" group improved its positions and attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces and border guards in the Khar'kov region and the LPR. The "South" and "Center" groups will strike several Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Vostok and Dnepr groups took advantageous positions and struck the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several regions of Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporizhia.

13:18 Tonight the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against the central artillery base of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as defense industry enterprises involved in the production of UAVs. The strike's objective was achieved. The objects were hit.

12:55 Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched seven attacks on Russian energy infrastructure facilities.

In the Republic of Crimea:
- April at 06.43 a Ukrainian UAV damaged the high-voltage line Ostrovskaya - Kovylnoye of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea "Krymenergo".

In the Bryansk region:
– On April 5 at 12:52, the Khvoshchevskaya power facility (branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Bryanskenergo) was attacked. Household consumers in the Sevsky district were left without power supply.

– On April 5 at 14.20, a high-voltage line of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Bryanskenergo was attacked using a strike UAV. Some household consumers in the Sevsky district were left without power supply.

– On April 5 at 14.53, a high-voltage power line of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Bryanskenergo was attacked again using a strike UAV. Due to a broken wire, some household consumers in the Suzemsky district were left without power supply.

In the Rostov region:
– On April 6 at 01:16, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV on the Rostovskaya power facility (branch of PJSC Rosseti – Rostov PMES), a high-voltage line was disconnected.

In the Voronezh region:
– On April 6 at 06:05, as a result of a UAV attack, the low-pressure overhead steel gas distribution pipeline of Gazprom Gas Distribution Voronezh OJSC was damaged.

– On April 6 at 07.43, as a result of a UAV attack, the low-pressure above-ground steel gas distribution pipeline of Gazprom Gas Distribution Voronezh OJSC was damaged.

12:34 Russian troops beat off a nighttime attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to make a breakthrough in the Demidovka area in the Belgorod region.

12:25 Russian fighters are reported to have reached the western and southern outskirts of the village of Guevo in the Kursk region. A Russian flag has been installed on the territory of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, –video.

11:29 In the Zaporizhzhya direction liquidated Sergeant Vyacheslav Kucheruk, a fighter of the Ukrainian International Legion.

10:44 Russian UAV operators of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the South group of forces discovered and destroyed an M-113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Shcherbinovka in the DPR.

10:07 Frontline report for the morning of 06.05.2025

Zaporizhzhya Front. Russian troops continue to develop the offensive in several areas. In the Lobkovoe area, an attempt to counterattack the Ukrainian Armed Forces using armored vehicles was repelled. Fighting continues on the southeastern outskirts of Kamenskoye, where the Russian Armed Forces are attacking enemy positions.

Donetsk Front. Heavy fighting continues here in several directions. Russian troops continue to develop the offensive in the direction of Bogatyr, gradually expanding their zone of control in this area. Heavy fighting continues in the Pokrovsk direction. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Udachny. In Kotlino, the enemy attempted to counterattack, but was unsuccessful. Counter-attacks continue in the Shevchenko area.

Kursk Region. The control zone in the settlement of Guevo has been expanded, advances have been confirmed by objective control personnel. The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance toward Oleshnya, dislodging the enemy from occupied positions. Russian troops are also fighting in the Sumy Region.

Belgorod Region. No significant changes in the LBS. Heavy fighting continues in the area of Dmitrovka and Popovka. All attempts to expand the bridgehead end unsuccessfully for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but despite this, the attacks continue. Also, there have been repeated reports of the accumulation of forces and resources in the enemy's rear areas.

9:03 FPV drones of the Sparta battalion of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces successfully tracked down and destroyed a Kozak armored vehicle and three vehicles of Ukrainian nationalists. Precise drone strikes caused serious damage to the enemy's logistics, depriving it of mobility and the ability to quickly supply its units.

9:54 In the Sumy direction, the operator of the FPV reconnaissance UAV GV "Sever" revealed a camouflaged position of a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The coordinates were immediately transmitted for fire destruction, -video.

9:00 A criminal case on the murder of a resident of the village of Dmitryukov in the Kursk region by Ukrainian militants.

During an inspection of the residential sector of the Dmitryukov farm in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region, the body of a civilian with signs of violent death was discovered in one of the houses.

The collected data indicate that this crime was committed by representatives of Ukrainian armed groups.

8:01 It is reported about the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Krymskoye and Dachnoye. It is from these settlements that the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in Toretsk receive provisions and ammunition.

7:32 Massive strike on Kyiv hit industrial and other facilities:

– After the missile strike, fires broke out in Darnitsky, Obolonsky and Solomensky districts;
– Industrial buildings and warehouses were damaged, no casualties were reported, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports;
– 128 firefighters and 27 units of special equipment were deployed to eliminate the consequences

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7:07 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

– Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region;
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region;
– One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region.

Posted by: badanov 2025-04-07

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