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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (21 April 2025)
[EngMilRu] 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 18:00 of 19 April to 00:00 of 21 April remaining in previously taken positions. Despite the announced Easter ceasefire, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to conduct artillery fire and strike by unmanned aerial vehicles against the positions of Russian troops as well as civilian facilities in the border areas of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea. In total, there were 4,900 ceasefire violations. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have attempted to launch attacks six times including in the areas of Sukhaya Balka, Bogatyr, Pershe-Travnya, Belogorovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic) as well as Oleshnya (Kursk region). All those attempted attacks were repelled. The enemy employed 90 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, eight of them outside the special military operation zone during the ceasefire. All UAVs have been shot down. The enemy shelled for Russian positions for 1,404 times from artillery pieces, MLRS, and mortars, plus 3,316 strikes by quadrocopters. In the border areas of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, 19 fire attacks, 49 strikes by FPV drones, and 16 ammunition drops from copter-type unmanned aerial vehicles (25 strongholds of the Russian Armed Forces and 51 settlements) had been carried out from 18:00 of 19 April till 00:00 of 21 April . In general, during the daytime, the density of fire and operations by the enemy was significantly reduced along the front line. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have continued the special military operation when the ceasefire was over. In Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a territorial defence brigade near Khmelevka (Sumy region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops and an artillery gun. The Zapad Group of Forces engaged a mechanised brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk (Kharkov region). The enemy lost up to 30 troops. The Yug Group of Forces delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Shcherbinovka, Yablonovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, and two field artillery guns. The Tsentr Group of Forces hit a mechanised brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a naval infantry brigade near Krasnoarmeysk, Novopavlovka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU lost up to 80 troops, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, and a pickup truck. The Vostok Group of Forces delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of a naval infantry brigade near Bogatyr (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy losses were more than 25 servicemen, an armoured personnel carrier, and a motor vehicle. The Dnepr Group of Forces damaged units of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade near Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region) and Ponyatovka (Kherson region). Up to 10 troops, an electronic warfare station, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar have been eliminated. Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of a military airfield, ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed forces in 74 areas. Air defence systems have shot down 104 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 52,935 unmanned aerial vehicles, 604 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,970 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,544 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,916 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,389 units of support military vehicles. More from the Russian Ministry of Defense Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (21 April 2025) In the past 24 hours, the Russian troops in Kursk region have continued to observe the ceasefire regime announced at 18:00 of 19 April by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces and have stayed on their positions. From 00:00 of 21 April, the Sever Group of Forces have continue fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Kursk region. The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, an armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and three artillery guns when the ceasefire was over. Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to:more than 75,375 troops, 411 tanks, 336 infantry fighting vehicles, 311 armoured personnel carriers, 2,282 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,749 motor vehicles, 632 artillery guns, 62 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 28 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 128 EW stations, 18 counter-fire radars, 12 air defence radars, 57 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle. The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress. Posted by: badanov 2025-04-22 |
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