Current information on the situation on the front line on May 4 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:30 Russian Ministry of Defense:

In the period from 20:10 to 20:20 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One over the territory of the Belgorod region and
One over the territory of the Kursk region
20:59 FPV drone destroyed a pickup truck with Mikols at the exit from the settlement of Malye Prokhody, Khar'kov region, Russia. The second drone was just a control one —video.
20:24 Russian Ministry of Defense:
At about 18:50 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region
19:40 The video shows the defeat of a Ukrainian tank by Russian troops using the Krasnopol guided missile on one of the sections of the front —video.
18:57 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at the territory of the region.
According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. In the Belgorod region, in the village of Novaya Derevnya, a drone hit parked special equipment - the trailer of the vehicle was damaged.
– In the village of Malinovka, a private house was attacked by a drone – the roof was broken. In addition, information was received about another barbaric attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a church. The dome of the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Yasnye Zori was damaged by a drone strike.
- Another drone hit a social facility in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Shebekinsky District. As a result of its detonation, one of the premises was damaged.
– In the Borisovsky district, in the village of Novoaleksandrovka, as a result of a drone attack, the windshield of a passenger car was knocked out and the fence of a private home was cut by fragments.
– The village of Striguny was attacked twice by drones. One drone strike damaged the glass of a retail facility, and the second attack left a passenger car and a tractor smashed by shrapnel.
18:23 A serviceman of the Black Sea Fleet naval infantry with the call sign "Boatswain" spoke about the liberation of the village of Gornal, the trophies taken, and the professionalism of our naval infantry:
"An assault rifle of German manufacture, year 2024. It is given to the trained, to the professionals who with this weapon, with German weapons, have once again entered our sacred Russian land. Just as their neo-Nazi ancestors-inspirers were driven out and destroyed, so in 2025 their "neo-Nazi descendants" are destroyed and driven out of our native land," -stated "Boatswain".
17:12 Russian paratroopers repelled an attack in Sumy Oblast —video.
16:26 Our drone operators have identified the location of the enemy UAV operators. After the first "visit", one of them decided to try to escape, but did not get far -video.
15:53 Frontline soldier broadcasts:
There are battles in the Donetsk direction in Kotlyarovka. We are advancing to the border of the DPR and the Dnepropetrovsk region.
15:27 Additional footage of Russian FPV drone operators working on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ BEC has been published —video.
14:20 Drone operators of the "North" group of troops burned several ATVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sumy region.
13:10 The Zeus crew destroyed the enemy boat with a precise drop —video.
12:35 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of May 4, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
– Units of the North group of forces inflicted damage on concentrations of manpower and equipment of three mechanized, tank, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Sadki, Miropolskoye, Krasnopolye in the Sumy region, Kazachya Lopan, Volchansk, Granov and Artelnoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 13 cars and five field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
– Units of the West group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the formations of three mechanized, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Borovaya, Grigorovka, Kutkovka, Peski Radkovsky, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region and Karpovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 255 servicemen, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, 11 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle and three artillery pieces, two of which were Western-made. Two electronic warfare stations, a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Southern" group of troops have improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Zvanovka, Zarya, Serebryanka and Kleban-Byk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 275 servicemen, 18 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, six field artillery guns. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Center" group of forces have improved their position along the front line. Defeats have been inflicted on formations of three mechanized, ranger, and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Mirolyubovka, Novopavlovka, Novosergeevka, Grodovka, Novoekonomicheskoe and Zverevo of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 520 servicemen, two tanks, including a French-made AMX tank, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars and eight artillery pieces. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
– Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the marine brigade and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Komar, Novopol, Fedorovka, Bogatyr in the Donetsk People's Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporizhia region.
The enemy's losses amounted to 185 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, eight cars, four field artillery pieces, including two produced by NATO countries, as well as an electronic warfare station.
– Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized brigade and two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Pavlivka, Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region and Antonivka in the Kherson region.
The enemy lost up to 60 servicemen, four vehicles, a Western-made field artillery gun and an electronic warfare station. Five ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit infrastructure facilities of military airfields, enterprises of the military-industrial complex, workshops for the production and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles, the launcher of the anti-ship missile system "Neptune", ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 158 districts.
Air defense systems destroyed two JDAM guided aerial bombs and a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, as well as 146 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:10 Work of drone operators of the 40th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction —video.
11:37 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 04.05.2025
- Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in LBS. The battles are mainly positional in nature. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides. Donetsk Front. Russian troops are fighting hard in Bogatyr. There are tactical successes. Also, the RF Armed Forces are trying to reach neighboring Alekseyevka and are advancing east of Bogatyr.
- In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops are conducting offensive operations in several areas. Fierce fighting continues in Kotoyarovka. Counter-fighting in Kotlino and Udachny. The reports that appeared several days ago about the beginning of the assault on Pokrovsk itself are somewhat premature. In this direction, the Russian Armed Forces are also conducting sabotage operations.
- Chasov Yar direction. Fighting continues in Chasov Yar and on the flanks. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides. The RF Armed Forces continue to put pressure on the enemy's defense in the city.
- Sumy direction. Russian troops continue to develop success in the area of the settlement of Belovody. Also, battles for Loknya and Vodolaghi continue.
10:50 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Information about inflicted Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes in the region over the past 24 hours:
– In the Belgorod district, 13 drones attacked the settlements of Malinovka and Razumnoye, the villages of Zhuravlevka, Nikolskoye, Tolokonnoye, Ustinka, Cheremoshnoye, Shchetinovka and Yasnye Zori, 4 of which were shot down by the air defense system.
In the village of Tolokonnoye, the domes of the Church of St. George the Victorious caught fire - the fire was extinguished by self-defense fighters.
In the village of Yasnye Zori, three private houses were damaged. Early this morning, the village of Nikolskoye was attacked by a drone - four cars, a private house and a commercial facility were damaged.
– In the Borisovsky district, the village of Striguny was attacked by two drones. Two cars were damaged by shrapnel. Doctors from the City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod conducted all necessary examinations of a woman who was admitted after an attack by one of the drones in the village of Striguny. Barotrauma was not confirmed, the woman was sent home.
– In the Valuysky municipal district, the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Arkatovo, Gerasimovka, Dvuluchnoye, Dolgoe, Karabanovo, Novopetrovka and Sobolevka were attacked by 17 drones, seven of which were suppressed. In the villages of Dvuluchnoye and Sobolevka, one private house was damaged.
Yesterday in the settlement of Urazovo, damage was found in five private houses, tonight as a result of a drone attack in the settlement, another private house was damaged.
– In Veydelevsky district, two aircraft-type drones crashed. There are no consequences.
– In the Volokonovsky district, seven rounds of ammunition were fired at the Stary farm during one artillery attack. No consequences.
– In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, in the settlement of Chapaevsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Mokraya Orlovka, Novostroyevka-Vtoraya, Poroz, Rozhdestvenka and Spodaryushino, 11 rounds of ammunition were fired during three attacks from eight drones. In the village of Mokraya Orlovka, a social facility was damaged.
– In the Krasnoyarsk region, the settlements of Krasnaya Yaruga and Prilesye, the villages of Vyazovoe, Grafovka, Demidovka, Otradovka and Popovka were subjected to 15 artillery attacks, during which 92 rounds of ammunition were fired, and were attacked by 15 drones. Agricultural machinery was damaged by a drone strike in the village of Otradovka.
– In the Shebekinsky municipal district, in the city of Shebekino, the settlement of Pervomaysky, the villages of Arkhangelskoye, Ziborovka, Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka and Rzhevka, as well as the farms of Maryino and Pankov, 10 munitions were fired during three artillery attacks and 15 drones were attacked, 9 of which were shot down and suppressed.
In the village of Arkhangelskoye, as a result of a munition landing in the yard of a private home, 3 civilians were injured. A man and a woman were sent home for outpatient treatment, a 16-year-old boy was hospitalized in the regional children's clinical hospital. Doctors assess his condition as moderate. All necessary assistance is provided.
In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, three cars were damaged, in the village of Murom - two private houses. Early in the morning in the village of Ziborovka, a car was damaged by an FPV drone strike.
10:19 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from barrel artillery:
– According to n.p. Novaya Kakhovka three rounds;
– According to n.p. Kakhovka 3 rounds;
– Two rounds to the village of Lyubimovka;
– Three rounds to the settlement of Malokakhovka;
- Five rounds to the village of Aleshki.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled a residential area of Novaya Kakhovka. The facade of a private house was damaged, one window, a slate fence, and a gas pipeline were knocked out. There were no casualties or injured.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kakhovka, Proletarka, Korsunka, and Aleshky, firing a total of 14 shells from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
09:51 FPV calculation of GV "North" destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck transporting ammunition in the Khar'kov region.
09:20 In the village of Kupyansk there was destroyed temporary deployment point of Ukrainian military personnel, hit by a FAB-3000.
09:01 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the Vostok group of forces destroyed the control point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the Krasnopol guided munition in the South Donetsk direction.
08:43 For the period from 21:15 Moscow time on May 3 to 05:15 Moscow time on May 4, air defense systems on duty destroyed 13 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 11 UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region;
– One UAV each – over the territories of the Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
08:05 Calculations of strike FPV drones of the "East" group of forcescontinuetrack down and destroy enemy drones, preventing them from reaching the positions of Russian units.
This time, servicemen intercepted and destroyed an enemy UAV in the South Donetsk direction.
Posted by: badanov 2025-05-05 |