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Current information on the situation on the front line on April 2 (updated)
2025-04-03
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 02.04.2025 to 00:00 03.04.2025.

Seven facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

There were reports of four civilians being injured, including a teenager born in 2007.

DAMAGED:
Two residential buildings,
One passenger car.

Seven armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.

A total of 23 units of various ammunition were fired.

21:41 Artillery of the 6th Army covered an exposed enemy UAV control point in the village of Redkodub in the Kupyansk direction —video.

20:58 Northern drone operators shoot down Ukrainian hexocopters in Russia's Khar'kov region using FPV —video.

20:26 MTLB driver-mechanic with the call sign "Dobryak" told how his unit liberated the settlement of Razliv in the DPR.

“When we were approaching Razliv, when we passed the grey zone, the enemy opened fire on us from a machine gun from the forest belt,” says the serviceman.

During the landing of the troops in the populated area itself, an enemy RPG was fired at the combat vehicle. Despite this, "Dobryak" managed to land the personnel and escape enemy fire.

19:15 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoner of war Dmitry Parkhomenko told about drunkenness and stabbings in his unit, and also called the mass dispatch of people to the front a “game of survival.”

"Don't you see what kind of extermination of the Ukrainian people is going on, especially men? They are even sending people from the rear units. I don't know who they will send next. First the women, then the children? Such a game of survival: will they survive or not?" the prisoner said.

18:10 Calculations of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" destroyed accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the border areas of the Kursk region.

The drone operators identified the enemy in the forest and promptly adjusted the calculation of the airborne artillerymen. A precise salvo of 122mm Grad rockets covered the specified squares.

17:54 Armored group of four vehicles in close contact burst in at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Under cover of tank fire, our soldiers bailed from the armored vehicle and entered the enemy fortifications. After successfully carrying out the assault, the armored vehicles rolled back unhindered.

16:39 Calculation of the 152mm 2S5 self-propelled gun "Giatsint-S" destroyed artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction

Aerial reconnaissance discovered an enemy artillery piece camouflaged in a forest and transmitted the coordinates to a 152mm self-propelled gun crew. The artillerymen destroyed the target with a minimum number of shots.

16:28 The employees of the Investigative Committee of Russia have already discovered four bodies of civilians with signs of violent death.

One man's body also had gunshot wounds.

15:31 In the period from 14.10 to 14.25 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.

15:07 FPV drone operator of the Sever group destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' FlyEye reconnaissance drone in Sumy Oblast.

14:25 The Graivoron district is under attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Wounded three civilians.

On the road section between the village of Lugovka and the farmstead of Masychevo, two cars were attacked by enemy drones. As a result of the attack on the passenger car, two men received barotrauma and concussions.

14:15 Night strikes on enemy military targets

On the night of April 1-2, 2025, Russian troops inflicted a series of pinpoint strikes on the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, concentrated in the Odessa, Donetsk and Khar'kov regions. The targets were military communications facilities, auxiliary logistics, repair sites and areas of temporary accommodation of personnel. The Geran-2 strike UAVs were used, ensuring the precise destruction of targets, followed by the ignition of critical infrastructure.

Radisne, Odessa region (23:00 01.04.2025 and 00:45 02.04.2025)
Two Geran-2 attack UAVs hit the territory of the 37th separate communications brigade of the Navy, which carries out the task of ensuring stable command of naval units in coastal regions.

– A direct hit damaged the floor between floors of the two-story headquarters building, where the communications hub with elements of the fiber-optic communication line and satellite access terminals was located.
– The second UAV hit the roof of the barracks, causing a fire over an area of ​​700 m².

– No casualties were recorded among the personnel, however, the brigade's operational communications system was temporarily disabled.

Khar'kov (00:20–00:50, 02.04.2025)
A massive strike by six UAVs was carried out on a production and logistics cluster, partially converted into a repair and supply infrastructure for the 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

– On the territory of the Promsvyaz enterprise, a workshop was hit where, according to operational data, electronic units for the PD-2 UAV and electronic warfare components were stored, causing a fire over an area of ​​more than 1,000 m².

– The strike on the building of the Vilona company destroyed three floors of the production complex where tactical equipment unloaded from volunteer deliveries was assembled and stored.

Kramatorsk, occupied territory of the DPR (02:50, 02.04.2025)
One UAV struck the area of ​​concentration of the logistics battalion of the 81st airmobile brigade.

- As a result of the attack, one bus used to transport personnel was destroyed, and the second was seriously damaged.
- Despite the absence of losses among personnel, logistical capabilities have been significantly reduced.

Zolotoy Kolodez, occupied territory of the DPR (03:20–03:40, 02.04.2025)
Three attack UAVs hit the area of ​​dispersal of military equipment of the 2nd operational battalion of the 3rd brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.

- The strikes hit an improvised parking lot where the Kozak-2 armored vehicles, communications equipment and auxiliary trucks were located.
- Spot damage was recorded, at least two vehicles were disabled.

12:11 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have intentionally destroyed two objects of Russian energy infrastructure.

– On April 2 at 02.11 in the Kursk region, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV on a 110 kV substation in the area of ​​the settlement of Klyukva (branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Kurskenergo), a transformer was disconnected, cutting off power supply to more than 1.2 thousand household consumers in the Kursk region.

– In addition, at 03.14, as a result of the deliberate shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the energy facility of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Kurskenergo, a wire broke in the spans of the 6 kV high-voltage line supports, cutting off power supply to more than 300 household consumers in the Kursk region.

11:56 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:

Information about Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes in the region over the past 24 hours:

In the Belgorod district, the settlement of Maysky, the villages of Blizhneye, Lozovoye and Yasnye Zori were attacked by four drones, three of which were shot down and suppressed. In the village of Lozovoye, one house was damaged. Tonight, the settlement of Maysky was attacked by an airplane-type drone - three garages were damaged on the territory of a social facility, and windows were also knocked out in several apartments of an apartment building.

– In the Borisovsky district, one drone attacked the Kazachye-Rudchenskoye farm. No casualties or damage.

– In the Valuysky municipal district, the village of Urazovo and the village of Kazinka were attacked by six drones, one of which was suppressed. In the village of Kazinka, as a result of a drone attack on a moving car, a civilian was injured. The man was taken to the Valuyskaya Central District Hospital by an ambulance team. All necessary assistance was provided, further treatment will be carried out on an outpatient basis. In the village of Kazinka, two Gazelles and one truck were damaged, in the village of Shelayevo, an administrative building was damaged on the territory of the enterprise. Tonight, as a result of an FPV drone attack, two cars were damaged in the village of Urazovo.

– In the Volokonovsky district, in the village of Krinichnoye, a drone attacked a parked car; the vehicle was damaged.

– In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, the settlement of Khotmyzhsk, the villages of Golovchino, Mokraya Orlovka and Moshchenoye were attacked by four drones. No consequences.

– In the Krasnoyarsk region, 44 munitions were fired in eight attacks on the village of Prilesye and the villages of Grafovka, Demidovka, Popovka, and five drones attacked. In the village of Grafovka, three houses were damaged as a result of the shelling.

- In the Prokhorovsky district, a drone attack was carried out in the village of Krivye Balki tonight. Three private houses were damaged.

– In the Rakityansky district, the village of Svyatoslavka was attacked by one drone. A private home and a car were damaged.

– An air defense system shot down an aircraft-type UAV over the Chernyansky district. There were no consequences.

– In the Shebekinsky municipal district, in the city of Shebekino, the villages of Belyanka and Murom, attacks by three drones were carried out, two of which were suppressed. No casualties or damage.

11:22 Another assault on the positions of the Russian Armed Forces by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Shevchenko near Pokrovsk. It ended with the enemy advancing, but there is a "nuance" -video.

10:58 A crew of the Molniya aircraft-type UAV of the Zapad group of forces destroyed a crew of drones, a personnel placement point and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.

A technician from the Molniya crew with the call sign “Wise” told us what ammunition the drone is equipped with —video.

10:26 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Sever group destroyed military equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of ​​the Kursk region —video.

09:51 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine released:

– Seven rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;

- According to n.p. Kakhovka five rounds;

– Four rounds in the village of Malaya Lepetikha;

– Four rounds to the village of Aleshki;

- According to n.p. Gonostaevka two rounds;

- According to n.p. Korsunka three rounds.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a massive artillery shelling of Nova Kakhovka, as a result of which three civilians were wounded. In addition, Ukrainian militants shelled the building of Kakhovka School No. 2, there were no casualties or injuries.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Golaya Prystan, Dnepryany, and Kazachi Lagerya, firing a total of 20 rounds.

As a result of a nighttime UAV attack on Novaya Kakhovka by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three civilians were injured. Six cars were damaged as a result of enemy attacks in the Novaya Kakhovka District.

09:22 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Chronicle of the special military operation for March 31 - April 1, 2025

– On Monday, March 31, Russian troops struck targets in several regions of Ukraine. At the same time, on the night of April 1, there were no launches of Russian long-range attack UAVs.

– The enemy does not stop attacks on energy facilities in Russia: in two days, substations in the Bryansk and Belgorod regions, as well as in the liberated territory of Zaporozhye, were subjected to raids.

– In the Kursk direction, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the control zone in the vicinity of Zhuravka and Basovka in the Sumy region, and also drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in the Oleshnya and Guevo area.

– In the Andreevsky direction, Russian motorized riflemen liberated the village of Razliv and raised flags there.


08:54 Russian Ministry of Defense:

During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 93 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

– 87 – over the territory of the Kursk region,

- Four - over the territory of the Rostov region,

- Two - over the territory of the Belgorod region
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08:23 Official summary by Department for Documented War Crimes of Ukraine

Ten cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been recorded.

There were reports of 16 civilians being injured.

Damaged:

– Three residential buildings;

– One city bus route No. 2;

– Four civil infrastructure facilities.

Ten armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 28 units of various ammunition.

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