[NewsFront] 21:04 Signalmen of the 75th Guards Command Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Vostok group provide reliable communications between the forward units and the command in the South Donetsk direction.
The task of communications specialists is to organize and maintain communication channels for the management of units in the shortest possible time.
To move around, military personnel use maneuverable buggies equipped with electronic warfare systems.
20:53 255th Motorized Rifle Regiment destroys a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction —video.
20:20 20th Army destroyed a robotic ground platform of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Liman direction —video.
19:36 Ukrainian occupier failed to escape from Sudzha —video.
18:45 The Russian Armed Forces, having made a passage for FPV drones in the protective net, immediately launch a drone and search for a target. They don’t have to search for long —video.
18:08 West of Artemovsk, the Russian Aerospace Forces have guaranteed the destruction of enemy personnel and equipment —video.
17:29 UAV crews of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group of forces are working off piloting skills at a specialized training ground in the rear area of ​​the SVO zone.
To conduct the training, a special obstacle course was built, including imitation narrow windows, doorways and a hangar, a model of an infantry fighting vehicle with open doors at the rear, as well as a dugout of a simulated enemy.
During the training, the serviceman must fly through all of the listed elements, simulate the defeat of the enemy and finish the runway with a successful dive from a height of about 150 meters.
16:51 Destruction of enemy manpower and air defense forces in the Khar'kov direction —video.
16:27 105th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the LPR People's Militia: Our troops are moving forward near Dzerzhinsk
To Russian fighters succeeded in clearing out the Komsomol microdistrict and also enter the northern part of Shcherbinovka.
15:58 Frontline soldier broadcasts:
We cleared Zhuravka and entered Loknya. Sumy direction.
15:22 Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck near the border of the Kursk region —video.
14:35 Servicemen of the North group of troops destroyed three heavy UAVs "Baba Yaga" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Khar'kov region.
13:10 Drone operators of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West Forces Group burned an American M-777 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region —video.
12:35 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of April 27, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
– Units of the North group of forces in the Belgorod direction inflicted damage on concentrations of manpower and equipment of the mechanized, tank, two airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Zapselye, Yunakovka, Proletarskoye, Novodmitrovka and Sadki in the Sumy region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 75 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, fourteen cars and six artillery pieces. A fuel depot was destroyed.
- Units of the "West" group of forces improved the situation along the front line. They defeated formations of two mechanized, airmobile, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Senkovo, Proletarskoye, Vyssheye Solenoye, Novy Mir, Kupyansk, Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Khar'kov region and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 235 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, six cars and four field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery station and eight ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of six mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a special forces brigade in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Katerinovka, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Belaya Gora, Malinovka, Dyleevka, Pleshcheyevka, Yablonovka and Ilyinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed formations amounted to 250 servicemen, a tank, five combat armored vehicles, six cars and a field artillery gun. An electronic warfare station and four ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the formations of four mechanized, ranger, assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Bogdanovka, Udachnoye, Ulyanovka, Novoekonomicheskoye and Kotlyarovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 425 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, six cars and two artillery pieces.
- Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airmobile, and ranger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the marine brigade in the areas of the settlements of Otradnoye, Komar, and Volnoye Pole of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 140 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, four cars and three artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
– Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novopavlovka in the Zaporizhia region and Kazatskoye in the Kherson region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 70 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and three cars. An electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups damaged the infrastructure of military airfields, a workshop for assembling unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, including rockets for the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 168 districts.
Air defense systems destroyed a JDAM guided aerial bomb and two rockets from the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, two S-200 anti-aircraft guided missiles converted to fire at ground targets, as well as 124 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:58 Russian Ministry of Defense:
In the period from 08:20 to 08:45 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyedtwo Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
11:25 Russian Ministry of Defense:
At about 09:45 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
10:52 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 released:
– Six rounds in the village of Bekhtery;
- According to n.p. Novaya Kakhovka three rounds;
- According to n.p. Kakhovka four rounds;
– Two rounds to the settlement of Velikiye Kopani;
– Two rounds in the village of Ol'gino;
– Four rounds in the village of Malaya Lepetikha;
- Five rounds to the village of Aleshki.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kakhovka, Kazachi Lagerya, Korsunka, Proletarka, and Dnepryany, firing a total of 15 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.
10:15 Telegram channel «WarGonzo» Frontline report for the morning of 26.04.2025
- Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in LBS. Exchanges of strikes with long-range weapons continue. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have traditionally built a defense relying on attack drones.
- Donetsk Front. Several attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to counterattack, with the aim of seizing the initiative south and southeast of Bogatyr, have been repelled. Also, the Russian Armed Forces repelled a counterattack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Otradnoye area.
Russian troops continue to develop the offensive on Bogatyr. Fighting continues in Volnoye Pole, with tactical successes by the Russian Armed Forces. Also, the assault on the settlement of Kotlyarovka in the Dnepropetrovsk direction continues.
- Kursk region. Russian troops continue to clear Gornal and its environs, driving out the remnants of Ukrainian forces from the territory of Kursk region. Enemy drones are actively operating in the border area, striking, among other things, at rear areas. Also, the clearing of the territory of Kursk region in the Oleshnya area continues.
- Belgorod Region. It is reported that Popovka has been completely liberated from the presence of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, fighting in this direction continues to be fierce.
08:30 During the past night from 23:00 to 04:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles in the Bryansk region.
08:00 Calculation of the towed gun 152mm "Giatsint-B" of the artillerymen-paratroopers of the "Dnepr" group destroyed temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region.