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Current information on the situation on the front line on May 3 (updated)
2025-05-04
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:23 Krasnolimanskoe direction

Troops of the Group of Forces "Center" are developing an offensive on the Ivanovo-Makeyevka bridgehead. Fighting in Redkodub.

Fierce counter-battles in the direction of Novoye – Zelenaya Dolina.

To the east of Novomikhaylovka, our assault units continue to advance in the area of ​​the Rovchak gully on both sides and, with a simultaneous attack from the Makeyevka side, have almost eliminated the pocket between them.

At the same time, an offensive is developing in the direction of Grekovka and Ol'govka.

20:59 Assault groups reached the outskirts of Kotlyarovka southwest of Pokrovsk, –MAP.

20:21 From 19.10 to 19.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Murmansk region.

19:47 From 16:40 to 18:15, the Black Sea Fleet’s duty fire weapons detected and destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned boats.

19:23 Around 17.05 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.

17:32 A UAV crew from the Siberian Association destroyed an enemy temporary deployment point on the southern outskirts of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) –MAP

16:37 Pokrovskoe (Krasnoarmeyskoe) direction. Right flank

In the Novoolenovka area there are battles for strong points to the west and in the northern part of the village. The strong point to the west of the dam is ours.

From Berezovka our units have advanced into the plantings to the north, and the fighting is going on to the road between Tarasovka, which provides cover for its flank, and Novaya Poltavka. In Novaya Poltavka our units are already attacking to the east of the dam of the southern headquarters, approximately at the center.

Our assault forces continue the battle for Malinovka and are trying to cut off the enemy in the area of ​​the Malinovka interchange.

Fighting continues for the enemy stronghold in the northwestern part of Elizavetovka.

West of Tarasovka, our units are storming Alexandropol.

15:59 Shevchenko direction. Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of ​​Volnoye Pole, – MAP.

15:41 Calculation of the Lancet loitering munition of the North group of forces destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in Sumy Oblast.

15:26 Bogatyrskoe direction

Our assault units are attacking the eastern outskirts of Alekseyevka. They entered the village, but only assaults. No consolidation yet.

There is progress along the banks of the Volchya River to the east of Bogatyr.

In Bogatyr itself, there are fierce counter battles in the area of ​​Zvezdny Prospekt and the southern part of Volshebnaya and Solnechnaya streets. They report that there is a fortification in the village. Our aviation, artillery and drone operators are striking at identified targets.

15:05 Defeat of the 122mm 2S1 self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using the UAV "Forpost" in the area of ​​the settlement of Malaya Rybitsa in the Sumy region, – video.

15:01 Dnepropetrovsk direction

Units of the Group of Forces "Center" (27th Motorized Rifle Division) took control of the settlement of Novoaleksandrovka and are fighting to capture the settlement of Novosergeevka.

From Novooleksandrivka to the border with the Dnepropetrovsk region is about 3.5 km, and from the forward positions in Novosergeevka - 3.3 km (from its western outskirts - about 1 km).

South of Novoaleksandrovka our forces have advanced one landing and continue to drive the enemy out of strongholds west of Nadezhdinka.

Fierce battles for Kotlyarovka continue. Our assault forces have entered the village again and are fighting in the center area. It is too early to talk about consolidation.

Further south, battles are taking place near the northern and southwestern outskirts of Troitskoye and south of Bogdanovka.

North of Andreyevka, our units have consolidated their positions in the plantings in the area of ​​the Savkovaya gully.

14:58 Pokrovskoe (Krasnoarmeyskoye) direction. Left flank.

Units of the "Center" group increased the pressure south of Udachny and reached the "Tsarsky stav" near Novosergeevka north of the Volchya River, fighting in the western part of the village, taking control of the eastern part in cooperation with units south of the Volchya River.

Counter battles in Udachny and Kotlino. Our units managed to advance a little along the railway.

To the east, our units are trying to dislodge the enemy from their strongholds in the plantations and are conducting positional battles in the western part of Zverevo, trying to take the waste heap in the east, and Peschanoye.

Between Shevchenko and the railway to the east, our assault forces advanced towards Belgiyka and occupied a number of strongholds in its area.

North of Belgiyka, several of our assault groups have secured a few houses, creating a small "island" of controlled territory on the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk. It is too early to talk about the start of an assault on Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) itself. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to destroy this "island" with artillery and drone strikes.

In the railway area, our units are pushing the enemy through heavy fighting in the direction of Chunishino and Novoukrainka.

14:16 Around 11:15 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

12:43 Last night, an attempt was made from the territory of Ukraine to launch a missile strike on the infrastructure of the Crimean Peninsula using eight British-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles and three Neptune anti-ship missiles. All missiles were destroyed during the anti-missile battle. There were no casualties or damage.

In addition, during the day, the Black Sea Fleet destroyed 23 unmanned enemy boats attempted to attack coastal infrastructure facilities on the Crimean Peninsula.

12:37 Around 10:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.

12:07 Soldiers of the 27th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces released the settlement of Novoaleksandrovka in the Pokrovsky direction.

10:55 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the separate artillery brigade of the Airborne Forces came forward at a designated point and with a salvo of rockets covered the square in which a group of Ukrainian infantry was located, trying to gain a foothold in the forest.

10:34 UAV operators of the 656th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Vostok group revealed Ukrainian UAV control point. It is reported that our soldiers prevented the Ukrainian Armed Forces from launching an FPV drone by striking the storage site of drones and ammunition for them.

09:50 A targeted strike by FPV operators of the 6th Guards Army of the "North" group destroyed The Rochelle-Senator armored fighting vehicle (Canadian-made), and the Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck that followed it.

08:12 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:

➡️- Expansion of the control zone in Novoyelenovka

- Advance in Volchansk

- Expansion of the control zone in the Malinovka area

08:08 During the past night from 22:00 to 05:00, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 170 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

  • 96 UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,

  • 47 UAVs over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,

  • Nine UAVs over the territory of Rostov Oblast,

  • Eight UAVs over the territory of Bryansk Oblast,

  • Eight UAVs over the territory of Kursk Oblast, and

  • Two over the territory of Belgorod Oblast

Eight Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles and three Ukrainian Neptune-MD guided missiles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the Black Sea.

From 02:00 to 05:00, the Black Sea Fleet’s duty fire weapons destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea.

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