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[Regnum] The suspect in the murder of Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, has confessed. The corresponding video was published by the Public Relations Center (PRC) of the FSB of Russia.
The service published a video recording of the interrogation of the detained agent of the Ukrainian special services Ignat Kuzin. He said that he was recruited in 2023 in the Kiev region, after which he went to Russia. There, on the instructions of his curator, Kuzin lived in an apartment rented by the special services in the Moscow region from November 2024, and also bought a Volkswagen car.
According to the detainee, one day the curator ordered him to take a cache with a bomb, which he had placed on a car he had bought earlier. He also installed a video camera, with the help of which the curator detonated the charge remotely at the right moment.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Moskalik was killed on the morning of April 25 in Balashikha, Moscow Region. A car exploded near his house. According to preliminary data, the explosive device was filled with shrapnel. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article on murder.
The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov stated that the Kiev regime, despite the ongoing peace talks, remains involved in terrorist activities on the territory of the Russian Federation, thereby demonstrating its essence. Peskov emphasized that the Russian Federation must be on guard.
The improvised explosive device (IED), from the explosion of which the deputy chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, died, consisted of TNT blocks, bolts and nails, according to a video by the Russian FSB, filmed at the scene.
The footage shows parts of a homemade explosive device, bolts, and nails that were used to fill it. FSB officers also found a laptop used to monitor Moskalik from the car, and a mobile phone.
The footage also shows the suspect in the murder. He was caught on a street surveillance camera driving the car that later exploded.
Earlier, the FSB Public Relations Center reported the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Moskalik. An agent of the Kiev special services, Ignat Kuzin, who has a residence permit in Ukraine, purchased and mined a car and left it in the courtyard of the house where the general lived.
Kuzin confessed to the crime. He also said that in September 2023, he left for Moscow. The rent for his apartment was paid by a curator of the Ukrainian special services. In February 2025, Kuzin bought a car. The curator told the man to take the cache with the bomb, which he placed on the car. He also installed a video camera. The curator remotely detonated the explosive device.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Moskalik was killed on the morning of April 25 in Balashikha, Moscow Region. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, noted that the terrorist attack against the general may have been carried out by Ukrainian special services, who knew him from his time in the Minsk contact group and the Normandy format for settling the conflict in Ukraine.
The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov stated that the Kiev regime, despite the ongoing peace talks, remains involved in terrorist activities on the territory of the Russian Federation, thereby demonstrating its essence. Peskov also emphasized that the Russian Federation must be on guard.
Ivan may be crazy but he is not nuts. Any monkey with a thumb can learn to fly a drone, but for handling nerve gas you need some serious skills. And protective equipment. And antidotes. And a trained team to recover the bodies when someone inevitably screws up.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:42 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a number of important talks during his visit to Rome, where the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis took place. This was reported by the President's Office.
21.59 Another 12 Ukrainian children have been returned home from the territories temporarily occupied by Russia. This was reported by the operational director of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, Daria Zarivna.
21.23 US President Donald Trump assured Estonian President Alar Karis that America will not withdraw from the negotiation process between Ukraine and Russia. This is reported by ERR .
20.26 The total losses of the Russian and North Korean armies in the Kursk direction have reached more than 65 thousand people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Almost a thousand Russians were captured. This made it possible to conduct prisoner exchanges and return hundreds of Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters home from Russian captivity.
20.05 The Russian FSB detained an alleged "agent of the Ukrainian special services" on suspicion of murdering the deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik. The explosive device was remotely activated from Ukraine by "curator Vadim", the special service claims.
19:27 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed further steps towards achieving a ceasefire and the issue of security guarantees for our state at a meeting in Rome. The Ukrainian leader reported this on Facebook .
19.03 In the Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is located in the Far East, thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, a four-year-old boy died at an exhibition of "trophy equipment" - he was hit by the hatch of a Ukrainian M113 armored personnel carrier.
18:47 US President Donald Trump suggested that Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not want to stop the war in Ukraine and therefore "he must be fought differently." He wrote about this on his own social network Truth Social.
18.23 As a result of the latest attacks by Russian invaders in the Donetsk region, three civilians were killed and seven more were injured. This was reported by the head of the local OVA Vadim Filashkin.
18.00 Since the beginning of the current day, the total number of combat clashes along the entire front line is 90. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the progress of the battles in an operational report.
17:45 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has agreed to negotiate with Ukraine without preconditions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said .
16:39 The second meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his American counterpart Donald Trump in Rome after the burial ceremony of Pope Francis did not take place. This was reported by Sky News , citing the Ukrainian leader's representative, Sergei Nikiforov.
16.01 The aggressor country Russia has for the first time publicly acknowledged the participation of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine. This was stated by the Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov in a report to Vladimir Putin.
15.33 The Russian leadership's reports about the alleged end of military operations in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation are not true. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian units continue their operation in the Kursk region and are also conducting active operations in the areas of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
14.32 President Volodymyr Zelensky held a "good meeting" with his American counterpart Donald Trump and thanked him for the "symbolic meeting" in Rome. The head of the Ukrainian state reported this on his Telegram channel on Saturday.
13.57 The Kremlin's master Vladimir Putin was informed that the last settlement in the Kursk region, Gornal, was "liberated from the Ukrainian Armed Forces." This was discussed during Putin's online meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov; a corresponding video was posted by Russian propaganda media.
12:29 Russian drones attacked the Kyiv region on the night before Saturday, April 26. Houses were damaged, there is one casualty. This was reported on his Telegram channel by the head of the Kyiv OVA Mykola Kalashnik.
11:33 On the night of April 26, Russia attacked Ukraine with 114 drones and three missiles, including Onyx. Air defense forces shot down most of the drones, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
10:59 The US Central Intelligence Agency confirmed the elimination of the 21-year-old son of a top official, Juliana Gallina Gloss, on the front in Ukraine, where he fought on the side of the Russian occupiers.
10:24 The Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops on the front 156 times over the past 24 hours. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Facebook.
8.27 Ukrainian defenders eliminated 1,110 Russian occupiers in 24 hours. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Facebook.
7.59 The number of victims in Kamenskoye after the night Russian drone attack has increased to four people. One victim is also known. This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak.
7.45 Kharkiv was subjected to a drone attack by Russian occupiers in the morning. This was reported on their Telegram channels by the mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov and the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleh Sinegubov.
7.28 Serious disagreements about the terms of the agreement to end the war currently exist between the United States and Ukraine. The key controversial points between Washington and Kiev are security guarantees for Ukraine and the US attitude towards the status of Crimea. This was reported by the American television channel CNN, citing a source close to the Ukrainian government and familiar with both plans to end the war.
04.09 A Russian drone hit a nine-story building in the city of Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk region. A fire broke out in the building. A child and two adults were injured.
02.00 Russia attacked Kropyvnytskyi with drones. Warehouses were destroyed, rescuers are working. Preliminary, no casualties.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The most tense situation is in the Pokrovsky direction, where Russian invaders have organized more than 30 attacks.
Since the beginning of the current day, the total number of combat clashes along the entire front line is 90. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report on Saturday, April 26.
Thus, in the Kupyansk direction, the Russians tried to advance three times in the areas of Kruglyakovka and Zagryzovo.
In the Liman direction, the aggressor attacked 12 times in the areas of the settlements of Nadiya, Cherneshchyna, Grekovka, Novoye, Novomikhaylovka and in the direction of Serebryanka. Currently, three combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, two enemy offensive actions continue near the settlements of Belogorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye.
In the Kramatorsk direction, seven enemy attempts to advance forward near Chasovy Yar, Kurdyumovka, Stupochki and Belaya Gora have been repelled. Three more attacks are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked nine times in the areas of Druzhba, Leonidovka and Toretsk. Three combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy attacked 31 times near the settlements of Sukhaya Balka, Elizavetovka, Novotoretskoye, Promin, Lisovka, Dachenskoye, Udachnoye, Uspenovka, Preobrazhenka, Kotlyarovka and Andreyevka. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, four enemy attacks have been stopped in the areas of the settlements of Privolnoye, Dneproenergiya and Razliv. Two more attacks are still ongoing.
In the Orekhov direction , one attack has been repelled, two more are ongoing. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Malye Shcherbaki and Stepovoye.
In the Dnieper direction, our defenders successfully stopped one enemy attack.
Six military clashes took place in the Kursk direction , one battle is still ongoing.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on April 25, Russia lost more than 1,100 soldiers killed and wounded at the front. Total Russian losses since the beginning of the war are approaching 1 million people.
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Miropolskoye, Mikhaylovskoye, and Turya (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Kamenka, Kutkovka, Moskovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, nine pickup trucks, and four field artillery guns. Four AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Dyleyevka, and Ilyinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 295 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of seven mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one assault brigade, one airborne brigade, one UAV brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and three national guard brigades near Novaya Poltavka, Krasnoarmeysk, Muravka, Dimitrov, Grishino, Novonikolayevka, and Udachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 360 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one naval infantry brigade near Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. One fuel depot was destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Novoandreyevka, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Tokarevka, Nikolskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, three field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer.
One electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar, and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations in 164 areas.
Air defence units shot down eight U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 236 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised:
661 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
53,821 unmanned aerial vehicles,
605 anti-aircraft missile systems,
23,048 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have completed the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces have liberated Gornal - the last settlement controlled by Ukrainian militants in Kursk region. The remaining enemy units have been pushed over the State Border.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to:
More than 76,550 troops,
412 tanks,
341 infantry fighting vehicles,
314 armoured personnel carriers,
2,297 armoured fighting vehicles,
2,803 motor vehicles,
647 artillery guns,
64 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA,
31 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles,
134 EW stations,
13 air defence radars, 22 counter-fire radars,
64 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 16 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
At the moment, measures are taken to locate AFU servicemen attempting to hide on the Russian territory in the liberated areas of Kursk region.
Local authorities are assisted in restoring civilian life. EOD units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are performing complete mine clearing of the territory and neutralising explosive hazards.
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[NewsFront] 20:26 Crews of T-72 tanks of the "Center" group of forces undergo intensive training at a training ground in the rear area of the special operation.
Tankers practice firing from closed positions and direct fire -video.
19:31 FAB-3000 destroy enemy manpower and equipment, –video.
During aerial reconnaissance in the forest area south of the settlement of Miropolye, a concentration of redeployed reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was discovered.
19:00 Four settlements attacked by drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There are no preliminary casualties.
In the Shebekinsky District, in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, a drone strike damaged the roof of a private home. In the village of Murom, a drone attacked a private home — windows were knocked out, the roof and entrance group were damaged.
The village of Otradnoye in the Belgorod region was attacked by two FPV drones, as a result of which two passenger cars were damaged by shrapnel.
In the village of Ilek-Penkovka in the Krasnoyarsk district, an enemy drone attacked the territory of a manufacturing plant — a parked KamAZ truck was damaged and the windows of an administrative building were knocked out. A fire also started in a utility room — the fire was extinguished. As a result of another drone attack, windows were knocked out, outbuildings and a fence were damaged in a private home.
18:35 Detained suspect in the terrorist attack that killed Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik.
As part of the criminal case on the death as a result of a terrorist act of the Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, the investigation has identified a suspect in the commission of this crime. He turned out to be an agent of the Ukrainian special services, Ignat Kuzin, born in 1983, who has a residence permit in Ukraine. The suspect was detained by the operational services of the FSB of Russia.
17:47 OK footage shows the arrival of an X-38 missile at the air defense system of the unmanned systems battalion of the 38th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, –video.
According to information from a source, after the impact, no one ultimately escaped from under the rubble.
17:22 FPV drones calculations of the "West" group of forces destroyed T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
16:10 Chief of the General Staff General Valery Gerasimov officially stated for the first time that North Korean troops took an active part in the liberation of the Kursk region, –video.
Above is historical footage: On December 6, special assault units, supported by our naval infantry and infantry (from the flanks), in a heroic attack drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the village of Plekhovo and the surrounding plantations in 3 hours.
The fighters took advantage of the bad weather conditions, which prevented the enemy from fully using drones, cleared the area and continued the offensive on Guevo.
The footage shows tired soldiers walking after a tough battle and evacuating their wounded comrades.
15:24 Units of the North military group have liberated the village of Gornal, the last settlement in the Kursk region that was under the control of Ukrainian militants,video.
14:30 Russian army drives enemy out of Popovka, Belgorod region
Fighters of the "North" group knocked out the enemy from the settlement raised the Russian flag over it.
Currently, a search and destruction of individual militants hiding in the border areas is underway.
14:00 The enemy has been driven out of the village of Popovka in the Krasnoyarsk border region
Today Popovka was completely cleared from the occupiers. Russian attack aircraft that drove the enemy out of Russian territory, artillerymen and UAV operators that destroyed enemy crews on Ukrainian territory, missilemen and pilots that regularly struck reserves and command posts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces deep in the Krasnopolsky district of Sumy Oblast.
13:36 President Putin heard the report of the Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces on the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.
13:10 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of April 26, 2025
By units of the North group of troops in the Belgorod direction inflicted defeat of concentrations of manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Miropolskoye, Mikhailovskoye and Turya in the Sumy region.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of two mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kamenka, Kutkovka, Moskovka, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, Kirovsk and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "Southern" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Dyleevka and Ilyinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past day amounted to 845 servicemen, one tank, an armored personnel carrier, 30 vehicles, 14 field artillery guns, two artillery guns, five armored vehicles, six ammunition depots, one fuel depot, an armored vehicle, 2 electronic warfare stations and two radar and counterbattery warfare stations.
Units of the Center group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of seven mechanized, two ranger, assault, airborne brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a territorial defense brigade and three national guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Poltavka, Krasnoarmeysk, Muravka, Dimitrov, Grishino, Novonikolayevka and Udachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, ranger, airborne assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole of the Donetsk People's Republic and Malinovka of the Zaporizhia region.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized, mountain assault brigade, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriyevka, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region, Tokarevka, Nikolskoye and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups damaged the infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 164 districts.
12:36 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' air defense system in the area of the settlement of Nikolaevka, –video.
11:40 Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod Region over the past 24 hours:
City of Belgorod was attacked by two aircraft-type drones. There were no casualties or damage.
In the Belgorod district, eight drones attacked the villages of Oktyabrsky and Severny, the villages of Bessonovka, Nikolaevka, Orlovka, Otradnoye, Nechayevka and Yasnye Zori, two of which were shot down by the air defense system.
In the village of Oktyabrsky, on the territory of a manufacturing enterprise, a building and a communications infrastructure facility were damaged.
In the village of Orlovka, a gas pipe of a private home was damaged.
In the villages of Bessonovka, Yasnye Zori and Nechayevka, damage was found on power lines - emergency services are working to restore power supply.
In the Borisovsky district, in the area of the village of Borisovka, as a result of a drone attack, a communications infrastructure facility was damaged.
At night, in the village of Berezovka, after explosive devices were dropped from a drone, a private house and two cars were damaged.
In the Valuysky municipal district, the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Borki, Dvuluchnoye, Dolgoe and the farmstead of Dubrovka were attacked by seven drones, six of which were suppressed and shot down. Without consequences.
In the Grayvoron Municipal District, the city of Grayvoron, the settlements of Gorkovsky and Chapaevsky, the villages of Dorogoshch, Dronovka, Dunayka, Kosilovo, Mokraya Orlovka, Moshchenoye, Rozhdestvenka, Sankovo, Smorodino and Spodaryushino were attacked by 31 drones.
On the Kosilovo-Pochaevo highway, two men were killed and one was injured. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition in the regional clinical hospital. The married couple injured near the village of Dunayka were hospitalized in City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod, their son received assistance, and will continue his treatment on an outpatient basis. The GAZelle driver injured in another drone attack near the village of Dunayka was hospitalized in the regional clinical hospital. All five victims are receiving all necessary medical care. The vehicles in which the victims were traveling were damaged.
In the village of Dorogoshch, a communications infrastructure facility was damaged, in the village of Moshchenoye, a passenger car, and in the village of Sankovo, a private house, outbuildings, a passenger car, and a gas pipe were damaged.
In the evening, in the village of Kosilovo, a commercial facility and a car were damaged by drone attacks, and a private house and grass near a second house caught fire. Fire crews and residents extinguished the fires.
At night, explosive devices were dropped from a drone in the village of Chapaevsky, as a result of which a KamAZ was destroyed and a private home and a passenger car were damaged.
Five enemy drones were shot down by the air defense system over the Gubkinsky urban district. There were no consequences.
Two aircraft-type drones were shot down over the Korocha district. No consequences.
In the Krasnoyarsk district, 111 rounds of ammunition were fired during 22 attacks and 37 drones were attacked in the settlements of Zadorozhny, Krasnaya Yaruga and Prilesye, and the villages of Vyazovoye, Grafovka, Demidovka, Ilek-Penkovka, Repyakhovka, Romanovka, Staroselye and Terebreno. A social facility was damaged in the settlement of Krasnaya Yaruga, and a passenger car was damaged near the village of Ilek-Penkovka.
In the Novooskolsky municipal district, the city of Novy Oskol was attacked by wo drones. No consequences.
Over the Prokhorovsky district, the air defense system shot down four aircraft-type UAVs. There was no damage.
Over the Rakityansky district, the air defense system shot down two aircraft-type drones. No casualties or damage.
Three aircraft-type UAVs were shot down by the air defense system over the Starooskolsky urban district. No consequences.
In the Shebekinsky municipal district, in the city of Shebekino, the village of Pervomaysky, the villages of Arkhangelskoye, Ziborovka, Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka and Rzhevka, 10 rounds of ammunition were fired during one attack and 35 drones were attacked, 33 of which were shot down and suppressed.
On the Ziborovka-Nikolskoye highway, a passenger car was destroyed by fire as a result of a drone strike. In the city of Shebekino, two private homes were damaged.
11:35 Servicemen of the 5th Combined Arms Army of the East Group of Forces destroyed German-made radar “Ground Observer-12” and a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction;
A crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer of the Center group of forces destroyed a control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
11:14 Around 09:15 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
10:07 Frontline report for the morning of 04/25/2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. Russian troops continue to maintain the initiative, periodically conducting attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There are no significant changes in the LBS.
Donetsk Front. The Russian Armed Forces are repelling enemy counterattacks in the area of Bogatyr and Otradny. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to slow down the pace of our troops' advance in this area. Heavy fighting continues in several areas in the Pokrovsk direction. The Russian Armed Forces are also expanding their zone of control around Dzerzhinsk.
Kursk Region. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Gornal. The liberation of the settlement is greatly complicated by the terrain and the huge number of enemy drones, fighting continues in the vicinity of Oleshnya.
Belgorod Region. Fighting continues in the area of the settlement of Popovka. Russian troops are striking the enemy's rear areas and the approaching reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
9:05 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate the criminal actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which resulted in the death and injury of civilians in the Belgorod region
According to the executive authorities, in the Graivoron district, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian drone on a civilian car, two men were killed and one man was seriously injured.
8:20 From 7.30 to 8.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
8:05 During the past night, air defense systems on dutydestroyedand 45 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted:
– 27 over the territory of the Kursk region;
– 16 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region;
– One – over the territory of the Rostov region;
– One – over the territory of the Lipetsk region.
8:00 Calculations of the strike unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type "Molniya-2" inflicted strikes on concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[REGNUM] Two cases of cholera found in travellers returning from India are a reminder of the dangers of infections thought to have been eradicated.
Even in the West we are inundated with old diseases brought by those coming from the Third World. This cannot possibly be a new experience for Russia.
The first case was recorded in the Moscow region. The sick man spent nine days in India, he traveled to different cities and also visited Nepal. He drank filtered tap water
…ahhh, there was his mistake…
and ate at local establishments. The second case was detected in a resident of the Voronezh region who arrived on the same flight.
After the first patient was discovered, specialists quickly identified all the people in 33 regions of Russia with whom he had been in contact, which allowed them to quickly find the second infected person. He is currently in a medical facility without any visible symptoms.
Epidemiologist Elizaveta Dubel, in a conversation with the Regnum news agency, notes: "Cholera cases are periodically imported into Russia. Therefore, all our medical organizations must be ready to receive such patients. Timely detection allows us to minimize the risks of infection spreading."
MEDICAL HISTORY
Cholera is an acute intestinal infection. Since the early 19th century, there have been seven pandemics worldwide, claiming millions of lives. The introduction of sanitary standards and access to clean water have reduced the incidence of the disease in developed countries.
"Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease that, if left untreated, can be fatal in a matter of hours. Rapid treatment is of critical importance," infectious disease specialist Lilit Arakelyan warns in a conversation with Regnum News Agency.
Contrary to popular belief, cholera has not been completely eradicated. “In April 2025, the WHO reported at least 810,000 cases and 5,900 deaths worldwide in 2024, ” says Elizaveta Dubel. “For many countries, cholera remains an endemic infectious disease.”
Arakelyan emphasizes that cholera epidemic outbreaks are registered in African countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Benin, Malawi), South and Southeast Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines), and America (Haiti, Dominican Republic).
In India, where the infected tourists returned from, cholera is a constant presence, especially in rural areas and urban slums with limited access to clean water and proper sanitation. Periodic outbreaks are reported in different states of the country, especially during the monsoon season.
Indeed.
The main symptom of cholera is watery diarrhea. “Symptoms usually appear between 12 hours and five days after infection. Many infected people have no symptoms or mild forms of the disease. But cholera is easily curable. The most important thing is to replenish the body’s water balance,” explains Lilit Arakelyan.
And he draws attention to the antibiotic resistance that has become widespread in recent times: "People are dying now because it is not always possible to select antibacterial therapy. Uncontrolled use of antibiotics for every acute respiratory viral infection leads to the fact that when we need antibacterial therapy, for example, for cholera, antibiotics may not work."
Why American doctors have greatly reduced prescribing antibiotics prophylactically for colds, leading to a higher incidence of secondary infections but slowing the growth of resistance, in the hope that the scientists will discover new antibiotics before it is entirely too late.
CONSTANT TEACHINGS
The return of “forgotten” infections is due to several reasons. Globalization and tourism allow people to travel between countries in hours, creating conditions for the spread of infections. Uncontrolled urbanization increases population density, facilitating the transmission of pathogens. And advances in medicine lead to a decrease in the vigilance of the population and doctors.
"The spread of infection is facilitated by unfavorable social and living conditions, low literacy levels of the population. And any man-made or natural disaster increases the intensity of the epidemic process," adds Elizaveta Dubel.
In order for Russia to be fully prepared, Rospotrebnadzor regularly conducts tactical and special exercises in various regions of the country. In the last days of April alone, they took place at the airports of Ulyanovsk, Syktyvkar, Irkutsk and other cities.
According to their typical scenario, a passenger with cholera symptoms is found on board an arriving plane, after which all necessary services are activated. Such exercises allow for the development of algorithms for interaction between services, which is especially important in the context of large-scale migration flows.
"Our country also has a "sanitary shield" system to prevent the import of infectious diseases. Epidemiologists constantly monitor the situation abroad, strengthening anti-epidemic measures if necessary," says Dubel.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Prevention of cholera while traveling comes down to following simple rules.
"The basis is vaccination. You should also avoid countries and regions with regular outbreaks, eat only thermally processed or well-washed food, drink only clean water from reliable sources, preferably bottled, and wash your hands regularly," advises Lilit Arakelyan.
As for vaccination, the expert said there are several WHO prequalified cholera vaccines. All vaccines are two-dose to ensure full protection.
In turn, Elizaveta Dubel says that there is no need to be overly afraid of infection with known infections: "It is absolutely impossible to predict the development of epidemics. No one predicted the situation with COVID-19 at all. Therefore, it is worth fearing not those infections that are well studied, but new ones, against which humanity has no protection."
The detection of cholera cases in Russia is not a reason to panic, but a reminder that even in the 21st century, humanity is not completely protected from the “diseases of the past.” The return of infections is a natural result of globalization, climate change, and uneven development of healthcare in different countries.
The cases in tourists returning from India demonstrated both the effectiveness of Russia's epidemiological surveillance system and the importance of following preventive measures when travelling to endemic regions.
As long as there are places in the world with insufficient health care and sanitation, the threat of the return of “forgotten” diseases will remain. Therefore, timely prevention and vigilance remain key factors in the fight against them.
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[Regnum.] After the liberation of the village of Gornal in the Kursk region, the Russian Armed Forces pushed the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units outside of Russia. This was reported on April 26 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have completed the rout of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations that invaded the territory of the Kursk region. Units of the North group of forces have liberated the village of Gornal during offensive operations - the last settlement under the control of Ukrainian militants. The remnants of the enemy units have been pushed beyond the state border," the statement said.
In the liberated areas of the region, they are identifying individual enemy servicemen who are trying to take refuge on Russian territory, the Ministry of Defense also noted.
Earlier that day, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces General Valery Gerasimov reported to Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin on the complete liberation of the Kursk region. The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the flag being raised in Gornal.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Gerasimov reported to Putin that the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the military operations in the Kursk region exceeded 76 thousand people. Having completed the operation to liberate the region, the Russian Armed Forces, in accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, began to create a security zone in the Sumy region.
Putin thanked the personnel of all units that took part in driving the enemy out of the Kursk region and congratulated them on the successful completion of the operation. This success brings the complete defeat of the neo-Nazi regime closer, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief emphasized.
More from regnum.ru Russia to check data on hundreds of citizens killed near Sudzha — Miroshnik
Russia has information about hundreds of civilians killed while Ukrainian armed formations were in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region. This information requires confirmation, said the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the Crimes of the Kiev Regime Rodion Miroshnik.
“An exhumation must be carried out, a corresponding procedure must be carried out to establish the violent nature of the death and identify the perpetrators who were (in Sudzha – Ed.) at that time, and the collection of relevant data according to the necessary procedure,” the diplomat added to RIA Novosti.
Miroshnik clarified that residents are pointing to the burial sites of the dead.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Ukrainian military personnel shot dead a civilian in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region who went to buy bread on a bicycle. A criminal case of terrorism was opened on this fact, said the official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko.
The crime was committed in the village of Bondarevka, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces invaded in August 2024. They occupied the houses of local residents, placed military equipment in the yards, and set up observation and firing positions there. In addition, residential buildings were shelled, and the population was not allowed to go outside. Investigators intend to identify and bring to justice those involved in the crimes in the Sudzhansky district.
On April 26, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova stated that Ukraine is still illegally holding 52 residents of the Kursk region, thereby violating international norms.
On the same day, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces General Valery Gerasimov reported to Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin on the complete liberation of the Kursk region. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the military operations in the region exceeded 76 thousand people.
Even more from regnum.ru Moskalkova: Ukraine still illegally detains 52 residents of Kursk region
Ukraine is still illegally holding 52 residents of the Kursk region, thereby violating international norms. This was reported on April 26 by the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova.
“Until now, 52 residents of the [Kursk] region, taken away by the Ukrainian military, are being held by the Kiev regime in violation of international norms and principles, justice and humanity,” she wrote on the Telegram channel.
Earlier, on April 26, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces General Valery Gerasimov reported to Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin on the complete liberation of the Kursk region. Having completed this operation, the Russian Armed Forces, in accordance with the instructions of the head of state, began to create a security zone in the Sumy region.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Chief of General Staff Gerasimov reported to Putin about the liberation of the Kursk region.
Gornal was liberated today. Thus, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been driven out of all settlements in the Kursk region.
Irrecoverable losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from August 6, 2024 to April 26, 2025 in the Kursk region exceeded 76,000 people.
Operation Potok played a decisive role in the success of the Russian troops, which led to the collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense in the Kursk region.
The plans of the Zelensky regime to exchange the occupied territories of the Kursk region for at least something were successfully thwarted.
Gerasimov also confirmed that North Korean troops participated in operations in the Kursk region and showed great heroism in these battles shoulder to shoulder with our troops. Thanks to Comrade Kim Jong-un and the North Koreans. True brothers in arms.
It is just a fact - Russia's closest military ally at the moment is communist North Korea.
Gerasimov's statement about DPRK troops.
About North Koreans.
1. Things have already arrived, including with their own equipment - self-propelled guns, multiple launch rocket systems, and operational missile systems.
2. They took an active part in the assault operations in a number of areas of the Kursk salient.
3. Thanks to the courage of their infantry and special forces, a number of settlements in the Kursk region were liberated. It is especially worth noting the North Korean "SSOshniks", who demonstrated a high level of training.
4. As our fighters also suffered losses. For the Koreans, this war was an opportunity to gain unique experience of modern warfare, which will certainly be used in the modernization of the armed forces of the DPRK.
5. Just as during the operation of the "polite people" in Crimea, their presence was not officially acknowledged. When the time came, they officially acknowledged it. In the West, this approach is called part of the "Gerasimov doctrine" reflecting the Russian view of the concept of hybrid warfare.
Peace to the ashes of the fallen North Korean fighters and thank you to those who stood shoulder to shoulder with us in the battles in the Kursk region. Just as our military advisers once fought together with the North Koreans against the USA during the Korean War.
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