[NewsFront] 23:59 According to the operational lines of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC for April 25, as of 00:00, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovsky district):
- on the street. Dmitry Donskoy, a man born in 1982 was killed, women born in 1993 and 1957 were injured.
- on the street Ivan Susanin, three people were injured: a child - a boy born in 2010. #ChildrenNotTarget, women born in 1957 and 1954.
21:33 Solovevo. Under ourcontrol! Be kind!
20:26 Crews of the 152m 2S5 Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Vostok group of troops destroyed several NATO-made armored personnel carriers in the South Donetsk direction
Artillerymen destroy supply centers, places of deployment of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, and heavy enemy equipment at a distance of up to 30 kilometers. Artillerymen have a lot of work to do; they go on combat duty around the clock.
“Basically, the tasks of my battery are counter-battery combat. Targets come very often, we hit them constantly,” said the commander of an artillery battery with the call sign “Kremin.” “The 122mm 2S1 self-propelled gun “Gvozdika” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was knocked out, tanks, NATO armored personnel carriers very often – MaxPro and other equipment.”
19:54 Collapse of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Solovyevo - as of April 25, 2024.
Russian units achieved significant success, liberating territories on the Avdeevsky sector of the front.
After the recent expansion of the zone of control in Ocheretino and Novobakhmutovka, Russian assault groups, developing an onslaught on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were able to not only enter, but also gain a foothold in the village of Solovyevo, which is confirmed by the Ukrainian news segment.
In the eastern part of Ocheretino, measures are continuing to identify and neutralize the remaining enemy forces. In the future, it is expected that the fire pressure of the Russian Aerospace Forces will increase and the activity of Russian assault groups on the lines occupied by Ukrainian formations in Novokalinovo and the territory of Kremik, as well as a systematic advance beyond Semenovka and Berdychi.
Advance along the railway in the direction of the settlement of Progress is recorded, which in turn in the future brings Russian units closer to the liberation of such cities as Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) and Mirnograd (Dimitrov), which are currently one of the main logistics centers of the enemy.
19:15 North-west of Avdievka. There are reports that advanced units of the Russian Armed Forces have broken into the village. Arkhangelskoe. In recent days around Ocheretino, the Russian Armed Forces have achieved successes in Novobakhmutovka and Solovyevo.
18:50 Military correspondent Blue Z Beard reports on new successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Krasnogorovka area:
“In Krasnogorovka, our units were able to significantly advance along the street. Geological towards the roundabout to surround the Refractory Plant.”
18:48 Attack helicopter crews provide safety of movement of Russian troops in Chasovoy Yar (DPR).
Pilots operate at low altitude so that enemy radars and air defense systems do not notice them. The task is to provide fire support to the attack aircraft and evacuate the wounded.
18:44 Assault units of the Russian Armed Forcesare advancingin the southern part of Urozhayny.
18:40 UAV operators of the Russian 35th Army hit Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment –video.
18:20 The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at a residential high-rise building in Tokmak, it was significantly damaged, at least three people were injured, said the governor of the Zaporozhye region, Balitsky.
17:42 The Abrams tank was defenseless against the Russian Lancet. Despite the powerful electronic warfare system, the Russian drone hit the “American” in an instant -video.
16:40 Situation in the Donetsk direction:
Active hostilities in the Velikaya Novosyolka area.
The Russian Armed Forces are attacking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the southern outskirts of Urozhaynoye with armored vehicles and a motorized rifle unit under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the northern direction is more than 300 meters.
15:40 Krasnogorovka, South Donetsk direction. The enemy reports the advance of the Russian Armed Forces and confirms the location of our advanced detachments.
15:23 Explosions in the Sumy region. The RF Armed Forces work at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:17 “Typical Odessa” reports about explosions in the city.
14:37 Donetsk direction: breakthrough at the Krasnogorsk refractory plant situation at 14.00 April 25, 2024:
Along the entire line of contact in the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are successfully storming Ukrainian positions. Footage of the hoisting of the Russian flag in a building on the territory of a refractory plant in Krasnogorsk appeared on the Internet.
This fact indicates that servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces not only broke through the defenses on the southern outskirts of the suburbs of Donetsk, but also gained a foothold in the enemy’s most important fortified area in Krasnogorsk.
In addition to the fact that the plant has a large area, it is dotted with numerous buildings and hangars that can easily be used as shelter. Moreover, it is located at an altitude of about 180 meters, and most of Krasnogorovka is at 155 and below.
It is not yet possible to say for sure whether the territory of the enterprise has been completely liberated. However, given the pace of advance of the Russian Armed Forces, it is highly likely that they are already clearing a large part of the territory.
The liberation of the fireproof plant will actually mean the fall of the Krasnogorsk fortified area, since the northern outskirts of the settlement are private buildings, which will be too difficult to defend if the plant is lost.
14:31 The Russian Armed Forces advanced in the Solovyovo area in the DPR.
After the liberation of Ocheretino and yesterday’s capture of Novobakhmutovka, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a successful assault on the village of Solovyovo, where the Ukrainian garrison had retreated from adjacent Novobakhmutovka.
It is reported from the ground that fighting in this area continues, and in Solovyovo itself a clean-up operation is underway, but the main enemy forces have already been driven out of the populated area.
14:27 A series of explosions in Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk region).
14:21 Ukrainian Telegram channels report explosions in Sumy. Before this, a missile alert was announced.
14:15 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Russian air defense shot down 200 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in one day;
Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed over 23,000 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
The Vostok group of troops occupied more advantageous positions, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 90 military personnel;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 350 military personnel in the area of responsibility of the Center group in one day;
Russian troops struck formations of mercenaries of the foreign legion;
The “West” group occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of five brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
The Dnepr group of troops inflicted a fire defeat on the manpower and equipment of five Ukrainian brigades within a day; enemy losses amounted to up to 30 military personnel.
14:07 With the loss of Krasnohorivka (which probably has very little time left), the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may face a difficult choice.
Either roll back beyond Kurakhovo and try to hide behind the Kurakhovsky reservoir, or catch on to the cascade of villages Kurakhovka-Zoryanoye-Gornyak and get Berdychi-Tonenkoe 2.0.
Taking into account the fact that to the north the pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Karlovka region is growing, and even further to the north Ocheretino has already been lost, the state of affairs, if not critical, is already close to it.
13:39 Avdeevskoe direction: liberation of Solovevo -situation as of 13.00 April 25, 2024
Almost immediately after the success in Novobakhmutovka, Russian army units liberated the village of Solovyevo south of Ocheretino, advancing along the road from Novobakhmutovka.
Currently, fighters of the Russian Armed Forces are clearing out the remnants of the enemy, while most of the group fled in the direction of the village of Sokol. From there the Ukrainian Armed Forces are firing at our servicemen.
The liberation of Solovyevo against the backdrop of fighting on the western outskirts of Ocheretino creates very sad prospects for the Ukrainian formations, since Solovyevo is located on the Ocheretino gully, which was a natural fortification.
After the cleanup is completed, Russian troops can put pressure on Ocheretino by attacking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the south, and also advance along the landings and the ravine to Novopokrovsky, which will also create a threat to the remnants of the enemy in Berdychi.
If the current pace is maintained, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will most likely retreat from the western outskirts of the village to more advantageous positions at the Novopokrovskoye - Novoselovka 1st - Umanskoye line.
13:16 Explosions in Krivoy Rog and Kharkov. The Russian Armed Forces launch missile strikes.
12:30 Situation at the front as of April 25, 2024:
The line of combat contact has not undergone significant changes. There are battles along its entire length, the enemy is attempting “meat” assaults, but they are all unsuccessful.
In the area of the village The strengthening of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was thwarted. In addition, the enemy’s strengthening of positions in the area of ??the settlement was disrupted. Staromayorskoe.
Bomber aircraft, artillery, heavy flamethrower systems and UAV Marine operators destroyed: M-113 armored personnel carrier, M-777 and FH-70 howitzers, six mortars, three Starlink satellite communication systems, five ammunition supply points. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering significant losses in manpower.
12:29 Russian flag over the Krasnogorovka brick factory -video.
The 5th Brigade of the 1st Corps of the 8th Army of the Southern Military District took the brick factory. At the plant alone, the 5th Brigade captured five large buildings.
The brick factory is the center of Krasnogorovka, the main object; small pockets remain.
12:20 Explosions occurred in Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk region, monitoring channels reported.
11:50 After Staromikhailovka, the Russian Armed Forces came to grips with Krasnogorovka (DPR).
The attack on the city comes from two sides - from the east, from positions in Staromikhailovka, and from the south, from Mar'inka. Russian troops are currently close to the Krasnogorovsky refractory plant, where a powerful fortified area of ??the Ukrainian Armed Forces is equipped. The tactics of the Russian troops remain the same and have not changed since Avdeevka: first, tons of air bombs fly at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and artillery fires - and only after that do armored vehicles and infantry begin to work.
11:34 Units of the West group of troops occupied more advantageous lines, defeated the manpower of the 30th, 57th mechanized and 77th airmobile brigades in the areas of Sin'kovka, Petropavlovka, Novoselovsky and Chervona Dibrova, repelled a counterattack by formations of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of Novovodyany. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The enemy lost up to 30 military personnel, three vehicles, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and a US-made Khimars multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.
11:25 Work of UAV operators of the 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group in the area of ??the settlement. Gulyaypole –video.
10:30 Situation at Chasov Yar:
98 Airborne Division continue active assault operations and clearing of the forest north of the railway; the enemy is focusing on engineering equipment of existing positions and the creation of new positions, complete mining of the area in order to prevent our assault groups from breaking through into the settlement of Novoe.
In the Kleshcheevka area, Russian units achieved some tactical success, but the situation there is difficult.
At night, in the forest north of the railway, servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were captured.
The enemy is drawing on reserves and using a large number of FPV. Evacuation groups and ambulances were seen in the village. New after striking one of the houses.
On the eastern outskirts of the Hours of Yar, the enemy is under fire pressure. The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers have to hide in basements and carry out all sorties at night.
09:38 The Russian Armed Forces entered Solovyovo after the capture of Novobakhmutovka.
With the support of artillery and aviation, the 2nd Army of the Center group of forces entered Solovyovo and began an assault on the village, to which battered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces had fled from Novobakhmutovka.
At a minimum, the outskirts are already occupied by our fighters, the enemy is retreating again and the populated area begins to move into the gray zone, the Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring report.
09:16 Destruction of a UAV by our operators near Chasov Yar of the American self-propelled gun Paladin -video.
08:49 Fierce fighting is taking place in Krasnohorivka. According to reports from the ground, fighting is taking place on Sovetskaya Street and in the industrial zone. Part of the territory of the Refractory Plant is under our control, we are smoking the enemy out of this powerful fortification.
With the hardest fighting, the assault brigades of two 1st Army Corps brigades of the RF Armed Forces cleared the southern part of Krasnogorovka. At the moment, a quarter of the city has been liberated.
08:20 Avdeevsky direction: liberation of Novobakhmutovka –situationas of 08.00 April 25, 2024
Russian troops, after their success in Ocheretino, were able to develop their success even further. Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces from the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the ArBat special forces battalion took control of the village of Novobakhmutovka south of Ocheretino last night.
Arbat is a Chechen unit.
According to incoming information, the enemy abandoned the village practically without a fight, which became problematic to hold after Russian units occupied the central and southern outskirts of Ocheretino.
Confirmation of the liberation of the settlement is also footage of Russian soldiers hoisting their flags on one of the houses in Novobakhmutovka. Nevertheless, the cleanup is still ongoing in the village itself.
At the moment, it can be observed that the enemy cannot stabilize the front after the escape of the 115th Mechanized Brigade, and the 47th Mechanized Brigade “from the wheels” is not able to properly provide cover for the flanks. In addition, the loss of Ocheretino, an important stronghold at a height, affected the ability to defend the site.
And the transition of Novobakhmutovka to the control of the Russian Armed Forces will significantly complicate the enemy’s already difficult position in the western part of Berdychi, from where he may have to retreat in order to avoid a “bag of fire.”
08:17 Anti-aircraft gunners destroyed from ZU-23-2 hexacopter “Baba Yaga” and FPV drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction.
In the video, our fighters deliver precise strikes from the ZU-23/2 against enemy drones. A fighter with the call sign Cairo showed the destroyed Baba Yaga and told what its main danger was.
“Why is Baba Yaga dangerous? Because it carries a big charge, a huge one. And using the drop method, it destroys both enemy personnel and armored vehicles,” Cairo explained.
This time the drone was carrying several 82mm mines and was approaching Russian positions. Our fighters destroyed it right in the air, preventing it from reaching the target and dropping mines.
08:15 Group of Russian troops “Dnepr” leads defense of the left bank of the Dnieper, striking targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the river. This was reported by the head of the group’s press center, Roman Kodryan.
08:14 Front-line report for the morning of April 25 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Belogorovka: The Russian Armed Forces are conducting active assault operations on the approaches to Belogorovka, where the distance between positions is sometimes only 50 meters. Our fighters use psychological tactics, including the Russian anthem in the early morning and other music throughout the day, creating additional moral pressure on Ukrainian troops.
Avdeevsky direction: in Ocheretino, fierce fighting continues in the northern part and on the outskirts of the Altkom plant. The liberation of Novobakhmutovka and the retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to Solovyovo are reported.
Donetsk direction: in Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye, Russian units are actively storming the enemy’s defensive lines. In the northeast of Netailovo, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the control zone in forest belts.
In Krasnogorovka, the intensity of attacks on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been increased with active fire support from artillery and aviation.
08:12 Ukrainian channels report that the Russian Armed Forces came in the village Solovyevo (near Ocheretino and Novobakhmutovka).
08:09 Soldiers from the “Center” group of troops told how they released Lastochkino in the Avdeevsky direction: The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses and abandoned weapons, including foreign-made ones, the Ministry of Defense reported.
08:05 In the Donetsk direction, our troops have improved their position. This was reported by a military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR NM Andrei Marochko.
“During active hostilities southeast of the village of Chasov Yar, between Krasny (Ivanovskoe) and Kleshcheevka, the Russian Armed Forces managed to dislodge Ukrainian militants from their positions located at a commanding height. At the moment, our military personnel are gaining a foothold at new positions and are regrouping for further actions. Also, Russian assault units carried out several successful night attacks on the eastern outskirts of the village of Chasov Yar. The enemy, having suffered losses, was forced to abandon some of their positions,” Marochko wrote in the Telegram channel.
08:00 Russian forces launched a missile attack on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the city of Smela, Cherkasy region of Ukraine.