[NewsFront] 21:03 As a result of Ukrainian armed aggression, bell-type submunitions were identified in the village of Komarova, Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, said the head of the Gorlovka urban district, Ivan Prikhodko.
A woman and a child born in 2019 were injured.
19:50 RF Armed Forces significantly advanced in the Chasovoyarsk direction and reached the bank of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal.
18:50 About situations in Rabotino in the Zaporozhye direction, military correspondent Alexander Kots reports:
“There is indeed an advance of our forces in the western part of the population. On the northern side, the local presence of the enemy, who sits in the basements and does not stick out, does not conduct active defensive actions. He also began actively mining the northern entrances to the village, which indicates the absence of intentions to counterattack.
Now our forces need to pick out the pigs from positions north of the village, where they can organize a defense and hold part of the village. in the gray zone. And after that it will be possible to say that Rabotino has been taken.”
17:45 Operators of attack FPV drones of the 1st Army Corps of the “Southern” group of forces destroye dammunition warehouse and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction.
During aerial reconnaissance, the position of enemy UAV operators was revealed, as well as equipment and an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces hidden in the forest plantation. The FPV drone crews destroyed the identified targets with several strikes.
16:54 Ukrainian resources confirm the advance of Russian troops in the Avdievka direction.
In particular, the Deep State resource notes that the Russian Armed Forces made a breakthrough to the northwest of Ocheretino, to Novoaleksandrovka.
Also on map shows the almost complete transition to the control of the Russian army of the Keramik region (near Novokalinovo).
16:05 Assault units of the Vostok group of troops, with the support of tanks and attack UAVs, capture strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction -video.
15:55 FPV operators - kamikazes of the Russian army discovered and destroyed a Ukrainian battle tank -video.
14:47 Explosions in the area of Kramatorsk (DPR, occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces).
14:32 Destruction of armored vehicles BRDM of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Netaylovoye in the Donetsk direction, using an FPV drone.
14:07 Ukrainian Telegram channels report explosions in the Pokrovsky district (DPR, occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces).
13:52 Russian military hit on transport-loading vehicles from the S-300 air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov region.
13:34 The main thing from the Russian Ministry of Defense report on the progress of hostilities for the day:
Air defense shot down six Ukrainian ATACMS tactical missiles made in the USA
The Russian military hit a Ukrainian hangar for the assembly of light-engine attack unmanned aircraft
The losses of the Ukrainian army in the Northern Military District zone amounted to up to 795 militants killed and wounded
13:26 Units of the 1st Tank Army are burning out the equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and covering enemy personnel with artillery fire -video.
13:11 The first destroyed Italian armored personnel carrier PUMA 6X6 AFV of Ukrainian formations in the area of the village. Belogorovka –photo.
12:54 Ocheretinsky direction on April 30:
The Armed Forces of Ukraine abandoned most of their positions around the present day. Keramik village near Ocheretin and retreated to the neighboring village of Arkhangelskoye. The area of concentration of Ukrainian troops in this area is maximally dense and saturated with a variety of forces: from TrO units to small subordinates of unmanned aircraft as part of mechanized brigades, which, during the defense of Ocheretin, should have played into the hands of the Ukrainian troops, but now plays against them.
There is no centralized resistance, but some attempts to cover the retreat with counter-battery fire are still recorded. The situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is aggravated by a shortage of reserves: it is even more difficult to maneuver units along the front than a month ago, since the former Avdeevka group, as previously predicted, was cut into two parts and can no longer function as a single whole.
The main part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units, as before, are isolated to the west of Orlovka, the remnants of the northern group (the so-called covering forces that left Keramik and retreated to Arkhangelskoye) are knocked out of Ocheretin and are pushed back to the north, where, apparently, they will be destroyed.
After this, the Russian Armed Forces will be able to continue moving along key heights to the west of Ocheretin by rail, which is why the former Avdievka garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (previously isolated from the covering forces) may be under the threat of operational encirclement.
12:20 Units of the “Southern” group of troops as a result of active actions improved positions along the front line, inflicted fire damage on the personnel and equipment of the 46th Airmobile and 79th Air Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Krasnogorovka and Konstantinovka. The enemy lost up to 395 military personnel wounded and killed.
Three tanks, four armored combat vehicles, two cars, and the Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station were hit by guided missile systems and loitering ammunition.
During the counterbattery fight, a 155mm M198 howitzer and a 122mm D-30 gun were destroyed.
Air defense systems shot down 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, a Hurricane missile, and a Dzheydam guided aerial bomb.
11:54 Combat Job of drone pilots of the 14th Brigade of the Special Forces of the Russian Armed Forces in the village. Urozhaynoe in the South Donetsk direction.
10:57 Zaporozhye direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Rabotino. Situationas of April 30, 2024:
In the Rabotino area, Russian troops were able to break through the enemy’s defenses. Stormtroopers from the 2nd battalion of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment, under the cover of aviation, artillery and drones, forced the Ukrainian Armed Forces units to leave the village.
The advance of Russian troops was influenced, among other things, by the transfer of enemy forces to the Avdiivka direction, where Ukrainian formations have been unable to stabilize the front for a week.
In recent days, the enemy had been hiding in dilapidated basements and houses, but due to the lack of reinforcements, they retreated from positions near the cemetery in the direction of Kopanei.
At the moment, most of the village is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces; its northern outskirts are actually in a gray zone: there is simply nowhere for either side to hold positions there.
10:34 Ukrainian Telegram channels report on numerous new launches of satellites in the Kharkov region. There are arrivals in the suburbs, but a large number of bombs are still in the air.
10:25 After a short break, the assault on Krasnohorivka resumed. Before this, about 15 FAB-1500 aerial bombs were dropped on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and artillery was fired.
Ukrainian channels note that Russian troops are working with the same tactics - quick attacks of small assault groups on several infantry fighting vehicles, accompanied by a tank. At the same time, the advance in the city from the eastern side continues.
Foreign analysts believe that the Russian troops' plan is to carry out harassing assaults on the main fortified area outside the plant while simultaneously outflanking it.
In this scenario, there is a threat of deep coverage of the industrial zone from east to north and its surroundings. Further, against the backdrop of the prospect of an operational encirclement, the prerequisites are created for squeezing out the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the city.
10:10 Gauleiter Sinegubov has already reported several explosions in Kharkov. Local Telegram channels, meanwhile, write about a column of smoke over the city.
09:47 Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions in the zone of the special military operation.
Launched three counterattacks by assault groups of the 77th Airmobile Brigade and 1st Operational Brigade of the national guard in the Stelmakhovka area. The group’s air defense systems destroyed five aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 40 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles and 3 vehicles.
09:17 UAV operators of the 2nd motorized rifle battalion of the 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks.
08:18 Summary on the morning of April 30, 2024
The situation in the Kherson direction remains unchanged; the Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning to create new points of tension on our shore by landing DRGs and small groups of infantry. In the village of Yubilein, Aleshkinsky District, artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces damaged three residential buildings; in Novaya Kakhovka, a drone hit a car from which a civilian was selling things. The Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV operators see their targets and purposefully target civilians.
On the Zaporozhye front, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces is slowing down due to the continuous mining of the area by Baba Yaga drones. North-west of Verbovoy, ours are using heavy flamethrower systems, aviation is hitting the enemy concentration near Orekhov. In Rabotino, our people are moving forward with the hardest fighting, the Russian flag is planted in the village, the battle continues.
There are oncoming battles in the Vremevsky direction, our troops are gradually moving towards Urozhainy. Aviation is working closely against the enemy, delivering FAB with UMPC.
The South Donetsk direction is characterized by the advance of our troops north of Novomikhailovka along a broad front. Our troops are leveling the line of combat contact, moving towards the road to Ugledar. The assault on Krasnogrovka continues, within 24 hours there has been an advance of the Russian Armed Forces in urban areas.
In the Pokrovsky direction (west of Avdeevka), the Russian Armed Forces are consolidated in the eastern part of Netailovo. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of Semenovka. On the Ocheretinsky ledge, our troops fight their way to the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka road to the north-west. There are reports of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fleeing Novokalinovo under the pressure of the Russian Army, and there are battles for Keramik.
In the direction to Chasov Yar, no significant changes in the front line occurred during the day.
In the Kupyansky direction there are battles in Kislovka, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting for the settlement. In the Krasnoliman direction - a battle east of Ternov.
08:05 Last night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to strike with ATACMS missiles in Crimea; the air defense system worked over Dzhankoy and Simferopol. There are reports of five missiles in the first wave of launches, and four in the second.
08:01 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are unsuccessfully trying to regain positions in the Svatovsko-Kremensky area. This was reported by military expert Andrei Marochko. He noted that there is an intensification of the Ukrainian military in Terny and Torskoye.