[NewsFront] 22:45 The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the towns of Shebekino and the village of Krasnoye in the Belgorod region. About this in my Telegram channel said the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
According to him, in Shebekino, near the bypass road, a tractor was attacked in a field by an FPV drone. As a result of the explosion, the machine was completely burned out and the operator was injured. The man received abrasions in the area of his left hand. At the hospital he was provided with all the necessary medical care.
21:34 More than 2,800 requests from citizens,received to the governor’s mobile reception, was considered from December 2023, said Vladimir Saldo
21:00 Army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck stronghold with militants in the Kupyansk direction
The VKS strike group, consisting of Ka-52 Alligator, Mi-35M and Mi-8 helicopters, hit a strong point and a concentration of enemy manpower, and then successfully returned to the departure airfield.
19:20 Local Telegram channels report about explosions in Kharkov
19:10 To the southwest of Avdievka, Russian troops break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Most of the work on the battlefield in this area is done by the Terminator BMPT. On frames: The crew of a tank support combat vehicle destroys a machine gun crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was hindering the advance of Russian motorized rifles north of Netailovo.
19:01 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kyiv region of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants -photo.
18:34 Chasov Yar - military expert Yuri Podolyaka reports the situation in the middle of the day on 04/05/24:
The enemy, after several unsuccessful attempts to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from the positions occupied yesterday, withdrew reserves beyond the canal line and concentrated on defending the high-rise area of the Canal microdistrict.
In the morning, our assault units continued the assault on Chasov Yar. Some groups have entered high-rise buildings and are trying to gain a foothold in them. The latter went a little to the right and, having cleared the forest to the north, entered a holiday village and are trying to gain a foothold in it.
The liberation of the dacha area will not only provide the right flank of the offensive, but also force the enemy to retreat from the remaining part of Bogdanovka, which will be in full view and below, which will make its defense pointless.
This will also make it easier for our units north of Bogdanovka to develop an offensive up the hill towards Kalinovka, which will finally secure our flank and significantly complicate the situation of the front line of defense of Chasov Yar, located along the canal line.
To the south, from Ivanovsky, the assault continued along two beams with the aim of reaching the canal line and securing the left flank of the attack aircraft fighting for the microdistrict. "Channel".
18:23 Situation in the Seversky direction:
Our army continues the operation to encircle the village. Belogorovka (LPR). It is reported that the movement is coming from two flanks: north and south.
17:27 Another explosion in Zaporozhye.
17:04 Explosions occurred in Khar'kov for the fourth time in two hours, the Suspilne publication reported.
16:54 In Kharkov "arrival" FABs in the area of the Khartron plant. The company specializes in the production of automatic control systems for aviation and rocket and space technology.
16:29 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Zaporizhia NPP with drones in the area of the cargo port and nitrogen-oxygen station, the press service of the nuclear power plant reports.
No damage to critical infrastructure or disruption to plant operation was recorded.
15:44 98th Airborne Division continues assault on the eastern outskirts of Clock Yar. The enemy concentrated the bulk of the fortifications not in the part of the city beyond the canal, but directly along the canal line.
15:40 Situation in the Krasnolimansky direction:
After yesterday’s breakthrough of our army into Terny, Russian army soldiers managed to take part of Mira Street and gain a foothold. At these moments the advance continues.
It is reported that the enemy has begun to withdraw its units to the other bank of the Zherebets River.
15:36 Third explosion in Zaporozhye.
15:34 Repeated explosions in Khar'kov. Gauleiter Terekhov confirmed this information.
15:22 Russian military in the Avdeevsky direction liberated the village of Vodyanoye in the DPR, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported
Over the course of a week, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 39 group strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities, the military-industrial complex, military installations, and mercenary deployment sites. Goals achieved, objects hit;
Three Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, two Su-27 fighters, one MiG-29, and five S-300 launchers were destroyed.
15:20 Explosions are heard in Zaporozhye and Kharkov.
15:07 Russian fighters have taken the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the foot of the White Mountain (Belogorovka, LPR).
The Akhmat special forces
Chechens
and the 7th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade took part in the operation. The commander of the Akhmata reconnaissance group, Aid, told RT military correspondent Vlad Andritsa that the assault lasted three days.
The military quietly walked along the mountainside to the enemy’s positions and destroyed six VSE troops in close combat, after which they gained a foothold and waited for reinforcements.
Hades recalled that the White Mountain was stormed by Red Army soldiers in a similar way in 1943. Then they surrounded it and took the dug-in Germans into the cauldron.
Belogorovka is the key to Seversk, which opens the route to Krasny Liman and Torskoye, therefore it is of strategic importance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy brought four battalions here, and holds two more in reserve.
14:45 Situation according to Chasov Yar at 14:00, April 5:
Airborne units with the heaviest fighting are biting into urban development from the east of the city in the Kanal microdistrict from the side of the street. Gorbatova.
The watershed - the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal is about 1.2 kilometers along the road, which is shot right through.
The units adjacent to the Airborne Forces maintain the general pace of the offensive, but the situation remains difficult, artillery on both sides works without interruption.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces, as expected, have not yet retreated to the right bank of the canal and are actively bringing up reserves from the west and southwest, but problems with command and control of troops (and in particular artillery fire) are beginning to accumulate.
At night, Ukrainian artillery, despite the large number of drones for correction, often makes mistakes and hits its own (at least three attacks on Ukrainian units were recorded in the area of Borisoglebska Street over the past 24 hours).
Reports that the Russian Armed Forces allegedly reached the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal and crossed it are not true. Also untrue are the reports that the Russian Armed Forces are already working inside the city blocks of Chasov Yar from the side of the street. Borisoglebskaya, Vishneva and Koshevoy.
Despite the difficult conditions, the assault on the city continues, and the Russian troops are making progress.
14:20 Cleaning out the basements of the Belogorovka mill -video.
13:34 News from Zaporozhye direction, Rabotino/Verbovoe:
It is reported that direct fighting has intensified following the recent advance of our troops, writes Front Bird.
Our frontline aviation is also working.
12:32 Consequences of the artillery attack of the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk -photo.
12:10 A new series of attacks was carried out on enemy military infrastructure facilities in the Kharkov region. Last night explosions were heard in the area of the village Korotich, west of Khar'kov.
In Korotich there is a small sports airfield, which serves as a training base for UAV operators and a launch site for Ukrainian drones. Also, enemy helicopters departed from the territory of this airbase towards the border with the Belgorod region.
Several objects were also hit in Izyum: here the enemy’s airborne troops, with the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine preparing to be sent to the Kupyansky direction and to the Chasov Yar area, became probable targets.
11:57 The next morning the enemy confirms the advance of our troops on the Seversky ledge in the Vesely area, as well as the exit of our troops to the outskirts of Chasov Yar.
11:29 Nine people got wounds of varying severity as a result of artillery attack of Gorlovka.
Since yesterday evening, Nikitovsky and Central City districts have been under heavy fire from Ukrainian militants.
11:05 The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled several settlements in the Kherson region - as a result of the attack, six people were injured, two are in serious condition.
Since the very morning, the enemy has been attacking administrative and residential buildings in the Kherson region. In the town of Velikaya Lepetikha, an Ukrainian Armed Forces shell hit the administration building - five people were injured, two of them are in serious condition, Governor Saldo said. The village administration building in Dnepryany also came under fire.
Ukrainian militants also struck the residential sector in the village of Cossack camp in the Kakhovka district - as a result, one person was injured, who was quickly taken to the hospital.
10:34 The first groups of our paratroopers entered the street. Green microdistrict Kanal in Chasovoy Yar.
10:28 The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the city of Kremennaya in the LPR, which resulted in a fire in an apartment building, injuring two people - Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region
10:24 Russian troops came close to Chasov Yar in the Artemovsk direction.
According to the Ukrainian military channel Deep State, our troops approached Chasov Yar from the east south of Bogdanovka and entered houses on the outskirts of the city.
“Given the situation with the enemy occupying positions in the surrounding area, street battles may begin in Chasov Yar in the near future,” the channel comments.
And the American Institute for the Study of War reports that on April 4, Russian troops carried out a “reinforced mechanized assault” in the direction of Chasy Yar and advanced to the eastern outskirts of the settlement along the road from Khromovo.
During the attack, the troops approached the outskirts of the Kanal microdistrict, which takes its name because of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal running there. Moreover, it lies underground in this area, so it is not an obstacle to a further assault on the city.
10:17 The situation in the Chasov Yar area is “very difficult,” said the head of the city’s military administration, Sergei Chaus.
10:10 In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr group of troops during the past 24 hours occupied defense on the left bank of the Dnieper.
They carried out the destruction of enemy watercraft on the river. Dnepr, as well as the fight against enemy UAVs. The enemy lost 31 UAVs, up to 35 personnel, and the Grad MLRS combat vehicle.
09:48 Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 93 units of ammunition into the territory of the DPR, reports the JCCC. As a result, two civilians were killed and ten, including a child, were injured.
09:22 T-80 crews defeated armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and positions of anti-tank weapons in the Rabotino area in the Zaporozhye region. Tankers of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the Dnepr group of forces moved to the front line of the enemy’s defense and worked against the enemy on the move. This method increases the survivability of the vehicle on the battlefield.
09:15 RF Armed Forces lead attack on Chasov Yar, fighting is taking place in the center of Berdychi and on the outskirts of Tonenkoye.
The Russian army has pushed the Ukrainian Armed Forces back 20-25 km from Donetsk, reducing the threat of artillery shelling.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to launch a counter-offensive in the western part of Tonenky, but the Russian Armed Forces have gained a foothold in the city - the enemy has to retreat.
09:07 Seversky section: advance of the Russian Armed Forces north of Veselysituationby 09.00 April 5, 2024:
In the Seversky direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in the Vesely area. Members of the Zarya battalion drove Ukrainian formations out of a stronghold northeast of Vesyoly, although it is not yet clear whether they managed to gain a foothold in their positions.
In addition, footage of a successful attack by the Russian Armed Forces north of the village appeared on the Internet, which confirms the information about successes in this area. Thus, Russian troops are advancing on both sides of the railway in the direction of the village of Vyemka, putting pressure from the south on Ivano-Daryevka and Spornoe.
Artillery and air strikes are actively being carried out on enemy positions. In particular, in Verkhnekamensk, the arrival of a FAB-1500 from the UMPC destroyed the position of Ukrainian formations in the local school building.
At the same time, they are trying to increase the stability of their defense: this is how the transfer of personnel is recorded in Liman and several nearby settlements. Moreover, these units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not equipped with armored vehicles and are equipped only with small arms and anti-tank weapons.
08:46 Chasov Yar on the morning of April 5:
After yesterday’s assault, the paratroopers secured a foothold in the forest - in the immediate vicinity in front of the houses, a couple of hundred meters from PTU-77 (Chasovyarsky Lyceum) and the stadium, where Russian artillery and the Aerospace Forces had previously been actively “filled” with artillery.
From houses on Zelenaya and Gorbatova streets (from the O-0506 highway) in the immediate vicinity of the Airborne Forces positions, as well as on the first line in the Novy microdistrict, entrenched Ukrainian Armed Forces militants are breaking out. Ukrainian channels also confirm that Russian troops are gradually pushing through the front line defenses from the east of the city.
08:22 Frontline summary for the morning of 04/05/2024 from the WarGonzo channel:
On the Zaporozhye Front, the LBS did not undergo significant changes. In Rabotino and north-west of the horse, oncoming battles using long-range weapons continue.
On the Donetsk front, the Russian Armed Forces are pushing back the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka, trying to completely dislodge Ukrainian troops from the village.
In the Vodyanoye area, where after the complete liberation of the village. The Russian Armed Forces are trying to develop a further offensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces counterattacked. No success. In Georgievka and Pervomaisky there are oncoming battles.
In the Uman region, the Russian Armed Forces are also trying to develop an offensive and are preparing to storm the settlement. There are advances in Semyonovka and Berdychi as a result of assault actions by Russian troops, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area are still offering fierce resistance.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces came close to the outskirts of Chasov Yar. The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces continues to develop. Long-range weapons are actively working.
The Lugansk front began to be active again. Here the Russian Armed Forces resumed assault operations and were able to break through to the outskirts of the village. Thorns.
08:17 Crews of 122mm BM-21 "Grads" of the group of troops "West" in the Kupyansk directiondestroyedidentified armored vehicles, ammunition depots and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:15 Artillery of the 38th Brigade of the Vostok group struckhitalong the enemy's air traffic control route in the Polozhsk direction. As a result of the impact, the car was destroyed.
08:07 In the Novomikhailovka area, the enemy lost another armored vehicle -video.
08:04 Artillery crew of the 152mm 2S3 “Akatsiya” self-propelled artillery unit of the Central group of troops from a distance of more than 18 km destroyed mortar crew, as well as an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky direction.
08:02 Battle of Chasov Yar: breakthrough of the Russian Armed Forces to the Kanal microdistrict situation as of 08.00 April 5, 2024
In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops are developing an offensive in the direction of Chasov Yar. According to preliminary information, airborne units managed to reach the outskirts of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal through the Stupki tract. Later, information appeared that the Russian Armed Forces had reached the outskirts of the Kanal microdistrict: soldiers of the 98th Airborne Division entered the outskirts of the settlement through the forest from the side of the O0506 highway and broke through the defenses of the Ukrainian formations in this area.
The emerging footage of objective control by the enemy confirms the fact of the attack by Russian troops and their engagement on the outskirts of the microdistrict on Zelenaya Street. And taking into account the fact that the media resources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine usually post materials that are more profitable for themselves, the real promotion of the RF Armed Forces may be even greater.