Text taken from the Facebook page of Russian military field correspondent Aleksandr Kots.
Putin in the Kremlin heard a report by the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on the situation on the frontline of combat contact and said that the Russian side was suspending all military activities from 18:00 on April 19 to 00:00 on April 21.
"Guided by humanitarian reasons, today from 18 o'clock to zero o'clock from Sunday to Monday the Russian side declares an Easter truce. I order for this period to stop all fighting.
We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. "In this way, our troops must be prepared to reflect on possible violations of the truce and provocation by the enemy, any aggressive actions."
Following the energy moratorium, we demonstrate the ability to ceasefire across the entire line of contact. Leaving behind the right to respond to the provocation of the opponent.
That is, in essence, we demonstrate good will and a desire for peace. In fact, it is obvious that Khokhly will not adhere to any truce. Therefore, we will, as before, starve them. But already within the response to the violation of the truce.
I have no doubt that the list of ceasefire violations will be on the table in the Oval Office again. Zelensky is unable to saddle up the truce. The Muscovites outplayed again.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[RIA] Ukrainian troops have repeatedly violated the ceasefire since the start of the Easter truce announced by President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"Despite the announcement of the Easter truce, Ukrainian Armed Forces units attempted to attack Russian troop positions in the areas of the Sukhaya Balka and Bogatyr settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic at night, which were repelled," the military department's report says.
In addition, at night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used 48 UAVs, including one on the territory of Crimea. The enemy also fired 444 times from guns and mortars at the positions of the Russian army, carried out 900 strikes with quadcopters and dropped various ammunition.
The enemy also attacked border areas of the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions - 33 drone strikes, 12 artillery attacks, and seven ammunition drops.
"As a result, there are deaths and injuries among the civilian population, as well as damage to civilian objects," the ministry noted.
At the same time, all groups of Russian troops in the SVO zone strictly observed the ceasefire regime from 18:00 on April 19 and remained at previously occupied lines and positions, the Ministry of Defense emphasized.
On Saturday, Putin declared an Easter truce. It came into effect at 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 and will last until 00:00 Moscow time on April 21. As the head of state stated, he assumes that Ukraine will follow Russia's example . At the same time, the Russian president noted that the army must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations from the enemy.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.25 As a result of Russian airstrikes on Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed and another was injured. This was reported by the head of the GVA, Sergey Gorbunov.
"Today at 16:45 there were four enemy airstrikes by FAB-250 with a UMPK module on the city of Konstantinovka and outside the city in a field. As a result of the shelling, unfortunately, two civilians were killed and one person was wounded," he wrote on Facebook.
11 private houses and four power lines were damaged. Emergency workers are inspecting the scene and conducting rescue operations to free the victims, which are complicated by another arrival of an FPV drone on fiber optics to the scene.
22:00 Russians continue to shell Kherson region during the ceasefire, which caused fires in seven apartments of a multi-story building. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
"This is what the Russian "Easter truce" looks like in the Kherson region. At about 18:00, as a result of a hit from 8 enemy FPVs, seven apartments in a multi-story building in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson caught fire," he said.
Also at 19:05, a Russian drone hit a civilian car in Urozhayne. An hour later, another drone attacked a populated area. At 19:12, an enemy FPV hit Stanislav.
21.30 President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to a complete ceasefire if "complete silence really reigns."
"If now Russia is suddenly ready to really join the format of complete and unconditional silence, Ukraine will act in a mirror way - as it will be on the Russian side. Silence in response to silence, strikes in defense of strikes. If complete silence really reigns, Ukraine proposes to extend it after the end of Easter on April 20. This will show Russia's true intentions, because 30 hours are enough for headlines, but not for real confidence-building measures. Thirty days can give peace a chance," the head of state said.
For now, according to the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, Russian assault operations continue in some areas of the front and Russian artillery fire does not subside.
20:50 Ukraine will not become part of NATO. The issue of Ukraine joining the Alliance is not being discussed. This was stated by US Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg in an interview with Fox News.
"Let me give you one example. An example of where we have been very clear. NATO is off the table. You will not be part of NATO. This is not something new. We have been talking about this since February 2008, when Ambassador Burns told Condoleezza Rice that this was too far. I wrote about this in 2013," he said.
19.40 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha spoke about the "Easter truce" proposed by Vladimir Putin, noting that Ukraine will take into account not words, but actions.
"Now Putin has made statements about his alleged readiness for a ceasefire. 30 hours instead of 30 days. Unfortunately, we have significant experience when his statements did not match his actions. We know that his words cannot be trusted, and we will look at actions, not words," the minister said.
19.15 In accordance with the decision of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the commander of the Joint Group of Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, on the eve of the Orthodox holiday of Easter, gave instructions to all commanders of groups to cease fire and conduct military operations.
"The ceasefire regime is being introduced for humanitarian purposes and will be observed by the Russian Joint Group of Forces, subject to mutual compliance by the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
18:46 Ukrainian troops have advanced deep into Russia's Belgorod region. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported this on Telegram.
"Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky just reported. Our forces continued their activity in the Kursk region today and are maintaining their positions. In the Belgorod region, our military advanced and expanded our zone of control," the head of state wrote.
18.30 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has announced an "Easter truce". However, Russian attack drones are still being spotted in the skies over Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"About Putin's latest attempt to play with people's lives - an air raid alert is currently spreading across Ukraine. At 17:15, Russian attack drones were detected in our skies. Ukrainian air defense and aviation have already begun working for defense. "Shaheds" in our skies - this is Putin's real attitude to Easter and to people's lives," the head of state said.
18.14 Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners with the mediation of the UAE. 277 soldiers returned to Ukraine. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram.
"Our homes are one of the best news that can be. Another 277 soldiers returned home from Russian captivity. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service and border guards. They defended Mariupol and other areas in Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhia and Luhansk regions."
17.55 Sounds of explosions are heard in Kiev. Air defense forces shoot down drones with which the Russian army is trying to attack the Ukrainian capital.
17.34 The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has denied reports that Kiev is allegedly "90% in agreement" with the peace proposal by US President Donald Trump, presented this week in Paris.
"We have several fundamental positions: we supported the US proposal for a complete ceasefire on March 11, but Russia did not support the US proposal for a ceasefire and continues daily strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Under these conditions, it is unclear how anyone could discuss or measure in "percentages" the progress of any dialogue," the department noted.
17.00 Russian leader Vladimir Putin has declared an "Easter truce," which calls for a halt to all military action in Ukraine from the evening of April 19 until midnight on April 21.
According to the Russian dictator, the Russian army will stop all military actions from 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 (the same as Kyiv time) until 00:00 on April 21. Putin also called on Kyiv to declare an "Easter truce."
16:35 As of 16:00 on April 19, the total number of combat clashes on the front is 59. In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders made 13 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders from their positions.
14.31 In Kiev, law enforcement officers detained four teenagers who provoked a conflict with a serviceman in Hydropark the day before, after which they beat him up. This was reported by the capital's National Police Department.
14.05 A special blackout regime was introduced in the Kherson region at night on Easter – it was forbidden to turn on lights on the streets and in houses. This was reported by the head of the local OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
13.15 The number of confirmed Russian losses in the aggressive war against Ukraine as of April 18, 2025 is 103,275. The corresponding list was updated by Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service. Over the past two months, while Russia has been negotiating with the United States on a possible peace settlement, losses at the front have not decreased, but on the contrary, have grown even faster than before.
11:34 Russia dropped an ODAB-1500 aerial bomb on Kupyansk . Five civilians were injured. More than 10 private residential buildings and outbuildings were damaged in the city.
11:11 The Ukrainian Defense Minister told American officials that Kiev supports "90%" of President Donald Trump's peace proposal, presented this week in Paris by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and two special envoys. This was reported by the New York Post, citing an official in the US presidential administration.
10:24 Late on Friday evening, the Russian army launched missile strikes on the Odessa region. Civilian infrastructure and farms were damaged, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
10:01 On the night of Saturday, the Russians launched 8 missiles of various types and 87 drones at Ukraine. Air defense units shot down 33 UAVs, another 36 were lost, the Ukrainian Air Force reported .
9.22 A Russian airstrike on the Central District of Kherson on April 17 claimed the lives of a 16-year-old boy. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
9.00 Over the past 24 hours, 162 combat clashes were recorded at the front in 10 directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the progress of the fighting in an operational summary as of 8.00.
8.23 At night and in the early morning, Russian invaders attacked the Zaporizhia region with "shahed" type attack drones. Two "arrivals" were recorded in Zaporizhia. The head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov reported on the consequences .
8.03 Since the beginning of the war, Russian losses have exceeded 940 thousand soldiers. In just one day on April 18, about 1,200 Russians were "minus" at the front, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported .
05.22 An explosion was heard in Kharkiv on the night of April 19 amid an enemy air attack using attack drones. The Kharkiv mayor said that the Kyivsky district of the city was hit. It is also noted that the private sector in Kharkiv came under enemy attack.
03.55 Specialists have completed emergency rescue operations in Kharkiv after Russian missile attacks. One person died as a result of the Russian strike. 114 people were injured, including nine children. Psychologists from the State Emergency Service provided assistance to 150 victims.
03.14 US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The main topics of discussion were bilateral trade, security in the Middle East and, most importantly, efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine.
02.30The United States of America is allegedly open to recognizing the control of the aggressor country Russia over the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, occupied in 2014. This could be a step toward a broader "peace agreement" between Kiev and Moscow. The media write that the potential "concession" is the latest signal that US President Donald Trump is seeking to "solidify the ceasefire agreement."
02:00 On the night of April 19, Russian occupation forces attacked Zaporozhye using a Shahed UAV. The strike caused a fire.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Defense Forces Hold Back Russian Invaders' Advance.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are taking all necessary measures to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory.
As of 16:00, the total number of combat clashes on the front is 59. In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders made 13 attempts to displace Ukrainian defenders from their positions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Saturday, April 19.
In the Kharkov direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our units near Vovchansk once. In the Kupyansk direction, the occupiers carried out five attacks near Zagryzovo, Kondrashovka and Petrovpavlovka. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Liman direction, during the day, the Russian army carried out six attacks on the positions of Ukrainian soldiers near Novomikhaylovka and in the direction of the settlements of Grekovka, Glushchenkovo and Olgovka. Three battles are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy tried to break through our defense in the areas of Toretsk, Dachny and towards Dilievka. The defense forces repelled all nine enemy assaults.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have made 13 attempts to displace Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Novotoretskoye, Sviridonovka, Malinovka, Shevchenko, Zverovo, Uspenovka, Kotlyarovka and Andreyevka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's onslaught - seven attacks have already been repelled, and six more battles are ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the defenders repelled seven enemy assaults. The enemy tried to advance in the areas of Konstantinopol, Privolnoye and Novosyolki. In the Gulyaipol direction, the Russians carried out air strikes on the settlements of Gulyaipol, Zaliznichnoe and Novodarovka.
In the Orekhov direction, the occupiers carried out three attacks in the direction of Malaya Tokmachka and near Novoandreyevka. Lukyanovskoye, Pavlovka, Stepnogorsk, Kamenskoye and Novoyakovlevka were subjected to airstrikes.
The enemy did not conduct any offensive actions in the Seversky, Kramatorsk and Pridneprovsky directions today. No significant changes were recorded in other directions.
The operation in the Kursk region of Russia continues. Ukrainian soldiers repelled ten enemy attacks, two more battles are ongoing. Russian aircraft carried out ten strikes, dropping 13 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the enemy carried out 196 artillery attacks.
Let us recall that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated 1,180 occupiers . Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 940,150 servicemen.
[EngMilRu] Last evening, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a group strike by land- and sea-based precision weaponry and unmanned aerial vehicles at a test site of the Ukrainian Sapsan operational-tactical missile system and Norwegian-made NASAMS air defence systems protecting it.
The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets have been destroyed.
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of three territorial defence brigades near Popovka, Miropolye (Sumy region), and Udy (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one field artillery gun.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Pogrebnyakovka, Stetskovka, Gorokhovatka, Kupyansk, Sadovod (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, Redkodub (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 265 troops, one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier. Seven motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, one Kvertus electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware concentration areas of one heavy mechanised brigade, three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two assault brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Ivanopolye, Grigorovka, Vasyukovka, Zarya, Kleban-Byk, Konstantinovka, and Novoolenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 365 troops, two tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle and one M-113 armoured personnel carrier. Thirteen motor vehicles, seven field artillery guns, including four NATO-made guns, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launcher, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on formations of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and two national guard brigades near Dimitrov, Grodovka, Lysovka, Bogdanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Mirolyubovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 350 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle and one M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, and one French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier. Five motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar were destroyed.
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 of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Zelenoye Pole, Bogatyr, Novopol (Donetsk People's Republic), Chervonoye, and Gulay Pole (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 130 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two coastal defence brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Olgovka, Antonovka, Nikolskoye, and Dneprovskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 troops, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck ammunition and materiel depots of the AFU, as well as engaged temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations in 142 areas.
Air defence units shot down six U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and three HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 151 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 52,743 unmanned aerial vehicles, 604 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,947 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,542 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,874 field artillery guns and mortars, and 34,352 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of active offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Oleshnya in Kursk region. In addition, losses were inflicted on formations of one tank brigade, one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one assault regiment of the AFU near Gornal. Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Vodolagi, Krovnoye, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region. Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 165 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, six artillery guns, two mortars, four MLRS launchers, and three electronic warfare stations.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 75,170 troops, 411 tanks, 335 infantry fighting vehicles, 307 armoured personnel carriers, 2,280 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,743 motor vehicles, 625 artillery guns, 61 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 28 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 128 EW stations, 18 counter-fire radars, 12 air defence radars, 57 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 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:37 Servicemen of the tank battalion of the 51st Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District will celebrate Easter in combat positions
Some of the tank crews are constantly on combat duty. A military priest, Father John, came to one of these crews to spiritually support the soldiers and bless their Easter meal —video.
20:52 Special forces of the Siberian association continue to eliminate transport, personnel and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction —video.
20:24 Tankers of the motorized rifle division of the West group of forces started preparations for the main Christian holiday.
Specialists from the bakery shop of the tank regiment of the motorized rifle division of the "West" group of forces have begun baking and delivering Easter cakes to units on the line of combat contact.
19:52 The Anvar unit destroys Ukrainian militants, Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles and a Ukrainian Armed Forces hexacopter in the village of Pisarevka in Sumy Oblast —video.
18:49 Russian Armed Forces FPV drones on fiber optics destroy a lost Ukrainian serviceman, an Israeli Rada radar, a Caesar self-propelled howitzer and an ATS-59G tractor during an attempt to recover a damaged self-propelled howitzer —video.
18:22 April 19 as a result of the negotiation process with the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime returned 246 Russian servicemen.
In exchange, 246 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war were transferred. Also, as a gesture of goodwill, 31 wounded prisoners of war were transferred in exchange for 15 wounded Russian servicemen in need of urgent medical care.
Currently, all Russian military personnel are on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical assistance, as well as the opportunity to contact their relatives.
All released servicemen will be transported to the Russian Federation for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The United Arab Emirates provided humanitarian mediation efforts during the return of Russian servicemen from captivity.
17:56 In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the commander of the Joint Group of Troops (Forces), General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, on the eve of the Orthodox holiday of Easter (Bright Resurrection of Christ) issued instructions to all commanders of groups in the special military operation zone to cease fire and conduct combat operations from 6:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 19 until midnight on April 21.
The ceasefire regime is being introduced for humanitarian purposes and will be observed by the Russian Joint Group of Troops (Forces), provided that it is mutually observed by the Kyiv regime.
17:24 President of Russia announces Easter Truce
During the meeting in the Kremlin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a report from the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, on the situation on the line of combat contact and reported that the Russian side would cease all military operations from 18:00 on April 19 until 00:00 on April 21.
16:49 Crews of T-72 tanks of the "East" group of forces continue to destroy positions and firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction —video.
16:26 Scouts destroyed five Baba Yaga drones in Kherson region
The UAV crew and mobile aerial surveillance teams of the reconnaissance unit of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed one hexocopter and four quadcopters of the enemy —video.
15:25 Russian drone operators caught a MaxxPro armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front —video.
14:27 Kyiv regime continues unilateral attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Over the past 24 hours, ten attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian energy facilities have been recorded.
In the Belgorod region:
on April 18 at 05:20, as a result of a UAV attack, the 110 kV high-voltage line Belgorod - Rudnik of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Belgorodenergo was disconnected due to damage.
On April 18 at 21:10, as a result of deliberate shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Shebekinsky District, in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka on Kooperativnaya Street, an above-ground steel distribution gas pipeline of Gazprom Gas Distribution Belgorod JSC was damaged.
In the Bryansk region:
on April 18 at 09.47, as a result of deliberate shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 10 kV high-voltage line of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Bryanskenergo was disconnected due to a break in the wires in the span of the supports. Some household consumers in the Klimovsky district (194 supply points) were left without power supply.
On April 8 at 09.04, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV in the area of the settlement of Zernovo, the high-voltage line of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Bryanskenergo was disconnected due to a break in the wires in the span of the supports. Some household consumers in the Suzemsky district were left without power supply.
On April 18 at 09:05 a repeat attack by a Ukrainian UAV was recorded in the area of the settlement of Zernovo on the high-voltage line of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Bryanskenergo.
On April 18 at 13:31, an attack by a Ukrainian UAV on the 35 kV Svetovo substation of the PJSC Rosseti Centre - Bryanskenergo branch was recorded without detonation of the warhead.
On April 18 at 15:36, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV, the 10 kV high-voltage line of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Bryanskenergo was disconnected due to a break in the wires in the span of the supports. Some household consumers in the Sevsky district (316 supply points) were left without power supply.
On April 18 at 22:02, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV, the complete transformer substation of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Bryanskenergo was disconnected due to damage. Some household consumers in the village of Nekislitsa in the Sevsky District were left without power supply.
In the Donetsk People's Republic:
On April 18 at 14:08, as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 110 kV high-voltage line Ilyich - Nasosnaya of the State Unitary Enterprise of the DPR "REK" was disconnected.
In the Kherson region:
On April 18 at 09:29, the Armed Forces of Ukraine subjected the 330 kV Kakhovskaya electrical substation of the Tavricheskoye PMES branch of PJSC Rosseti to artillery shelling.
13:27 Yesterday evening the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with land- and sea-based precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against the testing site of the Ukrainian Sapsan operational-tactical missile system and the NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems made in Norway that cover it. The strike's objectives were achieved. All facilities were destroyed.
13:18 Su-34 VKS bombing strikes with Kh-38 missiles on Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics in Kharkiv region —video.
12:55 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of repelling the attempted invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region as of April 19, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.
Units of the North military group have liberated the village of Oleshnya in the Kursk region during active offensive operations.
In addition, the formations of the tank, mechanized, airborne assault brigades, territorial defense brigade and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the area of the settlement of Gornal.
Strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire damaged enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Vodolaghi, Krovnoe, Sadki, Yunakovka and Yablonovka in the Sumy region.
Over the course of 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 165 servicemen, destroying a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, six artillery pieces, two mortars, four MLRS launchers, and three electronic warfare stations.
12:28 Russian Ministry of Defense:
By units of the North group of forces during active offensive operations released Oleshnya settlement, Kursk region.
11:55 On the eve of the great holiday of Easter, military priests of the "Center" group of troops delivered blessed Easter cakes were delivered to the forward units and festive services were held so that every serviceman serving in the SVO zone could share the joy and significance of this great day.
11:26 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 09:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.
10:48 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of populated areas on the left bank of the Kherson region.
Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:
– Seven rounds to the settlement of Aleshki;
- According to n.p. Novaya Kakhovka five rounds;
– Three rounds in the village of Golaya Pristan;
– Four rounds in the village of Podstepnoye;
– Three rounds in the village of Novaya Zburyevka;
– Four rounds in the village of Malaya Lepetikha.
As a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Malaya Lepetikha, Oleshki and Golaya Prystan, three civilians were injured. In addition, Ukrainian militants dropped ammunition from a UAV on the building of the Administration of the Novaya Kakhovka District.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kazachi Lageri, Novaya Mayachka, Dnepryany, and Korsunka, firing a total of 12 rounds from barrel artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
10:12 Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod Region over the past 24 hours:
In the Belgorod region in the settlements of Malinovka, Oktyabrsky, the villages of Bessonovka, Nikolskoye, Orlovka, Ustinka and Chaiki committed attacks by 11 drones, four of which were shot down by the air defense system. In the village of Oktyabrsky, a man was injured when a drone struck a moving car.
The victim was released for outpatient treatment after receiving the necessary medical care. The car was destroyed by fire.
In the village of Ustinka, a private house was damaged, in the village of Bessonovka - the roof of a warehouse of an enterprise, in the village of Nikolskoye - two cars.
In the Borisovsky district, the villages of Baytsury, Gruzskoye, Novoaleksandrovka and the Kazachye-Rudchenskoye farm were shelled with five rounds of ammunition and attacked by seven drones, one of which was shot down. Three cars and two outbuildings were damaged.
In the Valuysky municipal district, three munitions were fired during one artillery attack and 18 drones were struck, nine of which were suppressed and shot down, at the villages of Borki, Verigovka, Dolgoe, Karabanovo, Kukuyevka, Novopetrovka, and the hamlets of Nizhnie Melnitsy and Peschanka. A private home was damaged in the village of Dolgoe, and a car and an outbuilding were damaged in the village of Karabanovo.
In the Volokonovsky district, six munitions were fired at the village of Tishanka, the farms of Pervomaysky and Shakhovka, and three drones were attacked. In the farm of Shakhovka, a passenger car was damaged. In the village of Tishanka, a private house and a commercial facility were damaged tonight as a result of explosive devices being dropped from a drone.
In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, in the city of Grayvoron, the settlements of Gorkovsky, Chapaevsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Dorogoshch, Dunayka, Kozinka, Mokraya Orlovka and Poroz, six rounds of ammunition were fired during two attacks and 10 drones were attacked.
In the village of Dorogoshch, a drone detonated next to a car, as a result of which the driver was injured. The man independently sought medical attention, where he was diagnosed with a mine-explosive injury and barotrauma. He refused the proposed hospitalization, and continues treatment on an outpatient basis. The vehicle was damaged.
In the village of Mokraya Orlovka, a social facility and a power line were damaged. Last night, as a result of explosive devices dropped from drones in the city of Grayvoron, six apartments in an apartment building and seven vehicles were damaged, in the village of Chapaevsky - a fence of a private home, an outbuilding and a car, which completely burned down.
In the Krasnoyarsk region, the villages of Krasnaya Yaruga, Prilesye, and the villages of Grafovka, Demidovka, and Repyakhovka were subjected to 27 attacks, during which 177 rounds of ammunition were fired, and attacks by 35 drones, four of which were shot down and suppressed. There were no consequences.
In the Rakityansky district, the village of Bobrava was attacked by one drone - a warehouse was damaged.
In the Shebekinsky municipal district, in the city of Shebekino, the villages of Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Pervoye Tseplyaevo, Rzhevka and the farmstead of Maryino, two munitions were fired and 26 drones were attacked, 23 of which were suppressed and shot down.
In the city of Shebekino, drones were suppressed by an electronic warfare system, and as a result of their detonation, a private house, a car and an outbuilding were damaged. In the evening, in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, as a result of rounds, two private houses, a passenger car, and a gas pipe were damaged - emergency crews eliminated the gas leak.
In the village of Pervoye Tseplyaevo, late in the evening, a car was damaged by a UAV strike in the parking lot of an enterprise.
09:03 Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted 13 strikes on Gornostaevsky district of Kherson region
08:36 Drone drivers are applying precise strikes on equipment, artillery and electronic warfare systems of Ukrainian militants.
In the Kursk border area, paratrooper drone operators worked at the controls, and in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovsky direction, UAV operators of the Southern group of troops.
07:16 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region and
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.
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[Regnum] The Russian army is finishing clearing the territory of the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery in the village of Gornal in the Kursk region from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported this to Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 19.
"In the Gornal area, the cleanup of the Gornal Monastery is being completed. And assault groups of the 810th Marine Brigade are conducting combat operations to defeat the enemy unit in Gornal and the adjacent groves in a common area," he specified.
Gerasimov also reported that the Russian Armed Forces liberated 99.5% of the Kursk region, which is approximately 1.26 thousand square kilometers.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Ukrainian formations set up a stronghold with mortar and artillery crews in the border Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery. Russian military demanded that the enemy surrender.
One of the officers from the Ukrainian 80th Brigade's paratrooper group began to negotiate with Russian servicemen about surrendering. The negotiator was brutally killed by his fellow soldiers.
Amid heavy losses, separate groups of the elite 82nd separate airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to escape from the monastery territory. According to Russian fighters, among those occupying the monastery are foreign mercenaries, including Cubans and Colombians.
As the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, Viktor Vodolatsky, stated, most of them do not want to give up, realizing that they will have to answer for crimes against peaceful residents of the Kursk region.
On April 17, a law enforcement source reported that Ukrainian troops blew up several buildings on the monastery grounds. He added that Russian troops, who had surrounded the monastery, had achieved some success. Fighting in the monastery area is currently ongoing.
Attempts by Ukrainian military to enter the Belgorod region were thwarted. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov reported this to Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 19.
"Having failed in the Kursk border area, the enemy attempted to break through to the Belgorod region, in the areas of the settlements of Demidovka and Popovka. They are adjacent to the Kursk region. Attempts to penetrate our territory by significant enemy forces were stopped, at present there is no enemy in the Demidovka area, the entire territory there has been cleared," Gerasimov noted during the meeting.
He added that separate small groups of up to 12 people who had infiltrated were in the forest south of Popovka. They were blocked, they were being destroyed, and these areas were isolated.
Putin instructed Gerasimov to make a separate report after completing the cleansing of the Kursk region and other border areas from Ukrainian military personnel.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, Putin declared an Easter truce. It will be in effect from 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 to 00:00 Moscow time on April 21. During this period, the Russian Armed Forces will cease all military operations. The head of state emphasized that the decision on the truce was made for humanitarian reasons.
On April 19, units of the Sever military group liberated the settlement of Oleshnya in the Kursk region. Acting Governor of the region Alexander Khinshtein said that this brings closer the complete liberation of the region from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which all of Russia is waiting for.
The Russian leader previously noted that the Russian military is completing the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area. He noted that the Russian Armed Forces are liberating settlements one after another.
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[REGNUM] On the eve of Easter, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are planning to organize a massive bloody provocation in the Kharkiv region and blame Russian troops for everything. This was reported on April 18 by the head of the Russian administration of the region, Vitaly Ganchev, in a Telegram channel.
Moreover, the territory of the planned atrocity, according to the official, goes beyond the region and extends to the Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions of Ukraine. Given the circumstances, Ganchev called on citizens, if possible, not to leave their place of residence on April 19 and 20, refrain from attending festive events and crowded places. This news marked the new, 1150th day of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Head of Kharkiv Military State Administration Ganchev: Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing a provocation for Easter - the 1150th day of the SVO
Eight civilians from frontline areas were injured as a result of enemy provocations in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) on April 17, the regional government noted earlier. In particular, Ukrainian militants shelled Lisichansk using artillery. Three people were injured, one of them died.
"I would like to remind you that from the very beginning of the SVO, Russian troops have never carried out, do not carry out and will not carry out deliberate strikes against the civilian population. As the Russian Ministry of Defense regularly emphasizes, the targets are always exclusively military facilities," said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova on April 15 after the provocation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy, where, according to the Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a military event in a residential area, using the population as a human shield.
And such tactics are used by the enemy everywhere. And not only in defensive, but also in offensive operations. During the invasion of the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops fired at civilian transport trying to leave the combat zone.
Meanwhile, Russian troops continue to defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kursk border area. According to the Telegram channel of the Sever military group, only small scattered groups of occupiers remain in the Kursk region.
Over the course of a day, on April 18, the enemy's losses amounted to over 225 servicemen, the Defense Ministry reported. And over the entire period of military operations, the enemy lost over 75 thousand servicemen in this direction.
More from regnum.ru Political scientist explains what the ceasefire declared by Russia indicates
The Easter truce declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin shows who is really in favor of peace. This was stated on Saturday, April 19, by Pavel Danilin, Associate Professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Director of the Center for Political Analysis, and member of the Public Chamber of Moscow, in a conversation with Regnum News Agency.
On April 19, Putin declared an Easter truce for humanitarian reasons, which will last from 18:00 on April 19 to 00:00 on April 21. The head of state emphasized that Ukraine's reaction to the truce will show how sincere Kyiv's ability and desire to participate in peace talks are.
"We are showing those who are finally opening their eyes to what is happening that we are for peace. We have spoken about this many times. They are not for peace. We may not receive a reciprocal truce from the Ukrainian side, but the Ukrainian Orthodox will see that the Russian state protects the religious feelings of people of all faiths. At the same time, in Ukraine, the authorities are persecuting the Orthodox, killing them and driving them out of churches. This is a good, you know, contrast, the right contrast," the political scientist said.
The expert emphasized that despite the threat of non-observance of the Easter truce by the Kyiv regime, Russia can afford to suspend offensive actions for one day. This is necessary, among other things, so that the priests who support the fighters and tour the positions can congratulate the soldiers on Easter, conduct prayers, bring them the spirit of the holiday, strengthen their faith, conduct services in specially equipped dugouts and give the military the opportunity to feel this day and understand that the church and the country are united in the name of victory, that the country is united, and that this unites us, the expert said.
"The declared Easter truce is the priority of the spiritual over the material, the priority of humanism, mercy, justice, as Vladimir Vladimirovich says, mutual assistance, mutual respect, collectivism and historical memory. This is precisely our Easter. It is unlikely that the Ukrainian side will observe the Easter truce. After all, we have already offered them to do so several times," Danilin recalled.
On December 15, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban proposed establishing a ceasefire on Catholic Christmas and holding an exchange of prisoners of war. As the head of the Hungarian government specified, the head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, rejected this idea at the time. Putin later said that Russia did not reject this proposal.
"Then Orban's initiative was not supported and did not meet with understanding among Western countries. And now, on the contrary, America is interested in the ceasefire. And we, who are talking about the ceasefire, on the one hand, and on the other hand, the Ukrainians, who do not observe the ceasefire, continuing their provocations all the time. This, you see, is all on the surface. Who is ready to ensure peace, and who, on the contrary, is an obstacle to peace. Zelensky, obviously, is this obstacle," the political scientist concluded.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier that day the Russian leader announced an Easter truce during a meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. The decision was made for humanitarian reasons. The truce will be in effect from 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 until 00:00 Moscow time on April 21. At the same time, Putin indicated that Russian troops must be ready to respond to provocations by the enemy if it violates the truce.
The Russian president ordered the Russian military to stop all military actions for the duration of the Easter truce. Putin specified that Russia assumes that the Ukrainian side will follow Moscow's example.
Even more from regnum.ru Russia's Easter truce comes into effect
The Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin has come into force in the area of the special military operation.
Russia will cease all military operations for the duration of the Easter truce. It will be in effect from 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 until 00:00 Moscow time on April 21 — a total of 30 hours.
As Putin noted at a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, Russia assumes that the Ukrainian side will follow its example. At the same time, he emphasized that Russian troops must be ready to repel possible provocations and violations of the ceasefire by the enemy.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Putin declared an Easter truce at a meeting with Gerasimov. The head of state emphasized that such a decision was made for humanitarian reasons.
At the same time, a moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine came into effect on March 18 after Putin's telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. As part of the implementation of this agreement, the Russian military quickly neutralized seven of its drones that were sent to strike energy facilities in the Nikolaev region.
The head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, publicly supported the proposal for a moratorium. But already on the night of March 19, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in the Krasnodar region. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued regular shelling of Russian energy infrastructure facilities for a month.
On April 19, Putin noted that the Kiev regime had violated the moratorium on strikes on energy facilities more than 100 times.
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