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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: April 25th, 2023
2023-04-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 04/25/2023 to 00:00 04/26/2023

Over the past day Representation reported about 26 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 19 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.

On Gorlovsky four artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

On Volnovakhskoye two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.

Having fired 134 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Central City, Nikitovsky districts), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Aleksandrovka, Vladimirovka, Nikolskoye.

Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a man, in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.

Nine residential buildings were damaged in Kievsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, Oleksandrivka, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.

A total of 27 previous artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU during the day.

22:52 Residents of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk reported explosions in industrial areas. Also in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine announced an air alert. This is evidenced data online maps of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

21:51 In Artemovsk and north-west of it continue fighting for the highway from the city, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to hold this line, the third brigade was dragged into battle. So far, the rumors about our entering Artemovskoye have not been confirmed.

Wagner has crossed Krainiya Street and is advancing in the private sector of the Zabolnitsa district, which just borders on Artemovsky (Khromovo). There, to the last Ukrainian road, about a kilometer and a half, one-story building must be passed through.

Western panels are still Ukrainian strongholds, but the front is getting closer to them. What is important, the Wagner military correspondents say that the eastern part of the abandoned military unit is already ours, the battles are going on in the western. This is a pretty significant advance.

To the south, the front approaches Tchaikovsky Street and the Industrial College, an important fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southwestern part of Artemovsk.

The crowding of Ukrainian forces and their concentration on a narrow sector of the front leads to an increase in the efficiency of our artillery and aviation. The more of them there are on the narrowest possible area, the more difficult it is to miss them.

20:05 The Ukrainian military shelled Donetsk from the MLRS for the second time in a day, firing 10 rounds, the DPR reported.

19:31 Soldiers of the 390th Regiment destroyed an American howitzer M-777 by a kamikaze drone "Lancet" in the Kherson direction

17:18 Broken APU vehicles on the dirt road near Bakhmut

Part of the equipment from this road has already been dragged away in an unknown direction.

16:26 The main points from the briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
-- Russian assault detachments continue active operations to destroy the enemy in the western part of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).

-- Russian air defense systems shot down 15 Ukrainian drones in a day.

-- The activities of four Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Kharkov region and the LPR were stopped.

-- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 360 Ukrainian military and mercenaries in the Donetsk direction in a day.

-- The Airborne Forces and aviation stopped the attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to transfer reserves to Artemovsk (Bakhmut).

-- The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 65 soldiers in the Kupyansk direction in a day.

-- The ammunition depot of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Kharkiv region.

-- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed more than 120 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhnodonetsk and Zaporozhye directions.

-- The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction per day amounted to 80 servicemen.


15:24 Artillery work in the Zaporozhye direction. rocket artillery inflicted a strike on a concentration of enemy forces in the area of the settlement of Velikaya Novosyolka.

15:24 One civilian was killed, four were injured as a result of the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region

This was announced by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov. He specified that a total of six missiles were fired. Four rounds were shot down by Russian air defense forces, two of them fell in the north of the city. The fire, according to emergency services, was fired from the HIMARS MLRS.

14:09 Soldiers of the special unit identified and destroyed enemy in the AKHZ area

The fighters of the special forces unit during the course of reconnaissance revealed the position of the enemy in the area of the Avdeevsky coke plant, where the personnel were located. The identified target was hit by fire with the help of 120mm mortars, as a result of which the enemy was destroyed.

14:06 RF Armed Forces hit the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kherson and Berislav

According to "Come and See", a series of strikes were inflicted on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region.

“Enemy locations and observation posts have been hit. Explosions continue in Berislav,” the channel’s source said.

According to him, strikes were also carried out on military warehouses. Currently, Kherson and Berislav are under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

14:05 Ukrainian troops fired six rounds of 155mm caliber at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk,reported representation of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

"Fire was recorded from the VFU in the direction: 12.05 (coincides with Moscow time - ed.) - the settlement of Netaylovo - the city of Donetsk (Kirov district): six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired," the representative office said in its telegram channel.

13:18 Su-25 APU tried to attack the positions of the Russian army near Kherson, one attack aircraft was destroyed

Enemy attack aircraft were heading towards the islands on the Dnieper, along the way the first one received a rocket from our fighters and collapsed not far from the coast. The second in horror rushed away away from the Russian positions.

13:18 Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the city of Tokmak in Zaporozhye region, two civilians were injured

The attack was allegedly carried out from the HIMARS MLRS. Emergency services are on site.

12:22 At night, artillery fire near the settlement Kamyshans destroyed 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer with ammunition, loss of five military dead of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three wounded

Yesterday, artillery fire in the area ofN. p. Sadovoye destroyed 122mm howitzer D-30 with artillery crew, loss of four dead military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three wounded

12:21 Destroyed by fighters PMC "Wagner" cars of Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Bakhmut (Artemovsk).

12:20 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 04/24/2023 to 00:00 04/25/2023

Over the past day Representationreportedabout 27 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy fired 23 times with MLRS, MFOM AT2 missiles, 155mm and 152mm artillery.

On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

On Volnakhsky three artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.

Having fired 151 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Yelenovka, Petrovskoe, Vladimirovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians, incl. teenage girls born in 2007, in Petrovsky district Donetsk.

A total of 13 residential buildings were damaged in Petrovsky district Donetsk and Yelenovka. Object damage civil infrastructure- not fixed.

A total of 40 previous artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.


11:30 Stormtroopers of the 1st Slavic Brigade supported by tanks have taken enemy positions

The assault detachments of the 1st Slavic Brigade, supported by the unit's tanks, which fired from indirect firing positions, managed to move forward and take the enemy's positions, inflicting heavy losses on him.

10:04 Kherson direction

At night, artillery fire in the area of ??the settlement. Kamyshans destroyed 152mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B with ammunition, loss of five military dead of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three wounded

Yesterday, artillery fire in the area of the settlement. Sadovoye destroyed 122mm howitzer D-30 with artillery crew, loss of four dead military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three wounded

The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region
-- Staraya Zburyevka fired four rounds;
-- Aleshki fired eight rounds;
-- Podlesnoye fired four rounds;
-- Golaya Priston fired seven rounds;
-- Kardashinka fired six rounds;
-- Five rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka;
-- Peschanovka fired six rounds;

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Korsunka, firing a total of 42 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed.


09:06 Crews of Mi-35 multi-purpose attack helicopters work in the special operation zone —video

Multi-purpose attack helicopters Mi-35 rush at extremely low altitude, almost touching trees and wires, in order to exclude the possibility of detection by enemy air defense systems.

The airborne defense system helps to avoid shelling, which affects the missile in various radio bands, taking it away from the vehicle.
As soon as they emerge from behind the trees, the helicopters launch unguided air missiles at targets and immediately turn around.

09:03 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from 24 to 25 April 2023

Russian servicemen hit targets in Gremyach, Chernihiv region, as well as in Shalygino, Stukalovka and Mohrytsya, Sumy region.

In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces worked on enemy targets in Trench, Budarki and Chugunovka.

In the Starobelsk direction, Russian servicemen attacked the location of enemy forces in Makeevka, Nevsky and Torskoy.

In the Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) direction, Russian units fired on strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Khromovo, New York and the vicinity of Bakhmut.

In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces hit the enemy positions in Lastochkino, Pobeda and on the western outskirts of Maryinka.

In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, Russian artillery and aviation worked on concentrations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Paraskovievka, Vugledar and Novopol.

In the Zaporozhye region, Russian units hit the strongholds of Ukrainian formations in Malinovka, Gulyaipol and Orekhov.

On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces shelled targets in Ivanovka, Antonovka and Kherson.


09:01 Representation of the DPR in the JCCC informs about 27 facts of firing by the VFU per day

The enemy fired from MLRS, MFOM AT2 missiles, 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 151 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.

Under the fire of the VFU were: Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Yelenovka, Petrivske, Vladimirovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians, including a teenage girl born in 2007.

08:25 Summary on the morning of April 25, 2023

In Artemovsk (Bakhmut) PMC "Wagner" are fighting for high-rise buildings. They report on the progress of our attack aircraft.

In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces used heavy FAB-500s against enemy positions in Orekhovo and Gulyaipole. Prior to this, for at least an hour and a half, the enemy had been massively artillery attack the settlement. Kamenka, Velikaya Znamenka, Vodyanoye. A civilian was killed in Vodiane.

Our tactical aviation and kamikaze UAVs worked in the Kherson direction in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Moscow region, an enemy UAV fell near Noginsk.

In the Belgorod region, N. p. Yasnye Zori of the Belgorod region and n.p. Mukhin, Shebekinsky urban district

In the LPR, two UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked an oil depot in Rovenki, one tank was damaged.

In the DPR, the enemy fired 151 ammunition. Under fire were Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Yelenovka, Petrovskoe, Vladimirovka. Two civilians were wounded, including a girl born in 2007.

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the waters of the port of Odessa were used to attack three unmanned boats. And this directly contradicts the agreements within the framework of the “grain deal.”

UN Secretary General Guterres handed Lavrov a letter for the Supreme on the extension of the "grain deal."


08:23 Drone filmed the work of "smart bombs" in Ugledar on the mass demolition of high-rise buildings turned into bases of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

The footage from the UAV clearly shows the destruction from airstrikes. Earlier it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are turning high-rise buildings into their fortresses and bases, with apartments - firing points. On the rooftops, the enemy sets up observation posts and corrects fire.

The other day we published footage, one of the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admitted during the shooting that Ukrainian soldiers were overwhelmed by the blow.

08:16 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/25/2023

Russian artillery and aviation were actively working on the Vuglodar site. In addition to the city itself, Novopol, Novoselka, Vremevka, Bolshaya Novoselka, Zolotaya Niva, Prechistovka, Novoukrainka and Bogoyavlenka were under attack.

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, carried out assault operations in the city of Maryinka, near Nevelskoye, in the direction of Pervomaisky, Severny and Keramik. The Armed Forces held their positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shelled Novomikhailovka, Paraskovyovka, Pobeda, Georgievka, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Karlovka, Thin, Lastochkin, Avdeevka and New York. The Ukrainian army attacked Donetsk.

PMC "Wagner", with massive support from artillery and aviation, continues to assault the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southern, western and northern parts of Bakhmut. This time a little progress on the first two sections.

Chrome has oncoming fights. The Ukrainian army is trying to push the band members away from the road to Chasov Yar. No success. After the artillery strikes, the Russian troops managed to push the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Disputed. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired on Konstantinovka, Stupochek, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Markov, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka and Verkhnekamensky.

Everything is traditional in the Luhansk direction. Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked in the area of ??Belogorovka, Torskoy, Nevsky and Makeyevka. No promotion. Under the blows of the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novoselovsky, Berestovo, Kislovka, Liman First, Masyutovka, Dvurechnaya and Krasny First.


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