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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 6, 2025
2025-04-07
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 22.56 There have been 135 combat clashes at the front so far. The hottest situation is in the Pokrovsky, Limansky, Toretsky and Kursk directions. This was noted in the General Staff report.

20.23 The Center for Countering Disinformation emphasized that the information that the Russians allegedly took control of Basovka in the Sumy region is in fact fake. This is stated in the statement of the Center for Countering Disinformation.

As the spokesman of the State Border Service of Ukraine Andriy Demchenko reported, small assault groups of Russians enter the village, but are destroyed each time by the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Defense Forces officer Andriy Kovalenko, fighting in the Sumy region border area continues daily in several directions, in particular in the Kursk region border area.

19.19 In the Kherson region, two people were injured due to artillery shelling of Belozerka. This was reported by the Kherson OVA.

"Belozerka was again hit by Russian artillery. As a result of the shelling, two women, aged 58 and 60, were injured. They received blast and craniocerebral injuries, contusions," the statement noted.

17:36 The German kamikaze drone HF-1, developed by Helsing, continues to demonstrate high results in combat conditions in eastern Ukraine. Military observer Julian Repke was the first journalist to see this drone in action in the Sumy region, where it is actively used by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by Bild.

15.57 The Italian Embassy in Ukraine lowered its flags in mourning for the victims of the Russian attack on Krivoy Rog. This was reported by the embassy's press service on platform X.

"Today we join the mourning of the Ukrainian state and people for the numerous innocent victims, including many children, who died as a result of the brutal Russian attack on Krivoy Rog. Our flags of Italy and the European Union are lowered. We support Ukraine in its search for a just peace," the statement reads.

13.49 In Kiev, as a result of the Russian attack, the offices of Ukrainian media were damaged, in particular, the building and cars were damaged. This was reported by FREEDOM. It is noted that this night the Russians carried out a new attack on the Ukrainian foreign broadcasting channels FREEDOM and Dom, as well as the international editorial office, including UATV English, The Gaze, UATV Español, UATV Arabic, UATV Portuguеs.

12.51 Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command Yuriy Ignat said that Russia has changed the tactics of missile strikes on Ukraine and has begun to use ballistics more. At the same time, the enemy is modifying its missiles and drones. He said this on the air of the telethon.

12.40 There is a fatality as a result of the Russian ballistic attack on Kiev. This was stated by the speaker of the Kiev City Military Administration, Yevgeny Ievlev. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko specified that the body of the man killed as a result of the attack by Russian occupiers was found in the Darnitsky district.

11:49 As of the morning of April 6, 53 air targets have been confirmed shot down: 6 Kh-101/Kh-55SM cruise missiles, 6 Kalibr cruise missiles, 1 Iskander-M ballistic missile and 40 Shahed-type attack UAVs. This was reported by the Air Force. 53 enemy drone imitators were lost (without negative consequences).

11.15 In the Kirovograd region on the night of April 6, during a Russian attack, houses and power lines were damaged by rocket debris. This was reported by the head of the Kirovograd OVA Andriy Raikovich.

According to him, in one of the villages of the Blagoveshchensk community, fragments of an enemy missile damaged the windows and roof of a private home, as well as electrical wires. Later, the head of the OVA specified that 18 buildings were damaged. There were no casualties.

10.18 Russian occupiers attacked Kherson on the morning of April 6, a man was killed. This was reported by the head of the GVA Roman Mrochko. The 59-year-old man received injuries incompatible with life.

10.05 Russian drones attacked civilian infrastructure in Sumy, there is damage. This was reported by the Sumy OVA. It is noted that as a result of the Russian attack, 8 "shahids" were recorded. Administrative, warehouse premises, automobile and other equipment of one enterprise were damaged.

9.47 Over the past 24 hours, 178 combat clashes between units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders have been recorded at the front, with the enemy attacking mostly in the Pokrovsk direction. Aviation, missile forces and artillery of the defense forces have hit 12 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and air defense assets of the Russians. This was reported on April 6 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

9.18 As a result of the Russian strike with UABs on Kup'yansk, two people were injured in the burning fire near the top of the village. About this 6th quarter, the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov reported.

8:50 Ukrainian military destroyed 1,330 Russian occupiers, 4 multiple launch rocket systems and 56 artillery systems in one day. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 6. The total combat losses of the Russian Federation from 24.02.22 to 06.04.25 amounted to approximately 923,670 people.

8.18 The number of victims as a result of the Russian drone attack on Nikolaev has increased to four. This was reported by the head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaly Kim.

7.49 Rescuers have eliminated fires and destruction in the Darnitsky, Obolonsky and Solomensky districts of Kiev after rocket attacks on April 6. The State Emergency Service has published footage of the aftermath of the strike.

7.24 In the Russian Federation, as a result of a partisan action, the transportation of ammunition to military factories has been delayed. This was reported by the partisan movement ATESH. It is noted that the partisans destroyed a transformer cabinet on the railway near Kemerovo. This road connects to such military facilities as the Kemerovo Mechanical Plant, an enterprise for the production of small and medium-caliber ammunition. As a result of the partisans' actions, logistics were disrupted and deliveries to military factories were delayed.

04:00 The advance of Russian occupation forces in Ukraine has slowed significantly, and "territorial gains" have declined in the first quarter of 2025, the UK Ministry of Defence's Intelligence Service reported. According to intelligence, Russian troops captured about 143 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in March 2025. In November 2024, Russia occupied more than 700 square kilometres. Since then, the pace of Russian advance has been slowing month by month. The main advance of Russian troops in March 2025 was in the Donetsk region.

03.16 Ukrainians should be ready to learn the truth about the war. However, over time, because now it is unnecessary to know the whole truth. This was stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov. At the same time, he emphasized that this is not about a distorted reality or anything like that. The head of the GUR implies that people perceive the harsh truth.

02.15 Russians attacked Nikolaev with Shahed-type kamikaze drones - as a result, a fire broke out in two residential buildings, and three victims were later reported. A 49-year-old woman was hospitalized, a 72-year-old and a 67-year-old woman received outpatient care.

01.13 Military units, battalions and hospitals have begun to introduce positions of officers, sergeants and soldiers of social support. Such specialists will help the military in various matters, as well as their relatives and commanders. The training program for such workers includes military law and work with prisoners of war.

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