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Current information on the situation on the front line on April 14 (updated)
2025-04-15
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:42 FPV drone strike on Ukrainian electronic warfare station in Slobozhanske area of ​​Khar'kov region —video.

20:47 UAV crews disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area

The servicemen of the Sever group destroyed enemy targets with precise hits from FPV drones and unmanned aerial vehicles with a system for dropping ammunition —video.

20:23 The TOS-1A Solntsepek crew of the Center group launched a strike with thermobaric shells on an enemy stronghold —video.

19:55 Reconnoitred the enemy positions and aimed artillery

Drone operators discovered a pickup truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction. Instead of attacking, they followed the vehicle to a temporary deployment point of Ukrainian militants.

The coordinates were transmitted to headquarters, after which the artillery destroyed the temporary deployment point with enemy personnel.video.

19:04 The Russian army has occupied the western part of Valentinovka in the Konstantinovka direction –MAP

18:59 Assault groups have advanced into forest plantations northwest of Makeyevka –MAP

18:36 Bogatyrskoe direction

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continue to breach enemy defenses in the areas of the settlements of Bogatyr and Otradnoye.

The enemy launched an unsuccessful counterattack in the direction of Constantinople with forces up to an assault platoon, which was completely destroyed.

Our assault units advanced in the direction of Bogatyr from the south, occupying the space between the ditches, and from the east near the road.

Southeast of Otradnoye, there is an advance through the plantings to this village.

The approaches/access roads to both settlements are controlled by our "bird houses" and artillery, which complicates the provision/supply of their garrisons.

The battles in this direction are characterized by the active use of attack drones by both sides. Air battles between them often occur in the air.

17:22 In the period from 15:20 to 16:05 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:

Three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and
One UAV over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

16:51 Krasnolimanskoe direction

In the area of ​​the Ivanovo-Makeyevka bridgehead, our units occupied the strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and advanced east of Novomikhaylovka (reaching the rear of the enemy positions west of Makeyevka), and also entered Novomikhaylovka from the southeast and began its assault.

Our units are attacking Novoye from the north, east and south. There are battles on the outskirts. To the north and south of Novoye, our assaults are also attacking bypassing Novoye, going to the O-05-25 road and in the direction of Lipovoye.

Fighting continues in the direction of Green Valley and on the outskirts of Kolodez.

To the south, the enemy is trying to carry out artillery strikes and drone strikes against our units on the left bank of the Zherebets River in Terny and Yampolovka in order to hold back the advance in Torskoye, where our assaults are fighting in the area of ​​the fish farm and on the northern outskirts.

16:12 Severskoye direction. South of Grigorovka, the Russian Armed Forces occupied a forest area –MAP

16:09 Drone operators of the Northern military group have discovered and destroyed "Baba Yaga" of the enemy in the Sumy region.

15:51 The first assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces entered Novomikhaylovka –MAP

15:40 Krasnoarmeyskoye direction. The mop up operation in the small village of Preobrazhenka, which came under the control of the Russian army, has been completed –MAP

15:34 FPV drone operators of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division struck military equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Orekhov direction

Over the course of a day, three units of lightly armored vehicles and a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were destroyed north of the village of Rabotino.

14:27 At 12:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

💥13:45 Summary of he 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 14, 2025

💥During offensive operations, units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized brigades, a tank brigade, two airborne assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Gornal and Oleshnya.

✈️Strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire damaged enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Belovody, Maryino, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Shalygino, Yunakovka and Yablonovka in the Sumy region.

Over the course of a day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 235 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, three combat armored vehicles, 14 cars, four field artillery pieces, four mortars, and a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle were destroyed.

13:01 At 11:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.

12:21 Aleksandro-Kalinovskoye direction

Our assault units have occupied the crossroads and part of the defensive line near the road to Sukhaya Balka, are clearing Valentinovka to the end and storming Sukhaya Balka.

12:07 FPV drone calculations of the special forces unit of the "Center" group of forces destroyed hundreds of units of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including Leopard tanks.

11:06 Russian Army is coming to Konstantinovka, liberating one village after another

– In the Konstantinovsky direction, the 150th Motorized Rifle Division had previously liberated Panteleimonovka and Alexandropol, and now it has entered Valentinovka, occupying most of the village and is breaking through to Sukha Balka.

– To the west of Valentinovka, Russian troops have advanced along the forest belt to a depth of 1.4 km. The fighting continues.

10:59 In the period from 8:40 to 10:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

09:58 UAV operators of the 305th Artillery Brigade of the 5th Army of the "East" group in the South Donetsk direction destroyed enemy self-propelled guns Archer and Bogdana.

09:27 GV "Brave" RF Armed Forces are advancing to the Dnepropetrovsk region

– In the Novopavlovsk direction, fighters of the 90th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the "Center" group of forces from the direction of the settlement of Zaporozhye, with the support of armored vehicles, are storming the Troitskoye area, the capture of which opens the way to the settlement of Orekhovo, the last one before the Dnepropetrovsk region

– In Preobrazhenka, Russian troops have already occupied most of the village, having previously secured a foothold in the central part

– Also, heavy fighting continues in the direction of Kotlyarovka, towards which Russian troops are advancing from the east and southeast.

07:09 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 52 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

  • 33 UAVs were over the territory of the Bryansk region,

  • 10 UAVs were over the territory of the Oryol region,

  • Three UAVs were over the territories of the Kursk and Tula regions,

  • Two UAVs were over the territory of the Kaluga region, and

  • One UAV was over the territory of the Belgorod region.

06:30 FPV drone operators in the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction destroyed a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces tank and a dugout with personnel. The task was carried out by servicemen of the 150th Guards Motorized Rifle Division and the 200th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade.

Posted by:badanov

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