[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.