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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of April 24 (updated)
2026-04-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:06 Military engineers of the motorized rifle unit of the "Center" group applied FPV drones to disrupt enemy logistics in the Dobropillya direction.

20:53 In Khar'kov Oblast two electronic intelligence stations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.

18:33 Northerners destroy Israeli Rada radar in Sumy Oblast, video.

17:45 Snipers of the 61st Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center group are improving mastery before combat missions.

16:50 on April 24 from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime returned 193 Russian servicemen. In exchange, 193 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war were transferred.

Currently, Russian military personnel are located on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical assistance.

14:38 TOS-1A "Solntsepek" crew of the 35th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "Vostok" group destroyed a network of concrete fortifications, underground communications, command posts and the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel located in them.

13:31 Calculation of the Orlan-30 UAV of the Center group adjusted a Krasnopol-M2 guided missile strike on an enemy strongpoint.

12:50 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (from April 18 to 24, 2026)

Over the course of a week, as a result of decisive actions by units of the North military group, control was established over the village of Veterinary in the Khar'kov region.

The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, five territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were damaged.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,300 servicemen, eight combat armored vehicles, 96 cars, eight field artillery guns, 13 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 71 ammunition, fuel and material depots.

Units of the "West" force grouping inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defense brigade.

The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to over 1,410 military personnel, 18 combat armored vehicles, 111 automobiles, 20 field artillery guns, three electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, and 17 ammunition depots.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line. Over the past week, they have defeated five mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Over the past week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost more than 1,290 service members, 20 armored combat vehicles, 92 vehicles, and 18 field artillery pieces in the Southern Group's area of responsibility. Thirteen electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 55 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots, have been destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces actively liberated the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, a territorial defense brigade, four national guard brigades, and the Azov* special forces brigade were damaged.

In total, the enemy lost over 2,295 troops, 29 armored combat vehicles, and 39 automobiles in this direction. Thirteen field artillery pieces were destroyed.

Over the past week, units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, five assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade.

Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces suffered losses of over 1,605 servicemen, 12 armored combat vehicles, 37 vehicles, and three artillery pieces. Eight supply depots were destroyed.

Over the past week, units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 325 service members, four armored combat vehicles, 119 vehicles, and five field artillery pieces in this area. Sixteen electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as ten ammunition and supply depots, were destroyed.

12:36 From April 18 to 24, in response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets in Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted six group strikes with long-range high-precision weapons from air, sea, and land bases and strike unmanned aerial vehicles.

09:40 152mm 2S19 Msta-S howitzer crews continue hitting theenemy.

08:10 During the past night from 21:00 Moscow time on April 23 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 24, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed ten Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Rostov regions and the Republic of Crimea.

06:01 Crews of barrel artillery of the "West" and "East" groups destroyed control points for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Krasnolimansk direction and in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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