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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of April 27 (updated)
2026-04-28
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:30 Assault units of the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group of forces are improving combat skills in the Konstantinovsky direction.

20:19 Attack UAV crews from the Vostok group thwarted an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region, destroying HMMWV and Kozak combat armored vehicles, pickup trucks, and enemy personnel.

FPV drone operators from the Sever group burned camouflaged vehicles and shot down reconnaissance and attack drones belonging to Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov region.

Drone operators of the Center group destroyed robotic systems and equipment along with enemy manpower.

19:41 Assault aircraft of the 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group told details of the liberation of the village of Grishino in the DPR.

Taking advantage of the weather conditions, the fighters stealthily approached the eastern outskirts of the town and took up several positions. While remaining undetected by the main enemy forces, they directed artillery and attack drone crews toward identified targets.

18:35 Engineering and sapper units of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces unit dailydeminingand destroy explosive objects near the line of contact.

At 17:28, during the fighting, assault groups of the 34th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain), under the cover of artillery and attack UAVs, entered and entrenched in the village of Taratutino in the Sumy region.

16:28 During the fighting, assault groups of the 34th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain) under the cover of artillery and attack UAVs came in and established themselves in the village of Taratutino in the Sumy region.

14:51 Calculation of the Supercam UAV of the Center group adjusted destruction of a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.

13:52 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of April 27, 2026

Units of the "North" military group have actively established control over the village of Taratutino in the Sumy region.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the populated areas of Myropillia, Novaya Sich and Korchakivka in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Polnaya, Zemlyanki, Ukrainske, Krasny Yar, and Varvarovka in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost more than 165 military personnel, four vehicles, a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple launch rocket system and eight warehouses of materiel.

Units of the "West" military grouping have decisively liberated the village of Illichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Formations of two mechanized, airmobile, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kutkovka, Velyka Shapkovka, Borovaya, Cherneshchyna in the Khar'kov region, Krasny Liman, Tatyanovka, Prishib and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 service members, four armored combat vehicles, including two US-made HMMWVs, 11 vehicles, three artillery pieces, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery system. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Krivaya Luka, Artema, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Nikolaevka, and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 195 service members, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, and 19 vehicles. Three ammunition depots, seven supply depots, and fuel depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Belitske, Serhiivka, Vasilevka, Kucherov Yar, and Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 280 military personnel, three combat armored vehicles, 21 cars, two artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of a mechanized brigade, two assault brigades, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Dobropasovo and Velykymykhaylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Barvinovka, Novoselivka, Lyubitske, Vozdvizhevka, Omelnik, and Lesnoye in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 270 soldiers, five vehicles and an artillery piece.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Zaporozhets, Preobrazhenka and Dimitrovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 45 servicemen, eight vehicles, a field artillery gun and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

13:45 Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Vostok group destroyed locations of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Zaporizhzhia region.

11:58 Yuzhno-KonstantinovskoyedirectionHere, our soldiers are truly making progress and are actively advancing. Fighting continues for Dolgaya Balka and in Konstantinovka itself.

10:03 Sumy Oblast. Assault units of the 34th Guards Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Guards "North" liberated the village of Taratutino. MAP

09:57 Specialists from the Rubicon Center methodically destroy enemy. Targets include: vehicles, communication system components, temporary deployment points, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

08:54 During the past night, air defense systems on dutydestroyedThree Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Bryansk region.

07:35 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance to the village of Dolgaya Balka
Advance in Kondratovka

06:02 Artillerymen of the "West" group fire from the 2S7 203mm self-propelled gun "Pion"destroyed accumulation of manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov region.

122mm D-30 howitzer crews from the Vostok group destroyed enemy UAV control points in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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