Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:15 Ukraine will receive additional F-16 fighters from its partners, which are already being prepared for transfer. This was stated by NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Christopher Cavoli.
He recalled that Ukraine already has several F-16s that were handed over by its partners. Several Ukrainian pilots have also been trained to fly such fighters.
"There are more F-16s getting ready to deploy. There are more pilots getting trained," Cavoli said.
21.20 President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Chernihiv and Sumy regions, spoke with commanders about basic needs and supplies of equipment.
The head of state recalled that since August last year, Ukrainian units have been conducting combat operations on Russian territory. He called the Kursk operation one of the greatest Ukrainian results during this war.
"It is absolutely fair to transfer the war to where it came from. We spoke today with the commanders of our units in this direction - basic needs, additional supplies, equipment supplies, drones, operational issues. We are working to protect our positions. We know what the enemy is counting on," Zelensky said.
20.55 Ukraine has managed to solve the problem of the lack of soldiers on the battlefield. In particular, this was facilitated by lowering the mobilization age. This was stated by the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Christopher Cavoli.
"The Ukrainians, for their part, have taken up very strong defensive positions, well fortified, and it appears that they have resolved some of their manpower problems, which were particularly acute last fall," he said.
According to Cavoli, Ukraine has increased the pool of people available for mobilization. The pool of those available for voluntary recruitment has also been increased. At the same time, the military command has managed to effectively move people from headquarters to the front lines.
14.38 The United States continues to support NATO and remain its active member. This was stated by US Secretary of State Mark Rubio in Brussels before the start of the meeting of the Alliance's foreign ministers. According to him, the hysteria and speculation in the global media about the possible withdrawal of the United States from NATO are unfounded.
14.14 The Czech Republic will ensure the supply of ammunition to Ukraine by September this year thanks to a new initiative. This was announced by the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry Jan Lipavsky.
"We were able to secure funding, so this initiative now has enough funds to send ammunition to Ukraine on a monthly basis until September," Lipavsky said.
13.57 Slovaks, as part of the charitable initiative Ammunition for Ukraine from April 2024 to February 2025, have collected 5.1 million euros for ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, contrary to the position of the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico. This was reported by the charitable foundation All for Ukraine – Support of Ukraine.
13.08 The EU countries managed to find more than 50% of the necessary amount to purchase at least 2 million shells for Ukraine. This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas. In total, 5 billion euros are needed for this initiative.
12.40 Russian troops carried out assault operations in the area of the settlement of Andreyevka in the Donetsk region. The losses of manpower of the Russian occupiers have been confirmed: 18 people were killed, and seven were wounded. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which published a video. The enemy used about two platoons of personnel and armored vehicles. The result of the effective actions of Ukrainian soldiers is that the enemy's losses in armored vehicles have been confirmed: 12 units were hit, seven of which were completely destroyed.
12.23 In a number of Ukrainian cities, support centers for families of prisoners of war and missing persons have begun operating. Assistance will be provided by regional representatives together with other specialists.
12:13 The Ministry of Defense has codified the Ukrainian-made Amaga-10 unmanned aerial systems. This was reported on April 3 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense. It is noted that the drones of the system are fast and maneuverable, capable of carrying a combat load sufficient to destroy armored vehicles with additional protection, and operate in manual or semi-automatic control mode.
11:01 On the morning of April 3, Russian troops attacked Krasnopolye in the Sumy region, causing fires as a result of the strikes. This was reported by the regional police. It was noted that as a result of the strikes, civilian infrastructure was damaged, but there were no casualties.
10:42 In the Sumy region, law enforcement officers detained a Russian informant who was passing on intelligence to the occupiers about the bases and movements of the Defense Forces in the territory bordering the Kursk region. This was reported on April 3 by the SBU. The defendant was the deputy director of one of the local educational institutions, who lived in a frontline village and expected the Russians to seize the entire northeastern region of Ukraine.
9:50 Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 28 Russian drones, and seven more enemy drones were lost. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force. The aftermath of the attack was recorded in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
9:27 Ukrainian drones, after they are captured by Russian occupiers, infect enemy systems with malware. This is reported by Forbes.
8:31 The occupiers carried out most of the assaults in the Pokrovsk direction - 80 attacks by the aggressor. In total, in one day, on April 2, 216 combat clashes took place on the front in Ukraine. This is stated in the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:58 The number of victims in Kryvyi Rih as a result of rocket attacks on April 2 has increased. The Russians also attacked several other communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration (OVA) Serhiy Lysak.
7:44 Russian invaders have lost 1,390 soldiers at the front over the past 24 hours. This is evidenced by data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
00:04 Russian troops launched a massive drone attack on Kharkiv on Wednesday evening. Over the course of 40 minutes, 14 drone strikes occurred in the city - at five locations in the city, all in the Kyivsky district. There were no casualties, but there was damage to housing and transport infrastructure.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back Russian attacks in the east and south of Ukraine.
The Russian invaders continue to be highly active in the Pokrovsky direction. Fighting is taking place in the areas of 11 populated areas.
Since the beginning of the current day and as of 16:00, 62 combat clashes have occurred on the front, which is two times less than yesterday's figure for the same time. This is evidenced by the data published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Thursday, April 3.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, the Russian army attacked once in the Kamyanka area.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy made two unsuccessful attempts to advance in the Zagrizovoye area.
In the Liman direction, the enemy attacked five times near the settlements of Grekovka, Novoye, and in the direction of Novomikhaylovka, Zelenaya Dolina. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, five assaults were repelled in the Verkhnekamyansky area and in the direction of Ivano-Daryevka and Vyemka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders successfully stopped the attack towards Predtechino.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked 13 times in the areas of Dachnoye, Druzhba, Dilievka, Toretsk and Leonidovka. Four combat clashes are still ongoing.
The enemy remains highly active in the Pokrovsk direction - 22 assaults in the areas of the populated areas of Novokalinovoe, Tarasovka, Elizavetovka, Zvirovoe, Udachnoe, Novosergeevka, Nadievka, Uspenovka, Andreevka and in the direction of Romanivka and Alexandropol. 10 of these battles are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are repelling four assaults in the areas of Razliv and Constantinople.
In the Orekhov direction, the enemy advanced forward six times in the areas of the settlements of Stepovoye, Malye Shcherbaki and Kamyanskoye.
In the Dnieper direction, the Russians carried out one unsuccessful attack.
Four enemy attacks have been stopped in the Kursk region .
We remind you that in the course of 24 hours on April 2, Russia lost almost 1,400 fighters killed and wounded. The total losses of the occupation army are approaching 1 million people.
[EngMilRu] In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, and Petrushevka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Kamenka, Kondrashovka, Zagoruykovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Novomikhailovka, Redkodub, and Novoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 200 troops, two tanks, one armoured fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks, and six field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer. Three enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Seversk, Minkovka, Verolyubovka, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Konstantinovka, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 235 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, seven pickup trucks, and four field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one naval infantry brigade, two National Guard brigades, and the Omega Special Operations Center Formation close to Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlino, Lenina, Udachnoye, Preobrazhenka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier and one French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier. Seven motor vehicles and two artillery guns were neutralised.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences and liberated Veseloye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Razliv, Yalta, Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Yanvarskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses were up to 125 troops, three motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Lobkovoye (Zaporozhye region).
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, Nikolskoye, and Yantarnoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, seven motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged a Ukrainian missile and space industry enterprise, shops for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 148 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one guided JDAM aerial bomb and three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 138 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to: 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 49,562 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,644 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,533 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,198 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,624 units of special military vehicles.
In the course of offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces' units inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, three air assault brigades, and one territorial defence brigade of the AFU near Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Gornal, Guyevo, Oleshnya as well as Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were more than 180 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, two mortars as well as five UAV command posts and one ammunition depot.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to: more than 71,750 troops, 403 tanks, 330 infantry fighting vehicles, 293 armoured personnel carriers, 2,244 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,602 motor vehicles, 592 artillery guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 123 EW stations, 18 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:36 A crew of the Molniya-2 UAV from the Ivanovo Airborne Division destroyed a concentration of enemy manpower.
Direction of the Chasov Yar -video.
20:57 A 122mm D-30 howitzer crew from the Dnepr group of troops destroyed an enemy UAV control point on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region
The main task of the 122mm towed gunners is to support motorized rifle units. Russian servicemen destroy observation posts, UAV control posts, armored vehicles, artillery guns and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces —video.
20:25 Destruction of T-72 Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Liptsy in the Khar'kov region using an FPV drone on fiber optics —video.
19:22 Assault operations of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces —video.
18:48 Destroyed armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region —photo.
18:29 Russian fighters' Mavik destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in the Petropavlovka area in the Kupyansk direction by dropping it —video.
17:56 Russian Ministry of Defense:
In the period from 13:20 to 15:05 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
Two over the territory of the Kursk region and
One over the territory of the Belgorod region.
17:29 UAV operators of the Center and Yuzhnaya groups continue to destroy military equipment, drone control points, dugouts and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel —video.
16:53 Drone operators destroyed enemy electronic warfare station
In the Sumy region, servicemen of the North military group discovered a ground electronic warfare station of a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit.
The detected target was quickly destroyed by the operator of the FPV drone on fiber optics -video.
16:27 Tor air defense missile system crews of the Vostok group of forces provide round-the-clock coverage for motorized rifle units, destroying air targets in the South Donetsk direction —video.
15:05 Around 13:20 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:28 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kursk region.
During offensive operations, units of the North group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized unit, three airborne assault brigades and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Gornal, Guevo, and Oleshnya. One enemy counterattack was repelled.
Strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Gornal, Guevo, Oleshnya, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Vladimirovka, Vodolaghi, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Novonikolaevka, Sadki, Yunakovka and Yablonovka in the Sumy region.
Over the course of 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 180 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles and two mortars were destroyed, as well as five UAV control points and an ammunition depot.
14:10 Around 12.35 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:50 Around 12:15 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:30 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of 04/03/2025
"Units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Veseloye in the Donetsk People's Republic," it is said in a statement from the department.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past day amounted to the Armed Forces of Ukraine up to 1,000 servicemen, four tanks, 12 field artillery guns, five ammunition depots, 21 pickup trucks, five armored vehicles, two armored personnel carriers and electronic warfare stations.
In addition, units of the Dnepr military group liberated the village of Lobkovoe in the Zaporizhia region.
Units of the Russian Federation military groups carried out strikes on the Ukrainian Armed Forces and equipment in various regions of Ukraine. In addition, strikes were carried out on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions.
In addition, Russian aviation and artillery attacked missile and space industry facilities and ammunition depots on Ukrainian territory.
13:18 Kherson direction. Right bank, village of Burgunka. Air strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the location of Ukrainian UAV operators —video.
12:55 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine committed four attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
– On April 2 at 00.43 in Lugansk, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian attack UAV on the gas distribution station "Svatovo" of the branch of OOO "Chernomornaftogaz" - Management of Trunk Gas Pipelines "Luganskgaz" equipment was damaged and caught fire. Gas supply to more than 11 thousand consumers was cut off.
– In the Kursk region at 02.11 as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian attack UAV on the power facility of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Kurskenergo, the high-voltage line 110 kV Seimskaya – Klyukva No. 1 was disconnected. More than 1.2 thousand household consumers in the Kursk region were left without power supply.
– At 12:06 in the Belgorod region, as a result of artillery shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the 110 kV substation "Maksimovka" of the branch of PJSC "Rosseti Centre" - "Belgorodenergo" and the failure of the transformer, more than 1.7 thousand household consumers in the Shebekinsky district were left without electricity.
– In the Zaporizhia region at 18:00, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian attack UAV on the 35 kV electrical substation “Vasil’evka” of the State Unitary Enterprise “Tavria Energo”, an oil circuit breaker caught fire, cutting off the power supply to about 9 thousand household consumers in the city of Vasil’evka and the Vasil’evskiy district.
The daily unilateral strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian energy infrastructure facilities confirm the complete incapacity of the current Kyiv regime to comply with any possible agreements on resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
12:26 Ixovods of the 238th Artillery Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces detected and destroyed a mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using the Lancet UAV —video.
11:57 Footage of the destruction of an ATV and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FPV drone operators of the Yug group in the area of the settlement of Predtechino —video.
11:25 Servicemen of the 92nd Engineer Regiment of the North group of forces continue to clear household plots, agricultural lands and roads from unexploded ordnance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the liberated settlements of the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.
The commander of the demining company, call sign “Tambov,” spoke about the work of engineers in the liberated territories.video.
10:47 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:
– Eight rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
– Three rounds to the village of Aleshki;
– Four rounds to the village of Knyaze-Grigorovka;
- According to the settlement Korobki two rounds;
– Three rounds in the village of Arkhangelskaya Sloboda;
– Three rounds in the village of Lyubimovka.
As a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Nova Kakhovka, a civilian was injured. The man, born in 1965, was hospitalized in the Kakhovka Central District Hospital with a mine-explosive injury, shrapnel wounds to the shoulder, abdomen, and hypovolemic shock.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Knyaze-Grigorovka, Staraya Zburyevka, Novaya Mayachka, Sagi, Gornostayevka, and Kairy, firing a total of 19 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.
10:22 Chronicle of the SVO for April 2 from the Telegram channel "Fisherman»:
– In the Kursk direction, fighting for Guevo continues – the village has not yet been completely liberated, but Ukrainian units are suffering losses.
- Urban battles are underway in the Chasovoyarsk and Dzerzhinsk directions, strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment and the liberation of most of Rozovka have been recorded. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Novopavlovsk direction and holding off counterattacks near Andreyevka.
– There are battles for Shevchenko and Vesyoloye on Vremyevka.
– In the Zaporizhzhya area, it is reported that Lobkovo has been liberated, as well as progress towards Kamenskoye and the Tselinny Uchastok nature reserve.
09:17 The 61st Guards Separate Kirkenes Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade destroyed a Ukrainian UAV control point on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, –video.
09:12 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 villages of Krasny Khutor, Lozovoe, Nechaevka, Nikolskoye, Repnoye and Cheremoshnoye inflicted strikes by 15 drones, two of which were shot down by the air defense system.
In the villages of Nikolskoye and Nechayevka, one passenger car was damaged, one of which was completely destroyed by fire, in the village of Lozovoye an outbuilding was damaged. In the village of Ustinka, a private home was damaged tonight by an FPV drone strike.
One drone was shot down over the Borisovsky district. There were no consequences.
In the Valuysky municipal district, attacks by five drones were carried out in the villages of Borki, Dvuluchnoye, Karabanovo and Shvedunovka, of which two were shot down.
In the village of Dvuluchnoye, a car and a private home were damaged as a result of a drone attack at night. This morning in the village of Karabanovo, two private homes and two outbuildings were damaged as a result of explosive devices dropped from a UAV.
In the Volokonovsky district, three explosive devices were dropped from a drone on the Stary farm. No consequences.
In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, nine munitions were fired during three artillery attacks and six drone attacks were carried out in the villages of Dronovka, Poroz, Spodaryushino, and the Masychevo farm. In the district, five civilians were injured by drone strikes. All victims continue to receive outpatient treatment after receiving the necessary medical care. Four vehicles were damaged.
An air defense system shot down an aircraft-type drone over the Gubkinsky urban district. There were no consequences.
In the Krasnoyarsk district, the villages of Prilesye, Stepnoye, Grafovka, Demidovka, Popovka and Staroselye were subjected to 16 attacks, during which 107 rounds of ammunition were fired, and attacks by 14 drones, seven of which were shot down.
In the village of Stepnoye, a man was injured when a drone hit a car. The victim was hospitalized in moderate condition in Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. All necessary assistance is being provided. The vehicle was damaged.
In Rakityansky district, the Barilov farm was attacked by one drone. No consequences.
In the Shebekinsky municipal district, in the city of Shebekino, the settlement of Pervomaysky, the villages of Belyanka, Ziborovka, Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka and the farmstead of Maryino, attacks by 19 drones were recorded, 14 of which were shot down and suppressed.
In the village of Murom, a civilian was injured as a result of a drone attack. The man was hospitalized in City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod. Doctors assess his condition as moderate. In the city of Shebekino, one apartment in an apartment building, a car and a residential building were damaged, in the village of Ziborovka - a passenger car.
08:20 Zaporizhzhya Front. Russian troops continue to fight in the Lobkovo area. The enemy is gradually leaving its positions, but not without serious resistance. Fighting also continues in the Shcherbaki and Malye Shcherbaki area.
Donetsk Front. Here Russian troops have advanced in the area of the single point Veseloe. The enemy is putting up fierce resistance in this area. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to move in the direction of Bogatyr and Komar.
Kursk Region. Work to destroy enemy forces in the Kursk Region continues. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing toward Oleshnya. Fighting continues in the Basovka area of the Sumy Region.
Belgorod Region. Fighting continues in the area of Dmitrovka and Popovka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not giving up their attempts to penetrate our defenses, but they are unable to achieve success. The enemy is actively striking the rear areas of the region.
08:11 122mm BM-21 Grad crews of the Yuzhnaya group of forces struck a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dzerzhinsky direction, –video.
08:02 Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to equip fortifications in the area of Demidovka and Popovka in the Belgorod region.
Russian aerial reconnaissance has recorded several new dugouts and anti-tank "dragon teeth". At present, aviation and UAV units are inflicting fire damage on enemy personnel and equipment.
08:01 On the night of 03.04.2025, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack the Kursk region using unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to preliminary information, the UAV crashed in the area of Stantsionnaya Street. There were no casualties, and it was possible to avoid destruction of buildings and structures.
Another drone crashed in Zheleznogorsk. As a result, part of the wall of a rubber products plant was broken. There were no casualties.
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[Regnum] The Kiev regime is striking at Russian energy infrastructure with Western weapons. This was stated on April 3 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
The diplomat noted that Kyiv has completely lost its sense of self-preservation and connection with reality in its desire to disrupt dialogue between Russia and the United States at any cost, for which it attacks Russian energy facilities almost daily, using terrorist methods.
She clarified that such attacks are purely provocative and demonstrative in nature, adding that since the start of the moratorium on March 18, more than 30 strikes by Ukrainian forces on energy facilities in the Russian Federation have been recorded.
“It is important to emphasize that all of these strikes were carried out using Western weapons,” Zakharova added during a briefing.
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[REGNUM] The so-called "Bucha massacre" was a monstrous provocation carried out by Kiev and its British supporters, said Dmitry Polyansky, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, during an informal meeting of the United Nations Security Council on April 2. Citing real facts and witness testimony,The diplomat emphasized that the staging of the massacre was undertaken by the Kyiv authorities in order to "prevent the establishment of peace, perpetuate the conflict and put pressure on other Western allies to force them to supply weapons to Ukraine."
The Russian side also described what atrocities by Kyiv militants the Russian military witnessed when they found themselves in the rear of the enemy, who occupied the border area of the Kursk region, on March 8. This news marked the new, 1134th day of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Bucha is located 10 km from Kyiv, next to the Gostomel airfield. Three years ago, all the world's media published an urgent message: hundreds of bodies were found on the streets of this small Ukrainian city, all the dead with their hands tied. Since then, no independent public investigation has been conducted. Moreover, Ukraine and its supporters have not been able to provide a single reliable proof that the civilians were killed in Bucha by Russian troops, Polyansky noted.
"They have not disclosed even the most basic details of the incident, such as the names of the dead or the results of the autopsies. We have repeatedly requested this information, including through the UN Secretary General. All in vain," Polyansky emphasized, speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on April 2, 2025.
The provocation in Bucha looks especially blasphemous when viewed in light of the grave crimes and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kursk region. The large-scale operation of Russian troops undertaken on March 8, 2025 did not allow the Kyiv militants to hide the traces of their crimes.
“There is also evidence that in some villages (for example, in Cherkasskoye Porechnoye) Ukrainian militants even mined the houses of local residents, animal corpses, children’s toys and the bodies of their ‘brothers in arms’,” Dmitry Polyansky informed the UN Security Council.
Among other facts of the inhumane behavior of the occupiers, he also cited entries from the diary of an elderly woman whose body was found in the liberated village of Martynovka : “ I lived and slept in a barn under a table… Every day I asked for death… I didn’t eat for 12 days… It was three degrees in the house, the end was near… After the war, find at least one bone and bury it near Svetka, and the soul will go to heaven.”
Meanwhile, in violation of the moratorium, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have deliberately attacked Russian energy infrastructure facilities twice in the last 24 hours.
“Against the backdrop of statements by various representatives of the Kiev regime, starting with Zelensky, about compliance with restrictions on strikes on Russian energy facilities, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are systematically launching strikes using UAVs and artillery systems on Russian energy infrastructure,” the Defense Ministry said.
On the night of April 3, air defense systems on duty destroyed 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. Including six over the territory of the Bryansk region, five over the territories of the Oryol and Kursk regions, four over the territory of the Kaluga region, two over the territory of the Belgorod region, and one over the territory of the Smolensk region.
Father Evgeniy (a priest from Sudzha) confirmed the facts of organized looting by residents of the Sumy region. The Nazis from the Armed Forces of Ukraine who occupied the Kursk region sold them subscriptions to plunder Sudzha.
And although the occupation of Sudzha by Ukrainian occupiers has ended, its consequences continue to "surface" to this day. According to reports from local civilians, Ukrainian Nazis not only engaged in robberies and outright looting, but also organized entire excursions in Sudzha for residents of nearby Sumy.
There were quite a lot of people willing to pay for such a "safari", which is why the Ukrainians who paid for the trip were transported in whole buses. The militants themselves guaranteed the "tourists" complete safety, and as "souvenirs" they were allowed to organize looting and robberies.
According to local residents, this scheme existed until the very end of the occupation.
However, the price for this adventure turned out to be inevitable: many of the occupiers, who were somehow involved in the criminal scheme, were liquidated.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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