[Breitbart] Friends and family members of Russian men came forward this week to denounce that their loved ones were recruited to fight in Ukraine while they were drunk. Some of the victims were allegedly so inebriated that they could not have given informed consent by any rational standard.
Radio Free Europe (RFE) noted on Thursday that Russia’s losses in Ukraine have finally begun to exceed its recruitment rate – a serious problem in a brutal war of attrition against the determined Ukrainians. Accusations have begun to arise that Russia is addressing the issue by tricking inebriated men into signing up for military service, in some cases preying on men who were blackout drunk and completely unaware of their surroundings.
One 36-year-old father of four reported awakening in what he believed to be a detox facility only to discover he was sitting in a military recruitment center and had supposedly signed enlistment papers while unconscious.
Others have reportedly been tricked into signing military contracts while inebriated by police and other government officials who told them they were signing various mundane bureaucratic documents, like permission to conduct a police search.
“Either they sign for him while he’s drunk — like, literally moving his hand for him or something — or they talk him into it. Then, once he’s sobered up, the recruiter says, ‘Look, you signed, that’s it. Now it’s either the enlistment office or prison. Come with me, or you’re going to jail,’” said Russian human rights activist Sergei Krivenko.
“The situation is becoming more and more sad every year. It has shifted away from the large cities and into villages, settlements, and rural areas. There, security forces — using police or Investigative Committee vans — drive around following lists compiled by local authorities, specifically tracking down people with alcohol addiction,” said military analyst Aleksei Alshansky.
Some Russian activists who spoke to RFE feared the military is just looking for “cannon fodder” to soak up Ukrainian bullets, so the drunks who get press-ganged into service are likely to have short lifespans on the battlefield. Russian field commanders have reportedly begun grumbling about the poor quality of the latest recruits.
Ukrainian commanders claim some of Russia’s low-quality recruits have been sent to die in pointless propaganda exercises, such as raising flags of “conquest” over Ukrainian villages to simulate Russian battlefield advances – only to be obliterated by Ukrainian drones the moment the cameras stopped rolling.
The Times of London reported in March that criminal gangs are making money by getting unsuspecting men drunk, handing them over for military service, and pocketing their recruitment bonuses, which can range as high as 2.5 million rubles ($31,000).
Another horror has been unleashed upon the Russian public as the military drags killers and rapists out of prison to fight on the front lines in Ukraine – and then sends them home to kill again. A Russian dissident group called Vyorstka estimated that at least 274 Russian civilians have been killed by former prisoners who were set free after fighting in Ukraine.
In late March, a Russian soldier claimed on video that a wave of old, physically unfit, and alcohol-addicted recruits has been stumbling into his unit with stories of having been press-ganged by “black recruiters” who stole their debit cards and cleaned out their bank accounts before shipping them off to the front.
“They f***ing recruited a bunch of cripples who can’t even f***ing walk on top of being mentally unwell,” the soldier fumed in his viral video.
“Russia is also accused of recruiting soldiers infected with HIV, hepatitis, and other diseases, who are reportedly deployed in segregated units and required to wear armbands identifying their illnesses,” the UK Telegraph reported.
The Telegraph noted that Russia is still luring “thousands of Africans to the front lines” and recruiting from other migrant groups, despite promises to halt the practice after complaints from foreign governments. Criminal gangs and “black recruiters” appear to be giving the Kremlin a bit of deniability, allowing it to claim that government officials are not deliberately pressing migrants into service.
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[Korrespondent] 23.50 On Friday evening, the Russians suddenly dropped air bombs on Kramatorsk during the day. Several people died, two more were wounded. Among the victims is a 16-year-old boy.
22.43 Iran shot down an American Black Hawk helicopter, which was flying to rescue crew members of a previously shot down US F-15. Voice of America correspondent Carla Babb reported this.
According to the data, a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down over Iran, which was in search of an F-15 pilot.
“I was told that a trail of smoke was trailing behind the Black Hawk helicopter, if today the cordon crossed from Iran to Iraq,” she wrote in X.
Later, Babb announced that they had confirmed that the helicopter had been shot down. The correspondent added that, according to the words of a representative of the American government, all members of the crew are known to be with the security guard.
Two American officials said that one of the F-15 pilots has been stolen rescued and is currently in recovery. Nothing is known about the share of the other pilot.
21.53 The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a telephone conversation with the ruler of the Russian Federation, Volodymyr Putin, voiced the inadmissibility of the Russian-Ukrainian war before the Russian-Ukrainian war reaches the world.
“It is important that the people of Turkey do not recognize the wrongdoing until the peaceful end of the war between Russia and Ukraine,” Erdogan said.
The Turkish leader called on the parties to avoid actions that could lead to an escalation of tensions. According to the president, attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea harm stability in the region.
20.42 The Kiev cardboard and paper mill near the town of Obukhiv in the Kiev region immediately stopped production after the Russian attack. It is intended to threaten the stable supply of goods.
"Okrem, we are talking about the uninterrupted release of such well-known paper products, such as the classic Obukhiv 65, the Divo product line, and other sanitary and hygienic products of our assortment and corrugated packaging," - informing the plant.
19.59 Near Bereznya, the Ukrainian PPO has covered at least 90% of air targets, covering over 90% of drones, while the number of combined strikes from the side of the Russian Federation has increased. The Ministry of Defense informs about this.
According to the data of the destroyed units of the ZSU Air Force, under the hour of massive attacks with fireballs, nearly 6,600 targets were identified. For equalization - for the fiercest enemy, he stood up to 5,300 damage to the blow.
Over the past month, 5,935 UAVs and missiles were neutralized, and:
drones of the "Shahed" type – the launch of 6,463 UAVs was recorded, 5,833 units were recovered. Efficiency was 90.25%;
winged and ballistic missiles – the launch of 138 missiles was recorded, 102 units were recovered. Efficiency was around 74%.
The recent indicator of the overcrowding of groundwater targets in Bereznya reached 89.9%.
19.28 Vinishuvach Su-30 crashed into a private booth near the occupied Crimea through the engine, which caught fire. Russian Z-channels write about this.
“The attempt (by the pilots - ed.) to extinguish the engine was not successful. The crew was evacuated. All are alive. The reasons will only be clarified by the authorities," the report says.
For information from the Ukrainian resource Crimean Wind, the Su-30 crashed into a private booth near the village of Heroiske, Saksky district. Vinishuvach fell 11 kilometers from the military airfield of Saki in Novofedorivtsi, where the aircraft are based.
18.50 Egypt no longer accepts grain exported to Russia from Ukrainian occupied territories. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this in Telegram after a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi.
18.25 At Bereznya, the aggressor country Russia suffered the greatest losses during the entire war - over 35 thousand occupiers were killed and seriously injured. President Volodymyr Zelensky informed the Minister of Defense Mikhail Fedorov about this on Telegram.
17.44 A Nafta plume tens of square kilometers in area was discovered in the Russian port of Ust-Luga. The Russian newspaper ASTRA informs about this, relying on its staff in the Ministry of Taxes and Taxes of Russia.
17.53 People died near the Zhytomyr region as a result of the Russian missile and drone attack on the residential sector. The number of injured people grew to ten, two of them were unblocked by the supervisors from the rubble.
According to the latest information, the reduction is 18 budivels, of which 9 are living budins. In addition, over 100 residential buildings, 55 government buildings and two stores were destroyed.
The ritualists liquidated the fire. Sound and emergency robots are disturbing.
Respect, video 18+, no foul language!
17.38 The Russian army stood in a frenzy against Ukraine with the largest number of ceramic-coated aircraft bombs (KAB). The Ministry of Defense reported this.
17.10 A crash of a Russian drone was recorded on the territory of the National Military Memorial Treasure. The administrative building, technical water tanks, fencing and other infrastructure elements are often damaged. The people who were in the storehouse were not harmed; the burial place was left uncared for.
17.08 On the basis of the evidence base of the Security Service, 13 fatalities were taken away from the collaborator who worked for the Russians at the lavas of the occupation "Ministry of Military Affairs of the Russian Federation" in the time-buried part of the Zaporizia region.
The security forces of the SBU were looking for him in the spring of 2025 at the end of Ukraine, where he arrived as a migrant to obtain family records. Over the years, the evildoer has decided to mobilize to the ZSU, hoping to avoid justice.
The security service immediately screamed for the collaborator and kept him close to the hospital, wanting to “lie to the bottom” under the guise of a bath.
According to the investigation data, there is a lawsuit against the time-buried Mikhailivska community near the Zaporizhzhya region. After the occupation of the settlement, they came to the hands of the Russians. Yogo was assigned as a “patrol officer” to the so-called “raivddilu of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.” After being entrusted to the occupation body, the collaborator took off his guard, wearing uniforms and “confirming” the Russian law.
While still in the “posad”, the evil-doer has conquered the government of the Russian Federation, directly focusing on the re-investigation of the participants in the revolution’s support in the region. He also took part in the repressions against local entrepreneurs: those who pretended to follow the Russian “legislation”, threatening theft and embarrassment.
16.49 Russian aggressors carried out a bomb attack on the town of Kramatorsk. The Donetsk OVA reported that two people were killed and three were injured. Five large surfaces, a hundred and five cars were damaged in the area. All emergency services operate at the site.
16.35 As of the beginning of the battle, Russian fire fighters launched 62 attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian army. Most of them are focused on two directions, having informed the General Staff of the ZSU in the operational formation at 16:00.
16.23 The Russian FSB has “defeated its aim against a high-ranking security official” in Moscow. About this, I rely on the FSB itself, reports the Russian version of Astra, which positions itself as independent.
The Russian special service confirms that the terrorist attack was planned by the Security Service of Ukraine, and the vibration was discovered during an inspection in the trunk of an electric scooter. The Russian FSB has almost lost its sights on a high-ranking official security officer" in Moscow. About this, I rely on the FSB itself, reports the Russian version of Astra, which positions itself as independent.
The Russian intelligence service confirms that the terrorist attack was planned by the Security Service of Ukraine, and the vibration was discovered during an inspection in the trunk of the electric scooter.
15.51 Ukraine has established ties with Libya in Tripoli and has created an outpost that now poses a threat to Russian ships passing through the Mediterranean Sea directly to the Suez Canal. About this, check the investigation of the French edition of RFI, relying on the Libyan Dzherel.
15.45 The aggressor country Russia has never set any deadlines for Ukraine before withdrawing its troops from Donbass, but still continues to force the exit of the ZSU from this region to establish a peaceful settlement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitro Peskov said this in comments to Russian propagandists.
15.19 Counterintelligence of the SBU stopped the attempt of the Russian special services to register Starlink satellite terminals on the territory of Ukraine, causing the FSB to fall asleep. The SBU press service reported this.
“This became possible because of the information campaigns that the FSB officers and the SBU hotline were asleep, where the Zhytomyr region’s scumbag had turned up, as the Russians were planning activities to verify satellite terminals,” they stated. informed
14.45 As of Friday, the Russians launched 37 missiles and 542 drones of various types across Ukraine. The PPO and REB subdivisions lost most of their targets, and informed the Ukrainian forces of the ZSU.
14.37 In Lvov, the mitnitsa inspector was suspicious of the clever killing of a 52-strong military serviceman just before he was discharged from his service obligations. The Office of the Prosecutor General was informed about this.
The inspector of the Lviv mitnitsa was informed about the suspicion of intentional killing for clause 8 of Part 2 of Art. 115 CC of Ukraine.
14.24 President Volodymyr Zelensky provіv rozmov with Pope Leo XIV. The Ukrainian leader told about this on Telegram. The head of the state spoke to the pontiff about the “great escalation”, which led to a revolution in response to Ukraine’s proposal for a truce.
14.10 The Russian military on the 3rd quarter was hit by aircraft in the Dnieper region of Kherson. The Kherson OVA reported about this. It appears that we know about one victim. A 44-year-old man was brought to the hospital with a vibuchal injury, small wounds to the abdomen, chest and arms. As the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported, a 60-year-old woman died through a Russian air strike on the Dnieper region of Kherson.
14.04 The current situation at the front is the worst for Ukraine in the remaining 10 months. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a huddle with journalists, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
13.57 Near the Kiev region, one person and 20 animals died as a result of the shelling from the side of the Russian troops. Six eight people found out early. The press service of the DSNS informed about this.
Obukhivsky, Buchansky and Fastivsky districts of the region were targeted at gunpoint.
The head of the OVA, Mikola Kalashnik, confirmed the information about the deceased and many injured people, among whom there was a critically ill child. All victims are given the necessary medical care.
Also, according to Kalashnik, the creatures suffered as a result of the attack - nearly 20 creatures died due to damage to the veterinary clinic.
13.48 President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the Ukrainian defense companies, as the powers will be working hard behind the export cordon, reports Ukrinform. The President said that the logic of allowing exports during the hour of war lies in taking away the money that the companies themselves are depriving of the labor needed at the front.
13.27 Near the Sumy region, as a result of Russian attacks, two civilians died, and seven people were injured. The head of the OVA, Oleg Grigorov, informed us about this.
“It’s a pity, today two more locals of Sumy region perished as a result of Russian attacks. In the Great Pisary community, an enemy attacked a civilian car - killing a civilian. In Bilopilsky A huge hostile drone kissed a walk-behind tractor - one man died, another was wounded,” said Grigorov.
Similarly, in Sumy, as a result of the wounded attacks of Russian UAVs, six individuals were injured, among them a 17-year-old girl.
13.05 The Russians launched a combined missile and drone strike on the residential and civil infrastructure of the Zhytomyr region. Vitaly Bunechko, the head of the Zhytomyr State Administration, told us about this.
“We know about one dead person, and the ritualists had to clear out the rubble from the rubble,” he said.
According to the latest information, at least 15 residential buildings have been damaged. The sound-rotating robots, extinguishing fire and liquidation of the heirs are troubling.
12.59 The number of victims in the Kharkov camp at 12:17 is five. The city’s head, Igor Terekhov, announced this on his Telegram channel.
The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Sinegubov has confirmed that we know about the victims of the hostile attack on Kharkiv.
Sinegubov reported that one of the men wounded on Friday in Kharkov died at the doctor’s office.
12.51 Ukraine handed over to the United States a supply for Russia so that the fire could be burned on Great Day. It is unknown whether the American side will be able to convey this message to the Russians. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in an hourly meeting with journalists, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
12.45 Accusations of swindling, the official of the State Food and Safety Service of Volina is spending 1.5 million UAH on ZSU. The DBR informs about the 3rd quarter. It appears that in the early 2026, the DBR officers, in cooperation with the DSR National Police, approached the military commander of the Head of the Main Directorate of the State Food Service in the Volinsk region. He withdrew 2 thousand US dollars from the director of one of the enterprises for issuing an operating permit for a commercial purpose.
12.16 Several regions of Ukraine experienced emergency power outages due to a massive attack by Russian aggressors. Ukrenergo reported about this.
The connections must be made after the emergency alarm has ended and the situation in the power system has stabilized.
12.11 The Russian military launched a missile and drone attack on the Kiev region on the 3rd quarter. The head of the Kiev OVA Mykola Lukashuk told about this.
“It’s a pity, there are tragic legacies. We now know about one dead person. There was also one injury. We still need help,” he said.
Behind the words of the head of the OVA, anti-aircraft defense forces are working in the area.
11.35 In Odessa, a 79-year-old man died in a hospital, having recognized the wound as a result of the attack of the Russian martyrs on the 28th of February. In this way, the number of dead has grown to four, as reported by the head of the Odessa MBA Serhiy Lisak on Telegram.
11.27 Near the Donetsk region, three people died due to Russian shelling last year, and 13 more were killed. This was reported to the communications department of the Donetsk region police.
11.15 Military counterintelligence officers spotted and detained an FSB agent near the Volynsk region, who helped the Russians prepare insurgent attacks on the secret logistics of the Defense Forces. The SBU reported this.
10.51 On Friday, in six regions of Ukraine, power outages were recorded as a result of drone and artillery strikes by Russians on energy facilities. Ukrenergo reported about this.
The need for careful energy consumption is preserved throughout all the benefits, ahead of energy.
10.32 Russian strategic bombers are flying in the wind on Friday. Hundreds of attack drones were also launched. The head of the communications department of the ZSU Military Forces Yuriy Ignat said this on air during the telethon.
People all over Ukraine are in a state of alarm. The enemy MiG-31, which carries the Kindzhal aeroballistic missiles, has risen from the wind.
10.24 A suspect was reported to a resident of Khmelnytskyi, who, for a pittance, promised to turn off military-related illnesses from the noise in the Oberig system. The DBR informs about the 3rd quarter. It appears that the man gave his service to those who were reprimanded for failing to achieve mobilization. By singing to clients, we can connect the middle of TCC and JV planters and can join in on other solutions. The value of such assistance ranged from 3.5 to 10 thousand US dollars per person - depending on the client’s payment conditions and payment capacity. For operational information, the scheme has been in effect since 2022.
9.44 Russian Federation troops attacked a minibus near Kherson with a drone on the 3rd quarter, causing casualties. The Kherson Regional Military Administration reported this. It appears that the impact occurred around 08:30 near the Dniprovsky district of the city. Previously, five people were injured. They were taken to the hospital for medical assistance. The former head of the Kherson Medical Academy, Yaroslav Shanko, reported that the number of victims had grown to 7 people.
8.51 At the front, 230 military battles were completed last year, on the Pokrovsky direct. The defense forces repelled 58 attacks by Russian zagarbniks, as well as 31 assaults on positions before they were recorded. Zakhisnikov, Gulyaypilsky direct attack attacked the enemy 40 times, in the same place with 20 assaults before. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this 3rd quarter.
9.21 Near Kharkov, as a result of Russian attacks on the morning of the 3rd quarter, five people were injured, among them were killed. The National Police of Ukraine reported about this. It appears that three districts of the city were under attack by the enemy. The Russian military was stagnated by drones and missiles. In the Osnovyansky district, office life is poor.
Having suffered 70-river Okhoronets. In the Kievsky district, the privacy of the house is poor. A 27-year-old woman in 2026 was aware of acute reactions to stress. Early in the morning the enemy launched missile strikes on Kharkov. A 63-year-old woman suffered while she was at home. They were also hospitalized. Also, an acute reaction to stress was recorded in an 18-river Kharkiv woman.
8.17 Military of the Russian Federation 3rd quarter of an air strike on the Shostka community of the Sumy region, one person died, three others were injured. The head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleg Grigorov, announced this. Following this, three wounded people were first brought to the hospital; a 29-year-old woman is at an important station. The victims will be given the necessary medical assistance.
7.52 ZSU last year killed and injured 1,230 Russian occupiers, and 1,301,260 people were lost in the war. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this 3rd quarter.
7.23 Russia has “laws of war” that transfer control over the Internet, criminal prosecution for “discrediting” the army, expanded re-engagement of security forces, etc., to be preserved after the end of the war. This is reported by the Center for the Prevention of Disinformation at the RNBO. It is clear that initially these documents were presented as incentives and times dictated by the need for “security”, but now the Russian authorities actually know that Russians will have to live in the minds of cruel boundaries and fence in the first place.
06.27 In Russia at night they were afraid of a UAV attack. Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl were separated by airports. The number of vibuhas was also reported in Nizhny Novgorod and Volgograd.
04.10 The Russians hit the Kiev district of Kharkov with several ballistic missiles.
00.02 In the Osnovyansky district of Kharkov, as a result of a UAV attack, a 4-surface alarm falls. The same is true for the store. One person was injured. Also, a 28-year-old woman and a 1-month-old boy may have a severe reaction to stress.
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[Korrespondent] The enemy has not yet carried out offensive operations in the Kramatorsk, Orikhiv, and Dnieper directions.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have launched 62 attacks on Ukrainian army positions. Most of them are concentrated in two directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3.
Thus, one combat clash was recorded in the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy tried five times to improve its position in the areas of the settlements of Starytsia, Tsehelne, Vilcha, and Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy twice carried out assaults in the areas of Borivska Andriivka.
In the Liman direction, our soldiers repelled one attempt by the invaders to advance towards Dibrova.
In the Slavyansk direction, the occupiers twice tried to advance towards Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 14 attacks near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Udachne, Kleban-Byk, Ivano-Pillya, Illinivka, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Pleshchiivka, and Kucheriv Yar. One attack is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders tried to advance 25 times in the areas of the settlements of Bilytske, Shevchenko, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Sergiyevka, Udachne, Muravka, Novomykolaivka, Novopidhorodne, Novopavlivka, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, and Molodetske. One enemy assault operation is ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked five times in the direction of Iskra, Sichneve, Krasnohirske, Stepovye, and Zlagoda. One enemy assault is ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, there were seven attacks against the positions of our defenders in the areas of Dobropil, Pryluk, Hirky, and Varvarivka.
The enemy has not yet carried out offensive operations in the Kramatorsk, Orikhiv, and Prydniprovsk directions.
Recall that the current situation on the front is the best for Ukraine in the last 10 months. This statement was made by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with journalists.
Before that, it became known that the Ukrainian army had liberated 470 sq. km of territory in the south of the country since the start of counter-insurgency operations this year.
The General Staff confirmed the damage to the Bashneft-Novoil refinery.
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[NewsFront] 20:57 Artillery crews of the Vostok group of forces covered the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region with fire from the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers and the Grad MLRS.
In the Dobropillya direction, in the area of responsibility of the "Center" group of forces, a crew of the 2S9 120mm self-propelled mortar "Nona-SVK" destroyed enemy stronghold, and the 122mm D-30 crew is the UAV control center.
19:16 Crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B towed guns of the 11th Army Corps of the North group in cooperation with reconnaissance UAV operators destroyed strongholds, artillery guns, fortified areas, drone control points and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
17:42 From 08:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 28 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod regions and the Moscow region.
17:13 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew of the Wolves reconnaissance and assault brigade of the Yuzhnaya Volunteer Corps destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkivka direction.
16:13 Assault units of the Yaroslavl paratroopers captured another stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
14:23 On frames: objective control of the combat work of military personnel of the 15th TP 69th Motorized Rifle Division and the 65th Separate Regiment of unmanned systems of the Civil Defense "North".
12:40 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation:
Last night, in response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using long-range, air- and ground-based precision weapons, as well as strike drones, against Ukrainian military-industrial and energy facilities that support their operations.
In addition, six group strikes were carried out over the course of the week, which hit fuel, transport, and port infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, military airfields, production facilities, and launch sites for long-range strike drones, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
Over the course of a week, as a result of decisive actions by units of the North group of forces, control was established over the settlements of Malaya Korchakovka in the Sumy region and Verkhnyaya Pisarevka in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, two motorized infantry, an airmobile, and an artillery brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, two National Guard brigades, and two border detachments of the Ukrainian Border Service were damaged.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,535 servicemen, eight combat armored vehicles, 68 cars, nine field artillery guns, nine electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 71 ammunition depots, fuel and lubricants, and materiel.
Units of the "West" force group have completed the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic. Furthermore, over the past week, control was established over the settlements of Brusovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Kovsharovka and Novoosinovo in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were damaged.
The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to over 1,250 servicemen, two tanks, 16 armored combat vehicles, 152 vehicles, 17 field artillery guns, two counter-battery stations, as well as 13 ammunition and supply depots.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line. Over the past week, they have defeated formations of five mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicle brigade, and a territorial defense brigade.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position and took up more advantageous positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, two airmobile brigades, an infantry brigade, an assault brigade, an airborne assault brigade, and a Jaeger brigade; three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; a naval infantry brigade; three territorial defense brigades; and four National Guard brigades.
In total, the enemy lost over 2,545 troops, four tanks, including a US-made Abrams tank, 68 armored fighting vehicles, and 106 vehicles in this area. Ten field artillery pieces and 11 electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Over the past week, units of the "East" military group advanced deep into enemy defenses and liberated the settlements of Lugovskoye and Boykovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, three airborne assault, two assault brigades, five assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade were damaged.
Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces suffered losses of over 1,960 servicemen, 12 armored combat vehicles, 54 vehicles, and seven artillery pieces. Seven ammunition and 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, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated.
09:27 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on April 2 to 08:00 Moscow time on April 3, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 192 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Novgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula, Tver, Oryol regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea.
06:03 A Kornet crew from the 47th Tank Division of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition storage depot in Khar'kov Oblast.
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[REGNUM] The spring thaw in Donbas typically ends by mid-April, but now, with the arrival of consistently warm weather, fighting in the North-Eastern Military District (NVO) zone is intensifying. After a relative lull, active clashes have resumed in Kostiantynivka.
Assault groups of the 8th Guards Army (South Forces Group) are continuing the offensive along the left bank of the Krivoy Torets River, which began in late March. Along the riverbed, which divides the city northwest-southeast, lies an industrial zone where the Ukrainian Armed Forces had previously established themselves. By the end of this week, our troops had firmly established themselves in part of the industrial zone.
The Yug fighters advanced along Promyshlennaya Street and fought their way to the outskirts of the Konstantinovsky Metallurgical Plant, a powerful enemy defensive stronghold.
The success was achieved thanks to the element of surprise, frontline sources note. Previously, the Russian Armed Forces had tied down the enemy in battles for the outskirts of Konstantinovka. This allowed them to pull some forces away from the city center.
In an effort to stabilize the situation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command abandoned the task of closing the breach with reserves, which suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat.
Fierce fighting continues near the railway station near the metallurgical plant. On the right bank of the Krivoy Torets River, Russian troops have advanced deeper into residential areas and pushed back the enemy near the city train station. A frontline source reported details of the urban fighting to the Regnum news agency.
"The firing points are in high-rise buildings and factory buildings; the Ukrainian Armed Forces are clinging to every meter. Basically, as always, they're trying to tie us down in the buildings. However, this tactic stops working when we find a weak spot, apply pressure, and break through, " the source said. " The second key to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense is disrupting their communications and outflanking their fortified positions, which is exactly what we're seeing."
Footage is being published online of precision strikes by the Aerospace Forces using heavy aerial bombs on individual buildings where the enemy has established firing points and observation positions.
Strikes are also being carried out on supply routes for the Ukrainian group, including the H-20 highway, which connects Kostyantynivka with the city of Druzhkovka.
The disruption of communications has led to supply problems for the Ukrainian garrison. Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers are increasingly surrendering, according to a Russian soldier with the call sign Verum from the 1442nd Regiment of the 3rd Army Corps of the "South" group of forces.
The enemy's forces are depleted, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is unable to deliver water and food to the positions of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade, which is holding positions in urban areas, Verum said. He explained that supplies have virtually ceased due to the activity of our FPV drones.
Simultaneously with the offensive in Konstantinovka itself, "Yug" continues its operation to deeply envelop the city from the flanks. The enemy has been driven out of the villages of Pavlovka and Novopavlovka, west of Konstantinovka and 8.5 km southwest of Druzhkovka.
Here, assault aircraft are advancing along the Kazennyi Torets River, aiming to reach the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kostiantynivka. The Ukrainian command is attempting to draw some Russian forces away from this direction. Units from the 5th Assault and 100th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to advance toward Chasov Yar. However, after several days of fighting, the enemy suffered losses. The Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated to their initial positions.
ZAPORIZHZHIA OBLAST: FIGHTING SOUTHEAST OF OREKHOVO
Earlier this week, news emerged of Russian Armed Forces advancing near the village of Lugovskoye, southeast of Orekhov, a key hub for the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Lugovskoye is located on the T0815 highway, which leads to Orekhovo from the regional center of Pologi, which is controlled by the Russian army.
The enemy again attempted to counterattack the positions of the Russian Armed Forces group "East", at the junction of the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Here, in the eastern part of the Zaporizhzhia region, disparate units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were concentrated, including mechanized units and territorial defense detachments.
Later, the 92nd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Army and the 82nd and 95th Airmobile Forces Brigades were deployed to this area.
The enemy is deploying large armored units, attempting to break through to Russian positions and deploy troops. However, all attempts by the Ukrainian army to advance have been unsuccessful.
Ukrainian military personnel compensate for failures "on the ground" with media propaganda.
For example, on March 27, representatives of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the capture of the village of Berezove in the Dnipropetrovsk region, at the junction of the borders with the DPR and Zaporizhia region. However, it later emerged that the video from the village was filmed by several Ukrainian soldiers who had infiltrated the defensive lines.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were subsequently located and eliminated. The enemy also had no success in other areas.
KHARKIV OBLAST: ADVANCE FROM VOVCHANSK
Simultaneously with the offensive in Donbas, Russian troops continue to expand the buffer zone in several sections of the state border.
Advancing from the previously captured city of Volchansk to the southwest, assault units drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the village of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka on the banks of the Seversky Donets.
The defense in this area was held by units of the Ukrainian 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade. After intense fighting, the enemy suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat further south.
The capture of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka is tactically important - the "inhabitant" is located on the shore of the Pechenezhskoye Reservoir along the Seversky Donets River, near the confluence of the Polnaya River.
Control of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka allows the Russian Armed Forces' North Group to cross the Seversky Donets. On the opposite bank of the river lies the large village of Rubezhnoye, and to the east of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, along the Polnaya River, lies a mini-agglomeration of the settlements of Shesterovka, Losevka, and Sosnovy Bor.
If the enemy is driven out of these villages, then the North will have the opportunity to create a bridgehead 13 km north of the large village of Stary Saltov and 35 km northeast of Kharkov.
Heavy fighting continues further south, in the Kupyansk area.
According to reports from the field, Russian forces have killed a major from the 241st Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The slain major, Vladislav Yakimenko, was the chief of staff of the unmanned aerial systems battalion.
It can be assumed that Yakimenko was killed as a result of a precise strike on the command post, since officers dealing with "birds" rarely appear on the front lines.
Reports of the killing of officers of this rank are rarely published in open sources, especially considering that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command places a special emphasis on UAVs.
Seeking to recoup losses incurred both defensively and offensively, the Ukrainian General Staff is continuing a large-scale mobilization campaign, unprecedented in its level of forced detentions. Kyiv is believed to be planning a new offensive in the foreseeable future in a futile attempt to seize the initiative.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Russian army soldiers liberated seven settlements from the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) over the past week. The Russian Defense Ministry press service reported this on April 3.
Units of the "North" military group drove the enemy out of Mala Korchakivka in the Sumy region and Verkhnyaya Pisarevka in the Kharkiv region. Units of the "East" military group took control of Boykove and Lugovskoye in the Zaporizhia region.
Western forces liberated Novoosinovo and Kovsharovka in the Kharkiv region, as well as Brusovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Total enemy losses for the week amounted to 8,840 personnel. Russian forces also destroyed eight tanks, 131 armored vehicles, 567 automobiles, 69 artillery pieces, 47 electronic warfare and counter-battery systems, and 158 military warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, air defense forces destroyed 57 guided aerial bombs, three HIMARS multiple launch rockets, four Flamingo cruise missiles, three Neptune guided missiles, and 2,354 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
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