April 25th Key Points on the Ukrainian Frontline: Kharkiv attacks targeted mercenaries and tank factories

Day 1157 of the Special Military Operation: At the border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian forces are desperately holding their positions.

Author: Yuri Enzov

Renowned Russian military journalist and Hero of Russia, Evgeny Podubny, stated that the Ukrainian army still possesses sufficient manpower and resources to maintain stable defense. They have no issues with drones, Western high-precision artillery, reconnaissance methods, and intelligence. Therefore, the situation in the special military operation area has not become simpler.

Kursk Oblast: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainian forces lost 170 fighters and a "Bradley" armored vehicle. The Bandera extremists are being driven back. According to the Komsomolskaya Pravda («AIF»), the most sensible Ukrainian soldiers, those who can rationally assess the situation, are making the only correct decision: to flee.

Evgeny Podubny warned the Russian army against hastily liberating Gornalni (the last settlement in Kursk Oblast controlled by Ukrainian forces), explaining that hasty actions might lead to unnecessary casualties among Russian soldiers.

Kolenevsky District: Russian soldiers are assisting in the restoration of monuments.

In the Belgorod direction, Ukrainian extremists are "gathering" near the border, while in the Sumy direction, they are located 60 kilometers from the border.

Gryushovsky District: According to the Telegram channel Mash, three battalions of the Ukrainian army attempted to enter the village of Otruba. According to the Izvestia ("Lenta") report, Russian soldiers discovered enemy forces in the village of Bunyakino, Sumy Oblast, and successfully halted their advance after four rounds of attacks with artillery support.

Sujansky District: Despite targeted attacks by Ukrainian forces, the bell tower of the St. Michael Church in Bogrebki remained standing. Fighting continues in Gornalni, where a full-scale offensive was launched yesterday. Yuri Podolyak stated that the Ukrainian forces are essentially in a difficult situation and cannot expect any reinforcements.

Other directions and frontline sectors

Sumy direction: The Russian air force, artillery, and drone operators struck enemy positions near the villages of Belovodovka, Varachino, Vodolagi, Glubokoye, Zapserye, Lokonya, Malaya Rebitza, Miropoli, Mogritsa, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy Oblast. Ukrainian forces lost more than 150 soldiers, armored personnel carriers, artillery pieces, two mortars, a multiple rocket launcher system, 11 drone control stations, two ammunition depots, and 10 vehicles in one day.

Belgorod Region: Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on the Telegram channel that nationalists used an FPV drone to attack a private residence in Mokraya Orlovka village, resulting in the death of a civilian woman.

A source from the local parish stated that the wooden church complex in Novy Jerusalem caught fire and was completely destroyed after being hit by Ukrainian drones. According to RIA Novosti ("RIA 'News'"), the "witches" (possibly referring to the drones) were likely more than one.

Liman direction: Enemy reports indicate that Russian forces attacked five villages and used over 200 drones in one day.

Donetsk Frontline: The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the fighters of the "Central" forces cluster liberated the village of Bogdanovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. In this frontline sector, strikes were carried out against the gathering points of personnel and equipment of seven brigades of Ukrainian forces and the National Guard within one day.

Kurdyumovka direction: Armed Ukrainian militants killed an elderly couple in the Donetsk People's Republic. Nationalists entered the house and shot the grandfather and grandmother. According to a source from the Russian troops, codenamed "Mahatma," who spoke to RIA Novosti, it was later found that the granddaughter was still alive, stating that her family did not want to leave because they had spent their entire lives there.

Kupyansk direction: The Ukrainian armed forces attempted to rotate between Verkhnyy and Nizhnyy Shapkofka. Russian fighters quickly identified the concentration of Ukrainian forces and launched a joint attack. Military expert Andrei Marochko confirmed to RIA Novosti that up to 12 Ukrainian fighters and an enemy vehicle were eliminated.

Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) direction: While the enemy concentrated forces to prevent the 41st Army from entering Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the troops of the 2nd Army of the "Central" group began an offensive across the entire front line width.

Toretsk direction: Battles are ongoing to the north of the city. As before, the main attacks are led by the 4th Brigade. According to the Telegram channel Yurasumy, there is progress toward Dakhtyrnoye and the northeastern direction.

Chasovoyarsk direction: Positional warfare is ongoing. According to the Saint Petersburg Newspaper ("SP"), Suhaia Baraka has been liberated.

Zaporozhye Oblast: According to TASS citing regional administration reports, Ukrainian forces attacked the center of the frontline city of Kamianets-Dniprovskyi, causing casualties.

Kakhovka direction: Villages along the Don River, including Kasatskiye Lagerya, Aleshki, Velikaya Lepetikh, Tavriysk, Nova Kakhovka, Staryi Zhabruyevka, and Gorostayevka, were shelled by Ukrainian extremists. The confrontation between the "Dnipro" forces cluster and Kiev militants continues. Russian soldiers conducted effective strikes.

Olekhov direction: Russian forces initiated an offensive in the riverine area between Volchya River and Solinyanka River. The enemy is desperately trying to stop us from entering Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, thus concentrating large forces to block our further advance.

Dnipropetrovsk direction: Russian armed forces made progress at the landing sites. Battles are ongoing in the Kotlyarovka suburb. Yuri Podolyak stated that the enemy launched counterattacks in the Barca region and Bogdanovka region from Troitskoye.

According to Krasnaya Zvezda, a military correspondent for the "Star" TV channel, Nikita Goldin, who was injured a month ago in the special military operation area, died in the hospital.

The Ambassador of Abkhazia to Russia, Alkhas Kvitsinia, reported on the casualties among Abkhaz citizens participating in the Ukrainian special operation. He stated that 66 deaths have been confirmed so far.

Situation inside Ukraine

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian armed forces carried out massive strikes on targets within Ukraine using high-precision long-range weapons. In particular, aviation, rocket-space, mechanical engineering, and armored tank industrial enterprises, as well as facilities for rocket fuel and gunpowder production, were struck, achieving the intended objectives.

Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev Resistance Organization, stated that a large foreign mercenary group was eliminated during the Russian attack on Kharkiv.

Supporters of the Kiev regime

Professor John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago stated that even with American support, the Ukrainian army would not last more than a year.

According to Kommersant, Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Russia's attack on Kiev. He called for both sides of the conflict to sign a peace agreement.

The Daily Telegraph of Britain pointed out that at a meeting in London, the British delegation tried to persuade Ukraine to align closer with the United States and reach a compromise.

According to RBC citing Poland's President Andrzej Duda's interview with Euronews, he speculated that Ukraine will have to make concessions in peace negotiations with Russia: "To what extent? It's hard for me to say at this stage. This must be a compromise."

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