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▫️ In violation of the Russian-American agreements to cease strikes at energy facilities for 30 days from 18 March this year, the Kiev regime continues (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20580) its daily unilateral attacks against the Russian energy infrastructure. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have attacked Russian energy facilities 11 times.
▫️ As a result of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20581) Zhuravka in Sumy region.
▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20585) the military airfield infrastructure, missile artillery, ammunition, and military hardware depots as well as clusters of manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries.
▫️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20582) the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. The AFU losses were more than 420 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, four mortars, and two UAV command posts.
▫️ A missile strike was launched (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20590) on an AFU concentration area and enemy UAV command posts in the border area of Kursk region.
▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows the footage of Uragan MLRSs, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20594) Msta-B howitzers, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20578) and UAV operators (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20591) in action.
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🪖 Specialists of a separate combat engineer battalion assigned to the 20th Guards Motorised Rifle Division (Yug Group of Forces) demine terrain after actions.
📍 Kurakhovo direction
The servicemen faced 14 types of different explosives during the operation. The servicemen assess the options to extract those items for further neutralisation.
💬 A commander of the combat engineer platoon with the call sign 'Ufa' tells about the operations.
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⚡️ In violation of the Russian-American agreements to cease strikes at energy facilities for 30 days from 18 March 2025, the Kiev regime continues its daily unilateral attacks against the Russian energy infrastructure.
In the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have attacked Russian energy facilities 5 times.
▫️In Bryansk region:
On 11 April, at 05:09, as a result of the AFU shelling on the Khvoshchevskaya power facility (Rosseti Centre's branch-Bryanskenergo), and a breakage of overhead cables, a high-voltage line was powered off. Some household consumers were left without electricity in Sevsky District.
▫️In Kursk region:
On 10 April, at 09:00, as a result of a deliberate AFU shelling on the Mokrushino power facility (Rosseti Centre's branch-Kurskenergo), and a destruction of a complete transformer substation, a high-voltage 10kV line was powered off. Household consumers were cut off electricity in Belovksky District.
▫️In the Lugansk People's Republic:
On 10 April, at 11:43, as a result of a deliberate attack by the AFU, a building of the Troitskoye part which is an element of the Svatovo electric network district was damaged. Moreover, a depot of the state unitary enterprise (Republican Network Company) was ruined in Troitskoye of the LPR. A chief engineer of the enterprise got a fragmentation wound.
On 10 April, at 15:02, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Rubezhnaya 110kV power substation of the RSK state unitary enterprise in the LPR. As a result of the attack, a transformer was rendered inoperable.
▫️In Zaporozhye region:
On 10 April, at 23:55, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Pologi 35kV power substation of the Tavriya-Energo state unitary enterprise. As a result of the attack, a transformer was damaged. About 7,250 people were left without power energy in six settlements.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 5–11 April 2025
💥 From 5 to 11 April 2025, the Russian Armed Forces have carried out eight group strikes by air- and sea-based high-precision aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles to hit Ukrainian military airfields infrastructure, defence industry enterprises, assembly workshops and storage areas of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
🔥Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
🚩 The Sever Group of Forces liberated Guyevo (Kurskoye region), Basovka, and Zhuravka in Sumy region.
✈️ Aircraft, drones, and artillery hit manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, three air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade.
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📍In Kharkov and Belgorod directions, units of three mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades were hit.
▪️During the week, in the Sever Group of Forces area of responsibility, the enemy lost over 2,345 troops, four tanks, 41 armoured fighting vehicles, and 79 motor vehicles. Twenty field artillery guns and five ammunition depots have been neutralised.
🚩 The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
💥 Russian units hit materiel and manpower of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and a border guard detachment.
▪️The enemy lost more than 1,585 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles including two M113 armoured personnel carriers and three MaxxPro armoured vehicles produced in the USA, and a Polish-made Dzik armoured vehicle. Twenty-one motor vehicles, 28 field artillery guns including ten Western-made artillery pieces, four electronic and counter-fire stations, and nine field ammunition depots were eliminated.
📍The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit formations of five mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades.
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 2,085 troops, five tanks, and 19 armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier during the week. One hundred and four motor vehicles, 19 field artillery guns, six electronic warfare stations, and seven field ammunition depots were eliminated.
👉 See Part 2 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20610)
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 5–11 April 2025
👉 Part 2 (See Part 1 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20609))
📍The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, two infantry brigades, two airborne brigades, two jaeger brigades, an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, a national guard brigade, and the Omega special forces detachment.
▪️The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,005 troops, 34 armoured fighting vehicles, including five M113 armoured personnel carriers, four MaxxPro armoured vehicles, and three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles. Thirty-eight motor vehicles, and 29 artillery guns have been neutralised.
📍Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian forces damaged formations of two mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade.
▪️The enemy lost more than 1,060 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, and 15 field artillery guns including six Western-made pieces.
📍The Dnepr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on the manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade.
▪️The AFU lost over 555 troops, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 41 motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns. Fifteen electronic and counter-fire stations as well as nine ammunition depots have been eliminated.
🎯 Over the past week, air defence systems have shot down 27 JDAM guided bombs and 19 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, as well as 1,200 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost:
▫️ 660 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 50,974 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 601 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 22,796 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,534 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 23,471 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 33,965 units of support military vehicles.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (11 April 2025)
🪖 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
💥 The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on a mechanised brigade, a tank brigade, three air assault brigades, and two territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal and Oleshnya.
✈️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Maryino, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Sadki, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
▪️The AFU losses amounted to more than 235 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and an engineer vehicle during the day.
📊 Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to:
▫️ more than 73,645 troops,
▫️ 405 tanks,
▫️ 331 infantry fighting vehicles,
▫️ 301 armoured personnel carriers,
▫️ 2,264 armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 2,671 motor vehicles,
▫️ 601 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-fire radars, ten air defence radars, 57 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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💥 A 152-mm Giatsint-B gun crew of the 52nd Airborne Brigade annihilated a hostile UAV position in Kherson region.
In Kakhovka direction, the Russian paratroopers prevent all AFU attempts to cross the Dnepr River by neutralising the enemy on the right bank.
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🌐 Place: #Novoselivka
🕰 Date: ~10.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 00:18(49.064482,37.692324)
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📝 Description: Russian FAB bombs Ukrainian Armed Forces shelters in Novoselivka.
🖥 id: 11042025.0918
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🌐 Place: #Vasylivka
🕰 Date: ~10.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 48.355513,37.043310
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📝 Description: Russian MLRS shells Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Vasylivka.
🖥 id: 11042025.0853
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🌐 Place: #Druzhba
🕰 Date: ~10.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 48.4245641,37.8975617
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📝 Description: As a result of a Russian FPV drone strike, an Ukrainian Armed Forces tank was destroyed near Druzhba.
🖥 id: 11042025.0844
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🌐 Place: #VovchanskiKhutory
🕰 Date: ~11.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 50.301886,37.045650
👩🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov
📝 Description: Footage of Russian FPV drone strike on Ukrainian soldiers and armored vehicle in Vovchanski Khutory.
🖥 id: 11042025.1555
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🗓 Top News Today
▫️Vladimir Putin held (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20616) a meeting on the development strategy for the Navy until 2050.
▫️Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20605) a meeting at the command post of the Zapad Group of Forces. There he was briefed by the Group’s command on the current situation, the support for troops in the zone of the special military operation, and nature of hostile actions.
▫️ From 5 to 11 April 2025, the Russian Armed Forces have carried out eight group strikes (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20609) by air- and sea-based high-precision aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles to hit Ukrainian military airfields infrastructure, defence industry enterprises, assembly workshops and storage areas of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20611) the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. The AFU losses amounted to more than 235 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and an engineer vehicle during the day.
▫️ In violation of the Russian-American agreements to cease strikes at energy facilities for 30 days from 18 March 2025, the Kiev regime continues its daily unilateral attacks against the Russian energy infrastructure. In the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have attacked Russian energy facilities 5 times. (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20607)
▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of Giatsint-B (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20603) guns, D-30 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20632) howitzers, Malka (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20615) self-propelled artillery systems, a Strela-10M SAM (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20613) system, combat engineers, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20602) and UAV (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20636) pilots.
▫️The Russian and Tajikistan armed forces completed the joint exercise (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20622) at Harbmaidon training ground.
▫️In Ussuriysk, the 83rd Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade was awarded with (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20604) the Order of Suvorov.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 12 April 2025
👮♂️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
💥 In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Malaya Rybitsa, Mikhailovskoye, Miropolskoye, Krasnopolye, and Ugroyedy (Sumy region).
📍 In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU close to Kazachya Lopan and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
▪️ The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
📍 The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade Kupyansk, Radkovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Novoye, Yampol, Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses were more than 250 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Three electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
📍 The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops launched attacks on two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one artillery brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, one National Guard brigade, and the Azov special forces brigade near Nikiforovka, Tarasovka, Slavyansk, Chasov Yar, Belaya Gora, Verkhnekamenskoye, Konstantinovka, and Shcherbinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses were more than 310 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 18 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
📍 The Tsentr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment, one marine brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Zverevo, Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlyarovka, Bogdanovka, Udachnoye, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five pickup trucks, and five field artillery guns, including U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin and French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery systems.
👉 See Part 2 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20643)
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 12 April 2025
Part 2 (👉 see Part 1 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20642))
↗️ Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade near Bogatyr, Poddubnoye, Otradnoye, Shevchenko, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), Volchye, and Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▪️ The AFU losses were more than 155 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. One POL depot was destroyed.
📍 The Dnepr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit formations of one mountain assault brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka, Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
▪️ The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and one materiel depot.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the aviation enterprise of the Ukrainian military industry, the infrastructure of a military airfield and an air harbour of the AFU, workshops for repair of armoured vehicles and assembly of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and missile depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 153 areas.
🎯 Air defence systems shot down six JDAM guided bombs, five HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 154 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost:
▫️ 660 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 51,128 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 601 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 22,811 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,534 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 23,518 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 34,010 units of support military vehicles.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (12 April 2025)
👮♂️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
💥 Units of the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of two mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Gornal and Oleshnya.
✈️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Sadki, Shalygino, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
▪️ Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were over 175 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, seven motor vehicles, one 155-mm M777 howitzer, and three mortars.
📊 Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to:
▫️ more than 73,820 troops,
▫️ 405 tanks,
▫️ 332 infantry fighting vehicles,
▫️ 302 armoured personnel carriers,
▫️ 2,264 armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 2,678 motor vehicles,
▫️ 602 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-fire radars, ten air defence radars,
▫️ 57 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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🌐 Place: #Kamianske
🕰 Date: ~11.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 00:35(47.553807,35.420065)
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📝 Description: Footage of Ukrainian armored vehicle being destroyed by Russian FPV drone strike near Kamianske.
🖥 id: 12042025.0838
✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/23011
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🌐 Place: #Pokrovsk
🕰 Date: ~11.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 00:31 48.2989593,37.0123266
00:57 48.3134438,37.0103077
👩🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov
📝 Description: Russian FPV drones hit 2 M109A6 Paladin self-propelled guns of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Pokrovsk.
🖥 id: 12042025.0918
✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/4586
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🌐 Place: #Kostiantynivka
🕰 Date: ~12.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 00:24(48.509121,37.696815)
00:52(48.581099,37.776198)
👩🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov
📝 Description: Russian FPV drones strike Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics near Kostiantynivka.
🖥 id: 12042025.1503
✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/4592
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🗓 Top News Today
▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20643) the aviation enterprise of the Ukrainian military industry, the infrastructure of a military airfield and an air harbour of the AFU, workshops for repair of armoured vehicles and assembly of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and missile depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
▫️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20644) the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were over 175 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, seven motor vehicles, one 155-mm M777 howitzer, and three mortars.
▫️ In violation of the Russian-American agreements to cease the strikes at energy facilities, the Kiev regime continues (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20641) its daily unilateral attacks against the Russian energy infrastructure. Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have attacked Russian energy facilities five times.
▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows the footage of D-30 howitzers, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20640) a Giatsint-S self-propelled artillery system, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20647) Fagot ATGMs, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20650) UAV operators, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20639) signal troops, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20648) and fuel service specialists. (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20650)
▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces’ servicemen of the 90th Guards Tank Division were presented (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20649) with state awards as well as letters of appreciation and memorable gifts from the Group's command.
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⚡️ In violation of the Russian-American agreements to cease strikes at energy facilities for 30 days from 18 March 2025, the Kiev regime continues its daily unilateral attacks against the Russian energy infrastructure.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have attacked Russian energy facilities twice.
In Belgorod region:
On 11 April, at 19:02, as a result of the deliberate AFU shelling on the Nechaevka power facility (Rosseti Centre's branch - Belgorodenergo), wires were damaged and a 10kV high-voltage line was powered off.
More than 600 household consumers were left without power in the Shebekinsky District.
On 12 April, at 10:16, as a result of the AFU shelling on the Krasnaya Yaruga power facility (Rosseti Tsentr's branch-Belgorodenergo), and a breakage of overhead cables, household consumers were left without power in Stepnoye.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 13 April 2025
👮♂️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
💥 The Sever Group of Forces in Belgorod direction engaged units of two mechanised brigades, a coastal defence brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and four territorial defence brigades close to Turya, Miropolskoye, Novodmitrovka, Prokhody, and Petrushevka (Sumy region).
📍In Kharkov direction, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade close to Karasevka and Shuby (Kharkov region).
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured personnel carrier, a motor vehicle, three field artillery guns, a UK-made 128-mm RAK-SA-12 multiple rocket launcher, a counter-fire station, and an electronic warfare station. Three enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.
📍Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units hit five mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a jaeger brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Kupyansk, Radkovka, Petropavlovka, Borovaya, Novaya Kruglyakovka, Novoyegorovka (Kharkov region), Redkodub, Yampol, Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic), and the Serebryansky forestry.
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, seven pickup trucks, and seven artillery guns. Three Zakhist and Kvertus electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were eliminated.
📍The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops damaged manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a regiment of unmanned aerial systems of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, a national guard brigade, and the Azov special forces brigade near Dronovka, Novaya Poltavka, Zarya, Kalinovo, Chasov Yar, Kleban-Byk, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 295 troops, 17 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. One ammunition depot and one fuel depot were neutralised.
🚩 The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Yelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
💥 Russian troops engaged four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, and three national guard brigades close to Novoekonomicheskoye, Zverevo, Kotlino, Udachnoye, Alekseyevka, Novopavlovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Novosergeyevka, Mirolyubovka, and Preobrazhenka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️The AFU losses amounted to more than 435 troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, seven pick-up trucks, and eight field artillery guns including a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
👉 See Part 2 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20662)
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 13 April 2025
Part 2 (👉 See Part 1 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20661))
↗️ Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian forces hit manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades close to Bogatyr, Novopol, Aleksandropol, Karl Marks, Burlatskoye, Shevchenko, Otradnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region).
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, one motor vehicle, and two field artillery guns, including one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system. One electronic warfare station was eliminated.
📍The Dnepr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units engaged three mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, and two coastal defence brigades of the AFU near Novodanilovka, Pavlovka, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, Nikolskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
▪️Up to 70 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and two ammunition depots have been neutralised.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of the military airfield, the location of the ammunition and armament of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a training center for pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles, the location of tactical missiles as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed forces and mercenaries in 141 area.
🎯 Russian air defence units have shot down an F-16 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, eight JDAM guided bombs, seven U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 207 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost:
▫️ 661 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 51,335 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 601 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 22,817 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,535 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 23,556 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 34,048 units of support military vehicles.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (13 April 2025)
👮♂️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
💥The Sever Group of Forces engaged units of two mechanised brigades, a tank brigade, two air assault brigades, a marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal and Oleshnya.
✈️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Gnilitsa, Loknya, Malaya Rybitsa, Marino, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Sadki, Zapselye, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
▪️In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, three mortars, and a BM-21 Grad MLRS.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted:
▫️ to more than 74,010 troops,
▫️ 406 tanks,
▫️ 333 infantry fighting vehicles,
▫️ 302 armoured personnel carriers,
▫️ 2,265 armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 2,690 motor vehicles,
▫️ 606 artillery guns,
▫️ 54 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-fire radars, ten air defence radars,
▫️ 57 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.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #NovaPoltava
🕰 Date: ~12.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 48.365616,37.490109
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian MLRS strikes at Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment Nova Poltava.
🖥 id: 13042025.0849
✉️source: https://t.me/verumreactor/20060
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Pysarivka
🕰 Date: ~13.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 51.082139,34.844576
👩🚀 Squad: #83Brigade
📝 Description: Footage of the destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle by a Russian FPV drone in Pysarivka.
🖥 id: 13042025.1421
✉️source: https://t.me/brigada83/1053
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #SumyRegion
🕰 Date: ~13.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 00:05(51.060669,35.091448)
00:14(50.848373,35.290747)
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian UAV "Inohodec" destroyed 2 howitzers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy region.
🖥 id: 13042025.1424
✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/23047
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #ZelenyiKut
🕰 Date: ~13.04.2025
📌 Coordinates: 48.0596556,36.9255738
👩🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov
📝 Description: Russian FPV drone hits camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces howitzer near Zelenyi Kut.
🖥 id: 13042025.1431
✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/4606
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