War - Field Reports - Weekend Update

Apr 25, 2025

Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (25 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 hit units of two air assault brigades and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gornal and Oleshnya.

✈️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery have engaged AFU manpower and hardware near Aleksandriya, Belovody, Varachino, Velikaya Rybitsa, Vodolagi, Zapselye, Kucherovka, Loknya, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Svarkovo, Chernatskoye, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

▪️ In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 160 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three self-propelled artillery systems, a field artillery gun, an MLRS launcher, two mortars, a search radar, eight motor vehicles as well as 13 UAV command posts and an ammunition depot.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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💥 Tailless drones hit another (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20865) target

Geran-2 unmanned aerial vehicles destroyed a temporary deployment area of AFU personnel in Zaporozhye direction.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🎮 The Rubikon Centre's FPV drones hit communication systems, armoured vehicles, and AFU UAVs in Donetsk direction.

#Rubikon

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation from 19 to 25 April 2025

💥 From 19 to 25 April, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out one massive and five group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack drones, which hit enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry, infrastructure of military airfields, depots storing weapons and ammunition, testing areas for tactical missiles, production and storage sites of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.

🔥 During the week, the Sever Group of Forces continued to rout AFU units in Kursk region.

🚩 In the course of active offensive actions, Oleshnya (Kursk region) has been liberated.

✈️ Aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire hit manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade.

💥 In Belgorod and Kharkov directions, the Russian troops hit elements of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as three territorial defence brigades.

▪️ In a week, over 1,320 militants have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Two tanks, 23 armoured fighting vehicles, including one HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle and one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, 55 motor vehicles, seven MLRS launchers, 50 field artillery guns, eight electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

🚩 As a result of resolute actions of the Zapad Group of Forces, Novomikhaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic) has been liberated.

💥 The Russian troops inflicted losses on enemy manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.

▪️ The enemy losses amounted to more than 1,535 troops, three tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles including a HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and a Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle. Two MLRS launchers, 38 motor vehicles, 19 field artillery guns including three NATO-made guns, 11 electronic warfare and counter-fire stations as well as 16 ammunition depots, were neutralised.

🚩 Servicemen of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Shevchenko, Sukhaya Balka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 Russian units hit five mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.

▪️ Over the past week, Ukrainian armed groups have suffered losses of over 2,065 militants, three tanks, 31 armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, and three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers. Two MLRS launchers including a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS, 60 motor vehicles, 31 field artillery guns were eliminated including eight Western-made, seven electronic warfare stations, 17 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots.

👉 See Part 2 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20887)

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation from 19 to 25 April 2025

Part 2 (👉 See part 1 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20886))

🚩 The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of a heavy mechanised brigade, three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, a jaeger brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, two marine brigades, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades.

▪️ The enemy losses were more than 2,345 troops, two tanks, 20 armoured fighting vehicles including a HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, a German-made Marder IFV, and a French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier. Moreover, 30 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns were destroyed.

↗️ Elements of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian elements damaged two mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 990 troops, two tanks, and 16 armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier. Thirty-nine motor vehicles, 16 field artillery guns four of which were manufactured by NATO countries, and three electronic warfare stations have been eliminated.

📍 The Dnepr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two artillery brigades, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades.

▪️ The AFU lost more than 505 troops, a tank, and a Turkish-made Kirpi armoured vehicle. Forty-one motor vehicles, 10 field artillery guns, 18 electronic and counter-fire warfare stations as well as nine ammunition depots have been neutralised.

🎯 Over the past week, air defence units have shot down 31 JDAM guided aerial bombs and 12 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, four Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles as well as 993 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised:

661 aircraft,

283 helicopters,

53,585 unmanned aerial vehicles,

605 anti-aircraft missile systems,

23,035 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,

1,553 MLRS combat vehicles,

24,098 field artillery guns and mortars,

34,582 units of support vehicles.

🔹 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 75,870 troops,

▫️ 412 tanks,

▫️ 337 infantry fighting vehicles,

▫️ 311 armoured personnel carriers,

▫️ 2,286 armoured fighting vehicles,

▫️ 2,783 motor vehicles,

▫️ 645 artillery guns,

▫️ 63 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA,

▫️ 29 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles,

▫️ 130 EW stations,

▫️ 18 counter-fire radars,

▫️ 13 air defence radars,

▫️ 58 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 16 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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🗓 Top News Today

▫️The President discussed (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20889) the development of the military-industrial complex with permanent members of the Security Council.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20886) one massive and five group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack drones, which hit enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry, infrastructure of military airfields, depots storing weapons and ammunition, testing areas for tactical missiles, production and storage sites of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries during the week.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20890) the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 160 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three self-propelled artillery systems, a field artillery gun, an MLRS launcher, two mortars, a search radar, eight motor vehicles as well as 13 UAV command posts and an ammunition depot.

▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of Uragan (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20881) and Grad (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20895) MLRSs, Msta-B (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20892) howitzers, and FPV drone (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20888) pilots.

▫️Kazakhstan hosted (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20882) the 60th session of the Coordination Committee on Air Defence of the CIS Defence Ministers Council marking the 30th anniversary of the Joint CIS Air Defence System.

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🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Gornal

🕰 Date: ~24.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 2:38(51.065582,35.207690)

3:40(51.061974,35.208746)

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian soldiers enter Gornal.

🖥 id: 25042025.0849

✉️source: https://t.me/rt_russian/238361

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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🌐 Place: #Turia

🕰 Date: ~25.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 50.898170,35.321766

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian FAB3000 bombs Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Turia.

🖥 id: 25042025.1538

✉️source: https://t.me/pograni4nik_iz_ada/10421

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Kotlyne

🕰 Date: ~25.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 48.275795,37.041945

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Footage of Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Kotlyne.

🖥 id: 26042025.0925

✉️source: https://t.me/mir_perezagruzka/5084

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Zhary

🕰 Date: ~25.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 51.264488, 33.989620

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: As a result of the Russian Lancet strike, the Ukrainian Armed Forces radar was destroyed near Zhary.

🖥 id: 26042025.0903

✉️source: https://t.me/control_sigma/41201

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #VelykaRybytsia

🕰 Date: ~25.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 51.0118584,35.1836331

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian FPV drone blew up mined bridge in Velyka Rybytsia.

🖥 id: 26042025.0848

✉️source: https://t.me/lost_armour/5100

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Gornal

🕰 Date: ~26.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 51.05657, 35.20662

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian military raises a flag in Gornal.

🖥 id: 26042025.1606

✉️source: https://t.me/warriorofnorth/7850

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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🗓 Top News Today

▫️The President discussed (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20889) the development of the military-industrial complex with permanent members of the Security Council.

▫️Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20896) a working meeting at the command post of the Kursk Group of Forces. There he was briefed on the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

#TopNews

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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Molniya-2 fixed-wing attack UAV operators struck a manpower and hardware cluster of the AFU.

📍Krasnoarmeysk direction

🔹 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 26 April 2025

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

🔥 In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Miropolskoye, Mikhaylovskoye, and Turya (Sumy region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station.

📍 The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Kamenka, Kutkovka, Moskovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, nine pickup trucks, and four field artillery guns. Four AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

📍 Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Dyleyevka, and Ilyinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 295 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar and one ammunition depot were destroyed.

📍 Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of seven mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one assault brigade, one airborne brigade, one UAV brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and three national guard brigades near Novaya Poltavka, Krasnoarmeysk, Muravka, Dimitrov, Grishino, Novonikolayevka, and Udachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 360 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.

👉 See Part 2 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20904)

🔹 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 26 April 2025

Part 2 (👉 see Part 1 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20903))

↗️ Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one marine brigade near Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. One fuel depot was destroyed.

💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Novoandreyevka, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Tokarevka, Nikolskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, three field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.

▪️ One electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar, and one ammunition depot were destroyed.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations in 164 areas.

🎯 Air defence units shot down eight U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 236 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised:

▫️ 661 aircraft,

▫️ 283 helicopters,

▫️ 53,821 unmanned aerial vehicles,

▫️ 605 anti-aircraft missile systems,

▫️ 23,048 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,

▫️ 1,553 MLRS combat vehicles,

▫️ 24,152 field artillery guns and mortars,

▫️ 34,615 units of support military vehicles.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🚩 The footage shows the liberation of Gornal - the last settlement controlled by Ukrainian militants in Kursk region.

🔹 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 (26 April 2025)

👮‍♂️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have completed the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

🚩 In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces have liberated Gornal - the last settlement controlled by Ukrainian militants in Kursk region. The remaining enemy units have been pushed over the State Border.

🔹 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:

▫️ over 76,550 troops,

▫️ 412 tanks,

▫️ 341 infantry fighting vehicles,

▫️ 314 armoured personnel carriers,

▫️ 2,297 armoured fighting vehicles,

▫️ 2,803 motor vehicles,

▫️ 647 artillery guns,

▫️ 64 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA,

▫️ 31 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles,

▫️ 134 EW stations,

▫️ 13 air defence radars, 22 counter-fire radars,

▫️ 64 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 16 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

📍 At the moment, measures are taken to locate AFU servicemen attempting to hide on the Russian territory in the liberated areas of Kursk region.

🤝 Local authorities are assisted in restoring civilian life. EOD units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are performing complete mine clearing of the territory and neutralising explosive hazards.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🎮 Our UAVs engage AFU armoured hardware

FPV drone teams of the Zapad Group of Forces wiped out one AFU T-72 tank in Kharkov region.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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💥 T-72 tank crews of the Tsentr Group of Forces undergo intensive drills at a training ground in a rear area of the special military operation.

🎯 The tankmen launch indirect and direct fire.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🗓 Top News Today

▫️The President received a report (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20905) from the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces confirming the complete rout of the Ukrainian military outfits present in the Kursk region.

▫️ Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated the 106th Guards Airborne Division (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20902) on 81st anniversary and the 7th Guards Air Assault Division (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20901) on 80th anniversary since the establishment of the formations.

▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20907) Gornal - the last settlement controlled by Ukrainian militants in Kursk region.

▫️Air defence units shot down (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20904) eight U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 236 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows UAV operators (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20898), artillerymen (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20900), and sniper pairs (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20899) in action.

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🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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