War - Field Reports - Mid Week Wrap Up

May 01, 2025

The Grad MLRS crews (35th Combined Arms Army, Vostok Group of Forces) destroyed a fortified area and clusters of AFU manpower in Zaporozhye direction near Gulyaipole.

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The Giatsint-B towed guns (20th Guards Combined Arms Army, Zapad Group of Forces) eliminated ammunition depots and manpower of the enemy.

🎯 During reconnaissance, the Merlin-VR UAV team detected a cluster of AFU personnel in an urban area.

💥 Artillerymen promptly deployed the gun, aimed it, and hit the detected targets by rapid fire.

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

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✈️ The Su-25 crews destroyed AFU armoured vehicles in the area of responsibility of the Vostok Group of Forces.

'Our mission was to launch an air strike. We took off from the home airfield. We employed missile weapons and withdrew. A forward air controller confirmed the hit. The combat mission was accomplished. Victory will be ours!' says Pavel, an Su-25 pilot.

🔹 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 30 April 2025

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

💥 The Sever Group of Forces engaged clusters of manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, two air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, Mogritsa, Yunakovka, Sadki, and Ryasnoye (Sumy region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple launch rocket launcher, and seven artillery guns including a U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun. One electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were neutralised.

🚩 As a result of intensive offensive actions, elements of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Novoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 Russian units engaged two mechanised brigades, a tank brigade, an assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades hit near Dvurechnaya, Kupyansk, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Osinovo, Nechvolodovka, Kamenka (Kharkov region), and Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost more than 220 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, and five Western-made field artillery guns. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

📍 The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, a motorised rifle brigade, an airmobile brigade, and two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Zvanovka, Dronovka, Seversk, Podolskoye, Verolyubovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 270 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. Three enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.

📍 Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian units damaged a heavy mechanised brigade, a mechanised brigade, an infantry brigade, a special forces brigade, and a national guard brigade near Novaya Poltavka, Novoekonomicheskoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Ulyanovka, Yablonovka, Vladimirovka, and Oktyabrskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 525 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, and seven artillery guns.

👉 See Part 2 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20974)

🔹 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 30 April 2025

Part 2 (👉 See Part 1 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20973))

📍 The Vostok Group of Forces continued the offensive in the depths of the enemy's defence. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade close to Poddubnoye, Zelenoye Pole, Bogatyr, Komar, Otradnoye, and Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost up to 175 troops, 17 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.

💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged units of a mountain assault brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), Tokarevka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).

▪️ The AFU lost up to 85 troops, a tank, five motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed groups and foreign mercenaries in 156 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems destroyed four JDAM guided bombs, a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile as well as 125 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost:

▫️ 662 aircraft,

▫️ 283 helicopters,

▫️ 54,493 unmanned aerial vehicles,

▫️ 605 anti-aircraft missile systems,

▫️ 23,094 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,

▫️ 1,554 MLRS combat vehicles,

▫️ 24,263 field artillery guns and mortars,

▫️ 34,773 units of support military vehicles.

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

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🇷🇺 Russian flag is hoisted over Novoye in Donetsk People's Republic

In the course of active offensive actions, assault detachments of the 144th Motorised Rifle Division of the Zapad Group of Forces, using attack drones, eliminated combat vehicles, firing positions, and command and observation posts of Ukrainian militants.

In the future, assault groups entered the enemy positions and mopped them up, some AFU militants laid down their weapons and surrendered.

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

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00:00 FPV drone operators of the Vostok Group of Forces thwarted the rotation of AFU units, destroying motor vehicles with enemy personnel near Bogatyr and Volnoye Pole in South Donetsk direction.

00:28 The Molniya-2 attack drones and FPV drones of the Tsentr Group of Forces deliver strikes at AFU positions and hardware, thus supporting the advance of assault groups in Krasnoarmeysk direction.

01:15 Yug Group's servicemen used FPV drones to destroy an AFU pickup truck and an ATV near Konstantinovka in Donetsk People's Republic.

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

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🗓 Top News Today

▫️ Russian Defence Minister congratulated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20995) servicemen of the 1st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment on liberation of Novoye, Donetsk People’s Republic.

▫️The III International Anti-Fascist Congress ‘For the Unity of all anti-fascist Forces, for the complete victory over Nazism!’ was held at the Patriot Moscow Congress and Exhibition Centre. Before the start of the plenary session, the participants laid flowers (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20976) at the monument to the ‘Mothers of the Victors’ on the territory of the Museum and Temple Complex. Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation – Chief of the Main Military–Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Viktor Goremykin opened (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20985) plenary session of the III International Anti-Fascist Congress.

▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces liberated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20972) Novoye (Donetsk People's Republic) as a result of intensive offensive operations. An assault platoon leader told (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20992) about the liberation of the settlement.

▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows Grad (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20968) MLRS crews, Giatsint-B (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20969) towed guns, Su-25 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20970) aircraft and UAV (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20993) pilots in action.

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🌐 Place: #Novoiakovlivka

🕰 Date: ~29.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 47.621614,35.532650

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Footage of the destruction of an Ukrainian Armed Forces tank by a Russian FPV drone near Novoiakovlivka.

🖥 id: 30042025.0837

✉️source: https://t.me/Bender_Group1/88

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🌐 Place: #Kivsharivka

🕰 Date: ~29.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 49.629181,37.691280

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian FAB1500 bombs temporary deployment point of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kivsharivka.

🖥 id: 30042025.0634

✉️source: https://t.me/operationall_space/3671

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🌐 Place: #Mohrytsia

🕰 Date: ~29.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 00:22(51.054134,35.066695)

00:30(51.029274,35.109416)

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian strike drone Inohodec destroys Ukrainian Armed Forces howitzers in Mohrytsia.

🖥 id: 30042025.0631

✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/23378

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🌐 Place: #Bahatyr

🕰 Date: ~30.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 47.998201,36.942710

👩‍🚀 Squad: #11Army

📝 Description: Footage of Russian air strikes by FABs on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Bahatyr.

🖥 id: 30042025.1555

✉️source: https://t.me/voin_dv/14680

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🌐 Place: #KharkivRegion

🕰 Date: ~30.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 00:10(49.271951,37.573885)

00:28(49.210719,37.769475)

00:42(49.215369,37.836005)

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian FABs bomb temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region.

🖥 id: 30042025.1603

✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/23391

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🌐 Place: #Nove

🕰 Date: ~30.04.2025

📌 Coordinates: 1:23(49.164375,37.825990)

1:32(49.166242,37.827721)

👩‍🚀 Squad:#144MSD

📝 Description: Russian military personnel raise flags in Nove.

🖥 id: 30042025.1617

✉️source: https://t.me/operationall_space/3688

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00:00 In South Donetsk direction, strike drones neutralised an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system of the AFU along with the crew.

00:23 In Zaporozhye direction, a strike drone pilot of the 35th Combined Arms Army rendered an AFU M-55S tank inoperable. The armoured vehicle stationed inside a hangar near Gulyaypole.

00:58 In Krasnoarmeysk direction, an FPV drone team of the 90th Tank Division eliminated manpower and strongholds of the enemy mopping up the road for advance of Russian assault units.

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

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00:00 A Grad MLRS of the 30th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Sever Group of Forces) obliterated AFU position where manpower and materiel were deployed in Sumy region.

00:23 The rocket artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces hit assembly area of hostile manpower and materiel in 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 1 May 2025

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

💥 The Sever Group of Forces engaged clusters of manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades close to Yunakovka, Sadki, Mogritsa, Malaya Rybitsa, Miropolskoye, Ugroyedy (Sumy region), and Izbitskoye (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and 10 field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.

📍 Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops damaged four AFU mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade near Kolodeznoye, Kupyansk, Shiykovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), and Karpovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 225 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, nine motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, two of them were Western-made. Two Kvertus electronic warfare stations, an Israeli-made RADA radar, and two ammunition depots have been eliminated.

📍 Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian elements engaged five mechanised brigades, a motorised rifle brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade near Serebryanka, Vasyukovka, Verolubovka, Dyleyevka, Pleshcheyevka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to over 240 militants and 14 motor vehicles. Two electronic warfare systems including an Israeli-made RADA radar, an ammunition depot, and a supply depot have been eliminated.

👉 See Part 2 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/21002)

🔹 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 1 May 2025

Part 2 (👉 See Part 1 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/21001))

📍 Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian forces hit four mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and two national guard brigades near Mirolyubovka, Zverevo, Novaya Poltavka, Yablonovka, Ulyanovka, Dimitrovka, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The enemy's losses amounted to more than 445 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, five motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.

↗️ Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian units engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Bogatyr, Novopol, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The enemy lost amounted to up to 195 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, 10 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns including a German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system.

💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Tomarino, Tokarevka, Antonovka, and Belozerka (Kherson region).

▪️ Up to 100 troops, three motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots, and a supply depot have been neutralised.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the infrastructure of military airfields, drone manufacturing shops, assembly areas of uncrewed surface vehicles, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 162 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems destroyed six U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 137 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost:

▫️ 662 aircraft,

▫️ 283 helicopters,

▫️ 54,630 unmanned aerial vehicles,

▫️ 605 anti-aircraft missile systems,

▫️ 23,101 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,

▫️ 1,554 MLRS combat vehicles,

▫️ 24,350 field artillery guns and mortars,

▫️ 34,826 units of support military vehicles.

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

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🎮 UAV pilots of the Zapad Group of Forces destroyed unmanned ground vehicles delivering ammunition to the AFU position.

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

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💥 AGS-17 automatic grenade launchers and 120-mm Sani mortars of the Vostok Group of Forces support advance of assault detachments and disrupt AFU attempts to conduct personnel rotation near Otradnoye and Fyodorovka in South Donetsk direction.

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

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FPV drone teams of the Sever Group of forces eliminated several Baba Yaga-type UAVs of the AFU.

📍 Kharkov region

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

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▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/21001) the infrastructure of military airfields, drone manufacturing shops, assembly areas of uncrewed surface vehicles, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces.

▫️Air defence systems destroyed (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/21002) six U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 137 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of Grad (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/21000) MLRSs, FPV (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/20999) drones, AGS-17 automatic grenade launchers with 120-mm Sani mortars. (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/21004)

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