Posted on 04/26/2022 1:54:45 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released operational information on the Russian invasion as of 6:00 am on April 26. Thus, the sixty-second era of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion began.
The enemy continues to conduct full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. The enemy is advancing in the Eastern Operational Zone to defeat the Allied forces, establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and secure a land corridor between the territories and the occupied Crimea.
It is noted that in the Volyn and Polissya directions the state, position, and nature of the enemy's actions have not changed significantly. The enemy did not take active action in these areas. Certain units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus on a rotational basis perform tasks to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Brest and Gomel regions.
-In the northern direction, there were no signs of the enemy forming a strike group to resume offensive operations. In the districts of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions adjacent to Ukraine, the enemy has strengthened the protection of the border and checkpoints, and is conducting engineering equipment for positions. Russian occupiers in border areas have intensified anti-sabotage measures.
-In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is strengthening groups of troops, continuing to partially blockade the city of Kharkiv, and firing on units of our troops and critical infrastructure.
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The invaders are trying to launch an offensive in the direction of the settlement of Zavody. Fighting continues.
-In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the enemy is moving control points closer to the line of combat.
The enemy fires on the positions of our troops with the use of mortars, artillery, rocket-propelled grenade launchers along the entire line of contact, as follows:
-in the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy is fighting in the area of the settlement of Rubizhne;
-in the Popasna direction he is trying to capture Popasna, the battles continue;
-in the Avdiivka direction, the enemy tries to conduct offensive actions, has no success;
-in the Kurakhiv direction he unsuccessfully carried out offensive operations in the direction of the settlements of Novomykhailivka and Marinka;
-in the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy is conducting offensive operations in the direction of the settlement of Trudolyubivka, fighting continues.
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The enemy is carrying out massive fire and blocking of our units in the area of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
In the South Bug direction, the enemy, along the entire line of contact, carried out single shellings of our units. Reconnaissance activity around the administrative border of the Mykolaiv area is fixed.
-In the area of the settlement of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Kherson region, the defenders of Ukraine destroyed an ammunition depot and a large number of enemy personnel (more than 70 people were killed). The exact number of dead is being clarified.
Units of the occupiers also suffered casualties in the area of Novodmytrivka and Bilousove.
The Russian occupiers continue to plunder the local population in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are trying to conduct air reconnaissance over the territory of the Odesa region. They suffer losses.
Ten groups of air targets were hit by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the day before: three planes, four operational-tactical UAVs, and three cruise missiles.
-In the past 24 hours, six enemy attacks have been repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk, four tanks, five artillery systems, thirteen units of armored vehicles, fifteen units of motor vehicles, two tankers and one anti-aircraft gun have been destroyed.
Ukraine: military situation update with maps, April 25, 2022
Apr 25, 2022
Summary:
**Targeting railroad stations: Russia has destroyed a number of locomotives that are not easily replaced. Use wider rails that European ones, very expensive, in short supply. Strategically this is a big deal because of Ukraine’s geography which makes rail the easiest way to get around, and the only way to move heavy military weapons. This will continue.
**Next they will target rail bridges and, after that, any bridge, - making it mostly impossible to move heavy equipment long distances.
**If they fail to take the Donbas region, they will use the attack on their refinery (their largest and maybe largest in Europe) as Casus Belli, declare war and go to full mobilization.
**Oil reserves in Donbas region (21m mark): drilled in 2014-2015, not economical, some fracking, but poor quality. Russian propaganda that there is lots of oil in the region.
**Ukraine not self-sufficient in oil, imports mostly finished products. Large natural gas storage ESE of Lviv - largest in Europe.
Key areas:
- Izyum bridgehead - Ukrainian counter-attack recapturing village of Zavody
- Russian troops are slowly mopping up corner between Oskil and Siverskiy Donets rivers controlled by Ukrainian side before.
- Deep penetration into Ukrainian frontline between Velyka Novosilka and Gulyaypole at the village of Zelene Pole.
1. Kharkiv: positional fighting, heavy shelling by Russian troops. Confirmed attempt of Ukrainian forces to attack towards Ukrainian-Russian border towards crossing point Goptivaka/Zhuravlivka, Ukrainian troops took control of few villages in the grey zone when approached Russian controlled village Kozacha Lopan UA troops were repelled.
2. Izyum bridgehead: Russian 4TD and 3 mechanized division expanded bridgehead in the west to village of Velyka Komyshuvakha and in the south to village of Pashkove.
It is extremely dangerous penetration by Russian troops that potentially could lead to large pocket for Ukrainian troops west of Donetsk. New reinforcement on the bridgehead - 106 Airborne Division.
There are no signs of 6TB/47TD that originally captured bridgehead. Russian 21 brigade now fights on the bridgehead as well, parts of 144ID are being pulled there as well. No expansion of bridgehead over these days.
Example of heavy losses - Russian 252 Rgt from 3mD has 50-60 people in companies. New Russian unit identified on the bridgehead - 39 brigade.
3. Popasna, Rubizhne and Severodonetsk. Russian troops captured majority of Rubizhne. Popasna is about 70-80% captured by Russian troops. Russian mercenaries - Wagner Group operates in Popasna, also Russian 57 brigade operates there as well.
4. West of Donetsk: Avidyivka and Maryinka. Avdiyivaka - never ending attempts of the Russian side to break-through there. Maryinka is only 25% captured by Russian troops. Ukrainian side claims recapture of all of Maryinka, but we don’t have supporting evidence. No updates on the control of Maryinka.
5. Vugledar is in Ukrainian hands. Dangerous Russian attack on village of Velyka Novosilka to the east of Vugledar.
7. Deep Russian penetration towards village of Zelene Pole near Velyka Novosilka. Ukrainian strongholds are towns of Gulyaypole and Orikhiv, village of Velyka Novosilka. Russian 19D is operating there. Russian troops are consolidating there gains today.
6. Mariupol: opportunity to do a breakout attempt by the Ukrainian forces might have been lost as density of Russian troops increased due to smaller perimeter.
8. Mykolayiv: positional fighting, shelling. Russian troops also received reinforcement - part of 201 military camp - we estimate it’s a brigade size subunit. Probing attacks by Russian troops there which were repelled by 59 brigade.
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