On the Kursk direction, Russian forces advanced on the northern outskirts of Hornal and attempted to advance near Oleshnia.

On the Belgorod direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked near Popovka and Demidovka.

On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces conducted several local attacks near Vovchansk, but did not achieve any results.

On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces advanced near the P79 highway Kupyansk – Dvorichna to the southwest of Zakhidne and to the eastern outskirts of Mala Shapkivka, attempted to advance near Kamyanka and east of Doroshivka, attacked near Kindrashivka, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Zahryzove, Nadiya, Novovodyane, and Novoserhiyivka.

On the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced in the center of Nove, attacked near Novomykhailivka, Ridkodub, Yampolivka, Torske, and the Serebriansk Forest.

On the Siversk direction, Russian forces attempted to advance from Bilohorivka to Hryhorivka, attacked near Bilohorivka and Verkhnyokamianske.

Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Bilohorivka.

On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces attacked near Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, to the west of Andriivka, near Bila Hora and in the direction of Stupochky.

On the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced northwest of Druzhba.

Russian forces attempted to advance in Toretsk, northwest of Toretsk, southeast of Dachne, on the southwestern outskirts of Petrivka, attacked near Dyliivka, Druzhba, Krymske, Sukha Balka, and Oleksandropil. The 163rd Tank Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Army is suffering from a shortage of ammunition and UAVs.

On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces [advanced] from Kalynove to Stara Mykolaivka, near Myroliubivka and Kotlyne, and on the eastern outskirts of Udachne, attacked near Tarasivka, Yelyzavetivka, Stara Mykolaivka, Vodyane Druhe, Novotoretske, Malynivka, Myrne, Promin, Lysivka, Shevchenkove, Pishchane, Novooleksandrivka.

Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Lysivka, Udachne, and Zelene.

On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces entered Uspenivka.

Russian forces attacked near Uspenivka, Novoserhiyivka, Preobrazhenka, Bohdanivka, Andriivka, Rozlyv, advanced in the center of Konstyantynopil, attempted to advance to the southeast of Bahatyr.

Ukrainian Defense Forces periodically counterattack near Bahatyr.

On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces advanced south and southeast of Odradne, to the north of Dorozhnyanka, attacked near Vilne Pole, Komar, Vesele, Fedorivka, Shevchenkove, Pryvilne.

Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Komar, Odradne, Vesele, and Shevchenkove.

On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces advanced near Mali Shcherbaky and Mala Tokmachka, attacked near Shcherbaky.

General conclusion:

  • Russian forces have significantly increased artillery fire intensity on the Lyman direction.
  • The situation on the Pokrovsk direction is unstable due to frequent Ukrainian counterattacks.
  • On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy is attempting to capture tactically advantageous heights on the eastern outskirts of Bahatyr.

Change in the line of contact (LoC):

  • There were 162 combat engagements on various fronts.
  • On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces 7 times in the areas of Vovchansk, Zakhidne, and toward Mala Shapkivka.
  • On the Kupyansk direction, 11 Russian attacks took place. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions near Zahryzove, Petropavlivka, and toward Pishchane and Nova Kruhlyakivka.
  • On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 17 times, attempting to advance near Hrekivka, Nadiya, Nove, Novomykhailivka, Kolodyazi, Yampolivka, Torske.
  • On the Siversk direction, in the areas of Spirne and Verkhnyokamianske, the enemy attacked twice.
  • On the Kramatorsk direction, 6 combat engagements were recorded near Chasiv Yar, west of Andriivka, and toward Stupochky and Bila Hora.
  • On the Toretsk direction, the enemy conducted 26 attacks near Dyliivka, Leonidivka, Ozaryanivka, Dachne, Krymske, and Druzhba.
  • On the Pokrovsk direction, 54 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor were stopped in the areas of Tarasivka, Novotoretske, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Bohdanivka, Sukha Balka, Stara Mykolaivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Andriivka, and in the directions of Oleksandropil and Myroliubivka.
  • On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked 9 times near Konstyantynopil, Vesele, Vilne Pole, and in the direction of Odradne.
  • On the Orikhiv direction, 3 enemy assaults were repelled in the areas of Shcherbaky, Stepove, and in the direction of Mala Tokmachka.
  • On the Kursk direction, 23 combat engagements occurred. The enemy conducted 25 airstrikes.
  • In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
    • Black Sea: 1 ship, including 1 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 6 cruise missiles.
    • Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 3 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 12 cruise missiles.

Supporting operation:

  • There were no strikes.

Changes in the enemy disposition:

  • The 106th Airborne Division operates near Oleshnia, and the 40th Separate Marines Brigade of the Pacific Fleet stays near Hornal.
  • The 164th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 25th Army advances in the direction of Yampil.
  • The 661st Separate Engineer Battalion of the 98th Airborne Division operates in the area of Chasiv Yar.
  • The 10th Tank Regiment and the 944th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Army operate near Kalynove.
  • The 43rd Separate SOF Company of the 29th Army operates near Bahatyr; the 656th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 29th Army operates in the area of Konstyantynopil; the 37th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Army attempts to take control of the road in the Bahatyr–Odradne area using UAVs.
  • The 200th Artillery Brigade, the 140th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the 29th Army, and the 14th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion operate near Odradne.
  • The 37th BARS “Sarmat” Detachment operates north of Novodanylivka. The 70th and 71st Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army operate near Mala Tokmachka.

Possible operation situation developments:

  • The plan for the enemy’s spring-summer offensive campaign in the Southwestern Theater of Operations may be as follows: a simultaneous breakthrough towards Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka from the south and southeast (from the direction of Toretsk and Vozdvyzhenka), as well as from the northeast (from the direction of Chasiv Yar), followed by an advance towards Kramatorsk from the south while simultaneously advancing towards Slovyansk with the forces of the 20th and 25th Combined Arms Armies of the “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping through Lyman. Russian forces may attempt to advance near Kupyansk, Lyman, Novopavlivka, or toward the city of Zaporizhzhia. The Pokrovsk direction is viewed by Ukraine’s military-political leadership as the absolute priority for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Additionally, Russian forces intend to create a buffer zone in the north of Sumy Oblast and pose a threat to the city of Sumy in the coming months.
  • In Sumy Oblast, key enemy objectives that could provide stability to a buffer zone may include the heights between Yunakivka and Khrapivshchyna, the wooded area to the northeast of Sumy from Radkivka to Mohrytsya, and the Psel River. Based on this, the enemy’s operational tasks in this direction may include taking control of the area of Bilovody – Loknia – Yunakivka – Yablunivka, seizing at least the eastern part of the wooded area west of Mohrytsya, and reaching the line of Velyka Rybytsya – Myropillya along the Psel River. The enemy may also attempt to break through from the border toward Vorozhba and Bilopillya and cut off the operational lateral route between Sumy and Novhorod-Siverskyi. The implementation of such a plan would require the enemy command to covertly deploy a strike force in the area of Tiotkino.
  • A replacement of the airborne forces and naval infantry units with troops of the 14th and 44th Army Corps is expected soon. The highly mobile component of the Russian Armed Forces will be redeployed to Donbas or to Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
  • On the Kupyansk direction, the command of the enemy’s “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will abandon active operations on its flanks and resume the offensive along the Svatove–Kupyansk road in the offensive zone of the 47th Tank Division of the 1st Tank Army. To this end, it is concentrating forces in the area of Kyslivka – Zatyshne – Nova Tarasivka – Tabaiivka and has already redeployed one motorized rifle regiment each from the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division and the 4th Tank Division of the 1st Tank Army to the Lyman direction. The enemy will demonstrate readiness to launch a frontal push against the “Khortytsia” OSG, thereby attempting to mislead the command of “Khortytsia” OSG regarding the true intent of its actions, aiming to complicate the maneuvering of OSG reserves simultaneously across two operational zones — in front of both the 6th Combined Arms Army and the 1st Tank Army of the enemy.
  • On the Lyman direction, the command of the enemy’s “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will exert efforts to collapse the defense of “Khortytsia” OSG in front of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army. To achieve this, the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army will attempt at any cost to break through in a northwesterly direction from its bridgehead on the Chornyi Zherebets River to link up with the 4th Tank Division of the 1st Tank Army. The enemy will attempt to advance toward Karlivka from Nove and toward Drobysheve from Kolodyazi, seeking to reach and entrench along the Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve line, while simultaneously intensifying its offensive near Torske and advancing on Lyman from the east. The forward elements of the 25th Combined Arms Army will, in the near future, attempt to simultaneously force the Chornyi Zherebets River as close as possible to Zarichne and break through to its eastern part on the opposite bank of the river. The enemy command’s operational intent includes using the Oskil River as a flank cover for a further advance on Lyman and Sloviansk, as evidenced by intensive attacks from the bridgehead on the Chornyi Zherebets River in a northwesterly direction toward Borova and the shift of the main strike axis of the 20th Combined Arms Army from Lyman to Borova.
  • The command of the enemy’s 3rd Combined Arms Army on the Siversk direction will create favorable conditions for the further seizure of the Sloviansk–Kramatorsk agglomeration during the summer campaign. For this, its forces will attempt to break through to the northern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River between Yampil and Hryhorivka, and from the southeast direction—toward Siversk.
  • The operational plan of the 8th Combined Arms Army on the Kostyantynivka direction is to envelop the tactical group of the “Khortytsia” OSG, which is defending south of Kostyantynivka between Oleksandropil and Tarasivka from the flanks. The enemy aims to encircle and destroy this group or, if unable to do so, force it to withdraw from the area south of Kostyantynivka in a northwestern direction under the threat of encirclement. The ultimate goal of these actions is a two-pronged breakthrough from the southwest and southeast toward the area of Stepanivka – Berestok – Pleshchiivka – Yablunivka, followed by a simultaneous assault on Kostyantynivka from this area and from the direction of Chasiv Yar. After the reaching the Poltavka–Pleshchiivka line, the enemy’s 3rd Combined Arms Army, reinforced by an airborne forces group, will attempt a rapid breakthrough from the bridgehead on the Siverskyi Donets–Donbas canal in the Chasiv Yar area, advancing from the northeast toward Kostyantynivka.

Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 19.04.25

Personnel – almost 940,150 (+1,180);

Tanks – 10,676 (+14);

Armored combat vehicles – 22,266 (+9);

Artillery systems – 26,600 (+70);

Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,368 (+1);

Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,139 (+3);

Vehicles and fuel tanks – 45,162 (+208);

Aircraft – 370 (0);

Helicopters – 335 (0);

UAV operational and tactical level – 33,176 (+111);

Intercepted cruise missiles – 3148 (+3)

Boats/ships – 29 (0).

Humanitarian + general:

  • On the night of April 19, Russia launched 95 aerial attack assets against Ukraine — 8 missiles of various types and 87 strike UAVs. Thirty-three drones were shot down, and another 36 were classified as “lost from radar.” As a result of the enemy attack, Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts were affected.
  • On the night of April 19, Russian occupation forces attacked Zaporizhzhia using Shahed UAVs. The strike caused a fire at a motor transport enterprise. Another strike targeted the village of Magdalynivka in the Zaporizhzhia district. The explosion and debris damaged several private residential houses, a garage, and a passenger car. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties.
  • On the night of April 19, Russia attacked Odesa Oblast. Farming enterprises were damaged, and fires broke out. There were no casualties or injuries.
  • On the night and morning of April 19, Russian forces shelled the border areas and villages of Sumy Oblast 56 times. Fires broke out in the settlements of the Putyvl, Buryn, and Sumy communities. Non-residential buildings and vehicles were set ablaze.
  • Around 9:00, Zelenivka in Kherson Oblast came under Russian shelling. A 74-year-old woman was injured in the attack.
  • On April 19 at 16:45, four enemy airstrikes using FAB-250 bombs with UMPK modules hit the city of Kostyantynivka and a nearby field. As a result of the shelling, three civilians were affected: one person was wounded, and two others may be trapped under the rubble.
  • After 18:00 on April 19, the Russian army attacked a residential building in Kherson, according to Daria Zarivna, adviser to the Head of the Office of the President.
  • Over the past day, Russian forces dropped ten guided aerial bombs on Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast. One of the bombs was a volumetric-detonating aerial bomb ODAB-1500. Five people sustained injuries of varying severity.
  • Over the past day, Russian occupiers shelled and carried out airstrikes on 36 towns and villages in Kherson Oblast. Nine people were injured.
  • Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 328 strikes on 12 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. A 74-year-old man was injured as a result of enemy shelling.
  • During a prisoner exchange on April 19, 277 Ukrainian soldiers returned to Ukraine. Since the start of the full-scale war, 4,552 people — both soldiers and civilians — have been returned home from Russian captivity.

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