Ukrainian soldiers restored 115 positions and hit 62 targets on the territory of Russia in April. The transition to the corps system in the army and the scaling of units is also underway.
Three quarters of the 100 battles took place in the Pokrovsk, Lyman and Kramatorsk directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the enemy's onslaught, having eliminated 1,100 occupiers.
Russian troops shelled the Sumy region 87 times in a day. In the Shalyhyne community, a 30-year-old local resident died as a result of being hit by an FPV drone.
92 combat clashes took place at the front, 38 of them in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy continues to shell border settlements and launches air strikes.
An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions due to the threat of ballistic missile use. Air defense systems are operating in Cherkasy region due to the threat of enemy drones.
During the day, Russian troops carried out 125 shellings of 33 settlements in the Sumy region, mostly in the Sumy and Shostka districts. As a result of the shelling, one person died, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
69 combat engagements took place at the front on April 27. The enemy launched attacks on Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, and also actively attacked in the Kupyansk, Lyman, and Pokrovsk directions.
The situation in the Sumy direction remains difficult, especially near Basivka and Zhuravka. The Russians are using small assault groups and trying to break through on ATVs.
At night, the enemy shelled a village in the Krasnopillia community, with five UAV hits recorded. An 85-year-old woman was injured, and houses and a car were damaged.
During April 26, 174 combat clashes took place on the front line, 68 of them on the Pokrovsk direction. Intense fighting is also taking place in the Lyman and Toretsk directions.
The Russians shelled the border areas and launched air strikes. The greatest activity of the enemy is observed in the Pokrovsk direction, where fierce battles continue.
Ukrainian farmers have sown 35% of the planned area with spring grain and leguminous crops, which is 2 million hectares. Most of all, corn and barley were sown, the leaders of the sowing campaign are Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Sumy regions.
On the night of April 25, the Russian Federation launched 103 strike UAVs, 41 of which were shot down in the east, north and center of Ukraine. Kharkiv region, Sumy region, Cherkasy region, Donetsk region and Dnipropetrovsk region were affected.
Since the beginning of the day, 98 combat clashes have taken place, almost two-thirds of them in the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Kramatorsk directions. The Defense Forces inflict significant losses on the enemy.
A Russian spy and his informant, who were preparing a breakthrough of enemy DRGs, were detained in Sumy region. They face up to 12 years in prison.
On April 23, a Russian drone struck Nikopol, injuring a 23-year-old woman and her two daughters, one and three years old. They were provided with medical assistance, and the family will recover at home.
On April 23, Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Korovyn community, damaging civilian infrastructure. Preliminary reports indicate that there were no casualties as a result of the attack.
Since the beginning of the day, 85 combat clashes have taken place at the front, a third of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy has also become more active in the Kursk and Lyman directions.
In the Sumy region, in the Bilopolska community, rescuers pulled a dog from under the rubble after a night air strike. Also, 9 households were damaged and one person was injured.
State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said that Russia did not adhere to the "Easter truce". Shelling and attacks on border guards continued on the border in Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions.
An air alert was announced in Sumy region an hour after the completion of the "Easter truce" announced by Putin. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded the activity of enemy aircraft in the northeastern direction and the threat of strikes.
Ukrainian troops advanced near Toretsk, while Russian occupiers had success in several directions. According to ISW data, Russian advances were recorded near Kupyansk, Lyman, Kurakhove, and in the Kursk region.
Border guards of the "Hart" brigade launched a series of strikes on Russian positions. A fuel and lubricant depot, engineering equipment were destroyed and 18 occupiers were eliminated.
More than a third of the 65 battles on the front on April 18 took place in the Pokrovsk direction. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the enemy's onslaught and repelled 22 attacks by the occupiers, and two more clashes are ongoing.
The Sumy Regional State Administration called on people to refrain from visiting cemeteries in the 20-kilometer zone from the border with the Russian Federation due to mines. They also reminded the rules of conduct when detecting explosive objects.
On the night of April 18, the Russians attacked Ukraine with missiles and UAVs, launching 6 missiles of various types and 37 ударних drones. The Defense Forces shot down 3 missiles and 23 UAVs.
On April 17, Russian troops attacked the Glukhiv community in the Sumy region, damaging a critical infrastructure facility. During the extinguishing of the fire, a repeated shelling occurred, damaging the fire truck, but the rescuers were not injured.
As a result of the night attacks by the russians on Ukraine, there are dead and wounded, including in Dnipro and Odesa. Zelenskyy stressed the need to increase pressure on the aggressor.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine are deterring the occupiers' offensive. The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Toretsk directions, launching air strikes on cities and villages.
Russian invaders are trying to transfer hostilities to the territory of Ukraine, using small assault groups within the Sumy region. The enemy is holding significant forces in this direction.
