Overview Of Military Situation In Ukraine, April 4, 2025

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Forces of the Kyiv regime continue attacks on Russian regions, including energy infrastructure, amid ongoing media buzz over the possibility of some kind of ceasefire and the further political settlement of the conflict.

Russian FPVs pound Ukrainian forces in the border area of Kursk region:

From 21:00 local time of April 3 to 05:00 local time of April, Russian air defense forces detected and neutralized 107 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of aircraft type attacking Russian regions:

• 34 UAVs – over the territory of Kursk region
• 30 UAVs – over the territory of Oryol region
• 18 UAVs – over the territory of Lipetsk region
• 7 UAVs – over the territory of Kaluga region
• 4 UAVs – over the territory of Rostov region
• 4 UAVs – over the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov
• 3 UAVs – over the territory of Tambov region
• 3 UAVs – over the territory of Moscow region
• 2 UAVs – over the territory of Bryansk region
• 1 UAV – over the territory of Voronezh region
• 1 UAV – over the territory of Tula region

Additionally, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used drones to attack the village of Belaya Berezka in the Trubchevsky district of Bryansk region. Two civilians were injured, one of them died in the hospital from the injuries, the head of the region, Alexander Bogomaz, reported.

“As a result of the attack by Ukrainian drones, two residents of the village received shrapnel wounds. The victims were quickly taken to the district hospital. Unfortunately, one man died,” he said in a statement.

Earlier, on April 3, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that its air defence forces repelled another wave of drone and missile strikes. They shot down a guided JDAM aerial bomb and three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 138 unmanned aerial vehicles.

Russian artillery works in Kursk region:

On top of this, forces of the Kyiv regime continue attacks on the Russian energy infrastructure.

“On 2 April at 00:43, in Lugansk, a Ukrainian attack UAV launched against the Svatovo gas-distributing station of the Chernomorneftegas oil and gas company (the Luganskgaz gas transmittal pipelines administration) damaged the equipment and caused the fire. The gas supply was halted for more than 11,000 consumers.

At 02:11, in Kursk region, a Ukrainian UAV attacked the power facility of the Kurskenergo (Rosseti Centre’s branch) and disabled 110kV Seymskaya – Klyukva No. 1 high-voltage line. More than 12,000 consumers were left without any power supply in Kursky District.

At 12:06, in Belgorod region, AFU artillery launched an attack on the 110kV Maksimovka substation of the Belgorodenergo (Rosseti Centre’s branch) and disabled the transformer. More than 1,700 people were left without electricity in Shebekinsky District.

At 18:00, in Zaporozhye region, a Ukrainian attack UAV launched against the 35 кV power substation in Vasilyevka (Tavriya-Enegro state unitary enterprise) caused the fire of an oil switch. About 9,000 consumers were left without any power supply in Vasilyevka and Vasilyevsky District,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

“On April 3 at 23:28 Moscow time in Bryansk region in the urban-type settlement of Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky district, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian attack UAV, a low-pressure gas pipeline was damaged and gas supply to residential customers was cut off.

In addition, on April 4 at 00:36 Moscow time in the urban-type settlement of Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky district, Bryansk region, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian attack UAV, an internal low-pressure gas pipeline of the MUP Zhilkomservis g. Trubchevsk was damaged, resulting in which gas supply to residential customers was cut off.

In the city of Kotovsk, Tambov region, on April 4 at 05:05 Moscow time, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian attack UAV, a low-pressure distribution overhead steel gas pipeline of JSC Gazprom Gazoraspredelenie Tambov was damaged. Gas supply to residential customers was cut off.

On April 4 at 07:10 Moscow time, in Bryansk region, as a result of the deliberate shelling of the energy facility of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Bryanskenergo by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, household consumers in the Klimovsky district were left without power supply.

Also at 08:00 Moscow time, as a result of the shelling of the energy facility of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Bryanskenergo by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, due to the break of the high-voltage line wires, dozens of household consumers in the Klimovsky district were left without power supply.

In Lipetsk region, on April 4 at 08:10 Moscow time, as a result of the attack of a Ukrainian strike UAV on the energy facility in Novonikolaevka of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Lipetskenergo, the power supply to household consumers in the Lipetsk district was interrupted.”

Regular Ukrainian strikes against the facilities of the Russian energy infrastructure demonstrate the determination of Kyiv to sabotage and ignore attempts of political settlement of the conflict. Despite this, detachments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffer setbacks on the battlefield.

Russian drones destroy a field EW station of the UAF:

Over the past day, Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Veseloe in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the settlement of Lobkovoe in the Zaporizhia region.

Russian troops also have driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the ” Northern ” microdistrict in Chasovy Yar into the nearest forest belts and are already fighting outside the city limits in this area, according to Russian state media.

Clashes of various intensity continue along almost the entire contact line. Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces even make attempts to break through the border forest areas in Belgorod region. Recently clashes were reported around the villages of Popovka and Demidovka. Actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces demonstrate no signs of decrease, and the Kyiv regime still has enough resources for active offensive actions on particular parts of the contact line.

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