Situation Report

Operational Intelligence Briefing - Summary of Major Updates (April 27, 2025)

Based on the provided information, here are the major updates on the military situation:

• Intensified Russian Ground Assaults Across Multiple Fronts: Russia is conducting highly intensive ground assaults across numerous axes, with a reported 174 combat clashes over the past day. The Pokrovsk Axis remains the area of highest intensity, with Ukrainian defenders repelling 68 Russian assault actions near settlements including Sukha Balka, Yelyzavetivka, and Novotoretske. The Toretsk Axis saw 29 Russian attacks in areas like Druzhba and Toretsk. The Lyman Axis experienced 22 enemy attacks, with attempts to penetrate Ukrainian defenses near Nadiia, Hrekivka, Nove, Novomykhailivka, and in the direction of Serebryanka. The Kramatorsk Axis saw 13 attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka, Stupochky, Predtechyne, and Bila Hora. The Novopavlivka Axis recorded 13 attacks near Pryvilne, Dniproenerhiya, and Rozlyv. The Siversk Axis saw 3 attacks repelled near Bilohorivka and Verkhnokamyanske. On the Orikhiv Axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled 4 assaults near Mala Tokmachka, Mali Shcherbaki, and Stepove. On the Prydniprovskyi Axis, one unsuccessful enemy assault attempt was reported.

• Heavy Russian Air and Artillery Strikes: Russian forces conducted one missile strike (3 missiles), 114 airstrikes (202 guided aerial bombs), nearly 5000 shellings (124 MLRS), and employed 2494 kamikaze drones (including FPVs) and conducted nearly 300 drops from UAVs (350 munitions) over the past day. Air strikes were reported on numerous settlements across Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson Oblasts. Massive aviation strikes with guided aerial bombs targeted Novoandriivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while unguided rockets struck Novodarivka, Huliaipole, and Novopil. FPV drone attacks impacted frontline settlements in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. Artillery and MLRS fire continues against frontline territories and settlements in Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.

• High Russian Personnel and Equipment Losses: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine estimates total Russian combat losses from 24.02.22 to 27.04.25 as approximately 948,640 personnel (+1030), with significant increases in tanks (+8), AFVs (+5), artillery systems (+42), MLRS (+1), UAVs (+114), and vehicles/fuel tanks (+136). Ukrainian forces in the southern direction destroyed two tanks, three armored vehicles, and over a dozen motorcycles in the past day.

• Continued Russian Attempts in Border Regions: Ukrainian forces continue to contain the enemy on the Kursk direction. Over the past day, Russian forces conducted 20 airstrikes (37 guided aerial bombs), 296 shellings (14 MLRS), and attempted 15 assault actions, all of which were stopped by Ukrainian defenders. Russian air defense claimed destroying five Ukrainian UAVs over Bryansk Oblast overnight.

• Impact on Civilian Infrastructure and Casualties: Russian drone attacks and MLRS fire in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast resulted in a fatality in Pavlohrad due to a drone attack, as well as one injured 14-year-old girl. Two multi-story buildings in Pavlohrad were damaged, with a fire in one. A drone strike on an agricultural enterprise in Verbkivska community led to the death of 500 farm animals. Damage was also reported at two enterprises in Mezhevska and Slavhorodska communities of Synelnykivskyi district, with a damaged house and garage. In Dnipro, windows of four multi-story buildings and several shops were damaged. MLRS "Grad" attack on Nikopol damaged 8 private houses, 4 outbuildings, and a gas pipeline, with no casualties reported. In Kharkiv Oblast, a drone damaged a private house in Slobozhanske. Guided aerial bombs in Kupyansk destroyed one private house and damaged seven others, causing acute stress reaction in two women (65 and 60). An unestablished type of shelling in Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi injured a 61-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman. Guided aerial bombs also caused fires in open areas and damaged an educational institution and an outbuilding in other parts of Kharkiv Oblast.

• No Russian Offensive Actions Reported in Kharkiv and Huliaipole Directions: According to the Ukrainian General Staff report, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kharkiv and Huliaipole directions over the past day. Despite this, specific locations in the Kharkiv direction like Hlyboke, Starytsia, Vovchansk, and Kamyanka are highlighted on maps, indicating ongoing activity or strategic focus in these areas.

• Air Defense Activity: Air defense systems were active in Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 13 enemy UAVs were destroyed overnight. Russia claims destroying five Ukrainian UAVs over Bryansk Oblast.

• Potential Tactical Adaptation: One report from the Southern Defense Forces highlights the destruction of "more than a dozen motorcycles" in the southern direction, alongside tanks and armored vehicles, potentially indicating a new Russian tactical adaptation involving the integration of motorcycles into offensive operations, possibly to counter the effectiveness of Ukrainian UAVs.

• International Incident: South Korea reported an accidental heavy machine gun firing towards North Korea at the demarcation line. (Note: While a military incident, its direct impact on the Ukraine conflict requires further analysis).

• Propaganda and Information Operations: A Russian source (Colonelcassad) promoted a video featuring a Russian sniper, highlighting individual heroism and linking the current operation to historical narratives, likely for morale and propaganda purposes.

• Logistical and Resource Focus: A Ukrainian source (Shef Hayabusa🫡🇺🇦) posted about receiving tactical medical supplies from foreign friends, highlighting the ongoing need for and reliance on external support for medical resources. Russian sources discussed the first flight of a new multi-purpose drone and reported on the conviction of General Popov for fraud related to fortification materials, indicating potential internal issues impacting logistics and resource accountability.

• Immediate Air Threat: A ballistic missile threat from the south was announced for Zaporizhzhia Oblast.