progress of special military operation as of 3 April 2025
️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, and Petrushevka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
The Zapad Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Kamenka, Kondrashovka, Zagoruykovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Novomikhailovka, Redkodub, and Novoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 200 troops, two tanks, one armoured fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks, and six field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer. Three enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Seversk, Minkovka, Verolyubovka, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Konstantinovka, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 235 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, seven pickup trucks, and four field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, two National Guard brigades, and the Omega Special Operations Center Formation close to Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlino, Lenina, Udachnoye, Preobrazhenka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier and one French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier. Seven motor vehicles and two artillery guns were neutralised.
The Vostok Group of Forces’ units continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences and liberated Veseloye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Razliv, Yalta, Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Yanvarskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses were up to 125 troops, three motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Lobkovoye (Zaporozhye region).
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, Nikolskoye, and Yantarnoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, seven motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged a Ukrainian missile and space industry enterprise, shops for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 148 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one guided JDAM aerial bomb and three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 138 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to:
660 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
49,562 unmanned aerial vehicles,
601 anti-aircraft missile systems,
22,644 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,533 MLRS combat vehicles,
23,198 field artillery guns and mortars,
33,624 units of special military vehicles.