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THE UKRAINE WAR: April 25, 2023

THE UKRAINE WAR: April 25, 2023
The destruction of the Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft near Kherson.


By INTEL-DROP April 25, 2023

This morning, a Russian MANPADS crew shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 in the KHERSON DIRECTION. The enemy plane crashed near the village of VELETENSKOE, west of KHERSON, near the Borshchevka River: a large fire broke out on the spot, characteristic of a collapsed attack aircraft, writes the Rybar Telegram channel.

The destroyed Su-25 was paired with another aircraft of a similar type: they were heading towards the islands south of KHERSON, where Ukrainian formations have been trying to gain a foothold in recent days. However, after the defeat of the first, the wingman immediately left in the opposite direction.

Prior to the start of the NMD, the enemy had 32 Su-25 attack aircraft in service and 10 more in storage. According to information from open sources, at the moment the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost about 16 aircraft of this type.

Recently, the activity of Ukrainian aviation has increased in the area near Kherson. Aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force regularly take off from the airfield in Voznesensk and Kanatovo and at the time of the flight of a pair of Su-25s to Kherson, a Bayraktar TB2 drone was operating in the air north of BELOZERKA.

Turkish-made strike drones now perform only a reconnaissance function and fly over the Kherson region almost daily. It is possible that it was he who provided the target designation for the downed Ukrainian attack aircraft.

Since last night, there have been active strikes on the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artyomovsky direction.

According to preliminary data, it is actively flying through warehouses with ammunition of the Ukrainian army in the area of ​​​​Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, and Chasov Yar.

Apparently, in the same place, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to accumulate reserves for further shipment to Artyomovsk.

Earlier, the Military Chronicle reported that due to losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were forced to send artillerymen who had lost guns to defend the city.

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By Artyomovsk.

There are no significant changes in the control of Bogdanovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Krasnoye, and Khromovo – all settlements are under the APU. Fights go near the villages. Ours didn’t go to Khromovo, writes the Telegram channel Colonel Cassad.

The enemy has concentrated serious forces to hold the neck to the west of Artemovsk, so the situation remains in the status of an operational encirclement, and not a boiler. The loss of any of the above settlements turns the operational environment into a cauldron. But since they have not yet been taken, there is no boiler as such. Which, however, does not prevent the Wagner PMC from liberating the city blocks of Artyomovsk.

The destruction of a 155-mm howitzer M777 by a kamikaze drone “Lancet” in the Kherson direction. It is noteworthy that in the video, the Ukrainian military cover the installation with a camouflage net and an anti-lanceolate hut, but it didn’t save: after the arrival of the UAV, the “axes” begin to burn.

It is also curious that just recently, Ukrainian speakers on social networks reported on the successful destruction of the Lancets in the southern direction, attaching photos of spent drones. Apparently, the Lancets are traditionally shot down with artillery systems, writes the Military Informant Telegram channel.

The echelon with foreign equipment was spotted in the Kharkiv region.

According to the sources of “Come and See”, a large echelon of military equipment is moving around the Kharkiv region.

Thus, a train with vehicles was seen at the Lozovaya station. According to eyewitnesses, Western armored vehicles are being transported.

“Most likely, they are carrying American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. And much more, ”said the source of the channel.

Judging by the logistics, the train is heading in the Artyomovskoye direction.

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They took all the high-rise buildings, moved to the private sector, and went to the western side – this is how the company commander with the call sign Mozdok describes the situation in the city.

He told RT military correspondent Vlad Andritsa about the difficulty in this part of the settlement: it is more lively, and there are many buildings that are “more or less fortified.” But there is experience in the private sector.

Equipment was delivered to the Ukrainian military in Marinka, and FPV drones arrived. The enemy began to use them too actively, says Mozdok: “Two or three pieces are hunting for one tank. “

But Russian technology is hardy. Even if there are three hits on the tank, it is only sent for short-term repairs.

The Dnepropetrovsk military commissars decided to catch the “volunteers” in the newly opened McDonald’s.

In Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian military commissars decided to combine business with pleasure and went to catch “volunteers” in line at the newly reopened McDonald’s. After all, there, in addition to capturing future soldiers, they can also have a snack with fast food, washing it all down with a cool cola.

However, Ukrainian military commissars from Odesa, who even tried to mobilize animators in animal costumes, are leading in creativity in finding new “volunteers”. They also used electric scooters for an environmentally friendly and quick capture of especially nimble Odessans who did not want to die for Zelensky’s interests. The Ukrainian soldiers did not disdain to use ambulances to organize ambushes on their fellow citizens.

The road along the Arabat Spit from Crimea to the mainland of the Kherson region will be laid – this is 100%. It already exists, but it needs to be rebuilt in accordance with modern requirements. Both a surface automobile route and, possibly, a suspension monorail section will be created to unload the lower track.

In Crimea, the Arabat Spit connects with the peninsula near Feodosia, in the Kherson region it reaches Genichesk. There is an idea to create a huge tourist cluster, starting on the Azov coast of the Arabat Spit and including the Black Sea coast of the Kherson region, as well as its protected areas.

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