Frontline Updates: 04-22-2025 Inside the Special Military Operation

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COMBAT BRIEFING NUMBER 1051

"Strategic Briefing — Situation Report: Russian Special Military Operation as of April 22, 2025"  
*Prepared for defense analysts, military observers, and strategic operations professionals*

As of April 22, 2025, the Russian Armed Forces continued full-scale operations across all operational sectors, with focused engagements against Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) formations along the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhia, Kherson, and Kursk axes. Russian units report sustained offensive momentum, liberation of key settlements, and disruption of Ukrainian logistics, unmanned systems, and defensive infrastructure.

In the "northern sector", the North Group inflicted losses on three UAF mechanized and airborne assault brigades and two territorial defense brigades in the Sumy region. Ukrainian forces lost 40 personnel, artillery units, and an electronic warfare station near Popovka and Okop.

The "West Group" advanced to new tactical positions, conducting engagements in both Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. Ukrainian losses included 250 personnel, U.S.-supplied M113 and HMMWV armored vehicles, and multiple artillery systems. Notably, Czech-made RM-70 Vampire rocket systems and Quertus electronic warfare stations were destroyed, alongside three Ukrainian ammunition depots.

The "Southern Group" liberated the settlement of *Sukhaya Balka* in the Donetsk People's Republic. Russian forces defeated concentrations of mechanized, motorized, and heavy armor brigades across eight settlements, resulting in 300 Ukrainian casualties and the destruction of a tank, five armored vehicles, artillery units, a Grad launcher, and an EW station.

Meanwhile, the "Center Group" improved its forward line, defeating Ukrainian formations comprising mechanized, assault, territorial defense, and National Guard brigades in six locations. More than 310 Ukrainian troops were neutralized, with the loss of armored vehicles and support infrastructure.

The "East Group" conducted offensive actions in both Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions, engaging airborne assault, airmobile, and ranger brigades. Ukrainian losses included 170 personnel, combat vehicles, and five NATO-supplied artillery systems.

The "Dnepr Group" engaged Ukrainian mechanized and territorial brigades in Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, eliminating 70 personnel and destroying multiple artillery systems, U.S.-made counter-battery radars, and ammunition depots.

Strategic strike assets, including aviation, drones, missile forces, and artillery, conducted deep interdiction on 141 targets, including UAV production facilities, foreign mercenary deployments, and command centers. Air defense systems intercepted three JDAM bombs, a HIMARS rocket, and 99 aircraft-type UAVs.

In the "Kursk direction", the North Group continued its offensive against Ukrainian armored and territorial formations near Gornal. Additional strikes across ten settlements in the Sumy region resulted in the destruction of Ukrainian armored assets, six UAV control points, an OSA-AKM SAM system, and multiple depots. Ukrainian casualties exceeded 160 personnel, with four soldiers captured.

Cumulative Ukrainian losses in the Kursk sector now exceed 75,500 personnel and include over 2,280 armored combat vehicles, 636 artillery units, and 130 EW systems, underscoring the scale of sustained attritional warfare in this axis.