Ukrainian forces lately captured Chinese language nationals preventing within the Russian army in different spaces of Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on April 8 that Ukrainian forces captured a number of Chinese language “combatants” who have been preventing for Russia close to Bilohorivka (east of Siversk) and Tarasivka (northeast of Pokrovsk) in contemporary assaults and that Ukrainian intelligence indicated that there are “considerably extra Chinese language nationals” within the Russian army.[1] Zelensky famous that Ukrainian forces got here into touch with a gaggle of six Chinese language combatants all the way through a number of contemporary assaults and captured two. Ukrainian Overseas Minister Andriy Sybiha mentioned that the Ukrainian Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) summoned the Chinese language price d’affairs in line with the incident.[2] US Division of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce characterised the Chinese language nationals’ involvement as “nerve-racking” on April 8 and mentioned that “China is a significant enabler of Russia” that “supplies just about 80 p.c of the twin use pieces Russia must maintain the warfare.”[3]
ISW has seen experiences of more than a few unspecified Russian entities recruiting prone migrant employees into the Russian army to battle in Ukraine each in Russia and in a foreign country. Indian government published in 2024 that unspecified Russian entities have been managing a human trafficking community that lured Indian voters to Russia below false pretenses after which coerced them into signing army contracts with the Russian Ministry of Protection to battle in Ukraine.[4] Indian and Russian government partnered to repatriate Indian voters who had involuntarily joined the Russian army in October 2024, and the Other people’s Republic of China (PRC) may just reveal that its executive was once now not concerned within the participation of its voters on this warfare via enterprise a an identical effort at some point.[5] Beijing has now not but introduced any formal reaction to those experiences.
Russian and US government introduced a 2nd spherical of US-Russia bilateral discussions all for normalizing diplomatic missions however now not on discussing the ceasefire agreements introduced collectively via the USA and Ukraine can be held in Istanbul on April 10. The Russian Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) introduced on April 8 that Russian Ambassador to the US Alexander Darchiev and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Eu and Eurasian Affairs Sonata Coulter will lead their respective delegations and that the conferences will apply the similar structure because the February 27 assembly.[6] Unnamed diplomatic resources instructed Russian outlet RBK that the discussions can be hung on April 10.[7] US Division of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce showed that the bilateral discussions will happen on April 10 and can only center of attention on normalizing US and Russian diplomatic operations and that discussions about Ukraine don’t seem to be at the schedule.[8] The Kremlin continues to reveal its refusal to substantively interact with the US on proposed ceasefire agreements and long run peace negotiations in Ukraine.[9]
Russian forces are recently pursuing 3 distinct tactical goals within the Pokrovsk path, however Ukrainian drone operations and localized counterattacks are proceeding to complicate Russian advances within the space. Ukraine’s Khortytsia Staff of Forces Spokesperson Primary Viktor Trehubov mentioned on April 7 that Russian forces are looking to lower the T-0504 Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka freeway northeast of Pokrovsk, bypass Pokrovsk from the west, and assault within the Novopavlivka (southwest of Pokrovsk) path.[10] Russian forces are making restricted beneficial properties northeast of Pokrovsk towards the T-0504 freeway and southwest of Pokrovsk towards Novopavlivka however seem to be suffering to advance right away south and southwest of Pokrovsk — the place Ukrainian forces have centered maximum in their counterattacks in February, March, and early April 2025.[11]
Russian advances northeast of Pokrovsk strengthen each the continued Russian effort to envelop Pokrovsk from the east and west and the hassle to power Kostyantynivka from the south via advancing alongside the T-0504 freeway and getting rid of the Ukrainian salient southwest of Toretsk.[12] The Russian army command reportedly presented further devices to offensive operations east and northeast of Pokrovsk in early 2025, however Russian forces have most effective made marginal beneficial properties towards Kostyantynivka (northeast of Pokrovsk) in contemporary months. Ukrainian and Russian resources mentioned that Russia redeployed components of the Russian fifth Motorized Rifle Brigade (51st Mixed Palms Military [CAA], previously 1st Donetsk Other people’s Republic Military Corps [DNR AC]) close to Vozdvyzhenka (east of Pokrovsk) in January 2025 and components of the twentieth Motorized Rifle Department (eighth CAA, Southern Army District [SMD]) to the world in February 2025.[13] The Russian army command most likely supposed to leverage those devices and components of the one hundred and fiftieth Motorized Rifle Department (eighth CAA) in Toretsk to milk expected Russian breakthroughs in those spaces and make vital advances in opposition to Kostyantynivka.[14] Russian devices prior to now running in those two spaces did not step forward Ukraine’s protection and culminated as the twentieth and one hundred and fiftieth motorized rifle divisions arrived close to Vozdvyzhenka and in Toretsk respectively, on the other hand, prompting the Russian army command to upfront introduce the twentieth and one hundred and fiftieth motorized rifle divisions into fight so as to care for their operational pace in those spaces. Russian forces have now not made vital advances northeast of Pokrovsk in consequence and most effective complicated 5 to seven kilometers north of Vozdvyzhenka over the past two months. Russian forces lately complicated past the western outskirts of Toretsk and southwest of Toretsk close to Panteleymonivka and Oleksandropil, and Russian forces would possibly allocate further troops and reprioritize offensive operations northeast of Pokrovsk if Russian forces start to make extra vital advances from Toretsk towards Kostyantynivka.[15]
The placement right away south and southwest of Pokrovsk stays extraordinarily dynamic amid intensified Russian offensive operations and localized Ukrainian counterattacks and drone operations within the space. Russian forces intensified offensive operations within the Pokrovsk path in mid-March 2025 geared toward enveloping Pokrovsk and seizing Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad (simply east of Pokrovsk) however have now not made vital advances since past due Fall 2024 because of localized Ukrainian counterattacks and drone operations within the space.[16] Geolocated pictures revealed on April 8 signifies that Ukrainian forces lately marginally complicated west of Kotlyne (southwest of Pokrovsk), and extra geolocated pictures revealed on April 7 signifies that Russian forces lately marginally complicated in northeastern Shevchenko (south of Pokrovsk).[17] The deputy commander of a Ukrainian drone detachment running within the space mentioned on April 8 that Russian forces are attacking “continuous” within the Pokrovsk path and on occasion assault with armored cars.[18] Ukrainian forces started localized counterattacks and made marginal advances south of Pokrovsk close to Shevchenko and Pishchane and southwest of Pokrovsk close to Kotlyne and Nadiivka in past due January and early-to-mid February 2025.[19] Ukrainian forces have now not been in a position to determine enduring positions within the space, on the other hand, and Russian forces have slowly retaken maximum of Ukraine’s marginal advances south and southwest of Pokrovsk in contemporary weeks. Ukrainian forces are proceeding to behavior sporadic, localized counterattacks within the space, most likely so as to complicate Russian advances and threaten Russian flooring traces of verbal exchange (GLOCs) within the Russian salient right away southwest of Pokrovsk.
Russian forces proceed to fritter away manpower and materiel in unsuccessful mechanized attacks and ongoing infantry attacks with armored automobile strengthen additional southwest of Pokrovsk. A Ukrainian tactical crew running within the Pokrovsk path reported on April 8 that Russian forces lately performed a company-sized mechanized attack close to Yasenove (southwest of Pokrovsk) in an try to grasp Bohdanivka, Troitske, and Horikhove (all west of Yasenove) and that Ukrainian forces destroyed two tanks, two armored team of workers carriers, 4 all-terrain cars (ATVs), 4 bikes, and 50 Russian troops all the way through the attack.[20] Further geolocated pictures revealed on April 7 presentations that Ukrainian forces repelled any other company-sized Russian mechanized attack close to Sribne (southwest of Pokrovsk) on April 6 and broken 3 armored cars and 5 tanks all the way through the attack.[21] The commander of a Ukrainian brigade running within the Pokrovsk path mentioned on April 8 that Russian forces have lately begun the usage of extra armored cars within the space however have additionally resorted to the usage of bikes and golfing carts to make advances.[22] The spokesperson of any other Ukrainian brigade running within the space mentioned on April 2 that Russian apparatus losses have tripled within the space because the get started of negotiations (most likely relating to mid-February 2025).[23] Russian forces have complicated marginally nearer to the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk management border because of mechanized attacks within the space in contemporary weeks, specifically west of Preobrazhenka (southwest of Pokrovsk), however Russian forces have now not complicated the rest 3 kilometers into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as of this document.[24]
Russian forces have most effective made marginal advances right through the Pokrovsk path because of localized Ukrainian counterattacks and advanced integration of Ukrainian flooring and drone forces. The Russian army command has traditionally struggled to behavior and attach multi-directional offensive operations in Ukraine, and Ukrainian drone operations are additional complicating this effort. Russian milbloggers have time and again claimed that Ukrainian drones have low altitude air superiority and are forcing Russian forces to behavior rotations on foot over 10 kilometers and complicating Russian provides of ammunition, water, and gas.[25] One Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian drones are fighting Russian forces from running greater than 3 kilometers north and west of Selydove (recently 10 kilometers south and 30 kilometers east of the frontline) and that Ukrainian drones are tracking and limiting get entry to to all roads on this path.[26] A Ukrainian battalion command running within the Pokrovsk path reported in February 2025 that Ukrainian drone operators cling some spaces in their protection traces within the Pokrovsk path virtually totally independently from infantry strengthen.[27] ISW prior to now famous that Ukrainian drone operations were key in protecting in opposition to Russian advances within the Pokrovsk path and right through the frontline over the past yr, even though Ukraine will have to deal with its morale, power era, and coaching problems to totally stall the Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast.[28]
Russian forces have spent the ultimate 13 months and misplaced over 5 divisions’ price of tanks and hundreds of troops attacking in opposition to Pokrovsk and looking to grasp town. Ongoing Russian offensive operations to grasp Pokrovsk and assault Kostyantynivka spotlight Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to grasp all of Ukraine via army way at no matter value if he can not achieve this via negotiations. Trehubov estimated in February 2025 that Russian forces have been dropping 14,000 to fifteen,000 casualties, together with kind of 7,000 killed in motion (KIA), each and every month within the Pokrovsk path — suggesting that Russian forces misplaced as much as 45,000 casualties within the Pokrovsk path within the first 3 months of 2025.[29] The spokesperson of a Ukrainian brigade running within the Toretsk path mentioned that Russian forces have misplaced over 15,000 Russian KIA in Toretsk since mid-July 2024 and estimated that Russian forces have misplaced over 50,000 general casualties on this path.[30] ISW prior to now reported that Russian forces had misplaced a minimum of 5 divisions’ price of armored cars and tanks in Pokrovsk Raion as of early October 2024, and Russian forces have most effective sustained additional losses over the past six months.[31] ISW has prior to now assessed that Russia’s protection commercial base (DIB) can not produce new armored cars and artillery methods at charges that may offset Russia’s present pace of losses within the medium- to long-term.[32] Russian forces briefly fielded fewer armored cars within the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove path in past due 2024, most likely in line with issues about dwindling armored automobile provides, even though the new uptick in Russian armored automobile use in those spaces highlights Russia’s desperation to make additional beneficial properties at any value. Long run Russian assaults on and into Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka would most effective generate better manpower and materiel losses if the Russian army is even in a position to undertaking such operations after having suffered vital armored automobile and team of workers losses over the past 3 years of preventing.
Putin and the Russian army command seem decided to grasp Pokrovsk and assault Kostyantynivka regardless of those losses, on the other hand. Ongoing Russian assaults in opposition to Kostyantynivka from a number of instructions spotlight Russia’s ongoing efforts to grasp the castle belt, even if an offensive operation in opposition to the broader Ukrainian castle belt in Donetsk Oblast would most likely take Russian forces a number of years to finish, assuming that the West continues to supply relief to Ukraine.[33] ISW prior to now assessed that Russian commanders are most likely keen to adopt those long-term operations as a result of they’re running below the idea or with direct wisdom that Putin does now not intend to finish the warfare in Ukraine within the close to long run.[34] Putin has prior to now articulated a idea of victory that assumes that the Russian army will be capable of proceed sluggish, creeping advances in Ukraine indefinitely and has time and again indicated that he has little interest in a solution of the warfare on any phrases however the ones he dictates.[35] America Place of job of the Director of Nationwide Intelligence’s (ODNI) 2025 Annual Risk Overview assessed in March 2025 that Putin stays dedicated to pursuing Ukrainian give up via each diplomatic and armed forces way.[36] ISW continues to evaluate that Putin has little interest in finishing the warfare and intends to proceed preventing till he accomplishes his goals in Ukraine, which can be the toppling of the present Ukrainian executive and the specific destruction of the Ukrainian army.[37]
Russian forces renewed long-range missile and drone moves in opposition to Ukraine in a single day on April 7 to eight following a temporary pause on April 6 to 7.[38] The Ukrainian Air Power reported that Russian forces introduced an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Kursk Oblast and 46 Shahed and decoy drones from the path of Primorsko-Aktarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[39] The Ukrainian Air Power reported that Ukrainian forces downed 9 drones over northern and japanese Ukraine and that 31 decoy drones have been “misplaced,” most likely because of Ukrainian digital conflict (EW) interference. Ukrainian resources reported that the Iskander-M missile struck a game middle in Vysoky, Kharkiv Oblast.[40] The Ukrainian Air Power reported that Russian forces additionally struck Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk oblasts.[41]
Russian forces proceed to innovate with long-range Shahed strike drone ways to maximise the have an effect on of moves in opposition to Ukraine. Ukrainian army journalist and aviation knowledgeable Vadim Kushnikov gave an interview to Ukrainian outlet Suspilne revealed on April 8 noting that Russian forces at the moment are making an attempt to fly Shahed drones within the densest conceivable formations to hit goals concurrently, while Russian forces prior to now dispersed Shahed drones extensively to make it tougher for Ukrainian air defenses to intercept the drones.[42] Kushnikov mentioned that Russian forces will pay attention a gaggle of 10 to fifteen Shahed drones outdoor of a town prior to hanging town, and that Russian forces release a suite choice of drones, gather them in a gaggle, and fly the drones alongside a suite path in that formation. German outlet BILD lately reported that Russian forces have altered their strike drone ways and are loitering drones a number of kilometers from their goals at prime altitudes prior to undertaking synchronized moves with a couple of drones.[43] Kushnikov mentioned that Russian forces have additionally larger the choice of drone release websites from 3 to 5 and are that specialize in Ukrainian goals nearer to the border in northeastern Ukraine, giving Ukrainian air defenses much less time to react and intercept the drones. Kushnikov famous that Ukrainian forces are growing countermeasures in opposition to Russian drone moves, together with the usage of first individual view (FPV) drones as interceptors at the side of fight lasers. Russian forces is also leveraging larger Shahed manufacturing charges to facilitate denser and extra centered strike ways as a part of ongoing Russian efforts to innovate their long-range strike programs.[44]
Eu states proceed to supply monetary and armed forces relief to Ukraine. The Norwegian Ministry of Protection (MoD) and Top Minister’s Place of job introduced on April 7 that Norway will supply 4 billion kroner (roughly 365.3 million USD) in grants to Czechia’s artillery ammunition initiative for Ukraine in 2025, in addition to one thousand million kroner to the Eu Peace Facility (EPF) financing mechanism.[45] The Belgian Top Minister Bart De Wever mentioned on April 8 that the Belgian executive will allocate one thousand million euros to Ukraine in 2025.[46] De Wever additionally mentioned that Belgium will ship two F-16s to Ukraine in 2025 for use for spare portions and can ship a minimum of two operational F-16s to Ukraine in 2026.[47] De Wever mentioned that Ukrainian and Belgian army commercial firms signed 4 unspecified contracts and that Belgian entities are taken with beginning the manufacturing of unspecified guns in Ukraine.[48]
The Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) introduced an initiative ostensibly geared toward securing scientific remedy and rehabilitation for wounded Russian troops, however the MoD would possibly weaponize this initiative in opposition to wounded servicemembers in observe. Russian Protection Minister Andrei Belousov signed a decree on April 8 ordering the status quo of cellular scientific commissions to inspect wounded Russian forces in frontline positions and determine squaddies requiring remedy and rehabilitation.[49] The Russian MoD famous that the cellular scientific commissions will come with senior scientific consultants, surgeons, therapists, neurologists, and nurses. Russian government is also introducing this initiative to painting that the MoD is operating to get to the bottom of long-standing front-line problems associated with the pervasive allegations of abuse of wounded Russian team of workers.[50] Ukrainian Southern Protection Forces Spokesperson Colonel Vladyslav Voloshyn mentioned that Russian army command is recently forming a battalion of mobilized prisoners with incurable illnesses to behavior long run attacks within the Zaporizhia path.[51] Ukrainian officers have time and again reported that the Russian army command is sending wounded and medically undeserving squaddies on attacks to attract Ukrainian hearth and disclose Ukrainian positions prior to higher skilled Russian forces assault.[52] Belousov may just factor an order to prevent all such abuses if the Russian MoD prioritized addressing this factor. The Kremlin can also be making an attempt to mitigate budgetary issues via centralizing keep an eye on over scientific opinions for wounded servicemembers and perhaps proscribing the choice of long run veterans of the warfare in Ukraine who qualify for state strengthen.
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces lately captured Chinese language nationals preventing within the Russian army in different spaces of Donetsk Oblast.
Russian and US government introduced a 2nd spherical of US-Russia bilateral discussions all for normalizing diplomatic missions however now not on discussing the ceasefire agreements introduced collectively via the USA and Ukraine can be held in Istanbul on April 10.
Russian forces are recently pursuing 3 distinct tactical goals within the Pokrovsk path, however Ukrainian drone operations and localized counterattacks are proceeding to complicate Russian advances within the space.
Russian advances northeast of Pokrovsk strengthen each the continued Russian effort to envelop Pokrovsk from the east and west and the hassle to power Kostyantynivka from the south via advancing alongside the T-0504 freeway and getting rid of the Ukrainian salient southwest of Toretsk.
The placement right away south and southwest of Pokrovsk stays extraordinarily dynamic amid intensified Russian offensive operations and localized Ukrainian counterattacks and drone operations within the space.
Russian forces proceed to fritter away manpower and materiel in unsuccessful mechanized attacks and ongoing infantry attacks with armored automobile strengthen additional southwest of Pokrovsk.
Russian forces have most effective made marginal advances right through the Pokrovsk path because of localized Ukrainian counterattacks and advanced integration of Ukrainian flooring and drone forces.
Russian forces have spent the ultimate 13 months and misplaced over 5 divisions’ price of tanks and hundreds of troops attacking towards Pokrovsk and looking to grasp town. Ongoing Russian offensive operations to grasp Pokrovsk and assault Kostyantynivka spotlight Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to grasp all of Ukraine via army way at no matter value if he can not achieve this via negotiations.
Russian forces renewed long-range missile and drone moves in opposition to Ukraine in a single day on April 7 to eight following a temporary pause on April 6 to 7.
Russian forces proceed to innovate with long-range Shahed strike drone ways to maximise the have an effect on of moves in opposition to Ukraine.
Eu states proceed to supply monetary and armed forces relief to Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) introduced an initiative ostensibly geared toward securing scientific remedy and rehabilitation for wounded Russian troops, however the MoD would possibly weaponize this initiative in opposition to wounded servicemembers in observe.
Ukrainian forces lately complicated close to Pokrovsk and Russian forces lately complicated in Kursk and Belgorod oblasts and close to Lyman, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Velyka Novosilka.
The Kremlin is thinking about passing a invoice that can incentivize volunteer recruitment for conscription-age males ages 18 to 30 years outdated.
We don’t document intimately on Russian warfare crimes as a result of those actions are well-covered in Western media and do indirectly impact the army operations we’re assessing and forecasting. We will be able to proceed to guage and document at the results of those prison actions at the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian inhabitants and in particular on fight in Ukrainian city spaces. We completely condemn Russian violations of the regulations of armed battle and the Geneva Conventions and crimes in opposition to humanity even supposing we don’t describe them in those experiences.
Ukrainian Operations within the Russian Federation
Russian Primary Effort – Japanese Ukraine (made from 3 subordinate primary efforts)
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #1 – Push Ukrainian forces again from the world border with Belgorod Oblast and technique to inside tube artillery fluctuate of Kharkiv Town
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #2 – Seize the rest of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into japanese Kharkiv Oblast and encircle northern Donetsk Oblast
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #3 – Seize everything of Donetsk Oblast
Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Marketing campaign
Russian Mobilization and Power Technology Efforts
Russian Technological Variations
Actions in Russian-occupied spaces
Important Task in Belarus
Alleged Ceasefire Violations
Ukraine and Russia have now not but concluded a maritime ceasefire settlement because of ongoing Russian calls for for Western sanctions aid. Negotiations in regards to the prerequisites of the ceasefire on moves in opposition to power infrastructure are ongoing, and the solution of those negotiations stays unclear.
The Russian MoD claimed on April 8, with out proof, that Ukrainian forces struck Russian power infrastructure amenities in Kursk Oblast and occupied Zaporizhia Oblast.[53]
The Russian Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) claimed on April 8 that Ukrainian forces performed kind of 300 moves according to day in opposition to civilian infrastructure in Russia and occupied Ukraine, together with power infrastructure, between March 31 and April 8.[54] Russian government have now not supplied proof to strengthen claims of Ukrainian moves in opposition to Russian power infrastructure amenities.
Ukrainian Operations within the Russian Federation
Russian forces lately complicated in Kursk Oblast amid persisted preventing within the Kursk-Sumy Oblast border space.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated pictures revealed on April 7 signifies that Russian forces complicated alongside a highway northwest of Guyevo (south of Sudzha) all the way through a bolstered platoon-sized mechanized attack.[55]
Unconfirmed claims: The Russian MoD and different Russian resources claimed on April 8 that components of the twenty second Motorized Rifle Regiment (72nd Motorized Rifle Department, forty fourth Military Corps [AC], Leningrad Army District [LMD]), perhaps along components of the fortieth Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) or 177th Naval Infantry Brigade (Caspian Flotilla), seized Guyevo.[56] Russian resources claimed that Russian forces complicated north of Gornal (southwest of Guyevo) and reached Oleshnya (west of Sudzha), however that Ukrainian forces nonetheless care for positions in each settlements.[57] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces additionally complicated close to Basivka (northeast of Sumy Town around the world border) towards Loknya (south of Basivka) in Sumy Oblast.[58]
Russian resources claimed that Russian forces persisted flooring assaults close to Oleshnya, Guyevo, and Gornal in Kursk Oblast and Loknya in Sumy Oblast.[59]
Russian forces lately performed a raid additional into northern Sumy Oblast however most likely didn’t identify new positions. Geolocated pictures revealed on April 8 presentations that Russian forces briefly complicated into northern Loknya on April 6.[60] A Ukrainian supply reportedly affiliated with Ukrainian army intelligence reported that Russian forces performed a raid with 8 team of workers on all-terrain cars (ATVs) at the morning of April 6 and that Ukrainian forces repelled the raid.[61] A Russian milblogger in a similar fashion claimed that Ukrainian forces driven Russian forces from Loknya all the way through a next counterattack.[62]
Order of Struggle: Drone operators of the Russian 106th Airborne (VDV) Department are reportedly running fiber-optic drones alongside the H-07 Sudzha-Yunakivka freeway.[63]
Russian forces lately marginally complicated in Belgorod Oblast.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated pictures revealed on April 8 signifies that Russian forces lately marginally complicated in southwestern Demidovka (northwest of Belgorod Town).[64]
Russian resources claimed that preventing continues close to Demidovka and Popovka (northwest of Demidovka).[65]
A Ukrainian regiment running within the Belgorod path revealed pictures on April 8 of Ukrainian forces destroying Russian bridges close to Grafovka (southeast of Demidovka) and Nadezhevka (east of Demidovka), and the regiment reported that components of the Russian a hundred and fifty fifth Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) are conserving positions within the space.[66]
Order of Struggle: Drone operators of the Russian thirty fourth Motorized Rifle Brigade (forty ninth Mixed Palms Military [CAA], Southern Army District [SMD]) are reportedly hanging Ukrainian forces close to Popovka.[67]
Ukrainian forces proceed hanging Russian air protection property, together with inside Russia.
A Ukrainian drone crew running close to the Belgorod Oblast border revealed pictures of Ukrainian drones hanging a Russian Zoopark radar station in an unspecified location in Belgorod Oblast.[68] A Ukrainian drone regiment revealed pictures of Ukrainian drones destroying two Russian Pantsir-S1 air protection methods in an unspecified location in both Russia or occupied Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Basic Team of workers reported that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Buk air protection gadget’s radar station in an unspecified location.[69]
Russian Primary Effort – Japanese Ukraine
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #1 – Kharkiv Oblast (Russian function: Push Ukrainian forces again from the world border with Belgorod Oblast and technique to inside tube artillery fluctuate of Kharkiv Town)
Russian forces reportedly didn’t behavior attacks within the Kharkiv path on April 7 or 8.[70]
The deputy commander of a Ukrainian mechanized infantry corporation reported that Russian forces are looking to make stronger their tactical positions close to Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv).[71] The officer reported that Russian forces are the usage of KAB drift bombs, a couple of release rocket methods (MLRS), and artillery and are attacking in small infantry teams of 5 to 6 squaddies. The officer additionally reported that Russian forces have been taking quilt in sewage methods. The officer mentioned that Russian forces have larger drone moves, together with fiberoptic drone moves, in opposition to Ukrainian positions and logistical routes and that Russian forces are the usage of “scorched earth” ways in Vovchansk to smash all last constructions and communications.
Order of Struggle: Drone components of the Russian forty first Motorized Rifle Regiment (72nd Motorized Rifle Department, forty fourth Military Corps [AC], Leningrad Army District [LMD]) are reportedly running within the Kharkiv path.[72]
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian function: Seize the rest of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into japanese Kharkiv Oblast and northerly Donetsk Oblast)
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Kupyansk path on April 8 however didn’t make showed advances.
Unconfirmed claims: A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces complicated in fields southwest of Zapadne (north of Kupyansk) and 300 meters east of Petropavlivka (east of Kupyansk).[73]
Russian forces persisted flooring attacks northeast of Kupyansk close to Kindrashivka and Mala Shapkivka, east of Kupyansk close to Petropavlivka, and southeast of Kupyansk close to Pishchane and Stepova Novoselivka on April 7 and eight.[74]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Borova path on April 8 however didn’t advance.
Russian forces persisted flooring attacks north of Borova close to Bohuslavka, Kruhlyakivka, and Novoplatonivka; northeast of Borova close to Zahryzove; east of Borova close to Pershotravneve towards Shyikivka and Nadiya; and southeast of Borova close to Hrekivka and Olhivka on April 6 and seven.[75]
Russian forces lately complicated within the Lyman path.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated pictures revealed on April 8 presentations components of the Russian 144th Motorized Rifle Department, twentieth Mixed Palms Military [CAA], Moscow Army District [MMD]) elevating a flag in northwestern Katerynivka (northeast of Lyman), indicating that Russian forces have most likely seized Katerynivka.[76]
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces additionally complicated in fields northwest, west, and east of Katerynivka; in fields northwest of Novolyubivka (northeast of Lyman); and inside Nove (northeast of Lyman).[77] One milblogger claimed that Russian forces cleared maximum of Torske (east of Lyman).[78]
Russian forces persisted flooring attacks northeast of Lyman close to Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Nove, Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, and Yampolivka and east of Lyman close to Torske on April 7 and eight.[79]
Ukrainian Khortytsia Staff of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Viktor Trehubov reported that Russian forces within the Lyman path are making an attempt to retake positions following Ukrainian counterattacks and mentioned that Russian forces are the usage of gentle cars to check out to penetrate Ukrainian positions prior to transporting ahead infantry.[80] The spokesperson of a Ukrainian brigade running within the Lyman path reported that Russian forces behavior infantry attacks in large sunlight and don’t try to cover their positions and that Russian infantry regularly behavior assaults with out frame armor.[81] The spokesperson of any other Ukrainian brigade running within the Lyman path reported that Russian forces have larger drone operations within the space over the last week and are the usage of fiber optic drones to interdict Ukrainian logistics routes.[82]
Russian Subordinate Primary Effort #3 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian function: Seize everything of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas)
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Siversk path on April 8 however didn’t make showed advances.
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed on April 7 and eight that Russian forces complicated east of Siversk close to Verkhnokamyanske alongside a ridge north of the agreement.[83]
Russian forces performed offensive operations northeast of Siversk close to Hryhorivka and Bilohorivka and southwest of Siversk close to Vasyukivka on April 7 and eight.[84]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Chasiv Yar path on April 8 however didn’t make showed advances.
Unconfirmed claims: Russian resources claimed on April 8 that Russian forces seized the northern shore of Dniprovskyy Pond in northwestern Chasiv Yar.[85]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations close to Chasiv Yar itself, southeast of Chasiv Yar close to Kurdyumivka, and south of Chasiv Yar towards Bila Hora on April 7 and eight.[86] Ukrainian forces reportedly tried to counterattack in central Chasiv Yar.[87]
Order of Struggle: Components of the Russian twenty seventh Artillery Regiment (sixth Motorized Rifle Department, third AC) are reportedly running close to Predtechyne (south of Chasiv Yar).[88] Components of the Russian 217th Airborne (VDV) Regiment and 215th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (either one of the 98th VDV Department) are reportedly running close to Chasiv Yar.[89]
Russian forces lately complicated within the Toretsk path.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated pictures revealed on April 7 signifies that Russian forces lately complicated in fields northwest of Toretsk.[90]
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed on April 7 and eight that Russian forces complicated northeast of Toretsk close to Ozaryanivka and complicated a complete of 1 kilometer west of Panteleymonivka (southwest of Toretsk), in addition to within the western outskirts of the agreement.[91]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations close to Toretsk itself; north of Toretsk towards Dyliivka and Dachne; northeast of Toretsk close to Ozaryanivka; east of Toretsk close to Druzhba; and west of Toretsk towards Petrivka, Leonidivka, and Shcherbynivka on April 7 and eight.[92] Ukrainian forces are reportedly counterattacking within the western outskirts of Toretsk itself.[93]
Order of Struggle: Components of the Russian one hundred and fiftieth Motorized Rifle Department (eighth CAA, Southern Army District [SMD]) are reportedly running close to Toretsk.[94]
See topline textual content for experiences of Russian process within the Pokrovsk path.
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Kurakhove path on April 8 however didn’t make showed advances.
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed on April 7 and eight that Russian forces complicated west of Rozlyv (southwest of Kurakhove) and 300 meters close to Kostyantynopil (west of Kurakhove).[95]
Russian forces performed offensive operations west of Kurakhove close to Andriivka and Kostyantynopil and towards Ulakly and Oleksiivka and southwest of Kurakhove close to Rozlyv and Burlatske on April 7 and eight.[96]
Order of Struggle: Drone operators of the Russian thirty sixth Motorized Rifle Brigade (twenty ninth CAA, Japanese Army District [EMD]) are reportedly hanging Ukrainian forces in Bahatyr, and drone operators of the Russian fortieth Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) are reportedly hanging Ukrainian forces in Odradne (southwest of Kurakhove).[97]
Russian forces lately complicated within the Velyka Novosilka path.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated pictures revealed on April 8 signifies that Russian forces lately complicated northwest of Burlatske (northwest of Velyka Novosilka).[98]
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed on April 7 and eight that components of the Russian 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade (fifth CAA, EMD) complicated from Burlatske towards Shevchenko (northwest of Velyka Novosilka), that components of the Russian thirty seventh Motorized Rifle Brigade (thirty sixth CAA, EMD) complicated north of Noyvi Komar (north of Velyka Novosilka), and that unspecified Russian forces complicated 200 meters close to Vesele (northwest of Velyka Novosilka).[99]
Russian forces performed offensive operations north of Velyka Novosilka close to Skudne and Dniproenerhiya and northwest of Velyka Novosilka close to Vilne Pole, Burlatske, Pryvilne, and towards Shevchenko on April 7 and eight.[100]
Order of Struggle: Drone operators of the Russian 656th Motorized Rifle Regiment (twenty ninth CAA, EMD) and 430th Motorized Rifle Regiment (most likely a mobilized unit, reportedly of the twenty ninth CAA), and components of the Russian 14th Spetsnaz Brigade (Russian Basic Team of workers’s Primary Directorate [GRU]) and two hundredth Artillery Brigade (twenty ninth CAA) are reportedly running within the Shakhtarske (Velyka Novosilka) path.[101]
Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis (Russian function: Care for frontline positions and protected rear spaces in opposition to Ukrainian moves)
Russian forces persisted offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast on April 8 however didn’t advance.
Russian forces performed offensive operations northwest of Robotyne close to Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky, Stepove, Kamyanske, and Lobkove on April 7 and eight.[102]
Ukrainian Southern Protection Forces Spokesperson Colonel Vladyslav Voloshyn mentioned on April 8 that Russian forces proceed to assault with small teams and drone strengthen to exert hearth keep an eye on over Ukrainian flooring traces of verbal exchange (GLOCs) from Zaporizhzhia Town to the east of Zaporizhia Oblast.[103]
Order of Struggle: Components of the Russian 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment (forty second Motorized Rifle Department, 58th Mixed Palms Military [CAA], Southern Army District [SMD]) are reportedly running within the Zaporizhia path.[104]
Neither Russian nor Ukrainian resources reported flooring process within the Dnipro path on April 8.
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Marketing campaign (Russian Goal: Goal Ukrainian army and civilian infrastructure within the rear and at the frontline)
See topline textual content.
Russian Mobilization and Power Technology Efforts (Russian function: Amplify fight energy with out undertaking basic mobilization)
The Kremlin is thinking about passing a invoice that can incentivize volunteer recruitment for conscription-age males ages 18 to 30 years outdated. Kremlin newswire TASS reported on April 4 that it acquired a duplicate of a advice from the Russian State Duma Protection Committee suggesting that Duma deputies undertake an modification to the “On Army Accountability and Army Carrier” federal regulation that will exempt Russian volunteers who fought in Ukraine or most likely Kursk Oblast for longer than six months from Russia’s obligatory conscription for males elderly 18 to 30 years outdated.[105] The Committee supported an extra modification that will in a similar fashion exempt Russian voters who don’t seem to be in Russia’s zapas (basic mobilizable human useful resource composed of guys who may well be mobilized without reference to prior army revel in) however are who’re veterans of the militia, army formations, and different our bodies of the Donetsk Other people’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk Other people’s Republic (LNR) from conscription. The Kremlin is also making an attempt to incentivize recruitment efforts directed at a more youthful demographic to enhance extra quick Russian power era wishes via passing such regulations that promise to stave off conscription.
TASS reported on April 7 that the Russian Ministry of Justice proposed a invoice that will introduce amendments to the “On Army Accountability and Army Carrier” federal regulation, enabling stateless individuals to signal army contracts with the Russian MoD.[106] TASS reported that the Russian Ministry of Inner Affairs (MVD), the Federal Safety Carrier (FSB), the Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA), the Federal Penal complex Carrier, and the MoD in addition to the Governmental Legislative Fee already authorized the proposed invoice. The invoice would practice corresponding amendments to the regulations “At the Standing of Army Team of workers,” “On Protection,” “On State Pension Provision within the Russian Federation,” “At the Gadget of Civil Carrier within the Russian Federation,” and a number of other different unspecified regulations if it passes. Chairperson of Russia’s Affiliation of Attorneys Board, Vladimir Gruzdev, mentioned that the invoice would grant stateless individuals who signed an army contract with the MoD the similar rights and duties as overseas voters. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees, together with a decree on March 20 referred to as “At the Peculiarities of the Felony Standing of Positive Classes of Overseas Electorate and Stateless Individuals within the Russian Federation” which grant Russian government the facility to categorise Ukrainian voters residing in occupied Ukraine who refuse or have now not acquired Russian citizenship as “foreigners.”[107] Those provisions would possibly grant Russia further criminal gear to power Ukrainians residing in Russian-occupied Ukraine into army provider. Russian information group Vedomosti famous on April 7 that this proposed invoice would offer stateless individuals a mechanism for acquiring Russian citizenship via a simplified procedure.[108] Russian officers is also making an attempt to leverage legislative powers to offset low recruitment charges via increasing Russia’s recruitment pool, together with via coercing Ukrainians in Russian-occupied Ukraine into serving within the Russian army.
Russia continues to leverage its “Time of Heroes” program to nominate veterans of its warfare in Ukraine to governmental positions and state-owned entities as a part of a long-term effort to militarize Russian society and shape a cadre of Russian officers dependable to the Kremlin on my own. Russian government appointed “Time of Heroes” player Artem Nikolaev as Deputy Chairman of the Penza Oblast regional executive on April 7.[109] Government appointed “Time of Heroes” player Vasily Vinnikov on April 8 Director of the Kemerovo Oblast department of Rostelecom PJSC — considered one of Russia’s biggest telecommunications operators.
Russian Technological Variations (Russian function: Introduce technological inventions to optimize methods to be used in Ukraine)
Not anything vital to document.
Actions in Russian-occupied spaces (Russian function: Consolidate administrative keep an eye on of annexed spaces; forcibly combine Ukrainian voters into Russian sociocultural, financial, army, and governance methods)
ISW is postponing career protection in its day-to-day Russian Offensive Marketing campaign Checks. ISW is introducing a brand new product line monitoring actions in Russian-occupied spaces of Ukraine. The career updates will read about Russian efforts to consolidate administrative keep an eye on of annexed spaces and forcibly combine Ukrainian voters into Russian sociocultural, financial, army, and governance methods. Click on right here to learn the April 8 Russian Career Replace.
Important process in Belarus (Russian efforts to extend its army presence in Belarus and additional combine Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks)
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone dialog with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on April 7 to speak about upcoming bilateral conferences in Volgograd Town, the approaching Russian-Belarusian “Zapad-2025” blended army workout, and the location in Ukraine.[110]
Notice: ISW does now not obtain any labeled subject matter from any supply, makes use of most effective publicly to be had data, and attracts broadly on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media in addition to commercially to be had satellite tv for pc imagery and different geospatial knowledge as the foundation for those experiences. References to all resources used are supplied within the endnotes of each and every replace.
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