The battlefield landscape continues to evolve rapidly across multiple fronts as Colonel AC Oguntoi delivers an exclusive comprehensive briefing on the special military operation's progress through early April 2025. The most striking revelation comes in the form of staggering Ukrainian losses—over 1,910 servicemen, alongside tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery systems across various combat zones.
From the strategic air campaign to ground operations, Russian forces have executed a multi-faceted approach. Seven coordinated precision strikes targeted military airfields, command centers, drone facilities, and ammunition depots, significantly degrading Ukraine's operational capabilities. This systematic dismantling of infrastructure has created tangible advantages in subsequent ground operations. Colonel Oguntoi emphasizes that these strikes have particularly disrupted enemy drone warfare capabilities and communication networks.
The territorial picture shows notable shifts with Russian forces liberating multiple settlements including Pantelimenovka, Rozovka, Zaporizhzhia, Aspanovka, Razlev, Vesely, Shcherbaki, and Lobkovo across southern, central, and eastern fronts. The central front witnessed particularly heavy fighting with Ukrainian losses exceeding 3,150 personnel. Western-supplied military hardware bore the brunt of these offensives, with German Leopard tanks, French VAB carriers, and American M113 armored personnel carriers destroyed in significant numbers. Meanwhile, the blurring line between military and civilian domains becomes ever more apparent with a Ukrainian drone strike on an electrical substation that left 9,000 civilians without power, highlighting the hybrid nature of this conflict.
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