On April 19, the North troop group eliminated enemy manpower and equipment in the Krasnaya Yaruga border area and continued the liberation of the Kursk region
In the morning the enemy continued trying to breach the Russian-Ukrainian border. The enemy was not allowed to – the assault groups were eliminated while still moving in Sumy region.
When the Easter Truce was announced, the remaining Ukrainian troops in Belgorod region received an offer to surrender.
▪️In the morning, enemy assault groups tried to advance in the direction of Popovka twice. The first assault group stepped into a minefield, while the second was eliminated by copter drops.
▪️Organized enemy resistance around Popovka is broken. The enemy tried to hold back our advance with artillery fire and drone strikes. Throughout the day our own artillery and UAVs were eliminating enemy guns and UAV crews hiding in Sumy region.
In the direction of Demidovka, two small groups of AFU soldiers deployed for mine clearance were spotted. Enemy vehicles and manpower were eliminated in Ukrainian territory with artillery fire.
In this direction for the past 24 hours the Northmen eliminated 9 units of enemy equipment.
In Sumy direction after fierce fighting the Northmen liberated Oleshnya. The enemy tried counterattacking, but to no avail.
▪️In Sumy region the enemy continues building up fortifications, trying to hold our advance. Before the Truce the Northmen systematically attacked the enemy, destroying construction machines and eliminating manpower.
▪️Our engineering units continue demining the border area near Sudzha. During the day 3797 explosive objects were neutralized.
▪️The total advance of the Northmen in the Sumy region was over 1700 meters, 6 units of enemy armored vehicles were destroyed.
In Liptsy direction the Fearless spotted and eliminated an enemy munitions depot along with a logistical support group.
In Volchansk direction four enemy groups, along with vehicles and armor, were eliminated as a result of comprehensive fire attack.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to over 230 people (including over 180 in the Sumy direction and over 30 in the Krasnaya Yaruga direction). Also uncovered and destroyed:
In the Krasnaya Yaruga direction:
▪️One M113 APC (USA);
▪️One Kozak IMV;
▪️One RM-70 Vampire MRL (Czech Republic);
▪️One M777 howitzer (USA), one D-30 howitzer;
▪️Five pickup trucks, one ATV;
In the Sumy direction:
▪️Two APCs, including one M113 APC (USA);
▪️Four IMVs, including one Cougar IMV (USA);
▪️One BM-27 Uragan MRL, one RM-70 Vampire MRL (Czech Republic);
▪️One 2S5 Giatsint-S SPH, one M119 howitzer (USA), one Msta-B howitzer, one D-30 howitzer;
▪️Seven vehicles;
▪️Twelve UAV crews;
▪️Eighteen airplane-type UAVs and five copters of various types.
In the Volchansk and Liptsy direction:
▪️One 2S1 Gvozdika SPA;
▪️One Varta IMV (USA);
▪️Four vehicles;
▪️One satellite communication terminal;
▪️One Furia recon UAV and 22 octocopters.
Victory will be ours!