Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 27
Photo: What is the situation on the front on the morning of April 27 (Getty Images)
In just one day, on April 26, the Russians doubled the number of assaults in the Pokrovsk direction and intensified a new offensive instead of the one in the Kursk region. A total of 174 combat engagements took place on the front over the day, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Situation in the Pokrovsk direction
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 68 enemy assault attempts near the settlements of Sukha Balka, Yelyzavetivka, Novotoretske, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenske, Udachne, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Kotliarivka, and Andriivka.
Over the course of one day, the Russians doubled the number of assaults in the Pokrovsk direction. By the morning of April 26, only 44 enemy attacks were recorded on this front.
New direction of activity has emerged
Considering the decrease in assaults in the Kursk region, likely related to statements by Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin about the supposed "liberation" of the Kursk region, the occupiers have intensified their actions in the Toretsk area.
"In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 29 attacks in the areas of Druzhba, Leonidivka, Krymske, and Toretsk," the General Staff reports.
Thus, by the morning of April 27, the Toretsk and Pokrovsk directions became the "hottest" areas of the front.
Situation on other fronts
In the Kupiansk direction, four enemy attacks took place yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled the assault actions of the invaders near Nova Kruhliakivka and Zahrizove.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy launched 22 attacks. They attempted to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Nadia, Hrekivka, Nove, Novomykhailivka, and in the direction of Serebrianka.
In the Siversk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully stopped three enemy attacks in the areas of Bilohorivka and Verkhnokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers launched 13 attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Kurdiumivka, Stupochky, Predtechyne, and Bila Hora.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy carried out 13 attacks yesterday near the settlements of Pryvilne, Dniproenerhia, and Rozlyv.
In the Orikhiv direction, occupation forces stormed the positions of the Defense Forces four times in the areas of Stepove, Mala Tokmachka, and Mali Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped one enemy attack.
In the Kharkiv and Huliaipole directions, the enemy did not carry out any offensive actions yesterday.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Russian losses in Ukraine
Over the course of one day, on April 26, Russian losses amounted to 1,030 military personnel. Ukrainian forces also destroyed 8 tanks, 5 armored combat vehicles, 42 artillery systems, a multiple rocket launcher system, 114 operational-tactical UAVs, and 136 units of enemy automotive equipment.
Additionally, over the past day, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck four areas of enemy personnel concentration, a UAV control point, and two enemy artillery systems.
