[UPDATE – Apr 30th, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – April 2026, 2/2

💥D1521-Apr 25th 00:00Z: Russian Forces broke through the defense at Kovsharovka and forced the AFU to retreat The Russian troops broke through the weakened defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the south of the Kupyansk direction and approached Kovsharovka, forcing the enemy to prepare a retreat to Oskol. It turned out that the positions here were exposed in advance – some units were withdrawn and redeployed to other areas, where a crisis is escalating for Kyiv. As a result, the situation in this area has sharply deteriorated, and the Ukrainian command is responding with resignations, which only increases the…