This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here.
Kursk-Sumy Area
In the Sumy region, Russians continued to attack in the area of villages Novodmytrivka and Taratutyne.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without confirmed major territorial changes.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Northeast of Kupyansk, Russians likely completed the capture of village Synkivka.
Southeast of Kupyansk, Russians advanced within village Kurylivka.
Kramatorsk-Slovyansk Area
East of Kramatorsk, Russians pushed westward a little between villages Fedorivka Druha and Malynivka.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Russians pushed forward in the southern part of Kostyantynivka city, advanced in and possibly captured village Illinivka, and entered village Dovha Balka.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Russians advanced north of Hryshyne taking at least part of village Novooleksandrivka, and took over the space south of Hryshyne.
Ukrainians took over the space between Novopavlivka and Ivanivka.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka frontline by the noon, 1 May 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Southwest of Oleksandrohrad, Ukrainians took back village Vorone.
Russians were noted to be back in control of village Berezove.
Ukrainians entered the northern part of village Varvarivka.
In the west, Ukrainians pushed forward within the northern part of Prymorske.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.