Analysts observed movement by occupying forces in Toretsk,
Donetsk Oblast, and near Kamianske in the Orikhiv direction of Zaporizhzhya
Oblast.
The Institute for the Study of War noted in its April 3
assessment that Ukrainian Defense Forces had recently advanced in the Pokrovsk
direction and likely liberated the village of Nadiyivka. At the same time,
Russian troops were reported to have made gains near Kursk and Belgorod inside
Russia, as well as in Donetsk Oblast.
On April 2, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for
Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council,
said Russian forces were preparing for a new offensive on the front in May.
On April 3, DeepState also reported Russian advances in
Pyatykhatky, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, and Andriivka, Donetsk Oblast.