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Russo-Ukraine War - 25 July 2024 - Day 883

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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

The UK Ministry of Defence reported that on 23 July 2024 Ukrainian forces damaged the rail Roll On-Roll Off (RO-RO) ferry SLAVYANIN in Port Kavkaz, Russia. The strike will almost certainly cause Russia further logistical problems in supplying its occupying forces in southern Ukraine and the regional export of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG).

The SLAVYANIN has the largest capacity of the three rail RO-ROs transiting the Kerch Strait between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula. Following the successful Ukrainian missile strikes which damaged the other two rail RO-RO vessels on 29 May 2024, SLAVYANIN had been put back into service as the only rail RO-RO ferry. Prior to 29 May, the SLAVYANIN was highly likely transporting LPG to customers in the Black Sea.

Rendering RO-RO ferries non-operational, even temporarily, reduces imposes increased costs as well as reducing Russia's flexibility to transport fuel, munitions and equipment across the Kerch Strait. Since these attacks Russia has highly likely been forced to change its security procedures and risk the movement of fuel trainsets across the Kerch bridge, something it had tried to avoid doing since the first attack on the bridge in October 2022.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively thwart the enemy's attempts to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him an effective fire effect, exhaustion across the entire frontline.

In total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 126 combat clashes.

Russian zagarbniki carried out 66 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, dropping 105 KABív. In addition, the Russians used 430 kamikaze drones to strike and carried out more than 3,400 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces nine times attacked the defensive borders of Ukrainian warriors near vovchans Харka, deep and quiet. Seven fights are completed, two more are ongoing.
In the Kupians поkomu direction, Russian forces carried out offensive assaults eight times near synkivka, petropavlivka, stelmahivka and stepovoí̈ novoselívka. Ukrainian defenders repelled six attacks, two more - still continuing.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian zagarbniki 12 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near Makiyivka and Nevsky, as well as in the area of the Serebryansky Forest. Nine attacks - repelled, three - continue.
In the Siversky direction during combat clashes, defenders of Ukrainian land stopped five Russian attacks in the areas of Verkhnyokamiansky, Spirny and Mykolaivka. There is currently one confrontation in progress. The situation is under control of Ukrainian troops.
In the direction of Kramatorsky, Russian forces carried out 13 offensive actions near Ivanivsky, Chasovoy Yar, Kalinivka, Maysky and Grigorivka. Defense forces repelled nine attacks, four more to go.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians attacked eight times Ukrainian troops near Zaliznogo, New York and Northern. Seven fights are completed, another battle is ongoing.
Russian zagarbniki showed the greatest activity in the Pokrovsky direction. Since the beginning of this day, the Russians have tried 31 times to break through Ukrainian defense near the settlements, namely, Oleksandropil, Vozdvizhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Timofiyivka, Ivanivka, Vesele, Novoselivka the First and Jasnobrodivka. Defense forces repelled 18 attacks, 13 - still going. Russia is concentrating efforts near Novooleksandrivka and Merry.
According to detailed information, today in this direction there were 201 Russian occupiers, 68 of them - irrevocably. Also destroyed the 2A36 "Hyacinth-B" cannon, five UAVs of different types and 10 units of car transport. In addition, the artillery unit 2C1 "Carnation", howitz D-30, mortar 2B11 and two vehicles were damaged.
In the kurakhívs таkomu direction, Russian forces 15 times attacked Ukrainian positions near krasnogorivka, konstantinívka and paraskovíivka. Twelve attacks have been repelled, three are still ongoing.
In the Vremívs таkomu direction, Russian forces carried out 13 offensive actions near Konstantinivka, Vodyany, Velika Novosilka and Rozdolny. Ukrainian defenders have stopped 10 Russian assaults, three more fights continue.
In the oríhivs Наkomu direction, the Russian zagarbniki carried out four attacks near the small tokmačka, yurkívka, novoandríjvka and šcherbakív. As a result of the boêzítknen У, we suffered defeats.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, all efforts of the Russian occupiers to drain Ukrainian units from occupied positions on the left bank of the Dnieper - also unsuccessful.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.

Today it is worth celebrating the soldiers of the 54th separate mechanized brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa, who effectively destroy the Russian enemy, inflicting heavy losses in live force and equipment.