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Russo-Ukraine War - 01 January 2025 - Day 1043

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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 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 125 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched one missile and 26 air strikes, using 7 missiles and 34 guided bombs, 562 kamikaze drones strikes, carried out more than 3,000 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops.

Russian forces attacked seven times on Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupyans вогоkomu direction in the areas of Kolisnikivka, Zagrizovoye, Lozova and Nova Kruglyakivka. At this time, there are five battles.

In the Lyman direction a day Russian troops 16 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinity of Novosergiyivka, Tverdohlibovy, Kopanok, Makiyivka, Ivanivka and Serebryansk forest. Two attacks of the Russian opponent in the areas of tors каkogo and terniv continue until now.
In the Kramatorsky direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 14 Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Stupochka and Predtečina. So far, two clashes are ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces for today seven times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders. In the area of Cherbinivka, all attacks were repelled, so far three enemy attacks continue in the areas of Toretsk and in the direction of Diliyivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction throughout the day, Russian forces carried out 35 assault and offensive actions. The largest activity of the Russian occupiers is kept in the regions of Vozdvizhenko, Peace-loving, Lisivka, New Labor, Solonoy, Kotlinoy, Sand, Pokrovsk, Novooleksiyivka, Zelenoy, Novooelenivka, Dachenky and Novovasilivka. Thirteen assaults of the positions of Ukrainian troops continue so far.
According to preliminary calculations, today Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 161 and wounded 143 Russian invaders in this direction; destroyed an armored transporter and five vehicles, also damaged three vehicles and one Russian combat armored vehicle.
Intensely attacks the Russian opponent and in the Kurakhiv direction. At this time of the day, there are already 18 clashes near Ukrainka, Petropavlivka and Kurakhovy, currently four clashes are being sharpened. The losses of the Russian enemy in this direction amounted to 86 Russian occupants killed and wounded; in addition, five armored vehicles were destroyed and one infantry fighting vehicle damaged.
In the Vremívs .komu direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 17 Russian attacks near Dachny, Konstantinopol, Amber, Novosilka, Spillway and New Komar, six combat clashes continue so far.
In the Orihivsk direction, Ukrainian troops successfully repelled one attack of the enemy near the settlement of Novoandriivka.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, Russian forces today carried out two unsuccessful assaults in the area of the island of Zabych.
In Kur урiní Ukrainian defenders for today fought 32 attacks of the occupiers, one fight is ongoing. In addition, Russian forces launched one missile and nine air strikes, using seven missiles and eleven guided bombs, as well as carrying out 202 artillery shells.
In Kharkiv, Gulyaipilsky, Siversky directions from the beginning of the day, Russian forces did not carry out assault actions.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated units of one motorised Infantry brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Malye Prokhody, Siminovka, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, one motor vehicle, and one 152-mm D-20 gun.

The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line, defeated manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, five territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Dvurechnaya, Ivanovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic). Nine counter-attacks of AFU assault groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 330 troops, one tank, three pickup trucks, one French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and one UK-made L119 guns. One Nota electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been neutralised.

The Yug Group of Forces' units captured more advantageous lines, defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU near Chasov Yar, Dalneye, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by an enemy assault group was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops, one motor vehicle, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, two assault battalions of the AFU, one marine brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Aleksandropol, Shevchenko, Dachenskoye, Slavyanka, Baranovka, Ulyanovka, and Peschanoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Fourteen AFU counter-attacks were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 235 troops, two tanks, one UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, and one 152-mm D-20 gun.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence, defeated formations of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Razliv, Bogatyr, Neskuchnoye, Velikaya Novosyolka, and Zelyonoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks of enemy assault groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 150 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled system, one Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one UK-made 105-mm L119 gun.

The Dnepr Group of Forces' units hit manpower and hardware of one AFU infantry brigade and two territorial defence brigades close to Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Pridneprovskoye, Berislav (Kherson region), and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, six motor vehicles, and one 152-mm D-20 gun.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged power facilities that provided for the operation of the enterprise of the Ukrainian military industry, the infrastructure of military airfields, assemblies for storing uncrewed surface vehicles, and clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 142 areas.

Air defence systems shot down seven U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS and Uragan projectiles as well as 66 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Black Sea Fleet units neutralised three AFU uncrewed surface vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft and 283 helicopters, 39,047 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,127 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,120 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,685 units of special military vehicles have been neutralised.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat AFU formations in Kursk region.

In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of one heavy mechanised brigade, six mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Daryino, Zamostye, Kurilovka, Leonidovo, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Maryevka, Makhnovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Pogrebki, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Six counter-attacks of AFU assault groups were repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandriya, Veselovka, Guyevo, Kositsa, Lebedevka, Mirny, Mikhailovka, Nikolsky, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Yuzhy, and Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Pavlovka (Sumy region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 480 troops, nine armoured fighting vehicles, and 21 motor vehicles.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 46,460 troops, 262 tanks, 204 infantry fighting vehicles, 143 armoured personnel carriers, 1,381 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,280 motor vehicles, 337 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 83 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 28 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.