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Russo-Ukraine War - 02 January 2025 - Day 1044

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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 since the beginning of this day, there have been 118 combat clashes.

Russian zagarbniki launched two rockets and 38 air strikes, using two rockets and 65 cab. In addition, the Russians engaged 691 kamikaze drones and carried out about three thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops repelled two attacks of the Russian opponent in the area of vovchanska. For today in this direction, Ukrainian defenders ousted 37 occupiers, destroyed 32 BPLA, ammunition storage place and means of communication, also damaged the artsystem and three units of automobile equipment.
In the Kupians обоkomu direction, the Russian opponent carried out three attacks of the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Western, Dvorichnaya and Kruglyakivka. Ukrainian defenders repelled one attack, two more are currently ongoing.
In the Lyman direction during the day Russian zagarbniki 16 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near Nadia, Makiyivka, Terniv, Grigorivka and in the Serebryans Лиkomu forest. Currently, four fights are being sharpened.
In the Sivers Біkomu direction throughout the day, Russian forces made one attempt to attack the position of Ukrainian units in the area of Bílogorivka. Never been successful.
In the Kramators Наkomu direction, six combat clashes near Chasovoye Yar and Stupochok have been recorded, four attacks have been successfully repelled by Ukrainian defenders, two fighting clashes are ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians attacked the positions of defense forces eight times. The main attack efforts were concentrated by the Russian occupiers near the settlements of Toretsk, New York and Scherbinivka. Currently, two combat clashes continue.
Since the beginning of this day, in the Pokrovsky direction, the zagarbnytsky units 27 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense near the settlements of Mirolyubivka, Lisivka, Noviy Trud, Píšční, Shevchenko, Uspenívka, Solone and Novovasilívka. There's still one battle going on. The Russian enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian soldiers were diszkoženo 259 Russian invaders, 113 of them - irrevocably. BMP, two cars, BpLA control antenna, satellite communication device and motorcycle were also destroyed, two units of Russian vehicle were also damaged.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Russian enemy is also active - 22 times attacked Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Slovyanka, Petropavlivka, Shevchenko, Dachne and Kurakhove, five battles continue.
In the Vremívs Наkomu direction, the Russian zagarbniki carried out 20 offensive actions near the Amber, Vremivka, Great Novosilka and in the direction of Konstantinopol, Rozlivu and Novosilka. The six clashes are still going.
In the Orihívs Наkomu direction, Ukrainian troops repelled two Russian attacks near Novoandriyivka.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces twice unsuccessfully attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops.
In the Kursk region Ukrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks, two fighting continue so far.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Liptsy, Sosnovka, Pokalyanoye, and Vilcha (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, one motor vehicle, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Zapad Group of Forces delivered strikes on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade close to Dvurechnaya, Zeleny Gai (Kharkov region), Terny, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Six counter-attacks of AFU assault groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 460 troops, three infantry fighting vehicles, four pick-up trucks, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab and one Bogdana self-propelled artillery systems. One Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were destroyed.

The Yug Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defence and routed the units of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Dalneye, Chasov Yar, Seversk, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic). Four counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU sustained losses of up to 210 troops, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, one pick-up truck, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun. One electronic warfare station was eliminated.

The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and launched strikes on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two National Guard brigades close to Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Zverevo, Andreyevka, Sribnoye, Tarasovka, Shevchenko, and Vozdvizhenka (Donetsk People's Republic). Thirteen counter-attacks launched by the AFU were repelled.

The enemy lost up to 240 troops, one infantry fighting vehicles, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, one Turkish-made Kirpi and one Kozak AFVs, one motor vehicle, two 152-mm D-20 guns and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and defeated the units of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Konstantinopol, Velikaya Novoselka, Vremevka, and Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by an AFU assault detachment was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to over 160 troops, four motor vehicles, one HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle and one 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system manufactured in the USA, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Dnepr Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and two territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Novokamenka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Stepnoye, Antonovka (Kherson region) and Kherson.

The AFU lost up to 90 troops and three motor vehicles. Three electronic warfare stations and one ammunition depot were eliminated.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck power objects ensuring operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of military airfields, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters of the enemy in 146 areas.

Russian air defence systems shot down one Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 97 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 651 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39,144 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,137 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,134 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,701 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, seven mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Goncharovka, Daryino, Zamostye, Kurilovka, Leonidovo, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Maryevka, Makhnovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Pogrebki, Staraya Sorochina, and Sudzha.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware near Aleksandriya, Veselovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Lebedevka, Mirny, Mikhaylovka, Nikolsky, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, as well as Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Pavlovka in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have sustained losses of more than 580 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, nine armoured fighting vehicles, two artillery guns, one anti-aircraft gun, and 36 motor vehicles.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 47,040 troops, 263 tanks, 204 infantry fighting vehicles, 144 armoured personnel carriers, 1,390 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,316 motor vehicles, 339 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 14 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.