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Russo-Ukraine War - 18 January 2025 - Day 1060

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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 in total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 176 combat clashes.

The largest number of fights took place in the Pokrovsky direction.

Russian terrorists launched four missiles and 22 aviation strikes, engaging six missiles and dropping 30 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, the Russian enemy attacked 817 kamikaze drones and carried out more than 4,300 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops five times in the Vovchanska area.
In the direction of Kupyans Піkomu, Russian forces carried out offensive actions near Petropavlivka, Lozovaí̈ and Pi Наany. Six combat clashes completed, one enemy attack is ongoing so far. The Russian aggressor attacked the glushkívka kabama.
In the Lyman direction Russian zagarbniki stormed the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Green Gai, Pershotravneve, Kopanky, Novoyegorivka, Novosadove, Novolubivka and Zarichne. Ukrainian defenders stopped eight Russian attacks, two more combat clashes are still ongoing. Russian forces struck kabama on shiikivka and borívs Проkíj andriyivka.
Sever direction: Russian forces once stormed Ukrainian positions near Bílogorivka, unsuccessful.
In the Kramators тиkomu direction, the Russian occupiers attacked 10 times in the areas of Stupochok, the precinct and the Time Yar, all attempts by the Russian zagarbniks to advance stopped by Ukrainian soldiers. On Mark's opponent dropped two KABs.
In the Torec Тоkomu direction, Russian forces carried out 19 assault actions. Zagarbniki stormed the positions of Ukrainian units near Toretsk, Crimea and Scherbinivka, three confrontations are still ongoing. The invaders threw the CAB on Petrivka.
Intercession direction: since the beginning of this day, Russian forces 84 times attacked in the areas of populated areas Vodyane Second, Green Field, Malinivka, Pokrovsk, Kotline, Zvirove, Udaachne, Novoandriivka, Elizabethtivka, Ray, Fox, Zelene, Shevchenko, Uspenivka, Slovyanka, Andriyivka, Dachne, Ulakly and Amber. Fourteen fighting clashes are still ongoing.
According to the current data, Russian losses, in this direction, for today, 335 soldiers killed and wounded, three vehicles destroyed, BPLA antenna, in addition, two more enemy vehicles were significantly damaged.
In the Novopavlívs блиkomu direction, the Russian zagarbniki attacked 17 times near the Velika Novosilka. The fights are still on. The enemy caused aviation strikes controlled bombs in the areas of settlements Odradne, Konstantinopil, Novosilka, Rozliv, Vesele and Temirivka.
In the direction of Gulyaipils .komu, Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions.
In the Orihivsk direction, Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked the settlement of Novodanilívka.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, the Defense Forces of Ukraine was stopped one Russian attack.
In the Kursk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 Russian attacks, one combat confrontation is ongoing so far. Russian forces launched five air strikes with five controlled bombs and carried out 409 artillery shells, including 18 from the reactive systems of arson fire.
In other directions of the front, there have been no significant changes.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that that morning, in response to the fire of U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles on civilian infrastructure in Belgorod region, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a group high-precision strike against the Ukrainian defence industry facilities, including the Luch design bureau, which is designing and manufacturing Neptune long-range guided missiles and Olkha MLRS rockets. All objectives achieved, targets engaged.

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of a motorised infantry brigade and a national guard brigades close to Volchansk and Glubokoye (Kharkov region).

The AFU lost up to 30 men, two motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units hit manpower and hardware of two airmobile brigades and an air assault regiment of the AFU close to Lozovaya and Zagryzovo (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 470 troops, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five motor vehicles, and eight field artillery guns, including two manufactured by NATO states. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical position. Russian troops hit formations of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, and an assault brigade of the AFU near Seversk, Novodmitrovka, Chasov Yar, Dachnoye, and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The AFU losses amounted to more then 245 troops and four motor vehicles. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

As a result of the successful offensive, the Tsentr Group of Forces units liberated Petropavlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian forces engaged manpower and materiel of seven mechanised brigades of the AFU near Petrovka, Dzerzhinsk, Solenoye, Petropavlovka, Peschanoye, Novovasilyevka, and Slavyanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up up to 585 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing to the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Vremevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian units hit a mechanised brigade and an air assault brigade near Konstantinopol and Velikaya Novoselka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 135 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and five foreign-made field artillery guns. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged the manpower and hardware of the two marine brigades close to Antonovka and Kazatskoye (Kherson region).

The enemy lost up to 65 troops, eight motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, and a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, the production and assembly plant of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 156 areas.

Air defence units shot down 83 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 40,726 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,658 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,510 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,764 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,459 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.

The Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of one tank brigade, a heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Guyevo, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Pogrebki, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware near Viktorovka, Zaoleshenka, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Loknya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Nikolsky as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Miropolye in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to over 210 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, an artillery gun, two mortars, an ammunition depot, and a UAV command post.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 52,660 troops, 304 tanks, 231 infantry fighting vehicles, 174 armoured personnel carriers, 1,567 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,502 motor vehicles, 372 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 93 EW stations, 14 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 30 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, eight armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.