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Russo-Ukraine War - 21 January 2025 - Day 1063

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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 uncertainty concerning the future of Russia's presence and capability in the Eastern Mediterranean remains high. Following the collapse of the Assad regime, Russia's former Syrian ally, Russia's Permanent Mediterranean Task Group (PMTG) does not currently have access to its Tartus naval base for maintenance and logistical support. There is no comparable alternative base for the PMTG in the region.

The future of Russia's bases in Syria remains unclear whilst there is political uncertainty in the country. However, Russia is almost certainly seeking to retain a presence in the Mediterranean. Its ability to logistically support both its military and its Private Military Contractors in Africa, as well as limiting the reputational damage incurred through the fall of the Assad regime, will almost certainly be priorities for the Russian government. Russia's intent to redeploy any forces or equipment to potential alternative locations in North Africa remains unclear.

The Russian leadership almost certainly considers the Ukraine conflict to be their primary concern. Russia's prioritisation of the Ukraine conflict likely degraded Russia's ability and capacity to keep the Assad regime in power.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 109 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched two missiles and 52 air strikes using four missiles and 64 AB, 1051 kamikaze drones strikes and almost 5,000 shells to positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.

In the Kharkiv direction, there was one combat with Russian zagarbnikami in the area of vovchanska. The Russian enemy caused an air strike on Vovchans Проki farms.
In the Kupians зоkomu direction, Russian forces tried ten times to push Ukrainian units out of occupied positions near Dvoríčnoí̈, Petropavlivka, Lozova, Kutkívka and Nova Kruglyakivka. One battle is going on. Under the air strike was Glushkivka.
Thirteen times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, trying to move near Kopanok, Terniv and Kolodâziv. Also the aviation of the enemy caused narama strikes on hope.
In the Siver лиkomu direction, the Russian occupiers tried to advance in the direction of Ivano-Daryivka, Ukrainian soldiers repelled the attack.
In the Kramatorsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled six Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Times of Yar and Fedorivka. The two clashes are still ongoing. Majske and Stupočki were under air strikes.
Russian forces tried to infiltrate Ukrainian defense six times in the Toretsky direction. Since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers in the Toretsk area have received a hard cut from Ukrainian defenders five times. One attack is still going on. Also Russian forces carried out air strikes on Friendship and Konstantinivka.
Intensely attacks Russian forces of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Here, during the day, the Russian aggressor committed 54 assault and offensive actions. The largest activity of the Russian occupiers is in the areas of the settlements Vodyane Second, Green Field, Elizabethtivka, Grishine, Novosergiyivka, Ppetropavlivka, Mirolubivka, Ray, Mirnograd, New Labor, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Uspenivka, Slovyanka, Silver, Shevchenko, Andriyivka, Ulakly, Amber, Dachne. Forty-seven attacks in the direction of Ukrainian defenders have already repelled, seven more boêzítknen від continue. According to the information available at this time, for today the Russian aggressor's losses in this direction amounted to 239, of which 112 are irreparable. 13 cars, two REB vehicles, one cannon were destroyed. In addition, two Russian invaders' cannons were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, three Russian offensive actions were stopped, the zagarbniki tried to go to the position of Ukrainian units in the area of Konstantinopol and Velika Novosilka. Three more clashes are underway.
In the Orihiv direction, Russian forces once attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the direction of Kamiansky. The opponent caused an air strike in the area of novoandrívki.
Ukrainian soldiers twice repelled the attacks of Russian zagarbnikív in the Pridniprovsk direction.
Seven combat clashes took place today in the Kursk direction, in addition, Russian forces launched 21 aviation strikes (27 KAB) and carried out 434 artillery shelling (including 16 from the RSV).
In the gulyajpils проводиkomu direction since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy has not been active.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU close to Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.

The Zapad Group's units captured more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades and one infantry brigade of the AFU close to Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Drobyshevo, Kolodezi, Seversk, Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic), Dvurechnaya, Glushkovka, Zeleny Gai, and Lozovaya (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 510 troops, seven armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier. Seventeen motor vehicles, ten field artillery guns, including five Western-made guns, and two field ammunition depots of the enemy were eliminated.

The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and engaged the units of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Izhevka, Predtechino, Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Yantarnoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy sustained losses of up to 290 troops, two motor vehicles, seven field artillery guns, with four of them made by NATO countries. One ammunition depot and one electronic warfare station were destroyed.

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

Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one National Guard brigade, two territorial defence brigades close to Shcherbinovka, Petrovka, Dzerzhinsk, Lysovka, Baranovka, Slavyanka, Novoyelizavetovka, Solenoye, Novoaleksandrovka, and Novovasilevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 580 troops, seven armoured fighting vehicles, including one French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier, six motor vehicles, and nine artillery guns.

The Vostok Group of Forces advanced into the depths of the enemy's defence, defeated units of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Otradnoye, Novopol, Zeleny Kut, Velikaya Novoselka, Konstantinopol, Novy Komar, and Bogatyr (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, one motor vehicle, and three artillery guns, including a UK-made FH-70 howitzer.

The Dnepr Group of Forces has engaged manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade near Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Daryevka, Mylovoye, Pridneprovskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).

The enemy losses amounted to up to 100 troops, 11 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been neutralised.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck a power facility ensuring operation of a Ukrainian defence industry enterprise, infrastructure of military airfields, fixed-wing UAV workshops, as well as engaged manpower and armoured hardware clusters of the enemy in 148 areas.

Air defence systems shot down four Hammer guided aerial bombs, six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 156 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, with 55 of them out of the special military operation area.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 41,034 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,702 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,510 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,845 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,540 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.

During the offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one tank brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the AFU close to Gogolevka, Guyevo, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolayevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Staraya Sorochina, and Sverdlikovo. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Viktorovka, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Mirny, Mikhaylovka, Novaya Sorochina, Oleshnya, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Miropolye, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.

During the day, the enemy has suffered losses of more than 270 troops, an Abrams tank, a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, three artillery guns, one mortar, and two electronic warfare stations.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 53,600 troops, 309 tanks, 237 infantry fighting vehicles, 178 armoured personnel carriers, 1,590 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,574 motor vehicles, 381 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, 96 EW stations, 14 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 31 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, nine armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.