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Russo-Ukraine War - 23 January 2025 - Day 1065

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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 17 January 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian signed a new 20-year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement.

Russia and Iran's partnership has almost certainly been driven by mutual security and economic interests, with both states growing closer since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia has remained reliant on Iranian military support as the war in Ukraine has continued. However, a level of mistrust remains and tensions in the relationship will highly likely present obstacles to the expansion of their cooperation.

The agreement is part of a wider framework of cooperation between the two states across various sectors, almost certainly representing a commitment to strengthen bilateral ties. It covers cooperation across defence and security, economy, trade, transportation, energy, technology, information and cyberspace security. In contrast to Russia's agreements with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Belarus, the Russia-Iran agreement does not include a mutual defence clause.

The agreement highly likely provides a legal framework for further Iranian-Russian cooperation, formalising existing and future collaboration efforts. However, it is unlikely to represent any significant uplift to the partnership or materially expand the scope of their current cooperation.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 119 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched two missile and 55 air strikes using five missiles and 86 KABs, used 863 kamikaze drones for strikes, and carried out more than four thousand four thousand shells to positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.

In the Kharkiv direction, there was one combat encounter with Russian zagarbnikami in the Liptsiv area.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian enemy has tried nine times to push Ukrainian units out of occupied positions near Dvorichnaya, Zagrizovy and Petropavlivka, the confrontation is still ongoing.
Seven times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, trying to advance near Yampolivka, Novoyegorivka, Green Grove and Kopanok.
In the Sívers комуkomu direction in the area of Ivano-Daryivka and Bílogorivka, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian assaults.
In the Kramators ційkomu direction, Russian forces carried out two attacks of the positions of Ukrainian defenders. The activity of the Russian occupiers appeared in the area of the time yar.
In the areas of Diliyivka, Crimea, Scherbinivka and Toretsky Russian forces 12 times tried to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Toretsky direction.
Intensely attacks the Russian enemy of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Here, during the day, the Russian aggressor committed 63 offensive actions. The largest activity of the Russian occupiers is maintained in the areas of the settlements Vodyane Druge, Mirolyubivka, Mirnograd, Rumin, Lisivka, Renaissance, Uspenivka, Andriyivka, Shevchenko, Dachne, Ulakly and Yantarnne, one confrontation is still ongoing.
According to the information available at this time, for today 189 Russian occupants were eliminated in this direction, another 190 injured. One infantry fighting vehicle, nine units of car and two units of motor equipment, five REB vehicles and eight BPLA antennas were destroyed. In addition, the artillery system and satellite communication of the Russian enemy were damaged.
Seven Russian assaults repelled Ukrainian defenders in the Novopavlí direction, Russian forces attacked near Novodarivka, Konstantinopol and Velika Novosilka.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces carried out two assault actions that successfully repelled Ukrainian defenders.
In Kurshchyna, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 attacks of Zagorbnytskyi troops, in addition, Russian forces made 24 aviation strikes, dropping 38 KABs, carried out 358 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian infrastructure on the territory of Russia.
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 hit formations of one motorised infantry brigade and one National Guard brigade close to Volchansk and Malye Prokhody (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, two motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Petropavlovka, Novoosinovo, Glushkovka, Novoplatonovka (Kharkov region), and Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 530 troops, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 16 motor vehicles, seven field artillery guns, two of them were NATO-made. One artillery ammunition depot was eliminated.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised brigades and one National Guard brigade near Konstantinovka, Mayaki, Chervonoye, Chasov Yar, and Podolskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 280 troops, eight field artillery guns, one motor vehicle, and one electronic warfare station.

As a result of active offensive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Solenoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops delivered strikes on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Petrovka, Dzerzhinsk, Novovasilevka, Novoyelizavetovka, Peschanoye, and Slavyanka (Donetsk People's Republic)

The AFU losses were up to 570 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, nine motor vehicles, and one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences, defeated formations of three mechanised brigades of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade close to Razliv, Velikaya Novosyolka, Otradnoye, Novopol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 180 troops, four infantry fighting vehicles, and one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one territorial defence brigade close to Zmeyevka, Tokarevka, Antonovka, and Kazatskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were more than 60 troops, five motor vehicles, one French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, and one electronic warfare station. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, critical gas and power infrastructure that support the work of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 144 areas.

Air defence facilities shot down 29 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 41,177 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,739 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,510 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,877 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,616 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 offensive actions, units of 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 Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kositsa, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolayevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, Staraya Sorochina, and Sudzha. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Gornal, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Loknya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Mirny, Mikhaylovka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Miropolye, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.

Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 270 troops, two tanks, one armoured personnel carrier, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station. One AFU serviceman surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 54,270 troops, 315 tanks, 237 infantry fighting vehicles, 180 armoured personnel carriers, 1,608 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,596 motor vehicles, 387 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, 98 EW stations, 14 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 32 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.