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Russo-Ukraine War - 26 January 2025 - Day 1068

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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 the day, there have been 153 combat encounters.

The Russian enemy carried out 31 air strikes using 41 CABs, almost seven hundred kamikaze drones strikes, and carried out almost 4,000 shells of positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.

In the Kharkiv direction, there were four clashes with Russian zagarbnikami in the Vovchansk district, three attacks were successfully repelled by Ukrainian soldiers, one fight is ongoing.
In the Kupyans Стеkomu direction, the Russian enemy tried 11 times to push Ukrainian units out of occupied positions near Stepova Novoselivka, Kolisnikivka, Glushkivka and Zagrizovoye, all attacks repelled. Russian aviation struck kabama on kupians паku, kucherívcí and petropavlívcí.
Fifteen times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, trying to advance in the areas of settlements Grekivka, Novoyegorivka, Nadia, Green Grove, Makiyivka, Yampolivka and Torske, one battle is ongoing.
Zagarbniks attacked the positions of Ukrainian units 21 times in the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Stupochka and Bila Gora in the Kramatorsky direction, one confrontation is still ongoing.
Russian forces tried to infiltrate Ukrainian defense eight times in the Toretsky direction. The Russian occupiers acted in the area of Toretsk, all attacks were repelled. Konstantinivka, Katerynivka and Kleban-Bull were under the hits of the enemy KABs.
Intensely attacks the Russian opponent of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Here, during the day, Russian forces carried out 70 assault and offensive actions. The greatest activity of the Russian occupiers is kept in the regions of Vodynogo Second, Mirolubivka, Elizabethtivka, Beam, Zelenogo, Udachnogo, Kotlinogo, Nadiivka, Uspenivka, Andriyivka, Shevchenko, Dachnogo and Amber. Six clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Novopavlívs триkomu direction there are three battles. For today, Russians in total 11 times tried to advance in the settlements of Konstantinopil, Rozliv, Rozdolne, Novosilka and Velika Novosilka.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled one Russian attempt to advance in the direction of Novoandriivka.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled one attack of Russian zagarbnikív on the position of the Ukrainian army. The Russian opponent of success did not succeed.
Defense Forces of Ukraine continue the operation in the Kursk region. Currently known of 21 aviation strikes with the use of 29 KAB and 395 artillery shelling, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven offensive actions of the Russian aggressor.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direciton, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formartions of one motorised infantry brigade and one air assault brigade of the AFU near Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, two motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, and three electronic warfare stations. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Peschanoye, Zagoruikovka, Kutkovka, Putnikovo, Kurilovka (Kharkov region), and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 390 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, three of which are NATO-made ones. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

The Yug Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at formartions of three mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade close to Seversk, Dronovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, and two NATO-made field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

As a result of active operations, the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Zelyonoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU near Sribnoye, Dzerzhinsk, Novopavlovka, Shcherbinovka, Andreyevka, and Novoyelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 650 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, one tank brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one national guard brigade close to Velikaya Novosyolka, Burlatskoye, Razliv, and Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles. Four field artillery guns were neutralised, to include NATO-made one.

The Dnepr Group of Forces' units have engaged manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region) and Berislav (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops and seven motor vehicles.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged power facilities providing for actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the defence industry complex, infrastructure of military airfields, production workshops, depots for the storage of UAVs, places where they are stored and prepared for launch as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 153 areas.

Air defence systems shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 68 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft and 283 helicopters, 41,507 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,852 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,510 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,945 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,806 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 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, Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Gornal, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolayevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Viktorovka, Guyevo, Zazulevka, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Mirny, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Sverdlikovo, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhy as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Miropolye (Sumy region).

During the day, the enemy losses amounted to more than 180 troops, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, one self-propelled artillery system, two towed howitzers, one mortar, three electronic warfare stations as well as two UAV command and control centres, and one ammunition depot.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 55,000 troops, 319 tanks, 238 infantry fighting vehicles, 183 armoured personnel carriers, 1,626 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,639 motor vehicles, 392 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, 103 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.