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Russo-Ukraine War - 27 January 2025 - Day 1069

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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 in the northern Ukrainian oblast of Kharkiv, Russian forces have gradually expanded a bridgehead on the west bank of the Oskil river. The bridgehead was initially established in late November 2024, and since then Russian forces have made tactical advances in the area.

Russia's focus in the area is the town of Dvorichna, which is contested between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Russia is also contesting for the town of Zapadne, 4km west from the Oskil.

Russia is almost certainly attempting to apply pressure to the logistics hub of Kupiansk, also located on the Oskil river, approximately 12 km south of the bridgehead. Russian forces already control the supply lines east and south of the city, and are likely attempting to take control over northern supply routes into the city.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 148 combat clashes, the enemy launched 20 air strikes using 43 CABs, more than 820 kamikaze drones strikes and over 4,000 shells to positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.

In the Kharkiv direction, five times tried to break the defensive borders of Ukrainian defenders near vovchansk.
In the Kupians Лоkomu direction, Russian forces tried to push Ukrainian units out of occupied positions near Pi пany, Kutkivka, Petropavlivka and Lozova. One fight is still going on.
Nine times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, trying to advance in the directions of settlements Novoyegorivka, Kopanka, Makiyivka, Terni, Green Valley, Yampolivka, Zarichne and Kolodyazi. Ukrainian defenders have already repelled all the attacks of the opponent.
In the sívers однуkomu direction, Ukrainian warriors have successfully repelled one Russian attack in the area of bílogorívka.
In the Kramatorsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled six Russian attempts to advance near the Time Yar, Stupochok, Antecheny and White Mountain, at the moment all confrontations are over.
Russian forces tried 13 times to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Toretsky direction in the area of Toretsk, Crimea, Diliyivka and Scherbinivka.
Intensely attacks the Russian enemy of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Here, during the day, Russian forces committed 77 assault and offensive actions. The activity of the Russian occupiers is preserved in the areas of populated areas Vodyane Second, Green Field, Elizabeth, Mirolubivka, Dry Yar, Green, Kotline, Udaachne, Nadezhdinka, Kotlyarivka, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Bogdanivka, Baranivka, Beam, Pokrovsk, Novoandriivka, Shevchenko, Dachne, Ulakly and Amber. Sixty-five attacks in the direction of Ukrainian defenders have already repelled, twelve more clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight attacks in the areas of settlements Novosilka, Konstantinopil, Rozdolne and Velika Novosilka. Russian forces caused an aviation strike of kabama on zaporozhye.
In the Orihiv direction, Russian forces twice attacked Ukrainian defenders in the Novodanilivka district and in the direction of Orihiv, at the same time, made an air strike in the Stepnogirsk district.
Three times unsuccessfully, the troops of the Russian assailants tried to push the units of the Defense Forces from occupied positions in the Pridniprovsky direction.
Thirteen fighting clashes took place today on the Kursk direction, one of which is ongoing so far. During the day, Russian forces carried out 222 artillery shelling, including two - from the reactive systems of salp fire, launched 19 aviation strikes, dropped 25 controlled bombs.
In the gulyajpils неkomu direction from the beginning of the day, the Russian opponent did not carry out offensive actions.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that 27.01.2025

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Velikiye Prokhody and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU lost up to 15 troops, three field artillery guns, and one ammunition depot.

The Zapad Group of Forces has improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Redkodub, Kutkovka, Kupyansk, Zagoruykovka, Glushkovka, Boguslavka, Zeleny Gai, Kopanki (Kharkov region), Kolodezi, and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy losses amounted to up to 355 troops, seven pick-up trucks, and five field artillery guns. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.

The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Seversk, Vasyukovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Dachnoye, and Ulakly (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU sustained losses of up to 250 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.

The Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops delivered strikes on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, two National Guard brigades, and one brigade of the National Police of Ukraine close to Dzerzhinsk, Baranovka, Shevchenko, Slavyanka, Yasenovoye, Novoyelizavetovka, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic)

The enemy lost up to 610 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns.

As a result of decisive actions of the Vostok Group of Forces units, Velikaya Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated.

Strikes were delivered on formations of one tank brigade, one mechanised brigade of the AFU, and one National Guard brigade close to Bogatyr and Vremevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 160 troops, a tank, four motor vehicles, and four artillery guns including a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.

The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two coastal defence brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Pridneprovskoye and Antonovka (Kherson region).

The AFU lost up to 35 troops, four motor vehicles, and one ammunition depot.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, drone manufacturing workshops, POL bases, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 149 areas.

Air defence systems shot down four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 64 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 41,571 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,858 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,510 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,010 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,830 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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