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Russo-Ukraine War - 02 February 2025 - Day 1075

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 it is highly likely injured Russian personnel are being returned to combat duties in Ukraine with unhealed wounds, often on crutches. Open source reporting suggests Russia's 20th Combined Arms Army has formed assault groups made up of walking wounded and directed them into combat.

There is a realistic possibility Russian commanders are directing this activity to retain personnel who would otherwise become lost in the overburdened medical system. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia has sustained approximately 830,000 casualties since February 2022, of which it is likely over 400,000 have required treatment in medical facilities away from the frontline.

The injured soldiers have likely been returned to their units after being discharged from forward medical facilities, prematurely, at the behest of their commanders. This reduces the pressure on the overburdened military medical system and increases unit's ability to track and use wounded servicemen for operational tasks. The lack of proper medical attention in facilities away from the frontline necessitates the transfer of the administrative and medical burden back to troops' units.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 93 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched three missiles and 36 aviation strikes, using three missiles and 62 controlled bombs, 992 kamikaze drones strikes, carrying out almost 4500 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops.

In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops repelled two Russian attacks in the area of the settlement of Gatishche.
The Russian enemy attacked Ukrainian fortresses 18 times in the Kupyansky direction, in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlivka, Pishnetia, Stepova Novoselivka, Boguslavka, Zagrizove, Lozova, three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction a day Russian troops eight times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinity of novoegorivka, novolybivka, makiyivka, yampolivka and in the direction of serebryanka.
In the Siversky direction, the Defense Forces units repelled two Russian attacks near Bilogorivka and Ivano-Daryivka.
In the Kramatorsky direction, Ukrainian troops repelled two Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Predtechyn and Chasiv Yar, one attack is not completed yet.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces for today eight times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Toretsky and Crimea.
In the Pokrovsky direction throughout the day, Russian forces carried out 39 assault and offensive actions. Activity of Russian occupiers - in the areas of Green Field, Tarasivka, Uspenívka, Elizavetívka, Water Second, Peace, Promena, Kotlyarivka, Oleksíivka, Dachny and Ulakliv, two confrontations are still ongoing.
According to preliminary estimates, today Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 156 and wounded 195 Russian occupiers in this direction; destroyed one tank, two self-propelled artillery installations, 16 units of automobile equipment, two radiolocation stations, one motorcycle, also damaged the RSV BM-21 "Hail", a mortar and two Russian occupiers cannons.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Russian zagarbniki carried out one attack of the positions of Ukrainian troops, the opponent tried to advance in the direction of Konstantinopol.
In the direction of Gulyaipils сорkomu, the Russian aggressor caused an air strike in the area of Novopol.
In the Orihiv direction there was one battle in the area of Kamians боkogo.
In the Pridniprovsk direction Russian zagarbniki did not carry out offensive actions, but made an air strike in the area of Kherson.
Defense Forces of Ukraine continue operations in the Kursk direction. Today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 attacks of the Zagarbnytsia army in this direction, at the moment, five clashes are ongoing, in addition, the Russian enemy aviation launched 16 air strikes on its own territory, dropping 21 KABs, also Russian forces carried out 363 shells of settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops (including 2 - from the RSZV).
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 inflicted losses on formations of one motorised infantry brigade and one air assault brigade of the AFU near Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops, two motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades and one tank brigade of the AFU near Kondrashovka, Kolodeznoye, Kislovka, Monachinovka (Kharkov region), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 295 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, one MLRS combat vehicle, and four field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots and one electronic warfare station were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Ulakly, Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, two motor vehicles, one MLRS combat vehicle, and seven field artillery guns, including two NATO-made guns. Four AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to engage in active offensive operations. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Lysovka, Nadezhdinka, Shevchenko, Uspenovka, Andreyevka, and Kotlino (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 515 troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns, including one NATO-made gun.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of the enemy's defences. Losses were inflicted on formations of five mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the AFU, and one marine brigade near Veseloye, Burlatskoye, Razliv, Razdolnoye, Rovnopol, Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Kalinovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 140 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles. Five field artillery guns, including one NATO-made gun, were wiped out.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and two coastal defence brigades of the AFU near Rabotino, Primorskoye (Zaporozhye region), and Antonovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, three motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and two electronic warfare stations. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, fuel depots used by AFU, as well as engaged manpower and hardware of Ukrainian armed formations in 153 areas.

Air defence units shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 44 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 42,139 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,997 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,513 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,129 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,127 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 AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

In the course of offensive operations, units of Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, six mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, and one territorial defence brigade of the AFU near Ivashkovsky, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Mikhaylovka, Sverdlikovo, and Sudzha. Two counter-attacks launched by enemy units were repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Baranovka, Ivolzhanskoye, Nizy, and Khoten (Sumy region).

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 200 troops, two tanks, four armoured personnel carriers, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 56,770 troops, 329 tanks, 241 infantry fighting vehicles, 189 armoured personnel carriers, 1,672 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,765 motor vehicles, 398 artillery guns, 45 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 106 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, five air defence radars, 33 units of engineering and other materiel, including 14 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.