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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 February 2025 - Day 1077

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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 so far, 80 combat clashes have taken place. The hottest today was the situation in Pokrovsk, Toretsky directions and Kurshchiní.

For today, the Russian opponent has made a total of one rocket (one rocket), 66 air strikes, dropping 108 CABs, and carried out more than 4100 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy attacked nearby vovčans аka, caused an air strike on the cossacks lopana.
In the Kupyans ліkomu direction, Russian forces during the day six times tried to advance to Ukrainian positions near Zagrizovoye, Petropavlivka and Lozova.
In the Lymans мкуkomu direction, Russian forces twice attacked in the areas of yampolívka and díbrova. Ukrainian soldiers stopped all attacks of the zagarbnikív.
In the Kramators Яkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled six Russian attacks in the areas of Chasovoye Yar, Stupochok and Predtečinyo.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces spent 10 offensive actions at the position of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Toretsk and šcherbinivka. Opponent's aviation struck Konstantinivka.
Since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy has tried 32 times to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Intercession Direction in the areas of Mirolyubivka, Promenia, Kotlinogo, Udačnogo, Uspenívka, Andriyivka and Dachnogo. Ukrainian units have fought back 28 attacks, four clashes are ongoing so far.
According to the available information, the casualties of the occupying to date are 146 people killed and wounded, including 12 cars, 2 motorcycles, two satellite devices and two communication antennas were destroyed; also Ukrainian defenders damaged a car and two Russian artillery systems.
In the Novopavliv direction for today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled two attacks of the Russian occupation army in the area of Rozliv and Zelenivka.
In the direction of Gulyaipils їkomu, three attacks of the zagarbnikív repelled by Ukrainian defenders near Novosilka. Also the Russian enemy caused aviation strikes on gulyajpol and novopol.
In the Orihivsky direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled one Russian attempt to advance in the area of the settlement Novodanilivka.
In the Kurs їkomu direction Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 Russian attacks. In addition, Russian forces launched 46 air strikes, dropped 67 KABs, fired six unmanned aviation missiles, carried out 365 artillery shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the sívers напряkomu and pridniprovskkomu directions the Russian opponent did not carry out active actions.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated units of two territorial defence brigades near Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 35 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and four motor vehicles. Four field artillery guns and one electronic warfare station were neutralised.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airborne brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Kupyansk, Peschanoye, Novomlynsk, Novaya Kruglyakovka, Zapadnoye, Zagoruykovka, Zeleny Gai (Kharkov region), Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Yampolovka, and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 290 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and 14 motor vehicles. Nine field artillery guns including three Western-made ones and three ammunition depots were eliminated.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, one formation of the International Legion, and two territorial defence brigades near Dyleyevka, Konstantinovka, Zelenovka, Ivano-Daryevka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Yantarnoye, Chasov Yar, and Dachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 260 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns including three NATO-manufactured ones. Two ammunition depots and three electronic warfare stations were eliminated.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued active offensive operations. Russian troops eliminated manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one motorised brigade, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, one National Guard brigade, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Krasnoarmeysk, Udachnoye, Sergeyevka, Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Novoaleksandrovka, Baranovka, Lysovka, Kotlino, Uspenovka, Andreyevka, and Yasenovoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 510 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and ten pickup trucks as well as eight Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops hit formations of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Bogatyr, Razliv, Burlatskoye, Razdolnoye, and Novopol (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 140 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and seven field artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Nesteryanka, Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye, and Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 30 troops, three motor vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at the infrastructure of military airfields, manufacturing shops, storage and preparation facilities for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and POL depots of the AFU as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 149 areas.

Over the course of the day, air defence facilities shot down one Neptune long-range guided missile, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 68 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 42,406 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,023 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,513 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,222 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,186 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.

During the offensive, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigade of the AFU close to Bogdanovka, Viktorovka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zazulevka, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Maryevka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Mirny, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Pogrebki, Pravda, Sverdlikovo, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Yuzhny. In addition, three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery hit manpower and hardware of the AFU close to Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Ivolzhanskoye, Miropolye, and Obody in Sumy region.

Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were up to 345 troops, two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, 27 armoured fighting vehicles, one Tunguska anti-aircraft gun, 24 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and two mortars.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 57,330 troops, 331 tanks, 244 infantry fighting vehicles, 192 armoured personnel carriers, 1,708 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,798 motor vehicles, 406 artillery guns, 45 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 17 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.