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Russo-Ukraine War - 08 February 2025 - Day 1081

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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 Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively thwart the Russian enemy's attempts to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him an effective fire effect, exhaustion throughout the frontline.

Since the beginning of this day, 125 combat clashes have taken place.

Russian zagarbniki made 62 aviation strikes using 93 cab. In addition, the Russians have engaged 992 kamikaze drones and carried out more than four thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops repelled two Russian attacks in the area of vovchanska. The enemy caused air strikes on the great passages and lypcâm.
In the Kupians проkomu direction, the Russian opponent carried out eight assaults of the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Petropavlivka and Zagrizovy. Ukrainian defenders repelled six Russian attacks, and two more clashes continue.
In the Lyman direction during the day Russian zagarbniki six times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near Novoy, Novoyegorivka and Yampolivka.
In the Sivers тириkomu direction throughout the day, Russian forces made four attempts to attack the position of Ukrainian units in the area of bílogorivka. Three attacks have already been repelled by Ukrainian defenders, one fight is being sharpened.
In the Kramatorsky direction, three combat clashes near the Time Yar and the White Mountain have been recorded, two - continuing so far. Guided aviation bombs the Russian enemy attacked markove.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians nine times attacked the positions of defense forces. The main efforts of the attack were concentrated near Crimea and Toretsk. As of now, all attacks have been undone. Druzhkivka and Konstantinivka suffered aviation strikes. Today a Russian attacker Su-25 was shot down in the direction of Ukrainian defenders.
Since the beginning of this day, in the Pokrovsky direction, Russian zagarbnitsky units 52 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense near the settlements of Elizabethtivka, Rumin, Pishchno, Novooleksandrivka, Andriyivka, Dachne, Kalinove, Water Second, Green Field, Novotoretsk, Lisivka, Pokrovsk, Udaachne, Nadiivka, Preobrazhenka and Shevchenko. Seven brawls are ongoing so far. Under the Russian airstrikes were vasilívka, grishine and bagatir.
The Russian enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneszkodili 243 invaders, 120 of them - irrevocable. 21 vehicles, three BPLA antennas were also destroyed, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, two Russian self-propelled howlers were damaged.
Today in the novopavlívs Ноkomu direction, Russian forces attacked 12 times near konstantinopol. Nine attacks have already been knocked down, three are ongoing. Russian forces caused an air strike in the area of Rozlivu.
In the direction of Gulyaipils поkomu, the Russian opponent, supported by aviation, carried out one attack in the direction of Novopol. In addition, Russian forces caused aviation strikes on gulyajpol, stepnogírs рku and novodarívcí.
In the orihiv direction, Russian forces made an air strike on olgivs Наkomu.
In the orihiv and pridniprovsky directions, the Russian enemy did not carry out offensive actions.
In the operational zone in Kurshchiní, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 27 attacks of Russian invaders within a day, another fight is ongoing. In addition, Russian forces launched 28 air strikes, using 40 controlled bombs, and carried out 469 artillery shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including 12 from reactive salvage systems.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a territorial defence brigade close to Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, two motor vehicles, two artillery guns, and an ammunition depot.

The Zapad Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of the enemy's defence. Russian troops hit manpower and materiel of four mechanised brigades, and an assault brigade of the AFU near Monachinovka, Kondrashovka, Zagoruykovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka, Zelyony Gai (Kharkov region), Novolyubovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Dronovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 240 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, a pick-up truck, and three field artillery guns, comprising two Western-made pieces. Four ammunition depots and an electronic warfare station were neutralised.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units engaged formations of four mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, and an airmobile brigade of the AFU close to Zvanovka, Minkovka, Verolyubovka, Izhevka, Chasov Yar, and Dachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 190 troops, a UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carrier, two field artillery guns, including a German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system.

The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated the city of Dzerzhinsk (Donetsk People's Republic) which is the largest settlement of the Toretsk agglomeration.

Russian forces hit formations of a jaeger brigade, six mechanised brigades of the AFU, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Shcherbinovka, Vodyanoye Vtoroye, Shevchenko, Kotlino, Uspenovka, Nadezhdinka, Zverevo, Slavyanka, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy lost up to 560 troops, a tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier and a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle. Four artillery guns and two pick-up trucks were neutralised.

The Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. ? Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two AFU mechanised brigades and two territorial defence brigades near Razliv, Novopol (Donetsk People's Republic) and Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 135 troops, a motor vehicle, and four field artillery guns, including a French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged units of three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Nikolayevka, Tokarevka, Sadovoye, and Dneprovskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU lost up to 50 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the oil and gas facilities, which supported the work of the Ukrainian defence industry, military airfield infrastructure, storage depots and locations pre-launching unmanned aerial vehicles as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 152 areas during the day.

Air defence units shot down a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 93 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 42,710 unmanned aerial vehicles, 592 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,254 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,514 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,397 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,393 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.

The Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of a tank brigade, a heavy-mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gogolevka, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Kolmakov, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Mirny, Nikolsky, Sverdlykovo, Sudzha, and Yuzhny. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Dmitryukov, Zamostye, Pervy Knyazhy, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovy, Novaya Sorochina, Rubanshchina, Staraya Sorochina, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

Within the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 320 troops, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured personnel carriers, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, six artillery guns, five mortars, two BM-21Grad and BM-27 Uragan MLRS launchers, a German-made Pionierpanzer 2, and three UAV command posts.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 58,550 troops, 350 tanks, 254 infantry fighting vehicles, 201 armoured personnel carriers, 1,810 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,864 motor vehicles, 418 artillery guns, 48 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 18 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 106 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, five air defence radars, 38 units of engineering and other materiel, including 18 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, a bridge launcher as well as nine armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.