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Russo-Ukraine War - 10 February 2025 - Day 1083

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 on 28 and 29 January 2025, Russian merchant vessels SPARTA II and SPARTA reportedly departed Tartus, Russia's strategically important naval base in Syria. The two merchant vessels are highly likely returning evacuated equipment and personnel to alternative basing locations away from the Mediterranean Sea, accompanied by four Russian Federation Navy vessels.

Negotiations between Russian Government representatives and Syria's ruling administration, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), regarding the future of Russian bases, are almost certainly ongoing. Russia is almost certainly continuing to actively engage HTS to develop ties and promote itself as a beneficial partner. However, Russia is in a weaker negotiating position due to various factors, likely including the Syrian leadership's hostility towards the former Syrian dictator, Bashar Al-Assad, currently harboured by Russia.

Whilst the Ukraine conflict remains Russia's primary concern, maintaining a presence in the eastern Mediterranean almost certainly remains a strategic priority for Russia, allowing it to project military power in the region and support its operations in Africa. Russia's preoccupation with the Ukraine conflict likely reduced its situational awareness in Syria affecting its ability to keep the Assad regime in power, thereby undermining Russia's strategic interests in the Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in total, there have been 127 combat clashes since the beginning of this day. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively interrupt the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance into the depths of Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Russian invaders launched two missile and 77 aviation strikes, used two missiles and dropped 101 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, more than a thousand kamikaze drones were deployed for impressions and carried out more than five thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy tried to attack the positions of Ukrainian units in the Vovchansk area four times.
In the Kupiansky direction, Russian forces carried out offensive actions in the areas of Kindrashivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka and Zagrizovoye, where Ukrainian defenders stopped eight Russian attacks, one confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 12 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Kopanka, Novoegorivka, Novolubivka, Yampolivka, Terni and Kolodiazi.
In the Sívers Наkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled five assaults of Russian occupation troops near bílogorivka, verkhnyokamâns доkogo, serebryanka and grigorivka, two confrontations are still ongoing.
In the direction of Kramators .komu, Russian forces stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Vasyukivka, the White Mountain and the Time Yar. Defense forces repelled five attacks of the militants, currently fighting is taking place in three locations.
Eleven times the Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsky direction in the areas of Toretsk and Scherbinivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, from the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements Baranivka, Vodâne Druge, Peace-loving, Beam, Fox, Dacheneske, Zvirove, Udaachne, Uspenívka, Nadiivka, Andriyivka and Dachne. Ukrainian defenders have stopped 40 Russian assault actions, and seven fights are still ongoing. Air strikes were suffered by dry yar, pokrovsk and bagatyr.
Today, according to preliminary data, 285 occupants were defecated in this direction, 130 of them - irrevocably. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a tank, two BMPs, two combat-armored vehicles, one RSV, an artillery system, ten units of automobile equipment, five motorcycles and 11 invaders' armored vehicles; also damaged three BMPs, one units of automobile machinery, four tanks, four combat armored vehicles, two artillery systems and one RSV.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Russian forces tried 12 times to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements Zelenivka, Vremivka and Novosilka. There is currently one combat. The occupiers struck Kabama on the settlements of Konstantinopil, Shevchenko and Dniproenergí.
In the orihiv direction aviation enemy hit the tavríjs вkomu, dropping 13 cab.
On the Kursk direction since the beginning of the day, there have been 27 fighting clashes, two of which continue until now, also the Russian Zagarbnytsky army made 37 air strikes, dropping 49 KABs and carrying out 378 shellings.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one territorial defence brigade and one National Guard brigade near Zhovtnevoye and Sinelnikovo (Kharkov region).

The AFU lost up to 25 troops, one artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station.

The Zapad Group of Forces has improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and one jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and one territorial defence brigade near Zeleny Gai, Petropavlovka, Novoplatonovka, Boguslavka (Kharkov region), Yampol, Serebryanka, and Zvanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, two tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles. Three field artillery guns, two ammunition depots, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station of the enemy were neutralised.

??The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were engaged near Minkovka, Seversk, Chasov Yar, and Predtechino (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and two motor vehicles.

The Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences. Strikes were delivered at formations of six mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and two National Guard brigades near Nadezhdinka, Kotlino, Yasenovo, Muravka, Uspenovka, Dimitrov, Petrovka, Grodovka, Peschanoye, and Udachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy lost up to 525 troops and three armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M1117 armoured personnel carrier. Five artillery guns, six motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station were destroyed.

The Vostok Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one tank brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Vremevka, Novoselka, Burlatskoye, Novopol, Skudnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 125 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.

The Dnepr Group's units defeated two mechanised brigades, one coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades near Novoandreyevka, Kamenskoye, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), and Berislav (Kherson region).

The enemy's losses amounted to up to 80 troops, two artillery guns, three motor vehicles, and one radar station. Three enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields as well as engaged manpower and hardware of the enemy in 142 areas.

Russian air defence systems have shot down three U.S-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one French-made Hammer aerial bomb, and one Uragan MLRS projectile, as well as 51 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 42,851 unmanned aerial vehicles, 592 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,278 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,514 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,477 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,438 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 the offensive actions, the Sever Group's units inflicted fire damage on formations of two tank brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and three assault regiments of the AFU near Gogolevka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Nikolosky, Novaya Sorochina, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, and Sudzha.

Operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Viktorovka, Goncharovka, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kurilovka, Loknya, Martynovka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Pisarevka, Sumy, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses sustained losses of more than 380 troops, two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured personnel carriers, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 18 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, seven mortars, seven UAV command posts, and three ammunition depots. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 59,250 troops, 357 tanks, 260 infantry fighting vehicles, 207 armoured personnel carriers, 1,833 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,908 motor vehicles, 423 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, six 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.