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Russo-Ukraine War - 15 February 2025 - Day 1088

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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 compared to the past day, the Russian opponent significantly stepped up efforts, the total number of assault actions increased by two and a half times, with the greatest activity in the Intercession direction.

In total, 250 combat clashes have taken place 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 Zagarbniki made 33 aviation strikes on the territory of Ukraine, used 47 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, more than 500 kamikaze drones were deployed to impress and carried out about four thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces five times stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Vovchansk, Pacific and in the direction of Cossackoia Lopana. The fight is ongoing in the Vovchanska district, the situation is under control.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces carried out offensive actions in the areas of settlements Dvorichna, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kolisnikivka, Lozova and in the direction of Novoosinovoye, where Ukrainian defenders stopped 26 enemy attacks, another 11 clashes are ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 26 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Green Gai, Novoyegorivka, Grekivka, Kolodyazi, Yampolivka, Terni, Torske and Dibrova. Six clashes are ongoing so far.
Five enemy assaults were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction, five more clashes continue so far, the Russian occupiers are trying to advance in the areas of Verkhnyokamiansky and Ivano-Daryivka.
In the direction of Kramators турkomu, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near the Predtečinogo, Stupočok, White Mountain and in the area of the Time Jar. Defense Forces repelled 24 attacks of the zagarbnikív, five boêzítknen гар continue.
Seventeen times the Russians have stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsky direction in the areas of Toretsk, Diliyivka and Crimea, currently two fighting clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, the Russian occupiers 67 times tried to advance on the position of Ukrainian units, the enemy attacked in the areas of populated areas of Green Field, Tarasivka, Vodyane Druge, Mirolubivka, Elizabethtivka, Ray, Lisivka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Piščnna, Kotline, Udaachne, Nadiivka, Andriyivka and Udaachne. Ukrainian defenders stopped 47 offensive action of the opponent. The fights continue in twenty locations.
Today, according to preliminary data, 536 Russian occupants were defecated in this direction, 261 of them - irrevocably. Also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed 23 combat armored cars, four units of automobile equipment, one REB vehicle and two motorcycles. In addition, three tanks, ten combat armored vehicles, four cars and an artillery system of the Russians were damaged.
In the Novopavlívs Ноkomu direction, Russian forces 24 times tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Zelenivka, Rozlivu, New Mosquito, Novosilka and Velika Novosilka. Fourteen clashes have not subsided so far.
In the Orihiv direction, Russian forces twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the direction of Novoandriivka, unsuccessful.
In the pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled eight unsuccessful Russian attempts to attack the positions of Ukrainians.
In the Kursk direction, the Russian zagarbnik since the beginning of the day nine times succumbed to offensive actions, all attacks of the enemy repelled.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two territorial defence brigades close to Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and one ammunition depot.

The Zapad Group's units improved the tactical situation. The Group inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defence brigade near Zeleny Gai, Novoosinovo (Kharkov region), Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People's Republic) and Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 185 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, five motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, with three of them manufactured by NATO countries.

Three electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were eliminated.

The Yug Group's units took more advantageous lines and positions. They also hit units of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Katerinovka, Kleban-Byk, Ivanopole, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy losses amounted to 205 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations were neutralised.

As a result of decisive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Berezovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

They inflicted fire damage on units of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade close to Shcherbinovka, Udachnoye, Zverevo, Kotlino, Novoandreyevka, and Nadezhdinka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy lost up to 490 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns.

The Vostok Group's units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence. They inflicted losses on one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Konstantinopol, Komar (Donetsk People's Republic), Ternovatoye, and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including two Western-made guns. Two field ammunition depots were destroyed.

The Dnepr Group's units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three coastal defence brigades of the AFU close to Sadovoye, Ponyatovka, and Veletenskoye (Kherson re-gion).

The AFU lost up to 50 troops, nine motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on the enemy's military airfield infrastructure, depots storing ammunition and missile and artillery weapons, launch preparation sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, and manpower and hardware clusters in 143 areas.

Russian air defence systems shot down two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, three HIMARS projectiles, as well as 130 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 43,472 unmanned aerial vehicles, 594 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,464 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,517 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,743 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,700 special military vehicles of the AFU 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 an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

In the course of the offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two tank brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and three assault regiments of the AFU near Viktorovka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Nikolsky, Sverdlikovo, and Sudzha. Three counter-attacks of the enemy were repelled.

Operationa-Tactical and army aviation and artillery hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Gogolevka, Zamostye, Kazachya Loknya, Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevka, Novaya Sorochina, Oleshnya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as Basovka, Belody, Zhuravka, Obody and Yunakovka in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 280 troops, four infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two mortars, one electronic warfare station, two bridge launchers, and four armoured recovery vehicles, including two German-made Bergepanzer 2 armoured recovery vehicles, as well as three UAV command posts.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 60,780 troops, 363 tanks, 268 infantry fighting vehicles, 216 armoured personnel carriers, 1,879 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,986 motor vehicles, 439 artillery guns, 48 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS manufactured by the USA, 21 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport and loading vehicles, 109 electronic warfare systems, 15 counter-battery radars, six air defence radars, 48 units of engineering and other equipment, including 18 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle, and 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.