Russo-Ukraine War - 21 February 2025 - Day 1094
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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 UK Ministry of Defence reported that Russian military commanders are 'forcing' men mobilised in 2022 to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence, according to independent Russian media outlet Verstka.
Whilst contracts given to Russian soldiers are said to have formal end dates, they can reportedly run indefinitely, with those who refuse to sign threatened with being sent into 'meat grinder' assaults with survival rates as low as 10-15 per cent.
Russian efforts to coerce mobilised soldiers to sign indefinite contracts are highly likely motivated in part by a lack of experienced soldiers, with Russia having sustained approximately 860,000 killed and wounded since invading Ukraine in 2022. This has severely depleted the number of Russian personnel with more than rudimentary levels of training.
Russia's leadership also almost certainly perceives such measures as reducing the potential requirement for further domestically unpopular mobilisations. After Putin's announcement of the partial mobilisation in 2022, hundreds of thousands of young and educated Russians chose to leave the country rather than participate in the illegal Russian invasion. This has substantially contributed to long-term difficulties for Russia's labour market.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 80 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched one missile and 43 air strikes using two missiles and 53 KABs, 1128 kamikaze drones strikes and over four thousand shells of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.
In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled one assault of Russian zagarbnikív in the area of Vovchansk, another confrontation is ongoing so far. In addition, the Russian opponent launched an air strike on the settlement of Zolochiv.
In the Kupians сьkomu direction, Russian forces tried five times to push Ukrainian units out of occupied positions near Zagrizovoye. One battle is going on.
Seven times, Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, trying to advance near the settlements of Kopanka, Novolubivka, Terni, Yampolivka and Kolodyazi. So far, two clashes are ongoing. At the same time, the Russian enemy's aviation struck the settlement of Borov.
In the Kramators суkomu direction Defense Forces repel three Russian attempts to move forward near the settlement of Vasyukivka. Under Russian air strikes today were the times of yar and konstantinívka.
The enemy tried to infiltrate Ukrainian defense nine times in the Toretsky direction. Since the beginning of the day in the areas of Toretsk and Dilíivka, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks, seven more attacks are still ongoing.
Intensely attacks the Russian enemy of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Throughout the day, Ukrainian defenders repelled 29 offensive and offensive actions of the Russian opponent. The largest activity of the Russian occupiers is in the areas of the settlements Vodyane Druge, Elizabethtivka, Svyryidonivka, Beam, Pishnete, Sergiyivka, Andriyivka, Ulakly, Udaachne, Nadiivka and Molodetske. Aviation strikes were hit by settlements of Grodivka, Lisivka, Mirnograd and Novooleksandrivka.
According to the information available at this time, as of today, the loss of the Russian aggressor in this direction has been 245, out of which 101 are irrevocable. Seven cars, a cannon, an infantry fighting car, a jet system of the BM-21 "Hail" and two motorcycles were destroyed. In addition, the tank, the heavy fire-throwing system of TOS-2 "Tosochka", the cannon and the Russian occupiers' car were damaged.
Five attacks of the Russian enemy were stopped in the Novopavlovsky direction, Russian forces tried to break through the defensive borders of Ukrainian units in the areas of Konstantinopol and Burlatsky.
Novopil and Gulyaipole settlements suffered in the direction of aviation strikes by uncontrolled missiles.
Three Russian attacks are still ongoing near the settlements of Scherbaky and Pyatikhatki in the Orikhiv direction.
Fourteen combat clashes took place today in the Kursk direction, in addition, Russian forces launched 17 air strikes (24 KAB) and carried out 368 artillery shelling (three of them from the RSV).
Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions in the sívers проводиkomu and pridniprovsky directions.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that from 15 to 21 February, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 11 group strikes by long-range air-, ground-, and sea-based high-precision weapons, and by unmanned aerial vehicles, which hit the facilities of the gas-power and port infrastructure, as well as electrical substations that support the work of the Ukrainian defence industry.
In addition, strikes were delivered at missile and artillery depots, military airfield infrastructure, assembly workshops, depots storing attack unmanned aerial vehicles, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries.
During the week, the Sever Group of Forces continued to rout AFU units in Kursk region.
In the course of the offensive actions, Sverdlikovo (Kursk region) was liberated.
Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted fire on manpower and hardware of two tank brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, three air assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade.
In Kharkov direction, units of one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade were hit.
During the week, more than 2,255 troops, 11 tanks, and 137 armoured fighting vehicles of the enemy have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Moreover, 166 motor vehicles, 36 field artillery guns, three MLRS fighting vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group's units liberated Figolevka (Kharkov region) and Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Group inflicted fire damage on one tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and one assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.
The enemy lost more than 1,315 troops and 15 armoured fighting vehicles, including eight U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers. Thirty-nine motor vehicles, 36 field artillery guns, with 16 of them manufactured by NATO countries, ten electronic warfare stations, and 11 ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical position. Russian troops hit four mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.
During the week, the AFU lost up to 1,365 troops, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 18 motor vehicles, and 19 field artillery guns, including five Western-made artillery guns. Four electronic warfare stations and seven field ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence, and liberated Berezovka and Nadezhdinka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The units of five mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one airmobile brigade, two motorised infantry brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades were hit.
The Ukrainian troops lost more than 2,740 troops, 12 tanks, including the German-made Leopard tank, 28 armoured fighting vehicles, including six U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers. Moreover, 42 motor vehicles and 40 field artillery guns were eliminated, including three Western-made guns.
The Vostok Group of Forces units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Novoselka and Novoochretovatoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades were hit.
The enemy lost more than 1,100 troops, six tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, and 29 field artillery guns, three of which were manufactured by NATO countries. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Dnepr Group of Forces units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades.
The AFU lost more than 460 troops, 43 motor vehicles, and seven field artillery guns. Ten electronic warfare stations and counter-battery radar, as well as four ammunition depots, were neutralised.
Over the past week, Russia's air defence systems have shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft, two JDAM guided aerial bombs, and 36 HIMARS projectiles produced by the United States, 17 Hammer guided aerial bombs produced by France, one Uragan MLRS projectile, one Neptune anti-ship missile converted to engage ground targets, as well as 790 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
Over the past week, 58 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 655 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 44,132 unmanned aerial vehicles, 596 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,688 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,521 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,926 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,005 units of support military vehicles of the enemy 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 offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces engaged units of one tank brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade, six mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, four air assault brigades, one marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gogolevka, Guyevo, Goncharovka, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolsky, Oleshnya, and Sudzha. Two counter-attacks launched by enemy units were repelled.
Operational-tactical and army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Agronom, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Martynovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevka, Staraya Sorochina, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Novenkoye, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops, a Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured personnel carriers, 15 armoured fighting vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, three artillery guns, four mortars, two MLRS fighting vehicles, and one German-made Gepard self-propelled vehicle, as well as two UAV command posts, and one ammunition depot.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 62,450 troops, 373 tanks, 280 infantry fighting vehicles, 233 armoured personnel carriers, 1,962 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,112 motor vehicles, 464 artillery guns, 51 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 22 anti-aircraft missile launchers, nine transport-loading vehicles, 111 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, seven air defence radars, 49 units of engineering and other materiel, including 19 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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