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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 March 2025 - Day 1105

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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, there have been 97 combat clashes.

Russian zagarbniki launched 40 air strikes using 59 cab. In addition, the Russians engaged 783 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,828 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy twice tried to advance in the area of vovchanska, received a detachment.
In the Kupians Наkomu direction, Russian forces carried out three assaults of the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Petropavlivka, Pi позиany and Boguslavka. Ukrainian defenders repelled all attacks.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian invaders 14 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near the settlements of Novomikhailivka, Grekivka, Nove, Novolubivka, Yampolivka and Dibrova, one confrontation is ongoing so far.
In the direction of Kramators сьkomu continues one Russian attack towards Stupočok.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians attacked the positions of Defense Forces ten times. The Russian occupiers concentrated the efforts near the settlements of Dachne and Toretsk. So far, six clashes have ended.
Since the beginning of this day, in the Pokrovsky direction, Russian Zagarnitsky units 17 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense near the settlements of Rumin, Lisivka, Sergiyivka, Ulakly, Andriyivka, Oleksiyivka. Russian forces caused an aviation strike in the area of Gorihovogo.
The Russian enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneszkodili 225 invaders, 101 of them - irrevocably. Also destroyed 5 units of vehicle equipment, five BPLA control antennas, one anti-drone gun and five satellite Russian terminals, in addition to the car, ATV and satellite terminal.
In the Novopavlívs зуkomu direction, Russian forces ten times attacked Ukrainian positions near Konstantinopol and Rozdolny, two clashes continue so far. Janvarske, Novopavlivka, Oleksiyivka and Ivanivka were hit by controlled air bombs.
The opponent twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Privilny and Charivnogo in the Gulyaipils ківkomu direction. At the same time, he caused airstrikes on Komishuvas, Gulyaipol and Zaliznychnomu.
In the Orihivsky direction, Ukrainian troops repelled seven Russian attacks in the area of Nesterianka, Novodanilivka and Kamiansky, two more clashes are still ongoing.
In the pridníprovs нуkomu direction, Russian forces carried out one unsuccessful attack, and under the air strike was lviv.
In the Kursk region Ukrainian defenders repelled 30 Russian forces attacks. In addition, Russian forces launched 18 air strikes using 28 guided bombs, and carried out 364 artillery shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces' units defeated formations of one motorised infantry brigade and one territorial defence brigade of the AFU near Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 45 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Karpovka, Katerinovka, Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic), Shiykovka, and Kamenka (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 255 troops, four motor vehicles, and one Western-made field artillery gun. Three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, and one motorised infantry brigade near Shevchenko, Verkhnekamenskoye, Pleshcheyevka, Seversk, Konstantinovka, Serebryanka, and Kramatorsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 265 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.

The Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops hit formations of four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault brigade, and one airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two National Guard brigades near Dimitrov, Novopavlovka, Andreyevka, Udachnoye, Yelizavetovka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Uspenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 595 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five pickup trucks. Two artillery guns were neutralised.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops launched an attack on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Otradnoye, Komar, Privolnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 185 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and two territorial defence brigades close to Sadovoye, Mikhailovka (Kherson region), and Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, two motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.

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

Air defence systems shot down one U.S.-made JDAM aerial guided bomb and 93 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,267 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,977 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,523 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,224 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,432 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 offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Goncharovka, Guyevo, Kazachya Loknya, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Five enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Agronom, Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Gornal, Guyevo, Zamostye, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Mirny, Nikolayevka, Oleshnya, Sudzha, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Novenkoye, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).

During the day, the AFU losses were more than 150 troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, one mortar as well as one UAV command post and one ammunition depot. Two AFU servicemen surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 64,845 troops, 383 tanks, 293 infantry fighting vehicles, 255 armoured personnel carriers, 2,127 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,295 motor vehicles, 508 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 118 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, nine air defence radars, 51 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.