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Russo-Ukraine War - 05 March 2025 - Day 1106

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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 Russia has likely sustained approximately 90,000 casualties (killed and wounded) in the Russia-Ukraine conflict so far in 2025. Since invading Ukraine, Russia has likely sustained approximately 875,000 casualties in total.

The average daily Russian casualties during February 2025 was 1,255 according to Ukrainian General Staff reporting, the lowest daily average since August 2024. The total reported Russian casualties in February 2025 was 35,140, a decrease of around 13,000 from January's total which was the second highest monthly total of the conflict.

The decrease in the recorded rate of casualties, whilst remaining high, likely reflects a decrease in the tempo of Russian operations and assaults. Russia's casualty rate will likely continue to average above 1,000 a day in March 2025, with continued dismounted infantry attacks on multiple axes.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that so far, 96 combat clashes have taken place. The hottest at the moment is the situation in the Kursk and Toretsky directions.

For today, the Russian enemy launched one missile and 45 air strikes, using two missiles and dropping 59 CABs, engaged 939 kamikaze drones to strike, carried out more than 3500 shelling of the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy twice attacked, in the direction of Peter-Ivanivka and in the area of vovčanska, one confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Kupians насеkomu direction, Russian forces during the day tried to advance to Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Golubivka and Zagrizove.
In the limans куkomu direction Russian forces ten times attacked in the areas of novomihajlívki and new. Ukrainian warriors have stopped seven attacks of the Russian zagarbnikív, three more fights are still ongoing.
In the Kramators льkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight Russian attacks in the areas of Chasovoye Yar, Oleksandro-Shultynogo and Predtečynogo, one confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces spent 19 offensive actions at the position of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Toretsk, Dachny and Dilíivka, so far one confrontation is ongoing.
Since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy has 16 times tried to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Pokrovsky direction in the areas of Elizabethtivka, Promenya, Pi Відany, Kotlinogo, Bogdanivka, Kotlyarivka and Andriyivka, currently two clashes are ongoing. The Russian occupiers launched aerial strikes with controlled bombs on the areas of the settlements Zelene Pole, Pokrovsk, Chunyshine and Oleksiyivka.
According to the available information, the Russian losses to date amount to 80 people have been killed and wounded, including an armored transport, eight vehicles, ten satellite terminals, BPLA control point and an automatic grenade launcher have been destroyed.
In the Novopavlí direction for today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled six attacks of the Russian occupation army in the areas of Konstantinopol and Burlatsky, one confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Gulyaipil direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Vilny Pol, also launched aerial strikes on the settlements of Gulyaipole, Shevchenko, Zaliznychne, Novopil, Odradne and Vesele.
In the Orihiv direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled four Russian attacks in the direction of Kamiansky, Pavlivka and Lobkovy. Aviation strikes were affected by the areas of the settlement of Pyatihatki.
In the Kurs відбуkomu direction today happened 27 boêzítknen мку. Russian forces launched 16 air strikes, shot down 23 KABs, carried out 359 artillery shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including seven from the reactive systems of assault-fire.
In the sívers комуkomu and pridniprovskkomu directions the Russian opponent did not carry out active actions.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of a mechanised brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and two border guard units close to Lobanovka, Kazachya Lopan, Veterinarnoye, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, an artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit five mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kupyansk, Podvysokoye (Kharkov region), Novoye, Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People's Republic), Novolyubovka (Lugansk People's Republic) as well as the Serebryansky forestry.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 200 troops, six pick-up trucks, five field artillery guns including three Western-made artillery pieces, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and three ammunition depots.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units damaged formations of four mechanised brigades of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Pleshcheyevka, Shevchenko, Dyleyevka, Krymskoye, Seversk, Aleksandropol, Minkovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 245 troops, two motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences. The units of four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, three jaeger brigades, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, and two national guard brigades were hit close to Novopavlovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Zverevo, Kotlino, Uspenovka, Udachnoye, Yelizavetovka, Petrovskogo, Dimitrov, Mirolyubovka, Alekseyevka, Zelyonoye, and Sribnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 600 troops, five infantry fighting vehicles including four Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, an M113 armoured personnel carrier, three U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles as well as two artillery guns.

The Vostok Group of Forces liberated Privolnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops engaged formations of three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade near Kamyshevakha, Bogatyr, Fyodorovka, Iskra, Dneproenergiya, Novopol, Burlatskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Yanvarskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 175 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns including a U.S.-made Paladin and a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery systems.

The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and three territorial defence brigades close to Pyatikhatki, Novodanilovka, Shcherbaki, Lukyanovskoye, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, Dneprovskoye, and Lvovo (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 troops, seven motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, and three electronic warfare stations.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, an oil tank that provided fuel for AFU units, production laboratories and drone control posts, the base of the boats of the special operation forces of the AFU, the Kraken Nationalist Formation Headquarters as well as clusters of manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 150 areas.

Air defence systems shot down six U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 51 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,318 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,989 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,523 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,286 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,455 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 a heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Goncharovka, Gornal, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Lonknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Rubanshchina, Staraya Sorochina, and Sudzha. Three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Dmitryukov, Zazulevka, Zamostye, Vtoroy Knyazhy, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Loknya, Melovoy, Mirny, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Novenkoye, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 215 troops, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, four armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and two mortars, a signal intelligence station, a counterobstacle vehicle as well as six UAV command posts

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 65,060 troops, 384 tanks, 295 infantry fighting vehicles, 255 armoured personnel carriers, 2,131 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,307 motor vehicles, 510 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, 52 units of engineering and other materiel, including 20 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.