Russo-Ukraine War - 08 March 2025 - Day 1109
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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 overnight 06-07 March, Russia conducted its largest multi-axis Long Range Aviation (LRA) strike package of 2025. Alongside up to 35 As-23a KODIAK Air Launched Cruise Missiles, Russia also launched Land Attack Cruise Missiles from Black Sea Fleet vessels alongside Short Range Ballistic Missiles and more than 100 One Way Attack UAVs, all of which serve to complicate and saturate Ukrainian Air Defence efforts.
Russia continues to strike a range of targets, including the Ukrainian energy sector, predominantly gas infrastructure, seeking to exploit the winter period as it attempts to demoralise the civilian population as well as weaken the Ukrainian economy. • The KODIAK remains the pace setter for Russian large scale strike packages, with a number of lower-intensity strikes this year allowing a slow replenishment in the stocks of Russia's premier precision guided munition. Rebuilding its stockpile enables LRA to sit ready to conduct strikes such as these with little to no notice, at a time of Russia's choosing.
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 and exhaustion across the frontline.
150 combat clashes have taken place since the beginning of this day.
Russian zagarbniki made three rocket and 64 aviation strikes, using three rockets and 71 cab. In addition, the Russians have engaged 1317 kamikaze drones and carried out about five thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the Kharkiv direction throughout the day, Ukrainian troops repelled five Russian attacks in the areas of Vovchansk and Petro-Ivanivka. The enemy launched air strikes near the settlements of Dovzhik and Cossack Lopan.
In the Kupyansky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 assaults in the areas of Kindrashivka, Lozova, Stepova Novoselivka, New Kruglyakivka and Zagrizovoye.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian zagarbniki 23 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near Novomikhailivka, new, peaceful, wells, yampolivka and green valley. There are eight fighting so far.
In the Kramators їkomu direction, there are currently two combat clashes near the Time Yar and White Mountain.
In the Toretsky direction Russians 19 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces. The main efforts of the attack were concentrated near Friendship and Toretsk. Four clashes are currently underway.
Since the beginning of this day in the Pokrovsky direction, Russian Zagarnitsky units 25 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense near the settlements of Elizabethtivka, Rumin, Andriyivka, Oleksandropil, Pokrovsk, Sergiyivka, Novooleksandrivka, Bogdanivka, Tarasivka, Lisivka, Green Corner and Ulakly. Four clashes are still ongoing. Under the airstrikes of the Russian enemy was the settlement of Leontovichi.
The enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneszkodili 182 Russian invaders, 106 of them - irrevocably. Also destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle, three motorcycles, two reconnaissance units "Zala", 12 cars, ten BPLA control antennas, as well as five artillery systems and an enemy car.
Today in the novopavlívs мкуkomu direction, Russian forces attacked six times near konstantinopol and burlatsky. Five attacks have already been made.
In the gulyajpíl .s сьkomu direction, Russian forces made three attacks in the direction of guard and charming. In addition, the enemy launched aerial strikes on Gulyaipol, Voskresensets, Novopol and Zaliznychnomu.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders have already repelled two Russian assaults in the direction of settlements Pyatikhatka, Stepovo and Sherbaky, five more clashes are currently underway.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, Russian forces launched an aerial strike on the settlement of Kozatske and two missile strikes on the areas of the settlements of Novoselivka and Bila Krynytsia.
In the Sívers Наkomu direction, the Russian aggressor did not carry out offensive actions.
In the operational zone in Kurshchiní, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 30 attacks of Russian invaders within a day, 13 more fights are ongoing. In addition, the enemy launched 27 air strikes using 37 guided bombs and carried out 500 artillery shells to positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, 49 in particular from reactive arson systems.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of three territorial defence brigades close to Granov and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, seven motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, and an ammunition depot.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU near Katerinovka, Kamenka, Kondrashovka, Lozovaya (Kharkov region), and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 195 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, two of them were Western-made. Two ammunition depots and seven electronic warfare stations were eliminated.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit formations of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade close to Seversk, Rozovka, Konstantinovka, and Ivanopolye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 245 troops, three motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the frontline, engaged units three mechanised brigades, an airborne brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a national guard brigade near Lysovka, Mirolyubovka, Grodovka, Alekseyevka, Petrovskogo, Sribnoye, Uspenovka, and Zverevo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost more 595 troops, a German-made Leopard tank, three armoured fighting vehicles including a French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier, and a U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicle. Two pickup trucks and three artillery guns were neutralised.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops engaged formations of a mechanised brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades close to Bogatyr, Perebudova, Novopol, Konstantinopol, Dneproenergiya of the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gulyaypole(Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, and a 155-mm Swedish-made Archer self-propelled artillery system.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the manpower and hardware of two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade close to Kachkarovka, Tokarevka, Sadovoye, and Goncharnoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 80 troops, five motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, and two electronic warfare systems.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged infrastructure of military airfields, power industry facilities supplying defence industry enterprises of Ukraine, manufacturing shops, depots, and command posts of UAVs as well as manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU in 148 areas.
Air defence systems shot down five JDAM guided bombs, a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 178 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,649 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,083 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,523 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,348 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,595 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.
The Sever Group of Forces liberated Viktorovka, Nikolayevka, and Staraya Sorochina during the offensive.
The Russian Armed Forces inflicted damage on units 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 Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Ivashkovskiy, Pervy Knyazhy, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Orlovka, Rubanshchina, Sudzha, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Viktorovka, Gornal, Kazachaya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Melovoy, Mirny, Oleshnya, Yuzhny, Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Novenkoye, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
For the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles including a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, two German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery systems, four field artillery guns, three mortars, three UAV command posts, and an ammunition depot. One AFU serviceman surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 65,580 troops, 386 tanks, 298 infantry fighting vehicles, 259 armoured personnel carriers, 2,144 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,341 motor vehicles, 522 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, a self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 119 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, nine air defence radars, 53 units of engineering and other materiel, including 21 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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