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Russo-Ukraine War - 15 March 2025 - Day 1116

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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 in total, there have been 128 combat clashes 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.

For today, Russian terrorist troops have carried out 82 aviation strikes, dropping 112 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, almost 1100 kamikaze drones were involved in impressions and carried out about five thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian opponent eight times stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Vovchansk and towards Petrivka. Two clashes are currently underway.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces carried out offensive actions in the areas of Zagrizove, Lozova and Kopanka. Ukrainian defenders stopped four Russian attacks.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 15 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Balka Zhuravka, Ivanivka, Nadia, Yampolivka and Grigorivka. The two clashes are still ongoing.
Two enemy assaults were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction, Russian forces tried to advance in the areas of Verkhnyokamiansky and Bilogorivka.
In the kramators шkomu direction Russian forces stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near oríkhovo-vasilívki. The defense forces repelled the Russian attack.
Seventeen times the Russians have advanced on the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsky direction in the areas of Toretsk and Friendship, currently two clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, the Russian occupiers tried 36 times to advance on the position of Ukrainian units, the enemy attacked in the areas of settlements of Sukha Balka, Oleksandropil, Novotoretske, Elizabethtivka, Svyrydonivka, Rumin, Sergiyivka, Kotline, Uspenivka, Nadiivka and Andriyivka. Ukrainian defenders have stopped 35 Russian assault actions, the battle is currently being sharpened. Air strikes were suffered by Gorihove, Oleksíivka, Leontovichi, Novopavlivka and Mirnograd.
Today, according to preliminary data, 254 Russian occupants were defecated in this direction, 136 of them - irrevocably. Also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed one combat armored car, nine units of automobile equipment, five motorcycles, one REB tool, two artillery systems, a generator and two BPLA antennas. In addition, two tanks and three artillery systems of the Russians were damaged.
In the Novopavlívs напряkomu direction, Russian forces tried 12 times to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the area of konstantinopol and rozlivu. Two clashes have not subsided so far.
In the direction of Gulyajpils Наkomu, the Russian zagarbnik attacked in the areas of Novopol and Novosilka. Defense forces repelled two attacks, another confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Orihivsky direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 13 times towards the settlements Stepovo, Pyatihatki, Sherbaki, Zherebyanka and Kamianske. Fighting continues in six locations.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled four unsuccessful Russian attempts to attack the positions of Ukrainians.
In Kur украiní since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 18 assault actions of the Russian occupiers, one of which is ongoing until now. In addition, Russian forces launched 28 air strikes, dropping 48 controlled bombs, and also carried out 219 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

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 mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 45 troops, four motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and one signal intelligence station.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two territorial defence brigades close to Druzhelyubovka, Novosergeyevka, Cherneshchina, Proletarskoye (Kharkov region), Grekovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Radkodub (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 255 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and one Austrian-made Pinzgauer Vector armoured vehicle, two pickup trucks, four field artillery guns, and three ammunition depots.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU near Seversk, Serebryanka, Verolyubovka, Konstantinovka, and Artema (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 260 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple-launch rocket system launcher. Two electronic warfare stations and one ammunition depot were eliminated.

The Tsentr Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences, defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region), Petrovskoye, Udachnoye, Dimitrov, Shevchenko, Krasnoarmeysk, and Uspenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 465 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line as well as defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Iskra, Zeleny Gai, Konstantinopol, and Fyodorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 160 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Olgovka, Nikolskoye, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 80 troops and three motor vehicles.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, drone manufacturing shops, ammunition and logistics depots, power facilities supporting Ukranian defence industry enterprises as well as clusters of manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 162 areas.

One MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down.

Air defence facilities shot down seven JDAM guided bombs and three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, 170 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles including 141 that were destroyed out of the special military operation zone.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to: 658 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 46,776 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,285 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,527 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,581 field artillery guns and mortars, 32,902 units of special military vehicles.

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, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Zaoleshenka and Rubanshchina.

In addition, Russian troops launched strikes on formations of one mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and one assault regiment of the AFU near Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware near Zapselye, Loknya, Aleksandriya, Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novaya Sech, Novenkoye, Obody, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

The AFU losses were more than 220 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, two artillery guns, two mortars, one UAV command post, and one ammunition depot.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to:

more than 67,630 troops, 393 tanks, 317 infantry fighting vehicles, 283 armoured personnel carriers, 2,199 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,437 motor vehicles, 555 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 120 EW stations, 16 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.