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Russo-Ukraine War - 26 March 2025 - Day 1127

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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 Since the beginning of the day, there have been 208 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched 47 airstrikes at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, using 63 controlled airstrikes, 1112 kamikaze drones strikes, and more than 4,800 artillery shells.

Two assault actions of the enemy in the Vovchansk district stopped Ukrainians in the Kharkiv direction.
In the Kupyans янkomu direction, the Russian opponent four times tried to push Ukrainian units from occupied positions near Golubivka and Zagrizovoye, one confrontation is ongoing.
Fourteen times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, trying to advance near the settlements of Kopanka, Yampolivka, Novosergiyivka, towards Novoy, Kolodyaziv and Novomikhailivka. Ukrainian defenders repelled 13 attacks of the opponent, ongoing one battle.
In the Siver direction, Ukrainian warriors successfully stopped six attacks in the areas of the settlements of Bilogorivka, Verkhnyokamianske and Ivano-Darivka. Five clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Kramators поkomu direction, the Defense Forces stopped four Russian attempts to advance near the Time Lapse, the Antecropolis and the White Mountain.
Russian forces tried 19 times to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Toretsky direction in the areas of Toretsk, Dachny, Crimea and Diliyivka.
Intensely attacks the Russian enemy of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Here, during the day, the aggressor carried out 87 assault and offensive actions. Activity of Russian occupiers - in the areas of settlements Oleksandropil, Tarasivka, Elizabeth, Beam, Fox, Novoukrainka, Renaissance, Kotline, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Novosergiyivka, Pokrovsk and Preobrazhenka. One battle is going on.
According to preliminary calculations, for today Ukrainian soldiers in this direction znezkodili 293 Russian occupiers, 177 of them - irrevocably. Ukrainian defenders also destroyed a tank, ten vehicles units, eight motorcycles, six drone control points, two portable radio-electronic combat stations, five satellite terminals and an enemy mortar.
In the Novopavliv direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 25 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinopil, Rozliv, Skudne and Vesele.
In the Gulyaipil direction, Russian forces carried out 16 assault operations in the direction of the settlements of Rivnopil, Novosilka, Privilne, Vilne Pole and Novopil, at the same time, launched air strikes on Novopol. The Defense Forces have successfully stopped 15 Russian attacks, currently one confrontation is underway.
Nine battles took place in the Orihiv direction, Russian forces tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Mali Scherbaky, Stepovo, Lobkove and Scherbaky; one confrontation is ongoing. Russian aviation struck the settlements of Komyshuvakh, Novoandriivka and Kamianske.
In the pridníprovs .komu direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped two Russian attacks.
Twenty-five combat clashes took place today on the Kursk direction. During the day, Russian forces carried out 340 artillery shelling, including eight - from reactive salvage systems, launching 12 air strikes, dropping 15 controlled bombs.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Krasnopolye, Ugroyedy, Prokhody, Miropolskoye, and Petrushevka (Sumy region).
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, a motor vehicle, and an artillery gun.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line, hit units of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, and an airborne brigade of the AFU near Lozovaya, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic), Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic) as well as Serebryansky forestry.
The AFU lost up to 250 troops, a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, and two pickup trucks. Three artillery guns and three ammunition depots have been neutralised.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops engaged eight mechanised brigades of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades near Novoolenovka, Romanovka, Minkovka, Chasov Yar, Druzhba, Kalinovo, Zarya, Katerinovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 310 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radars. Two electronic warfare stations, an unmanned aerial vehicle depot, and a fuel depot were also destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on a mechanised brigade, a jaeger brigade, two assault brigades, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment, an assault battalion of the Vostok special operations centre, a marine brigade, and a national guard brigade near Mirolyubovka, Kotlino, Dimitrov, Zverevo, Krasnoarmeysk, Uspenovka, Udachnoye, Grodovka, Alekseyevka, Nadezhdinka, and Novoaleksandrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).The AFU losses amounted to more than 480 troops, two tanks, two Kazak armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and a signal intelligence station.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian forces engaged four mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, a Marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades near Shevchenko, Voskresenka, Fyodorovka, Novopol, Razliv, Zelenoye Pole of the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gulyaipole The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops and three motor vehicles. Three field artillery pieces, including a Swedish-made 155-mm Archer self-propelled artillery system and a supply dump were eliminated.

The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged units of two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Sadovoye, Pridneprovskoye, Antonovka, Vesyoloye (Kherson region), Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhov, and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).

Over 65 troops, seven motor vehicles, a U.S.-made MLRS multiple rocket launcher, and two ammunition depots were neutralised.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, a facility repairing military hardware, workshops, control posts of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, and clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 143 areas during the day.
Russian air defence systems shot down two JDAM guided bombs, a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 58 fixed-wing aircraft.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost 659 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 48,462 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,499 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,532 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,987 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,368 units of support military vehicles.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that he Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

The Sever Group of Forces in offensive inflicted fire damage on elements of a mechanised brigade, three air assault brigades, a marine brigade, a presidential brigade, and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Gornal, Gogolevka, Guyevo, and Oleshnya as well as Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Velikaya Rybitsa, Vesyolovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Loknya, Miropolye, Pisarevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region).

For the past 24 hours, the AFU lost over 230 troops, a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, an armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, an electronic warfare station, a UAV command post, and an ammunition depot.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 70,190 troops, 402 tanks, 327 infantry fighting vehicles, 290 armoured personnel carriers, 2,223 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,548 motor vehicles, 585 artillery guns, 53 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, 122 EW stations,18 counter-fire 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.