Russo-Ukraine War - 03 April 2025 - Day 1135
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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 on 31 March 2025, Putin signed a decree for the annual spring conscription cycle, calling up 160,000 Russian men aged 18-30. All eligible Russian men are required to serve one year of military service. Conscripts have generally not been sent to fight in Ukraine. However, conscripts were highly likely involved in fighting in Russia's Kursk oblast following Ukraine's incursion into the region in August 2024. This drew condemnation from Russian parents who complained their sons were being sent to a combat zone with only four months of training. Up to 1,000 Russian conscripts were reportedly sent to Kursk with 250 captured as prisoners of war.
Russian conscription cycles occur twice a year, in the spring and autumn. The previous conscription cycle was 01 October 2024. This call up is the largest since 2011. The increase is in line with the Russian Ministry of Defence announcement in December 2022 to increase total personnel in the Armed Forces to 1.5 million by the end of 2026.
Russia has likely sustained more than 900,000 casualties fighting in Ukraine. To replace these battlefield losses and sustain the war effort, conscripts will almost certainly be pressured to sign permanent military contracts which make them eligible for duty in Ukraine.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 111 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched one missile and 68 air strikes, using one missile and 121 controlled air bombs, 753 kamikaze drones, carrying out about 4000 shells of Ukrainian troops' positions.
In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled three Russian assaults in the direction of Kamyanka and in the area of Vovchansk.
The Russian enemy has attacked five times Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupyansky direction in the areas of the settlements Zagrizove, Petropavlivka and in the direction of Nova Kruglyakivka, two clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Lyman direction today, Russian troops stormed positions of Ukrainian defenders 17 times near the settlements of Grekivka, Nove, Katerynivka and towards Novomikhailivka, Green Valley, two fighting are ongoing so far.
In the Siver сьky direction, the Defense Forces repelled three assault actions of Russian troops in the areas of Verkhnyokamiansky and towards Ivano-Daryivka and Vyimka.
Today, Ukrainian troops repelled one Russian attack in the direction of Predtechiny in the Kramatorsky direction.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces for today 16 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Dachnyo, Druzhba, Diliyivka, Toretsky and Leonidivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction throughout the day, Russian forces committed 37 assault and offensive actions. Activity of Russian occupiers - in the areas of settlements Novokalinove, Tarasivka, Elizabethtivka, Zvirove, Udaachne, Preobrazhenka, Silver, Novosergiyivka, Nadiivka, Uspenivka, Andriyivka and towards Romanivka, Oleksiyivka and Oleksandropol. The fights have not subsided so far in two locations.
According to preliminary calculations, today Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 269 and wounded 135 Russian occupiers in this direction, destroyed an automobile unit, satellite, motorcycle, mortar, nine armored fighting vehicles, four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, also significantly damaged a tank and Russian infantry fighting vehicle.
In the Novopavliv direction, Russian forces carried out seven attacks on the position of Ukrainian troops, the Russian enemy tried to advance in the direction of Rozliv and Konstantinopol. Three clashes are currently underway.
In the Gulyaipil direction, Russian forces caused air strikes with uncontrolled aviation missiles on Novopol and Malinivtsi, to drop on Komishuvakh, did not carry out any active offensive actions.
In the Orihivsky direction, eight clashes took place in the areas of the settlements Stepovo, Mali Shcherbaky and Kamianske, three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces twice tried to approach the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
Defense Forces of Ukraine continue operations in the Kursk direction. Today Ukrainian soldiers repelled seven attacks of the Russian zagarbnytsky army in this direction, two more clashes continue so far. Russian forces launched 334 artillery shells, four of them from jetty systems; carried out 10 air strikes, dropping 17 air strikes.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, and Petrushevka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Kamenka, Kondrashovka, Zagoruykovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Novomikhailovka, Redkodub, and Novoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 200 troops, two tanks, one armoured fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks, and six field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer. Three enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Seversk, Minkovka, Verolyubovka, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Konstantinovka, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 235 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, seven pickup trucks, and four field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, two National Guard brigades, and the Omega Special Operations Center Formation close to Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlino, Lenina, Udachnoye, Preobrazhenka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier and one French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier. Seven motor vehicles and two artillery guns were neutralised.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences and liberated Veseloye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Razliv, Yalta, Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Yanvarskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses were up to 125 troops, three motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Lobkovoye (Zaporozhye region).
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, Nikolskoye, and Yantarnoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, seven motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged a Ukrainian missile and space industry enterprise, shops for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 148 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one guided JDAM aerial bomb and three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 138 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to: 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 49,562 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,644 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,533 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,198 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,624 units of special military vehicles.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that in the course of offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces' units inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, three air assault brigades, and one territorial defence brigade of the AFU near Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Gornal, Guyevo, Oleshnya as well as Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were more than 180 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, two mortars as well as five UAV command posts and one ammunition depot.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to: more than 71,750 troops, 403 tanks, 330 infantry fighting vehicles, 293 armoured personnel carriers, 2,244 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,602 motor vehicles, 592 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, 123 EW stations, 18 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.
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