Russo-Ukraine War - 12 April 2025 - Day 1144
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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 21 March 2025, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) decided to hold the key interest rate at 21 per cent. Interest rates are at their highest level in over 20 years, compared to a pre-war interest rate of 8.5 per cent in January 2022. While interest rates remain high, the number of corporate bankruptcies will highly likely increase in Russia.
In November 2024, the ruble depreciated to its lowest rate since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 (114 per US Dollar). The ruble has since appreciated to a high of 81 per US dollar in March 2025. The appreciation of the ruble will highly likely reduce federal revenues from oil and gas, in ruble terms, increasing pressures on the federal deficit.
Despite the ruble's appreciation, inflation has continued to rise. In February 2025, inflation rose to 10.1 per cent from 8.5 per cent in October 2024, when the interest rate of 21 per cent was introduced. Labour shortages, alongside high levels of government spending, almost certainly mean inflation will remain above the CBR's target of 4 per cent through 2025. Long term inflationary pressure will highly likely exacerbate pressures on Russia's ability to sustain high defence spending.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in total, since the beginning of this day, 95 combat clashes have taken place. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively give an offence to the Russian enemy's attempts to advance deep into Ukrainian territory.
Russian zagarbniki made 87 aviation strikes, dropping 158 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, more than 800 kamikaze drones were involved for impressions and carried out about 5000 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy launched air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Zolochiv and Slatyne.
In the Kupians напряkomu direction, Russian forces attacked in the areas of Zagrizovoye and Nova Kruglyakivka, where Ukrainian defenders stopped two Russian attempts to move forward.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 18 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces in the areas of settlements Nadia, Tverdohlibove, Novomikhailivka, Katerynivka, New and in the direction of Olgivka, Grekivka, Green Valley, Zarichny and Torsky.
In the Siversky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian assaults in the direction of Grigorivka.
In the direction of Kramators рогkomu, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Chasovoye Yar, in the direction of Predtečiny and west of Andriyivka. Defense forces repelled nine Russian attacks.
Eleven times the Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsky direction, in the areas of Dachny, Diliyivka, Scherbinivka and Toretsk. One battle is still going on.
In the Pokrovsky direction, from the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements Kalinove, Elizabethtivka, Uspenivka, Lisivka, Kotline, Novosergiyivka, Troyitske, Kotlyarivka, Preobrazhenka, Sribne and Andriyivka. Ukrainian defenders have stopped 20 Russian assault actions, two more confrontations are still ongoing.
Today, according to preliminary data, 255 occupants were defecated in this direction, 120 of them - irrevocably. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed one tank, 9 units of automobile equipment, three control points of BPLA, three motorcycles, a mortar, and damaged seven artillery systems of the Russian occupiers.
In the Novopavliv direction, Russian forces four times tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Konstantinopol and in the direction of Shevchenko. Voskresenka suffered an air strike.
In the direction of aviation strikes suffered a settlement of Gulyaipole.
In the Orihiv direction, the Russian enemy carried out one offensive action in the area of Malih Scherbakov. Ukrainian units repelled the attack.
In the pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces four times attacked towards the positions of Ukrainian defenders, unsuccessful.
In the Kursk direction since the beginning of the day, there have been 23 confrontations, one of which is ongoing until now, also the Russian zagarbnytska army made 405 shelling, including 12 - from jet systems of salpovogo fire.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Malaya Rybitsa, Mikhailovskoye, Miropolskoye, Krasnopolye, and Ugroyedy (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU close to Kazachya Lopan and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade Kupyansk, Radkovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Novoye, Yampol, Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 250 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Three electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops launched attacks on two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one artillery brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, one National Guard brigade, and the Azov special forces brigade near Nikiforovka, Tarasovka, Slavyansk, Chasov Yar, Belaya Gora, Verkhnekamenskoye, Konstantinovka, and Shcherbinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 310 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 18 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment, one marine brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Zverevo, Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlyarovka, Bogdanovka, Udachnoye, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five pickup trucks, and five field artillery guns, including U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin and French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery systems.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade near Bogatyr, Poddubnoye, Otradnoye, Shevchenko, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), Volchye, and Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses were more than 155 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. One POL depot was destroyed.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit formations of one mountain assault brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka, Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and one materiel depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the aviation enterprise of the Ukrainian military industry, the infrastructure of a military airfield and an air harbour of the AFU, workshops for repair of armoured vehicles and assembly of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and missile depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 153 areas.
Air defence systems shot down six JDAM guided bombs, five HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 154 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 51,128 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,811 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,534 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,518 field artillery guns and mortars, and 34,010 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.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of two mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Gornal and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Sadki, Shalygino, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were over 175 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, seven motor vehicles, one 155-mm M777 howitzer, and three mortars.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 73,820 troops, 405 tanks, 332 infantry fighting vehicles, 302 armoured personnel carriers, 2,264 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,678 motor vehicles, 602 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-fire radars, ten air defence radars, 57 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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