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Russo-Ukraine War - 16 April 2025 - Day 1148

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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, since the beginning of this day, there have been 92 combat encounters. 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 troops have launched one rocket and 77 aviation strikes, using two missiles and dropping 128 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, more than a thousand kamikaze drones were engaged for impressions and carried out more than 4,700 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces twice stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Vovchansk and Western.
In the Kupians Богуkomu direction, Russian forces carried out offensive actions in the areas of Petropavlivka, New Kruglyakivka, Boguslavka and Zagrizovoye. Ukrainian defenders stopped all five enemy attacks.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders attacked 15 times the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Nadia, Novoserhiyivka, Grekivka, Novomikhailivka, Nove and towards Olgivka and the Green Valley. Three clashes are still ongoing.
Nine Russian assaults were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction, the Russian occupiers tried to advance in the regions of Grigorivka, Ivano-Daryivka, Vyimki and Verkhnyokamiansky.
In the direction of Kramators воkomu, Russian forces five times attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Chasovoye Yar, Kurdyumivka and Stupochok.
Eight times the Russians advanced on the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsky direction in the areas of Toretsk and Leonidivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of this day, Russian forces 29 times tried to advance on the position of Ukrainian units. Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements Oleksandropil, Elizavetyvka, Lisivka, Zvirove, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Preobrazhenka, Troitske, Andriyivka, Bogdanivka and towards Stara Nikolaivka and Sergiyivka. The settlements Pokrovsk, Dovga Balka, Zorya, Nova Poltavka, Malinivka, Kalinivka, Shevchenko the First and Hrodivka suffered airstrikes.
Today in this direction, according to preliminary data, 138 Russian occupants were defecated, 67 of them - irrevocably. Also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed seven units of automobile equipment, four motorcycles, six BPLA, two cannons. In addition, one tank, two BMPs, two motorcycles and two Russian cars were damaged.
In the Novopavlívs тиkomu direction, Russian forces 15 times tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Konstantinopol, Rozlivu, Bagatir and Privilny. Two clashes have not subsided so far. Russian aviation struck the areas of the settlements Zelene Pole, Komyshuvakha, Novodarivka and Verbove.
In the gulyajpíl знаs Заkomu direction of aviation strikes suffered railroad and gulyajpole.
In the Orihiv direction, the Russian aggressor six times attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the direction of settlements Lobkove, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Stepove, Kamianske. Air strikes were suffered by Lukyanivske, Stepnogirsk and Kamianske. Fighting continues in four locations.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, Russian forces carried out three offensive actions, one of which is ongoing until now. At the same time, he caused air strikes controlled bombs on Kherson.
In Kur Наiní since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 10 assault actions of the Russian occupiers. In addition, Russian forces launched 19 air strikes, dropping 32 controlled bombs, and also carried out 308 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including 16 of the reactive fire systems.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, a coastal defence brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the three territorial defence brigades close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, Okop, Taratutino, Stepok, and Ugroyedy (Sumy region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One ammunition depot, a radar, and an electronic warfare station were neutralised.

The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a jaeger brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade close to Andreyevka, Zapadnoye, Druzhelyubovka, Olgovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, Yampol, Karpovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The enemy lost up to 230 troops, a tank, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, six motor vehicles, five field artillery guns including a UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer. Five ammunition depots were eliminated.

The Yug Group of Forces has liberated Kalinovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The Russian troops hit manpower and materiel of seven mechanised brigades, two assault brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Pleshcheyevka, Romanovka, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Poltavka, Zarya, Ivanopolye, Minkovka, and Kleban Byk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 310 troops, two tanks, a HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, and a U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier as well as a Kozak armoured fighting vehicle. Five pick-up trucks, five field artillery guns, and an electronic warfare station were neutralised.

The Tsentr Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of five mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, three jaeger brigades, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Ulyanovka, Razino, Koptevo, Alekseyevka, Zverevo, Uspenovka, Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Shevchenko, Dimitrov, Grodovka, and Mirolyubovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 350 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and a French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire station, the Plastun electronic signal intelligence station, a Nota electronic warfare station as well as a Finnish-made Airfence radar were eliminated.

The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade near Zeleny Kut, Bogatyr, Otradnoye, Poddubnoye, Shevchenko, Novopol, Dneproenergiya of the Donetsk People's Republic, Gulay Pole, and Chervonoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy's losses amounted to up to 150 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, a counterobstacle vehicle, a recovery vehicle, four motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. One fuel depot was destroyed.

The Dnepr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged three mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades near Tomarino, Ponyatovka, Antonovka, Nikolskoye (Kherson region), Novodanilovka, and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy's losses amounted to over 80 troops, 12 motor vehicles, three artillery guns including a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system. One ammunition depot was destroyed.

Operational-Tactical aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops, and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of the military airfield, the assembly area of uncrewed surface vehicles, the ammunition and armoured vehicles repair enterprise of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed formations in 139 areas.

Russian air defence means have destroyed 11 JDAM guided bombs and four HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 223 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 52,089 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,859 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,536 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,718 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,172 units of support military vehicles.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to destroy AFU units on the territory of Kursk region.

The Sever Group of Forces engaged units of a tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, three air assault brigades, and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal and Oleshnya.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Vladimirovka, Maryino, Novaya Sech, Osoyevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, three artillery guns, two Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems, two electronic warfare stations, and two air defence radars.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 74,610 troops, 408 tanks, 333 infantry fighting vehicles, 305 armoured personnel carriers, 2,272 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,722 motor vehicles, 615 artillery guns, 57 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA,28 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 125 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.