Russo-Ukraine War - 21 April 2025 - Day 1153
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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 the Russian education system is highly likely becoming increasingly politicised, militarised and ideologically driven, in accordance with the Russian state's broader objectives. This continues a trend which has notably increased since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Independent Russian media outlet Verstka reports the growing prevalence of texts in support of the so-called 'Special Military Operation, anti-West work, Soviet literature, and patriotic/pro-Russian military texts in schools. Verstka also highlights examples of Russian authorities ordering references to 'Ukraine' to be removed from textbooks.
The Russian state highly likely seeks to use the education system to develop a more militarised, nationalistic society. The 2024 Youth Strategy spoke of the importance of "increasing the prestige of military service and providing support to young military personnel and their families". The intent is almost certainly to facilitate both deeper support for Russia's illegal war against Ukraine, and greater willingness amongst the young to join a military suffering significant casualties. These efforts also seek to indoctrinate Russia's young into a rejection of the legally mandated, and internationally recognised basis for Ukraine's nationhood and sovereignty.
It is likely that the politicisation and militarisation of Russian education, coupled with increasing ideological indoctrination of Russian children and young people more broadly, will perpetuate aggressive, expansionist Russian nationalism in the longer term.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that In total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 121 combat encounters. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively interrupt the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.
Russian zagarbniki made one missile and 101 aviation strikes, using three missiles and 177 cab. In addition, 995 kamikaze drones were recruited for impact and carried out more than 4100 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the Kupians сьkomu direction, the Russian enemy carried out two offensive actions near Petropavlivka and Zagrizovy.
In the Lymanian direction, the Defense Forces repelled 17 assaults from positions near the settlements of Nove, Nadia, Novomikhailivka, Grekivka, Mirne, Kolodyazi, Torske and in the direction of New Peace, Green Valley. Six more clashes are still ongoing.
In the Sivers Наkomu direction, Russian forces once attacked in the direction of Verkhnyokamians верkogo.
Since the beginning of the day in the kramators чаткуkomu direction, Russian forces twice attacked in the direction of markovogo and stupočok.
In the direction of Torets .komu today, 13 boêzítknen кому. Russian forces tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Toretsk, Diliyivka and Scherbinivka, four clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked 49 times in the areas of settlements of Suha Balka, Mirolyubivka, Elizabethtivka, Suhiy Yar, Kotline, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Nadiivka, Troyitske, Tarasivka, Ray, Lisivka, Udaachne, Preobrazhenka, Kotlyarivka, Andriyivka and in the direction of Oleksandropol, Novopavlivka and Berezivka. Ukrainian defenders have repelled 43 attacks, six more clashes continue so far.
Aviation of Russian terrorists struck controlled aviation bombs on Oleksandropol, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivtsi and Muravtsi.
Today, according to preliminary data, 289 Russian occupants have been defecated in this direction, 135 of which are irrevocable. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed seven combat armored vehicles, one artillery system, 11 units of automotive equipment, five Bpla, Bpla control point, a portable radio-electronic combat station, eight units of motorcycle equipment, also damaged a tank, five units of automotive equipment and two motorcycles.
In the Novopavliv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 Russian attacks in the areas of Konstantinopol, Vilny Pol, Privilny, Novosilka and Rozlivu. Another attack is going on so far. Aviation strikes were suffered by Novodarívka and Dachne.
In the direction of Gulyaipil, Russian aviation struck unguided aviation missiles on Malinivka and Zaliznychny.
In the Orihiv direction Ukrainian defenders repel the attack of the Russian opponent in the area of Stepovoye.
Under the airstrikes were šcherbaki, novoyakovlívka and stepnogírs Підk.
Russian forces carried out two offensive actions in the Pridniprovsk direction - unsuccessful.
14 boêzítknen К with Russian zagarbnikami took place in Kur ьiní. Russian forces launched 21 aviation strikes, dropped 30 controlled bombs, carried out 229 artillery shelling, including seven from the jet systems of artery fire.
In Kharkiv and Gulyaipils ківkomu directions, active Russian offensive actions are not recorded.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, all the Groups of Forces deployed in the special military operation zone have been strictly observing the state of ceasefire from 18:00 of 19 April to 00:00 of 21 April remaining in previously taken positions.
Despite the announced Easter ceasefire, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to conduct artillery fire and strike by unmanned aerial vehicles against the positions of Russian troops as well as civilian facilities in the border areas of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea.
In total, there were 4,900 ceasefire violations.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have attempted to launch attacks six times including in the areas of Sukhaya Balka, Bogatyr, Pershe-Travnya, Belogorovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic) as well as Oleshnya (Kursk region). All those attempted attacks were repelled.
The enemy employed 90 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, eight of them outside the special military operation zone during the ceasefire. All UAVs have been shot down.
The enemy shelled for Russian positions for 1,404 times from artillery pieces, MLRS, and mortars, plus 3,316 strikes by quadrocopters.
In the border areas of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, 19 fire attacks, 49 strikes by FPV drones, and 16 ammunition drops from copter-type unmanned aerial vehicles (25 strongholds of the Russian Armed Forces and 51 settlements) had been carried out from 18:00 of 19 April till 00:00 of 21 April .
In general, during the daytime, the density of fire and operations by the enemy was significantly reduced along the front line.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have continued the special military operation when the ceasefire was over.
In Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a territorial defence brigade near Khmelevka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops and an artillery gun.
The Zapad Group of Forces engaged a mechanised brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
The enemy lost up to 30 troops.
The Yug Group of Forces delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Shcherbinovka, Yablonovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, and two field artillery guns.
The Tsentr Group of Forces hit a mechanised brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a marine brigade near Krasnoarmeysk, Novopavlovka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU lost up to 80 troops, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, and a pickup truck.
The Vostok Group of Forces delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of a marine brigade near Bogatyr (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were more than 25 servicemen, an armoured personnel carrier, and a motor vehicle.
The Dnepr Group of Forces damaged units of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade near Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region) and Ponyatovka (Kherson region).
Up to 10 troops, an electronic warfare station, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar have been eliminated.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of a military airfield, ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed forces in 74 areas.
Air defence systems have shot down 104 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 52,935 unmanned aerial vehicles, 604 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,970 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,544 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,916 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,389 units of support military vehicles
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