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Russo-Ukraine War - 22 April 2025 - Day 1154

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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 Saturday 19 April 2025, Russian President Putin publicly announced a unilateral 30-hour ceasefire based on claimed 'humanitarian' considerations, to start at 1800 Moscow/Kyiv time and end at midnight Easter Sunday. Putin's announcement was almost certainly intended to demonstrate a constructive approach in ongoing talks, without incurring significant costs to Russia's battlefield position.

Russian forces almost certainly continued to carry out some offensive military operations against Ukrainian forces during the reported ceasefire period, in breach of Putin's own ceasefire terms. It is likely that the overall tempo of military activity across the frontline decreased. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reported no air raid alerts on Easter Day, 20 April, and on 21 April, Putin reportedly acknowledged a decrease in military activity during the ceasefire period.

Russia has not taken up Ukraine's proposal to extend the Easter ceasefire for a 30-day period. There has been no indication that Putin has deviated from his maximalist aims in Ukraine.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 118 combat clashes, the Russian opponent made 83 aviation strikes, dropped 170 cab. In addition, used 1,159 kamikaze drones, carried out 4231 shelling of settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy four times tried to break through the defensive borders of Ukrainian defenders in the area of the settlement Vovchansk. At the same time, Russian forces caused an aviation strike on the area of the settlement of Liptsi.
Two attacks were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Kupyansky direction, in the area of Zagrizovoye and Nova Kruglyakivka. Yet another battle is underway.
Seven Russian attacks were stopped by Ukrainian soldiers in the areas of the settlements of Nadia, Novomikhailivka and in the directions of Olgivka, Glushchenkovy and Novosergiyivka in the Lyman direction. Two more clashes are ongoing so far.
In the sívers діkomu direction, Russian forces committed three offensive actions in the areas of grigorívka and verkhnyokamâns Наkogo.
In the Kramators Стуkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attempts to advance in the areas of Stupochok, White Mountain and towards Maysky.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces today 13 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Dachnyo, Friendship, Toretsky and in the direction of Scherbinivka. Defense forces are steadily suppressing the pressure and repelling all Russian attacks.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian forces committed 42 offensive actions. The largest activity of the Russian occupiers is in the areas of the settlements of Preobrazhenka, Novoukrainka, Shevchenko, Water Second, Malinivka, Elizabeth, Lisivka, Udachne, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Nadiivka, Trinity, Andriyivka, as well as in the settlements of Novopavlivka, Romanivka, Stara Mykolaivka, Myrolyubivka, Novomykolaivka. Four clashes are still ongoing. Also the Russian enemy launched aerial strikes on the areas of poprovsk, Udaachne, Novomikolaivka, Suhiy Yar, Zorya, Vodyane, Hrodivka, Krasny Yar, Bilyakivka, Oleksiyivka and Novopavlivka.
According to preliminary calculations, today in this direction Ukrainian warriors eliminated 118 Russian invaders and wounded 95 more. Three cars, nine motorcycles, two UPL control points, one light-armored tractor, 12 UPLAs of different types and two satellite terminals were destroyed. Also significantly damaged two cars, one tank, three artillery systems of the Russian occupiers.
In the Novopavliv direction Ukrainian units stopped 15 Russian attacks near Konstantinopol, Privilny, Novosilka and towards Oleksiyivka and Odradny. At the same time, Russian forces launched an aviation strike on the settlement of Bagatir.
In the Gulyajpíl дs куkomu direction, Russian forces twice attacked towards Novopol, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled both attempts to move forward. Aviation strikes were hit by settlements of Gulyaipole, Novodarivka and Novopil.
In the oríhiv direction, Russian forces today spent four offensive actions near small šcherbakív, stepovoye and pâatihatok. There's still one battle going on. At the same time, aviation strikes were made on the settlements of Lobkove, Kamianske, Stepnogirsk and Zaporizhia
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces made an air strike with unkemoved missiles in the Ivanivka area, did not carry out offensive actions.
On the Kurs урkomu direction today, there were 21 encounters. Russian forces launched 17 air strikes, dropping 46 controlled bombs at settlements and positions of the Defense Forces. In addition, carried out 290 artillery shelling, including five - from reactive systems of salpovogo fire.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.