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Russo-Ukraine War - 25 April 2025 - Day 1157

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 overnight 23-24 April 2025, Russia conducted a large-scale multi-axis, multi-weapon strike package against Ukraine utilising Long Range Aviation (LRA) bombers as well as Black Sea Fleet vessels and Ground Force elements, predominantly targeting Kyiv and Kharkiv as well other cities across Ukraine.

Russian forces launched at least 200 munitions, including One Way Attack Uncrewed Aerial Systems (OWA UAS), at least 10 Ballistic Missiles (both Russian indigenous and procured from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), their premier KODIAK Air Launched Cruise Missiles, and KALIBR Land Attack Cruise Missiles. This combination of munitions almost certainly sought to complicate and saturate Ukrainian Air Defence efforts. The Ukrainian Air Force reported intercepting 112 munitions, as well as interdicting others via electronic warfare.

The KODIAK remains the pace-setting missile for Russian large scale strike packages, with the recent 30-day energy ceasefire allowing Russia to replenish its stocks, having been used only twice before this package since the beginning of March. Rebuilding its stockpile enables LRA to sit ready to conduct strikes such as these with little to no notice, at a time of Russia's choosing, as Russia continues normal strike operations.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively thwart the Russian enemy's attempts to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him an effective fire effect, exhaustion throughout the frontline.

In total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 116 boêzítknen За.

Russian zagarbniki made 90 aviation strikes using 166 cab. In addition, the Russians used 1116 kamikaze drones to impress and carried out 4485 shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian opponent launched an aviation strike on the area of the settlement of Mala Vovcha.
In the Kupians вkomu direction, the Russian enemy carried out four assaults of the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of the new Kruglyakivka.
In the Lyman direction since the beginning of the day Russian zagarbniki 11 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians in the direction of Ridkoduba, Druželûbívka, Novosergíivka, New Peace, Serebryanka and near Novoyegorivka, New, Torsky. At the moment, Ukrainian defenders repel four attacks of the opponent.
Defense Forces stopped two offensive actions of the Russian zagarbnikív towards Grigorivka in the Siversky direction.
In the Kramators Краkomu direction, five clashes have been recorded in the area of Chasovoye Yar and in the direction of Markovoye and White Mountain. One fight is going on so far.
In the Toretsky direction Russians attacked the positions of Defense Forces 13 times. The efforts of the attack were concentrated in the area of Dachny, Toretsk and in the direction of Plesh Зуiyivka, Cherbinivka, Diliyivka. There is currently one confrontation in progress.
Since the beginning of this day in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians have tried 31 times to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements Elizabethivka, Preobrazhenka, Andriyivka, Stara Nikolaivka, Lisivka, Kotline, Novooleksandrivka and in the direction of Mirolyubivka, Romanivka, Malinivka. Six clashes are ongoing so far.
Defense forces deter Russian attacks, the Russian enemy suffers significant losses - today 137 invaders were defecated in this direction, 65 of them irrevocably. Also destroyed 13 units of automotive equipment, two motorcycles, two cannons, in addition, two cannons of Russian occupiers were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian units stopped 12 Russian assaults of the positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Konstantinopil, Vesele, Novosilka, Privilne and in the direction of Free Field, Odradny. Four more clashes are ongoing so far. Air strikes were suffered by Bagatyr, Novopil, Novodarivka and Oleksíivka.
In the direction of Gulyaipil, Russian forces launched aviation strikes in the area of Gulyaypol.
In the Orihivsky direction, Russian forces four times tried to advance near the settlements of Novodanilivka and Stepovo.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, one battle with the Russian opponent took place. Aviation strikes were suffered by Cossack and Antonivka.
Defense Forces of Ukraine continue its operation in the Kursk direction, where Russian forces conducted 25 attacks of Ukrainian units during a day. There is currently one confrontation in progress. Russian forces launched 12 air strikes, dropping 18 controlled bombs, and carried out 272 artillery shells, eight of which were from reactive salvage systems.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.