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Russo-Ukraine War - 29 April 2025 - Day 1161

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 28 April 2025, Russia's President Putin unilaterally announced a full ceasefire in the Ukraine war, to cover the full 72-hour period of 8, 9 and 10 May. This coincides with Victory Day on 9 May, Russia's commemoration of victory in the 'Great Patriotic War' (Second World War(. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy called for an 'immediate, full, and unconditional' ceasefire lasting 'at least 30 days' in response.

As with Putin's unilateral 30-hour Easter ceasefire, this announcement is almost certainly intended to demonstrate a constructive approach in ongoing talks, without incurring significant costs to Russia's battlefield position. Putin also likely seeks to reduce the potential for Ukrainian strikes to affect Victory Day commemorations. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Victory Day parades have been cancelled in multiple Russian cities, primarily those cities in regions that border Ukraine.

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 across the frontline.

Since the beginning of this day, 125 combat clashes have taken place.

Today, the Russian invaders made 70 aviation strikes, applying 129 cab. In addition, the Russians have engaged 1,112 kamikaze drones and carried out almost four and a half thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops stopped one Russian attack towards Kamenka.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces conducted nine assaults of the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Zagrizovoye, Stepova Novoselivka and in the direction of Petropavlivka and Nova Kruglyakivka. Ukrainian defenders have stopped six enemy attacks, three more clashes are still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian zagarbniki 21 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near the settlements Lipove, Nove, Novomikhailivka, Mirne, Green Valley and Yampolivka. So far, five more clashes remain unfinished.
In the Sivers позиkomu direction, Russian forces carried out three assaults of the positions of Ukrainian units near Bílogorivka and Verkhnyokamâns Наkogo.
In the Kramators таkomu direction, 13 combat clashes have been recorded in the directions of May, Predtechiny, White Mountain and in the areas of Kurdyumivka and Chasovoy Yar.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians six times attacked the positions of defense forces. The main efforts of the attack were concentrated near Dachny, Toretsk, Crimea and in the direction of Diliyivka. The battle is currently brewing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Zagornytskyi units 51 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements of Stara Mykolaivka, Tarasivka, Shevchenko, Elizabeth, Novotoretske, Lisivka, Uspenivka, Kotlyarivka, Troyitske, Nadiivka and Andriyivka. There are nine battles going on so far.
The enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneszkodili 359 invaders, 179 of them - irrevocably. Also destroyed a combat armored vehicle, RSZV BM-21, 19 cars, nine motorcycles, a mortar, a retransmitter, a satellite terminal and 16 BPLA. Also damaged a tank, three cars and an opponent's motorcycle.
In the Novopavlí direction, Russian forces attacked 12 times near Konstantinopol, Burlatsky, Privilny, Rivnopol and in the direction of Odradnogo. Ukrainian defenders have successfully stopped all Russian attacks.
In the direction of Pridniprov, Russian forces carried out one offensive action, unsuccessful.
In the Kursk direction, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 15 attacks of Russian zagarbnikív within a day, six clashes are still ongoing. In addition, Russian forces launched seven air strikes using 18 guided bombs and carried out 220 artillery shells of positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including two from reactive arson systems.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.