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Russo-Ukraine War - 30 April 2025 - Day 1162

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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 on 24 April 2025, a Russian military court reportedly sentenced former Major General Ivan Popov, a previous commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA), to five years in a penal colony on charges of large-scale fraud and forgery in office, related to the sale of military construction materials. It also stripped him of his military rank, fined him 800,000 rubles (approximately $9,600), and is reported to have rejected his request to return to the front lines in Ukraine.

Popov was dismissed from his post as commander of the 58th CAA (deployed to the Zaporizhzhia sector in Ukraine) in July 2023 after his private criticism about the competence of the Russian defence leadership's decisions relating to the conduct of the war were publicised. Popov was subsequently arrested in May 2024 on the fraud charges.

Corruption is endemic in the Russian system, with punishment more often applied as a political tool than an attempt to enforce good governance. There is a long history of the Russian regime using corruption charges, real or invented, to remove or punish internal critics or those who have angered more powerful elite figures.

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, there have been 177 combat clashes.

Today, the Russian invaders made 91 aviation strikes, using 179 cab. In addition, the Russians have engaged 3186 kamikaze drones and carried out almost six thousand shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops stopped two Russian attacks in the area of vovčans віka.
In the Kupyans мкуkomu direction, the Russian opponent spent six assaults of the positions of Ukrainian defenders towards Petropavlivka, Glushkivka, Novoosinovoye and Zagrizovoye. Ukrainian defenders have stopped five Russian attacks, another confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian invaders 35 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near the settlements of Novosergiyivka, Nadia, Tverdohlibove, Ridkodub, New, New Peace, Green Valley, Wells and in the direction of Novomikhailivka, Grekivka. So far, 10 clashes remain unfinished.
In the sívers рогkomu direction, the Russian enemy is assaulting the positions of Ukrainian units near the verkhnyokamâns поkogo. The battle is still on.
Five combat clashes have been recorded in the Kramators Часkomu direction in the areas of Bila Gora, Andriyivka and Chasovoy Yar, one fight is still ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians nine times attacked the positions of defense forces. The main efforts of the attack were concentrated near Friendship, Dachny, Diliyivka and in the area of Toretsk. Currently, one fight is being sharpened.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian Zagarbnytskyi units 81 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements of Stara Mykolaivka, Kalinove, Elizabeth, Lisivka, Kotline, Romin, Dachenskie, Nadiivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyarivka, Troyitske, Bogdanivka, Andriyivka and in the direction of Zora, Malinivka, Myrolyubivka, Gnativka, Oleksandropol, Pokrovska, Novosergiyivka, New Poltavka. There are 12 clashes so far. Aviation strikes suffered Rusin Yar, Malinivka, Zorya, Oleksandro-Kalinove, Nova Poltavka, Green Corner, Yalta, Hrodivka, Peace lover, Fox, Dry Yar, Pokrovsk.
The Russian enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zkodili 345 invaders, 194 of them - irrevocable. Also destroyed eight combat armored vehicles, three cars, 23 motorcycles, one tank, two BPLA control points, a mortar. Two combat armored cars, seven motorcycles, four units of automobile equipment, one mortar and one Russian cannon were damaged.
In the Novopavlívs коkomu direction, Russian forces attacked 16 times near Konstantinopol, Privilny, Free Field and in the direction of Odradnogo, Shevchenko and Bagatir. Ukrainian defenders have already stopped 12 enemy attacks, ongoing four confrontations. Novopil suffered air strikes.
In the direction of Gulyaipils ційkomu, Russian forces made aviation strikes on Gulyaipol.
In the Orihiv direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders five times in the areas of Stepovoye, Lobkovoye and Kamiansky.
In the direction of Pridniprov, Russian forces carried out one offensive action, unsuccessful.
In the Kursk direction, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine within a day repelled 21 attacks of Russian zagarbnikív, two confrontations are still ongoing. In addition, the Russian enemy launched 12 air strikes using 15 guided bombs and carried out 185 artillery shells to positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, five including from reactive arson systems.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.