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Russo-Ukraine War - 01 May 2025 - Day 1163

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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 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of this day, 140 combat clashes have taken place.

Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively interrupt the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Russian invaders today launched three missile and 78 aviation strikes, used five missiles and 139 controlled bombs, engaged 1091 kamikaze drones and carried out 4193 shells at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction of the Defense Forces successfully stopped two Russian attacks near vovchans Харk and towards novovovasilívka.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces committed five offensive actions in the areas of settlements Novoosinove, Glushkivka, Nova Kruglyakivka and Zagrizove. Defense forces successfully stopped all attacks.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 21 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces in the areas of Hope, Yampolivka, Kolodyaziv and towards Grekivka and Green Valley. Three Russian attacks are ongoing so far.
In the sívers 'komu direction, Russian forces attacked in the direction of the verkhn верokamâns верkogo and grigorívka. In total, since the beginning of the day, there have been four clashes that Ukrainian defenders have successfully stopped.
In the Kramatorsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled four Russian assaults in the areas of the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Novomarkove and towards the White Mountain. So far, two clashes are ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three attacks of the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Cherbinivka, Druzhba and towards Diliyivka. There is still one combat going on.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked 52 times in the areas of the settlements of Elizabethtivka, Ray, Vodyane Second, Oleksandropil, Malinivka, Lisivka, Dachenske, Kotline, Udaachne, Novosergiyivka, Nadiivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyarivka, Troyitske, Andriyivka, as well as towards Pokrovsk, Romanivka, Stara Nikolaivka, New Poltavka, Peace and Oleksiyivka. There are 11 fighting so far.
Today in this direction, according to preliminary data, Ukrainian soldiers have defamed 119 invaders, 65 of them - irrevocably. Two vehicles units, a satellite terminal, eight BPLAs were also destroyed, and one infantry fighting vehicle and a Russian cannon were damaged.
In the Novopavliv direction, Russian forces made six attempts to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of Konstantinopol, Privilny and Vilny Pol. The Defense Forces have successfully stopped all Russian attacks.
The invaders launched air strikes on the Railway, which is in the direction of Gulyaipil.
In the orihiv direction, the Russian zagarbniki tried to move forward near lobkovoy, kamâns обkogo and stepovoy. Ukrainians repelled all four attacks. The enemy launched aerial strikes on the areas of the settlements of Novodanilívka, Orihiv and Novoandriivka.
In the pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian troops stopped one Russian attack. At the same time, the zagarbniki inflicted aviation strikes on kherson and tyagynets.
On the Kurs єkomu direction today, there were 31 encounters. Since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy has launched 13 air strikes, dropped 18 controlled bombs in total and carried out 158 artillery shells, including five from reactive systems of arson fire.
In the rest of the directions, the operational environment of special changes did not experience.