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Russo-Ukraine War - 02 May 2025 - Day 1164

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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 the Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 139 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched 59 air strikes using 93 controlled bombs, 988 kamikaze drones strikes, carried out more than 4,200 shelling of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled three Russian assaults in the area of Vovchansk.
The Russian enemy has attacked five times Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupyansky direction in the areas of the settlements of Kolisnikivka, Nova Kruglyakivka and Zagrizove, one confrontation is ongoing so far.
In the Lyman direction today, Russian troops 21 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near the settlements of Nove, Green Valley, Kolodyazi, Mirne, Sergiyivka, Grekivka and Kopanka, three battles are ongoing so far.
In the Siver оkomu direction, the Defense Forces repelled one Russian assault in the area of Bílogorivka.
Today, Ukrainian troops repelled seven Russian attacks in the area of Chasovoye Yar and towards Novomarkovoye and White Mountain in the Kramators биkomu direction, the battle is currently being sharpened.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russian occupiers for today eight times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Toretsky, Crimea, Friendship and Dry Balka. There's still one battle going on.
In the Pokrovsky direction throughout the day, Russian forces carried out 53 assault and offensive actions. The activity of Russian occupiers was observed in the areas of the settlements of Water Second, Novotoretske, Elizabeth, Lisivka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Kotline, Udaachne, Nadiivka, Kotlyarivka, Preobrazhenka and Andriyivka. The fights have not subsided so far in 10 locations.
According to preliminary calculations, today Ukrainian warriors eliminated 207 and wounded 200 Russian invaders in this direction; destroyed five vehicles, three buggies, 19 motorcycles, two ATVs, a cannon, six AMPLAs, a satellite, a generator, AMPLA control point; also significantly damaged five vehicles, five motorcycles, ATV and a Russian tank.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, the Russian invaders carried out 17 attacks on the position of Ukrainian troops, Russian forces tried to advance in the areas of Rivnopol, Privilny, Rozliv, Konstantinopol, Burlatsky, as well as in the direction of Odradny and Bagatyr. Three clashes are currently underway.
In the direction of Gulyaipils Наkomu, in the area of the settlement of Vysoke (district. Red), Defense Forces successfully repelled six Russian attacks.
Five clashes took place in the Orikhivsky direction in the areas of the settlements of Sherbaka, Mala Tokmachka and Stepovo, one fight is still ongoing.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions.
Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk direction today repelled 17 attacks of the Zagarbnytsia army, two more fighting remain unfinished; Russian forces launched 10 air strikes, dropping 17 KABs, also launched 210 shellings, of which 14 - from the systems of arson fire.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.