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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 May 2025 - Day 1166

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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 Ukrainian defenders decisively give a block to the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him an effective fire effect and exhaustion across the entire frontline.

Since the beginning of this day, 201 combat has taken place. Russian zagarbniki made one rocket and 70 aviation strikes, using one rocket and 116 cab. In addition, the Russians have engaged 779 kamikaze drones and carried out 4062 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy four times tried to move forward near vovčans рогka, stroívki and quiet. At the same time, the enemy caused aviation strikes in the areas of zaharívka, rubízhnoe and vovčans дноka.
In the Kupians ронkomu direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Golubivka, Petropavlivka and towards Pi вавany, Glushkivka and Novoosinovogo. Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attacks, three more combat clashes continue so far.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian invaders 22 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians in the areas of settlements Nove, Kopanka, Tverdohlibove, Kolodyazi and towards the Green Valley, Linden, Olgivka, Linden, Ridkoduba. One combat encounter is ongoing so far.
In the Sivers верkomu direction since the beginning of the day, there have been three combat clashes in the direction of Grigorivka and Verkhnyokamians Наkogo. Two Russian attempts to advance were successfully repelled by Ukrainian defenders, another combat is underway.
In the Kramators напряkomu direction there is one combat near Stupočok. The Defense Forces successfully stopped nine Russian assaults in the direction of Maysky, Bila Gora and near the Time Yar.
In the Toretsky direction Russians 14 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces. The Russian occupiers concentrated their efforts in the areas of Toretsk, Friendship and in the direction of Diliyivka. Ukrainian defenders have successfully stopped all attempts of the opponent to advance.
Since the beginning of this day in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian zagarbnytskyi units tried to break through Ukrainian defense towards the settlements of Gnativka, Mirolyubivka, Ray, Novosergiyivka, Stara Mykolaivka, New Poltavka, Oleksiyivka, Bagatyr and in the areas of settlements Malinivka, Dachenske, Zvirove, Novooleksandrivka, Udaachne, Elizavetivka, Lisivka, Shevchenko, Kotlyarivka, Troitske, Andriyivka, Bogdanivka. Defense forces suppress the Russian enemy's pressure and repeled 70 Russian attacks, so far there are 12 combat clashes. Russian forces launched aerial strikes with controlled bombs in the districts of Pokrovsk, Suhogo Yar, Zora, Leonidivka, Druzhkivka, Rusynogo Yar, Malinivka, Udachnogo, Novopavlivka, Zelenogo Kuta and Novoukrainka.
The Russian enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneszkodili 177 Russian invaders, 103 of them - irrevocable. Also destroyed three units of automotive equipment, three BPLAs, one motorcycle and one combat armored vehicle of the Russian enemy.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Russian forces attacked 40 times Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Konstantinopil, Rivnopil, Novopil, Novosilka, Privilne and towards the settlements of Zelene Pole, Shevchenko, Bagatir. Six attacks are still going on. Russian terrorists carried out aerial strikes in the areas of Novopol, Novodarivka, Novoukrainka, Green Corner, Bagatyr and Green Field.
With the support of aviation, the Russian Zagrazbniki five times attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Vysokoye in the Gulyaipil direction. At the same time, Russian forces carried out air strikes on Gulyaipol.
In the oríhívs ріїkomu direction, Ukrainian troops repelled three Russian attacks near novoandrívka, pâatihatok and stepovoye. Russian forces caused aviation strikes controlled bombs in the area of oríkhov.
Today in the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces launched aerial strikes in the areas of the settlements Vesele, Berislav and Burgunka.
In the Kursk direction Ukrainian defenders repelled 20 Russian attacks, two combat clashes continue so far.