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Russo-Ukraine War - 06 May 2025 - Day 1168

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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 so far, there have been 119 combat clashes.

The hottest situation today in Pokrovsky, Lyman and Novopavlívsky directions.

For today, the Russian enemy launched one missile and 74 air strikes, used one missile and 121 KAB, engaged 1317 kamikaze drones for impact, carried out more than 4700 shells of the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked eight times near vovchansk and vovchanskih farms, currently ongoing one battle.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces tried to advance to Ukrainian positions in the areas of Zagrizove and Petropavlivka settlements three times during the day, Ukrainian units repelled the Russian invaders' attacks.
In the Lymanian direction, Russian forces attacked 19 times in the areas of settlements Lipove, Nadia, Green Grove, Ridkodub, Yampolivka, Torske and in the directions of the New Peace, Green Valley and Wells. Ukrainian warriors have stopped 15 attacks of the Russian zagarbnikív, four more fights are still ongoing.
In the Kramators урkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks in the area of Kurdûmívka and Chasovoye Yaru, three more confrontations continue.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces carried out six offensive actions on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Dachnyo, Friendship and Toretsk, one confrontation is ongoing.
Since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy has tried 46 times to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Pokrovsky direction in the areas of settlements Kalinove, Romin, Lisivka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Kotline, Udaachne, Troitske, Novosergiyivka, Kotlyarivka, Sribne, Andriyivka, and in the directions of Malinivka, Novopavlivka, Pokrovskaya, Mirolyubivka, Oleksiyivka, there are currently five fighting in progress. Russian aviation struck areas of populated Rusin Yar, Nova Poltavka, Stara Mykolaivka, Mirnograd, Bilitske, Pokrovsk, Oleksandro-Kalinove, Zorya and Novopavlivka with controlled air bombs.
According to the available preliminary information, the losses of the Russian occupiers to date are 161 people killed and injured, in addition seven cars, seven motorcycles, 10 airplanes, three satellite terminals, one mortar were destroyed, in addition, a cannon and satellite terminal of the Russian enemy were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian soldiers have already repelled 15 attacks of the Russian occupation army in the areas of settlements of Konstantinopil, Privilne, Rivnopil, Novosilka, Vilne Pole and in the directions of settlements of Shevchenko, Novopil, Odradne, another confrontation is still ongoing. Air strikes were suffered by Novopil, Temirivka, Olgivske, Willow, Green Field and Novodarivka.
In the Gulyaipil direction, in the area of the settlement point Vysoke, the Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks. Gulyaipole and Malinivka suffered aviation strikes.
In the Orihiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attacks near Stepovoye, Maliy Sherbaky, Kamiansky and in the direction of Novoandriivka. Russian forces caused air strikes on small tokmačcí and kamians Проkomu.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian occupiers once unsuccessfully attacked in the direction of the positions of Ukrainian defenders. The Russian enemy launched an air strike with unmanaged aviation missiles on the area of the Olgivka settlement.
In the Kurs сниkomu direction in general, for today Russian occupiers have made 10 attempts to move forward. Russian forces launched nine air strikes and shot down 15 KABs, carried out 268 artillery shelling of the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including four - from reactive systems of open-air fire.