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Russo-Ukraine War - 07 May 2025 - Day 1169

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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 pressures on the Russian state's ability to finance its planned budget in 2025 will almost certainly increase due to the recent drop in oil prices. Lower oil price expectations have resulted in the Russian Ministry of Finance revising down its forecast for 2025 oil and gas revenues by almost 25 per cent, from 10.94 trillion rubles (USD $135bn) to 8.32 trillion rubles (USD $103bn). Meanwhile, the 2025 budget deficit forecast has increased from 0.5 per cent of GDP to 1.7 per cent of GDP.

Despite this, Russia almost certainly continues to prioritise sustaining elevated military expenditures at the expense of economic resilience. Russia has revised total forecast spending for 2025 up by 830 billion rubles (USD $10.2bn). If oil prices remain low, Russia will almost certainly further deplete its financial reserves to sustain high government spending.

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 and exhaustion across the frontline.

Since the beginning of this day, there have been 139 combat clashes.

Russian zagarbniki launched two missiles and 63 aviation strikes using two missiles and 103 cab. In addition, the Russian enemy used 1076 kamikaze drones and carried out 4234 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces eight times tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders near vovchans муkih, vovchanskih hutorív and kamâanka. So far, two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Kupyans мкуkomu direction, Russian forces made six assault attempts in the areas of Glushkivka, New Kruglyakivka and Zagrizovoye.
In the Lyman direction during the day, 24 attacks were recorded in the areas of Kopanok, Grekivka, Kolodyaziv, as well as in the directions of Ridkodub, New Peace and Olgivka.
In the sívers .komu direction, Russian forces six times tried to break through Ukrainian defense near the verkhn рогkamâns ськогоkogo and bílogorívka.
In the Kramators тkomu direction, there were ten combat clashes in the areas of the White Mountain, the Chasovoye Yar and the Predtečinyo. Two Russian attacks are ongoing so far.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces 11 times attacked Ukrainian positions, focusing efforts near Scherbinivka, Toretsky and in the direction of Diliyivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian forces tried 40 times to break through the defense in the areas of Malinivka, Lisivka, Kotlinogo, Zvirovogo, Udačnogo, Novosergíivka, Novooleksandrivka, Nadiivka, Bogdanivka, Andriyivka, as well as in the directions of Bagatyr, Oleksiyivka, New Poltavka and Kotlyarivka. Defense forces repelled 32 attacks, eight more combat clashes continue.
The Russian enemy suffers significant losses - only in this direction Ukrainian soldiers damaged 121 Russian occupiers, 83 of them - irrevocably. Three cars, nine vehicles, four motorcycles and two satellite terminals were also destroyed.
In the Novopavliv direction, Russian forces attacked 22 times in the areas of Konstantinopol, Novosilka, Vilny Pol, as well as in the direction of Novopol, Bagatyr and Odradnogo. Three more fighting clashes are underway. Air strikes were suffered by Novodarivka, Temirivka and Novopil.
In the Gulyajpíl ляs рониkomu direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped one attempt to advance the Russian opponent near the High. Zagarbniki also caused air strikes on Malinivka, Vysok and Gulyaipol.
Six assaults were recorded in the districts of Stepovoye and Kamiansky in the Orihiv direction.
In the pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces made one useless attempt to attack.
In Kur урiní Ukrainian soldiers repelled 17 attacks, one combat is still ongoing. The Russian enemy launched four air strikes, dropped nine controlled airstrikes and fired 277 artillery shells, including one from a reactive arsenal.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.