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Russo-Ukraine War - 12 May 2025 - Day 1174

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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 In total, there have been 133 combat encounters since the beginning of this day. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively interrupt the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Russian zagarbniki carried out 45 aviation strikes, dropping 79 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, 1140 kamikaze drones were recruited to impress and carried out 3,987 shells on the positions of ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian opponent has been carrying out offensive actions five times in the areas of Vovchansk and Krasnogo Pershogo since the beginning of the day. The enemy launched an air strike in the district of Dvoríčnoí̈.
In the Kupiansky direction, Russian forces attacked in the direction of Pi проany, Glushkivka and Novoosinovoye - Ukrainian defenders stopped five enemy attempts to advance.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders attacked 19 times the positions of Defense Forces in the areas of settlements of Green Gorge, Grekivka, Ridkodub, Torske, Kolodyazi, Green Valley, Nadia, Lipove, Novomikhailivka, Yampolivka and in the direction of Olgivka. Three confrontations do not subside.
In the sívers вkomu direction, ukrainian defenders repelled six assaults of the Russian occupation troops in the areas of bílogorívka and grigorívka.
In the direction of Kramators ,komu, Russian forces three times stormed the positions of ukrainian defenders near Vasyukivka, Time Yar and in the direction of the White Mountain. Defense forces repelled one attack from the zagarbnikív, fighting continues.
Six times the Russians have stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsky direction, in the areas of Diliyivka, Petrivka and Toretsk, two clashes have not yet ended.
In the Pokrovsky direction, from the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements Nova Poltavka, Mirolyubivka, Romin, Lisivka, Mirnograd, Udaachne, Novosergiyivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyarivka, Troyitske, Andriyivka, Stara Mykolaivka, Malinivka, Elizabeth and in the directions of Popovoy Yar, Novomykolaivka , Muravka, Oleksiyivka, Zora and Popovoy Yaru. ukrainian defenders stopped 50 Russian assault actions. Air strikes in the direction of Pokrovsk, Poltavka, Illinivka, Dry Yar.
Today, according to preliminary data, 203 Russian occupants were defecated in this direction, of which 128 were irrevocably. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed two combat armored cars, five cars, 10 motorcycles, three BPLAs, a satellite terminal, a trench REB, the observation complex "Murom-M" also damaged two motorcycles and one artillery system.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Russian forces tried 15 times to break through the defense of ukrainian defenders in the areas of Konstantinopol, Bagatyr, Rozdolny, Zelenoy Pol, Novosilok and in the direction of Shevchenko. Three clashes are currently underway. Oleksiyivka, Voskresenka and Novodarivka suffered air strikes.
In the direction of Gulyaipil поkomu, Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions, but made aviation strikes in the areas of gulyaipol and vysokoye.
In the Orihivsky direction, Russian forces carried out six offensive actions in the area of Mala Tokmachka, Malih Scherbakov and in the direction of Pavlivka. Ukrainian units repelled all attacks. The Russian enemy caused air strikes on Pavlivka and Novoyakovlivka.
In the pridniprovsk direction, the Russian enemy four times attacked towards the positions of ukrainian defenders, unsuccessful. At the same time, the opponent caused an air strike on the Cossack.
On the Kursk direction since the beginning of the day, there have been nine attacks of the opponent, one of which continues until now, also Russian forces made 13 air strikes, dropping 14 KAB, made 228 artillery shelling, including eight - from the RSZV.