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Russo-Ukraine War - 13 May 2025 - Day 1175

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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, the Russian enemy has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 84 times. It is most actively in the Pokrovsky direction.

The border areas of Ukrainian country were affected by Russian artillery shelling, in particular the settlements Sosnivka, Bila Bereza, Petrushivka, Bratenitsa, Popivka, Passages, Dmitrivka, Simeykine - Sumy region; Yanzhulivka, Hrinivka - Chernihiv region; Lemishchine - Kharkiv region.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy once tried to advance to the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of vovčans Наka.
The Russian opponent once attacked in the Kupyans Проkomu direction, near Pi тивниany from the beginning of the day.
In the Lyman direction Ukrainian units repelled 11 attacks in the areas of Novomikhailivka, Kolodyaziv, Grigorivka and in the direction of Ridkodub, Linden, Green Valley, Olgivka. Three more attacks are ongoing so far.
In the sívers ниkomu direction Ukrainian warriors repelled one Russian attack. Russian units tried to advance towards Grigorivka.
At the moment, six Russian assaults have taken place in the Kramatorsky direction. Russian forces attacked in the areas of Chasovogo Yaru and towards the White Mountain. Three clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Toretsky direction Russian occupiers conducted four assaults of the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Toretsk area and in the direction of Diliyivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers have already carried out 25 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements Malinivka, Elizavetivka, Zvirove, Kotline, Novosergiyivka, Udaachne, Novooleksiyivka, Novoolexandrivka, Zaporizhia , Andriyivka and in the direction of settlements Muravka, Oleksiyevka, Nova Poltavka, Yablunivka, Mirolyubivka, Zorya, Romin. Withholding enemy pressure, rebuked 22 attacks, three confrontations continue so far. Aviation aggressor struck kabama on poltavka and rusinom yar.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Russian zagarbniki 15 times went into the offensive on the position of Ukrainian troops near Konstantinopol, Skudny, Privilny, Free Field, Shevchenko, Bagatyr, Novopol, Odradny. Ukrainian warriors have already fought nine attacks.
In the direction of Gulyajpíl піs комуkomu, Russian forces made aviation strikes on Vysoku and Gulyajpol.
Today in the oríhivs ліkomu direction the Russian occupiers attacked in the direction of novodanilívka and small tokmačka. Both enemy attacks averted.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, Russian forces attacked four times in the direction of Sadovoye - unsuccessful.
In Kur ,iní, according to the information available at this time, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attacks. In addition, the Russian enemy launched five air strikes, dropping ten controlled bombs, and carried out 179 artillery shells, including nine from reactive systems of arson-fire.
In other directions, no significant changes have been noted at the moment.