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Russo-Ukraine War - 23 May 2025 - Day 1185

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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 continue to decisively thwart the Russian enemy's attempts to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him an effective fire effect, exhaustion throughout the frontline.

In total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 150 boêzítknen га.

Russian zagarbniki made one rocket and 50 aviation strikes, used two rockets and dropped 80 cab. In addition, the Russians engaged 1291 kamikaze drones and carried out 4204 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction today, the Russian enemy attacked three times in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Kamyanka and Dvorichna.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces made five attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Kolisnikivka, Kruglyakivka and Zagrizovoye, still fighting is ongoing in two locations.
In the Lyman direction since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders 16 times attacked nearby settlements Nove, Novomikhailivka, Green Valley, Torske, Grekivka, Yampolivka and towards Grigorivka and Bilogorivka. Five clashes have not subsided so far.
Two out of three attacks were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Kramatorsky direction, the Russian enemy was advancing near Kurdyumivka and towards the White Mountain, the battle is ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction Russians 20 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces. The main efforts of the invasion were concentrated in the areas of the settlements of Romanivka, Ozaryanivka, Crimea, Druzhba and Toretsk. Ukrainian defenders have successfully repelled 18 attacks, fighting continues.
Since the beginning of this day in the Pokrovsky direction, Russians have tried 45 times to break through Ukrainian defense near the settlements of Shevchenko the First, Myrolyubivka, Elizabethtivka, Malinivka, Lisivka, Udaachne, Novomykolaivka, Troyitske, Kotlyarivka and Andriyivka, so far six clashes are ongoing.
Defense forces deter Russian attacks, the Russian enemy suffers significant casualties - today 403 Russian invaders were defecated in this direction, 237 of them - irrevocable. Seven armored vehicles, 14 cars, 40 motorcycles, one 2C1 self-propelled artillery rig, one cannon, a mortar, 13 BPLAs, a generator, two control points and one BPLA antenna were also destroyed. In addition, a tank, a combat armored vehicle, four cars, eight motorcycles, two cannons and an enemy's mortar were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian units stopped 18 Russian assault actions near the settlements Novopil, Zelene Pole, Vilne Pole, Bagatyr, Vesele, Burlatske and in the direction of Odradny, nine more clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Orihivsky direction, Russian forces tried five times to go ahead at the position of Ukrainian units in the Stepovoye area and in the direction of Novodanilivka, received a cut-off.
In the pridníprovs Наkomu direction, the Russian enemy had two useless attempts to attack Ukrainian fortifications.
Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to deter Russian forces in the Kursk direction, where the warner carried out 39 assault operations on the positions of Ukrainian units during a day, four clashes are ongoing so far. Russian forces launched six air strikes, dropping ten controlled bombs, and carried out 239 artillery shells, 12 of which were from jet systems.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.