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Russo-Ukraine War - 25 May 2025 - Day 1187

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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 since the beginning of this day, there have been 135 boêzítknen лом.

Russian zagarbniki launched one missile and 74 aviation strikes, using 81 missiles and dropping 112 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, the Russians have engaged 1138 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,648 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Since the beginning of the day in the Kharkiv direction, the Russian opponent four times attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near vovchanskaya, stroívka and krasnogo first.
In the Kupians обоkomu direction, the Russian enemy carried out two attacks of the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Kruglyakivka and New Kruglyakovka.
In the Lyman direction since the beginning of the day, Russian zagarbniki 19 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians in the direction of Ridkodub, Green Valley, New Peace and near Grekivka, Linden and Torsky. At the moment, Ukrainian defenders repel four Russian attacks.
The Defense Forces stopped four Russian offensive actions in the Siversky direction towards Grigorivka and near Bilogorivka and Verkhnyokamiansky, two more clashes are ongoing so far.
Seven clashes have been recorded in the Kramatorsky direction in the direction of Predtechniny, Bila Gora and nearby Chasovoye Yar, one fight is ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians attacked the positions of Defense Forces ten times. Efforts of the attack of the Russian occupiers concentrated in the areas of Toretsk, Romanivka, Diliyivka and towards Novospasky, currently three clashes are ongoing.
Since the beginning of this day in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians have tried 40 times to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements Kotlyarivka, Malinivka, Lisivka, Udaachne, Zvirove, Trinity, Elizabethtivka, Andriyivka and towards Shevchenko the First, Zora, Muravka, Oleksiyivka, Mirolubivka. So far, three clashes are ongoing. Russian forces caused aviation strikes with controlled bombs on settlements of Dovga Balka, Oleksandro-Kalinove, Stepanivka.
Defense forces deter enemy attacks, the Russian enemy suffers significant losses, today 159 invaders were defecated in this direction, 95 of them irrevocably. Three vehicles units, nine motorcycles, one mortar, seven unmanned aircraft, two communication antennas and one drone control point were also destroyed. In addition, the mortar of the Russian occupiers has been damaged.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian units stopped 19 Russian assaults of the positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Novopil, Konstantinopil, Novosilka, Vilne Pole and in the direction of Mirny, Shevchenko, Komar, Zelenoy Pol and Bagatyr. Three more clashes are underway. Air strikes by unkekorovanimi rockets were affected by the settlement of Novopil.
In the direction of Gulyaipils .komu, Russian forces launched aviation strikes in the areas of Novodarivka, Gulyaipol and Malinivka.
In the Orihivsky direction, Russian forces tried five times to advance near the settlements of Novoandriivka and Stepovo. Aviation strikes were suffered by Mala Tokmačka and Kamianske.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, three Russian attempts to advance near the settlement of the Cossack Camp.
Defense Forces of Ukraine continue its operation in the Kursk direction, where Russian forces carried out 24 attacks of Ukrainian units' positions during a day, three clashes are currently underway. Russian forces launched 14 air strikes, dropping 25 guided bombs and carrying out 202 artillery shells, 13 of which were from re-fire systems.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.