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Russo-Ukraine War - 26 May 2025 - Day 1188

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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 since the beginning of the day, there have been 141 combat clashes, the enemy launched one rocket and 52 air strikes at Ukrainian troops and settlements, using nine rockets and 79 guided airstrikes, 1158 kamikaze drones strikes, 3155 artillery shells.

Three attacks of Russian troops were repelled by Ukrainian units in the Kharkiv direction in the Vovchansk district.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian enemy tried five times to go forward on Ukrainian positions near Zagrizovoy and towards Petropavlivka and Nova Kruglyakivka, the Defense Forces stopped all Russian attacks.
Fifteen times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, trying to advance near the settlements of Grekivka, Novomikhailivka, Ridkodub, Yampolivka, Torske and towards Grigorivka. Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 Russian attacks, ongoing three confrontations.
In the North direction, Ukrainian soldiers have successfully stopped two attacks in the areas of the settlements of Bilogorivka and Verkhnyokamianske, another confrontation is still ongoing.
In the direction of Kramators Наkomu, the Russian troops attacked near the Chasovoye Yar, Orihovo-Vasilivka and in the direction of Stupochok, the White Mountain and the Predtečnogo, at the moment two confrontations are ongoing.
The Russian enemy has tried 11 times to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Toretsky direction in the regions of Ozaryanivka, Toretsk and Scherbinivka, fighting is still underway in one location.
Intensely attacks the Russian enemy of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Here, during the day, Russian forces committed 53 assault and offensive actions. High activity of Russian occupiers in the settlements of Zorya, Oleksandropil, Malinivka, Elizabethtivka, Mirolubivka, Lisivka, Udaachne, Novomykolaivka, Kotlyarivka, Troyitske and Andriyivka. Nine clashes are still ongoing.
According to preliminary calculations, for today Ukrainian soldiers in this direction have damaged 296 Russian occupiers, 150 of them - irrevocably. Also Ukrainian defenders destroyed two cars, six motorcycles, 20 BPLAs, two satellite terminals, eight fortification structures for personnel protection and BPLA control antenna, in addition, damaged the Russian enemy's car and motorcycle.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 18 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinopil, Bagatyr, Odradne, Zelene Pole, Novosilka, Novopil, Vilne Pole, five more clashes remain unfinished.
Three clashes took place in the Orihivsky direction, Russian forces tried to advance in the areas of settlements of Mali Sherbaki, Stepovo and in the direction of Novoandriivka, Ukrainian defenders gave a decent detachment to the foreigners.
In the pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders have successfully stopped one Russian attack.