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Russo-Ukraine War - 30 May 2025 - Day 1192

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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 UK Ministry of Defence reported that over three consecutive nights, 23-26 May 2025, Russia conducted three of its largest-scale One Way Attack Uncrewed Aerial Systems (OWA UAS) attacks against Ukraine since the start of the war. The OWA UAS strikes were part of a wider multi-axis, multi-weapon strike package, particularly targeting Kyiv.

Over 900 OWA UAS were fired at Ukraine over the three-day period. Russian Long Range Aviation (LRA) bombers were involved on back-to-back nights on 25 and 26 May 2025. These two overnight strikes are the first instance of Russia utilising LRA including Tu-95 BEAR-H aircraft on consecutive days since August 2024.

Russia's most recent combined strike package utilising LRA prior to 24-25 May 2025 was on 24 April 2025. Russia's post-strike rebuilding of its stockpile enables LRA to sit ready to conduct strikes such as these with little to no notice, at a time of Russia's choosing.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of this day, there have been 149 combat clashes.

That day, the Russian invaders made one rocket and 68 aviation strikes using two rockets and 107 cab. In addition, the Russians have engaged 1384 kamikaze drones and carried out 4355 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops stopped four Russian attacks near vovchans Харka, starica and kamâanka.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian opponent carried out seven offensive actions on the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Kindrashivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kolisnikivka, Zagrizovy, Green Grove and in the direction of Pishany. Ukrainian defenders stopped four Russian attacks, three more combat is still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction during the day Russian zombies 24 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near the settlements of Grekivka, Kopanka, Ridkodub, Green Valley, Torske and in the direction of the New Peace, Olgivka, Karpivka. So far, four more clashes remain unfinished.
In the sívers Наkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 Russian attacks towards grigorívka, ivano-darívka and verkhnyokamâns верkogo. Six clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Kramators зіkomu direction, one battle has been recorded. Zagarbnyk tried to advance in the area of Time Yar.
In the Toretsky direction Russians seven times attacked the positions of Defense Forces. The main efforts of the invasion of the occupiers were concentrated in the area of Toretsk and in the directions of Diliyivka and Yablunivka. There are currently four clashes in progress.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian Zagarbnytskyi units 38 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements Zorya, Rusin Yar, Poltavka, Shevchenko the First, Mirolubivka, Zvirove, Malinivka, Elizabeth, Lisivka, Novosergiyivka, Udačne, Andriyivka, Muravka, Kotlyarivka and Oleksiyivka. Three clashes are ongoing so far. Stepanivka, Oleksandro-Kalinove, Zorya, Yablunivka, Volodymyrivka, Nikanorivka, Poltavka, Kopteeve, Novotoretske, Druzhkivka, Dovga Balka, Gorikhove, Oleksiyivka.
Today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneškodili 160 Russian occupiers, 85 of them - irrevocably. Also destroyed 13 cars, five motorcycles, one mortar, 15 BPLAs and one combat-armored vehicle. In addition, the Russian invaders' howling and motorcycle were damaged.
In the Novopavlí direction, Russian forces 21 times attacked near the settlements of Konstantinopil, Bagatir, Odradne, Shevchenko, Novopil, Novosilka, Green Field. Ukrainian defenders have successfully stopped 16 attacks, with five more fighting still ongoing. Air strikes by unkekorovka and Olgivsk were hit by the areas of populated areas of Novodarivka and Olgívs Аke.
In the direction of Gulyaipil, Russian forces caused aviation strikes on Poltavka and Zaliznychny unkemptami; on the upper ters, valley and gulyaipol - air bombs.
The Russian enemy did not carry out offensive actions.
Four times Russian forces attacked in the Orihiv direction, the occupiers tried to advance in the direction of Novodanilivka and in the Stepovoye area. So far, one fight is going on.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, Russian forces carried out four unsuccessful attacks, in addition, unkekorovani missiles hit Nikolaivka.
In the Kursk direction, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine within a day repelled 28 attacks of Russian zagarbnikív, two clashes are still ongoing.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that