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Russo-Ukraine War - 31 May 2025 - Day 1193

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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 this day, there have been 141 combat encounters.

Russian invaders launched 2 missile and 8 air strikes today, used two missiles and dropped 24 controlled bombs, fired 1423 kamikaze drones and carried out 4728 shells at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped two Russian attacks, towards the settlement of Liptsi and near Vovchansk.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian aggressor committed nine offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Pietšnna, Stepova Novoselivka and Zagrizove. Four enemy attacks are ongoing so far.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 18 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces in the direction of Green Valley, Karpivka, New World, near Grekivka, Torsky, Serebryansky Forest and Ridkodub. Fourteen attacks have already been knocked down, four are ongoing.
In the sívers Наkomu direction, the Russian enemy attacked in the areas of grigorívka and towards the verkhn Наokamâns Наkogo. In general, since the beginning of the day, there have been two clashes that Ukrainian defenders have successfully stopped.
In the Kramatorsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled two Russian assaults in the areas of the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Bila Gora and towards Kurdyumivka, three fighting are still ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled eight Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Crimea and Toretsk, so far one combat is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked 36 times near the settlements of Zorya, Nova Poltavka, Peace, Malinivka, Elizabeth, Dachenskie, Lisivka, Udaachne, Novosergiyivka, Kotlyarivka, Andriyivka, as well as towards the settlements of Novomykolaivka, Oleksiyivka, Popiv Yar, Poltavka. Seven brawls are ongoing so far. Russian forces launched an aviation strike on the settlement of Zorya.
Today, in this direction, according to preliminary data, Ukrainian soldiers znezkodili 180 Russian invaders, 98 of them - irrevocably. 14 vehicles, five unmanned aircraft, two ATVs and seven motorcycles were also destroyed, two cars, one tank and three occupant artillery systems were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Russian forces made nine attempts to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of Gorikhovoy, Bagatir, Zelenoy Pol, Novopol and Free Pol. Currently, one combat confrontation is being sharpened. Russian forces caused aviation strikes in the areas of novodarívka, olgívs Воkogo, píddubnogo and novopol.
In the direction of Gulyaipils даkomu, the Russian zagarbniki launched air strikes on the settlements of Malinivka, Gulyaipole, Dolinka, Verhnya Tersa, Temirivka and Poltavka.
In the Orihiv direction, the Russian zagarbnik tried to advance towards Pavlivka, Novodanilivka and near Stepovoye and Maliy Šcherbakov - Ukrainians repelled all the Russian attacks, so far one confrontation is ongoing.
In the pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian troops stopped one Russian attack, Russian forces made aviation strikes on the settlement of lviv.
Thirty-four encounters occurred in the Kurs триkomu direction today. At the same time, Russian forces launched sixteen air strikes, dropped thirty-four guided bombs in total and fired two hundred-thirteen artillery shells, including one of the reactive systems of raft-fire.
In the rest of the directions, the operational environment of special changes did not experience.