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Russo-Ukraine War - 03 June 2025 - Day 1196

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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 the Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 134 combat clashes, the Russian enemy launched three missiles and 59 air strikes, using four missiles and dropping 74 guided bombs, 1334 kamikaze drone strikes, carried out 4421 shelling of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled three Russian assaults in the districts of Vovchansk and Vovchanskih farms.
Russian forces attacked four times Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupyans Воkomu direction in the areas of Zagrizovoye, Pi Воany, Nova Kruglyakivka and towards Stepova Novoselivka. There is currently one confrontation in progress.
In the Lyman direction today, Russian troops twelve times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Kolodyaziv, Green Valley, Torsky and in the direction of Chernistan, Karpivka, the New Peace. Three clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Sívers Наkomu direction Ukrainian soldiers repelled two Russian attacks towards the settlement of Grigorivka.
Ukrainian troops repelled three attacks in the area of Chasovoye Yar and towards the White Mountain in the Kramators вогоkomu direction. One confrontation is ongoing so far.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russian occupiers have stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders fifteen times today in the areas of Crimea, Rusiny Yar, Friendship, Toretsk and towards Jablunivka. There's still one battle going on.
In the Pokrovsky direction throughout the day, Russian forces committed 37 assault and offensive actions. The activity of Russian occupiers was observed in the areas of Nova Poltavka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyarivki, Novoukrainka, Andriyivka, Novooelenivki, Zvirovogo, Malinivka, Elizabethtivka, Mirnoy, Lisivka, Lucky, Novosergíivka and towards Mirolyubivka and Novomykolaivka. The fights have not subsided so far in four locations. The Russian enemy's aviation struck controlled air bombs on koptevom.
According to preliminary calculations, Ukrainian warriors killed 81 and wounded 52 Russian invaders in this direction, destroying one mortar, six motorcycles and seventeen BPLAs of different types. In addition, a tank, four cars, two howlers and four Russian cars were significantly damaged.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Russian forces carried out 24 attacks on the position of Ukrainian troops, Russian forces tried to advance in the areas of Konstantinopol, Novosilka, Rivnopol, Vilny Pol, Zaporizhia and in the direction of Green Field, Novopol, Shevchenko, Komar and Bagatir. Three clashes are currently underway. Air strikes were suffered by novodarívka, olgívs .ke, novomihajlívka, mirne, mosquito and fedorívka.
In the direction of Gulyaipil аs сьkomu, the Russian opponent used unkekorovaní aviation missiles across Gulyaipol.
In the oríhiv direction, there were three clashes near stepovoye and šcherbakív. The battle is still going on.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions.
Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk direction today repelled twenty attacks of the Russian zagarbnytsky army. Russian forces made eleven aviation strikes, dropping thirteen KABs, also carried out 157 shells.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.