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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 June 2025 - Day 1197

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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 UK Ministry of Defence reported that by the end of May 2025 Russia likely incurred approximately 980,000 casualties (killed and wounded) since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to Ukrainian General Staff data.

In the first five months of 2025, Russia likely sustained approximately 196,000 casualties. However, through 2025 so far, Russian casualty rates have been generally decreasing. 48,000 were recorded in January 2025, and the 34,500 in May 2025 was the lowest monthly total of the year, a drop of 28 per cent.

Russian activity was lower in the opening months of 2025, which has likely correlated to a drop in the rate of reported casualties. Casualty rates will highly likely increase if Russia increases its attacks across the frontline in Ukraine.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of this day, there have been 115 combat clashes. Russian zagarbniki made one rocket and 46 aviation strikes, using one rocket and 55 cab. In addition, the Russians have engaged 1074 kamikaze drones and carried out 3603 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian enemy twice tried to move forward near vovchansk, but received a detachment.
In the Kupians Наkomu direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Zagrizovoye. Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks.
In the Lyman direction during the day Russian zagarbniks 25 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians in the areas of the settlements of Grekivka, New Mir, Karpivka, Lipove, Ridkodub and Torske.
In the Sivers таkomu direction from the beginning of the day, there have been two combat clashes near Bilogorivka and Verkhnyokamians Сіkogo. Both attempts of the Russian enemy to advance were successfully thwarted by Ukrainian defenders.
In the Kramators напряkomu direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped eight assaults in the areas of Kurdyumivka, Orihovo-Vasilivka and in the direction of White Mountain, Markovoye and Stupochok.
In the Toretsky direction Russians 11 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces. The Russian occupiers concentrated their efforts in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk, Romanivka and Rusin Yar. Ukrainian defenders have successfully stopped all attempts of the Russian opponent to advance.
Since the beginning of this day on the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian zagarbnic добиkí units tried to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of populated areas Malinivka, Hrodivka, Lisivka, Novoukrainka, Udaachne, Novosergíivka, Kotlyarivka and Gorihove. Defense forces suppress the Russian enemy's pressure and repel 34 enemy attacks, so far there are three clashes.
The enemy suffers significant losses - today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneškodili 243 Russian occupiers, 126 of them - irrevocably. Also destroyed two vehicles units, nine BPLAs, 11 motorcycles, REB antenna, BPLA antenna and three personnel shelters; a car and five Russian artillery systems.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions near the settlements Odradne, Vesele, Vilne Pole, Novosilka and Novopil 13 times. Two attacks are still going on.
In the Kursk direction Ukrainian defenders repelled 28 Russian attacks; three combat clashes continue so far. Also, Russian forces made 12 air strikes, dropping 20 controlled bombs, carrying out 157 artillery shells.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.