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Russo-Ukraine War - 19 June 2025 - Day 1212

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 the current conflict between Israel and Iran presents Russia with challenges and opportunities.

Russia is under no formal obligation to provide Iran with any military assistance in its conflict with Israel. The Russia-Iran Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement signed in January 2025 covers cooperation across a range of areas including, defence and security, but does not include a mutual-defence clause. This is in contrast with Russia's agreements with both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Belarus.

Russia almost certainly perceives some benefit in the conflict as it distracts international focus from its war against Ukraine.

However, the conflict will likely negatively impact the future provision of Iranian military equipment to Russia. Iran has supplied significant quantities of one-way attack uncrewed aerial systems (OWA UAS), provided extensive support to Russian OWA UAS domestic production, and supplied ballistic missiles and artillery munitions in support of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, 133 combat clashes were recorded. The Defense Forces of Ukraine are resolutely restraining the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, inflicting him significant losses.

The Russian enemy caused one rocket and 33 air strikes, using five rockets and 32 controlled aviation bombs. The occupiers also used 899 kamikaze drones and carried out 3504 shells on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the North-Slobozhansky and Kursky directions, 13 clashes have taken place since the beginning of the day. In addition, Russian forces launched eight air strikes, dropping nine controlled airstrikes, and carrying out 191 shelling to positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including nine from salvage systems.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, Russian units carried out nine attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Vovchansk, Zelenoy and Stroivka.
In the Kupâns Наkomu direction, the Russian enemy committed two offensive actions near the stepovoí̈ novoselívka.
In the Lyman direction, there were 29 Russian attacks near the settlements of New Mir, Glushchenkovka, Nadia, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Green Valley, Yampolivka and Grigorivka. Seven clashes are still ongoing.
In the Sívers сьkomu direction, the Russian occupiers four times stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Grigorívka and Ivano-Darívka.
In the Kramators напряkomu direction, Russian forces carried out 13 attacks in the area of Chasovoye Yar and in the direction of Stupochok, Predtečiny and White Mountain.
In the Torets Наkomu direction, there were 19 combat clashes in the areas of Petrivka, Oleksandro-Kalinovogo, Yablunívka, Rusynogo Yaru and towards Dilíivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian troops carried out 37 attacks in the areas of settlements Poltavka, Mirne, Mirolubivka, Kopteve, Ray, Lisivka, Kotline, Udaachne, Novosergiyivka, Gorikhove, Oleksiyivka and Novoukrainka.
According to preliminary data, 269 Russian occupants were defecated in this direction, of which 171 - irrevocably. Also the Ukrainian military destroyed one satellite terminal, eight cars, a buggy, an ATV, three motorcycles, seven unmanned aircraft of different types and one radio-electronic combat station. Two ATVs, a motorcycle and an enemy cannon were significantly damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven attacks in the areas of settlements Zaporizhia Perebudova, Bagatyr, Novosilka and Shevchenko. Two more clashes are still ongoing.
In the direction of Gulyaipils чноkomu, Russian forces made an air strike on the railroad.
In the direction of Pridniprov, Russian units once tried to advance - did not succeed.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.