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Russo-Ukraine War - 25 June 2025 - Day 1218

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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 in total since the beginning of this day, there have been 118 boêzítknen по.

Zagarbniki made 54 aviation strikes, dropping 80 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, the Russians engaged 1129 kamikaze drones and carried out 4126 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Ukrainian units repelled 11 attacks of the Russianoccupiers in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions. Three more clashes are still ongoing. Also, the Russianenemy launched eight air strikes, dropping 20 CAB, carried out 214 shelling, including seven from the jet systems of the fire.

Since the beginning of the day in the South Slobozhans цівkomu direction, the Russianenemy has attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Vovchansk and Liptsiv seven times, two clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russianunits carried out three assault actions, trying to break through the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Golubivka, Stepova Novoselivka and Nova Kruglyakivka.
In the Lyman direction since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders 17 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near the settlements of Grekivka, Kopanka, Nadia, Ridkodub, Kolodyazi, Green Valley and Torske. At the moment, Ukrainian defenders repel four Russianattacks.
At the moment, the Defense Forces are repelling the offensive actions of the Russianopponent in the areas of Verkhnyokamiansky and Grigorivka in the Siver direction.
Seven clashes have been recorded in the Kramators Наkomu direction, Russian units tried to advance in the direction of Stupochok and White Mountain.
In the Toretsky direction Russians attacked the positions of Defense Forces 13 times. The attack efforts of the Russianoccupiers concentrated in the areas of Toretsk, Nelipivka and in the direction of Oleksandro-Kalinovy and Yablunivka, two confrontations are currently underway.
Since the beginning of this day in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians have tried 40 times to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements Poltavka, Mirne, Kopteve, Mirolyubivka, Lisivka, Zvirove, Udaachne, Novosergiyivka, Novomykolaivka, Gorikhove and Oleksiyivka. In ten locations, the fights have not subsided so far.
Defense forces deter enemy attacks, the Russian enemy suffers significant losses, today 216 invaders were defecated in this direction, 145 of them irrevocably. Six vehicles, 15 motorcycles, an ATV, five unmanned aircraft, a satellite terminal, four antennas and nine unmanned control points were also destroyed.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Ukrainian units stopped 11 Russian attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Zaporizhia , Vilne Pole, Perebudova and Shevchenko, another confrontation is ongoing.
In the direction of Gulyaipil, Russian forces once tried to attack near Malinivka, received a cutoff.
In the oríhiv direction, the Russian zagarbniki tried to advance towards novoandrívka, did not have success.
In the pridniprovsk direction, the Russian opponent made two unsuccessful attempts of attack, suffered losses and retreated.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.