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Russo-Ukraine War - 26 June 2025 - Day 1219

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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 139 combat clashes.

Zagarbniki made 39 aviation strikes, dropping 68 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, the Russians engaged 796 kamikaze drones and carried out 2752 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Ukrainian units repelled 20 attacks from the Russian occupiers in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions. Another battle is still going on.

Also, Russian forces made one air strike, dropping four cabs, made 171 shelling, including three - from the jet systems of salpovogo fire.

Since the beginning of the day in the South Slobozhansky direction, Russian nine times attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near the settlements of Gliboke, Zybine, Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe, Kamyanka, Kindrashivka, Mala Shapkivka, one confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian units carried out seven assault actions, trying to break through the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Golubivka, Kindrashivka, Steppova Novoselivka, Green Grove and in the direction of Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman direction since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders 17 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near the settlements of Grekivka, New Mir, Ridkodub, and in the directions of Olgivka, Medium, Kolodyaziv, Green Valley, Torsky. At the moment, Ukrainian defenders repel four Russian attacks.
Currently, the Defense Forces are repelling two Russian offensive actions in the direction of Viymka and Fedorivka in the Siversky direction.
In the Kramators ,komu direction, three clashes have been recorded, Russian units tried to advance in the direction of Markovy, White Mountain and Bondarny.
In the Toretsky direction Russians 16 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces. Efforts of the attack by the Russian occupiers concentrated in the areas of Toretsk, Dachny, Sherbanivka, Oleksandro-Kalinovy, Romanivka, Yablunivka and Rusynoy Yar, currently two clashes are ongoing.
Since the beginning of this day, in the Pokrovsky direction, Russians tried 39 times to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements Poltavka, Malinivka, Shevchenko I, Mirne, Mirolubivka, Ray, Lisivka, Novomykolaivka, Kotlyarivka, Mirnograd, Novosergiyivka, Udaachne, Oleksiyivka, Novoukrainka and in the direction of Volodymyrivka. In six locations, the fights have not subsided so far.
Defense forces deter Russian attacks, the Russian enemy suffers significant losses, today 148 Russian invaders were defecated in this direction, 80 of them irrevocably. Two vehicles units, seven motorcycles, one howitzer, three unmanned aircraft, a satellite terminal, BPLA control point, and the Russian enemy's cannon was also destroyed.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian units stopped 13 Russian attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Zyrka, Yalta, Zaporizhia Bagatyr, Fedorivka, Komar, Odradne and in the direction of Voskresenka, five more clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Orihiv direction, Russian forces caused aviation strikes in the districts of Stepnogirsk, Primorsky and Kamiansky.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, the Russian opponent made five unsuccessful attacks, suffered losses and retreated. The aviation strike was hit by the Cossack.
Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions in Gulyaipilsky and Orihivskky directions.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.