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Russo-Ukraine War - 28 June 2025 - Day 1221

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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 111 combat clashes have taken place since the beginning of the day. The Russian enemy launched 51 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, dropping 55 controlled aviation bombs, carrying out 1170 kamikaze drones and 4432 artillery shells.

Ukrainian soldiers repelled seventeen assault actions of the occupiers in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions, three clashes are still ongoing. In addition, the Russian enemy launched ten air strikes, dropping twenty-three controlled bombs, and carried out 206 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
Ukrainian soldiers repelled six attacks in the areas of Vovchansk and Stroivka in the South Slobozhansky direction, two more fights are ongoing.
In the Kupyans Зеkomu direction, Russian forces tried to push Ukrainian units out of occupied positions in the areas of Golubivka, Stepova Novoselivka and Green Grove - the battle is currently being sharpened.
In the Lyman direction, the Russian enemy attacked sixteen times, trying to advance in the areas of settlements Nadia, Novoyegorivka, Ridkodub, Green Valley, Yampolivka, Grekivka, Torske and towards Serebryanka and Grigorivka. Four clashes are underway. The KABAMA air strike affected the settlement of Pidliman.
In the sívers напряkomu direction, Ukrainian warriors have successfully stopped seven attacks near grigorívka, verkhn Наokamâns верkogo and towards viímka. Another battle is underway.
In the Kramators оkomu direction, the Defense Forces stopped three Russian attempts to advance in the area of the Time Yar and in the direction of the White Mountain.
Russian forces tried to infiltrate Ukrainian defense eight times in the Toretsky direction - in the areas of Kurdyumivka, Toretsk, Leonidivka and towards Jablunivka.
During the day in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian aggressor carried out thirty-four assault and offensive actions in the areas of popiv yar, Mirne, Myrolyubivka, Malinivka, Kopteve, Ray, Fox, Udaachne, Kotlyarivka, Gorikhove and Oleksiyivka. The Russian opponent caused an air strike on Pokrovsk.
According to preliminary calculations, in this direction Ukrainian soldiers have destroyed 198 invaders, of them 113 - irrevocably. Eleven vehicles units, one motorcycle, eight unmanned aircraft, four satellite terminals, six BPLA control antennas and six personnel shelters were destroyed. In addition, one tank, an armored combat vehicle, a car, two motorcycles and seven Russian artillery were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped nine Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Yalta, Zaporizhia Dniproenergy, Vesele and Shevchenko, three more clashes are ongoing. Russian forces launched an aviation strike on the settlement of Berezove.
In the Gulyaipil direction, Ukrainian soldiers repel the attack of Russian troops near Malinivka.
In the Orihivsky direction there was one combat encounter - Russian forces tried to advance near the settlement of Kamianske.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, the Russian zagarbniki did not carry out offensive actions.