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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 July 2025 - Day 1227

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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 136 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders are decisively intercepting the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Today, Russian troops launched four missile and 55 aviation strikes, using 15 missiles and dropping 74 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, 1436 kamikaze drones were deployed and 4,496 shells of Ukrainian troops and settlements were carried out.

In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 Russian assault actions since the beginning of the day, another confrontation is ongoing. In addition, the Russian enemy launched ten air strikes, dropping 23 controlled bombs and carried out 205 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including nine from reactive fire systems.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Vovchansk, Glybokoye, Zelenoy, Kamyanka and towards Kutkivka. Four clashes have not subsided so far.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian aggressor carried out offensive actions in the areas of settlements Golubivka, Zagrizove and Zeleny Gai. Ukrainian defenders stopped six Russian attacks.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 21 times attacked the positions of the Defense Forces near the settlements of Nadia, Grekivka, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Green Valley, Torske, Dibrova and towards Grigorivka.
Four enemy assaults were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction - the Russian occupiers tried to advance in the areas of Verkhnyokamiansky and Viimka.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russians six times attacked the positions of Ukrainian units in the Diliyivka district and towards the settlements of Romanivka, Rusin Yar and Yablunivka. Defense forces stopped all Russian attacks. Aviation of the occupier hit bombs on Konstantinivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers 42 times tried to advance on the position of Ukrainian units. Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements Poltavka, Novotoretske, Razine, Mirolyubivka, Ray, Novoukraina, Udaachne, Novosergiyivka, Kotlyarivka and Oleksiyivka. Still five fights going on.
According to preliminary data, today in this direction there were 162 Russian occupiers, 96 of them - irrevocably. Also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed combat four vehicles, three motorcycles, five BPLAs, two satellite communication terminals, four personnel shelters, two communication antennas and a generator; also damaged three cars and four Russian artillery.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Russian forces tried 12 times to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Yalta, Zyrka, Zaporizhia , Komar, Voskresenko and Shevchenko. The two clashes are still going on. Enemy aviation struck the settlement of Andriyivka-Klevtsove.
In the Orihiv direction, the Russian aggressor twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Kamians Наkogo and towards Novoandriivka. An air strike was hit by the settlement Primorske.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three Russian attacks in the area of the Antonivskogo Bridge.
In the rest of the destinations there are no special changes.