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Russo-Ukraine War - 08 July 2025 - Day 1231

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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 148 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively interrupt the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Russian zagarbniki made two missile and 52 aviation strikes, using six missiles and dropping 77 controlled bombs. In addition, 1113 kamikaze drones were recruited to impress and carried out 4126 shelling of positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the North Slobozhansky and Kursky directions, 13 clashes with Russian zagarbnikami took place. The enemy launched seven aerial strikes, dropping 13 controlled bombs, carrying out 260 shells, including five - from reactive systems of assault fire.
Today, the enemy attacked 10 times in the south-Slobozhansky direction, in the areas of Vovchansk, Ambarnoy and Kamyanka, one confrontation is still ongoing.
In the Kupians пkomu direction, the Russian enemy made three attacks in the areas of Zagrizovoye and Golubivka.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 13 assaults in the areas of populated areas of Noviy Mir, Karpivka, Green Valley, Torske, Ridkodub, Grigorivka and in the direction of Shandrigolovy. Two more clashes are still ongoing.
In the Sívers нkomu direction, the Russian enemy attacked four times in the area of Ivano-Dar'ivka and in the direction of Serebryanka and Viimka. One confrontation is ongoing so far.
Since the beginning of the day in the kramators сьkomu direction, Russian forces attacked in the direction of stupočok and white mountain. Ukrainian units repelled all three attacks.
On the Torets ьkomu direction today, nine boêzknen На took place. Russian forces tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Diliyivka, Toretsk, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar and in the direction of Katerynivka, Oleksandro-Kalinovy.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked 51 times in the areas of popiv yar, poltavka, Mirne, Malinivka, Mirolubivka, Razine, Lisivka, Shevchenko, Zvirove, Udaachne, Muravka, Oleksiyivka, Zeleny Kut, Gorihove and in the directions of Pokrovsk, Molodetsky and Novopavlivka. Ukrainian defenders are holding back the Russian pressure, six clashes have not subsided so far.
Today in this direction, according to preliminary data, zneskoženo 177 Russian occupiers, of which 118 are irrevocably. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed one btr, car, 13 units of mototechniki, cannon, 11 bpla, two trenches REB, one antenna management bpla. In addition, a car, five cannons and a mortar of Russian zagarbnikív were hit.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 26 Russian attacks in the areas of settlements Zaporizhia Piddubne, Mirne, Komar, Voskresdenka, Shevchenko, Green Field, Free Field and Novopil. Eight more clashes continue so far.
In the Gulyaipil direction, the Defense Forces repel one Russian assault near Malinivka.
In the Orihiv direction, Russian forces made an air strike in the area of the settlement of Plavna, did not carry out offensive actions.
In the pridniprovsk direction, the Russian enemy once without success tried to approach the fortifications of Ukrainian defenders. Russian forces caused air strikes in the areas of populated areas of Mykolaivka and Lviv.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.