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Russo-Ukraine War - 03 August 2025 - Day 1257

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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 the Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 153 combat encounters. The Russian enemy launched one missile and 53 air strikes, using one missile and dropping 82 guided bombs, carrying out 903 kamikaze drones and 3011 shells to Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Ukrainian defenders repelled eight Russian attacks in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, four more fighting clashes are ongoing. The Russian enemy launched seven air strikes, dropped a total of 17 controlled air bombs, and carried out 216 artillery shells, including 17 from a jet arson system.
In the South-Slobozhansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled seven Russian assaults in the districts of Vovchansk, Kutkivka, Figolivka and Krasnoy Pershogo.
The Russian enemy has attacked Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupians Воkomu direction nine times - in the areas of Golubivka, Petropavlivka, Novoosinovogo, Stepova Novoselivka and Nova Kruglyakivka.
In the Lyman direction today Russian troops 25 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Karpivka, Olgivka, Ridkoduba, Torsky, Grigorivka, in the direction of the Middle, Cherneshchyna, Shandrigolovy. Six combat clashes are ongoing so far.
In the Sívers Сіkomu direction Ukrainian soldiers repelled four Russian attacks near Grigorivka, in the direction of Serebryanka and Sívers сьk. So far, one combat has not subsided.
Ukrainian troops repelled seven attacks near the Chasovoye Yar, Markovoye and towards the White Mountain and Stupochok in the Kramators Наkomu direction.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russian occupiers today 13 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Rusynoy Yar, Sherbinivka, Katerinivka and towards Oleksandro-Kalinovy.
In the Pokrovsky direction throughout the day, the Russian enemy committed 38 assault and offensive actions. The activity of the Russian occupiers was observed in the areas of popiv yar, Novoekonomíchne, Mirolubivka, Zvirove, Kotline, Udachne, Gorihove, in the direction of the settlements Novoukrainka, Novopidgorodne, Rodinske, Red Liman. The fights have not subsided so far in two locations.
According to preliminary estimates, Ukrainian warriors eliminated 67 and wounded 21 Russian occupants in this direction, destroying two cars and one motorcycle. In addition, one combat armored car, two motorcycles and a Russian cannon were significantly damaged.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, the Russian invaders carried out 14 attacks on the position of Ukrainian troops, trying to advance in the areas of settlements Zaporizhia Novohatske, Voskresenka, Zelene Pole, Mirne, Maliivka, Temirivka, Novopil and towards the settlement of Levadne. There is still one combat going on.
In Gulyaipils тky and Orihivskiy directions since the beginning of the day of combat clashes have not taken place.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled two Russian attacks. The Russian enemy caused aviation strikes on the settlements of Kherson, Novoandriivka and Lviv.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.