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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 August 2025 - Day 1258

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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, there have been 144 combat encounters since the beginning of this day.

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 two missiles and 54 aviation strikes, using two missiles and dropping 87 controlled aviation bombs.

In addition, 1,575 kamikaze drones were involved and carried out 4,020 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Ukrainian soldiers repelled 14 assault actions of the occupiers in the North Slobozhansky and Kursky directions since the beginning of the day.
In addition, the Russian enemy launched 14 air strikes, dropped 22 controlled bombs, and carried out 343 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including three from reactive salvage systems.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian units eight times near Vovchansky, Krasnoy Pershogo, Figolivka and towards the Cossack Lopana, Goptívka and Kolodyaznoy.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian aggressor carried out offensive actions in the areas of settlements Golubivka, Zagrizove and Lozov.
Ukrainian defenders have stopped six Russian attacks, two more clashes continue.
In the Lyman direction Russian zagarbniki 23 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements: Grekivka, Mirne, Wells, Green Valley, Torske, and towards Dronivka, Grigorivka and Serebryanka.
The fights are not subsiding in seven locations.
Four assault actions of the Russian troops were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction - the Russian occupiers tried to advance in the area of Grigorivka and Vyimka.
One Russian attack was repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the area of time yar in the kramators нуkomu direction.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russians four times went into offensive on the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Toretsk and Scherbinivka. Defense forces stopped all Russian attacks.
The aviation of the Russian occupier hit air bombs on Ivanopíll в.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers 33 times tried to advance on the position of Ukrainian units.
Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements: Poltavka, novoekonomíčne, red liman, suhec таke, fox, zvirove, kotline, lucky, novoukraínka and green corner. Three clashes are still ongoing.
According to preliminary data, today 187 Russian occupants were defecated in this direction, 124 of them - irrevocably.
Also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed eight cars, three motorcycles, 35 bplla, optico-electronic surveillance complex "Murom-M": also damaged the car and the control point of the enemy's BPLA.
In the Novopavlívs вkomu direction, the Russian enemy tried 14 times to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of settlements: Green Field, Green Grove, Piddubne, Mirne, Temirívka and Maliíivka. The fights are ongoing in six locations.
In the direction of Gulyaipils .komu, the Russian opponent once tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Malinivka.
In the oríhívs вkomu direction the Russian agresor attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders towards novoandríjvka.
Ukrainian soldiers repelled four Russian attacks in the Pridniprovsk direction.
In the rest of the destinations - there are no special changes.