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Russo-Ukraine War - 05 August 2025 - Day 1259

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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 UK Ministry of Defence reported that Russia has likely sustained approximately 1,050,000 casualties (killed and wounded) since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and 260,000 casualties in the conflict so far in 2025.

The average daily Russian casualties during July 2025 was approximately 1,072 according to Ukrainian General Staff reporting. Russian casualty rates have moderately decreased month on month since March 2025, with July's average daily rate the lowest reported since April 2024.

The moderate decreases in Russia's monthly casualty rates have occurred at the same time as Russian attacks across the frontline have continued at a high operational tempo and Russia has continued to make steady incremental gains in the Donbas.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 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 87 aviation strikes, using two missiles and dropping 119 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, 1,531 kamikaze drones were involved and executed 3,108 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the North Slobozhansky and Kursky directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 10 Russian assault actions since the beginning of the day. In addition, the enemy launched 17 air strikes, dropping 34 controlled bombs, and carried out 263 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including 16 from reactive salvage systems.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, the Russian enemy five times attacked the positions of Ukrainian units near Vovchansk and Figolivka.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian aggressor carried out offensive actions in the areas of settlements Stepova Novoselivka, Nova Kruglyakivka and Zagrizove.
Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attacks.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 19 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Olgivka, New Mir, Glushchenkove, Torske, Serebryanka, Grigorivka, Kolodyazi and towards Cherneshina, Medium, Shandrigolovy.
The fights are not subsiding in four locations.
Two assault actions of Russian troops repelled Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction - the Russian occupiers tried to advance in the Grigorivka area and in the direction of Siversk.
One Russian attack was repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the area of time yar in the kramators Одkomu direction.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russians seven times went into offensive on the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Toretsk, Diliyivka and Scherbinivka.
Defense forces stopped all Russian attacks.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers 28 times tried to advance on the position of Ukrainian units. Russian forces attacked in the areas of Popiv Yar, Volodymyrivka, Boikivka, Suvorove, Novoekonomíčne, Peace-loving, Mykolaivka, Rodinske, Sukhetske, Ray, Molodetske, Lisivka, Zvirove, Udaachne, Novoukraina, Oleksiyivka and in the direction of Novopavlivka.
Three clashes are still ongoing.
According to preliminary data, today in this direction 97 Russian occupants were defecated, 65 of them - irrevocably.
Also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed two cars, 10 BPLA, one antenna control of BPLA; damaged three cannons and one antenna of the Russian enemy.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Russian forces tried 11 times to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Piddubne, Voskresenko, Shevchenko, Temirivka and in the direction of Ivanivka, Novoivanivka.
The fights are ongoing in four locations.
In the direction of Gulyaipils Наkomu, the Russian opponent did not carry out offensive actions.
In the Oríhívs Наkomu direction, the Russian aggressor twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Stepovoye and Plavniv.
Ukrainian soldiers repelled one Russian attack in the Pridniprovsk direction.
Olgívka was hit by unkempt aviation missiles.
In the rest of the destinations, there are no special changes.