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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 September 2025 - Day 1289

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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 since the beginning of this day, there have been 129 combat clashes.

Today, the Russian invaders launched two missiles and 53 aviation strikes, fired three missiles, dropped 80 controlled air bombs. In addition, the Russians involved 1931 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,427 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attacks in the North-Slobozhansky and Kursky directions. Since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy launched 14 air strikes, dropped 30 controlled air bombs in total and carried out 175 artillery shells, including 10 from reactive systems of arson fire.
In the South-Slobozhansk direction, Ukrainian troops stopped four attacks of the Russian enemy in the area of the settlement of Vovchansk, three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces carried out five offensive actions in the areas of settlements Stepova Novoselivka, Borivska Andriyivka and in the direction of Petropavlivka and Novoplatonivka. So far, one combat is being sharpened.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian zagarbniks 15 times attacked the positions of Ukrainians near the settlements of Grekivka, Karpivka, Kolodyazi, Torske, Novomikhailivka and in the direction of the New Peace, Shandrigolovy. Eight combat clashes continue so far.
In the Sívers ськаkomu direction, the Defense Forces repelled 17 Russian attacks near Grigorivka, Serebryanka and towards Yampol, Dronivka, Siverska and Viimki. Six more clashes are underway.
Five combat clashes have been recorded in the Kramators Наkomu direction. Russian Zagarbnyk tried to advance towards Bondarny and Stupočok.
In the Toretsky direction Russians 11 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces. The Russian occupiers concentrated the main efforts of the attack in the areas of the settlements of Scherbinivka, Pleschiyivka, Kleban-Bik, Rusin Yar and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian Zagarbnytskyi units 28 times tried to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements Volodymyrivka, Kucheriv Yar, Rubizhne, Nikanorivka, Suhiy Yar, Zvirove, Mirolubivka, Novoekonomíčne, Ramin, Pokrovsk, Udačne, Molodetske, Dachne and in the direction of Novopavlivka. Three combat clashes are ongoing so far.
Today in this direction Ukrainian warriors zneškodili 144 Russian occupiers, of them 92 - bezpovorotno. Also destroyed a tank, 30 BPLA, 15 vehicles units, a special equipment unit and four artillery systems, one BPLA control point, five Russian units vehicles were damaged.
In the novopavlí direction, the enemy attacked 20 times in the areas of populated areas philia, sichneve, komyshuvaha, voskresenko, malíivka, temirívka and olgivskke. Six combat clashes continue so far.
In the direction of Gulyaipils Наkomu, the Russian enemy launched an aviation strike in the area of Bilogir. I did not carry out offensive actions on the direction.
In the Orihiv direction, two encounters occurred in the area of Kamians Наkogo. Stepnogirsk suffered an aviation strike.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Russian forces made two futile attempts to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders. The Russian enemy caused an aviation strike in the area of the settlement of Kozatske.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.