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Russo-Ukraine War - 05 September 2025 - Day 1290

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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 122 combat encounters since the beginning of this day. Ukrainian defenders are decisively intercepting the Russian attempts to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Today, Russian troops launched two missile and 54 aviation strikes, using six missiles and dropping 79 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, 1,970 kamikaze drones were involved and carried out 3,565 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions, Ukrainian soldiers repel five assault actions of the Russian occupiers. In addition, the enemy launched 11 air strikes, dropping 29 controlled bombs, and carried out 169 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including four from reactive systems of arson-fire.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces attacked the positions of Ukrainian units near Vovchansk five times.
In the Kupiansk direction, the Russian aggressor carried out offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Kupiansk, Petropavlivka and Kolisnikivka. Ukrainian defenders have stopped six Russian attacks, so far one combat is being sharpened.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders attacked 15 times the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Andriyivka, Druzhelyubivka, Kolodyazi, Drobisheve and towards Olgivka and Shandrigolovy. Fights do not subside in two locations.
Twelve Russian assault actions were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction - the Russian occupiers tried to advance near Grigorivka, Serebryanka, Dronivka, Fedorivka, Viymka and in the direction of Dibrova.
Two Russian attacks repelled Ukrainian defenders in the area of Stupochok in the Kramators Дkomu direction.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russians 11 times went into offensive on the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Pleshiyivka, Rusiny Yar and Poltavka. Defense forces stopped all enemy attacks.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers tried 38 times to advance on the position of Ukrainian units. The Russian enemy attacked in the areas of settlements Shahove, Nikanorivka, Rodinske, Novoekonomíčne, Mayak, Rubízhne, Suhiy Yar, Shevchenko, Ray, Pokrovsk, Kotline, Udačne, Dachne and in the direction of Filija and Novopavlivka. Four fighting clashes are still ongoing.
According to preliminary data, today in this direction 132 Russian occupants were defecated, 80 of them - irrevocably. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed nine cars, 19 unmanned aircraft, four special equipment units; one drone control point and two Russian cannons were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Russian forces 22 times tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Green Gai, Filiya, Piddubne, Oleksandrograd, Voskresenka, Temirivka, Shevchenko, Maliivka, Komyshuvakha. The fights are ongoing in four locations.
In the direction of Gulyaipils неkomu, the Russian opponent did not carry out offensive actions.
In the oríhivs Сиkomu direction, the Defense Forces repelled one attack of the Russian zagarbnikív towards stepnogírsk. The Russian enemy caused an aviation strike on the settlement of novoadriivka.
Ukrainian soldiers repelled three Russian attacks in the Pridniprovsk direction. Lviv was hit by unkempt aviation missiles.
In the rest of the destinations, there are no special changes.