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Russo-Ukraine War - 06 September 2025 - Day 1291

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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 the forcible political education of Ukrainian youth by the Russian authorities in the illegally occupied territories of Ukraine continues. The Russian Ministry of Defence youth organisation Yunarmiya and the Kremlin youth organisation Movement of the Firsts are amongst those organisations teaching Ukrainian children military skills, and indoctrinating them with pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian propaganda.

The Russian education authorities aim at countering purported "extremism", a term which is defined broadly by the Russian authorities. A 2022 Russian Ministry of Education manual titled "Preventing conflicts, manifestations of extremism and terrorism in a poly-cultural educational environment" claimed the expression "Slava Ukraine" (Glory to Ukraine) to be an indicator of extremism.

The Russian authorities have been running a so-called "University Sessions" programme since 2022, in which children from the occupied regions of Ukraine are taken to Russian universities where they are given "patriotic education". This aims to inculcate the children with an anti-Ukrainian outlook, as well as glorifying Russian military exploits. Since 2022, around 50,000 Ukrainian children have attended these sessions at 116 Russian universities.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 129 combat clashes. 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 one missile and 57 aviation strikes, using three missiles and dropping 83 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, they engaged 1946 kamikaze drones and carried out 3754 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three Russian assault actions. In addition, the Russian enemy launched eight air strikes, dropping 20 controlled bombs, and carried out 201 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including four from reactive systems of arson-fire.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces five times attacked the positions of Ukrainian units in the area of Vovchansk, Barnoy, Kamyanka and in the direction of Novovasilivka. Four clashes are underway.
In the Kupiansky direction, the Russian aggressor carried out offensive actions in the Kupianskaya district and in the direction of Novoplatonivka. Ukrainian defenders have stopped five Russian attacks, so far sharpening one battle.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 10 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces near the settlements of Grekivka, Karpivka, Kolodyazi, Torske and towards Shandrigolovy, Derylovy, the fighting does not subside in five locations.
In the Siver зkomu direction, the Defense Forces repelled nine Russian attacks near Serebryanka, Grigorivka, Pereyzny and in the direction of Dronivka. Four clashes are ongoing so far.
Eight combat clashes are currently recorded in the Kramatorsky direction. The Russian Zagorbnik tried to move towards settlements Bondarne, Virolyubivka, Stupočki and Bila Gora.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russians 10 times went into offensive on the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Scherbinivka, Katerynivka, Rusynoy Yar, Poltavka and in the direction of Pleschievka. Defense forces stopped nine Russian attacks, one confrontation is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers tried 36 times to advance on the position of Ukrainian units. Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements Shahove, Novoekonomíčne, Mirolyubivka, Beam, Fox, Kotline, Udačne, Dachne and in the direction of Mirnograd, Rodinsky, Pokrovsk, Zvirovogo, Molodetsky, Novopavlivka, Philia. Two clashes are still ongoing.
According to preliminary data, today in this direction there were 138 Russian invaders, 80 of them - irrevocably. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed four combat armored vehicles, 10 units of automobile equipment, 14 unmanned aircraft, four units of special equipment; one cannon and four shelters for the Russian personnel were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Russian enemy 17 times tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Green Gai, Tolstoy, Maliyivka, Shevchenko, Komyshuvakha and in the direction of Philia, Oleksandrograd, Novoselivka. One battle is going on.
In the direction of Gulyaipils сьkomu, the Russian opponent did not carry out offensive actions.
In the oríhivs заkomu direction, the Defense Forces repelled one attack of the Russian zagarbnikív towards stepnogírsk.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, the Russian enemy did not carry out offensive actions.
In the rest of the destinations - there are no special changes.