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Russo-Ukraine War - 20 September 2025 - Day 1305

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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, 125 combat clashes have taken place since the beginning of this day. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively give an offence to the Russianenemy's attempts to advance deep into Ukrainian territory.

Russian invaders launched one combined missile strike, using 37 missiles, 34 aviation strikes, while dropping 54 controlled bombs. In addition, 2536 kamikaze drones were recruited to impress and carried out 3387 shelling of positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Five combat clashes with Russian invaders took place in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions. The Russianenemy launched four air strikes, dropped five controlled bombs, carried out 115 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, one of which was from reactive systems of assault-fire.
Today, Russian troops attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders seven times in the South Slobozhansky direction in the areas of Vovchansk, Krasnoy Pershogo and towards Bochkovoy. The three Russian attacks are ongoing so far.
In the direction of Kupians пkomu, Russian forces committed two offensive actions in the direction of Peace.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces have already repelled 13 Russian assaults in the areas of the settlements of Grekivka, Novomikhailivka, Shandrigolove, towards the settlement of Novoselivka; seven more clashes are still ongoing.
In the sívers Наkomu direction, the Russian enemy three times attacked in the direction of dronívka. All Russian attacks have been repelled.
In the Kramatorsky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three Russian assaults near the settlement of Chasiv Yar.
In the Torets Наkomu direction today, there were 22 encounters. The Russian enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Ivanopil, Scherbynivka, Pleshiyivka, Stepanivka, Rusynogo Yaru, Poltavka, Sofiyivka; three attacks are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of this day, Russian forces 33 times attacked the positions in the areas of settlements Volodymyrivka, Nikanorivka, Rodinske, Chervonyi Liman, Novoekonomíčne, Kotline, Udaachne, Molodetske, Dachne and towards settlements Cozatske and Novopavlivka. One confrontation is ongoing so far.
Today in this direction, according to preliminary data, zkoženo 178 occupants, 118 of which - irrevocably. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed one cannon, 12 unmanned aircraft, three units of automobile equipment; two unmanned aircraft control points and one Russian artillery system were also damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 17 Russian attacks in the areas of settlements Filiya, Andriyivka-Klevtsove, Sichneve, Maliivka, Komyshuvakha, Novoivanivka and towards settlements Berezove and Novovasilivsk. Two more clashes are underway.
In the direction of Gulyajpils Наkomu, Russian forces four times attacked the positions of the Defense Forces in the area of the settlement of Olgivsk. The Russian aggressor caused an aviation strike on the settlement of Bílogir.
In the oríhívs Ноkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled one Russian attack towards novoandriyivka.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, the Russian enemy launched an air strike on the settlement of Kozatske, made two unsuccessful attempts to approach the positions of Ukrainian units towards the Antonivsky Bridge.