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Russo-Ukraine War - 23 September 2025 - Day 1308

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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 Tthe Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.

Since the beginning of the day, 140 combat clashes have taken place.

The Russian opponent launched one rocket and 31 aviation strikes, used two rockets and dropped 55 controlled air bombs. In addition, Russia used 1925 kamikaze drones and carried out 3176 shells of settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops.

Ukrainian soldiers repelled seven Russian assault actions in the North Slobozhansky and Kursky directions since the beginning of the day. The Russian enemy also launched five air strikes using 14 controlled air bombs, and carried out 104 shells, two of which were from a jet-fire system.
In the South Slobozhany direction, theRussian enemy tried to attack the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Vovchansk, Odradny and Western; Ukrainian units repelled nine attacks, two fighting are currently ongoing.
Three attacks were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Kupyansky direction in the areas of Kupyansk and Petropavlivka. One battle has not subsided so far.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped ten attacks of Russian zagarbnikív in the areas of kolodyaziv, novoselivka, torsky and shandrigolovoy; six battles are still ongoing.
In the sívers ляkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders have successfully repelled the attempt of the Russian occupiers to advance in the area of yampol.
In the Kramators торkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attempts to advance in the area of konstantinívka.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russian occupiers today 24 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Oleksandro-Shultiny, Scherbinivka, Kleban-Bika, Rusynoy Yara, Jablunivka and Poltavka. Defense forces are steadily holding back the pressure - 22 Russian offensive actions have been repelled, two fights are ongoing so far.
The Russian enemy committed 39 attacks in the Pokrovsky direction. The occupiers tried to advance near Volodymyrivka, Nikanorivka, New Shahovoy, Golden Well, Novoekonomíčnogo, Peace-loving, Rodinsky, Mykolaivka, Beam, Fox, Zvirovogo, Kotlinogo, Lucky, Molodetsky, Dachny and towards Novoukrainka and Filí̈. The two clashes are still ongoing.
According to preliminary calculations, today in this direction, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 105 Russian invaders and wounded 67; one tank, 31 unmanned aircraft, nine vehicles units were damaged; four artillery systems and two units of enemy vehicles were damaged.
In the Novopavlí direction Ukrainian units stopped 21 Russian attacks in the areas of Piddubnogo, Sichnevogo, Komyshuvakha, Novomikolaivka, Novoivanivka; currently six fighting clashes are ongoing.
In the orihiv and pridniprovsky directions, the Russian enemy did not carry out offensive actions.
In the Gulyaipil direction, the Defense Forces repelled five Russian attacks near Poltavka: one attempt by the Russian opponent to advance failed, four more clashes are ongoing.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that last night, in response to a terrorist strike against civilian targets on the territory of Foros (Republic of Crimea) that killed and injured civilians, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike against temporary deployment areas of the AFU special operations and foreign mercenaries of the Prizraki detachment (Defence Intelligence of Ukraine) near Tatarbunary and Rasseyka (Odessa region), which prepared and carried out this terrorist attack.

Unmanned aerial vehicle depots have been hit at the Shkolny airfield in Odessa region, from which attack drones were launched to hit civilian infrastructure facilities in the Republic of Crimea.

A strike was also carried out to hit the Motor Sich enterprise's workshops of the Ukrainian defence industry, where attack drones used by the Kiev regime to deliver strikes on the territory of Russia were assembled.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Solayniki, Andreyevka, Pavlovka, Alekseyevka, and Varachino (Sumy region).

In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Volchansk and Bochkovo (Kharkov region).

The AFU lost more than 180 troops, six motor vehicles, one artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition and materiel depots.

The Zapad Group's units improved the tactical situation close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region) and Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

They inflicted fire damage on three mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Boguslavka (Kharkov region), Dibrova, Yampol, and Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy losses amounted to more than 230 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made M198 howitzer.

Two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radars, nine electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were neutralised.

The Yug Group's units liberated Pereyezdnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and continued to neutralise the enemy, who had been surrounded near Kleban-Byk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops hit formations of four mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Seversk, Nikolaypolye, Fedorovka, Mayskoye, Ivanopolye, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 250 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 12 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and four ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

The Tsentr Group's units improved the situation along the front line. They hit manpower and military hardware of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Dimitrov, Toretskoye, Novopavlovka, Rodinskoye, Krasny Liman, Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic), Slavyanka, and Novonikolayevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

Ukrainian armed formations lost more than 580 troops, two tanks, eight motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces advanced to the depths of the enemy's defence. They hit units of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades near Verbovoye, Vishnevoye, Stepovoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Poltavka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 330 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, one self-propelled artillery system, one electronic warfare station, and two materiel depots.

The Dnepr Group's units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Antonovka, Nikolskoye, Veletenskoye, Belozerka (Kherson region), and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

Up to 60 Ukrainian troops, seven motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot were neutralised.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces have engaged two launcher launchers and one AN/MPQ-65 radar of a U.S.-made Patriot SAM system, military airfield infrastructure, railway transport facility used to redeploy AFU troops, depots and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations in 152 areas.

Air defence systems shot down three guided aerial bombs, three HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 438 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost 667 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 86,260 unmanned aerial vehicles, 630 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25,220 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,592 MLRS combat vehicles, 29,851 field artillery guns and mortars, and 42,454 special military vehicles.