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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.