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Russo-Ukraine War - 03 October 2025 - Day 1318

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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 since the beginning of this day, there have been 147 combat clashes.

Today the Russian occupiers made one rocket and 46 aviation strikes, applied 38 missiles, dropped 46 controlled air bombs. In addition, the Russians involved 2214 kamikaze drones and carried out 3238 shelling of positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Ukrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks in the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursky directions. Since the beginning of the day, the Russian opponent made 8 air strikes, in total dropped 17 controlled air bombs and carried out 136 shells, including ten - from the jet systems of salpovogo fire.
In the South-Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian troops stopped 11 Russian attacks in the areas of settlements Vovchansk, Vovchansk Hutory, Kamyanka and Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces carried out three offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Kupiansk, Radkivka and towards the settlement of Pietšční.
In the Lyman direction during the day, Russian zagarbniks attacked the positions of Ukrainians ten times near the settlements of Grekivka, Karpivka, Medium, Shandrigolove, Kolodyazi and Torske.
In the Siver поkomu direction, the Defense Forces repelled four Russian attacks near Serebryanka, Vyimka and towards Yampol and Dronivka, one confrontation is ongoing.
In the Kramators комуkomu direction, no combat clashes have been recorded.
In the Toretsky direction, Russians attacked the positions of Defense Forces ten times. The Russian occupiers concentrated the main efforts of the invasion in the areas of the settlements of Cherbinivka, Pleschiyivka, Rusin Yar and Poltavka. Konstantinivka suffered an air strike.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Zagorbnytskyi units tried 39 times to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements Volodymyrivka, Razine, Nikanorivka, Rodinske, Novoekonomíčne, Mirolûbívka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotline, Udačne, Novosergíivka and Philia. In some locations, combat clashes are still ongoing.
Today in this direction Ukrainian soldiers zneškodili 124 Russian occupiers, 70 of them - irrevocably. 16 BPLAs and a car were also destroyed, in addition, Ukrainian soldiers hit six units of car transport, BPLA control point and six shelters for the enemy's personnel.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Russian enemy attacked 21 times in the areas of the settlements Green Gai, Sosnivka, Vorone, Sichneve, Novoivanivka and towards Novomykolaivka.
In the Gulyaipil direction, the Defense Forces repelled four attacks of Russians in the Poltavka area, another fight is ongoing.
In the Orikhivsky direction, the Russian enemy tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the direction of the settlement of Novoandriivka, was stopped by Ukrainian defenders.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, Russian forces once unsuccessfully attacked the positions of Ukrainian units.
In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the previous night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with long-range, ground-, air-, and sea-based high-precision weapons as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry and the facilities of the gas and energy infrastructure that maintained their work.

The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.

In addition, during the week, high-precision weapons and strike unmanned aerial vehicles carried out massive and five group strikes against military industry enterprises and energy facilities of Ukraine, railway transport infrastructure used to transport AFU weapons and military hardware, military airfields, ammunition depots, assembly areas, storage areas of uncrewed surface vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.

The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade.

In Kharkov direction, strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian border security service.

Over the week, more than 1,250 troops, two tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 55 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Two electronic warfare stations and 29 ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

The Zapad Group of Forces advanced to the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated the settlements of Kirorovsk, Shandrigolovo, and Derilovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

Six mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades were hit.

The enemy has lost more than 1,600 troops, five tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, 116 motor vehicles, and 10 field artillery guns. In addition, 43 ammunition depots, 37 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations were neutralised.

As a result of resolute actions of the Yug Group of Forces, Mayskoye and Seversk Maly in the Donetsk People's Republic have been liberated.

Russian formations hit five mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.

Up to 1,760 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles four of them were Western-made, 75 motor vehicles, and 17 field artillery guns, have been neutralised in this direction during the week.

Twelve electronic warfare and counter-fire radars, and 38 ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots have been neutralised.

The Tsentr Group of Forces continued active offensive operations on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic and Dnepropetrovsk region.

Strikes were delivered at eight mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, an airborne brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, three air assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades.

The enemy lost more than 3,560 troops, five tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 32 motor vehicles, and 14 artillery guns.

Over the past week, the Vostok Group of Forces have advanced to the depth of the enemy's defence. Stepovoye and Verbovoye (Dnepropetrovsk region) have been liberated.

Russian elements hit four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.

The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 2,110 troops, three tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 71 motor vehicles, seven field artillery guns, and four electronic warfare stations.

The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, an air assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 390 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 35 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Twenty-eight electronic warfare stations and eight ammunition and materiel depots have been neutralised.

Air defence systems shot down 10 guided aerial bombs, 17 projectiles of HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire MLRSs, five Neptune long-range guided missiles as well as 945 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost 667 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 87,714 unmanned aerial vehicles, 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25,338 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,592 MLRS combat vehicles, 30,149 field artillery guns and mortars, and 43,126 support military vehicles.