Russia’s war on Ukraine. 25.07.2024

In the operational zone of the Ukrainian Operational Group of Forces (OTG) “Kharkiv” on the Kharkiv direction, the enemy continued assault actions. There were 8 combat clashes in the areas of Hlyboke, Tykhe, and Sotnytsky Kozachok.

In the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Group of Forces (OSG) operational zone on the Kupyansk direction, the number of combat clashes amounts to 8. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults near Synkivka, Stelmakhivka, and Petropavlivka. On the Lyman direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 15 enemy assaults in the areas of Makiivka, Nevske, and in the Serebriansk Forest. The enemy actively used assault aviation on this direction. On the Siversk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 9 attacks near Verkhnyokamianske and Ivano-Dariivka. On the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped 12 enemy attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Novyi, and in the direction of Novomarkove. On the Toretsk direction, the enemy concentrated efforts near Pivnichne and New York, where they carried out 7 attacks with air support.

In the “Tavriya” OSG operational zone, on the Pokrovsk direction, 38 attacks were repelled in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Novoselivka Persha, Novooleksandrivka, Vovche, and Karlivka, where the invaders tried to dislodge Ukrainian units from their positions, actively using assault and bomber aviation. On the Kurakhove direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, and Paraskoviivka, where the enemy attempted to break through the defense 32 times. On the Vremivka direction, the occupiers carried out 13 unsuccessful attacks near Kostyantynivka and Vodyane and launched airstrikes with unguided rockets on Vuhledar and in the area of Urozhaine. On the Orikhiv direction, there were 3 combat clashes near Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, and Novodarivka.

In the operational zone of “Odesa” OSG on the Prydniprovskiy direction, Russian forces failed during 4 attacks.

General conclusion:

• Russian forces conduct approximately 80% of their attacks on the Toretsk direction near Pivnichne and Zalizne.
• Ukrainian Defense Forces are beginning to withdraw troops from Vovche and near Prohres to avoid encirclement.

Change in the line of contact (LoC):

• There were 149 combat engagements on various fronts.
• On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked near Sotnytsky Kozachok and advanced west to Polyova Street in the western part of Hlyboke. Positional battles continued near Hlyboke, Vovchansk, Tyche, and Starytsya.
• Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Starytsya, with skirmishes occurring near the high-rise buildings in Vovchansk.
• On the Kupyansk direction, the 15th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Tank Army advanced in the fields south and west of Pishchane, increasing pressure towards the Oskil River. The 13th Tank Regiment of the 4th Tank Division of the 1st Tank Army is finalizing the capture of Andriivka. Battles continued near Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Hlushkivka, Stelmakhivka, and Andriivka.
• On the Lyman direction, Russian forces attacked near Makiivka, Nevske, Terny, and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest.
• On the Siversk Direction, Russian forces achieved tactical success near Vyimka and Pereyizne, advancing 400 meters west along the forest belt north of Rozdolivka, clearing Ivano-Dariivka, and continuing their advance near Verkhnyokamianske and Spirne.
• On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces continued attacks on the eastern outskirts of Chasiv Yar, near Kalynivka, Novomarkove, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Bila Hora, and Stupochky.
• Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting counterattacks south of Kalynivka.
• On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced in the fields both north and south of Yurivka, achieving tactical success within New York and in the fields east of the town. They continued attacks near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Pivnichne, Zalizne, Panteleimonivka, and launched a missile strike with an X-38 missile on a bridge near Shcherbynivka.
• On the Pokrovsk direction, units of the 114th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Army Corps advanced into the central and western parts of Novoselivka Persha from the southeast. Enemy aviation carried out powerful airstrikes on the tactical rear of “Tavriya” OSG in Novoselivka Persha and Zhelanne, after which Russian forces broke through the Ukrainian defense in the central and southern parts of Novoselivka Persha, capturing most of the village except for two streets on the western outskirts. They advanced in the fields west of Prohres and Lozuvatske and entered the northern part of Vovche, continuing their advance in the area of Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Umanske, Yasnobrodivka, and Karlivka.
• On the Kurakhove direction, Russian forces broke through the Ukrainian defense and reached the eastern outskirts of Kostyantynivka, establishing fire control over the T0524 road from Kostyantynivka to Vuhledar, advancing into Krasnohorivka, and moving up to 800 meters within the settlement, reaching a line 500 meters from the western entrance to Krasnohorivka. The Defense Forces repelled Russian attacks near Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka, Vodyane, and Vuhledar.
• On the Vremivka direction, Russian forces attacked near Novodarivka.
• Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed the “Yastreb-AV” counter-battery radar northeast of Zugres with a HIMARS missile strike.
• On the Orikhiv direction, positional battles continued near Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka.
• On the Prydniprovskiy direction, Russian forces continued their advance on the left bank of Kherson region, particularly near Krynky and on the islands in the Dnipro River delta.
• In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
  • Black Sea: 1 ships, including 1 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 4 cruise missiles.
  • Mediterranean Sea: 2 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 16 cruise missiles.  

Changes in the enemy disposition:

• The 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army is engaged in combat operations near Nevske.
• The 55th Airborne Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division is fighting near Vyimka and Pereyizne.

Possible operation situation developments:

• The enemy will attempt to intensify efforts in the central part of Vovchansk towards the Aggregate Plant and along Lenin Street towards the bridge over the Vovcha River or along Khliborobiv Street. We should also expect increased enemy activity in the area between Hatyshche and the railway bridge towards the Vovchansk railway station, which will require crossing the Vovcha River. The enemy will try to join both of its wedges into one bridgehead and attack Starytsya.
• The enemy will attempt to advance along both banks of the Lypets River from the village of Lukyantsi towards Lyptsi to regain control over its northeastern outskirts. These actions may be accompanied by an enemy attempt to break through towards the Travyanske Reservoir, thereby cutting off the “Kharkiv” OTG units currently fighting of Hlyboke from the village of Lyptsi.
• On the Kupyansk direction, in the operational zone of the 1st Tank Army, command of the enemy’s “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will attempt to reach the Oskil River in the Hlushkivka – Zahryzove sector, the Petropavlivka – Kurylivka line, and storm Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi railway junction. To bind the “Khortytsia” OSG forces, the enemy will exert frontal pressure on their positions in the Stepova Novoselivka area.
• The enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping is avoiding a frontal assault on Chasiv Yar over the Siversky Donets-Donbas canal and attempts to advance through Kalynivka to bypass the city of Chasiv Yar from the north, break through Ridkodubya into the railway station area, and force the forward units of the “Khortytsia” OSG to retreat from the “Novyi” and “Zhovtnevyi” neighborhoods.
• The 55th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade is preparing to intensify offensive actions with at least two battalions and two to three assault groups from a consolidated assault company north of Novooleksandrivka towards Zelene Pole and Baranivka, aiming to support the right flank of the 35^th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade that is attempting to capture Vozdvyzhenka. If the enemy achieves success north of Novooleksandrivka, they may also launch an attack towards Kalynove.
• Russian forces will intensify attacks south of Kostyantynivka to encircle the Vuhledar defense area.

Russian operational losses from 24.02.22 to 25.07.24  

Personnel – almost 571,350 (+1230); 

Tanks 8,313 (+11);

Armored combat vehicles – 16,039 (+26); 

Artillery systems – 15,804 (+45);

Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,125 (0);

Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 904 (+2);

Vehicles and fuel tanks – 21,358 (+79);

Aircraft – 363 (0);

Helicopters – 326 (0);

UAV operational and tactical level –12,610 (+66);

Intercepted cruise missiles – 2,402 (0);

Boats/ships – 29 (0).

Humanitarian+general:

• According to information provided by the Situation Center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Russian forces shelled 10 regions of Ukraine over the past day. A total of 88 towns and villages and 79 infrastructure objects were attacked with various types of weapons. The number of casualties is being updated/clarified.
• The enemy has been shelling southern Odesa Oblast for the second consecutive night. The Izmail district was hit again with strike drones. As a result of debris falling on a private house, two people were injured.
• During the night, the enemy launched a massive kamikaze drone attack on Zhytomyr Oblast. Air defense forces hit most of the approximately 10 aerial targets. About 10 private houses and an infrastructure facility were damaged due to falling debris and the shockwave from the impact.
• On the morning of July 25, the Russian army struck the village of Podoly and Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, killing one civilian man and injuring another.
• Around 10:00 AM, Russian forces attacked the suburb of Kherson – Kindiyka, with a drone, killing a 51-year-old man who was on the street at the time. Later in the day they attacked a 72-year-old man with a drone in the village of Sadove in Kherson Oblast, injuring him.
• In the suburbs of Kherson, Russians dropped explosives from a drone on a car delivering humanitarian aid. The driver, born in 1959, suffered a concussion and injuries.
• During the day on July 25, Russian forces struck Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two people.
• On July 24, Russian forces used a cluster “Iskander” missile, manufactured in the spring, to strike an industrial area in Kharkiv.
• In Kharkiv Oblast, the air raid alarm lasted for more than two days – from 6:31 PM on Tuesday to 9:02 PM on Thursday.
• On July 24, 2024, thanks to the joint efforts of #BringKidsBackUA and Save Ukraine, seven Ukrainian children returned to Ukraine from temporarily occupied territories.
• According to the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Oleksandr Pivnenko, 755 National Guardsmen have already been returned from Russian captivity.
• After effective strikes by Ukrainian Defense Forces on military targets in Crimea, a new wave of evacuation of the families of Russian officials from the peninsula is being observed, reported by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Andriy Yusov.

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