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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 25, 2025
2025-02-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 20.50 The number of people injured as a result of the Russian strike on Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast has risen to 16. There are probably still people under the rubble. This was reported by the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.

18.35 As a result of the Russian strike on the private sector of Kramatorsk, one person was killed and 14 others were wounded, including four children. The rescue operation continues. At least 17 private houses were damaged by the shelling.

18.02 In Lithuania, as part of the Radarom! solidarity campaign for the purchase of drones for Ukraine, Lithuanian citizens and businesses have raised 5 million 614 thousand euros. This is reported by LRT. This is not the final amount, as it will be adjusted after all corporate donations have been received. The funds will be used to purchase drones and counter-drone equipment of Lithuanian and Ukrainian production.

17.51 ​​Russian troops using MLRS shelled the village of Bely Kolodets in the Chuguevsky district. One of the shells hit a civilian car. This was reported by the Kharkiv OVA. As a result of the shelling, a man was killed and another was wounded.

16.36 Since the beginning of the day, 62 combat clashes have occurred along the entire front line. The Russians have reduced their activity in the Pokrovsk direction. This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 16:00.

16:00 Given the current intensity of fighting on the front, Ukraine will have enough weapons without U.S. military assistance at least until the summer, The Wall Street Journal reported , citing current and former Western officials. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces may soon face a shortage of ammunition and an inability to use some of their modern weapons.

15.13 Russian troops dropped aerial bombs on Hulyaipole in Zaporizhia on February 25. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov on Tuesday, February 25.

14.57 Ukrainian troops have achieved another success near the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. The defense forces have rejected the Russians near the village of Uspenovka. This was reported by the analytical project D eepState .

14:36 ​​Russian occupiers have started buying donkeys at their own expense to transport ammunition and equipment. The Russians themselves are talking about this in messages on Russian pro-government Telegram channels.

14.28 The Ministry of Defense has codified and approved the Vedmak unmanned aerial vehicle for use in units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the Main Directorate for Support of the Life Cycle of Weapons and Military Equipment.

13:35 The population of the territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities today may reach 31.5 million people. This was stated by the head of the Institute of Demography and Social Research Ella Libanova at the expert forum Mental health of the nation and rehabilitation of military and civilians during the war: a common cause of the state, business and civil society.

13:17 Russian troops continue to terrorize the civilian population of the Kharkiv region. As a result of another strike on the village of Zolochiv, according to preliminary data, two women were injured. This was reported by the press service of the Kharkiv OVA on Tuesday, February 25.

12:45 As of December 31, 2024, the total cost of recovery in Ukraine is estimated at $524 billion over the next decade. This data is presented in the Rapid Recovery Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4), published by the World Bank.

12:02 On Tuesday night, Russian invaders launched seven Kh-101 cruise missiles and 213 drones of various types at Ukraine. Most of the targets were destroyed by air defense. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the details.

10:51 An unexploded Russian UAB-500 was found in one of the districts of Zaporozhye. Sappers defused the aerial bomb.

10:12 The Security Service detained in Odessa an agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU), who burned down energy facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia and prepared caches with firearms and components for explosives.

The traitor turned out to be a 32-year-old woman from Odessa, who was remotely recruited at the end of last year by a career employee of the special operations forces of the Russian GRU.

09:50 As a result of a massive Russian attack on the night of February 25 in the Zhytomyr region, there are damages and casualties.

A commercial building and a residential building in the Zhitomir district were damaged by debris from the air. A woman was injured and hospitalized, and two children, aged four and seven, were also taken to the hospital due to an acute stress reaction.

08:37 Russian troops attacked Sumy with "shahedeen". As a result of the fall of one of the Russian drones with subsequent detonation, two people were preliminarily injured. The glazing of windows in two apartment buildings was also damaged.

07:35 As a result of the Russian attack in the Obukhovsky district, a 44-year-old woman was injured. A private house and utility rooms were also partially destroyed. Damage to private houses was recorded in Fastovsky. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv OVA Mykola Kalashnik.

07:22 As of February 25, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 869,530 people (+1,300 per day). This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Posted by:badanov

#6  "Muzhik, sing!" [Ivan mournfully delves]
"Intellectual, too!" [groaning shelves]
"Doleful prole! Arty-farty!"
"We always have Party
to celebrate beating ourselves!"
Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452   2025-02-26 23:55  

#5  "Never fight with the Russians, they will respond to any of your ingenious tactics with such stupidity that will always lead them to victory"
-- Otto von Bismarck
Posted by: SteveS   2025-02-26 18:49  

#4  ^^ They've lost quite a few, too.
Posted by: Mullah Richard    2025-02-26 17:53  

#3  Them Russkies are so backward AND stupid - how come they won so many wars?
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-02-26 13:20  

#2  ^^

#1 Russian occupiers have started buying donkeys at their own expense to transport ammunition and equipment. The Russians themselves are talking about this in messages on Russian pro-government Telegram channels.

The best solution is not always the most high-tech, whiz-bang solution. Sometimes low-tech is the best.


Better than a noisy robot, or a human driven BTR delivering 5.45mm.
Posted by: badanov   2025-02-26 13:18  

#1  Russian occupiers have started buying donkeys at their own expense to transport ammunition and equipment. The Russians themselves are talking about this in messages on Russian pro-government Telegram channels.

The best solution is not always the most high-tech, whiz-bang solution. Sometimes low-tech is the best.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2025-02-26 13:04  

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