Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., June 2, 2023.
464 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
The russian Federation, suffering heavy losses, continues to use terror tactics, trying to intimidate the population of Ukraine.
During the last night, the russian forces launched 15 cruise missiles (type to be specified) and 18 Iranian attack drones of Shahed type – all these air targets were destroyed by our defenders. The information is being clarified.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 12 missile strikes using 10 ballistic and cruise missiles of the “Iskander” type on Kyiv (destroyed by our defenders) and 2 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles on Kharkiv. In addition, he carried out 46 airstrikes and carried out 107 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians, including children, children’s polyclinic, residential apartment buildings, private houses and other civilian infrastructure were damaged.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
The russian occupiers continue to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. During the past day, units of the defense forces repelled 25 enemy attacks.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains stable, no signs of the formation of offensive groups have been detected.
In the Siversk and Slobozhansk direction, the enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. russian troops carried out an airstrike in the Galaganivka district of the Chernihiv Oblast.
They carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Berylivka, Yeline, Mystki, Khotiivka, Tymonovichi, Yanzhulivka, Krasny Khutir and Mykolaivka of the Chernihiv Oblast; Seredyna-Buda, Atynske, Pavlivka, Pisarivka, Uhroidy, Krasnopillya, Slavgorod of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Ogirtseve, Gatyshche, Bugruvatka, Vovchansk, Mala Vovcha, Varvarivka, Budarky, Chugunivka in the Kharkiv Oblast.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy during the past day conducted unsuccessful offensive actions west of Masyutivka in the Kharkiv Oblast and near Kuzemivka in the Luhansk region. He carried out airstrikes in the districts of Vilshan, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne of the Kharkiv region and Serhiyivka – Luhansk region. Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Lyman First, Kislivka, Berestov in Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in Luhansk region were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Lyman direction, during the past day, the russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Spirnyi in the Donetsk oblast. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of Belogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Yampolivka, Siversk and Spirnyi in the Donetsk oblast. The settlements of Nevske, Belogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Novosadove, Torske, Spirne and Mykolaivka of the Donetsk oblast were hit by artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmut during the day, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Khromov, Bila Gora, Oleksandro-Shultyne of the Donetsk oblast. The settlements of Kramatorsk, Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Predtechine, Bila Gora, Diliivka, Zalizne and New York of the Donetsk oblast suffered from enemy artillery shelling.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Avdiivka direction.
He carried out airstrikes in the Avdiivka and Vodyane areas of the Donetsk oblast.
He carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Karlivka of the Donetsk oblast.
In the Marinka direction, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. There, the enemy carried out an airstrike, Georgiyivka, Maryinka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk oblast were hit by artillery fire.
In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Vugledar, Prechistivka and Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk oblast. He shelled the settlements of Vugledar, Prechistivka, and Novoukrayinka.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of Robotyne of the Zaporizhia Oblast and Berislav, Kozatske, Odradokamyanka of the Kherson Oblast. Shelled the settlements of Illinka, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, and Zelene Pole in the Donetsk oblast; Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka of the Zaporizhzhia region; Marganets and Nikopol of Dnipropetrovsk region; Zmiivka, Vesele, Ivanivka, Ingulets, Sadove, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
The Russian occupiers continue the forced passporting of the population in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region. In particular, the Russian occupation administration set September 1 of this year as the deadline for obtaining a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation with a mandatory written refusal of a Ukrainian passport. Also, local energy companies inform about the mandatory re-signing of new contracts for the supply of electricity only in the presence of a Russian passport.
All Ukrainian citizens who refuse to receive Russian documents are threatened with suspension electricity supply, deportation, confiscation of property and forced eviction from their homes.
Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces has carried out 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment, as well as 4 – on the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems.
Our defenders destroyed 2 enemy attack UAVs of the “Lancet” type and 1 reconnaissance UAV of the “Orlan-10” type.
Over the past day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 1 control post, 1 anti-aircraft missile complex, 5 artillery units in firing positions, 9 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the enemy.
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
