Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of June 1, 2025.
1,194 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,107 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Operational information as of 8:00 a.m. June 1, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.
The 1194th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
In total, 166 clashes were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy launched two missile strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, as well as 79 air strikes, dropping 169 guided bombs. In addition, it carried out 6,128 attacks, including 137 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 3,055 kamikaze drones to strike.
The russian aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular on the areas of the settlements of Myropylske in the Sumy region; Zorya, Novodarivka, Olhivske, Piddubne, Novopil in the Donetsk region; Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Dolynka, Verkhnya Tersa, Temyrivka, Poltavka in the Zaporizhia region; Lviv in the Kherson region.
Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces have inflicted damage on 15 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and four artillery pieces of the enemy.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy tried six times to break through the defensive lines of our defenders towards the settlement of Lyptsy and near Vovchansk, Zapadne, Vovchansky Khutor.
In the Kupyansk direction, ten attacks by the invaders took place yesterday. Our defenders repelled the enemy’s assault actions in the areas of the settlements of Pishchane, Stepova Novoselivka and Zagryzove.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 18 times, trying to wedge into our defenses in the direction of Zelenaya Dolyna, Karpivka, Novy Mir, near Hrekivka, Torske, Serebryansky Forest and Ridkodub.
In the Siversk direction, our soldiers successfully stopped two enemy attacks in the areas of Hryhorivka and in the direction of Verkhnyokamyanske.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked six times in the areas of the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora and in the direction of Kurdyumivka.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out ten attacks in the areas of Krymske and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 51 assault actions of the aggressor near the settlements of Novoukrainka, Zorya, Nova Poltavka, Myrolyubivka, Malynovka, Yelyzavetivka, Dachenske, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Kotlyarivka, Andriivka, as well as towards the settlements of Novomykolaivka, Oleksiivka, Popiv Yar, Poltavka.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy yesterday carried out twelve attacks in the areas of Horikhovo, Bahatyry, Zeleny Pole, Novopol and Vilny Pole.
In the Hulyaypole direction, there were no clashes in the past day.
In the Orikhiv direction, the occupation troops stormed the positions of the Defense Forces nine times towards Pavlovka, Novodanylivka and near Stepovo and Maly Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, our defenders successfully stopped one enemy attack.
No signs of enemy offensive formations have been detected in the Volyn and Polesie directions.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their operation in the Kursk direction. Over the past day, 35 clashes have occurred in this direction, the enemy has carried out fourteen air strikes, dropping 34 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 213 attacks, one of which was from multiple rocket launchers.
Our soldiers are inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, actively undermining the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
In total, over the past day, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,230 soldiers.
Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized five tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 52 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 151 operational-tactical-level unmanned aerial vehicles, three missiles, 127 units of automotive equipment, and one unit of special equipment of the occupiers.
Operational information as of 10:00 p.m. June 1, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.
The Defense Forces are directing their efforts to disrupt the Russian invaders’ offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.
Since the beginning of the day, 107 combat clashes have occurred, the enemy has launched 3 missile and 50 air strikes, using six missiles and 50 guided bombs, 1,396 strikes by kamikaze drones, and carried out over 4,000 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements.
In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces have repelled an enemy assault in the Figolivka area, two more combat clashes are ongoing in the Glyboki and Krasny Pershy areas.
The enemy has attacked our fortifications in the Kupyansk direction seven times in the areas of the settlements of Stepova Novoselivka and Novaya Kruglyakivka, one combat clash is still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, Russian troops today stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 19 times near the settlements of Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Nadiya, Ridkodub and Yampil, three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Siversky direction, the Defense Forces repelled eight assaults by enemy troops in the area of Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamyanske and towards Hryhorivka.
Today, Ukrainian troops repelled three enemy attacks in the area of Chasiv Yar and towards Bila Hora in the Kramatorsk direction, another battle is currently ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers stormed the positions of our defenders 11 times today near Toretsk and Diliivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy carried out 47 assault and offensive actions during the day. The activity of the Russian occupiers was observed in the areas of the settlements of Popiv Yar, Myrolyubivka, Malinivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Novomykolaivka and Andriivka.
Fighting has not subsided to this day in three locations.
According to preliminary estimates, today our soldiers eliminated 145 and wounded 140 occupiers in this direction; destroyed an armored personnel carrier, 13 cars, nine motorcycles, 31 UAVs, two electronic warfare devices, a Murom-M visual observation station, six shelters for personnel; an enemy mortar was also damaged.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the invaders launched 14 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops, the enemy tried to advance in the areas of Novosilka, Zeleny Pole, Novopol, Vilny Pole, Bahatyr, Konstantinopol and Odradne. One clash is currently ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders twice repelled the enemy’s attack near the settlement of Stepove.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kursk direction today repelled 16 attacks by the invading army, three more clashes remain unfinished; the enemy launched five air strikes, dropping 14 KABs, and also carried out 195 attacks, six of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
In other directions, there were no significant changes in the situation.
Today, we will note the Ukrainian soldiers of the 27th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 406th Separate Artillery Brigade named after Lieutenant General Oleksiy Almazov, who are steadfastly holding back the enemy.
