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 15, 2023.
477 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
During the night, in the period from 00:20 to 04:30 on June 15, 2023, the russian invaders launched another missile attack on Ukraine with Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and iranian shahed drones.
Four Tu-95ms strategic bombers launched four X-101/X-555 cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea towards Ukraine. One of the missiles was shot down, the rest hit industrial facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Iranian shahed drones were launched by the enemy from the northern and southern directions.
All 20 drones shot down.
In addition, an enemy reconnaissance UAV of operational-tactical level in the eastern direction was shot down.
According to detailed information, during the past day, the russian occupiers launched a missile-air strike against Ukraine, using 6 Kh-22 air-based cruise missiles, 4 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles and 7 Iranian shahed drones. 9 aerial targets were destroyed: three Kalibr cruise missiles and six Iranian shahed drones.
In total, during the past 24 hours, the enemy carried out 38 airstrikes, and also carried out about 52 attacks from rocket salvo systems.
The probability of further missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine is very high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka directions - 49 combat clashes took place during the past day.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy carried out airstrikes on the settlements of Hirka in the Chernihiv region and Vesele, Staritsa and Budarka in the Kharkiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Novovasylivka, Stara Huta, Nova Huta, Seredyna-Buda, Tovstodubovo, Bachivsk, Popivka, Atynske, Bilopylla, Shpyl, Pavlivka, Katerynivka, Obody, Kindrativka, Myropilla, Sumy region; Karpovychi and Leonivka in Chernihiv region, as well as Odnorobivka, Ivashki, Hoptivka, Visoka Yaruga, Mali Prohody, Staritsa, Krasne, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Vilkhuvatka and Zemlianka in Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy launched an airstrike in the Kislivka area of the Kharkiv region. Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Berestov Lyman First, Masyutivka in the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in the Luhansk region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
In the Lyman direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Vesely. He carried out an airstrike near Ivanivka, Donetsk region. Kislivka, Nevske and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk region and Yampolivka, Torske, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne and Serebryanka in the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Yagidny and Berkhivka. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Spirne, Rozdolivka, Levadne, Kramatorsk, Kostyantynivka and Bila Gora. Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Druzhba, Toretsk, Oleksandropil, Sukha Balka, New York, Troitske, and Pivdenye of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Avdiivka, without success. Airstrikes were recorded there, and in Novobakhmutivka. The enemy carried out artillery shelling of the areas of the settlements of Vesele, Berdychi, Avdiyivka, Umanske, Semenivka, Vodyane, Severne, Pervomaiske, Karlivka, Novokalynove and Nevelske in Donetsk region.
In the Mariinka direction, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. At the same time, the enemy carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Bagatyr, Gostre, Georgiivka, Netaylove, Maryinka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy launched an air strike near Zolotaya Niva. He shelled the settlements of Vodyane, Kurakhove, Maksimivka, Elizavetivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, Vilne Pole, and Zolota Niva of the Donetsk region.
The enemy is defending in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. He carried out artillery fire on more than 50 settlements. Among them are Zelene Pole, Novopil, Neskuchne, Novy Komar and Makarivka of the Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Levadne, Chervone, Gulyaipole and Pyatikhatki of the Zaporizhzhia region; Osokorivka, Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Respublikanets, Beryslav, Bilozerka, Veletenske, Kizomys in the Kherson region and Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region.
The enemy continues to take measures to force the civilian population to acquire Russian citizenship. For example, in the settlement of Kamianka in the Zaporizhzhia region, at the beginning of 2023, the occupiers blackmailed the workers of the Primary Health Care Center, saying that if they refused to receive a passport of the Russian Federation, the financial support would be reduced by 60 percent. Since most of the workers refused to receive the documents, the invaders announced the closure of the medical institution.
The air force of the defense forces made 14 strikes during the day on areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Units of missile troops and artillery during the day struck 13 areas of concentration of manpower, 2 control points, 3 anti-aircraft missile complexes and 3 radio electronic warfare stations of the enemy.
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia's losses in manpower was the following:
