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 16, 2023.
478 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
Tonight, the Russian Federation carried out another air strike on Ukraine – it used 2 Iranian strike UAVs of the “Shahed” type. All drones are destroyed by anti-aircraft defenses.
During the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 5 missile strikes using Kh-101/Kh-555 and Kh-59 cruise missiles. In addition, he carried out more than 60 airstrikes, and also carried out more than 80 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, industrial facilities in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, residential buildings and administrative infrastructure in Kherson region have been damaged.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka directions – over 30 combat clashes took place during the past day.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy carried out airstrikes on Yanzhulivka, Galaganivka, and Arkhipivka in the Chernihiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Karpovychi, Yanzhulivka, Galaganivka, Chernihiv region; Vyntorivka, Seredyna-Buda, Rozhkovichi, Demyanivka, Baranivka, Fotovyzh, Budivelne, Bilokopytove, Stukalyvka, Iskriskivshchyna, Yastrubyne, Basivka of the Sumy region, as well as Veterinarne, Alisivka, Staritsya, Ohirtseve, Gatyshche, Pletenivka, Bochkovye and Budarky in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy launched an airstrike in the Vesely and Berestovo areas of the Kharkiv region. Novomlynsk, Masyutivka, Zapadne, Liman Pershiy, Kislivka in the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in the Luhansk region were subjected to artillery and mortar fire.
In the Lyman direction, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Stelmakhivka in Luhansk region and Vyimka, Vesely, and Rozdolivka in Donetsk region. He carried out an airstrike in the districts of Raihorodka and Makiivka in the Luhansk region and Svyat Pokrovsky in Donetsk region. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Bilogorivka of Luhansk region and Yampolivka, Torske, Dibrova, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne and Serebryanka of Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.
In the Bakhmut direction, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Orihovo-Vasylivka. He carried out airstrikes in the vicinity of Bela Gora, North and Majorsk of the Donetsk region. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, Kalynivka, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka, Bila Gora, Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk, Katerynivka and Pivdenne in Donetsk region were hit by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy launched airstrikes in the Avdiivka area. He carried out artillery shelling of the areas of Keramik, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Vesele, Semenivka, Vodyane, Severne, Tonenka, Pervomaiske, Yasnobrodivka, Karlivka, Zhelane Pershe, Novokalynove, and Nevelske settlements in the Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the areas of Marinka, Krasnohorivka, and Novomykhailivka. The occupiers carried out airstrikes near Novomykhailivka, Velika Novosilka, Malynyvka, Mala Tokmachka, and Blagodatny in the Donetsk region. At the same time, the enemy shelled Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Maksimilianivka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka, and Katerynivka with artillery.
In the direction of Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Novomykhailivka and Vodyanyi, Donetsk region, without success. He carried out airstrikes in the regions of Blagodatny and Zolota Niva in Donetsk region. The enemy shelled the settlements of Blagodatne, Vugledar, Bogoyavlenka, Novoukrayinka, Zolota Niva, Shakhtarske, Velyka Novosilka, and Novy Komar in the Donetsk region.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. He carried out an air strike with guided air bombs in the Kozatsky region of the Kherson region. He carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Olhivske, Chervone, Zatyshsha, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Biloghirya, Novoandriivka, Preobrazhenka, Mali Shcherbaki, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia region; Osokorivka, Mykhailivka, Respublikanets, Beryslav, Vesele, Kozatske, Olhivka, Odradokamyanka, Lviv, Tyaginka, Tokarivka, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Stepanivka, Chornobayivka, Kherson, Zymivnyk, Bilozerka and Kizomys in the Kherson region and Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region.
Over the past day, the air force of the Defense Forces has struck 13 airstrikes on areas where enemy personnel are concentrated. Our defenders also destroyed 20 Iranian attack UAVs of the “Shahed-131/136” type, operational-tactical UAV “Orlan-10” and 3 more reconnaissance UAVs.
Over the past day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 2 control points, the S-300 anti-aircraft missile complex, 4 areas where enemy personnel and military equipment are concentrated, 3 ammunition depots, and 7 artillery units in firing positions.
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
