Russia – Ukraine war updates as of July 1, 2023

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., July 1, 2023. 

493 day of the russian large-scale invasion begins.

Last day, the enemy launched 8 missile and 58 air strikes, carried out more than 50 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops, military and civilian infrastructure facilities in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

In particular, as a result of the Iskander-K ground-based cruise missile attack on the school in Serhiyivka, Donetsk region, 2 civilians were killed and 6 injured, the school was completely destroyed. As a result of shelling by russian occupiers of a residential building in Antonivka, Kherson Region, a family with a child was injured. In total, about 30 civilian residential buildings were 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, and Mariinka directions, and heavy fighting continues. During the day, 22 combat clashes took place.

In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.

In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on about 15 settlements. In particular, Krasni Lozy, Gremyach, Bohdanov of Chernihiv region came under fire; Volfine, Kostyantynivka, Basivka in the Sumy region and Gatishche, Ohirtseve and Dvorichanske in the Kharkiv region.

In the direction of Kupyansk, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Novoselivskyi, Luhansk region. The russian occupiers carried out airstrikes in the districts of Kislivka, Kotlyarivka and Berestovo of the Kharkiv region. The settlements of Putnykovo, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Kupyansk and Kislivka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.

In the Lyman direction, during the day, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the Serebryansk forestry area, without success. The russian invaders carried out airstrikes in the districts of Nevsky and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk region and Spirnyi and Rozdolivka in Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, in particular, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Dibrova, Verkhnyokamianske, Rozdolivka and Berestov of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Bohdanivka and Khromovo. He carried out airstrikes in the Toretsk and New York districts of the Donetsk region. More than 15 settlements, in particular, Vasyukivka, Bohdanivka, Markove, Ivanivske, Oleksandro-Shultine and Ozaryanivka of the Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.

In the Avdiivka direction, with the support of aviation, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiivka and Pervomaisky districts. the russian troops carried out artillery fire on more than 15 settlements. Among them are Berdychi, Lastochkine, Stepove, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, Netaylove and Karlivka of the Donetsk region.

In the Mariinka direction, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the Marinka area. At the same time, the enemy launched an air strike near this city. He carried out artillery shelling of about 10 settlements, in particular, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Georgiivka, and Pobyeda of the Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy launched airstrikes in the Blagodatny and Zolotaya Niva areas. Fired about 15 settlements. In particular, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Elizavetivka, Bogoyavlenka, Prechistivka and Zolota Niva of the Donetsk region were affected.

In the Zaporizhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the advance of our troops. Unsuccessfully tried to carry out offensive actions in the Rivnopol region, suffered losses. He carried out an airstrike in the Antonivka area of the Kherson region. He carried out artillery fire on more than 50 settlements. Among them are Novodarivka, Levadne, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka of the Zaporizhzhia region and Dudchany, Antonivka, Kherson, Stepanivka, Dniprovske of the Kherson region.

Against the background of the successful combat operations of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and due to the significant losses of the enemy in manpower, cases of desertion in units of the russian occupation forces are increasing, which are increasingly leaving combat positions on their own accord. In particular, about 50 ethnic Dagestani servicemen from the Caspian flotilla, in the area of the village of Dorozhnyanka, Zaporizhzhia region, refused to participate in hostilities. The weapons in the unit were disabled by the russian responders.

At the same time, the russian occupiers continue to use the civilian population as “human shields”. Thus, in the settlement of Topolivka, Kherson region, the Russian military command settles its servicemen in private houses inhabited by civilians.

Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 12 strikes on areas where enemy personnel are concentrated and 1 on an enemy anti-aircraft missile complex.

Units of missile troops and artillery were struck during the past day 1 control point, 6 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment of the enemy, 3 warehouses supplies, 24 artillery pieces in firing positions and the enemy’s EW station.

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