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 21, 2023.
482 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
Tonight, the russian Federation launched another missile and air strike against Ukraine by the Iranian shahed drones. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.
According to detailed information, during the past day the russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 33 Iranian shahed drones, 7 anti-aircraft guided missiles with the S-300 air defense system and 1 “Iskander-M” ground-based cruise missile against the objects of Zaporizhzhia’s civil infrastructure.
30 shahed drones were destroyed by air defense forces and means.
In addition, the enemy carried out 83 airstrikes and fired 58 rocket salvo fire systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
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, and heavy fighting continues. During the day, 40 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. He carried out airstrikes on Yanzhulivka and Leonivka in the Chernihiv region and Kozachai Lopan in the Kharkiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Galaganivka, Karpovychi, Chernihiv region; Kindrativka, Brusky, Basivka, Loknia, Myropilske, Yunakivka, Bachivsk, Stepne of the Sumy region, as well as Ivashki, Rozhkovichi, Guryev Kozachok, Udy, Maryino, Visoka Yaruga, Morokhovets, Ternova, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Budarky, Ustinivka, Chugunivka, Ambarne, Hryhorivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy launched an airstrike on the settlement of Kolodyazne, Kharkiv region. The settlements of Figolivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kislivka and Berestov in the Kharkiv region came under the russian artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Kreminna – Yampolivka. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Serebryanka, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Donetsk region. He carried out airstrikes on the settlements of Khromove and Bila Gora. Areas of settlements of Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka, Bila Gora, Kostyantynivka, Druzhba, and Northern Donetsk region were affected by the Russian artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out an air strike in the Avdiivka and Severny areas, and carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiivka area. He carried out artillery shelling of Pervomaiske and Nevelske settlements of the Donetsk region.
In the Mariinka direction, the enemy carried out an air strike in the area of Mariinka. At the same time, they shelled Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, and Pobyeda in the Donetsk region.
In the direction of Shakhtarsk, the russian troops carried out offensive actions in the direction of Novomykhailivka, but without success. They shelled the settlements of Gostre, Paraskoviivka, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region.
The russian occupation forces continue to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Storozheve, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Blagodatne, Makarivka of the Donetsk region, Novodanilivka, Zaporizhzhia, Komyshuvakha of the Zaporizhia region and Kozatske, Odradnokamyanka and Kherson.
They carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Blagodatne, Neskuchne, Makarivka, Storozheve, Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Novopil of the Donetsk region; the settlement Novodarivka, Levadne, Chervone, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Novoandriivka, Stepove, Pyatikhatky, Lobkovo, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Novooleksandrivka, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Shlyakhove, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Burgunka, Ivanivka, Sadove, Pridniprovske, Naddniprianske, Molodizhne, Zimivnyk, Bilozerka, Romashkovo, Veletenske, Kherson, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson region, Nikopol of the Dnipropetrovsk region and Ochakiv in the Mykolayiv region.
The russian occupiers are actively spreading information about evacuation in the event of a breakthrough by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thus, in Genichesk, mobile phones of collaborators receive SMS messages with detailed instructions and coordinates of evacuation points, which in turn causes panic.
During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 9 strikes on the enemy’s personnel concentration areas and 3 – on his anti-aircraft missile complexes.
Our defenders also destroyed 4 enemy reconnaissance UAVs.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 3 control points, 1 area of concentration of personnel and military equipment, 3 electronic warfare stations, 18 artillery units in firing positions, 1 air defense device and 6 more important enemy objects.
Last, but not the least, during the past day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
