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 23, 2023.
485 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
Tonight, russian terrorists launched the next massive missile and aviation strike on Ukraine, applying the KH-101/555 missiles and iranian shahed drones. Information on the consequences of this attack is currently clarified.
Over the past day, the enemy struck a missile and aviation strike on the territory of Ukraine, using 3 aerobalist KH-47 Kindzhal missiles, 3 Kh-22 missiles and 4 shahd drones. Forces and means of air defense of Ukraine shot down 3 drones.
In addition, the enemy made 49 aviation strikes, made about 50 shelling of rocket launchers.
The likelihood of missile and aviation strikes throughout Ukraine remains very high.
The aggressor concentrates major efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka directions – more than 30 combat clashes took place during the day.
In Volyn and Polissya directions, the operational situation without significant changes.
In the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy struck in the areas of Ogirtseve and Pletenivka Kharkiv region. He made mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Novovasilivka, Stepne Divoda, Kindrativka, Andreevka, Pisarivka, Nova Sich, Slavgorod of Sumy region, as well as Uda, veterinary, granuv, Kozacha Lavan, Pletenivka, Tikha, Varivka, Budarka.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy performed unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Sinkivka. He struck a shock near Kislivka. Artillery and mortar shelling of the enemy suffered from the well, well, Krasne first, Figolivka, Novomlinsk, two -year, Western, Masyutivka, Kislivka and Berestovo of Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy performed unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Bigorivka of Luhansk region. He struck aviation in the districts of Nevskoye Lugansk region and Ivanivka, Thornske, Bigorovka, Dibrova and controversial Donetsk region. The artillery shellings were suffered by Nevskoye, Dibrova, Bigorivka of Lugansk region and Thorke, Serebryanka, Verkhnamyanskoye, controversial, Rozdolivka of Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy struck in the districts of Bogdanivka, White Gora and North Donetsk region. Rai-Alexandrovka, Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarka, Yar, Ivanovskaya, Pazarivka, South and New York of Donetsk region were injured from enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Severny and Avdiivka. He struck aviation strikes near Avdiivka and Nevelsky. He made artillery shelling of the settlements Lastokne, Avdiivka, Karlovka, Pervomaisko and Nevelskoye Donetsk region.
In the Mariinka direction, the enemy performed offensive actions in the direction of Marinka and Victory of Donetsk region, and had no success. He struck an aviation strike near Krasnogorivka. At the same time, he made artillery shelling of settlements Maksimilyanivka, Marinka, St. George, Victory of Donetsk region.
In the Shahtarsk direction, the enemy was struck in the areas of Golden Niva, Greater Novosilka and Blessed. He fired at the settlements of Paraskovka, Novomikhailivka, Glessed Donetsk region.
In Zaporizhzhya and Kherson directions, the enemy continues to conduct defense, focuses basic efforts on preventing the promotion of our troops. He tried to restore the lost position in the Makarivka area of Donetsk region. He struck aviation in the districts of Stozhevo, Makarivka, Donetsk region and Levadne, Zaporizhzhya region. Carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of the Novokertovat, Makarivka, Storozhevo, Green Field, Temivka of Donetsk region; Levadne, Red, Gulyaipole, Magic, Novoandriivka, Steppe, Pyanthov, Zaporizhzhya region; Golden Balka, Mikhailivka, Dudchan, Ivanivka, Sadovo, Youth, Belozerka, Antonovka, Kherson and Dniprovskoye Kherson region.
The aviation of defense forces over the past 24 hours has made 7 beats in the areas of concentration of the enemy’s personnel and 4 on the enemy’s anti -aircraft missile complex.
The missile troops and artillery units were struck by the management point, 4 areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment, 2 ammunition depots, 1 composition of fuel and lubricants, 23 artillery units at fire positions, 2 means of electronic warfare and 2 nodes of the enemy.
Last, but not the least, during the past day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
