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Russia – Ukraine war updates as of June 5, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of June 5, 2025.

1,198 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,111 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

Operational information as of 10:00 p.m. June 5, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.

Since the beginning of this day, 189 combat clashes have taken place. The Russian invaders have launched one missile and 33 air strikes, using one missile and 44 KAB. In addition, the Russians have engaged 1,266 kamikaze drones to destroy the positions of our troops and settlements and carried out 4,511 attacks on our troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy tried to advance three times near Vovchansk and in the direction of Dovgeny, but was repulsed.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders in the area of the settlements of Zapadne, Petropavlivka, Zagryzove and in the direction of Golubivka. Ukrainian defenders have repelled four enemy attacks. One attack is still ongoing.

In the Lyman direction, during the day, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions 20 times in the areas of the settlements of Grekivka, Novyi Mir, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Lypove, Torske and towards Hryhorivka. Five more clashes are ongoing.

In the Siversky direction, since the beginning of the day, three clashes have taken place near Verkhnokamyanske. All enemy attempts to advance were successfully repelled by our defenders.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped five assaults by the invaders in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka and in the direction of Predtechyny, Bila Hora. Two clashes are still ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, the Russians attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 18 times. The invaders concentrated their efforts in the areas of the settlements of Diliivka, Toretsk, Nelipivka, Shcherbynivka and in the direction of the settlements of Oleksandro-Kalynove, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar. Our defenders successfully stopped all attempts by the enemy to advance forward.

Since the beginning of this day, in the Pokrovsk direction, the invader units have tried to break through our defenses in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Myrolyubivka, Malynovka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Zvirovo, Udachne, Kotlyne, Novoserhiivka, Novooleksandrivka, Horikhove, Novoukrainka, Andriivka and in the direction of Pokrovsk and Oleksiivka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy’s onslaught and have repelled 46 enemy attacks, and five clashes are still ongoing.

Today, in this direction, Ukrainian soldiers have neutralized 171 invaders, 121 of them irreversibly. Six units of motor vehicles, six UAVs, 17 motorcycles, two UAV control points were also destroyed; a mortar and a cannon were damaged.

In the Novopavlivske direction, the enemy attacked our positions 24 times near the settlements of Bahatyr, Kostiantynopol, Rivnopol, Novosilka, Zelene Pole and in the direction of Oleksiivka, Komara. Three attacks are still ongoing.

In the Hulyaipilske direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defense of our defenders in the Malynivka area eight times.

In the Orikhiv direction, near Stepovoye, Maly Shcherbaky and in the direction of Novoandreivka, the invaders made four futile attacks on the positions of our defenders.

In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to approach the fortifications of our defenders three times.

In the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 enemy attacks. The enemy also launched four air strikes, dropping six guided bombs, and carried out 162 artillery attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including four from multiple rocket launchers.

There were no significant changes in the situation in other areas.

On this day, it is worth noting the soldiers of the 65th separate mechanized brigade “Veliky Lug” and the 34th separate coastal defense brigade, who are steadfastly holding back the enemy, inflicting significant losses on him.

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