Russia - Ukraine war updates as of June 6, 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., June 6, 2023.
468 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
This night, the Russian Federation again launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. During the attack, the enemy used 35 cruise missiles. However, all of them were destroyed in the air by other defenders.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 4 missile and 64 air strikes, launched 64 rocket salvo fire attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, in addition to the destroyed infrastructure, civilians suffered.
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 attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. During the past day, more than 40 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of offensive groups have been detected. The Republic of Belarus continues to support Russian armed aggression – training of enemy units continues on its training grounds.
In the Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. Over the past day, the enemy launched a missile attack on the city of Kharkiv, using 3 S-300 missiles. He also carried out airstrikes in the Seredyna-Buda districts of the Sumy region and Ohirtseve and Gatyshche of the Kharkiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Seredyna Buda, Baranivka, Bunyakyne, Stari Virky, Atynske, Volfyne, Obody, Yastrubyne, Kindrativka, Myropyllya, Krasnopillya, Velyka Pisarivka, Shevchenkove, Oleksandrivka of the Sumy region, as well as Basove, Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Guryev Kozachok, Udy, Veterinarne, Visoka Yaruga, Hlyboke, Lukyantsi, Staritsa, Ohirtseve, Gatishche, Pletenivka, Vovchansk, Mykolaivka, Nesterne, Budarky, Zarubinka, Shevyakivka, Odradne in Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, during the past day, artillery and mortar attacks were carried out by the enemy in Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Kutkivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kislivka, Berestov in the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in the Luhansk region.
In the Lyman direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Belogorivka, Luhansk region. He carried out airstrikes in the districts of Nevsky in the Luhansk region and Spirnyi in the Donetsk region. Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Verkhnokamianske, Torske, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Ivanovsky, without success. A rocket struck a residential quarter in Komyshuvaha, destroying residential buildings. He also carried out airstrikes in the Toretsk and Bila Gora districts of the Donetsk region. Areas of settlements of Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Khromov, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Stupochki, Bila Gora, Diliivka and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
During the past day, as a result of the coordinated actions of units of the defense forces, the irreversible losses of the enemy in the Lymansky and Bakhmutsky directions amounted to more than 160 people, and about 230 occupiers were injured. The enemy’s losses in weapons and military equipment amounted to 28 units.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy made an unsuccessful attack attempt in the direction of the settlements of Avdiivka, as well as Severna and Nevelske. He carried out airstrikes in the Avdiivka area of the Donetsk region. He carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Lastochkine, Severne, Pervomaiske, Karlivka and Nevelske of the Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, our defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka, inflicting significant losses on him. Estimated losses of the occupiers over the past day in this direction alone amounted to about 70 killed and more than 100 wounded. 17 units of enemy equipment were also destroyed. At the same time, the enemy carried out airstrikes on Maryintsa, carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Gostre, Georgiyivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Novosilka, without success. He carried out an airstrike in the area of the settlement of Velika Novosilka. He shelled the settlements of Vugledar, Prechistivka, Novoukrainka and Vremivka in the Donetsk region. At the same time, in the specified direction, our soldiers shot down an enemy Ka-52 helicopter.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. He launched an airstrike on Beryslav, Kherson region. He carried out artillery shelling of Burlatske, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novopil, Temyrivka settlements of the Donetsk region; Olgivske, Poltavka, Malinivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Charivne, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Preobrazhenka, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaki, Stepove and Kamianske of the Zaporizhia region; Kozatske, Mykilske, Molodizhne, Dniprovske of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces has carried out 19 strikes on areas where personnel are concentrated warehouse and 5 – on the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems.
Last day, our defenders destroyed 10 enemy reconnaissance UAVs and 6 shock UAVs of various types.
During the past day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 2 control points, 12 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition warehouse, an anti-aircraft missile complex, 12 artillery units of the enemy in firing positions, as well as 4 more important targets.
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
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