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Ukraine counter offensive: official digest. June 14, 2023

Defense forces continue to conduct Ukraine counter offensive operation, with partial success.

For the past day Ukrainian armed forces advanced:

in the Bakhmut direction – in various sections on 200-500 m.
in the Zaporizhzhia direction – on 300-350 m.

Ukrainian troops are moving in the conditions of extremely fierce battles, aviation and artillery superiority of the enemy.

In the Berdyansk direction, fighting continues near the village of Makarovka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
In the Mariupol direction, fighting continues in the districts of Novodanilivka and Novopokrovsk.

Map update as of June 14, 18:00.

Due to the large number of Russian reserves, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ advance is not as fast as before.

Heavy fighting is taking place, in particular in the Staromayorske-Urozhayne-Zavitne Bazhanya triangle.

I have transferred Novodonetske and Novomayorske to the “gray zone”, as recently there was a video where Russian equipment was destroyed in the first settlement, and there is no confirmation for the second, except for the words of an AFU soldier and a photo of the destroyed captain of the Russian Armed Forces, so it is impossible to somehow link it to the area and confirm our control over this settlement.

In this area, I can note the active use of FPV drones and kamikaze by Russian units.

The enemy is suffering heavy losses in artillery, mortars and MLRS, most likely the tactics are aimed at suppressing enemy firepower, and only then at advancing.

The russian occupiers suffer losses both in manpower and in equipment and weapons. For example, yesterday, June 13, 2023 the enemy lost:

an artillery battery of self-propelled guns;
2 complexes of REB.
concentration of automotive equipment (up to 10 units);
radar complex of intelligence and fire control;
SAM.

The recent reports from the frontlines also indicate that the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully destroyed 5 russian MSTA-S self-propelled guns in the area of Yalyns’ke in Donetsk oblast.

It is also know, that during this day the following russian forces position were hit by the Armed Forces of Ukraine: