Russo-Ukraine War - 02 June 2023 - Day 464
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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]
The UK Ministry of Defence reported that from the morning of 01 June, partisan groups attacked Russia's Belgorod region for the second time in ten days. In a complex battlefield situation, what appeared to be uncrewed aerial vehicles also struck Belgorod city (35km inside Russia), while the authorities evacuated civilians from the border town of Shebikino following Ukrainian shelling.
The Russia military and interior forces have likely seen quicker success in containing this raid than the previous one. However, according to the Russia MOD's own press release, it has resorted to deploying the full range of military firepower on its own territory, including attack helicopters, and the TOS-1A heavy thermobaric rocket launcher.
Russian commanders now face an acute dilemma of whether to strength defences in Russia's border regions or reinforce their lines in occupied Ukraine.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day of June 2nd, at night, Russia once again launched a massive air and missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, in particular on Kyiv. Russians used strike UAVs and cruise missiles, but they were all destroyed in the sky.
In general, Russia conducted 62x air and 15x missile strikes, launched about 20 MLRS attacks on Ukrainian settlements and Ukrainian Defense Forces.
The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.
Russia continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. During the day, the Russian occupiers launched 15x attacks, but all of them were repelled by Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Volyn' and Polissya axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly, there are no signs of the formation of offensive groupings.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russia continues to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. Conducted an airstrike in the Ohirtseve district of the Kharkiv Oblast. Carried out mortar and artillery shelling of Yanzhulivka and Leonivka settlements of Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Romashkove, Atynske, Yunakivka of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Pilna, Zelene, Verkhnya Pisarivka, Staritsa, Okhirtseve, Gatishche, Pletenivka, Vovchansk, Zybine, Rybalkine, Budarki, Zemlianki, Chugunivka , Odradne in Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations near Novoselivskyi, Luhansk Oblast. Topoli, Dvorichanske, Kam'ianka, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Kutkivka, Kislivka, Tabaivka, Kotlyarivka, Berestov in Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivs'ke in Luhansk Oblast were shelled by artillery and mortars.
Lyman axis: the Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast, and Spirnyi, Donetsk Oblast. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast, and Spirnyi, Donetsk Oblast. Nevs'ke, Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhn'yokam'ians'ke, Tors'ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka in the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.
Bakhmut axis: Russia carried out airstrikes in the Bila Hora and Chasiv Yar districts of the Donetsk Oblast. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanovske, Predtechine, Bila Gora and New York of the Donetsk Oblast suffered from Russian artillery shelling.
Avdiivka axis: the Russian occupiers did not conduct offensive operations. They carried out airstrikes in the Avdiivka area and also shelled the settlements of Avdiivka, Pervomais'ke, and Karlivka.
Mar'inka axis: the Russian forces carried out offensive operations in the vicinities of Mar'inka. However, Ukrainian defenders repelled all 8x Russian attacks. Estimated losses of the Russian forces were up to 10x people dead and about 20x wounded. Moreover, 2x Russian vehicles were destroyed. At the same time, Russia continues to destroy Ukrainian cities and villages, carried out an airstrike on Mar'inka, shelled Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: the Russian forces shelled Vugledar, Prechistivka, and Novoukrayinka.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russian forces are on the defensive. They carried out airstrikes in Olhivs'ke and Novodanilivka districts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Kozats'ke and Odradokam'ianka of Kherson Oblast. The Russian adversary shelled Vremivka in the Donetsk Oblast; Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipilske, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka of the Zaporizhia Oblast, as well as the city of Kherson.
The Russian military leadership made a decision to strengthen the state border by cadets of higher military educational institutions. So, on May 31st, about 200x third-year cadets armed with small arms and grenade launchers have already been sent to the western border of the Russian Federation under the pretext of training.
Ukrainian Air Force conducted 8x strikes on manpower concentrations, as well as 2 - on the Russian forces' anti-aircraft missile systems.
Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 15x cruise missiles and 17x Shahed-136 type UAVs.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit the control post, 2x ammunition warehouses, 2x radio electronic warfare stations, a radar station and Russian MRLS.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the previous night, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a long-range air-based precision-guided strike against enemy air defence assets covering key critical Ukrainian military infrastructure. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
In Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces have engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) close to Masyutovka and Berestovoye (Kharkov region). One sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been disabled close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
Up to 70 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS vehicle, D-30 and Msta-B howitzers have been neutralised in this direction during the day.
Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade was neutralised close to Kislovka (Kharkov region).
In Krasny Liman direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Kuzmino (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Over 60 Ukrainian personnel, two pick-up trucks, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, as well as one Msta-B and two D-20 howitzers have been eliminated.
In the Donetsk direction, the most intensive actions of the Yug Group of Forces were conducted close to Avdeevka.
The Akhmat special forces unit continue their offensive in the Maryinka tactical direction.
Over 50 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, two pick-up trucks, three D-20 howitzers, two Grad MLRS, two M777 artillery systems, and one U.S.-made Paladin artillery system have been eliminated in this direction during the day.
In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on AFU units close Vodyanoye and Pavlovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Malaya Tokmachka and Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy's losses in this direction during the day amounted to up to 150 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, one D-20 howitzer, and one UAV ground control station.
In Kherson direction, over 30 Ukrainian troops, two pick-up trucks, one Msta-B howitzer, and one U.S.-made M777 artillery system have been eliminated during the day.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 96 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, enemy manpower and hardware in 73 areas.
Russian air defence facilities have shot down one Su-25 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region).
Air defence forces shot down eight HIMARS MLRS shells and one HARM anti-radiation missile during the day.
In addition, 29 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of Novodruzhesk, Kremennaya, Verkhnekamenka (Lugansk People's Republic), Novobakhmutovka, Vladimirovka, Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region), and Gulyai Pole (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 431 airplanes and 235 helicopters, 4,436 unmanned aerial vehicles, 424 air defence missile systems, 9,356 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,108 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 4,971 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 10,598 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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