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Russo-Ukraine War - 03 June 2023 - Day 465

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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 Russia has continued to redeploy regular units to the Bakhmut sector, as Wagner Group assault detachment complete their withdrawal to rear areas.

Russian VDV (airborne forces) have assumed an increasingly important role in Bakhmut: elements of the 76th and 106th divisions and two additional separate VDV brigades are now deployed to the sector.

The VDV is much degraded from its pre-invasion 'elite' status. However, Russian commanders have likely attempted to maintain some of these still relatively capable units as an uncommitted reserve. Because they have instead been forced to deploy them to hold the front line in Bakhmut, the whole Russian force is likely to be less flexible in reacting to operational challenges.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in total, Russian forces carried out 19x airstrikes and launched more than 10x MLRS attacks.

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 16 attacks, but all of them were repulsed by units of the 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: Russian forces continue to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. They carried out an airstrike in the Hatysh district of the Kharkiv Oblast.
Russians shelled with artillery and mortars such settlements as Hrem'yach, Hai, Chernihiv Oblast; Atyns'ke, Oleksandrivka, Yunakivka, Mogryts'ia, Stepok, Velika Pisarivka of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Ivashki, Udy, Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Visoka Yaruga, Pilna, Zelene, Vesele, Staritsa, Okhirtseve, Hatyshche, Vovchans'k, Vilcha, Bochkove, Budarki and Chugunivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Novoselivskyi, Luhansk Oblast. They carried out an airstrike in the Sergiyvka district of the Donetsk Oblast. Massyutivka, Lyman Pershiy, Kislivka, Tabaivka, Berestov in Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast were shelled by artillery and mortars.
Lyman axis: the Russian adversary conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinities of Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Spirne of the Donetsk Oblast. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of Belogorivka, Luhansk Oblast, and Sivers'k, Donetsk Oblast. Near the settlements bordering the frontline of Makiivka, Nevs'ke, Belogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhn'yokam'ians'ke, Tors'ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled.
Bakhmut axis: the Russian forces carried out offensive operations in the Ivanivs'ke area, albeit without success. They carried out airstrikes in the districts of Kurdyumivka and Bila Hora of the Donetsk Oblast. Areas of Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, Slovians'k, Ivanivs'ke, Predtechine, Bila Hora, New York and Shevchenko of Donetsk Oblast were shelled by the Russian artillery.
Avdiivka axis: Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations. They carried out airstrikes in the Avdiivka area of the Donetsk Oblast. russians carried out shelled the vicinities of Avdiivka, Pervomais'ke, Nevels'ke, Karlivka settlements of the Donetsk Oblast.
Mar'inka axis: the Russian forces carried out offensive actions in the vicinities of Mar'inka, but Ukrainian defenders repelled all 9x Russian attacks. There were also unsuccessful offensives in the Oleksandrivka area of the Donetsk Oblast. At the same time, Russia continues to destroy Ukrainian cities and villages, conducted an airstrike on Mar'inka, shelled Maksimilianivka, Mar'inka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka, Antonivka, Katerynivka, and Yantarne settlements in the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: the Russian occupiers carried out airstrikes near Vugledar and Prechistivka of the Donetsk Oblast. They shelled settlements near the battle line, including: Vugledar, Prechistivka, and Novoukrayinka in the Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russian forces are on the defensive. They carried out airstrikes in the Poltavka and Hulyaipole of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. They shelled the settlements of Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Donetsk Oblast; Burlats'ke, Malynyvka, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriyivka, Kam'ians'ke, Lukyanivs'ke and Komyshuvakha of the Zaporizhia Oblast, as well as Zolota Balka, Zmiivka, Beryslav, Burgunka, Ivanivka, Dachi, Zimivnyk, Bilozerka, Dniprovs'ke, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast Oblast and the city of Kherson.

Russian occupying forces continue to put pressure on Ukrainian citizens and violate human rights in the temporarily occupied territories. In particular, in Henichesk, Kherson Oblast, in the basements of the building of the former tax inspectorate, citizens of Ukraine with a pro-Ukrainian position are forcibly detained.

At the same time, the Russian occupiers continue to use the infrastructure of temporarily occupied settlements to provide medical care to their wounded servicemen. Recently, in the settlement of Skadovsk, Kherson Oblast, on the territory of a kindergarten, the invaders set up a field hospital, where more than 50x Russian occupiers with injuries of varying degrees of severity are being treated.

Ukrainian Air Force conducted 11x strikes on manpower concentrations. Ukrainian Defense Forces 3x Russian reconnaissance UAVs. Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit the control post, 1x anti-aircraft system and 3x ammunition warehouses.