Russo-Ukraine War - 06 June 2023 - Day 468
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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 over the last 48 hours there has been a substantial increase in fighting along numerous sectors of the front, including those which have been relatively quiet for several months.
Concurrently, the feud between Wagner Group and the Russian MoD has reached an unprecedented level. For the first time, Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed that the army has employed deliberate, lethal force against Wagner units. Following an altercation, Wagner has likely detained a Russian army brigade commander.
Most of Wagner's forces have now been withdrawn from Bakhmut. With Russia short of reserve units, the degree to which Wagner remains responsive to the MoD will be a key factor in the conflict over the coming weeks.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day of June 6th, Russian forces launched 35x missile strikes, using Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles. All missiles were destroyed by Ukrainian Air Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian forces also carried out 30x airstrikes and 43x MLRS attacks on Ukrainian settlements and Ukrainian Defense Forces. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among civilian population, residential apartment and private houses have been damaged.
The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.
Moreover, this night, Russian terrorists committed another war crime - in order to prevent the advance of Ukrainian troops, they blew up the internal structures of the Kakhovskaya HPP. As a result of the terrorist attack, about 80x settlements are in the zone of flooding.
Russia continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. During the day, 28 xcombat clashes took place.
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. The adversary carried out airstrikes in the Ohirtsevo area of the Kharkiv Oblast, shelled Kam'ianka, Karpovichi, Tymonovichi, Medvedivka, and Halaganivka settlements of Chernihiv Oblast; Middle Buda, Shalygine, Volfine, Popivka, Basivka, Zapsillia, Myropillia, Myropils'ke, Velika Pisarivka of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Baranivka, Veterinarne, Visoka Yaruga, Strelecha, Hatyshche, Synelnikove, Tsegelne, Staritsa, Vovchans'k, Zybine, Karaichne, Zarichne, Pechenygi, Budarky, Vilkhuvatka, Chugunivka, Milove, Velikiy Burluk, Odradne, Figolivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: Novomlyns'k, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Liman Pershiy, Kislivka, Tabaivka, Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske of the Luhansk Oblast were shelled by the Russian artillery and mortars.
Lyman axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Kreminna, Belogorivka, Luhansk Oblast, and Berestov, Donetsk Oblast. They carried out airstrikes in the Spirne, Vesele, Hryhorivka and Ivanivka districts of the Donetsk Oblast. Nevs'ke, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhn'okam'ians'ke, Tors'ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.
Bakhmut axis: Russian forces carried out offensive operations near Klishchiivka, albeit without success. Conducted an airstrike in the Bila Hora Oblast of the Donetsk Oblast. The vicinities of Vasyukivka, Malynivka, Tikhonivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Kalynivka, Ivanivs'ke, Stupochki, Bila Hora, Oleksandro-Shultine, Ozaryanivka, Torets'k, and Northern Donetsk Oblast were shelled by Russian artillery.
Avdiivka axis: the Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations. Russian airstrikes in the Avdiivka area. They carried out artillery shelling of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Lastochkine, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Karlivka, Nevels'ke of the Donetsk Oblast.
Mar'inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all 12x Russian attacks in the vicinities of Mar'inka. Russian forces carried out airstrikes within this settlement. Hostre, Maksimilianivka, Georgiivka, Mar'inka, Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.
Shakhtars'k axis: the Russian occupiers carried out airstrikes in the vicinities of Vugledar, Bogoyavlenka, Zolota Niva and Velika Novosilka. They shelled the Vugledar, Prechistivka, Novoukrainka, and Zolota Niva in the Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russian forces are on the defensive. They launched an airstrike at Olhivskyi, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Russian adversary shelled the settlements of Vremivka, Novopil', Donetsk Oblast; Temyrivka, Olhivs'ke, Poltavka, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Biloghirya, Stepove and Kam'ians'ke of Zaporizhzhya Oblast; Odradokam'ianka of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.
Russian occupation forces continue to suffer losses on the battlefield. Due to the large number of wounded, Russia lacks medical personnel on all axes. Therefore, Russian forces began to attract students from medical universities of the Russian Federation to work in front-line military medical institutions. In particular, students from medical universities of the russian federation arrived in Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast for a twenty-day period to undergo medical training in combat units.
At the same time, the Russian occupiers continue to use the infrastructure of temporarily captured settlements to provide medical care to their wounded servicemen. Recently, in Oleksiivka, Kherson Oblast, on the territory of a local school, the invaders set up a field hospital. About 25x medical workers are stationed there to treat the occupiers with injuries of varying degrees of severity.
Ukrainian Air Force conducted 10x strikes on Russian manpower concentrations.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 9x control points, 4x areas of manpower, weapons and military equipment concentrations, 3x ammunition depots, an anti-aircraft missile system, 14x artillery units of the Russian forces at firing positions and 16x other important Russian targets.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a long-range air-based high-precision weapons attack on one of the AFU decision-making centres.
The assigned target has been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached.
Four offensive attempts by the AFU 5th Mountain Assault Brigade towards Kleshcheyevka and the 77th Airmobile Brigade near Berkhovka (Donetsk People's Republic) have been successfully repelled by the active actions of the Yug Group of Forces close to Artyomovsk.
The enemy was not allowed to bypass and cut into our defences.
The enemy losses were over 260 Ukrainian servicemen, five tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, two Grad MLRS systems, three Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one French-manufactured Cezar self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, and D-30 and Msta-B howitzers.
In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Novomlynsk, Kislovka (Kharkov region) and Rozovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, the activities of four Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been disrupted.
The enemy losses were 40 Ukrainian servicemen, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles and three Grad MLRS.
In Krasny Liman direction, the attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the AFU units close to Kuzmino (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were over 25 Ukrainian servicemen, two pickup trucks and one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 84 artillery units of the AFU at their firing positions, manpower and military hardware at 114 areas.
Ammunition depots of the AFU 57th and 72nd mechanised brigades and the AFU 108th Territorial Defence Brigade have been destroyed close to Bogdanovka, Dobrovolye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).
Air defence forces have shot down: two AFU Su-25 aircraft close to Babino (Kherson region) and Nikolskoye (Donetsk People's Republic); one AFU Su-27 fighter close to Andreevka (Donetsk People's Republic);
Two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters close to Novodovarovka (Zaporozhye region) and Vodyanskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Intercepted: one Storm Shadow cruise missile, one HARM anti-radar missile, and 12 HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rocket system projectiles.
In addition, 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Opytnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Kremennaya (Lugansk People's Republic), Urozhaynoye, Tokmak and Pshenichnoye (Zaporozhye region).
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