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Russo-Ukraine War - 10 June 2023 - Day 472

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 in the last 48 hours significant Ukrainian operations have been taking place in several sectors of eastern and southern Ukraine.

In some areas, Ukrainian forces have likely made good progress and penetrated the first line of Russian defences. In others, Ukrainian progress has been slower. Russian performance has been mixed: some units are likely conducting credible manoeuvre defence operations while others have pulled back in some disorder, amid increased reports of Russian casualties as they withdraw through their own minefields.

The Russian Airforce has been unusually active over southern Ukraine, where the airspace is more permissive for Russia than in other parts of the country. However, it remains unclear whether tactical airstrikes have been effective.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that tonight, the Russian occupiers launched another air and missile attack on Ukraine, using 8x missiles, including 4x Iskander land-based cruise missiles, and 35x Iranian strike UAVs of the Shahed type against military facilities and critical infrastructure facilities.

Ukrainian Air Defense Forces in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 2x cruise missiles and 20x strike UAVs "Shahed-136/131".

In addition, Russian forces carried out 66x airstrikes and launched 39x MLRS attacks. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, destroyed and damaged private houses, other civil and administrative infrastructure.

The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.

Russia is concentrating its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. During the day, 28x combat clashes took place.
Volyn' and Polissya axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian forces shelled with artillery and mortars such settlements as Senkivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Seredyna-Buda, Chuykivka, Kharkivka, Sosnivka, Stepok, Popivka, Dmytrivka in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Staritsa, Vovchans'k, Budarky, Nesterne, and Mala Vovcha in the Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: the Russian adversary carried out airstrikes in the Kislivka and Kotlyarivka districts of the Kharkiv Oblast. Petro-Ivanivka, Novomlyns'k, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Tabaivka of the Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske of the Luhansk Oblast were shelled by artillery and mortars.
Lyman axis: Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the Bilogorivka area. They carried out airstrikes at Nevs'ke, Yampolivka, Zarichne, Lyman, Spirne, Vesele, Rozdolivka, Rai-Olexandrivka of the Donetsk Oblast. Nevs'ke, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Yampolivka, Tors'ke, Verkhn'okam'ians'ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast shelled by artilleryg.
Bakhmut axis: Russians carried out offensive operations on the Bila Hora axis, albeit without success. They carried out airstrikes near Bila Hora, Dilyivka, Torets'k, New York of the Donetsk Oblast. Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Ivanovske, Bila Gora, Druzhba, Toretsk, Zalizne, and Pivnichne of Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.
Avdiivka axis: Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations. They carried out airstrikes near Avdiivka and Nevelske settlements. russians shelled the areas of Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomais'ke, Karlivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
Mar'inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all Russian attacks in the vicinities of Marinka. Russian forces launched an air strike in the Krasnohorivka area. At the same time, the occupiers shelled the districts of Gostroy, Maksimilianivka, Mar'inka, Pobyeda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Prechistivka, Zolotaya Niva, and Velika Novosilka, and shelled Vugledar in the Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russian forces are on the defensive. They carried out airstrikes in the Novopavlivka, Gulyaipol and Orikhov districts of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. They carried out artillery fire on more than 20 settlements. Among them: Vremivka, Novosilka, Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast; Olhivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Biloghirya, Stepove and Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zolota Balka, Sadovye and the city of Kherson.

Russia continues to suffer heavy losses, which he tries to hide. Thus, in the temporarily captured Berdyansk of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Russian occupiers closed the territory in the western part of the city around the city morgue to visitors. On the territory of the morgue itself, a cluster of up to ten sanitary cars and several refrigerator cars was noted. The movement of medical vehicles in the northern axis to the line of battle continues.

Ukrainian Air Force conducted 15x strikes on Russian manpower concentrations and 2x strikes on the Russian forces' anti-aircraft missile systems.

Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 2x control points, 5x concentrations of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 1x artillery unit at a firing position and 4x more important objects of the Russian occupiers.