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Russo-Ukraine War - 14 June 2023 - Day 476

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 two weeks, there has been an uptick in Russian tactical combat air sorties, especially over southern Ukraine. This has almost certainly been in response to reports of increased Ukrainian offensive operations, as the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) attempt to support ground troops with air strikes.

Despite the uptick, VKS' daily sortie rate remains much lower than the peak of up to 300 daily missions early in the war.

Since the start of the invasion, the south of Ukraine has often been more permissible for Russian air operations compared to other sectors of the front. Over the last year, VKS has increased its use of air-to-surface weapons, such as glide bombs, which allow attack aircraft to remain well away from their targets.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that that night, Russian occupants struck another missile-avíacíjnogo strike across Ukraine, using 6 winged X-22 air-base missiles, 4 winged caliber naval missiles and 10 Iranian Shahed-131/136 type strike drones.

In total, within a day, Russian forces launched 37 air strikes and 32 basefire jets at our troops and settlements.

The probability of missile and air strikes across Ukraine continues to remain high.

Russia continues to focus the main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdiiv and Marine directions - the battles are ongoing, 39 combat clashes took place during the day.
In Volyn and Polísʹkomu directions operational environment without significant changes. There is no sign of the formation of offensive groups. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine - the preparation of individual Russian units is ongoing at its landfill.
In the Siversky and Slobozhanskomu directions of the vopog during the day, Russia conducted aviation strikes on the settlements of the Hills of Chernihiv region and Budarka and the Merry of Kharkiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Novovasilivka, Stara Huta, Nova Huta, Middle-Buda, Tovstodubove, Bachivsk, Popivka, Athens, Belopillya, Shpyl, Pavlivka, Katerinivka, Obody, Kindrativka, Miropillya Sumy region; Karpovichi, Leonivka, Chernihivka, and Odnorobivka, Ivashki, Goptivka, Highoka Yaruga, Small Passes, Old Vatka and Earthlings in Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyan direction, Russian forces launched an air strike in the area of Kislivka, Kharkiv region. Artillery and mortar shelling suffered Novomlinsk, Dvorichna, Western, Berestove Port First, Masyutivka, Kharkiv region and Novoselivske Luhansk region.
In the limansʹkomu direction during the day, Russia led unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of merry. Made an aviation strike near Ivanivka Donetsk region. Artillery shelling suffered kislivka, nevsʹke, bílogorívka lugansk region and yampolívka, torske, verhnyokamianske, spírne and sebryanka - donetsk.
In the Bakhmutsʹkomu direction, during the day, Russian forces led unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of yagídnogo and berhívka. He made aviation strikes near Spírnye, Rozdolivka, Levadnogt, Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka and White Mountain of Donetsk region. The areas of the settlements of Vas ,kívka, Orihovo-Vasilívka, Grigorívka, Bogdanivka, Ivanívske, Friendship, Toretsk, Oleksandropil, Dry Beam, New York, Troitske, South in Donetsk region.
In the avdiíí провоvsʹkomu direction, Russian forces spent offensive actions in the direction of avdií Наvka, no success. He made air strikes in the areas of Avdííívka and Novobakhmutívka. He carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Vesele, Berdyči, Avdiíivka, Umanske, Semenivka, Vodyane, Severne, Pervomaiskke, Karlivka, Novokalinove, Nevelske Donetsk region.
In the maríinsʹkomu direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all Russian attacks in the area of the city of maríínka. At the same time, Russian forces fired artillery shelling in the settlements of Krasnogorivka, Bagatyr, Gostre, Georgievka, Netaylov, Maryinka, Pobeda, Novomykhaylivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtarsʹkomu direction, Russian forces caused an avíacíjnogo strike in the area of the golden niva. He shelled the settlements Vodyane, Kurakhove, Maksimivka, Elizavetívka, Vuhledar, Prečistivka, Vremivka, Velika Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Zolota Niva Donetsk region.
Russia continues to conduct defensive actions on Zaporizhzhya and Kherson directions. He carried out artillery shelling of settlements Zelene Pole, Novopil, Neskuchne, Novoy Komar, Makarivka of Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Levadne, Chervone, Gulyaypole, Olgivske, Malinivka, Railway, Yegorivka, Gulyajpilske, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilogirya, Omelnyk, Stepove, Nutsk, Novodanilivka, Novoivanivka, Stepove, Stalls Okorívka, Mikhailivka, Gavrilivka, Republican, Berislav, Merry, Olgivka, Cossack, Nikolaevka, Novosilka, Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Ponâtívka, Novotyaginka, Molodížne, Engineerne, Zelenivka, Kherson, Zimivnik, Belozerka, Veletenske, Kizomis of Kherson region and Ochakov in Mykolaiv region.

Defense Forces aviation per day struck 12 strikes in the areas of focus of the Russian forces' personal composition.

Missile troops and artillery units during the day struck 11 life force focus areas, 1 anti-aircraft missile complex and 3 Russian radio-electronic combat stations.