Russo-Ukraine War - 16 June 2023 - Day 478
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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 General-Major Sergei Goryachev was almost certainly killed in a strike on a command post on or around 12 June 2023, in southern Ukraine.
Goryachev was the chief of staff of 35th Combined Arms Army (35 CAA). With 35 CAA's nominated commander, General-Lieutenant Alexandr Sanchik, reported to be filling a gap in a higher HQ, there is a realistic possibility that Goryachev was the acting army commander at the time of his death.
Goryachev is the first Russian general confirmed killed in Ukraine since the start of 2023.
It continues a war record which has been both difficult and controversial for 35th CAA: in March 2022 elements of the army were present during the massacre of civilians in Bucha, and in June 2022 the force was largely wiped out near Izium.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day of June 16, the Russian occupiers launched another missile attack on the Kyiv Oblast, using 6x X-47 "Kinzhal" aeroballistic missiles and 6x "Calibre" cruise missiles. All 12x missiles were destroyed by Ukrainian Air Forces and Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Moreover, Russian forces carried out 24x airstrikes, launched about 35x MLRS attacks. Unfortunately, not only some infrastructure was destroyed, but civilians also suffered.
The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.
Russia continues to focus its main efforts on the Lymans, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mar'inka axes – 21x combat clashes took place.
Volyn' and Polissya axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly. There are no signs of the formation of offensive groupings. On the training grounds of the Republic of Belarus, combat training and coordination of units of the Russian troops are underway after which they are sent to the frontlines on the territory of Ukraine.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian forces maintain an enhanced military presence in the Ukraine border. They carried out airstrikes atMogrytsia, Sumy Oblast, and Budarka, Kharkiv Oblast. Russian forces shelled with mortars and artillery the settlements like Znob-Trubchevska, Chuykivka, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Stari Virky, Basivka, Stepok, Krasnopillya, Velika Pisarivka of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Chervona Zorya, Hlyboke, Lyptsi, Zelene, Ternova, Ogirtseve, Vovchans'k, Vovchans'ki Khutory, Bochkove, Mala Vovcha in Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: Kam'ianka, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlyns'k, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kislivka of the Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske of the Luhansk Oblast were shelled by Russian artillery and mortars.
Lyman axis: Russian forces launched an airstrike near Spirnyi area of the Donetsk Oblast. Stelmakhivka, Nevs'ke, Belogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Tors'ke, Verkhn'okam'ians'ke, Spirne, Serebryanka of the Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery.
Bakhmut axis: Russian forces carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bila Hora and New York of the Donetsk Oblast Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bogdanivka, Khromov, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivs'ke, Ozaryanivka, Bila Hora, Kostyantynivka, Pivdenne of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by Russian artillery.
Avdiivka axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Stepovoy and Avdiivka. Conducted an airstrike at the Avdiyivka area. Shelled Avdiivka, Vesely, and Karlivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
Mar'inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all Russian attacks in the vicinities of Mar'inka. Russian forces carried out airstrikes in Mar'inka and Pobeda districts of Donetsk Oblast. Russians shelled the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Mar'inka, Maksimilianivka, Kostyantynivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: Russian forces carried out offensive actions in the axis of Novomykhailivka and Vodyanyi, Donetsk Oblast, without success. Airstrikes in Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Blagodatne districts. They shelled the settlements of Vugledar, Vremivka, Storozheve, Novosilka, Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russian forces are on the defensive. They shelled the settlements of Olhivs'ke, Poltavka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipils'ke, Charivne, Biloghirya, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaki, Kam'ians'ke of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zmiivka, Beryslav, Kozats'ke, Inzhenerne, Zelenivka, Antonivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovs'ke, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast and Kherson.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, there are cases of violent abduction of the pro-Ukrainian population, as well as the construction of new torture chambers for their detention. In particular, Russian terrorists set up one of these torture chambers on the territory of a secondary school in the village of Velyki Kopani, Kherson Oblast. In the school gym, units of the FSB of the Russian Federation conduct interrogations. The Russian occupiers keep the detained persons in harsh, inhumane conditions, and torture them.
Ukrainian Air Force conducted 14x strikes on Russian manpower concentrations. Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 3x operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 2x hit a control post, 3x Russian manpower concentrations and 4x artillery units at firing positions, 2x electronic warfare stations and 2x more important Russian facilities.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that during the past 24 hours, AFU units continued to suffer significant losses as they unsuccessfully attempted to conduct an offensive in South Donetsk and Donetsk directions.
In Vremevka salient, the most active combat operations took place in the areas of Rovnopol and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic), where five attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled as a result of courageous actions by the Russian Vostok Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire.
More than 200 Ukrainian servicemen, five tanks, seven infantry fighting vehicles, five armoured vehicles, four motor vehicles, and two mortar batteries have been neutralised in the past 24 hours.
In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces has successfully repelled five enemy attacks close to Pervomaiskoye, Petrovskoye, and Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic) during the past 24 hours.
Up to 215 Ukrainian personnel, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and two D-20 howitzers.
Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade was neutralised close to Novogorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In Kupyansk direction, the ground-attack aircraft, artillery and units of the Zapad Group of Forces have foiled actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
Up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and a U.S.-made M777 artillery system were destroyed during the day.
In Krasny Liman direction, aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces engaged the units of the enemy close to Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and the Serebryansky forestry.
During the day, up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured personnel carriers, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer have been neutralised.
In Kherson direction, up to 30 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, and one U.S.-made M777 artillery system have been neutralised over the past 24 hours.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 96 AFU artillery units at their fire positions, manpower, and military hardware in 104 areas during the day.
Russian air defence forces have intercepted four HIMARS shells during the day.
In addition, 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were obliterated in the areas of Sladkaya Balka, Tokmak (Zaporozhye region), Volnovakha, Artyomovsk, Verkhnetortskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Svatovo (Lugansk People's Republic), and Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region).
In total, 444 airplanes and 238 helicopters, 4,652 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,018 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,124 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,128 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 10,983 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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