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Russo-Ukraine War - 20 June 2023 - Day 482

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 on 19 June 2023, Wagner Group owner Yevgeny Prigozhin said that he was expecting a reply from the Russian MoD regarding a 'contract' of his own drafting which he had delivered to the ministry three days before.

This follows the MoD's own ultimatum to Wagner and other 'volunteer formations' to sign contracts with the MoD by 01 July 2023. Although the content of Prigozhin's document has not been made public, the act of him delivering it raises the stakes, and is highly likely another deliberate effort to undermine the authority of the official military authorities.

Prigozhin's tone towards the MoD has become unambiguously confrontational. The MoD almost certainly sees this as deeply unfortunate at a time when it is grappling with Ukraine's counter-offensive.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that according to accurate information, Russian occupants struck Ukraine with 35 Iranian umbilical bpla type "Shahed", 7 C-300 anti-controlled missiles and 1 Iskander-M" and 1 winged missile on Zaporozhye's civilian infrastructure facilities.

The forces and means of the Air Defense of the Air Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, destroyed 32 strike bpla "Shahed".

In addition, Russian forces launched more than 72 air strikes, carried out 36 bombardment from jet-fire systems on positions of Ukrianian troops and settlements. It was peaceful people who were injured.

The probability of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains very high.

Russia continues to focus main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdiiv and Marine directions - 35 combat clashes took place during the day.
In Volyn and Polísʹkomu directions operational environment without significant changes.
Russia maintains a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine in the Siversʹkomu and Slobožansʹkomu directions. It launched air strikes in Yanzhulivka and Leonivka, Chernihiv region. It carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Galaganivka, Karpovichi Chernihiv region; Kindrativka, Bruski, Basivka, Loknya, Junakivka, Bachivsk, Stepne, Sumy region, as well as Ivashki, Rozhkovichi, Guriev Kozachok, Udi, Maryino, Highoka Yaruga, Morokhovets, Ternova, Gatishche, Vovchansk, Budarki, Ustinivka, Chugunivka, Ambarne, Gry
In the kupyan direction of artillery and mortar shelling of the Russian forces suffered figolívka, dvoríčna, western, kislivka and berestove kharkiv region.
In the limansʹkomu direction, Russian forces spent offensive actions in the direction of kremínna - пряampolívka. Artillery shelling suffered stelmakhívka, nevsʹke, bílogorívka lugansk region and torsʹke, sebryanka, verkhnyokamianske, spírne and rozdolívka donetsk region.
In the Bakhmutsʹkomu direction, Russian forces spent unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Orikhovo-Vasilivka Donetsk region. Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasilivka, Bogdanivka, Kalinivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivka, Ozaryanivka, White Mountain, Konstantinivka, Friendship and Northern Donetsk region were affected by Russian artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, Russian forces caused aviation strikes in the areas of Avdiivka and Severny, conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Avdiivka. They carried out artillery shelling of Avdiivka, Pervomajsʹkogo and Nevelʹsʹkogo Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, Russian forces launched an air strike in the area of Maryinka. At the same time, he fired from the artillery of Krasnogorivka, Georgíevka, Maryinka and Victory of Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtarsʹkomu direction, Russian forces spent offensive actions in the direction of novomihajlívka, no success. They shelled the settlements of Gostre, Paraskovievka and Novomykhaylivka of Donetsk region.
Russia continues to conduct defensive actions on Zaporizhzhya and Kherson directions. Russian forces launched aviation strikes in the areas of Storozhevy, Prečistívka, Golden Niva, Blagodatnogo and Makarivka of Donetsk region and the city of Zaporozhye. He carried out artillery shelling of settlements Blagodatne, Neskuchne, Makarivka, Storozheve, Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Novopil Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Levadne, Chervone, Gulyaypole, Railway, Charvne, Novoandriivka, Stepove, Fivehatki, Lobkove, Kamyan Zaporizhzhia region; Golden Beam, Mikhailivka, Novooleksandrivka, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Shlyakhove, Cossats , Garden, Pridneprovske, Naddnipryansʹke, Molodížne, Winter, Belozerka, Chamomile, Kherson, Dniprovske, Kizomis, Kherson region, Nikopol Dnipropetrovsk region and Ochakov - Mykolaiv.

In the settlements in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region, Russian occupants have equipped additional checkpoints and filtering points. All civilians leaving the temporarily Russian-occupied southern Ukraine are forced to go through filtering points located in Mangush and Novoazovsk Donetsk region. During filtering measures, citizens thoroughly check things and documents, in addition, fingerprints are taken away.

The Defense Forces aviation struck 8 strikes in the areas of focus of the Russian forces' personal composition and 2 on its anti-aircraft missile complexes in a day. Also Ukrainian defenders destroyed 3 scouting bpla.

During the day, the missile and artillery units hit 3 control points, 1 focus area of Russian personnel and military equipment, 3 REB stations, 17 artillery units on fire positions, 1 air defense means and 1 important Russian object.