Russo-Ukraine War - 22 June 2023 - Day 484
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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 on 20 June 2023, Russia's Duma voted to create a parliamentary committee to investigate alleged crimes committed by the Ukrainian government against juveniles in the Donbas since 2014.
The Duma is almost certainly responding to the international condemnation of Russia's deportation of children from occupied Ukraine since its full-scale invasion.
The move is highly likely both a form of 'lawfare' and contributes to Russian information operations, weaponising legislation by attempting to muddy the narrative around its own egregious actions. Messaging around children's rights is likely an important communications theme for the Kremlin because alleged child deportations formed the basis of the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against President Putin issued in March 2023.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day June 21, the Russian occupiers launched a missile-air strike against Ukraine, using 3x Kh-47 "Kinzhal" aeroballistic missiles, 3x Kh-22 cruise missiles and 4x "Shahed-136/131" drones. 3x kamikaze drones were destroyed by Air Defense Force Ukraine.
In addition, Russian forces carried out 44x airstrikes, launched about 30x MLRS attacks on Ukrainian settlements and Ukrainian Defense Forces. Unfortunately, not only some infrastructure was destroyed, but also civilians suffered.
The threat of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.
Russia continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar'inka axes, and heavy fighting continues. Over 20x combat clashes took place during the day.
Volyn' and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Ohirtsevo and Pletenivka areas of the Kharkiv Oblast. They shelled with mortar and artillery attacks Novovasylivka, Stepne, Vorozhba, Kindrativka, Andriivka, Pisarivka, Nova Sich, Slavgorod of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Veterinarne, Graniv, Kozacha Lopan', Pletenivka, Tyche, Varvarivka, Budarky, Chugunivka, Ambarne in the Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: the Russian occupiers carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinities of Synkivka and conducted an air strike near Kislivka of the Kharkiv Oblast. Odradne, Kolodyaz'ne, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlyns'k, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast were shelled by artillery and mortars.
Lyman axis: Russian forces carried out airstrikes at Nevs'ke, Luhansk Oblast, and Ivanivka, Torsky, Bilogorivka, Dibrova, and Spirnyi, Donetsk Oblast. Nevs'ke, Dibrova, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Tors'ke, Serebryanka, Verkhn'yokam'ians'ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast were under artillery shelling.
Bakhmut axis: Russian forces carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bohdanivka, Bila Hora and North Donetsk Oblast. Areas of Rai-Olexandrivka, Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivs'ke, Ozaryanivka, Pivdenne, New York of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by Russian artillery.
Avdiivka axis: Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensives near Severnoy and Avdiivka. They conducted airstrikes in the Avdiivka and Nevelsky areas. russians shelled Lastochkine, Avdiivka, Karlivka, Pervomayske and Nevelske of the Donetsk Oblast.
Mar'inka axis: Russian forces carried out offensive actions in the vicinities of Mar'inka and Pobieda of the Donetsk Oblast, ableit without success. They conducted an airstrike at Krasnohorivka of the Donetsk Oblast. At the same time, the Russian adversary shelled Maksimilianivka, Mar'inka, Georgiivka and Pobyeda in the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: the Russian occupiers carried out airstrikes near Zolotaya Niva, Velikay Novosilka, and Blagodatny. They shelled the settlements of Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, and Blagodatne in the Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russian forces are on the defensive, and concentrate their main efforts on preventing the advance of ukrainian troops. russians tried to restore the lost position in the Makarivka area of the Donetsk Oblast. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of Storozhevo and Makarivka; shelled the settlements of Novoocheretuvate, Makarivka, Storozheve, Zelene Pole, Temyrivka of the Donetsk Oblast; Levadne, Chervone, Hulyaipole, Charivne, Novoandriivka, Stepove, Pyatikhatky, Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Dudchany, Ivanivka, Sadove, Molodizhne, Bilozerka, Antonivka, Kherson, Dniprovs'ke of the Kherson Oblast.
As a result of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP, the sanitary-epidemiological situation in a number of settlements in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast deteriorated sharply. In particular, due to the lack of access of the civilian population to proper medical care and quality water, there have been outbreaks of viral hepatitis A in households, and there is also a threat of the spread of other viral diseases. In turn, the Russian occupiers do not recognize the increase in the number of diseases and, on the contrary, try to hide it. Measures to stabilize the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Oblast are not carried out.
Ukrainian Air Force carried out 7x strikes on Russian manpower concentrations and 4 strikes on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit the command post, 2x on Russian manpower and military equipment concentrations, 2x ammunition depots, 1x depot of fuel and lubricants, 23x artillery units at firing positions, 2x means of radio-electronic warfare and 2x communication nodes.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that that night, Russian Aerospace Forces launched group long-range precision strikes at AFU foreigh-made hardware and weapons depot.
Assigned target has been destroyed. The goal of the strike has been achieved.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have continued their unsuccessful attempts to launch offensive in South Donetsk, Zaporozhskoye, Donetsk, and Krasny Liman directions during the past 24 hours.
Two attacks by AFU units of the 37th Marine Brigade have been repelled near Vremevka salient, Novodonetskoye and Makarovka in South Donetsk direction.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation have launched strikes at manpower and hardware clusters of 31st Mechanised Brigade, 110th and 128th Territorial Defence brigades close to Neskuchnoye, Novosyolki, and Novodarovka.
As a result of the strikes, an infantry fighting vehicle, as well as three armoured fighting vehicles have been destroyed.
In Zaporozhye direction, aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted a fire damage on the AFU units close to Novodanilovka, Preobrazhenka, Shcherbaki, and Lobkovoye.
Total losses of the enemy over the past 24 hours in these directions have amounted to over 110 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, eight armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and two D-20 howitzers.
In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces aviation, artillery have successfully repelled four enemy attacks close to Vesesoye, Severnoye, and Pervomayskoye.
Over 185 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles have been eliminated in this direction during the day.
Apart from that, two ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been destroyed near Seversk and Avdeevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In Krasny Liman direction, committed and skillful actions of Russian units, Operational-Tactical Aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the Tsentr Group of Forces allowed to repel five enemy attacks close to Kuzmino and Serebryansky forestry.
Aviation inflicted fire damage on the 21th and 67 Mechanised Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Terni and Serebryanka.
In addition, actions of three sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been thwarted near Yampolovka, Chervonaya Dibrova, and Serebryansky forestry.
The enemy has suffered losses of over 135 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, three pick-up trucks, one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, and one D-30 howitzer in this direction in the past 24 hours.
In Kupyansk direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces have destroyed AFU manpower and hardware close to Novomlynsk, Petropavlovka, Kotlyarovka, and Stelmakhovka.
In addition, two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were neutralised near Sinkovka and Novosyolovskoye.
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 30 Ukrainian troops, armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, as well as an American-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system during the day.
In Kherson direction, up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, and a D-30 howitzer have been neutralised by fire.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 105 AFU artillery units at their fire positions, manpower, and military hardware in 124 areas during the day.
Moreover, a command and observation post of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed close to Veseloye.
Air defence forces have intercepted five Storm Shadow cruise missiles and two HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day.
Air defence means have shot down 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Dvurechnoye (Kharkov region), Kremennaya, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Razdolovka, Volnovakha, Kirillovka, Krasnopolye (Donetsk People's Republic), Lyubimovka, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Chervoniy Mayak (Kherson region).
In total, 444 airplanes and 240 helicopters, 4,740 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,278 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,129 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,193 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,110 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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