Russo-Ukraine War - 24 June 2023 - Day 486
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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 in the early hours of 24 June 2023, the feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group and the Russian MoD escalated into outright military confrontation.
In an operation characterised by Prigozhin as a 'march for freedom', Wagner Group forces crossed from occupied Ukraine into Russia in at least two locations. In Rostov-on-Don, Wagner has almost certainly occupied key security sites, including the HQ which runs Russia's military operations in Ukraine.
Further Wagner units are moving north through Vorenezh Oblast, almost certainly aiming to get to Moscow. With very limited evidence of fighting between Wagner and Russian security forces, some have likely remained passive, acquiescing to Wagner.
Over the coming hours, the loyalty of Russia's security forces, and especially the Russian National Guard, will be key to how the crisis plays out. This represents the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day June 24, Russian forces launched a missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, using 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, 9x Kh-22 missiles, 2x Caliber sea-based missiles, 2x S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 3x Shahed type drones. Ukrainian Air Defense shot down 40x Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, 1x Caliber cruise missile and 3x Shahed strike drones. russian terrorists directed X-22 missiles at the cities of Dnipro and Krivyi Rih. As a result of the Russian terrorist attack, unfortunately, there are dead and injured civilians, including children with moderate injuries, dozens of private houses, farms, other infrastructure objects and more than 50x private civilian cars were completely destroyed and damaged.
In total, Russian forces launched 53x missile and 11x air strikes. Also, russians launched more than 30 MLRS attacks.
The threat of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.
Russia continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Avdiivka and Mar'inka axes - more than 10x combat clashes took place during the day.
Volyn' and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian forces shelled with mortars and artillery such settlements as Halaganivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Chuykivka, Fotovizh of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Okip, Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Pylna, Kozacha Lopan', Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Bochkove, Budarky, Chugunivka in the Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: the Russian occupiers carried out offensives in the vicinities of Berestovo, albeit without success. Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Berestov in the Kharkiv Oblast were under Russian artillery and mortar attacks.
Lyman axis: Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations near Vesely. They carried out airstrikes in the Oblast of Belogorivka, Luhansk Oblast. Nevs'ke and Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Tors'ke, Serebryanka, Verkhn'yokam'ians'ke, Spirne and Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled bvy artillery.
Bakhmut axis: the Russian adversary carried out unsuccessful offensives in the Ivanovsky area. Areas of Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivs'ke, Ozaryanivka, New York of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by Russian artillery.
Avdiivka axis: Russian forces carried out airstrikes at Avdiivka and Severny. They shelled Novooleksandrivka, Keramik, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Severne, Vodyane, Umans'ke, Vesele, Karlivka, Pervomaiske, Nevels'ke of the Donetsk Oblast.
Mar'inka axis: Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Mar'inka. They shelled Krasnohorivka, Mar'inka, Pobieda, Georgiivka, Kurakhove and Oleksiivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: the Russian occupiers carried out airstrikes at Prechistivka, Zolotaya Niva, and Makarivka of the Donetsk Oblast. Shelled the settlements of Katerynivka, Bogoyavlenka, Novomykhailivka, Blagodatne, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, and Novoukrayinka 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. They carried out airstrikes at Orikhiv, Novodanilivka, and Robotyne of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian forces shelled about 40 settlements. Among them: Novodarivka, Levadne, Poltavka, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipole, Hulyaipilske, Charivne, Biloghirya, Orihiv, Primorske of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Nikopol', Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Dudchany, Beryslav, Vesele, Kozats'ke, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast.
The occupation army of the Russian Federation continues to rob civilians in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. For example, in the countryside between the settlements of Luhivka and Fabrychne, Russian servicemen en masse steal property and personal belongings from the homes of local residents.
Ukrainian Air Force carried out 18x strikes on Russian manpower concentrations and destroyed 1x Russian anti-aircraft missile system.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 1x "Strila" anti-aircraft missile system, 3x concentrations of manpower and military equipment, 12x artillery systems at firing positions and 2x Russian EW stations.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a long-range precision-guided group attack on radio engineering reconnaissance centres and aviation equipment of the AFU close to Kanatovo airfield (Kirovograd region) and Dnepr airfield.
All the assigned targets have been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached.
In addition, on 23 June, a storage of Storm Shadow cruise missiles has been destroyed at a Ukrainian airbase close to Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitsky region), in response to a strike on a road bridge across the Chongar Strait.
The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in South Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Krasny Liman directions.
In South Donetsk direction, close to Vremevka salient, as a result of the competent and selfless actions by the units of the Vostok Group of Forces, as well as artillery and heavy firing systems, three enemy attacks have been successfully repelled near Makarovka, Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).
As a result of the shelling of advancing AFU reserves, two tanks and six enemy armoured fighting vehicles have been destroyed near Novopol in (Donetsk People's Republic) and Novovorovka in (Zaporozhye region).
In Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops repulsed an attack by the units of the 47th AFU Mechanised Brigade close to Yablokovo (Zaporozhye region).
Army Aviation strikes have neutralised enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas near Preobrazhenka and Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region).
One ordnance depot of the 65th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed near Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were over 170 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, 12 armoured fighting vehicles and three motor vehicles.
Also destroyed: one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, one French-manufactured Cezar self-propelled artillery system, one US-manufactured M777 artillery system, two Msta-B howitzers and one D-20 howitzer.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of the active actions of the units of the Yug Group of Forces, nine enemy attacks have been repelled close to Vesyoloye, Artyomovsk, Avdeevka, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 245 Ukrainian servicemen, one infantry fighting vehicle, seven pickup trucks, and D-20 and D-30 howitzers.
In Bakhmut tactical direction, aviation and artillery have neutralised manpower and military hardware of the 35th and 36th brigades of the AFU Marine Brigades.
Two ammunition depots of the 45th Artillery Brigade and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU have been destroyed close to Seversk and Sukhaya Balka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In Krasny Liman direction, the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have repulsed four AFU attacks close to Serebryansky forestry.
The units of the 63rd and 66th mechanized brigades of the AFU have been hit by air strikes near Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic) and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The activities of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been disrupted close to Yampolovka, Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 100 Ukrainian servicemen, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system and one D-30 howitzer.
In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy manpower and hardware close to Novomlynsk, Timkovka (Kharkov region), and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
Three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been neutralised close to Yagodnoye and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles and one D-20 howitzer.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS vehicle, two Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems and two Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 92 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 124 areas.
Two storages of fuel for AFU hardware has been destroyed near Dnepropetrovsk.
Air defence facilities have intercepted 24 unmanned aerial vehicles close to Zaitsevo, Artyomovsk, Novobakhmutovka, Volodino, Yakovlevka, Soledar, Belogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Kremennaya (Lugansk People's Republic), Ulyanovka (Kherson region), Shevchenkovo and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 444 airplanes, 240 helicopters, 4,775 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,319 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,131 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,218 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,152 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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