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Russo-Ukraine War - 23 June 2024 - Day 851

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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 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian troops continue to strongly oppose the Russian attempts to advance into the depths of the territory of Ukraine. Today, Russian forces concentrated his efforts on the pokrovsky and kurakhivsky directions. The defense forces are aware of the Russian forces' plans and do whatever it takes to thwart them.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 116 combat clashes, Russian forces launched two missile strikes with four rockets, 47 air strikes (applied 70 KABs) and 444 kamikaze drones, carried out 3,227 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops.

In the Kharkiv direction, 5 Russian attacks in the area of Vovchansk were successfully repelled. As of now, since the beginning of this day, the Zagarians have lost 99 soldiers killed and wounded and 14 units of military equipment, including the destruction of an armored vehicle, six vehicles and three art systems damaged.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 9 Russian attacks. In addition, there are two combat clashes in the areas of Pi ненняany and Stelmahivka.
Nine attempts of the opponent to advance in the direction of Kopanok, Makiyivka and in the Serebryansky forest were recorded in the Lyman direction this day. Four attacks have been repelled, assault operations continue. The situation is under the control of Ukrainian soldiers.
In the Siversky direction, the Russian occupiers have failed in attempting to assault Ukrainian positions near Rozdolivka and Viiymki.
Seven attacks of Russian terrorists have been stopped in the Toretsky direction. The Defense Forces respond adequately to the actions of Russian assailants, take the necessary measures to exhaust the Russian enemy's offensive potential.
As in the previous day, Russian forces today focuses significant efforts on the Intercession direction. Russian zagarbniki this day made 46 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders out of occupied positions. More than half of the Russian attacks spent from the district of očeretynogo. The situation is intense. Fighting for the settlement of Novooleksandrivka continues. Ukrainian troops are taking measures to stabilize the situation and prevent Russians from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory.
Four encounters occurred in the Vremívs відбуkomu direction. Russian assault were overwhelmed in the districts of Urozhynogo and Staromayorsky. The situation is controlled by the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
In the rest of the destinations, the situation is without much changes at this time.

Ukrainian warriors track the movement of Russian units and effectively use the means of fire. Today, the soldiers of the 25th separate airborne Sicheslav Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces, should be noted, who confidently hold the pressure of the Russian occupation troops and inflict tangible losses to the Russian aggressor.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in the morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a group strike by high precision long-range sea-based weaponry at a training site of pilots and engineers of the Ukrainian Air Forces.

The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned objects have been destroyed.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 151st Mechanised Brigade, 92nd Air Assault Brigade, 36th Marines Brigade, 17th National Guard Brigade, 125th, and 127th territorial defence brigades near Glubokoye, Tikhoye, Veseloye, Pitomnik, Lesnoye, Volchansk, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 210 Ukrainian troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, three 152-mm D-20 howitzers, six 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station, and one Plastun electronic reconnaissance station.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 81st Airmobile Brigade, 11th, 66th, 115th, 116th mechanised brigades, 40th Separate Regiment, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Sinkovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Nadiya, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade, 24th, 30th, 72nd, 93rd mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 80th Air Assault Brigade near Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Kalinin, Minkovka, Konstantinovka, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 570 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three pickup trucks, seven motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, three 152-mm D-20 howitzers, two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119.

Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 23rd, 114th mechanised brigades, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 109th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 2nd National Guard Brigade near Novgorodskoye, Novopokrovskoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Karlovka, Mikhailovka, and Dzerzhinsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Six counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 142nd Infantry Brigade, 24th, 47th mechanised brigades, 12th Separate Rifle Battalion, and 107th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 430 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, two 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm MT-12 anti-tank gun.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade and 48th Assault Battalion of the Territorial Defence near Urozhaynoye, Makarovka, and Prechistovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 135 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one Strela-10 SAM combat vehicle, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one UK-made FH-70 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M109 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 35th Marines Brigade, 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, Zolotaya Balka, Olgovka, and Tokaryovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 Ukrainian troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station.

In addition, three Anklav and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one German-made IRIS-T SAM launcher, two P-18 radars for locating and tracking aerial targets, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 118 areas.

Air defence units shot down 75 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and 33 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS, Czech-made Vampire MLRS, and Olkha MLRS projectiles.

In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,311 unmanned aerial vehicles, 533 air defence missile systems, 16,406 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,346 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 10,785 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 22,840 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.