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Iskander Strikes Smash Ukrainian Drone Hubs in Sumy Region as Russian Forces Liberate Alekseyevka

Sputnik News

20250601

A Russian Iskander-M tactical missile system struck Ukrainian Armed Forces' mobile drone launch and control stations near the settlement of Krolevets in the Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"As a result of the missile strike, two vehicles equipped with mobile drone launch and control stations, along with their crews, were hit. Objective control systems also recorded fires among UAVs prepared for launch, followed by detonation of their warheads," the statement said.

Additionally, an Iskander-M missile strike targeted a position of long-range drone launchers in Chuguyev, Kharkov region.

According to objective monitoring data, the precision strike destroyed six drone launchers, eight vehicles, and around 30 kamikaze drones that had been prepared for deployment by Ukrainian nationalists.

Furthermore, the Russian Army has liberated the settlement of Alekseyevka in the Sumy region, the Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday.

"Units of the Sever Battlegroup liberated the settlement of Alekseyevka in the Sumy region through decisive actions," the military summary stated.

Russian Battlegroups Inflict Heavy Losses on Ukrainian Forces

Yug Battlegroup

Casualties inflicted: Up to 280 Ukrainian troops

Targets engaged: Mechanized, assault, airmobile, and territorial defense brigades

Locations: Nelepovka, Seversk, Serebryanka, Klevan-Byk, Konstantinovka, Ivanopolie, Dyleyevka (DPR)

Destroyed Equipment:

• three artillery pieces
• one US-made M113 APC
• one US-made HMMWV

Strategic gains: Improved frontline positions

Vostok Battlegroup

Casualties inflicted: Up to 280 troops

Key strikes: EW station and four ammo depots destroyed

Equipment losses for Ukraine:

• three artillery pieces
• M113 and HMMWV

Sever Battlegroup

Casualties inflicted: Over 200 troops

Units targeted: three mechanized, three airborne assault, one ranger brigade, one assault regiment, two territorial defense brigades

Locations: Andreyevka, Pavlovka, Mogritsa, Sadki, Ryzhevka, Korchakovka, Novaya Sech, Pisarevka, Khrapovshchina, Iskriskovshchina (Sumy region)

Destroyed assets:

• one APC
• five artillery pieces
• one EW station

Zapad Battlegroup

Casualties inflicted: Up to 210 troops

Brigades engaged: two mechanized, one assault, one airmobile, one territorial defense

Locations: Kupyansk, Dibrova, Glushchenkovo (Kharkov), Volchiy Yar, Krasny Liman, Torskoye (DPR)

Destroyed Equipment:

• three armored vehicles
• five artillery pieces (including Polish Krab)
• one EW station ("Kvertus")
• three ammo depots

Tsentr Battlegroup

Casualties inflicted: Over 510 Ukrainian troops

Brigades targeted: six mechanized, one assault, one airborne, two marine, two territorial defense, three National Guard, one Azov* special forces

Locations: Shevchenko, Poltavka, Razino, Muravka, Udachnoye, Dimitrov, Yablonovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Rusin Yar, Ulyanovka, Petrovskogo, Alekseyevka (DPR)

Destroyed Equipment:

• five APCs (including 3 Finnish Sisu Pasi XA-185 and 2 US M113)
• one HMMWV
• three artillery pieces
• 36D6 air radar
• AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar (USA)

Dnepr Battlegroup

Casualties inflicted: Over 85 troops

Targeted brigades: two mechanized, two coastal defense, one territorial defense

Locations: Kamenka, Pavlovka (Zaporozhye), Berislav, Antonovka, Tokarevka, Sadovoye (Kherson)

Destroyed Equipment:

• M777 (USA) and TRF1 (France) 155mm howitzers
• two EW stations
• two ammo depots

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