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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., June 25, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 25 June 2023 07:01

    Day 487 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

    The past day, the enemy launched a missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, using 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, 9 Kh-22 missiles, 2 Caliber sea-based missiles, 2 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 3 Shahed drones.

    Ukrainian Air Defense shot down 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, 1 Caliber cruise missile and 3 Shahed strike drones. russian terrorists directed X-22 missiles at the cities of Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih.

    As a result of the russian terrorist attack, unfortunately, there are killed and injured, including children with moderate injuries, dozens of private houses, civilian farm buildings, and more than 50 private civilian cars have been completely destroyed and damaged.

    During the June 24, the enemy launched 53 missile and 15 air strikes, as well as about 50 MLRS attacks on Ukrainian settlements and Ukrainian Defense Forces.

    The threat of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.

    The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Avdiyivka and Maryinka axes – 29 combat clashes took place.

    Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected.

    Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy forces maintains an enhanced military presence in Ukrainian border. They shelled Galaganivka of Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Chuykivka, Rudenka, Fotovizh, Volfyne in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Okip, Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Pylna, Kozacha Lopan, Ogirtseve, Hatyshche, Bochkove, Budarky, Chugunivka in the Kharkiv Oblast.

    Kupyansk axis: the adversary conducted offensive opertaions in the vicinities of Berestovo, albeit without success. Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Berestov in the Kharkiv Oblast were under enemy artillery and mortar attacks.

    Lyman axis: the enemy forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations near Vesely. They carried out airstrikes at Belogorivka, Luhansk Oblast. Nevske and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Serebryanka, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.

    Bakhmut axis: the occupiers carried out unsuccessful offensives in the Ivanovo area of the Donetsk Oblast. Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka and New York of the Donetsk Oblast suffered from enemy artillery.

    Avdiyivka axis: the enemy forces carried out airstrikes in the vicinities of Avdiyivka and Severny Oblasts of the Donetsk Oblast. They shelled Novooleksandrivka, Keramik, Novokalynove, Avdiyivka, Severne, Vodyane, Umanske, Vesele, Karlivka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske settlements in the Donetsk Oblast.

    Maryinka axis: russians carried out offensive opertaions in the Maryinka area, albeit without success. They shelled Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobieda, Georgiyivka, Kurakhove and Oleksiyivka of the Donetsk Oblast.

    Shakhtarsk axis: the enemy forces carried out airstrikes in the areas of Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, and Makarivka and shelled Katerynivka, Bogoyavlenka, Novomykhailivka, Blagodatne, Vugledar, Prechistovka, 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 in the districts of Orikhiv, Novodanilivka, and Robotyne of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. russians shelled about 50 settlements, among them: Novodarivka, Levadne, Poltavka, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipole, Hulyaipilske, Charivne, Biloghirya, Orihiv, Primorske of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Dudchany, Beryslav, Vesele, Kozatske, Mykilske, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast.

    The enemy continues to suffer heavy losses in manpower and military equipment. At the same time, in order to hide losses, russians use the infrastructure of temporarily captured settlements to provide medical aid to its wounded servicemen. In particular, in the village of Kalanchak, Kherson Oblast, in the premises of the central district hospital, the enemy set up a military hospital. There are about 100 russian servicemen in it. In turn, it is prohibited to provide medical assistance to the civilian population.

    In the temporarily occupied Kherson Oblast, the process of evacuation of local collaborators with russian passports in their own cars to the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea is being intensified. However, employees of the FSB of the russian federation carry out filtering measures against each traitor.

    Ukrainian Air Force carried out 18 strikes on enemy manpower concentrations and destroyed 1 enemy anti-aircraft missile system. 

    Also, Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 6 reconnaissance UAVs.

    Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 1 Strela anti-aircraft missile system, 3 concentrations of manpower and military equipment, 12 artillery systems at firing positions, and 2 enemy EW stations. 

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