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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., June 1, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 01 June 2023 18:34

    Day 463 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues. 

    The russian federation continues to disregard the laws and customs of war, using terror tactics, striking and shelling both military and civilian targets.

    During the day of June 1, the enemy forces conducted 12 missile strikes using 10 Iskander-type ballistic and cruise missiles on Kyiv (destroyed by Air Defense) and 2 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles on Kharkiv. In addition, russians carried out 36 airstrikes and launched about 10 MLRS attacks on Ukrainian settlements and Ukrainian Defense Forces. 

    Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, including children, while children's polyclinic, apartment buildings, private houses and other civil infrastructure were damaged.

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

    The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. During the day, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy attacks.

    Volyn and Polissya axes: the operational situation remains stable, there are no signs of the formation of offensive groupings.

    Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the russian forces continue to maintain an enhanced military presence on the border of Ukraine. They carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Berylivka, Mystka and Tymonovichi of the Chernihiv Oblast, Atynske, Pavlivka, Pisarivka, Ugroida, Krasnopillya, Slavhorod of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Bugruvatka, Vovchansk, Mala Vovcha, Varvarivka, Budarky, Chugunivka in Kharkiv Oblast.

    Kupyansk axis: the enemy forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations west of Masyutivka, Kharkiv Oblast. They carried out airstrikes near Vilshan, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne of the Kharkiv Oblast and Serhiyivka, Luhansk Oblast. Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Lyman Pershyi, Kislivka, Berestov in Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast were shelled by enemy artillery and mortars.

    Lyman axis: the occupiers conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinities of Belogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Spirnyi in the Donetsk Oblast. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of Belogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Yampolivka, Siversk, and Spirny in Donetsk Oblast. Nevske, Bilogorivka settlements in the Luhansk Oblast and Novosadove, Torske, Spirne, Mykolayivka in the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.

    Bakhmut axis: russian forces carried out airstrikes in the districts of Khromovoy and Belaya Hora of the Donetsk Oblast. Kramatorsk, Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Predtechine, Bila Hora, Diliyivka, Zalizne and New York of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled.

    Avdiyivka axis: the enemy forces did not conduct offensive operations. They carried out airstrikes in the Avdiyivka and Vodyanyi districts of the Donetsk Oblast. Occupiers shelled the settlements such as Avdiyivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Karlivka of the Donetsk Oblast.

    Maryinka axis: our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinities of Maryinka. There, the enemy carried out an airstrike, Georgiyivka, Maryinka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.

    Shakhtarsk axis: the enemy forces carried out airstrikes near Vugledar, Prechistivka and Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast. They shelled the Vugledar, Prechistivka, and Novoukrayinka settlements.

    Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: russian forces are on the defensive. They carried out airstrikes near Robotyne of the Zaporizhia Oblast; Berislav, Kozatske, Odradokamyanka of the Kherson Oblast. Shelled the settlements of Illinka, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, and Zelene Pole in the Donetsk Oblast; Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipilske, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriyivka of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zmiyivka, Vesele, Ivanivka, Ingulets, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.

    russian occupation forces continue to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield. As a result, the enemy continues to turn civilian facilities in the temporarily occupied territories into medical facilities. For example, in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the occupiers turned a children's sanatorium into a military hospital, where more than 200 russian soldiers with injuries of varying degrees of severity are being treated. Also, russian terrorists, disregarding the laws of international humanitarian law, placed a base of russian military personnel with military equipment on the territory of the Melitopol Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

    Ukrainian Air Force conducted 9 strikes on manpower and military equipment concentration areas, as well as 2 strikes on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.

    Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 1 control post, 1 anti-aircraft missile system, 5 artillery units at firing positions, 9 areas of weapons concentration

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