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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., June 24, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 24 June 2023 19:16

    Day 486 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues.

    The russian federation continues to wage a war of aggression.

    During the day June 24, the enemy 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 Kryvyi 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, the enemy 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.

    The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Avdiivka and Maryinka axes – more than 10x combat clashes took place during the day.

    Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected.

    Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy 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.

    Kupyansk axis: the 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 enemy artillery and mortar attacks.

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

    Bakhmut axis: the adversary carried out unsuccessful offensives in the Ivanovsky area. Areas of Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka, New York of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by enemy artillery.

    Avdiivka axis: the enemy forces carried out airstrikes at Avdiivka and Severny. They shelled Novooleksandrivka, Keramik, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Severne, Vodyane, Umanske, Vesele, Karlivka, Pervomaiske, Nevelske of the Donetsk Oblast.

    Maryinka axis: the enemy forces carried out unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Maryinka. They shelled Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobieda, Georgiivka, Kurakhove and Oleksiivka of the Donetsk Oblast.

    Shakhtarsk axis: the 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. russians 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, Kozatske, 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 enemy manpower concentrations and destroyed 1x enemy 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 enemy EW stations.

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