Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., June 28, 2023

Day 490 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues.

The russian federation continues to kill the civilian population of Ukraine, continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, and uses terror tactics.

Tonight, the russian occupiers struck another blow with Iranian attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type. 6x kamikaze drones were destroyed by the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine.

During the day June 28, the enemy launched 2x missile and 44x air strikes, carried out about 20x MLRS attacks from on Ukrainian settlements and Armed Forces positions. Unfortunately, not only some infrastructure was destroyed, but civilians suffered.

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

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, and Maryinka axes, heavy battles rage on. About 20x combat clashes took place during the day.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected. There are no signs of the formation of offensive groupings.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy forces carried out an airstrike in the Ruska Lozova area of the Kharkiv Oblast. They shelled with mortars and artillery more than 25x settlements, such as Leonivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Znob-Novgorodske, Nova Huta, Vovkivka in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Mali Prohody, Hatishche, Pletenivka, Bochkove, Nesterne, Krugle and Budarki in the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupyansk axis: more than 20x settlements, including Kolodyazne, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kindrashivka, Kupyansk, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast, were shelled by artillery and mortars.

Lyman axis: the enemy forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations near Rozdolivka. They carried out airstrikes at Bilogorivka, Luhansk Oblast, Zvanivka and Viimka, Donetsk Oblast. More than 10x settlements, in particular, Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast, were shelled by artillery.

Bakhmut axis: the russians carried out unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Bila Hora and carried out an airstrike at New York of the Donetsk Oblast. About 15x settlements, including Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Khromove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka, Pivdenne in Donetsk Oblast, were under enemy artillery fire.

Avdiivka axis: the enemy focres carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinities of Avdiivka and conducted an airstrike there. They shelled more than 10x settlements. In particular, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Karlivka and Pervomaiske of the Donetsk Oblast were affected.

Maryinka axis: our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the area of the city of Maryinka, at the same time, the enemy launched an air strike within this settlement. At the same time, they carried out artillery shelling in the areas of about 10 settlements, including Maryinka and Pobyeda of the Donetsk Oblast.

Shakhtarsk axis: the occupiers carried out unsuccessful offensives near Novomykhailivka. Airstrikes in Prechistivka and Makarivka areas of Donetsk Oblast. The enemy shelled more than 15x settlements, including Kostyantynivka, Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Vilne Pole, Storozheve, Blagodatne, Makarivka, and Rivnopil of 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 Levadny and Mala Tokmachka areas of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The adversary shelled about 30 settlements. Levadne, Olhivske, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne of the Zaporizhia Oblast got under enemy fire; Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Odradokamyanka, Mykolaivka, Olhivka, Burgunka, Lvove, Ivanivka, Naddniprianske, Antonivka, Kherson, Komysany, Dniprovske, Yantarne, Berehove, Tomina Balka, Sofiivka of the Kherson Oblast and Ochakiv of the Mykolaiv Oblast.

Due to the outbreak of viral diseases, the occupiers were forced to initiate measures to stabilize the sanitary and epidemiological situation in a number of settlements of the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast, which were affected by the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP. The invaders engaged the workers of communal services to dismantle the rubble and collect the dead as a result of the flood. As a result of a search and recovery work, more than 60x bodies were found on June 24-25 of this year only. In order to hide the real number of victims, the command of the russian occupying forces made a decision to bury the dead in mass graves without taking DNA samples and placing any marks on the burial place.

Ukrainian Air Force carried out 11x strikes on enemy manpower concentrations, 5x anti-aircraft missile systems and 1x the enemy control point.

Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit an ammunition depot, 11x artillery units at firing positions, 3x anti-aircraft defense systems and enemy’s EW station.

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