The 464th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 02.06.2023.
Russia’s attacks on the civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
The Russian Federation continues to wage a war of aggression and use terror tactics against the civilian population of Ukraine.
At night, the Russia once again launched a massive air and missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, in particular on Kyiv. Russians used strike UAVs and cruise missiles, but they were all destroyed in the sky.
In general, the Russian army conducted 62x air and 15x missile strikes, launched about 20 MLRS attacks on Ukrainian settlements and Ukrainian Defense Forces.
The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.
Russian troops continue to focus their main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. During the day, Russian launched 15x attacks, but all of them were repelled by Ukrainian Defense Forces.
List of Russin troops’ attacks on the Ukrainian territory
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- Volyn’ and Polissya directions: the operational situation has not changed significantly, there are no signs of the formation of offensive Russian groups.
- Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: the Russian army continues to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. Conducted an airstrike in the Ohirtseve district of the Kharkiv Oblast. Carried out mortar and artillery shelling of Yanzhulivka and Leonivka settlements of Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Romashkove, Atynske, Yunakivka of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Pilna, Zelene, Verkhnya Pysarivka, Starytsa, Okhirtseve, Gatyshche, Pletenivka, Vovchansk, Zybine, Rybalkine, Budarki, Zemlianki, Chuhunivka , Odradne in Kharkiv Oblast.
- Kup’yans’k direction: Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations near Novoselivskyi, Luhansk Oblast. Topoli, Dvorichanske, Kam’ianka, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Kutkivka, Kislivka, Tabaivka, Kotlyarivka, Berestov in Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivs’ke in Luhansk Oblast were shelled by artillery and mortars.
- Lyman direction: Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast, and Spirnyi, Donetsk Oblast. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast, and Spirnyi, Donetsk Oblast. Nevs’ke, Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhn’yokam’ians’ke, Tors’ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka in the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.
- Bakhmut direction: Russia carried out airstrikes in the Bila Hora and Chasiv Yar districts of the Donetsk Oblast. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanovske, Predtechine, Bila Hora and New York of the Donetsk Oblast suffered from Russian artillery shelling.
- Avdiivka direction: Russian troops did not conduct offensive operations. They carried out airstrikes in the Avdiivka area and also shelled the settlements of Avdiivka, Pervomais’ke, and Karlivka.
- Mar’inka direction: Russian forces carried out offensive operations in the vicinities of Mar’inka. However, Ukrainian defenders repelled all 8x Russian attacks. Estimated losses of the Russian army were up to 10x people dead and about 20x wounded. Moreover, 2x Russian vehicles were destroyed. At the same time, the Russian army continues to destroy Ukrainian cities and villages, carried out an airstrike on Mar’inka, shelled Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
- Shakhtars’k direction: Russian soldiers forces shelled Vugledar, Prechistivka, and Novoukrayinka.
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: Russian forces are on the defensive. They carried out airstrikes in Olhivs’ke and Novodanilivka districts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Kozats’ke and Odradokam’ianka of Kherson Oblast. Russian troops shelled Vremivka in the Donetsk Oblast; Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipilske, Bilohirya, Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka of the Zaporizhia Oblast, as well as the city of Kherson.
The Russian military leadership made a decision to strengthen the state border by cadets of higher military educational institutions. So, on May 31st, about 200x third-year cadets armed with small arms and grenade launchers have already been sent to the western border of the Russian Federation under the pretext of training.
The Ukrainian army’s strikes on Russian equipment
Ukrainian Air Force conducted 8x strikes on Russian manpower concentrations, as well as 2 – on the Russia’s anti-aircraft missile systems.
Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 15x cruise missiles and 17x Shahed-136 type UAVs.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit the Russian control post, 2x ammunition warehouses, 2x radio electronic warfare stations, a radar station and Russian MRLS.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: General Staff operational report June 1, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
