The 474th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 12.06.2023.
The Russian Federation’s attacks on the civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
The Russian Federation continues to disregard the laws and customs of war, employing tactics of terror and carrying out strikes and shelling on both military and civilian targets.
Within a day, the Russian army launched two missile strikes with sea-based Kalibr cruise missiles on residential buildings in the Kharkiv region.
In addition, Russian troops conducted a total of 17 aerial strikes and approximately 22 shelling attacks with multiple rocket launcher systems. Civilian infrastructure has been damaged. Specifically, the shelling of Bilotserkivka in the Sumy region and Shevchenkove in the Kharkiv region led to the destruction of residential private houses and other civilian infrastructure.
Furthermore, Russian soldiers dropped three guided aerial bombs on the city of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region, resulting in the death of one civilian and the destruction of private houses.
The likelihood of missile and aerial strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the directions of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka. Within a day, there were 23 armed clashes.
List of Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian territory
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- Volyn and Polissia directions: the operational situation remains unchanged.
- Siversk and Slobodzhansk directions: the Russian army conducted mortar and artillery shelling of populated areas such as Tymonovychi and Khotiivka in the Chernihiv region, Seredyna-Buda, Sopych, Zarutske, and Horky in the Sumy region, as well as Ivashky, Veterynarne, Vysoka Yaruga, Strilecha, Morokhovets, Ohirtseve, Hatysche, Budarky in the Kharkiv region.
- Kupiansk direction: the Russian army carried out airstrikes in the areas of Milove and Kyslivka in the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in the Luhansk region. Artillery and mortar shelling affected Dvorichna, Masiutivka, Lymanske Pershe Kyslivka, Tabaiivka, Berestove in the Kharkiv region, and Novoselivske in the Luhansk region.
- Lyman direction: Russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Vesele. They launched airstrikes on the populated areas of Yampil, Spirne, and Vesele in the Donetsk region. Artillery shelling affected Nevske, Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region, and Yampolivka, Torske, Dibrova, Verkhniokamyanske, Spirne, Rozdolivka in the Donetsk region.
- Bakhmut direction: Russian soldiers carried out an aerial strike in the area of Bila Hora in the Donetsk region. Vasiukivka, Blahodatne, Novomarkove, Kalynivka Ivanivske, Bila Hora, Druzhba, Toretsk, Pivdenne, Sukha Balka in the Donetsk region were affected by Russian artillery shelling.
- Avdiivka direction: the Russian army conducted offensive actions towards Avdiivka but without success. It carried out airstrikes in the areas of Avdiivka and Severne in the Donetsk region. Artillery shelling targeted areas near the populated settlements of Keramyk, Novokalynove, Stepove, Avdiivka, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Netaylove, Karlivka, Nevelske in the Donetsk region.
- Marinka direction: Ukrainian military repelled all 14 Russian attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. The Russian army carried out airstrikes in the areas of Staromykhailivka and Krasnohorivka. At the same time, it conducted artillery shelling on Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Hryhorivka, Maksymilianivka, Pobeda, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region.
- Shakhtarsk direction: the Russian army conducted unsuccessful offensive actions towards Blahodatne. It launched airstrikes in the areas of Zolota Nyva, Shakhtarske, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, and Blahodatne in the Donetsk region. Russian soldiers also shelled Bohoyavlenska, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, and Velyka Novosilka.
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army continues defensive operations. It carried out an aerial strike in the area of Orikhove in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russian soldiers conducted artillery shelling on populated areas, including Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Novopil in the Donetsk region, Levadne, Malynivka, Huliaypole, Zaliznychne, Huliaypilske, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, Zhereb’ianky, Lobkove, Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region, Novoberislav, Vesele, Kozatske, Chornobaivka, Dniprovsk, Yantarnie, Berehove, Kizomys in the Kherson region, and the city of Kherson.
Increase in desertion cases within Russian army
At the same time, Russian troops continue to use civilian infrastructure to provide medical assistance to their wounded servicemen. For example, in the settlement of Mistky in the Luhansk region, within the premises of a local school, they have set up a field hospital where over 100 Russian soldiers are being treated.
There has been an increase in desertion cases within the Storm-Z assault units of the Russian armed forces against the backdrop of successful military operations by the Ukrainian Defense Forces and significant losses suffered by the Russian army in terms of personnel in temporarily occupied territories of the Luhansk region. These deserters increasingly choose to abandon their combat positions on their own.
Desertion cases have also been observed, with approximately 25 Russian troops deserting in Mariupol and Novoazovsk due to the unofficial cancellation of leaves that were promised to them by the Russian military leadership.
Russian troops allow the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens only after receiving bribes in the flooded town of Hola Prystan in the Kherson region. Moreover, they destroy Ukrainian passports, birth certificates, and other Ukrainian documents. Local residents are being resettled to temporarily occupied Crimea and Krasnodar in the Russian Federation.
The Ukrainian troops’ strikes on Russian equipment
During the day, the aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine delivered 8 strikes on Russian personnel concentration areas.
Additionally, Ukrainian troops destroyed Russian Ka-52 helicopter and an operational-tactical level UAV Orlan-10.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units targeted and hit 3 command posts, 2 anti-aircraft missile complexes, Russian personnel concentration area, and 3 of their artillery units in firing positions.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
