The 475th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 13.06.2023.
Russian army’s attacks on civilian infrastructure
The Russian Federation continues to conduct an aggressive war. Despite significant losses, it refuses to abandon plans for the complete occupation of Ukrainian territory. The Russian army continues to disregard the laws and customs of war, employing tactics of terror and striking both military and civilian targets.
Within a day, Russian troops launched another missile and air strike on Ukraine, utilizing 16 air-launched cruise missiles, the Kh-101/Kh-555, and 4 Iranian strike UAVs Shahed, targeting critical infrastructure objects in the Kharkiv region and residential buildings in Kryvyi Rih.
Through the efforts of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 11 cruise missiles and one strike drone were destroyed.
Furthermore, the Russian army carried out 29 airstrikes and approximately 20 artillery barrages using multiple rocket launch systems against Ukrainian positions and civilian settlements. Unfortunately, there have been casualties and injuries among the civilian population, as critical infrastructure, residential buildings, and other civilian and administrative infrastructure have been destroyed and damaged.
The probability of missile and air strikes throughout the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka directions, where heavy fighting persists. Within a day, there were 22 military clashes.
Operational situation on Ukrainian directions
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- Volyn and Polissia directions: there are no significant signs of Russian formations detected. Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, and preparations of separate Russian units are ongoing on its territory.
- Siversk and Slobozhansk directions: the Russian army maintains a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. Within a day, it conducted mortar and artillery shelling of populated areas in Karpovychi, Chernihiv Oblast, Novovasylivka, Seredyna-Buda, Atynske, Bilopillia, Pavlivka, Obodi, Sumy Oblast, as well as Ivashky, Udy, Strilecha, Lukyantsi, Izbitske, Starytsia, Synelnykove, Ohirtseve, Hatysche, Vovchansk, Budarky, and Vilkhuvatka in the Kharkiv Oblast.
- Kupiansk direction: Russian troops carried out an aviation strike in the area of Krokhmalnyi, Kharkiv Oblast. Artillery and mortar shelling targeted Kamyanka, Topoli, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zakhidne, Kupiansk, Kyslivka, Berestove in the Kharkiv Oblast, and Novoselivske in the Luhansk Oblast.
- Lyman direction: the Russian army conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Vesele and Rozdolivka. It carried out airstrikes on populated areas in Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast, and Vesele, Donetsk Oblast. Artillery shelling affected Nevske, Bilohorivka in the Luhansk Oblast, and Yampolivka, Torske, Serebrianka, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne in the Donetsk Oblast.
- Bakhmut direction: the Russian army conducted unsuccessful offensive actions towards Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Bila Hora. It carried out airstrikes in the areas of Hryhorivka and Sukha Balka, Donetsk Oblast. The districts of Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Druzhba, Toretsk, Pivdenne in the Donetsk Oblast were affected by Russian artillery shelling.
- Avdiivka direction: Russian soldiers did not conduct any offensive actions. They carried out an airstrike in the area of Avdiivka and conducted artillery shelling of areas near Avdiivka, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Netaylove, and Karlivka in the Donetsk Oblast.
- Marinka direction: Ukrainian troops repelled all 14 Russian attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. At the same time, the Russian army conducted an airstrike within the settlement. It carried out artillery shelling in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Hеorhiivka, Maksymilianivka, Pobeda, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk Oblast.
- Shakhtarsk direction: Russian soldiers conducted an airstrike in the areas of Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, and Velyka Novosilka. They also shelled the populated areas of Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Shakhtarske, Velyka Novosilka, Storozheve, and Blahodatne in the Donetsk Oblast.
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army continues defensive actions. It carried out an airstrike in the area of Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Artillery shelling targeted populated areas, including Vremivka, Novopil in Donetsk Oblast; Levadne, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Zherebianske, Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zmiivka, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Virivka, Inzhenerne, Zelenivka, Antonivka, Bilozirka, Dniprovske, Kizomys in the Kherson Oblast, and the city of Kherson.
In the flooded Hola Prystan, Russian troops maintain their presence and shell evacuation points while accusing units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of being responsible. Meanwhile, the so-called occupational authorities force the local population to speak words of gratitude on camera to the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia) for the alleged rescue and evacuation. However, throughout this time, people without receiving any assistance from the Russian occupying authorities were forced to rescue each other on their own. After the situation stabilizes and the water recedes, people return to the city and witness looting and plundering of their own homes by Russian military.
Ukrainian aviation and artillery response
During the day, the aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted 11 strikes on Russian personnel concentration areas and 3 strikes on air defense missile complexes.
Rocket forces and artillery units of the Ukrainian army targeted Russian command post, 3 personnel concentration areas, weapons, military equipment, ammunition depots, air defense missile complex, artillery unit in a firing position, air defense system, and radio-electronic warfare station, inflicting damage within a day.
See also: General Staff operational report June 12, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
