The 478th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 16.06.2023.
Russian troops’ attacks on the civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
The Russian Federation continues to conduct an aggressive war. Despite significant losses, it refuses to abandon its plans for the full occupation of Ukrainian territory. The Russian army continues to disregard the laws and customs of war, employing tactics of terror and striking military as well as civilian targets.
Within a day, Russian troops launched another missile strike on the Kyiv region, using 6 air-ballistic missiles Kh-47 Kinjal and 6 cruise missiles Kalibr. All 12 missiles were destroyed by the anti-aircraft defense forces of the Ukrainian Air Force and Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Furthermore, during the day, the Russian army carried out 24 aviation strikes and conducted around 35 shelling attacks using multiple rocket launch systems. Unfortunately, besides infrastructure destruction, innocent civilians have been affected.
The probability of missile and aviation strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts in the directions of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka. Within a day, there were 21 combat clashes.
List of the Russian Federation’s attacks on the Ukrainian territory
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- Volyn and Polissya directions: operational situation remains unchanged. There are no significant signs of offensive group formations detected. Combat training and coordination of units of the Russian Armed Forces are ongoing at the training grounds in the Republic of Belarus before their deployment to the areas of hostilities on Ukrainian territory.
- Siversk and Slobozhansk directions: the Russian army maintains its military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. During the day, it conducted aviation strikes on the settlements of Mohrytsia in the Sumy region and Budarky in the Kharkiv region. Russian troops also carried out mortar and artillery shelling on the settlements of Znob-Trubchevska, Chuykivka, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Stari Vyriky, Basivka, Stepok, Krasnopillya, and Velyka Pysarivka in the Sumy region, as well as Udy, Chervona Zorya, Hlyboke, Lyptsi, Zelene, Ternova, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Bochkove, and Mala Vovcha in the Kharkiv region.
- Kupiansk direction: the Russian army subjected Kamianka, Krasne Pershe, Fiholivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kyslivka in the Kharkiv region, and Novoselivske in the Luhansk region to artillery and mortar shelling.
- Lyman direction: Russian troops carried out an aviation strike in the Spivne area of the Donetsk region. Artillery shelling affected Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region, and Torske, Verkhniokamyanske, Spivne, and Serebrianka in the Donetsk region.
- Bakhmut direction: Russian soldiers conducted aviation strikes in the areas of Bila Hora and New York in the Donetsk region. The districts of Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Khromove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka, Bila Hora, Kostiantynivka, and Pivdenne in the Donetsk region were affected by Russian artillery shelling.
- Avdiivka direction: the Russian army carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Stepove and Avdiivka. It conducted an aviation strike in the area of Avdiivka and carried out artillery shelling in the districts of Avdiivka, Vesele, and Karlivka in the Donetsk region.
- Marinka direction: Ukrainian military repelled all Russian attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. The Russian army carried out aviation strikes in the areas of Marinka and Pobeda in the Donetsk region. At the same time, it conducted artillery shelling in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Horlivka, Marinka, Maksymilianivka, and Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region.
- Shakhtarsk direction: Russian troops conducted offensive actions towards Novomykhailivka and Vodyane in the Donetsk region but did not succeed. They carried out aviation strikes in the areas of Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, and Blahodatne. They also shelled the settlements of Vuhledar, Vremivka, Storozheve, Novosilka, and Novopil in the Donetsk region.
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army continues defensive operations. It conducted artillery shelling on the settlements of Olhivske, Poltavka, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Bilohirya, Novodanilivka, Novoandrivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region; Zmiivka, Beryslav, Kozatske, Inzhenerne, Zelenivka, Antonivka, Bilozirka, Dniprovskе, Kizomys in the Kherson region, and the city of Kherson.
Cases of violent abduction of pro-Ukrainian-minded population and the establishment of new centers for their detention are being recorded in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, Russian terrorists have set up one such detention center on the premises of a secondary school in the village of Velyki Kopani in the Kherson region. Interrogations by units of the Russian Federal Security Service are being conducted in the school gymnasium. Russian troops are holding the detained individuals in harsh, inhumane conditions and subjecting them to torture.
The Ukrainian troops’ strikes on Russian equipment
During the day, the aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out 14 strikes on the areas of Russian personnel concentration. Additionally, Ukrainian troops destroyed 3 tactical-level reconnaissance UAVs.
Units of the missile forces and artillery targeted a command post, 3 areas of Russian personnel concentration, and 4 artillery units in firing positions, as well as 2 radio-electronic warfare stations and 2 other important Russian targets.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: General Staff operational report June 15, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
