The 482nd day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 20.06.2023.
Russian troops’ attacks on the civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
According to the updated information, Russian troops launched an attack on Ukraine using 35 Iranian-made Shahed strike drones, 7 guided missiles of the S-300 air defense system, and 1 ground-launched cruise missile Iskander-M, targeting civilian infrastructure objects in Zaporizhzhia.
32 Shahed strike drones were destroyed with the efforts and resources of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Ukrainian army.
Additionally, the Russian army conducted over 72 aerial strikes and carried out 36 shelling attacks with multiple rocket launch systems on Ukrainian troops’ positions and populated areas. Civilians have been affected.
The probability of missile and aerial strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts in the directions of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka directions. Within a day, 35 combat clashes took place.
List of the Russian Federation’s attacks on the Ukrainian territory
- Volyn and Polissia directions: the operational situation remains unchanged.
- Siversk and Slobodzhansk directions: the Russian army maintains a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. It conducted airstrikes on Yanzhulivka and Leonivka in the Chernihiv region. It also carried out mortar and artillery shelling of populated areas such as Halahanivka and Karpovychi in the Chernihiv region, Kondrativka, Brusky, Basivka, Loknia, Yunakivka, Bachivsk, Stepne in the Sumy region, as well as Ivashka, Rozhkovychi, Huryiv Kozachok, Udi, Mar’ino, Vysoka Yaruga, Morokhovets, Ternova, Hatysche, Vovchansk, Budarky, Ustynivka, Chuhunivka, Ambarne, Hryhorivka in the Kharkiv region.
- Kupiansk direction: Russian artillery and mortar shelling targeted Figolivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kyslivka, and Berestove in the Kharkiv region.
- Lyman direction: the Russian army conducted offensive actions towards Kreminna-Yampolivka. Artillery shelling affected Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region, and Torske, Serebrianka, Verkhniokamyanske, Spirne, and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk region.
- Bakhmut direction: Russian troops carried out unsuccessful offensive actions towards Orikhovo-Vasylivka in the Donetsk region. Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozarianivka, Bila Hora, Kostiantynivka, Druzhba, and Pivnichne in the Donetsk region were affected by Russian artillery shelling.
- Avdiivka direction: the Russian army conducted aviation strikes in the areas of Avdiivka and Severne. It carried out unsuccessful offensive actions near Avdiivka. Artillery shelling targeted Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.
- Marinka direction: Russian soldiers carried out an aviation strike in the area of Marinka. At the same time, they shelled Krasnohorivka, Hryhorivka, Mariinka, and Pobeda in the Donetsk region with artillery fire.
- Shakhtarsk direction: the Russian army conducted offensive actions towards Novomykhailivka but did not succeed. It also shelled the populated areas of Hostre, Paraskoviivka, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region.
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army continues defensive operations. It conducted aviation strikes in the areas of Storozheve, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne, and Makarivka in the Donetsk region and the city of Zaporizhzhia. Russian troops also carried out artillery shelling of populated areas such as Blahodatne, Neskuchne, Makarivka, Storozheve, Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Novopil in the Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Levadne, Chervone, Huliaypole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Novoandriivka, Stepove, Piatykhatky, Lobkove, Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Novooleksandrivka, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Shliakhove, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Burhunka, Ivanivka, Sadove, Prydniprovskyi, Naddniprianske, Molodizhne, Zymivnyk, Bilozerka, Romashkove, Kherson, Dniprovskyi, Kizomys in the Kherson region; and Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region.
Russian troops have set up additional checkpoints and filtration points in the populated areas on the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region. All civilian population leaving the temporarily occupied southern regions of Ukraine, which are controlled by the Russian army, is forced to pass through the filtration points located in Mangush and Novoazovsk in the Donetsk region. During the filtration procedures, individuals’ belongings and documents are thoroughly checked, and fingerprints are taken.
The Ukrainian troops’ strikes on Russian equipment
The aviation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted 8 strikes on Russian personnel concentration areas and 2 strikes on their anti-aircraft missile complexes within the day. Additionally, Ukrainian military destroyed 3 reconnaissance UAVs.
The missile forces and artillery units targeted 3 command posts, 1 Russian personnel and military equipment concentration area, 3 electronic warfare stations, 17 artillery units in firing positions, 1 air defense system, and another important Russian object during the day.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: General Staff operational report June 19, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
