War update: 23 clashes reported on Monday
In the east of Ukraine, 23 combat clashes took place throughout the day.
This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.
"The enemy is focusing its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka axes. Twenty-three combat clashes took place this day," the report says.
It is noted that in the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Tymonovychi and Khotiyivka of Chernihiv region; Seredyna-Buda, Sopych, Zarutske, and Hirky of Sumy region, as well as Ivashky, Veterynarne, Vysoka Yaruha, Strelecha, Morokhovets, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, and Budarky in Kharkiv region.
In the direction of Kupiansk, Russian airstrikes hit the areas of Mylove and Kyslivka in Kharkiv region and Novoselivskyi in Luhansk region. Dvorichna, Masiutivka, Lyman Pershyi, Kyslivka, Tabaivka, and Berestove in Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in Luhansk region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted offensive actions in the Vesele area, making no gains. Airstrikes targeted Yampil, Spirne, and Vesele in Donetsk region. Nevske, and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, and Yampolivka, Torske, Dibrova, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, and Rozdolivka of Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of Bila Hora, Donetsk region. Vasiukivka, Blahodatne, Novomarkove, Kalynivka, Ivanivske, Bila Hora, Druzhba, Toretsk, Pivdenne, and Sukha Balka of Donetsk region were affected by Russian artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy ran offensive operations, without success. Airstrikes targeted the Avdiivka and Severne districts of Donetsk region. Russian artillery shelled Keramik, Novokalynove, Stepove, Avdiivka, Severne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Netailove, Karlivka, and Nevelske in Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, Ukraine’s defenders repelled all 14 enemy attacks. The enemy carried out airstrikes targeting the districts of Staromykhailivka and Krasnohorivka. At the same time, Russian artillery shelled Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Heorhiivka, Maksymilianivka, Pobieda, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk region.
In the direction of Shakhtarske, the enemy made unsuccessful offensive moves in the direction of Blahodatne. Airstrikes hit the areas of Zolota Nyva, Shakhtarske, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, and Blahodatne of Donetsk region. They fired at Bohoyavlenka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, and Velyka Novosilka.
The enemy remains on the defensive in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. An airstrike hit the district of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia region. Russian artillery shelled Vremivka, Zelene Pole, and Novopil of Donetsk region; Levadne, Malynivka, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Hulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, Zherebianky, Lobkove, and Kamianske of Zaporizhzhia region; Novoberyslav, Vesele, Kozatske, Chornobayivka, Dniprovske, Yantarne, Berehove, and Kizomys of Kherson region, as well as the city of Kherson.
The General Staff says the enemy launched two missile strikes launching Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles on residential buildings in Kharkiv region.
In addition, 17 airstrikes were launched as well as 22 attacks involving multiple rocket launchers. Some civilian infrastructure objects were destroyed. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure objects were destroyed as a result of the shelling of Bilopillia, Sumy region, and Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region.
Also, Russian terrorists dropped three guided aerial bombs on the town of Orykhiv in Zaporizhzhia region, killing a civilian and destroying a number of households.
The General Staff notes that the Russian invaders continue to use civilian infrastructure to provide medical aid to their wounded servicemen. They set up a field hospital at a school in Mistky, Luhansk region, where more than 100 invaders are now being treated.
Against the background of the successful combat operations carried out by Ukraine’s forces and due to the significant manpower losses, the number of desertions in the Russian "Z-assault” has been on the rise in the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk region as soldiers are increasingly fleeing from their combat positions.
Also noted was the desertion of about 25 Russian soldiers in Mariupol and Novoazovsk due to the unofficial suspension of vacations that had been promised by command.
In addition, in the flooded settlement of Hola Prystan, Kherson region, Russian occupiers demand bribes for allowing evacuation of Ukrainian citizens. Meanwhile, they destroy their Ukraine-issued IDs.
Residents are being relocated to the temporarily occupied Crimea and Russia’s Krasnodar Area.
Ukraine’s Air Force delivered eight strikes on enemy manpower clusters.
Also, the Ukrainian defenders downed a Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter and an Orlan-10 operational-tactical UAV.
"Our rocket and artillery units hit three Russian command and control points, two anti-aircraft missile systems, a manpower cluster, and three artillery systems in firing positions," General Staff added.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, from February 24, 2022 to June 12, 2023, Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 216,180 Russian invaders, including in the past day alone.