Situation update as of 6 a.m., July 1, 2023
During the day of June 30, the adversary launched 8x missile, 58x air strikes, more than 50x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops military and civilian infrastructure in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts. In particular, a missile strike by an Iskander-K ground-launched cruise missile on a school in Serhiivka (Donetsk oblast), killed 2x and wounded 6x civilians, the school was completely destroyed. A family with a child were injured as a result of russian occupants’ shelling of a residential building in Antonivka (Kherson oblast). In total, about 30x civilian residential buildings were damaged.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains very high.
The adversary continues to focus its main efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, and Mar’inka axes, the heavy fighting continues. During day of June 30, there were 22x combat engagements.
Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were found.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary fired mortars and artillery at around than 15x settlements, including Krasni Lozy, Hrem’yach, Bohdanove (Chernihiv oblast), Volfyne, Kostyantynivka, Basivka (Sumy oblast), Hatyshche, Ohirtseve, and Dvorichans’ke (Kharkiv oblast).
Kup’yans’k axis: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives towards Novoselivs’ke (Luhansk oblast). Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinities of Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast). Putnykove, Fyholivka, Dvorichna, Masiutivka, Kup’yans’k, and Kyslivka (Kharkiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire of the adversary.
Lyman axis: during the day of June 30, the adversary conducted offensive operations in the vicinity of Serebryans’ke forestry, to no success. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 10x settlements, including Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Tors’ke, Dibrova, Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Rozdolivka, and Berestove (Donetsk oblast), were shelled with artillery.
Bakhmut axis: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Bohdanivka and Khromove. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Toretsk and New York (Donetsk oblast). More than 15x settlements, including Vasyukivka, Bohdanivka, Markove, Ivanivske, Oleksandro-Shul’tyne, and Ozarianivka (Donetsk oblast), suffered from enemy artillery shelling.
Avdiivka axis: with the aircraft support, the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Avdiivka and Pervomais’ke. The adversary fired artillery at more than 15x settlements, including Berdychi, Lastochkyne, Stepove, Tonen’ke, Pervomais’ke, Netaylove, and Karlivka (Donetsk oblast).
Mar’inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinity of Mar’inka. At the same time, the enemy launched an air strike near the city. The invaders fired artillery at about 10x settlements, including of Krasnohorivka, Mar’inka, Heorhiivka, and Pobjeda (Donetsk oblast).
Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Blahodatne and Zolota Nyva. The enemy shelled about 15x settlements, including Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Bohoyavlenka, Prechystivka, and Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast).
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary focuses its main efforts on preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops. The invaders attempted to unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinity of Rivnopil’ and suffered losses. Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Antonivka (Kherson oblast). The adversary fired artillery at more than 50x settlements, including Novodarivka, Levadne, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Dudchany, Antonivka, Kherson, Stepanivka, and Dniprovs’ke (Kherson oblast).
Against the backdrop of successful combat operations by the Ukrainian Defense Forces and due to significant enemy casualties, desertions in the units of the russian occupation forces are increasing. The servicemen are increasingly leaving their combat positions without leave. In particular, about 50x ethnic Dagestani servicemen from the Caspian flotilla refused to participate in hostilities near the settlement of Dorozhnyanka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). They had put the weapons available to the unit out of action.
At the same time, the russian occupiers continue to use civilians as human shields. For example, the russian military command is settling its soldiers in private houses inhabited by civilians in the settlement of Topolivka (Kherson oblast).
During the day of June 30, Ukrainian Air Force launched 12x air strikes on the concentrations of enemy troops and 1x air strike on the enemy anti-aircraft missile system.
During the day of June 30, the Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 1x command post, 6x concentrations of enemy troops, weapons and military equipment, 3x ammunition depots, 24x artillery systems at their firing positions, and 1x electronic warfare station of the adversary.
