The 363rd day of Russia’s large-scale invasion has begun. During the day, the enemy launched six missile and 28 air strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson Regions and fired 86 missile attacks from multiple launch rocket systems. As a result of the Russian occupiers’ fire, civilian houses, schools and shops were destroyed and damaged. There are dead and wounded, according to the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The threat of further Russian air and missile strikes remains high across Ukraine.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on offensive operations in Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Shakhtarsk areas in the vicinities of Nevske, Bakhmut, Novobakhmutivka, Vodyane, and Maryinka.
Over the past day, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled attacks of the occupiers in the vicinities of Hryanykivka and Masyutivka settlements (Kharkiv Region); Bilohorivka (Luhansk Region); Vasyukivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Vasylivka, Novobakhmutivka, Vodyane, Nevelske, and Maryinka (Donetsk Region).
Volyn, Polissya, Siverk and Slobozhansk areas: no signs of the formation of offensive groupings of the enemy were identified.
During the day, the vicinities of Senkivka and Yelina settlements (Chernihiv Region), Novoslobidske, Bilopillya, Yunakivka, Myropilske and Krasnopillya (Sumy Region), as well as those of more than 25 settlements in Kharkiv Region were subjects to enemy shelling. Among them are Strilecha, Krasne, Zelene, Ternova, Bochkove, Mala Vovcha, Ozerne, Hryhorivka, Dvorichna, and Kupyansk. Moreover, the enemy launched a cross-border airstrike on Hraniv (Kharkiv Region) from the airspace of the Russian Federation.
Kupyansk and Lyman areas: the enemy shelled Dvorichna, Hryanykivka, Pishchane, Krokhmalne, and Pershotravneve (Kharkiv Region); Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Chervonopivka, and Bilohorivka (Luhansk Region); Dibrova, Fedorivka, Ivanivka, and Kotlyarivka (Donetsk Region). The invaders conducted an airstrike in the vicinities of Bilohorivka and Spirne.
Bakhmut area: more than 20 settlements were shelled, in particular, Rozdolivka, Bilohorivka, Vasyukivka, Zaliznyanske, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Oleksandro-Shultine, New York, and Vesele (Donetsk Region).
Avdiyivka and Shakhtarsk areas: more than 30 settlements suffered Russian artillery fire, including, Novobakhmutivka, Avdiyivka, Vodyane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka, Bohoyavlenka, Vuhledar, and Prechistivka (Donetsk Region). Moreover, the enemy also carried out airstrikes near Alexandropol, Kamyanka, Avdiyivka, Maryinka, and Vuhledar.
Zaporizhzhya area: more than 25 settlements, including Novoandriyivka, Vremivka and Novopil (Donetsk Region); Olhivske, Malynivka, Hulyaypole, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv, Novodanilivka, and Stepove (Zaporizhzhya Region) suffered enemy attacks.
Kherson area: the vicinities of more than 35 settlements were targeted by Russian artillery fire. Among them are Zolota Balka, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Beryslav, Kozatske, Mykolayivka, Antonivka, Kherson, Dniprovske, Berehove, and Veletenske (Kherson Region).
Russia continues the so-called “forced passportization” of Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk Region. In particular, employees of state-financed organizations were handed an order from the so-called Russian occupational administration of Horlivka requiring them to acquire Russian citizenship against their personal signatures. Employees who fail to obtain passports by 1 July 2023 will be dismissed from their positions.
During the day, Ukrainian Air Force conducted 16 air strikes against concentrations of Russian troops and military equipment and attacked 1 anti-aircraft missile complex in its firing position.
Moreover, Ukrainian forces shot down 3 Lancet-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 2 positions of enemy air defence systems and a Russian MLRS battery.