UEMS / Ammunition Depot event in Donetsk, Ivanivske area, Ukraine on Fri 30th June 2023

During Friday, June 30, russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensives on KupÕyansÕk, Lyman, Bakhmut axes as well as focused their main efforts on preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes That is according to UkraineÕs General Staff operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 06.00, on July 01, 2023. As the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine states, during the day of June 30, Ukrainian Air Force launched 12 air strikes on enemy manpower clusters, as well as one strike targeting an anti-aircraft missile system. At the same time, Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit one command post, 6 enemy manpower clusters, weapons and military equipment, 3 ammunition depots, 24x artillery systems at their firing positions, as well as one enemy electronic warfare station. Ukrainian artillerymen showed how they destroy russian Msta-S self-propelled howitzers Key points of the report: 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, HremÕyach, Bohdanove (Chernihiv oblast), Volfyne, Kostyantynivka, Basivka (Sumy oblast), Hatyshche, Ohirtseve, and DvorichansÕke (Kharkiv oblast). KupÕyansÕk axis: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives towards NovoselivsÕke (Luhansk oblast). Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinities of Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast). Putnykove, Fyholivka, Dvorichna, Masiutivka, KupÕyansÕk, 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 SerebryansÕke forestry, to no success. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of NevsÕke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 10x settlements, including Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), TorsÕke, Dibrova, VerkhnÕokamÕyansÕke, 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-ShulÕtyne, 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 PervomaisÕke. The adversary fired artillery at more than 15x settlements, including Berdychi, Lastochkyne, Stepove, TonenÕke, PervomaisÕke, Netaylove, and Karlivka (Donetsk oblast). MarÕinka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinity of MarÕinka. At the same time, the enemy launched an air strike near the city. The invaders fired artillery at about 10x settlements, including of Krasnohorivka, MarÕinka, Heorhiivka, and Pobjeda (Donetsk oblast). ShakhtarsÕk 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 RivnopilÕ 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 DniprovsÕke (Kherson oblast). As the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine notes, the enemy launched eight missile attacks and 58 air strikes, carried out more than 50 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops, military and civilian infrastructure facilities in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. In particular, an Iskander-K missile struck a school in Serhiivka, Donetsk region, killing two civilians and wounding six more, while the school was completely destroyed. As a result of shelling by the Russian occupiers of a residential building in Antonivka, Kherson region, a family with a child was injured. In total, about 30 civilian residential buildings were damaged. UkraineÕs General Staff also warns that the threat of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high. The Ukrainian troops continue offensive actions with the aim of completely liberating the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine from the russian invaders and restoring the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine.