July 6, 2023

Ukraine General Staff:  600 Russian troops killed in 24 hours

Ukraine Defense Ministry

Tonight, the russian federation launched missile attacks on Ukraine, using 10x Caliber type missiles, 7x of which were destroyed by anti-air defense units and fighter aircraft, 3x Caliber missiles hit Lviv. As a result of the russian terrorist attacks on Lviv, unfortunately, 5x civilians were killed and more than 35x were injured with various degrees of severity. More than 35x houses, more than 250x apartments, 10x dormitories, an orphanage, two higher education institutions and other civilian buildings were damaged.

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WAR ROOM

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 06.07.2023 were approximately:

• personnel ‒ about 232300 (+600) persons,

• tanks ‒ 4068 (+6),

• APV ‒ 7932 (+15),

• artillery systems – 4310 (+22),

• MLRS – 657 (+1),

• anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 404 (+9),

• aircraft – 315 (+0),

• helicopters – 309 (+0),

• UAV operational-tactical level – 3635 (+21),

• cruise missiles ‒ 1264 (+0),

• warships / boats ‒ 18 (+0),

• vehicles and fuel tanks – 6888 (+23),

• special equipment ‒ 605 (+7).

Situation update as of 6 p.m., 6th July 2023

Day 498 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues.

Tonight, the russian federation launched missile attacks on Ukraine, using 10x Caliber type missiles, 7x of which were destroyed by anti-air defense units and fighter aircraft, 3x Caliber missiles hit Lviv. As a result of the russian terrorist attacks on Lviv, unfortunately, 5x civilians were killed and more than 35x were injured with various degrees of severity. More than 35x houses, more than 250x apartments, 10x dormitories, an orphanage, two higher education institutions and other civilian buildings were damaged.

During the day July 6, the enemy carried out 41x airstrikes and 42x MLRS attacks on Ukrainian cities and Ukrainian Armed Forces. russian army shelled peaceful settlements in the Kherson and Kharkiv Oblasts.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar’inkaaxes – 20x combat clashes took place during the day.

Volyn’ and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected. There is no signs of the formation of offensive groupings. Armed Forces of Belarus perform tasks in the Ukrainian Border. There is an ongoing process of transporting russian units to Ukraine, which underwent training at the training grounds of Belarus.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy forces maintain an enhanced military presence. They carried out an airstrike at Hatysh of the Kharkiv Oblast. Also, shelled with mortars and artillery more than 15x settlements, in particular, Stary Vyrky, Iskryskivshchyna, Katerynivka, Zapsilya of the Sumy Oblast and Cherneshchyna, Odnorobivka and Hoptivka of the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kup’yans’k axis: our soldiers are firmly holding their ground. Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, Zapadne and Kislivka of the Kharkiv Oblast were shelled by artillery and mortars.

Lyman axis: with the support of aviation, the enemy made attempts to knock out our troops from their positions near Bilogorivka and Karmazynivka, Luhansk Oblast, albeit without success. Carried out airstrikes near Karmazynivka and Nevsky in the Luhansk Oblast and Terni, Ivanovkaand Fedorivka in Donetsk Oblast. More than 10x settlements were shelled by artillery, such as Nevske and Bilogorivka of Luhansk Oblast and Verkhn’yokam’ians’ke, Berestov Rozdolivka – Donetsk Oblast.

Bakhmut axis: despite heavy fire from the enemy’s aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks in the Ivanovo and Bila Hora areas. The enemy forces carried out an airstrike near Ivanovsky, Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian Armed Forces continue offensives to the south and north of the city of Bakhmut, and and are digging trenches at the achieved boundaries. More than 15x settlements, including Vasyukivka, Bogdanivka, Ivanivs’ke, Klishchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultine, Bila Hora and Diliivka of the Donetsk Oblast, were shelled by artillery.

Avdiivka axis: Defense Forces continue to hold back the assault of russian troops at Pervomayskyof the Donetsk Oblast. The enemy carried out airstrikes at Novokalynovo and Avdiivka of the Donetsk Oblast. the occupiers shelled more than 10x settlements, including Keramik, Zhelane, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Pervomais’ke, and Karlivka in the Donetsk Oblast.

Mar’inka axis: under artillery fire, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinities of Marinka. The occupiers launched an airstrike at Krasnohorivka of the Donetsk Oblast. The enemy shelled more than 10x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maksimilianivka, Gostre, Mar’inka, and Pobyeda of the Donetsk Oblast.

Shakhtars’k axis: the enemy forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast. Conducted an air strike near Vugledar. They shelled more than 15x settlements, including Blagodatne, Vugledar, Zolota Niva, Shakhtars’ke, and Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: russian forces are on the defensive, and concentrate their main efforts on preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops. They shelled more than 30x settlements, among them Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Yehorivka, Mala Tokmachka of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Zmiivka, Antonivka, Priozerne of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson. Defense Forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, and shelling with artillery the identified enemy targets, and carry out counter-battery measures.

The russian occupiers cynically continue to violate the norms of international humanitarian law and use children’s institutions in temporarily occupied settlements to accommodate their troops, with the aim of using the civilian population as human shields. Thus, in the settlement of Novopetrivka, Berdyansk district, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on the territory of the children’s sanatorium “Vesna”, Russian forces set up a military base, where more than 800x russians and dispersed russian military equipment in close proximity to the residential buildings of local residents.

And in Chumakivka, Kherson Oblast, where the Russian occupiers converted the “Iva” recreational base into a military commandant. There, patriotic citizens of Ukraine are interrogated and tortured.

Ukrainian Air Force conducted 6x strikes on enemy manpower concentrations.

Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 1x manpower, weapons and military equipment concentration, 1x ammunition depot, 6x artillery units at firing positions and 3x radio electronic warfare stations of the enemy.

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