[VESTI] June 23 is the 485th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua.
08:00 . During the night, 13 cruise missiles were destroyed over Ukraine . On the night of June 23, 2023, the Russians attacked Ukraine from strategic aircraft. This time the attack was directed at a military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. Launches were carried out around midnight from the Caspian Sea from four Tu-95ms bombers. All 13 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles were destroyed by air defense. In addition, the sky defenders destroyed an unidentified reconnaissance UAV.
Dnipropetrovsk region. At night, the military from the Vostok PvK shot down 1 drone over the region. No other attacks on the region were recorded.
Zaporozhye region. At night, the Russian military attacked the outskirts of the regional center. There were no casualties. The hit occurred in an open area and this saved from significant damage and human casualties. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 98 attacks on 24 settlements in the region. 2 dead.
09:00 . Kharkov region. During the day, the Russians continued to shell the settlements of Kharkov, Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Izyumsky districts of the region. Residential houses, outbuildings were damaged, agricultural equipment of one of the farms was destroyed. There was a forest fire in Kupyansk.
Kherson region. During the day, the Russians shelled peaceful settlements 91 times, firing 415 shells from artillery, mortars, Grads, aviation and drones. According to Kherson - 26 shells. The Russian military hit the residential areas of settlements and the buildings of two factories in the region. 7 people are injured.
Nikolaevkskaya area. On June 22, at 16:00, the Russian Federation carried out mortar attacks on the waters of the Ochakovo community. There were no casualties.
Donetsk region. On June 22, the Russians wounded 1 person in Chasovoy Yar.
The Russian offensive has been halted in the Kupyansk and Limansk directions , said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister.
Donetsk region. APU shot down a Russian attack helicopter Ka-52.
11:00 am . Kherson region. In Kherson, Russia fired on a trolleybus company: two people were killed . Four wounded were hospitalized.
Donetsk region. In occupied Mariupol, four Russian officers were liquidated. Adviser to the mayor, Petr Andryushchenko, added that the explosion occurred in the Primorsky district, not far from the Mariupol seaport.
12:00 . Ukraine returned the bodies of 51 dead soldiers from the occupied territories .
13:00 . Zaporozhye region has been under shelling since the morning. There are victims.
Two women 54 and 72 years old and a 66-year-old man were wounded in the Primorsky district;
in Vozdvizhovka, a 40-year-old man was wounded. Russian shells destroyed three houses;
in the center of Malaya Tokmachka, a 35-year-old local resident was killed during an artillery strike.
Orekhov was once again hit by guided aerial bombs, and Preobrazhenka by banned cluster shells. There were no casualties, but there is damage.
14:00 . The Council of the European Union has introduced the 11th package of sanctions against Russia, which should intensify the fight against circumvention of sanctions, in particular with the help of third countries.
16:00 . The main offensive reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not yet participating in the battles , said Alexander Syrsky, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. While the Defense Forces are probing the enemy's defenses, "still ahead."
17:00 . Kherson region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a strike on the Russian Guard base in Genichesk.
20:00 . According to Oleksandr Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational-strategic grouping, the Armed Forces of Ukraine neutralized three enemy companies and six ammunition depots. The Ukrainian military managed to destroy 51 pieces of enemy military equipment.
22:49 . The founder of PMC "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin said that Russian troops allegedly attacked the rear camps of PMCs. As a result, many mercenaries were eliminated. He promised to punish the mercenaries who liquidated him, including any roadblocks and aircraft that stand in the way. "There are 25,000 of us and we are going to figure out why chaos is happening in the country," Prigozhin assured.