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Actual information about the situation on the front line: June 25 (updated)
2023-06-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:44 Operational lines The DPR JCCC for June 25, as of 20:30, received additional information about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kyiv region):

- according to updated data, a woman born in 1956, who was wounded on the street. Okeanskoy, 2 - deceased.

21:23 Operational linesThe DPR JCCC for June 25, as of 19:00, received information about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kyiv region):

artillery attack at 16:40: on the street. Treneva, a guy born in 2005 died.

Five civilians were injured:

- guy born in 2005, men born in 1973, 1999, 2000 and a woman born in 1985

artillery attack at 13:20:

- on the street. Okeanskaya, 2 wounded woman born in 1956

Information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kyiv region):

artillery attack at 13:20: uh

- st. Okeanskaya, 2 - a direct hit in an apartment building;

- st. Artema, 167 - apartment building.

artillery attack at 16:40:

- The registry office of the Kyiv region on the street. Artem;

- BC "Shark" on the street. Artem;

- st. Treneva, 2 - apartment building;

- st. Artema, 138 - apartment building.

Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.

20:41 Infa appeared in the TG that the enemy entered Alyoshki. This is information does not match reality.

20:32 Video- A report on the situation and battles in the Kupyansk direction.

20:15 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group.

- In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the group of forces "Vostok" repelled an enemy attack in the Makarovka area. The tank, armored combat vehicles and manpower were destroyed. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated.

Artillery fire destroyed armored combat vehicles, a pickup truck and manpower in the Novodonetsk area. Armed combat vehicles were destroyed by army aviation forces, and concentrations of militants in the Neskuchny area were hit.

- In the Zaporozhye direction, motorized rifle units repelled an attack by the enemy, who was advancing with forces up to a company, in the area of the settlement of Rovnopol. Tanks, armored combat vehicles and manpower were destroyed. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated.

Howitzer artillery fire inflicted fire damage on accumulations of equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Destroyed: a pickup truck with nationalists in the Novodanilovka area, a mortar crew in the Malaya Tokmachka area, an 152mm Msta-B howitzer in the Belogorye area, an M777 howitzer in the Novoselovka area.

Helicopters of army aviation destroyed infantry fighting vehicles, armored combat vehicles and places of accumulation of militants in the Novodanilovka area. Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed a self-propelled artillery mount in the Kamenskoye area.

The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.

The commander of a motorized rifle company, Captain Alexander Bulatov, carried out the task of repelling the advancing enemy forces in one of the sectors of the South-Donetsk direction.

In the course of repulsing the attack of superior enemy forces, the officer competently organized the defense of the line entrusted to him. Under enemy fire, showing composure, courage, confidently and professionally commanded personnel, thereby inspiring military personnel to successfully complete a combat mission.

During the battle, the company of Captain Bulatov destroyed seven armored fighting vehicles and more than fifty nationalists. Having suffered significant losses, the enemy retreated. The positions of the Russian troops were held.


19:34 Commander of the UR-77 installation showed how "Snake Gorynych" works

"Serpent Gorynych" is designed to create corridors in minefields, but it also copes well with assault missions. In the NVO zone, this fire-breathing dragon "burns out" strongholds of Ukrainian militants.

19:00 Orehovskoe direction:

n.p. Rabotino - units of 291 SMEs stormed the forest belt, the enemy proceeds to consolidate in positions.

Apparently they are preparing for an assault attempt, they are driving equipment.

Zaporozhye direction:

n.p. Pyatikhatki are in the gray zone, the enemy does not climb there, our unit destroyed several pickups and 1 armored combat vehicle.

Aviation is working closely, reconnaissance is being carried out with the help of UAVs.


18:27 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group

In the Krasnolimansky direction, an armored combat vehicle, two infantry fighting vehicles and three pickup trucks were destroyed by artillery fire from the "Center" group of troops, significant losses were suffered by the personnel of the 63rd and 67th Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian troops.

The crew of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system shot down the Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The crews of Su-34 multi-purpose fighter-bombers of the group of forces with guided aerial bombs destroyed an ammunition depot, three enemy strongholds in the area of the settlements of Novogorovka, Terny, Serebryanka.

Heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepyok" struck two strongholds and the area of concentration of enemy manpower in the area of the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova.


17:52 In Donetsk as a result of shelling died civil at the business center "Shark".

17:34 Consequences of shelling of Kievsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants, as a result of which a civilian was killed.

17:19 Opponent continues to strike at the border areas of the Belgorod region.

In the Volokonovsky district, at least three shells were fired at the village of Tishanka: the fence of one household was damaged, and civilians were not injured.

16:44 Locals report about a powerful explosion in Luhansk: a thick column of smoke rises above the scene.

According to preliminary information, Ukrainian formations attacked the south-western district of the city with a Storm Shadow cruise missile.

16:24 In the Kursk region, the Russian EW unit intercepted Ukrainian drone in a forest near the village of Giryi.

According to some reports, the drone flying in the direction of Moscow carried a powerful shaped charge used to attack military and industrial facilities.

15:45 Kupyanskoe directionat 15:00 25.06

The guys from this direction report several powerful blows to the positions of the airmen with our planning FAB-1000.

The explosions were so powerful that armored vehicles shook for several kilometers.

Several fortified areas of the enemy and a small ammunition depot for NATO howitzers 777 were previously hit.

15:28 Zaporozhye front. reports NGP exploration
The enemy is preparing the forces of 10 Army Corps of the strategic reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the beginning of a new wave of offensive.

In the area of the village of Stepnogorsk - Veselyanka, there was a sharp increase in the intensity of negotiations between military personnel and officers regarding the movement of personnel and military equipment, as well as the deployment of units.
The work of the commanders of the units that arrived in the new positional area is noted, in order to establish interaction with the units deployed on the first and second lines of defense of the Kamensky direction.

The movement of forces and means of the reconnaissance units of the Zaporizhia OGV, which are entrusted with the task of reconnaissance support for hostilities, has been noticed.

Additional artillery crews and crews of the MLRS BrAG from the Zaporozhye OGV are deployed in the forest area south of the settlement. Veselyanka.

Thus, at the moment, the concentration of forces and means in the second echelon of the enemy's defensive formations is being carried out.

A strike formation is being formed in the area of ????the settlement of Grigorovka - Veselyanka - Yulyevka, with the aim of engaging it in offensive operations in the zone of responsibility of the 128th Brigade in the areas of Lobkovoe - Pyatikhatki - Shcherbaki - Mirnoye.

The deadline for readiness is June 27 of the current year, the start of the resumption of offensive operations in two directions until June 28-29.

At the same time, the command plans to continue using units of the 9th Army Corps to create a threat of an offensive, performing the tasks of wedging into the defensive lines of our forces, in the directions of the settlement of Novodanilovka - Rabotino - Malaya Tokmachka - Chubenkov's beam, with the aim of subsequently bringing units of the 10th Army Corps into battle.


14:52 Consequences of yesterday shelling Ukrainian militants of Gorlovka DPR.

14:30 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of June 25, 2023)

During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued to attempt offensive operations in the Donetsk, Krasnolimansk, South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.

- In the Donetsk direction in the area of the city of Artemovsk, competent and courageous actions of the defending units of the "Southern" group of troops successfully repelled ten enemy attacks in the areas of Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Kurdyumovka, Yagodnoe, Zaliznyanskoye and Dubovo-Vasilevka of the Donetsk People's Republic in a day.

Four more attacks by Ukrainian troops were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Krasnogorovka, Avdeevka, Maryinka and Pervomayskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the fighting, enemy losses amounted to 430 Ukrainian military personnel, eleven infantry fighting vehicles, seven vehicles, three pickup trucks, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Avdievka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

- In the Krasnolimansky direction, the grouping of troops "Center" repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Karmazinovka and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic.

The units of the 63rd, 67th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino of the Luhansk People's Republic were defeated by air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems.

– In the area of Serebryansky forest, the activities of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.

During the day, up to 130 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in this direction. Three Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.

– In the South-Donetsk direction in the area of the Vremevsky ledge, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok group of forces during the day repelled two attacks by the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the direction of the settlement of Priyutnoye, Zaporozhye region.

- In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops repelled an attack by units of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.

In addition, strikes by operational-tactical and assault aircraft inflicted a defeat on enemy manpower and equipment in the area of the city of Orekhov and the settlement of Novodanilovka, Zaporozhye region.

The total enemy losses per day in these areas amounted to over 170 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122mm D-30.

Also near the village of Kushugum, Zaporozhye region, an ammunition depot of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.

- In the Kupyansk direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of the "Western" group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoe Pervoe, Novomlynsk, Kotlyarovka and Masyutovka of the Kharkov region. Up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed, as well as two pickup trucks.

- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, over 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, as well as an M777 artillery system made in the United States were destroyed during the day.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Kozatskoe, Kherson region.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated 108 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 137 districts.

- An ammunition depot of the 60th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Ogurtsovo, Kharkiv region.

Air defense systems intercepted a Tochka-U tactical missile, as well as a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher.

- In addition, four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Kolomyychikha of the Luhansk People's Republic, Soledar, Bakhmutskoe and Novopetrikovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In total, since the start of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 444 aircraft, 240 helicopters, 4,779 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,348 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,131 multiple rocket launcher systems, 5,228 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 11,179 units of special military vehicles.


13:53 Zaporozhye direction:

The enemy is trying to bring his artillery systems to the settlement of Kamenskoye, but he is trying to do it “secretly”.

As a result, it was destroyed.

Our unit conducts aerial reconnaissance and corrects artillery.

13:29 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" grouping.
The units of the "Southern" group of forces repelled the attacks of the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlements of Kurdyumovka, Belogorovka, Berkhovka and Belaya Gora.

At the initial stage of the offensive operation in the Soledaro-Artemovsky direction, the enemy used four tanks, nine Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and six M113 armored personnel carriers. All attacks of the Ukrainian troops were repulsed, part of the armored vehicles were destroyed.

In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, the special forces of the group disrupted the rotation of units of the 129th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Novokalinovo area. Artillery fire from the formations of the Southern Military District inflicted a fire defeat on the accumulation of manpower.

An enemy infantry group of up to sixty militants from the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and detachments of foreign mercenaries was also discovered in the Maryinka area. An artillery raid destroyed a significant part of the enemy's manpower.

In addition, the forces of the special forces of the group opened and destroyed groups of infantry, dugouts and machine-gun crews of the enemy in the area of the settlements of Marinka, Mayorskoye, Controversial, Vesyoloye, Belogorovka.


13:01 Video “We have a sniper gunner, he beats them, one shot - one tank”: tank driver Leonid tells how his crew repelled an enemy attack, destroying as many as six tanks. A lot also depends on the driver in battle: after all, it is important not only to knock out as many enemy vehicles as possible, but also to return to the location without losses.

12:37 Personnel of objective monitoring of the destruction of the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansky direction -video.

After the discovery of a fortified area with militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and stockpiles of ammunition, it was hit by high-precision weapons.

The positions of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, weapons and ammunition were completely destroyed.

12:02 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the West group.

During the fighting in the Kupyansk direction, the crews of Ka-52, Mi-28 attack helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft of the Zapad aviation group delivered eleven missile and bomb strikes on nine areas of concentration of manpower, weapons, military and special equipment from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Artillery Regiment of territorial defense.

The artillery of the group in the area of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka and Novoselovskoye thwarted four attempts to rotate the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront. Losses amounted to more than a platoon of enemy manpower.

In addition, in the course of counter-battery combat, the crews of the 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery mounts destroyed two enemy mortar crews in the area of the settlements of Kislovka and Tabaevka.


11:35 Situation in the zone of responsibility of the [V] group without significant changes

- In the Vremevsky direction, the enemy continued to attempt to attack the positions of our troops. He was active, in particular, in the area of Novodarovka, Rovnopol and Priyutnoye. As a result of fire damage on assault groups and strong points, I lost personnel and vehicles. Army aviation continues to pinch out the wandering armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

- In the Orekhovskoye direction, he advanced with limited forces in the direction of Novodanilovka-Rabotino. Unsuccessfully.

– In the Ugledar direction, our artillery continues to work on enemy strongholds in Vugledar itself and the surrounding settlements.

The statements of the Ukrainian side about successes in all areas turned out to be an unsuccessful attempt to wedge ourselves into the information agenda. Since the counteroffensive can now be considered officially announced, further failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield will be fraught with even greater reputational losses.


11:00 Ukrainian formations continue to use drones to attack the border regions of Russia.

In the Belgorod region, Russian air defense systems intercepted a drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the village of Dolgoe: at the moment, operational services are clarifying the consequences on the ground.

10:30 Frontline summary on the morning of 06/25/2023

- In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops managed to advance near Rabotin after shelling. Similar actions in the Novopokrovka area were not successful. Under the blows of the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Stepnogorsk, Pyatikhatki, Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Ugoldar and Donetsk directions), Novoandreevka, Orekhovo, Preobrazhenka, Novodanilovka, Omelnik, Yegorovka, Belogorye, Charovny, Gulyaipolsky, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipole, Malinovka and Temirovka.

- In the Ugledar sector, Ukrainian units managed to take up new positions near Priyutnoye and northeast of Rivnopol. Russian troops, supported by artillery, tried to counterattack near Makarovka, Zolotoy Niva and on the outskirts of the city itself. No success. The Russian Armed Forces fired at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Levadny, Novopol, Zelenoye Pole, Novodarovka, Storozhevoy, Blagodatny and Vodyany (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name northwest of Donetsk). The Ukrainian army struck at Urzuf.

- On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, after shelling, conducted assault operations in Maryinka and on the southwestern approaches to Avdievka. No advance. The Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian units in Novomikhailovka, Paraskovyivka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name southwest of Soledar), Antonovka, Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelsky, Karlovka, Severny (a settlement west of Avdievka), Tonenkoe, Berdychikh, Ocheretin, Novokalinovo and New York.

- In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian troops attacked near Kurdyumovka, Kleshcheevka, on the southwestern outskirts of the city itself and near Yagodnoye. Russian units tried to advance at Vesely. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered strikes against units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Predtechin, Ivanovsky, Chasovoy Yar, Khromov, Bogdanovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Rozdolovka, Spornoye, Verkhnekamensky and Seversk.


09:55 Volunteer of the Sudoplatov battalion with the call sign "Akinfey" told about the defeat of the 122mm howitzer D-30 infantry fighting vehicles of the enemy.

"Akinfey" spoke about the defeat of the 122mm D-30 infantry fighting vehicles of the enemy, which was engaged in the delivery of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to take up new positions, closer to the line of defense of Russian troops.

“From the second shell, the target was hit. The calculation acted harmoniously, fulfilled all the commands, worked perfectly. I myself am in military service - the commander of a special forces unit, but on my first business trip I went to artillery, learned it, including in combat conditions, and now I am already passing on my experience to newcomers. In our calculation - guys of different ages, but this does not prevent them from acting in a coordinated manner. On the second business trip, my family let me go easier than on the first. All my family members are proud of me."

09:36 Ukrainians over the past day released on the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region 75 shells from cannon artillery and MLRS, of which 46 shells during the day, including on settlements:

Aleshki - 18
Krynki - 12
Golaya Pristan - nine
Staraya Zburyevka - seven

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Kardashinka and Tavriysk - firing a total of 29 shells from cannon artillery.

09:34 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 06/24/2023 to 00:00 06/25/2023

Over the past day, the Representation reported 38 facts of firing by the AFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy fired 21 shells from 155mm artillery.

On Gorlovsky 17 attacks from MLRS, artillery 152mm.

Having fired 197 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Shirokaya Balka, Panteleimonovka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).

Over the past day, there were no reports of civilian casualties.

Damaged three residential buildings in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.

In the previous day, 36 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.

08:25 The enemy on the Bradley went on the offensive near Orekhovo and was completely destroyed -video

While unrest developed in Russia, our guys in the hottest sectors of the front continued to repel enemy attacks

The beginning of one of the enemy attacks on American equipment in the Rabotino area on footage.

Our Orekhov Spartans knocked out the enemy armored vehicles, destroying all the infantry participating in this sortie.

08:12 Established communication and helped artillery crush enemy

Captain Yevgeny Pliskachev, being under heavy artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was able to quickly identify the place of damage to the communication cable and restore it with improvised means.

The courageous and professional actions of Yevgeny Pliskachev made it possible to transfer the coordinates of enemy positions to our artillerymen, who destroyed two armored vehicles and a platoon of neo-Nazi manpower with accurate fire.

Posted by:badanov

#1  Thank you Badanov.
It adds a much-needed street level view of what is going on and the war crimes that the Putin x-(Ltc KGB) ran Russia is guilty of.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-06-26 05:36  

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