• personnel - about 219,170 (+670) people liquidated,


• tanks - 3977 (+12),


• armored combat vehicles - 7706 (+23),


• artillery systems - 3834 (+22),


• MLRS - 609 (+3),


• air defense systems - 364 (+0),


• aircraft - 314 (+0),


• helicopters - 302 (+1),


• UAV operational-tactical level - 3364 (+7),


• cruise missiles - 1211 (+12),


• ships/boats - 18 (+0),


• automotive equipment and tankers - 6557 (+38),


• special equipment - 520 (+1).

The RF Armed Forces struck one of the decision-making centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a high-precision weapon, the goal was achieved, the object was hit;

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to attempt an offensive in the Yuzhno-Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions;

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repelled three attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the Vremevsky ledge in a day;

During the fighting in the Donetsk direction, up to 340 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed per day;

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repulsed seven attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction;

The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 50 servicemen and two 122mm self-propelled guns “Gvozdika” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoliman direction;

The troops of the Russian Federation repelled three enemy attacks in a day in the Zaporozhye direction;

The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the day amounted to over 235 servicemen in the Yuzhno-Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions;

The Ukrainian DRG was destroyed in the Kupyansk direction, the total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day amounted to more than 40 military;

Russian troops hit two P-18 radars of Ukrainian forces in the DPR and the Kherson region.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine, after several days of respite and concentration of forces, today undertook several very powerful “reconnaissance in force” (in the area of Maly Shcherbakov-Pyatikhatki). Such “reconnaissance” was previously a harbinger of major events, but this is not yet the second wave strike that should be considered the main one (but at night the Armed Forces of Ukraine may well try to deliver it).

And even now there is an attack of the enemy. But so far, invariably, as before in the neighboring (Orekhovsky sector), it breaks against the stamina of units of the 58th Army. The enemy suffers heavy losses and, ... in fact, so far absolutely to no avail.

But, I repeat, so far the intensity of the fighting is noticeably inferior to the battles of a week ago, although the same fighters of the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (plus 82 Brigade) are attacking.

At the same time, the enemy is trying to break through our defense line south of Velikaya Novoselka again at the knock of units of the OBTF “Kaskad” and the 5th Army. To do this, today he again tried to regain control of the hills between Novodonetsk and Harvest, but without much success (although he still managed to take one opornik).

In the air, despite the not very good weather, our army aviation is working. The fighting continues.

- Enemy in the eveningcontinuedintense attacks near the village of Pyatikhatki. At the cost of significant losses, the enemy was able to cling to the outskirts of the village, and fierce battles continued there in the morning.

To the north of Pyatikhatki, forces were regrouped and reserves were brought up to increase pressure.

The enemy seeks to capture Pyatikhatki at any cost, while incurring significant losses.

- The enemy during the day conducted attacks in the area of Novodonetsky and Urozhaynoye, trying to advance between these settlements and create a threat of access to Staromlynovka.

During the day there were fierce battles near Novodonetsky.
Enemy activity in the Rovnopol region had no significant results.

- There have been no significant changes in the Donetsk direction over the past day. After unsuccessful enemy attacks in the area of Avdievka and Maryinka, the situation is stable.

The RF Armed Forces are fixed in new positions in the Pobeda area, which were taken this week.

There is no significant progress in Marinka itself. In the area of Ugledar, the enemy is probing our line of defense.

- On the Artemovsky direction, the enemy continued sporadic attacks to the north-west and south-west of the city.

Fighting continued in forest plantations.

Kleshcheevka, Yagodnoye and Berkhovka are under the confident control of the RF Armed Forces. The attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to “semi-encircle Artemovsk”, as in the spring, did not produce significant results.

On the Seversky ledge, the enemy had the initiative at Razdolovka and Vasyukovka, but, as in previous days, there was no progress.

- Our troops continued to try to advance at the Spornoye and Belogorovka.

- In the Kupyansky direction, our troops repelled enemy attacks west of Kremennaya and continued to consolidate in positions occupied during the advance to the village of Terny, west of the Svatovo-Kremennaya highway.

The transfer of additional enemy forces to the Svatov direction is noted.

In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the aircraft of the Zapad group of forces delivered 11 missile and bomb strikes against the concentration of manpower, weapons, military and special equipment from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade.

The artillery of the group opened and destroyed the enemy’s DRG from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade in the area of the village of Sinkovka, and also thwarted three attempts to rotate units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade, 103rd and 105th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas settlements Masyutovka, Kislovka and Molchanovo.

In the defense zone of the 1st Tank Army, during counterbattery fire from a 122mm D-30 howitzer under the command of Corporal Vasily Zaitsev, an enemy mortar crew was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Berestovoye.

The enemy is advancing in the Novodonetsk direction. The infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacks with the support of tanks and lightly armored vehicles with significant forces.

The fighters of the OBTF "Kaskad" and the Russian army repel attacks one after another.

The enemy managed to advance along the landings between Harvest and Novodonetsk. The enemy floods the area with rounds, only ruins remain from Novodonetsk.

According to the Ministry of Defense, over the past 24 hours, three powerful attacks were repelled in the Novodonetsk area, the loss of the enemy - up to 20 militants and up to three pieces of equipment. Ours also discovered and covered the DRG, which secretly made its way through the landings.

Heavy fighting continues.

In the Svatovsky and Krasnolimansky directions, the movement of personnel on the equipment of the 92nd and 63rd Mechanized brigades, as well as the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was revealed. As a result of air and artillery strikes, the enemy suffered losses in manpower and equipment.

In addition, the aviation of the "Center" grouping of forces continues to deliver missile and bomb strikes at command and observation posts, temporary deployment points, as well as areas where Ukrainian troops are concentrated and fire weapons.

Artillery units of the "Center" grouping attacked four places of accumulation of enemy equipment in the areas: Terny, Torskoye, Yampolovka and Serebryanskoye forestry.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine, using NATO tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, attacked in the morning in the Orekhovsky direction on the Rabotino-Verbove line.

The new wave was repulsed by our fighters from the 291st and 70th regiments, special forces, artillery and those mobilized from Moscow and the Moscow region.

Army aviation worked very well against the enemy, attack helicopters, fighters, attack aircraft helped to bring down the offensive potential of the enemy.

MLRS 122mm BM-21 "Grad" and howitzers more than once very well covered the advancing enemy.

Now the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have retreated or lay low in the landings.

The enemy is regrouping for a new assault.

In the area of the Vremevsky ledge, competent and selfless actions of units, aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of forces repelled three enemy attacks in the areas of the settlement. Novodonetsk DPR and Levadnoe Zaporozhye region. Destroyed up to 30 militants, two tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles.

In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops repulsed three enemy attacks in the areas of the settlement. Zherebyanki, Malaya Tokmachka and Mirne, Zaporozhye region.

As a result of the fire destruction of the advancing enemy reserves in the area of the settlement. Stepovoe, Zaporozhye region, five armored vehicles were destroyed.

The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in these areas are over 235 militants, four tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 14 armored vehicles, the M777 artillery system (USA) and the 152mm D-20 howitzer.

In the Donetsk direction, the active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops successfully repelled seven enemy attacks in the areas of the settlement. Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenka LPR, Novokalinovo, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka DPR.

In the areas of n.p. Marinka and the Novgorod DPR, air strikes inflicted a defeat on the forces of the 46th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 109th Brigade of the TerO.

During the fighting in this direction, up to 340 militants, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armored vehicles, five vehicles and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

- In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the group of forces "Vostok", with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire damage on the enemy, who is trying to conduct offensive operations.

The enemy attack in the Novodarovka area was thwarted. Artillery fire hit manpower. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated.

Army aviation forces destroyed three tanks, an armored fighting vehicle south of the Oktyabr state farm. In the same area, the manpower of the APU TOS "Solntsepyok" was successfully hit.

- In the Zaporizhia direction, artillery fire inflicted fire damage on the accumulation of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine when trying to regroup the breakthrough units in the Malaya Tokmachka area. Artillery fire destroyed two tanks and manpower.

Howitzer artillery fire destroyed an enemy reconnaissance group and an electronic warfare station in the Charivnoye area and two reconnaissance groups in the Novodonetsk and Urozhaynoye areas.

Aerial reconnaissance revealed the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine equipment in the direction of Temirovka - Levadnoye. Artillery fire destroyed a tank, two armored vehicles and the manpower of the nationalists.

An attack by an enemy advancing with forces up to a company in the Levadny area was repulsed.

Howitzer artillery fire destroyed a mortar crew in the Gulyai Pole area.

Air defense systems shot down two UAVs "Leleka" and one "Fury".

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

The commander of the obstacle platoon of the engineer-sapper battalion, Senior Lieutenant Vitaly Parfyonov, as part of the crew of the UR-77 demining installation, performed a combat mission of making a passage in a minefield near the front line of defense. The enemy started shelling.

Thanks to high professionalism and decisive actions, the crew led by Vitaly Parfenov completed the task without loss, detonated a minefield 90 meters long, which contributed to the successful offensive of our troops and the capture of enemy firing positions.

On June 16, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with sea and air-based long-range precision weapons on one of the decision-making centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The target has been reached. Target object is hit.

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

In the area of the Vremevsky ledge, competent and selfless actions of Russian units, air strikes and artillery fire of the Vostok group of forces repelled three enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novodonetskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Levadnoe of the Zaporozhye region per day. Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.

- In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops repelled three enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zherebyanka, Malaya Tokmachka and Mirnoye in the Zaporozhye region over the past day.

In addition, five armored combat vehicles were destroyed as a result of the fire damage of the advancing enemy reserves in the area of the settlement of Stepovoe, Zaporozhye region.

The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in these areas per day amounted to more than 235 Ukrainian servicemen, four tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 14 armored fighting vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.

- In the Donetsk direction, the active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of forces during the day successfully repelled seven enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Novokalinovo, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the areas of the settlements of Marinka and Novgorodskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic, air strikes inflicted defeat on units of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 109th Brigade of territorial defense.

During the fighting in this direction, up to 340 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

- In the Kupyansk direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of the "Western" group of forces hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Timkovka, Kislovka and Berestovoye of the Kharkov region.

A Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Novoselovskoe in the Luhansk People's Republic.

During the day, more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, two cars, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

- In the Krasnolimansky direction, air strikes, artillery fire of the "Center" group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, and also Serebryansky forestry.

In the area of the settlement of Kuzmino, Lugansk People's Republic, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.

During the day, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, as well as 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

- In the Kherson direction, as a result of the fire damage, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 40 servicemen, two vehicles, the 152mm Giacint-B howitzer, as well as two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts.

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 97 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 103 districts.

- In the areas of the settlements of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Tomarino in the Kherson region, two radar stations for detecting P-18 air targets were hit.

In the area of the settlement of Dachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, the radar for detecting and guiding targets of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was hit.

The command and observation post of the battalion of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade was hit near the village of Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, air defense systems intercepted six HIMARS and Uragan multiple rocket launchers.

In addition, 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Zhovtneve, Berestovoe, Kharkiv region, Molodezhnoye, Lozovoe, Opytnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Nikolaevka, Luhansk People's Republic, Shevchenkove, Chubarevka, Gladkoe, Lyubimovka, and Novoye, Zaporozhye region.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 444 aircraft, 239 helicopters, 4,668 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,047 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,124 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,141 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 10,996 units of special military vehicles.

The units of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repelled the attacks of the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Razdolovka, Vesyoloye, Yakovlevka, Berkhovka and Yagodnoye.

The group's aviation carried out missile and bomb strikes against enemy strongholds and accumulations of weapons and military equipment in the Soledaro-Artemovsky, Aleksandro-Kalinovsky and Avdeevsky directions.

Artillery units, as part of a counter-battery fight, destroyed a 122mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 "Gvozdika" in the area of the settlement of Zvanovka, as well as enemy mortars at firing positions near the settlements of Predtechino and Marinka

- The mobile armored group of the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade made an attempt to penetrate our defensive lines in the area of Serebryansky Lesnichestvo. As a result of the battle, the enemy retreated, leaving two wrecked infantry fighting vehicles in the forest.

– In the area of N. p. Torskoye reconnaissance of the “Center” grouping revealed the preparation of Ukrainian infantry with the support of three infantry fighting vehicles and one tank from the 63rd Brigade for assault operations. The fire of artillery and mobile groups of special forces, the enemy suffered losses and retreated.

- The movement of 92 and 63 Mechanized and 25 Airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was revealed. Air and artillery strikes were carried out on targets.

- Russian aviation continues to strike at enemy locations.

- Artillery of the Central Military District struck at 4 places of accumulation of enemy equipment in the areas of the settlement. Terny, Torskoye, Yampolovka and Serebryanskoye forestry.

During the day, the enemy worked closely with artillery on the positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after the flood, he had not yet shown such activity.

At night, enemy UAVs flew on the right bank of the river. Dnieper, the noise of wheeled vehicles is heard, the enemy carries out all his movements and movements at night.

The RF Armed Forces conduct continuous aerial reconnaissance using drones and Eagles.

Places of accumulation of enemy manpower and places of accumulation of equipment were identified, aviation and MLRS of the RF Armed Forces worked out at night. There is no information on the targets hit.

From the very morning, the work of artillery is heard in some areas of the Kherson region.

In recent days, the enemy has regrouped and pulled up armored vehicles from the direction of Kamensky-Lobkovy to step up efforts to capture the settlement. Pyatikhatki and Zherebyanki in the Vasilyevsky district of the Zaporozhye region.

On the morning of 16.06. company tactical groups of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade on infantry fighting vehicles with the support of tanks began offensive operations. BMPs from the side of Lobkove landed infantry, and the tanks fired in a “carousel”.

During the attack, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to enter the western outskirts of the village.

With the support of tank and artillery fire, the company of the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite significant losses, was able to occupy several houses, advancing in waves.

The soldiers of the 19th Division knocked out the enemy several times with counterattacks, but new waves again managed to enter the western outskirts of Pyatikhatki.

During the battles, our ATGM, artillery and aviation fire, according to preliminary data, destroyed up to nine armored vehicles, including tanks. Also, during the counterbattery fight, enemy cannon and rocket artillery were destroyed in firing positions.

After suffering losses in armored vehicles, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to send infantry on foot.

In the evening, at night and in the morning, the fighting went on and continues.

Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have received an order to occupy the western part of the village and are introducing new forces into the battle.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to cover the enemy with howitzers, MLRS, "Suns" and mortars. Tanks are working, Ka-52 Alligators are helping from the air.

Our infantry now repels attacks, then goes into counterattacks.

In the nearest rear area, the arrival of new columns of equipment is noted. The enemy has concentrated forces for the transfer to the LBS and attempts to break through the front in this area, may bring them into battle in the near future.

- In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops, with the support of artillery, conducted assault operations near Pyatikhatki and Novopokrovka. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kamenskoye, Maly Shcherbaki, Novoandreevka, Orekhovo, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorye, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipole, Calm, Krasnoy, Malinovka and Olgovsky.

- In the Ugledar sector, Ukrainian units attacked in the direction of Priyutnoye, near Urozhaynoye and in the Novodonetsky area. Everywhere without success. Russian troops attacked Blagodatny, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Novy Komar, Zolotoy Niva, Miner, Novoukrainka, Bogoyavlenka and Ugledar.

- In the Donetsk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after shelling, conducted assault operations near Novomikhailovka, in Maryinka and on the southeastern approaches to the city of Krasnogorovka. No advance.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of artillery, attacked near Vodyany and managed to occupy several new positions. Under artillery attack positions of Ukrainian troops in Yekaterinovka (a settlement south-west of Donetsk), Pobeda, Maksimilyanovka, Nevelskoye, Zhelanny Pervoi, Pervomaisky, Karlovka, Yasnobrodovka, Severny (a settlement west of Avdiivka), Tonenoye, Avdeevka, Orlovka, Semyonovka , Novokalinovo, Ceramics, New York, Yuzhny, Severny (a settlement northwest of Gorlovka) and Yekaterinovka (a settlement northwest of Gorlovka). The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on Donetsk and Gorlovka.

- In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops, supported by artillery, counterattacked near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. They also conducted assault operations near Rozdolovka, Vesyoloye and in the Vyemka area. No success. Artillery hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka, Ivanovsky, Chasovy Yar, Kalinovka, Vasyukovka, Spornoye, Svyato-Pokrovsky and Verkhnekamensky. The Ukrainian army fired on Russian troops in Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumivka, Kleshcheevka and Bakhmut.

Over the past 24 hours, the Representation reported 31 instances of firing by the AFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 27 attacks from a shock UAV, 155mm artillery.

On Gorlovsky three artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

Having fired 168 units of various ammunition.

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

Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a woman, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.

Wounds of varying severity were received by nine civilians in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and the previously liberated Staromlinovka.

Damaged two residential buildings in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure.

In the previous day, 21 attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.