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2026-06-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Current information on the situation on the front line on June 21 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:53 Engineers of the assault units of the "Southern" group of troops with the TM-62 anti-tank mine destroyed dugout equipped by the enemy (Konstantinovka area).

21:16 In the period from 7.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 168 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Tver, Tula, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

20:24 Crews of the Geran-2 and Geran-2 Seeker UAVs inflicted a series of strikes on a fuel storage facility. It was used to supply Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles.

The area of the settlement of Gubinikha, Dnipropetrovsk region

The impact destroyed the storage facilities and caused a massive fire.

16:49 Russian Aerospace Forces crews hit two enemy command posts.

Objective control means confirmed the destruction of targets:

FAB-500 aerial bombs destroyed the UAV control center of the 4th separate rapid reaction brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the area of the village of Svetloe;

LMUR Kh-39 air-launched missile - UAV control post of the 115th separate mobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Nizhnyaya Zhuravka.

15:26 Attack UAV "Geran" liquidated warehouse with FPV drones and military-technical equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Zaporizhzhia region).

14:46 Operators of the Gerbera UAV of the Unmanned Systems Troops struck important energy facilities of the enemy in the Kyiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

14:21 Destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants retreating from Krasny Liman.

In the interests of the Zapad group, the crew of a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 launched a FAB-1500 aerial bomb against enemy fighters retreating from Krasny Liman.

The target was an abandoned boarding house near the village of Shchurovo, which the enemy used as a temporary deployment point.

As a result of the airstrike, up to 30 militants from the 63rd separate separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were killed.

14:14 Correction of the LBS near Novodanilovka on the Orekhovsky direction, –MAP

13:06 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of June 21, 2026)

Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized and a motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Bachevsk, Khotyn, Tolstodubovo and Radkovka in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov region, units of four mechanized brigades, a battalion of unmanned aerial systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ternovaya, Khatnee, Bely Kolodez, Velyki Prokhody, Rubizhne, and Kolodezne in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 215 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, six vehicles, a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple launch rocket system launcher, four NATO-made field artillery guns, and a radio-electronic reconnaissance station.

Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.

The manpower and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Maleevka, Grushevka, Novy Mir in the Khar'kov region, Rubtsy and Vovchiy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 25th Army are advancing in the northwestern part of the city. Units of the 31st and 37th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division have captured 12 enemy strongholds and cleared 53 buildings of Ukrainian armed forces.

Over the course of a day, more than 30 militants, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle with personnel, a pickup truck, and four ground robotic systems were destroyed in the city.

In the village of Shchurovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, in the building of a former boarding house, up to 30 militants from the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, retreating from the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, were destroyed by aviation.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy's losses amounted to over 210 servicemen, a tank, a US-made M1117 armored personnel carrier, five combat armored vehicles, 13 pickup trucks, a 155mm American M-114 howitzer, and three electronic warfare stations.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line.

Formations of four mechanized, airmobile and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pershomaryevka, Kramatorsk, Orekhovatka, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka and Nikanorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the village of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, units of the "Southern" group of troops conducted active offensive operations and continued to eliminate scattered enemy groups in the southwestern part of the village.

Over the past 24 hours, 104 buildings have been liberated from Ukrainian militants.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 85 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 16 vehicles, a field artillery gun, 24 ground robotic systems, and 25 unmanned aerial vehicle control centers.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost up to 185 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, four combat armored vehicles, 18 cars, three field artillery pieces, and a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.

Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, four National Guard brigades and the Azov* special forces brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belozerskoye, Dobropolye, Ivanovka, Rubezhnoye, Annovka, Krasny Kut and Novogrishino of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 280 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, five field artillery pieces, and a Grad multiple launch rocket system.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, two assault, five airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Malomykhaylovka, Mechetnoye, Gavrilovka, Chaplino, Ivanovka, Dibrova in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Chervona Krynytsia and Shyroke in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The enemy lost up to 500 troops, three armored combat vehicles, seven cars and a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kirovo, Yurkovka, Orekhov, Lyubimovka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

More than 60 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 20 cars, an artillery piece, and four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

12:50 Slavyansk direction. Advance of assault units of the Russian Armed Forces southwest of Krivaya Luka, MAP

10:47 In Sevastopol after an air raid in several areas of the city interruptions with light.

Several drones were shot down. One suppressed drone crashed onto the roof of an apartment building but did not explode. There were no injuries.

10:09 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.

In total, 91 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on June 20 and 9:00 a.m. on June 21. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 121 times. Drones attacked our territory 15 times with explosive devices.

9:49 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have fired 80 shots attacked territory of the Belgorod region.

The Belgorod, Borisov, Valuysky, Volokonovsky, Graivoronsky, Gubkinsky, Ivnyansky, Korocha, Krasnoyarsk, Rakityansky, Shebekinsky and Yakovlevsky districts were hit.

The enemy carried out eight artillery and multiple launch rocket system attacks. They also dropped explosive devices from UAVs four times.

Six civilians were wounded in the Volokonovsky, Graivoronsky, Rakityansky, and Shebekinsky districts. Three people continue to receive hospital treatment. Our medical staff is doing everything possible to ensure their speedy recovery and return home.

9:00 As a result of an attack by enemy UAVs on the Kerch Peninsula, four people were killed, twenty-eight were injured.

8:35 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 239 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Adygea, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

8:02 Artillerymen covered field warehouse of material resources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Konstantinovsky direction.

The facility was discovered during reconnaissance operations, and after its coordinates were confirmed, the target was handed over to artillery for destruction. Objective monitoring footage recorded the fire and confirmed the destruction of the warehouse.

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