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2026-06-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Current information on the situation on the front line on June 22 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:55 In the field laboratory of the anti-aircraft division of the 61st Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center group, operators of interceptor drones are mastering piloting and repair of UAVs (Dobropolsky direction).

21:37 In the period from 7.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 141 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were flying over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Smolensk, Tula, Oryol regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

20:24 FPV drone operators of the Vostok group intercepted delivery of material resources to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Molniy-2 crews from the Sever group destroyed an enemy fortified position that was being formed in the Sumy region.

Drone operators from the Center group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces communication stations and drones in the Dobropillya and Dnipropetrovsk directions.

FPV interceptor operators from the Zapad group rammed an enemy R-18 UAV near Krasny Liman.

18:02 Russian Aerospace Forces crews inflicted FAB-500 aerial bomb strikes on the drone control center and the temporary deployment point of the 15th separate NGU fire brigade in the areas of the Annovka and Dobropolye settlements.

16:50 UAV operators of the Northern Guard daily conduct painstaking work to destroy the communications and electronic warfare equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16:17 Calculations of the Kurier NRTK of the Dnepr group demining access roads for the advancement of troops in the Orekhovo direction.

15:33 Artillerymen of the "Southern" group destroyed temporary deployment point and ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Konstantinovka).

Working effectively with UAV crews, artillerymen carried out precision strikes on a designated temporary Ukrainian Armed Forces deployment site and destroyed an ammunition depot the enemy had established in a private home. A direct hit caused a fire in the building, which detonated the shells and mines stored there.

15:20 Specialists of the BPS troops with the help of the Geranium UAV hit fuel and lubricants storage facility at the Kancerovka oil depot, used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (near the village of Vysokogornoye, Zaporizhia Oblast).

15:11 Attack aircraft of the 3rd Army Corps of the "Southern" group are being displaced. The enemy has been driven from their positions in Konstantinovka. Over the past 24 hours, 103 buildings in the city have been liberated from Ukrainian militants.

UAV operators accompany the attack aircraft, monitor the situation and record the results of combat operations.

14:58 Units of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group are moving forward in the southern and southwestern districts of Krasny Liman. In one day, assault troops liberated 53 buildings from Ukrainian militants.

Supported by drone operators and artillery, fighters operate in small groups and clear apartment buildings and private homes. FPV drones destroy Ukrainian military equipment, firing positions, and shelters in basements and upper floors.

13:10 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of June 22, 2026)

Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and motorized infantry brigades and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Radkovka, Tolstodubovo, and Bachevsk in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kolodezne, Ternovaya, Bely Kolodez, and Rubizhne in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 210 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 16 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, a field artillery gun, and an Israeli-made RADA counter-battery station.

Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Lozovaya and Grushevka in the Khar'kpov region, and 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 continue to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces formations and advance westward.

Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division in the northwestern part of the city captured ten enemy strongholds and cleared 46 buildings of Ukrainian armed forces.

As a result of the fire strike in the city over the past 24 hours, up to 30 militants, two vehicles, an ATV, and six remotely controlled robotic systems were destroyed.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy lost over 220 servicemen, 17 vehicles, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Starodubovka, Kramatorsk, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka, and Vasilyevskaya Pustosh in the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the village of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, units and parts of the "Southern" group of troops continue their offensive in all directions, destroying scattered enemy groups in the southwestern part of the village.

In one day, 103 buildings were liberated from Ukrainian militants.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 85 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles, a self-propelled artillery unit, an electronic warfare station, 21 ground robotic systems, and 27 unmanned aerial vehicle control centers.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost up to 165 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 12 cars and a self-propelled artillery unit.

Units of the "Center" force group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Zolotoy Kolodez, Novogrishino, Dobropillya, Rubizhne, and Vodyanske in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novogrigorovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 335 servicemen, three vehicles, and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Pokrovskoe, Kolomiytsy, Gavrilovka, Vodyane, Chaplino, and Dibrova in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Shyroke in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 460 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a self-propelled artillery unit, and eight vehicles.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Yurkovka, Orekhov, and Lyubimovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

More than 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, nine vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:45 In a forested area near the village of Ivolzhanskoye, the enemy deployed a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS. Special Forces of the Guards "North" destroyed installation.

09:42 UAV crews of a separate special forces battalion destroyed enemy infantry and equipment.

Artillerymen of the 3rd Army Corps covered shelters with Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.

08:28 Geran-2 Seeker UAV crews hit a major logistics center for Nova Poshta. The Ukrainian Armed Forces used it to store weapons, drones, and components.

07:49 During the night, from 20:00 Moscow time on June 21 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 22, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 301 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Rostov, Tambov, Tver, Tula, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

05:00 Artillerymen of the Center group destroyed a stronghold with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Dobropillya direction.

Fighters from the Vostok group destroyed enemy UAV control centers in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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