Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on June 23, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The four hundred eighty-fifth day of Russia's large-scale military aggression against our country has begun.

Forces of the Ukrainian Defense are continuing offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes. On the Novodanilivka — Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka — Novofedorovka axes, they had partial success, consolidating their positions at the achieved lines, inflicting artillery fire on identified targets of the enemy, conducting counter-battery measures.

The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on defending and preventing our troops from advancing on the Orilivsky axis, using reserves, attempting to restore lost positions.

Forces of the Ukrainian Defense are continuing to hold back the advance of Russian forces on the Lyman, Avdiyivka, and Mariinka axes. Particularly fierce battles are taking place:

on the Lyman axis — in the area of the village of Bihorivka, Luhansk region;

on the Avdiyivka axis — in the areas of the villages of Severne and Avdiivka, Donetsk region;

on the Mariinka axis — in the areas of the villages of Mariinka and Pobedy, Donetsk region.

Forces of the Ukrainian Defense are bravely holding their defense, inflicting losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment.

The aggressor is concentrating its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Mariinka axes — over 30 combat engagements took place during the day.

On the night of June 23, the enemy struck Ukraine with strategic aviation. This time, the attack was directed at a military airfield in Khmelnytskyi region.

The launches were carried out shortly after midnight from the Caspian Sea by four bombers Tu-95ms.

All 13 cruise missiles X-101/X-555 were destroyed by air defense, most of them in Khmelnytskyi region.

Over the past day, the enemy carried out a missile and aviation strike on Ukrainian territory, using three aeroballistic missiles Kh-47 "Kinzhal," three cruise missiles Kh-22, and four kamikaze drones Shahed-136/131. Three kamikaze drones were destroyed by air defense forces and means.

In addition, the enemy carried out 49 aviation strikes and nearly 50 shelling with multiple rocket launchers.

The probability of missile and aviation strikes on all Ukrainian territory remains very high.

On the Volynsky and Polesky axes, the operational situation — no significant changes.

On the Northern and Slobozhansky axes, the enemy carried out aviation strikes in the areas of Ogircevo and Plytenivka, Kharkiv region. Conducted mortar and artillery shelling of the villages Novovasylivka, Stebne, Vorozhba, Kyndrativka, Andriyivka, Pysaryvka, Nova Sich, Slavgorod in Sumy region, as well as Udi, Veterinarnoe, Graniv, Kosach Lopan', Plytenivka, Tikhie, Varvarivka, Budarki, Chugunivka, Ambarne in Kharkiv region.

On the Kupyansk axis, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions towards Sinkyvka. Carried out an aviation strike near Kyslivka. The villages of Otradne, Kolodyazhne, Krasnoe Prishele, Figolivka, Novomlynivsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masutivka, Kyslivka and Berestevo in Kharkiv region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.

On the Lyman axis, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions towards Bihorivka, Luhansk region. Carried out aviation strikes in the areas of Nevskiy, Luhansk region, and Ivanivka, Torskoye, Bihorivka, Dibrova, and Sporny Donetsk region. The villages of Nevskoe, Dibrova, Bihorivka in Luhansk region and Torskoye, Serbyanka, Verkhnyokamianske, Sporny, Rozdolyvka in Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.

On the Bakhmut axis, the enemy carried out aviation strikes in the areas of Bogdanivka, White Hill and North Donetsk region. The villages of Rai-Oleksandrivka, Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka, South, and New York in Donetsk region suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

On the Avdiyivka axis, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions towards Severne and Avdiivka. Carried out aviation strikes near Avdiivka and Nevelskoye. Conducted artillery shelling of the villages Lastochkine, Avdiivka, Karlivka, Pervomaiske, and Nevelskoe in Donetsk region.

On the Mariinka axis, the enemy carried out offensive actions towards Mariinka and Pobedy in Donetsk region, without success. Carried out an aviation strike near Krasnogorivka. At the same time, conducted artillery shelling of the villages Maximilianske, Mariinka, Georgiyivka, and Pobedy in Donetsk region.

On the Shakhtarsk axis, the enemy carried out an aviation strike in the areas of Zolotoy Niva, Velyka Novosilka, and Blagodatnoye. Conducted shelling of the villages Paraskevivka, Novomikhaylivka, Blagodatne in Donetsk region.

On the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson axes, the enemy continues defensive actions, concentrating its main efforts on preventing our troops from advancing. Attempted to restore lost positions near Makarivka, Donetsk region. Carried out aviation strikes in the areas of Shtorshevoye, Makarivka, Donetsk region, and Levadnoye Zaporizhzhya region. Conducted artillery shelling of the villages Novoocheretuvate, Makarivka, Shtorsheve, Zeleno Pole, Temirivka in Donetsk region; Levadnoe, Chernoye, Hulaypole, Charyvne, Novoandriyivka, Stepanove, Pyatykhatsky, Zolota Balka, Mikhailivka, Dudchani, Ivanivka, Sadovoe, Molodyzhne, Bilyozerkva, Antonivka, Kherson and Dniprovskoye in Kherson region.

Suffering heavy losses, Russian terrorists are using Ukrainian citizens as a «human shield.» Thus, to the temporarily occupied Kreminna arrived a detachment of Russian occupiers consisting of over 300 people. The oppressors were quartered in small groups among private homes among local residents.

The aviation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out seven strikes on areas of enemy personnel concentration and four — on enemy air defense missile systems during the past day.

Subunits of rocket troops and artillery over the course of a day inflicted damage to one command post, four areas of enemy personnel concentration and military equipment, two ammunition depots, one depot for propellant materials, 23 artillery subunits on firing positions, two electronic warfare means, and two communication nodes of the enemy.

Over the past day, subunits of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in total destroyed: 680 Russian occupiers, four tanks, 15 armored combat vehicles, 44 artillery systems, three air defense means, nine tactical drones, 30 units of enemy motor transport and six units of special equipment.

Believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We will win! Glory to Ukraine!