Bob Homans June 2
20220603
Ukraine – 6/2 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
June 2, 2022
The Latest Denis
Denis’ description of the current situation in and around Severodonetsk, where the Russians may be close to taking over the entire city, might leave the Russians in a position not too dis-similar to the position of the Union Army prior to Battle of Fredericksburg, fought between December 11 & 15, 1862. There, the Union Army trying to get to Richmond, the Capital of the Confedracy, had to cross the Rappahannock River, move through the town of Fredericksburg, and assault Confederate positions on the high ground behind the town, a place called Marye’s Heights where Confederate General James Longstreet had placed his cannons. They were able to fire down on Union soldiers climbing up the incline. The Union Army was routed.
Today, the Siverskyi Donets River is the Rappahannock and the City of Lysychansk plays the role of both Fredericksburg and Marye’s Heights. From Lysychansk, on the far bank of the Siverskyi Donets Rover, Ukrainians can direct artillery fire down on Severodonetsk, and continue to bleed the strength of Russian forces. We’ll see how it plays out but, as I surmised yesterday, because of its topography,, Lysychansk is the key city in Luhansk, and not Severodonetsk.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Northern Kherson has moved 15 km. and liberate approximately 20 villages. As I mentioned yesterday, Kherson has far more strategic value to Ukraine than does Donbas.
Denis also mentioned a fundraising appeal, involving dog tags produced from metal from a downed Russian SU-34. The dog tags contain a schematic of the plane, and its serial number. Minimum contribution is $1,000.00
Has Ukraine Really Lost 20% of its Territory?
This is what Pres. Zelenskyy said during his daily speech. I think it depends on how one defines “lost.” As described a couple of days ago, in this email, much of the territory Zelenskyy refers to is still being contested, primarily by partisans. This is especially true in the cities of Kherson, Melitopol, Berdyansk, and even Mariupol. If Ukrainian counteroffensives materialize, partisans will increasingly coordinate their operations with the regular Army.
When thinking about what Pres. Zelenskyy said, about Ukraine losing 20% of its territory, it’s worth stopping, to describe the Ukrainian order of battle as I understand it. First, there is the Army, then territorial defense units where there are so many people wanting to join that it’s over-subscribed. Then there are volunteer groups, like my friend’s female sniper team, who often operate under instructions from the Army. Then there are partisans alongside all sorts of civil society groups, the latter operating both inside and outside of temporarily occupied territory. Ukrainian civil society groups have strong similarities to the Committees of Public Safety and Committees of Correspondence during the Revolutionary War for American independence, where the committees acted as almost shadow governments to the British colonial administration.
Everyone seems to have a theory on how this war will end. Here’s mine. It may end because the Ukrainian order of battle, especially the groups other than the Army, including territorial defense, volunteers, partisans, and civil society, will wear out the Russians trying to control temporarily occupied territories in Ukraine, causing the Russians to withdraw. There have been plenty of wars involving formations similar to territorial defense units, and partisans. The weaponization of civil society seems uniquely Ukrainian and prior to Ukrainian, American.
Most people seem to focus on the weapons Ukraine is getting. While the weapons are critical, in my opinion Ukraine’s order of battle will be a much bigger factor in Ukraine’s ultimate victory.
Destroyed Ukrainian Art
The following quote is from an article in today’s Kyiv Independent – “In 1937, Pablo Picasso, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest painters in history, said after visiting an exhibition in Paris: “I bow down before the artistic miracle of this brilliant Ukrainian.” He was talking about the folk painter Maria Prymachenko and her paintings in the “naive art” genre. Eighty-five years later, on Feb. 26 2022, a collection of 25 of her works almost burned up when the Russian military fired on a museum in the village of Ivankovo in Kyiv Oblast. The museum’s other exhibits, such as works of the Ukrainian embroiderer Hanna Veres, did not survive the fire.”
Kudos to Picasso who, in 1937, referred to Prymachenko not as a brilliant Soviet, but as a “brilliant Ukrainian.” Russia wants to wipe Ukraine, and Ukrainians, off the map, and Russia has been very clear about their intention. Targeting museums is one part of Russia’s strategy. For this reason, if there is any ceasefire or negotiated settlement involving ceding of Ukrainian territory, in my opinion Ukrainians will keep fighting, because they’ll see such an agreement as only a pause in Russia’s ultimate objective. Ukrainians now have the weapons to keep fighting, and there is nothing the West, or Russia, can do to stop them. Ukrainians have no other choice.
The article went on to say that part of the blame for the loss of these treasures must be laid on Ukraine itself, especially the Zelenskyy Administration. According to the article, “the highest levels of government made no other publicly known efforts to preserve the museum collections in the days leading up to the war. Yana Barinova, Head of the cultural department of the City of Kyiv, believes the protection of museum collections was not a top priority for the government. It was “part of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s efforts to prevent panic,” art historian Konstantin Akinsha believes.” A couple of days before the start of the war, Zelenskyy told Ukrainians to calm down, that everyone will be enjoying barbecue during the May Holidays. Here we are.
Slovak Minister of Defence: Ukraine signed a contract with Slovakia to supply eight Zuzana2 howitzers.
Head of the Security Council Commission: Deliveries of long-range weapons from the US threaten the territory of Russia and require demilitarization of Ukraine to a «depth» much greater than of Donbas.
British Defense Minister said that the UK will send multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine to help defend itself against Russia. Missile launchers can strike targets up to 80 kilometres away, offering “a significant boost in capability for the Ukrainian forces".
The Wall Street Journal: Hundreds of Russian soldiers serving near the Ukrainian border who refused to take part in the war were dismissed in March for failing to obey orders.
Reuters: After three months of silence, Merkel expressed solidarity with Ukraine. She called Russian actions a "barbaric war."
Director of TFCBP: The Russian «Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant», which employs 7,000 people, was shut down until the end of June. There are no bearings, which were previously supplied by the US. It has not yet been possible to find domestic analogues.
The Minister of Defense of Lithuania announced that today an agreement was signed with the President of the Turkish Defense Agency on the purchase of the Bayraktar strike drone for Ukraine. Citizens of Lithuania raised €6 million for the purchase.
Reuters: The United States will sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with up to 8 Hellfire missiles. The Gray Eagle can stay aloft for up to 30 hours, its published range is up to 250 miles, and published ceiling is at least 29,000 feet (just over 8,800 meters). It is unclear if Ukraine’s agreement not to target Russia applies only to the multiple-launch rockets Ukraine will receive from the U.S. and U.K., or will it also apply to the Gray Eagle.
Press secretary: President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman did not allow 80 citizens of the republic to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Foreign Minister: Italy is ready to help clear the Black Sea for grain exports from Ukraine. Italy has already expressed its readiness to participate in warm-ups and seeks the central role of the UN, and possibly other partners like Turkey, for the effective development and coordination of operations."
Interfax: The largest developer in Russia - PIK Group - was on the verge of default. PIK Securities DAC, the company that issues PIK dollar Eurobonds maturing in 2026, was unable to transfer funds to pay off the coupon payment to bondholders on May 18. Non-payment of interest is a "potential default event", PIK's statement.
Die Welt: Instead of modern Marder BMP models, Germany plans to provide Ukraine with vehicles sold to Greece almost 30 years ago. According to the publication, BMPs from the stocks of the National People's Army of the country will be delivered from Greece to Ukraine, and Athens will receive "the same amount" of modern Marder in return.
Politico: The United Kingdom has asked the United States to allow the shipment of modern American-made M270 medium-range MLRS to Ukraine. The British Prime Minister spoke about this today with the US President. The next step is a discussion between the British Foreign Secretary and US Secretary of State.
Pentagon: the new US military aid package for Ukraine includes:
● MLRS and ammunition;
● 4 Mi-17 helicopters;
● 1000 Javelin missiles and 50 command launchers;
● 5 anti-artillery radars and 2 air surveillance radars;
● 6000 anti-tank guns;
● 15 tactical vehicles;
● 15000 155-mm artillery shells.
● The United States will consider defensive any use of HIMARS MLRS by Kyiv on the territory of Ukraine. The key issue for the United States is that strikes should not be carried out on the territory of Russia.
● 4 HIMARS systems will be delivered for training. For training on HIMARS, the Ukrainian military will need approximately three weeks.
Bloomberg: Hungary demanded that Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church not be included in the EU sanctions list. Neither the United States, Great Britain or Canada should abide by the EU decision to exempt Kirill from its latest round of sanctions. Based on Kirill’s “priors,” as a cigarette smuggler while Metropolitan of Kaliningrad, and his control over his church’s financial network, Kirill is almost certainly facilitating movement of dirty money belonging to sanctioned Russians out of Russia and into the Weestern financial system.
Sky News: Head of the US Cyber Command - The US military is conducting "offensive hacking operations" in support of Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General: We are following Putin's nuclear training exercises very closely, and these threats are quite dangerous, they increase tension. We remind the Russian Federation that a nuclear war cannot be won, therefore it does not need to be waged.
US Secretary of State: The Ukrainians gave guarantees to the US that they would not use long-range weapons systems against targets in Russia.
● Announces $700 million in new US military aid to Ukraine.
● The fighting in Ukraine will continue for "many months".
● The United States currently sees neither systematic help from China to Russia to circumvent sanctions, nor any significant military support.
Bloomberg Billionaires Index: The overall fortune of Russian richest billionaires has plummeted since the beginning of 2022 - by June 1, entrepreneurs have lost a total of $41.48 billion.
Welt: German Foreign Minister - The arrival of IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine will not happened until this Fall. She explains the delay by the fact that the weapons will be supplied by the manufacturing company 'Diehl' directly to Ukraine, and not from the Bundeswehr.
Head of the State Duma Defense Committee: The so-called "special operation" of the Russian Federation in Ukraine will end when Kyiv is "ripe" for negotiations.
The ex-journalist of the Russian Channel One, Marina Ovsyannikova, who made an anti-war performance on the air of RosTV in March, was entered into the 'Peacemaker' database. She is charged with "Participation in information and propaganda special operations of the Kremlin aimed at eliminating sanctions pressure on Russia".
Russian foreign Minister: Complains that there is practically no dissent. Isolated calls for some kind of strategic autonomy for Europe drown in the friendly chorus of those who demand the unity of the West. Kyiv's demands to the West regarding the supply of MLRS go beyond all limits and decency, this is a direct provocation.
RBC: Yesterday Putin dismissed five generals and one police colonel
● Head of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Vladimir Region, Police Major General;
● Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Altai Territory Major General;
● Head of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Yaroslavl Region, Major General;
● Head of the Operational Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Major General;
● Deputy Head of the Department for Logistics and Medical Support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Major General;
● First Deputy Head of the Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Police Colonel.
Reuters: Turkish President said he has not yet received proposals to unblock Finland and Sweden from joining NATO.
● Anadolu: Turkish President announced the start of a special operation in northern Syria, where Turkey intends to establish a 30-kilometer security zone. He called the liberation of the cities of Manbij and Tel Rifat its goal. He explained the start of the special operation by the fact that the United States and Russia have not fulfilled their obligations to create such a safe zone in the border area.
Russian ambassador in Warsaw: Moscow is not going to attack Poland. Russia does not want to threaten its security.
Russian parliamentarians think it logical to hold one referendum across all southern Ukraine before annexing it entirely. I hope that the Kherson region, the "DNR" and "LNR" can join Russia in July.
The New York Times, Oleksandr Dvornikov, the butcher of Aleppo, appointed to command the special operation in Ukraine in April, has not appeared at the front for two weeks. Sources believe that this indicates his removal. One more Russian general destroyed in Ukraine. Before he was appointed Commanding General for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Dvornikov was in charge of the Southern Theater, including Kherson, where Russia experienced much of its original success.
Kremlin Press Secretary: The Kremlin does not believe Zelenskii's statements that Kyiv will not attack Russia with the help of American MLRS.
De Morgen: Belgian Ministry of Defense - Belgium will not be able to supply Ukraine with M109 howitzers. The reason is that the OIP company is asking ten times more for the howitzers than it paid for them itself. Negotiations between the and the OIP broke down.
German Defense Ministry: The Bundeswehr reserve does not have missile defense missiles and IRIS-T radar systems, which the German Chancellor promised Ukraine as military assistance. This is a question that is directed, ultimately, to the industry. Because we don’t have these systems at our disposal.
US State Department: The United States will tighten sanctions due to Russia's attempts to annex the Kherson region. Punitive economic sanctions against those who support these crimes will also be tightened.
The Russian appointed mayor of Mariupol and signed a twinning agreement with Putin’s appointed head of St. Petersburg. Now they are twin cities.
Financial Times: The European Commission will propose to impose tariffs on Russian oil if EU members fail to agree on a timeline for the cessation of pipeline supplies. Such duties will make Russian oil uncompetitive.
NATIONAL
British intelligence report:
● Russia has taken control of most of Sievierodonetsk. The main road into the Sievierodonetsk pocket likely remains under Ukrainian control but Russia continues to make steady local gains, enabled by a heavy concentration of artillery. This has not been without cost, and Russian forces have sustained losses in the process.
● Crossing the Siverskyi Donets River - which is a natural barrier to its axes of advance - is vital for Russian forces as they secure the Luhansk region and prepare to switch focus to the Donetsk region.
● Potential crossing sites include between Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk; and near recently-captured Lyman. In both locations, the river line likely still remains controlled by Ukrainian forces, who have destroyed existing bridges.
● It is likely Russia will need at least a short tactical pause to re-set for opposed river crossings and subsequent attacks further into the Donetsk region, where Ukrainian Armed Forces have prepared defensive positions.
The Institute for the Study of War:
● Russian forces reportedly made incremental advances north of Sloviansk but likely have not yet been able to take control of the road into Sloviansk.
● Russian forces are attempting to advance towards Lysychansk from the south and west to avoid having to fight across the Siverskyi Donets River from Sievierodonetsk but are having limited successes so far.
● Russian troops made incremental gains north of Avdiivka.
● Russian troops reportedly destroyed Ukrainian-built bridges over the Inhulets River near Davydiv Brid in response to Ukrainian counteroffensive pressure.
● The Armed Forces of Ukraine threaten to interrupt the main supply route of the Russian forces on the border of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. As a result of the counterattack of the Ukrainian forces, Russia adopted a defensive strategy. Russians also tried to scout the Ukrainian positions with combat, but without success.
Gospodarka: Ukraine has decided to purchase from Poland about 60 more AHS Krab self-propelled artillery mounts worth about €700 million in addition to the 18 that the Poles previously donated free of charge.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: From the territory of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, the enemy fired artillery from units of the Defense Forces in the areas of the settlements of Belopillia and Stukalivka in the Sumy region.
● In the Sloviansk direction, the Russian army fired artillery at Ukrainian units in the areas of the settlements of Sviatohorsk and Ridne. The Russians were advancing in the direction of Dovhenke and Dibrovne, but suffered losses and withdrew.
● In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy is conducting assault operations in the village of Severodonetsk, with partial success, and has established control over the eastern part of the city.
● In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian troops are storming the village of Komyshuvakha, but failing.
● In some localities, the Russians are organizing the restoration of damaged military equipment at the facilities of local enterprises. So, the repair of military equipment was discovered in the city of Beryslav in the shops of the Beryslav Machine-Building Plant.
● The occupiers fired mortars from the territory of Russia at the settlements of Seredyna-Buda, Prohres of the Sumy region and Leonivka of the Chernihiv region.
● In the Lyman direction, the Russian Army conducted combat operations in the direction of the settlement of Raihorodok, suffered losses and withdrew.
● The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two high-speed Russian boats, ready to sabotage in the Dnipro-Buh estuary.
● Russia dragged 2 of its "Raptors" from Zmiinnyi to Sevastopol and increased the number of missile ships in the Black Sea to 3.
Ukrainian Prime Minister: The governments of Ukraine and Poland want to create a joint venture for the manufacture of weapons and military equipment. This will bring our defense and military cooperation to a new level and will allow us to create modern types of defensive weapons.
● A memorandum of intent for cooperation with Poland in the energy sector was signed at today's meeting. Our countries agreed on the need to increase cross-border trade in electricity and restore the Khmelnytskyi NPP - Rzeszow power transmission line.
User survey in government e-portal Diia (1 726 452 participants). Most Ukrainians express a desire to freely own weapons for personal use.
● 59% are in favor of the free carrying of weapons;
● 22% - categorically against;
● 19% - believe that it is possible to have a weapon, but not carry it with you.
At the same time, permission should be issued only to citizens who meet the requirements of the law.
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs: Since the beginning of the war, National Police investigators have launched 393 criminal proceedings on crimes committed by the military of the Russian Federation, as a result of which 588 children suffered: 162 died, 323 were injured, 103 disappeared.
● Confirms that the head of the so-called "DPR" Pushylin was wounded in Lyman. RosSMI spoke with the so-called "head" of the "DPR" Pushylin, saying he was not wounded in Lyman. Thus, the words of the the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Andrusiv were not confirmed.
● Exposed the owners of a well-known Kyiv chain of restaurants, who legalized money received in Ukraine and transferred it to the Russian Federation. The funds were also transferred to the accounts of a Cypriot company, through which the financing and management of business in Russia was carried out.
● Currently there is a decrease in such crimes as severe bodily harm resulting in death, robbery, theft at the moment. At the same time, after some time, due to the deterioration of the socio-economic situation in the country, there may be an increase in crime.
● The Russians launched a missile attack on the Beskydy railway tunnel, which runs through the Carpathians in the Lviv region.
Defense Ministry of Ukraine: The Russian troops are equipping positions in the Briansk region, 3 km from the state border of Ukraine. The government expects that in the future there will be an increase in the intensity of shelling of positions of Ukrainian troops, as well as infrastructure facilities in the Sumy Region.
Polish Embassy in the EU: Polish Prime Minister opened modular towns in Borodianka and Bucha that can accommodate more than 1,000 people.
Russian soldiers who joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and became the Legion "Freedom of Russia" captured a tank from the soldiers of the Russian Federation.
State Security Service: The deputy head of the Chernivtsi regional military administration was charged with fraud. According to the Security Service, the official facilitated the use of ambulances for commercial purposes, which were transferred to Ukraine from Italy as humanitarian support.
● Released an intercepted mobile phone conversation between a Russian soldier and a conscript from occupied Donbas. The conscript complains of poor treatment by Russians, and the Russian soldier tells him that cannon fodder is not allowed an opinion.
● Russian forces are instructed to "level to the ground" Ukrainian settlements that they cannot take in a fair fight as per another intercepted telephone conversation.
● Russian soldiers are massively kidnaping men in the temporarily occupied territories and demanding ransom. The amount depends on the family condition and ranges from 10 to 30 thousand dollars.
Energoatom Head: Ukraine’s Nuclear Energy company says that five hundred Russians are stationed at the Zaporizhzhia NPP and they possess a substantial quantity of explosive ordinance. Enemy troops are located directly on the site; there are about 500 soldiers, a large number of equipment and explosives. This creates dangerous work conditions.
Presidential Administration: Ukraine has lost 35 percent of GDP due to the Russian invasion.
The State Bureau of Investigation: The agency seized liquefied gas, which partially government owned Ukrnafta sold at half of market price - if the sale had been allowed it would have led to lower tax payments of 300 million hryvnias. The company is controlled by Ihor Kolomoysky, the Oligarch who brought Zelensky to politics.
National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) – According to BNE Intellinews, today the NBU increased its discount rate from 10%, as it was at the start of the war, to 25%. Since the start of the war Ukraine’s currency, the Hryvna, bas been surprisingly stable at around UAH 27 to 28 to $1.00. Recently the Hryvna has begun to depreciate. This move by NBU is likely, in part, an effort to defend the Hryvna.
USM: Russian troops fired on a tanker in the port of Ochakov. A single cluster munition bomb hit a Brentix tanker. The fire was extinguished by the crew, no one was injured.
Operational Command Pivden "South". Russia located missile launchers on Zmiinyi Island. Probably they plan to use them on Odesa.
● Russians dress up in the uniform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and go to the houses of locals to identify Ukrainian activists and patriots in the Kherson region. Those who trustingly begin to tell, thinking that they are helping their own, are grabbed and taken out in an unknown direction without explanation.
Operational Command “Skhid’(East) Ukrainian forces repelled 1 attack by Russian troops today and destroyed an ammunition depot. Also today, the defenders in their area of responsibility eliminated 38 Russian soldiers, 1 armored personnel carrier, 1 armored combat vehicle, 1 artillery system, 2 mortars, 2 ATTs, 1 drone and 1 BpAK crew.
KHARKIV
As a result of Russian shelling of the Kyiv district of Kharkiv, a school burst into flames, and the library burned down. During the extinction of the fire, rescuers found the body of a woman. Four people were rescued.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian troops shelled Tsirkuny village, and also hit Chuhuiv and Korobochkyne and Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka villages. Four civilians were injured.
A student was expelled from Kharkiv University for cooperation with the occupation authorities.
LUHANSK
Regional Military Administration:
● 11:41 June 2 2022 The Russian army is trying to break through the defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in several directions - from Zolote, Popasna, Komyshuvakha, Bilohorivka;
● Russians have not been successful in Sievierodonetsk capture in the past 24 hours;
● Russians withdrew from several streets of the city; - there is a connection with people in bomb shelters;
● several offices and vehicles have been destroyed in the Lysychansk hospital.
● 08:22 June 2 2022 The Sievierodonetsk plant «Azot», the Russians harmed the methanol tank and hit the hospital in Lysychansk. Another 52 houses were damaged. In villages where the Russians are storming, the streets and houses burn out.
● 20:43 June 1, 2022 The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out trial counterattacks in Severodonetsk and captured six Russians. Lysychansk is under Ukrainian control. This is a militarily advantageous position. The location of the city on a hill gives many opportunities.
● 19:49 June 1, 2022 Reuters: No more than a fifth part of the territory of Severodonetsk remains under the control of Ukrainian forces, about 60% of the city has come under the control of the Russians. We have hope that, in spite of everything, we will liberate the city and will not allow it to be completely occupied. - About 12-13 thousand people remain in Severodonetsk, but almost the entire city infrastructure has been destroyed.
● 12:54 June 1, 2022 Russians control 70% of Severodonetsk, some of the defenders retreated to more advantageous positions. Another part continues to fight inside the city. Lysychansk is completely under Ukrainian control. All free settlements of the Luhansk region are constantly under shelling.
● A humanitarian cargo was delivered to the Hirske community of the Luhansk region today under shelling and 9 residents were evacuated. “We were driving in several cars so that there was more of a chance to slip through. One bus near Vrubivka did come under fire, the car was hit, but the people were unharmed.
DONETSK:
Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol: Over the past day from Mariupol to the filtration point in the village. Bezimennoe Russians delivered 355 people, including 32 children. Also 324 people, including 27 children, were deported to the city of Taganrog (Russia).
● The Russians are preparing to shell educational institutions in the Donetsk region. During the night, there were messages in the Russian networks about the arrangement of «firing positions of the National Battalions» in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
Mayor of Mariupol: More than 100 thousand people remain in Mariupol - since April they have not had access to drinking water and food, the Russians give them drinking water as wages for work.
The head of the Slovyansk stated that water supply in the city will be restored by the end of the day. Exceptions are the districts of Artyom-Lesnaya.
Regional Military Administration: As a result of the shelling of Svyatogorsk, two monks and a nun were killed in the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Lavra. Also, three monks were injured, two monastic buildings were damaged. The number of dead and injured laymen is currently unknown.
● Four civilians were killed in the Donetsk region yesterday - one each in Soledar, New York, Tatyanovka and Liman. Nine more people were wounded.
● Russian troops shelled Sloviansk. The private sector experienced destruction. No fatalities or injuries. There is no light in the town and the water supply has been cut off.
ZAPORIZHIA
Regional Military Administration:
KHERSON
The Ukrainian military achieved partial success in the Kherson region thanks to the counteroffensive. The head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration specifies that more than 20 settlements in the region have already been liberated from the side Dnipropetrovsk region.
In Kherson, Russian troops are looting Epicentrk mall and sending goods to Crimea. This indicates the understanding of the Russians that they will soon leave Kherson.
DNIPRO
Regional Military Administration: Russian troops fired three missiles from the 'Tornado' MLRS to the Synelnykove district of the Dnipro region.
● The Russian troops again shelled on the border with the Kherson region. They hit several times with artillery on the Zelenodolsk and Apostolove territorial communities. No people were injured.
MYKOLAIV
Regional Military Administration: As a result of shelling of Mykolaiv, the lines of one of the electrical substations were damaged. Problems will be removed in one and a half to two hours.
● In the morning, the shelling continued in the Bereznehuvate territorial community.
● During the night, the Russians shelled Ochakiv and Partyzanske village. Moreover, a missile was shot down near Vradiivka.
Mayor: As a result of today's shelling of Mykolaiv by Russian troops, two people were killed, two more were injured. 2 high-rise buildings, 4 private houses and utility buildings were damaged.
ODESA
Regional Military Administration:
REST OF UKRAINE
The head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, said there was a missile attack on a transport infrastructure facility. Five people were injured. There is no information about the dead yet.
● The occupiers hit the railway infrastructure in the Stryi and Sambir districts of the region. Railway facilities were significantly damaged, which delayed the trains.
● Five people were wounded. Four are in moderate condition, one person was slightly injured, there were no fatalities.
Sumy Regional Military Administration: At about 13:30, June 1 Russian troops launched a missile attack from an aircraft on the territory of the Shalyhin community in the Shostka district. 6 missiles were fired. Data on destruction and casualties are being specified.
● During the night, the Russian army launched missile strikes on the Sumy region: at least three people were wounded, one house is destroyed, and several others are damaged.
Kyiv Territorial Defense Brigade: Russia can open a "second front" in the Kyiv direction It's too early for the residents of the capital to relax. For Kyiv, there is a threat, first of all, of terrorist attacks from Russia with ballistic and cruise missiles.
Ternopil City Council: Street musicians were forbidden to sing songs in Russian in Ternopil. The relevant decision was made by the executive committee.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://invite.viber.com/?g2=AQBD3wxTrZ6XUU7IdXeHUfjVCydekezQCCGuwYnT6qPd1r7n1aVbFIewa6ng6Lis