Battlefield Update - 2023-06-04 (1)
βοΈπ·πΊπΊπ¦ Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on June 3
Throughout the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on the settlements of the Belgorod region: civilian objects were damaged, two women were killed, and at least two more people received shrapnel wounds.
However, compared to previous days, the intensity of enemy shelling of border areas has significantly decreased.
At the same time, Ukrainian formations again tried to strike at Berdyansk and Melitopol in the Zaporozhye region, but thanks to the well-coordinated work of air defense, casualties and significant damage were avoided.
The situation on the fronts has not undergone significant changes: artillery duels and mutual reconnaissance continue along the entire line of contact. At the same time, the other day, Russian units advanced west of Kuzemovka on the Svatovsky site.
Advance of the RF Armed Forces in the Svatovsky sector
At the Svatovsky site, Russian fighters recently attacked the positions of the 92nd Smbre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novoselovsky. During the ensuing battle, the RF Armed Forces were able to occupy several houses in the village. But the reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in time, as well as active fire support, forced the military personnel of the RF Armed Forces to retreat to their original positions in Kuzemovka.
In another area north of Kuzemivka, Russian reconnaissance groups pushed the Ukrainian formations out of positions near the railroad, occupying an important foothold on the opposite side of the railway line.
The assault groups of the 92nd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to counterattack from the Berestovoye area in the direction of Kuzemovka, but the attack was repulsed, and the Ukrainian formations were forced to retreat.
Positional battles and artillery duels continue along the entire front line in the Starobelsky direction. In the Kupyansky sector, units of the RF Armed Forces strike at enemy positions near Dvurechnaya. In the Svatovsky section, Russian troops advanced west of Kuzemovka, taking control of several sections of the railway.
In the Soledar direction, the situation has not undergone significant changes. The Ukrainian authorities report that the fighters of the PMC "Wagner" who remained in Bakhmut carry out instructor work with the arrived units of the regular army. At the same time, a significant number of enemy drones conducting reconnaissance of Russian positions are recorded in the area.
In the evening, a series of powerful explosions sounded in Slavyansk in the part of the DPR controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At onne of the places of arrivals a thick column of smoke rose. Presumably, the blow fell on the Khimprom plant. According to some reports, military equipment and weapons of the enemy were located on the territory of the facility.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian units continue to wage fierce battles in Maryinka. The Ukrainian command is transferring reserves to the site in order to hold the front line.
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops are actively using unmanned aircraft to destroy enemy strongholds and ammunition depots in the rear zone, preventing the accumulation of personnel and weapons for an attack.
In the Kherson direction, artillery of the RF Armed Forces hit the places of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kherson and its environs, as well as in Berislav, Kizomys and Zolotaya Balka. Also, units of the Dnepr group of troops intercepted a large enemy agricultural drone, converted into a strike one.
Shelling of rear territories and residential areas
Ukrainian formations continue to strike at border settlements in the Bryansk region. The Pogarsky district was under enemy fire: at least three rockets from the MLRS fell into the field. According to preliminary data, none of the civilians were injured.
"Solntsepek" destroyed the enemy's deployment point in the Gulyai-Pole area
The Russian military, with a strike from the Solntsepek TOS, destroyed the deployment point of Ukrainian militants in the Gulyaipole area, and the Malka self-propelled guns and the Uragan MLRS hit the ammunition depot. This was stated by the head of the press center of the Vostok group, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Chekhov.
In addition, two points of temporary deployment of the enemy in the Zaporozhye direction were hit by the fire of the Malka self-propelled guns, and the crews of the Uragan MLRS, an ammunition depot, vehicles, and manpower were also destroyed. Two ammunition depots in Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka were opened by air reconnaissance forces and destroyed by artillery fire.
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Footage of the use of high-precision artillery ammunition "Krasnopol" from @razved_dozor
Watch now (59 sec) | Footage of the use of high-precision artillery ammunition "Krasnopol" from @razved_dozor : the destruction of the BM-21 "Grad" in the Kupyansk direction, the defeat of the BM-21 "Grad", which was shelling Shebekino, as well as getting into one of their enemy shelters
βΌοΈπ·πΊ Brief of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special operation :
β½οΈ In the Kupyansk direction , air strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Novomlynsk, Sinkovka, Olshana and Timkovka of the Kharkov region.
π₯In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Berestovoe in the Kharkiv region, Rozovka, Novoselovskoe in the Luhansk People's Republic and Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, the activities of four Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.
π₯ Up to 70 Ukrainian military personnel, three cars, two pickup trucks, as well as a D-20 howitzer.
β½οΈ In the Krasno-Limansky direction , operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of the group of troops "Center" defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Yampolovka, Torskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Makeevka, Ploschanka, Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Lugansk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry .
π₯ A Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group was destroyed in the area of the village of Grigorovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
π₯ During the day, up to 65 Ukrainian military personnel, two armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, and also two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts.
π₯ In addition, an ammunition depot of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Serebryanka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
β½οΈ In the Donetsk direction , active combat operations of the assault groups of the Akhmat special forces detachment in the Maryinsky tactical direction, as well as units of the 1st Army Corps of the "Southern" group of troops in the area of the settlement of Avdiivka, continue.
π₯ During the fighting, up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two US-made M777 artillery systems, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.
π₯ In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Slavyansk and Minkovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, ammunition depots of the Liman operational-tactical group, as well as the 128th mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , were destroyed.
β½οΈ In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions , air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Shevchenko of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chervonoe, Poltavka, Preobrazhenka and Malaya Tokmachka of the Zaporozhye region.
π₯ Up to 240 Ukrainian military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, Msta-B howitzer, self-propelled artillery installation "Gvozdika" , as well as a combat vehicle MLRS "Grad".
π₯ Ammunition depots of the 11th artillery and 65th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Temirovka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporozhye region.
β½οΈ In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage , up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two cars, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installation, were destroyed.
π₯ Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over the past day hit 96 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 73 districts.
π₯ Near the city of Dnepropetrovsk, a workshop for the assembly of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles was hit by high-precision ground-based weapons.
π₯ Command and observation posts of the battalions of the 102nd territorial defense brigade and the 24th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Zaporozhye region and Dzerzhinsk, Donetsk People's Republic.
π₯ In addition, the command posts of the Ukrainian troops were hit in the area of the settlement of Slavyansk of the Donetsk People's Republic and the city of Sumy.
βοΈπ·πΊπΊπ¦ The situation in the Belgorod region - what is known by 18.00 June 4, 2023
A difficult situation is developing in the Belgorod region. Over the past two days, Russian cities and towns have been repeatedly fired from cannon rocket artillery.
Belgorod and Shebekino were hit, as well as Shchetinovka, Near Igumenka, Bogun-Gorodok, Stary, Tishanka, Kozinka, Glotovo, Prilesye , Grafovka , Novaya Tavolzhanka, Bezlyudovka, Murom, Ziborovka, and Maslova Pristan.
The most critical situation was noted in the Shebekinsky urban district, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired more than 500 units of various ammunition. It is noteworthy that a significant part of the shots falls near bridges and crossings on the Belgorod highway from Shebekino.
βοΈMost likely, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to destroy the logistics supply routes of the Russian group near the border with the Kharkov region.
π»Now there is a battle in Novaya Tavolzhanka, where a DRG in the amount of about 20 people without armored vehicles entered the village. This is the second attack attempt in a day.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are using the legend of the Vyruses from the so-called βRussian Volunteer Corpsβ to attack Russian territories. Both Polish and American mercenaries operate in the sabotage groups.
Curiously, doctors and orderlies are actively working with them, whose task is to evacuate the wounded and killed from the battlefield as quickly as possible to prevent the bodies of the dead from falling into the hands of the RF Armed Forces.
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π·πΊ πΊπ¦ Mass reconnaissance in battle in the Zaporozhye direction
the situation at the end of June 4, 2023
Simultaneously with the activation of Ukrainian formations in the Kharkiv and South-Donetsk directions today in the afternoon, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an attack from Malaya Tokmachka near Orekhov.
βͺοΈThe assault detachment conducted a sortie to the positions of the RF Armed Forces with the support of several units of armored vehicles. According to some reports, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to break through, but later the attack was repulsed, and control was restored.
βͺοΈOn the Vremyevsky ledge, according to the Archangel of the Special Forces, in the Bolshaya Novoselka area, the enemy launched an attack with forces of 10 tanks and more than 20 AFVs, which was ultimately repulsed.
βοΈAll these sorties are more like reconnaissance in combat and an assessment of the capabilities of both the Russian troops and the Ukrainian formations themselves, which operate as part of consolidated assault formations.
In the tactical group "Marun", which, will form the backbone of the offensive forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the organization of communications and the combat control system between the air assault formations (46 oambr, 82 airborne brigades, 71 ebr, and 132 reconnaissance battalions) is now being debugged.
Most likely, the next attempts, and more massive ones, will be made soon. Ukrainian formations on the front line today were issued with additional batteries, ammunition, and uniforms, they are ready for active hostilities.
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