Russia's war on Ukraine. 01.06.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked near Novyi Put and Tetkino.
On the Sumy direction, Russian forces continued fighting in the area of Vodolaha, Oleksiivka, attempted to advance on the northern outskirts of Kindrativka, on the northern outskirts of Yunakivka, near Oleksandriya, and attacked near Loknia and Novomykolayivka.
On the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced north of Starytsia.
Russian forces conducted an offensive near Starytsia and Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces are trying to break through to the northern outskirts of Kupiansk, attacked near Kamyanka, Kindrashivka, Radkivka, Pishchana, Stepova Novoselivka, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove, Kopanky, Orikhove, and Olkhivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced into the center of Lypove, attacked near Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, Karpivka, Novyi Myr, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces advanced near Hryhorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces advanced near Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka, and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced west of Popov Yar.
Russian forces advanced east of Dachne, attacked near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Yablunivka, Popov Yar, Poltavka, Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Pleshchiivka, Zoria, and Nova Poltavka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces attacked near Shevchenkove, Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoserhiyivka, and Zvirove.
Ukrainian Defense Forces hold positions in the north of Myroliubivka and are complicating enemy movements near Yelyzavetivka with drone strikes.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces advanced near Novomykolayivka, in the direction of Muravka, near Kotlyarivka, Orikhove, Bohdanivka, Andriivka, Konstyantynopil, and Bahatyr, and advanced on the eastern outskirts of Oleksiivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Bahatyr and Odradne.
On the Huliaypole direction, the 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Combined Arms Army captured Novopil. Russian forces advanced east of Zelene Pole, toward Fedorivka, attacked near Vesele, Vilne Pole, Shevchenkove, in the direction of Komar, and near Novosilka, Zelene Pole, and Novopil.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Komar, Zelene Pole, and Novopil, and are holding positions in the northwest of Vesele.
On the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced south of Kamianske.
Russian forces attacked in the direction of Novodanylivka, Pavlivka, and near Stepove.
General conclusion:
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces use Lancet drones less frequently but have significantly increased the use of fiber-optic-guided FPV drones. The enemy controls about 20% of Vovchansk.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces have significantly increased the number of artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions near Chasiv Yar.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 166 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attempted six times to break through Ukrainian defensive lines toward Lyptsi and near Vovchansk, Zapadne, and Vovchanski Khutory.
On the Kupyansk direction, there were 10 Russian attacks. Enemy assault actions were repelled in the areas of Pishchane, Stepova Novoselivka, and Zahryzove.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 18 times, trying to wedge into Ukrainian defense toward Zelena Dolyna, Karpivka, Novyi Myr, near Hrekivka, Torske, the Serebrianka Forest, and Ridkodub.
On the Siversk direction, two enemy attacks were successfully stopped in the areas of Hryhorivka and toward Verkhnyokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked six times in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, and toward Kurdyumivka.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks in the areas of Krymske and Toretsk.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 51 enemy assault actions were stopped near the settlements of Novoukrainka, Zoria, Nova Poltavka, Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Dachenske, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoserhiyivka, Kotlyarivka, Andriivka, and also toward the settlements of Novomykolayivka, Oleksiivka, Popiv Yar, and Poltavka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy carried out 12 attacks in the areas of Orikhove, Bahatyr, Zelene Pole, Novopil, and Vilne Pole.
On the Orikhiv direction, occupation forces stormed Ukrainian Defense Forces’ positions nine times toward Pavlivka, Novodanylivka, and near Stepove and Mali Shcherbaky.
On the Prydniprovske direction, one enemy attack was successfully stopped.
On the Kursk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the operation. Thirty-five combat engagements occurred; the enemy carried out 14 airstrikes.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Black Sea: 2 ships, including 2 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 12 cruise missiles.
Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 8 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out drone strikes on targets in Kursk Oblast; in Rylsk, a command post of the 76th Air Assault Division was hit by a missile strike.
A sabotage and reconnaissance group of Ukrainian Defense Forces blew up a railway bridge in the Melitopol area in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, causing a train carrying fuel tanks and freight wagons to derail.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 1427th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 18th Machine Gun-Artillery Division of the 68th Army Corps operates in Kursk Oblast.
The 106th Airborne Division storms Yunakivka.
The 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army operates near Popov Yar; the “Rubikon” Center for Advanced Drone Technologies is near Ivanopillya.
The 80th Tank Regiment of the 90th Tank Division of the 41st Combined Arms Army operates near Troitske.
The 42nd Motorized Rifle Division and the 291st Artillery Brigade of the 58th Combined Arms Army strike Ukrainian Defense Forces positions in Orikhove.
Possible operation situation developments:
The "Kursk" Group of Forces of the enemy’s "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping will attempt to breach toward the Yunakivka–Sudzha highway, which is currently under their fire control. A follow-on operational objective may involve securing the line of dominant heights in the vicinity of Yunakivka village and establishing a foothold in the border zone to the east, north, and northwest of Yunakivka—primarily along both banks of the Snagost River. Simultaneously, the enemy will seek to advance to the Oleksiivka–Yablunivka line and into the Yunakivka area.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy’s military command intends to deploy part of the “Kursk” Grouping of Forces to intensify the offensive operation in the north of Kharkiv Oblast.
On the Kupyansk direction, the command of the enemy's "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance with forces of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division from the bridgehead near Nove toward the high ground near the village of Cherneshchyna, and with forces of the 4th Tank Division, which is advancing on converging directions Raihorodka–Cherneshchyna and Pershotravneve–Kopanky, will attempt to encircle a tactical group of the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Grouping (OSG) defending along the Novoyehorivka–Hrekivka line.
On the Lyman direction, the forces of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance towards the Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve line while simultaneously advancing near Torske to approach Lyman from the east. The 25th Combined Arms Army will advance in the Dibrova – Yampil direction and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest in order to break through the communication lines of the "Khortytsia" OSG.
On the Siversk direction, the command of the enemy's "Yug (South)" Operational Grouping will attempt to eliminate the Siversk salient held by "Khortytsia" OSG and break through towards the Sloviansk – Kramatorsk agglomeration. The 3rd Combined Arms Army will try to break through to the northern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River between Yampil and Hryhorivka, and from the southeast – toward Siversk.
On the Toretsk direction, in the near future the enemy will attack Shcherbynivka and Novospaske simultaneously from the south, from the direction of Leonidivka, along both banks of the Kryvyi Torets River.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the command of the enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping and the 3rd Army, in particular, may soon change the direction of their main strike and shift it to the north of Chasiv Yar, launching an offensive on both sides of the Bakhmut–Sloviansk road along the Orikhovo-Vasylivka–Minkivka and Blahodatne–Pryvillya directions, which would allow them to break through to the forward approaches of Sloviansk directly from the southeast and create a real threat to the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Grouping (OTG) of Ukrainian Defense Forces by executing a deep flanking maneuver on its right flank. If the enemy manages to achieve operational surprise in these directions and advance to tactical depth, the situation in the Kolodyazi–Hryhorivka sector on the Lyman direction could radically deteriorate for the “Khortytsia” OSG.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 01.06.25
Personnel - almost 988,560 (+1,230);
Tanks – 10,872 (+5);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,656 (+4);
Artillery systems – 28,527 (+52);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,401 (+1);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,173 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 50,325 (+127);
Aircraft - 372 (0);
Helicopters – 336 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 38,366 (+151);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,268 (+3);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
Starting at 19:30 on May 31, the enemy launched 472 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and various decoy drones, 3 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 4 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles against Ukraine. As of 13:30, preliminary data indicates that air defense neutralized 385 enemy aerial threats: 210 enemy UAVs and 3 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles. Of these, 213 were shot down with firepower, and 172 were lost or suppressed by electronic warfare. HIts were recorded in 18 locations.
During the night of June 1, Russian forces struck critical infrastructure and private residential areas in Zaporizhzhia, causing a fire. One woman was injured.
A Russian overnight strike on Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi District in Odesa Oblast damaged private homes and a recreation center building, which caught fire. No casualties were reported.
In Zhytomyr Oblast, a Russian attack last night damaged private houses, farm buildings, and a business.
Overnight on June 1, the enemy launched a massive attack on Kyiv Oblast using a mix of UAVs, cruise, and ballistic missiles. Fifteen drones were intercepted. There were no civilian casualties or hits on critical infrastructure. In the Bila Tserkva District, private residential homes were damaged.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on a training unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces — as of 12:50, at least 12 people were killed and over 60 wounded.
In the morning and afternoon of June 1, Russian forces carried out artillery and drone strikes on Kherson, killing an elderly woman and a man, and injuring four others.
At midday, Russian forces launched drone strikes on the Kutsurubska community in Mykolaiv Oblast, injuring two people.
In Kirovohrad Oblast, the aftermath of a Russian drone attack is being addressed — 20 homes were damaged in the village of Tauzhne, Holovanivskyi District.
Around 17:10 in Komyshany, Kherson Oblast, the enemy dropped explosives from a UAV onto a car with two boys, aged 11 and 16, inside. Both sustained mine-explosive and head injuries, as well as concussions.
At least three glide bombs struck the village of Kopani in the Vozdvyzhivka community of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. One house was destroyed, and one person was killed. In the village of Ternuvate in Zaporizhzhia Raion, three women aged 18, 35, and 56 were killed by Russian strikes. A store and nearby homes were partially destroyed by the blast wave and debris.
In May, 64 attacks on Kharkiv were recorded. The primary strike tools used by Russian forces remain Shahed and Molniya-type drones.
In the past three days, Russian forces shelled Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast over 1,000 times. The enemy conducts area shelling without engaging in active assaults, aiming to methodically destroy buildings. According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this level of activity hasn't been seen in 2.5 months.
On temporarily occupied territories in Kherson Oblast, Russian forces have forced collaborating public sector employees to donate to the needs of the Russian army, according to the Center for National Resistance. Enemy propaganda portrays this initiative as voluntary in an attempt to create the illusion of local support for the occupation.
In the Russian Federation, an initiative has been launched to map temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories in order to solidify control over seized lands, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported. Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced a tender worth approximately $4.89 million to create a unified map of agricultural land.