Russia's war on Ukraine. 02.06.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Russian forces continued their offensive but made no gains.
On the Sumy direction, the command of the "Kursk" grouping, in addition to elements of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Army Corps already engaged in this sector, again redeployed several assault units of the 177th Separate Marines Regiment, which began active offensive and assault operations in the Kostyantynivka–Kindrativka and Volodymyrivka–Oleksiivka directions. Assault units of the 76th Air Assault Division actively attacked in the Loknia–Yunakivka direction and west of Loknia. The 104th, 234th, and 237th Air Assault Regiments of the division operate toward Yunakivka.
The enemy made minimal progress toward Kindrativka and in the area of Loknia. However, in the area between Oleksiivka and Novomykolayivka, the enemy advanced an average of 1.5 kilometers and captured part of Oleksiivka.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked toward Lyptsi and near Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attempted to advance northeast of Kupyansk, launching attacks near Fyholivka, Zapadne, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Zahryzove, Nova Kruhlyakivka, Nadiia, and Hrekivka.
On the Lyman direction, the 1st and 15th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Tank Army continued their attempts to advance from the bridgehead on the Chornyi Zherebets River, attacking in the Katerynivka–Novyi Svit direction and attempting to establish positions in Novomykhailivka and Ridkodub by advancing from the previously seized village of Nove. The 283rd and 488th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Army are trying to break through westward between the villages of Ridkodub and Zelena Dolyna, while forward units of the 254th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the division are attempting to bypass Zelena Dolyna from the south, operating between it and the village of Kolodiazi. The enemy advanced up to 300 meters south of Zelena Dolyna, significantly complicating the situation for the "Khortytsia" Operational-Strategic Grouping in the area. The enemy is trying to envelope the village from the flanks.
Forward elements of the 25th Army, advancing south from the bridgehead, continue attacks along the Chornyi Zherebets River in the Yampolivka–Torske direction and attempt to break through the dam toward the village of Myrne.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces attacked near Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, Zolotarivka, Verkhnyokamianske, and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces tried to advance north of Chasiv Yar, attacked near Bila Hora and close to Kurdyumivka.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces captured Dyliivka and Zoria, and the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army is fighting for Dachne. Russian forces attacked near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Krymske, Popiv Yar, Poltavka, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, Zoria, and Nova Poltavka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, southwest of Pokrovsk in the operational zone of the 41st Army, the enemy significantly expanded its incursion, primarily seizing several areas on the flanks. In the breakthrough area northeast of Vozdvyzhenka, the enemy continued its offensive with the 242nd and 1436th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Army toward Oleksandropil–Zoria and Stara Mykolaivka–Zoria. The 255th Regiment of the division is advancing toward Oleksandropil–Yablunivka with minimal progress. The 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment and the 163rd Tank Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division advanced northward beyond the Pokrovsk–Bakhmut highway in the Novoolenivka–Stepanivka direction. However, farther west, Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked and pushed the enemy south of Popiv Yar toward Nova Poltavka. Forward elements of the 20th and 150th Motorized Rifle Divisions find it increasingly difficult to advance toward Poltavka and Stepanivka due to the stubborn resistance of the "Khortytsia" OSG near Popiov Yar and toward Stepanivka.
Attacks by the 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army and the 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps toward Malynivka–Novoekonomichne and Myroliubivka–Mykolaivka yielded no results.
The 27th Motorized Rifle Division of the 2nd Army captured part of Novooleksandrivka and advanced between it and Novomykolayivka south of the Solona River. For now, the enemy is unable to secure its position in Novooleksandrivka, and its further advance toward Novomykolayivka has slowed significantly.
The 90th Tank Division of the 41st Army has become involved in intense fighting north of Kotlyarivka. The enemy advanced several hundred meters south of the village, but northward progress is blocked by constant counterattacks from Ukrainian Defense Forces. In the area of Troitske, forward units of the 90th Tank Division continue attacks toward the village of Orikhove but have been unable to enter it. South and southeast of Troitske, the enemy has managed to extend its incursion by 1.5 kilometers.
On the Novopavlivka direction, there have been no significant changes in the situation. The enemy continues fighting for the village of Bahatyr and is trying to hold positions north of the Zaporizhzhia–Donetsk highway between Odradne and Bahatyr.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces attempted to advance east of Vesele, northwest of Vilne Pole, and west of Zelene Pole, and attacked near Novosilka and Novopil.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Komar.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attacked toward Novodanylivka and Pavlivka, near Stepove and Mali Shcherbaky, and destroyed a bridge on the T0803 Zaporizhzhia–Mariupol highway in Orikhiv.
General conclusion:
On the Sumy direction, the enemy’s immediate objective is to advance its forward units to the Oleksiivka–Yablunivka line. Ukrainian Defense Forces hold Novomykolayivka and the area south of the Vodolaha–Bilovody line, significantly complicating the enemy’s further advance. South of Oleshnia, Ukrainian Defense Forces blocked an enemy attempt to push into Ukrainian territory toward Sadky, partially forcing them back across the border through counterattacks. The situation on the Sumy direction remains difficult.
Enemy command continues to launch attacks across several directions, and Ukrainian Defense Forces are not yet able to completely stop them. The enemy is advancing very slowly in a general north-to-south direction along the entire stretch from Kostyantynivka to Loknia. The total depth of the enemy’s incursion into the border area of Sumy Oblast is up to 8 kilometers.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy conducted limited assault actions using small assault groups in the areas of Starytsia and Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to expand its bridgehead on the Oskil River north of the city, attacking near Kamyanka and toward Kindrashivka.
On the Lyman direction, overall combat activity has decreased slightly, with a notable drop in the enemy’s rate of advance. The 20th Army will likely need to regroup and restore the combat effectiveness of its forward units.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy is attempting to secure a foothold in Hryhorivka, operating with limited forces from the direction of Bilohorivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy tried to advance in the northern and central parts of Chasiv Yar and south of the city.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy continued assault actions northwest and north of the city toward Shcherbynivka and Dyliivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, intense fighting continues southwest and northeast of Pokrovsk. The enemy’s “Tsentr (Center)” Operational Grouping command is attempting, despite losses, to turn tactical breakthroughs into a favorable operational result. The 8th and 51st Armies and the 68th Army Corps, committed to the breakthrough north and northwest of Vozdvyzhenka, encounter increasing resistance from the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Grouping (OSG). The enemy’s advance has slowed. Ukrainian Defense Forces launched counterattacks in some areas. The situation on this directions is marked by high combat intensity and fluctuating enemy momentum. The most threatening area is southwest of Pokrovsk, where the enemy is persistently trying to push toward Kostyantynivka, northeast of the city. The command of the “Tsentr (Center)” Operational Grouping faces a decision on whether to continue its offensive toward Pokrovsk or Kostyantynivka.
On the Huliaypole direction, the enemy conducted reconnaissance and did not engage in active operations.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy launched a series of unsuccessful attacks near Stepove.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy conducts limited raids and assault actions in the island zone.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 146 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, 3 engagements took place near Fyholivka, Hlyboke, and Krasne Pershe.
On the Kupyansk direction, 10 enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled assaults near Stepova Novoselivka and Nova Kruhlyakivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy launched 20 attacks, attempting to advance near Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Nadiia, Ridkodub, and Yampil.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy attacked 8 times near Bilohorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, and toward Hryhorivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5 enemy assaults near Chasiv Yar and toward Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy launched 11 attacks in the areas of Toretsk and Dyliivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 47 enemy attacks were repelled near Popiv Yar, Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoserhiyivka, Novomykolayivka, and Andriivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 14 enemy assaults in the areas of Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novopil, Vilne Pole, Bahatyr, Konstyantynopil, and Odradne.
On the Orikhiv direction, the occupiers carried out 2 unsuccessful attacks on Ukrainian defenders’ positions near Stepove.
On the Kursk direction, 19 combat clashes took place. The enemy conducted 10 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 Voronezh Oblast (Borisoglebsk military airfield), Yaroslavl Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast (Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant), Ryazan Oblast, and Kursk Oblast.
The Security Service of Ukraine confirmed strikes on the military airfields Olenya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo, and Belaya. A total of 41 long-range aircraft were damaged (34% of the entire fleet), with estimated losses amounting to about 7 billion US dollars.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army operates near Dyliivka. The 27th Artillery Regiment of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division of the 3rd Army Corps operates near Oleksandro-Shultyne, the 238th Artillery Brigade of the 8th Army is engaged near Valentynivka, the 242nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division is deployed near Zoria, and the 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division fights near Popov Yar and in the direction of Katerynivka and Kleban-Byk.
The 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army operates near Robotyne.
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 02.06.25
Personnel - almost 989,700 (+1,140);
Tanks – 10,874 (+2);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,663 (+7);
Artillery systems – 28,575 (+48);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,401 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,175 (+2);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 50,462 (+137);
Aircraft - 372 (0);
Helicopters – 336 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 38,622 (+256);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,271 (+3);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of June 2, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 80 strike UAVs, 3 Iskander-M/KN ballistic missiles, and 1 Iskander-K cruise missile. As of 8:30 a.m., air defense had neutralized 52 of the enemy's aerial threats: 15 UAVs were shot down by firepower, and 37 were lost from radar or suppressed by electronic warfare. Hits were recorded at 12 locations.
On the night of June 2, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with drones. Explosions occurred in the Shevchenkivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts of the city. Six people were injured, including two children. A civilian business facility, several private homes, and vehicles were damaged.
As a result of overnight Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, three men were injured. A medical facility, a fire station, and a shop were damaged. The town of Nikopol and the Marhanets community were hit.
On Monday morning at around 10:15 a.m., Russian forces shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson with artillery, killing a local resident and injuring a 5-year-old child.
On Monday morning, Russian forces struck an industrial infrastructure facility in Sumy. Two women were injured.
On Monday morning, Russian forces targeted an enterprise in Chernihiv Oblast, sparking a large fire covering 6,800 square meters. The enterprise was destroyed.
On June 2, the enemy once again shelled a fire-rescue station in a frontline town in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Four rescuers were injured, and eight more were hospitalized. A direct hit caused serious damage to the building and fire engines. During the evacuation of the wounded to a stabilization point, Russian forces opened fire again. Two fire engines and the entire station personnel came under fire. The Zaporizhzhia administration noted that in just one week — from May 26 to June 2 — State Emergency Service rescuers came under enemy fire about a dozen times.
On June 1, 2025, at 9:35 p.m., the Russian army launched three FAB-250 aerial bombs with UMPK modules at Kostyantynivka in Donetsk Oblast. The strike hit residential areas. One local woman was killed, and four more people were injured.
Around 4:30 p.m., Russian troops shelled a residential area in Kivsharivka, Kupyansk district, Kharkiv Oblast. A 64-year-old woman was killed at the scene. Another local woman, aged 62, was severely wounded and later died.
Russian occupation forces launched a drone strike on the private sector and the central square of the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast. As of 5:00 p.m., one woman was reported injured. There was also property destruction.
On the evening of June 2, around 5:00 p.m., the Russian army targeted a medical vehicle in central Kherson. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The driver, born in 1957, sustained fatal injuries. Two clinic workers — a man and a woman born in 1972 and 1966, respectively — were also wounded.
Over the past day, Russian forces attacked 16 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast 593 times, resulting in 5 fatalities.
During negotiations in Istanbul between the Ukrainian and Russian sides, the Ukrainian delegation handed over a list of deported Ukrainian children who are to be returned by Russia. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, reacted with contempt to Ukraine's demand. The Economist journalist Oliver Carroll, citing sources, reported that Medinsky referred to the list of children as “a show for childless European grannies.”
According to the analytical project DeepState, in May 2025, the average daily number of offensive attacks by Russian occupation forces increased by 19% compared to April.
Russian intelligence services have intensified efforts to recruit Ukrainian citizens for illegal activities in EU countries. Potential operatives are offered money in exchange for participation in unlawful actions, surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other tasks benefiting the aggressor state, according to the press service of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.