Russia's war on Ukraine. 03.06.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked near Tetkino, where the enemy is deploying reserves.
On the Sumy direction, Russian forces advanced north of Andriivka and northeast of Yablunivka, captured Oleksiivka, Novomykhailivka, and Kindrativka, and pushed west of Kostyantynivka.
The aggressor is attempting to advance to the line of Khotyn–Khrapivshchyna, approximately within 12–15 km from Sumy, aiming to reach a range for artillery fire on the city.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked near Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attacked near Kupyansk, Holubivka, Fyholivka, Krasne Pershe, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Nova Kruhlyakivka, Nadiia, Zelenyi Hai, Hrekivka, and in the direction of Olkhivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced on the northern outskirts of Karpivka, attempted to push north of Ridkodub, and attacked near Zelena Dolyna, Novomykhailivka, Novyi Myr, Lypove, Kolodiazi, Torske, Yampil, and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces attacked near Bilohorivka, Hryhorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces advanced south of Chasiv Yar, are fighting for Stupochky, and attacked near Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces made slight advances west of Yablunivka and attacked near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Poltavka, Popiv Yar, Rusyn Yar, and in the direction of Pleshchiivka and Zoria.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattack near Zoria and Romanivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced near Pokrovsk, Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Dachenske, Novyi Trud, Zelene, Kotlyne, and Udachne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced north of Kotlyarivka during a successful counterattack and counterattack near Novoserhiyivka, Novomykolayivka, Orikhove, and Novoukrainka.
Russian forces advanced near Novoserhiyivka and Novomykolayivka, in the direction of Muravka, near Orikhove, Novoukrainka, Andriivka, Oleksiivka, Konstyantynopil, Bahatyr, and Odradne.
On the Huliaypole direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced south of Novopil and counterattacked near Komar.
Russian forces attempted to advance west of Zelene Pole, Novopil, and Vilne Pole, and attacked near Vesele, Shevchenkove, Komar, Novosilka, and Levadne.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attacked near Stepove.
General conclusion:
On the Sumy direction, Russian forces intensify efforts to expand the front line in the north of Sumy Oblast along three axes of advance to the north and northeast of the city of Sumy. The enemy steps up assaults toward Andriivka, Yunakivka, and toward Myropillya. Russian troops will not be able to capture Sumy in the near or medium term.
Fighting west of Toretsk is less intense than near Pokrovsk. Ukrainian Defense Forces’ counterattacks slow the enemy’s advance southwest of Toretsk.
Russian forces on the Pokrovsk direction advance in small infantry groups, using a creeping tactic. Enemy losses decrease from about 1,000 per week in February–March 2025 to about 700 now, as fewer personnel are used in attacks.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 142 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, 3 engagements took place near Vovchansk and toward Dovhenke.
On the Kupyansk direction, 7 enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults near Zakhidne, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Zahryzove, and Zelenyi Hai.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 15 times, attempting to advance near Hrekivka, Olhivka, Novyi Myr, Hlushchenkove, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, and in the direction of Hryhorivka.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy attacked 5 times in the area of Hryhorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, and toward Serebrianka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 6 enemy assaults toward Bila Hora and Kurdyumivka.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks in the areas of Dyliivka, Pleshchiivka, Toretsk, Nelipivka, and in the direction of Yablunivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 46 enemy attacks were stopped in the areas of Poltavka, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Malynivka, Lysivka, Dachenske, Novoukrainka, Udachne, Novoserhiyivka, Muravka, Kotlyarivka, Andriivka, and toward Pokrovsk.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 22 enemy assaults near Konstyantynopil, Bahatyr, Odradne, Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Zelene Pole, Novopil, and toward Novoukrainka and Komar.
On the Orikhiv direction, the occupiers made a futile attack near Stepove.
On the Kursk direction, 18 combat engagements took place. The enemy conducted 17 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 UAV strikes on power supply facilities in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, causing a blackout.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps operates near Guevo.
The 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army operates on the Siversk direction.
The 242nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Army and the 1436th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 132nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army attack in the direction of Oleksandropil and Stara Mykolaivka. The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment and the 68th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division are active near Yablunivka.
The 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army and the 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps attack near Malynivka and Myroliubivka.
The 27th Motorized Rifle Division of the 2nd Army operates in and around Novooleksandrivka; the 90th Tank Division of the 41st Army is active near Kotlyarivka and Troitske.
The 69th Separate Cover Brigade of the 35th Army operates in the direction of Velyka Novosilka, the 305th Artillery Brigade of the 5th Army is active near Novopil, and the 14th Separate SOF Brigade operates in the direction of Shakhtarsk.
The 35th Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Protection Regiment of the 35th Army operates near Malynivka; the 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the same army heads toward Polohy.
Possible operation situation developments:
The "Kursk" Group of Forces of the enemy’s "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping will attempt to advance toward the Khotyn–Khrapivshchyna line.
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 03.06.25
Personnel - almost 990,800 (+1,100);
Tanks – 10,881 (+7);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,671 (+8);
Artillery systems – 28,623 (+48);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,402 (+1);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,176 (+1);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 50,607 (+145);
Aircraft - 413 (+41);
Helicopters – 336 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 38,748 (+126);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,271 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of June 3, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 112 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various decoy drones. As of 9:00 a.m., the air defense had neutralized 75 enemy UAVs: 60 were shot down with firepower, and 15 were lost from radar or suppressed by electronic warfare. Hits were recorded in 11 locations.
On the night of June 3, Russian drones attacked Chernihiv. Four people were injured in the attack; two of them were hospitalized in serious condition. A private home was destroyed by fire, a five-story residential building and several other private houses were damaged, and an industrial facility was also struck.
On the night of June 3, Russia carried out a massive drone attack on Balaklia in the Izium District of Kharkiv Oblast, killing one civilian and injuring another. Some of the strikes hit a civilian enterprise and open terrain.
On the night of June 3, Russian invaders again attacked Odesa, damaging homes and civilian infrastructure. Fires broke out, and five people were injured.
That same night in Kharkiv Oblast, an enemy drone attacked a mobile camp for road workers from the “Avtostrada” company, who repair frontline roads. A loader operator was killed, leaving behind a wife and a small child. Another worker was injured.
On Tuesday morning around 9:00 a.m., Russian invaders struck the city of Sumy with a long-range multiple rocket launcher system. Preliminary reports indicate five impacts in the city center. Four people were killed and 28 injured, including three children. Two adults are in serious condition in the hospital. A medical facility, cars, and residential buildings were damaged.
On June 3, Russian forces shelled the village of Chystovodivka in the Kunie community of Kharkiv Oblast, killing at least two people and injuring three others.
On June 3 at around 2:00 p.m., Russian forces used an FPV drone to strike the village of Baranivka in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring a 28-year-old man. Russian invaders also carried out an FPV drone strike in the Bohodukhiv District of Kharkiv Oblast, damaging a tractor and injuring its driver.
For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia attacked Mykolaiv Oblast with a Kinzhal missile, targeting port infrastructure that has not been operational for three years. The missile struck the ground.
Throughout June 3, the Russian army repeatedly attacked the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. An elderly man was injured, and there was significant destruction.
Russian forces struck a State Emergency Service vehicle in the Vasylivka District of Zaporizhzhia Oblast while it was extinguishing a fire. This is the third attack on rescue units in two days. The vehicle was completely destroyed.
On June 3, Russian forces shelled the gas supply system in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. A high-pressure gas distribution pipeline was damaged, leaving about 3,000 residents without gas.
A Russian guided aerial bomb destroyed a grain elevator belonging to the “Prometey group,” one of Ukraine’s largest agricultural holdings. The strike occurred on the evening of June 1. Security guards were present at the site at the time of the explosion; both survived. However, the elevator was critically damaged, and most of the structures are beyond repair.
Due to the full-scale Russian aggression, 1,482 cultural heritage sites and 2,302 cultural infrastructure objects have been damaged in Ukraine.