Russia's war on Ukraine. 06.06.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced south of Tetkino and attacked near Novyi Put, Vesele. Up to two companies of the 56th Air Assault Regiment of the 7th Air Assault Division may be encircled in the Tetkino area.
On the Sumy direction, Russian forces are attempting to gain a foothold in Andriivka and Oleksiivka, are engaged in fighting for Novokostyantynivka, and are trying to advance from Mala Korchakivka to reach artillery and tactical UAV strike range (approximately 20 kilometers) from the city of Sumy. The enemy is attempting to push Ukrainian Defense Forces units away from Oleshnia. The enemy attacked near Kindrativka, Yablunivka, Yunakivka, Sadky, and Loknia.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attempted to advance in the northern part of Vovchansk, toward Vovchanski Khutory.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked from Hoptivka toward Zhuravlivka, Belgorod Oblast.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces advanced toward the center of Kindrashivka and attacked near Kamyanka, Zapadne, Petropavlivka, Zahryzove, and Hrekivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced southeast of Zelena Dolyna and attacked near Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Lypove, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Myrne, and Torske.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces attacked near Bilohorivka, Hryhorivka, and Verkhnyokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces are attempting to advance near Novomarkove, northwest of Chasiv Yar, and near Kurdyumivka. They are fighting for Stupochky and attacked near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Kurdyumivka, and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced northwest of Toretsk, west of Yablunivka, along the T0504 highway Pokrovsk–Kostyantynivka northwest of Yablunivka, northeast of Dachne, west of Dyliivka, and attempted to advance near Toretsk, west of Novooleksandrivka, north of Oleksandropil, in the central and western parts of Yablunivka, south of the settlement, and near Oleksandro-Kalynove, Popiv Yar, northwest of Zoria. They are consolidating their positions along the T0504 Pokrovsk–Kostyantynivka highway near Yablunivka. The enemy attacked near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Popiv Yar, Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Poltavka, Nelipivka, and Shcherbynivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces fortifying positions near Poltavka and Rusyn Yar.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces recaptured previously lost positions in Zvirove following a successful counterattack and also counterattacked in Mykolaivka.
Russian forces attempted to advance north and southwest of Malynivka, northwest of Yelyzavetivka, south of Udachne, and attacked near Pokrovsk, Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Mykolaivka, Lysivka, Hrodivka, Novoukrainka, Udachne, Kotlyne, and Zvirove.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces attempted to advance west of Kotlyarivka, to the center of Oleksiivka, north of Bahatyr, west of Odradne, west of Fedorivka and into the village itself, west of Vilne Pole, south of Shevchenkove, near Komar, west of Novopil, and attacked near Novoserhiyivka, Novomykolayivka, Orikhove, Konstyantynopil, Vilne Pole, Vesele, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, and Malynivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding positions in the north and west of Fedorivka and Komar.
On the Huliaypole direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced southwest of Myrne.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attempted to advance south of Novodanylivka and attacked near Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and Novoandriivka.
General conclusion:
It is unlikely that the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping will achieve significant success near Vovchansk, as it lacks the necessary reserves. The city has no strategic significance.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy used up to 10,000 FPV drones in May 2025 and up to 7,000 in April. In the Dyliivka area, the enemy widely uses FPV drones guided via fiber-optic cable to support assault groups. The enemy has not attacked Ukrainian Defense Forces positions in Toretsk in recent days.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces use motorcycles and buggies to transport infantry closer to Ukrainian positions. FPV drones strike targets within the battle formations of Ukrainian Defense Forces up to 20 km deep. The enemy has shifted its assault tactics from foot formations to attacks using electric scooters and motorcycles, which are also used to transport ammunition and supplies to forward positions.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 204 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, 9 engagements took place in the areas of Starytsia, Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Zapadne, and toward Dovhenke.
On the Kupyansk direction, 5 enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled assaults in the areas of Zapadne, Petropavlivka, Zahryzove, and toward Holubivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 20 times, attempting to advance in the areas of Hrekivka, Novyi Myr, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Lypove, Torske, and toward Hryhorivka.
On the Siversk direction, 3 engagements occurred near Verkhnyokamianske. All enemy attempts to advance were repelled.
On the Kramatorsk direction, 9 engagements occurred near Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka, and toward Predtechyne and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 18 attacks in the areas of Dyliivka, Toretsk, Nelipivka, Shcherbynivka, and toward Oleksandro-Kalynove, Yablunivka, and Rusyn Yar.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 76 enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Poltavka, Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Shevchenko Pershe, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Kotlyne, Novoserhiyivka, Novooleksandrivka, Orikhove, Novoukrainka, Andriivka, and toward Pokrovsk and Oleksiivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 26 enemy assaults near the settlements of Bahatyr, Konstyantynopil, Rivnopil, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, and toward Oleksiivka and Komar.
On the Huliaypole direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attempted to break through defenses 8 times in the area of Malynivka and near Novozlatopil.
On the Orikhiv direction, the occupying forces launched 4 assaults on Ukrainian Defense Forces positions near Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and toward Novoandriivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, 3 enemy attacks were successfully repelled.
On the Kursk direction, 16 enemy attacks were repelled. The enemy conducted 10 airstrikes.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Black Sea: 1 ship, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 6 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 a series of attacks on key military sites on Russian territory, including in Engels, Bryansk, and Ryazan. In particular, UAVs struck the oil product storage base of the Rosrezerv Kristal plant in the city of Engels, Saratov Oblast; the Dyagilevo airfield in Ryazan Oblast; and an Iskander missile storage facility at the Bryansk airport in Bryansk Oblast.
A group missile strike hit the positional area of the 26th Missile Brigade of the 6th Combined Arms Army near Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, destroying one Iskander launcher and damaging two others.
A combined missile and airstrike was delivered against military targets in the areas of Krasnoperekopsk, Armyansk, Novofedorivka, and the Saky district of the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 22nd and 30th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps operate in Sumy Oblast.
The 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Combined Arms Army attacks north of Dachne; the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army is engaged near Yablunivka.
The 80th Separate SOF Battalion of the 51st Combined Arms Army “Sparta” strikes Ukrainian troops near Razine.
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 06.06.25
Personnel - almost 993,910 (+1,160);
Tanks – 10,889 (+2);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,685 (+5);
Artillery systems – 28,794 (+44);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,406 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,180 (+3);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 50,913 (+101);
Aircraft - 413 (0);
Helicopters – 336 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 39,193 (+174);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,271 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of June 6, Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack using 407 Shahed-type attack UAVs and decoy drones; 6 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles; 36 Kh-101 cruise missiles; 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles; and 1 Kh-31P anti-radiation missile. By 10:00 a.m., air defense had shot down 199 Shahed drones and other UAVs, with 169 neutralized via electronic warfare. Additionally, 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles were shot down (2 failed to reach their targets), along with 30 Kh-101 cruise missiles and 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles. Impacts were recorded in 13 locations, and debris fell in 19 areas.
On the night of June 6, Kyiv suffered another combined Russian attack. Falling debris and missile strikes damaged civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, vehicles, and metro tracks. Four people were killed and 20 injured. In Kyiv Oblast, railway tracks operated by Ukrzaliznytsia were also damaged.
In Kyiv, three State Emergency Service (SES) rescuers were killed while responding under fire. Nine more were injured, some critically, and doctors are fighting to save their lives.
As a result of the overnight strikes, 2,167 households on Kyiv’s left bank lost electricity. Power was restored by the evening.
On the night of June 6, Russian occupation forces carried out a combined missile and drone strike on the city of Lutsk in Volyn Oblast. Fifteen people were injured. Multi-story and private residential buildings, educational institutions, administrative buildings, and industrial facilities were damaged. By evening, the body of a deceased boy was recovered from the rubble; rescue efforts for another person were ongoing.
Russian forces struck Ternopil on the night of June 6. Industrial and infrastructure sites were damaged, part of the city lost electricity, and water supply was disrupted. According to the head of Ternopil Oblast Military Administration, it was the most massive attack on the region since the start of the war. Eleven people were injured, including six SES personnel.
Russian forces attacked Lviv Oblast overnight using combat drones and cruise missiles. There were no casualties, but an industrial facility in Drohobych Raion was damaged. Several villages near Lviv also experienced power outages.
On the night of June 6, Russian forces launched a combined strike on Chernihiv using Geran-2 kamikaze drones, an Iskander-M ballistic missile, and a cruise missile. Four people were injured, and residential infrastructure was damaged. People may still be trapped under the rubble.
On Friday, Russian occupation forces continued shelling settlements in Donetsk Oblast: one person was killed and eight more injured.
During the day, Russia carried out over 30 strikes on communities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. A 50-year-old man was injured.
According to a KIIS poll conducted from May 15 to June 3, 60% of Ukrainians are ready to endure the war as long as needed (up from 54% in March); another 6% are ready to endure it for at least a year. Meanwhile, 20% are willing to hold out for a few months or half a year (down from 24% in March), and 14% were undecided.
As of April 17, 2025, the number of Ukrainian migrants abroad exceeded 6.9 million, with about 100,000 people leaving since the start of the year, according to the UN.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as of March 2025, there were 3.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine (an increase of 188,000 since the start of the year) and 4.1 million returnees. Most IDPs reside in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (16%) and Kharkiv Oblast (12%). Over half of all IDPs (52%) come from areas that were fully or partially occupied at the time of data collection.
According to the Center of National Resistance of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Russia continues militarizing Ukrainian teenagers in temporarily occupied territories. Plans include opening special military camps for girls, where they are trained in tactical medicine and drone operation, while also being indoctrinated with pro-Russian propaganda, anti-Western rhetoric, and narratives blaming Ukraine for the war.