Russia's war on Ukraine. 12.06.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Russian forces attempted to advance toward the international border southeast of Tetkino.
Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked toward Tetkino from Ryzhivka, near Doroshivka, Sumy Oblast, struck a bridge in Zvanivka in an effort to complicate Russian logistics, and hold positions at the water treatment facilities near Tetkino.
On the Sumy direction, Russian forces attempted to advance in Novomykolayivka, and attacked in the areas of Yunakivka and Yablunivka.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked toward Lyptsi and near Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attacked near Dvorichna, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Zelenyi Hai, Nadiia, Hrekivka, and in the direction of Stepove, Olhivka, and Andriivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces regained positions north of Lozova.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces attacked near Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Novyi Myr, Yampolivka, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces attacked near Serebrianka, Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, and Verkhnyokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces advanced in the area of the “Pivnichna” mine north of Chasiv Yar. The enemy attempted to advance north of Chasiv Yar, northwest of Kurdyumivka, and attacked in Chasiv Yar, near Bila Hora, and toward Stupochky.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced north of Toretsk, attempted to advance north of Dachne, toward Oleksandro-Shultyne, northeast of Shcherbynivka, northwest of Yablunivka, southeast of Oleksandro-Kalynove, southeast of Rusyn Yar, and to enter Yablunivka from the east. The enemy attacked near Dyliivka, Poltavka, Shcherbynivka, Malynivka, and Leonidivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced west of Malynivka, attacked near Myrne, Yelyzavetivka, Myroliubivka, Novotoretske, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, and Udachne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces advanced southwest of Novomykolayivka and west and southwest of Bohdanivka, attempted to advance toward the southeastern outskirts of Muravka, northeast of Komar, and attacked near Novoselivka, Kotlyarivka, Bohdanivka, Orikhove, Konstyantynopil, Bahatyr, Andriivka, Oleksiivka, Odradne, Burlatske, Vesele, Shevchenkove, Myrne, Zaporizhzhia, Vilne Pole, and Novosilka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Komar and Vilne Pole.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces continued attacks toward Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Stepove, and Pavlivka.
General conclusion:
Counterattacks by Ukrainian Defense Forces slow down the pace of Russian troop advancement toward Sumy.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces have reduced the intensity of attacks and fire pressure toward Lyman.
The Russian military command makes comprehensive efforts to advance into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from the east toward Novopavlivka and from the south toward Velyka Novosilka.
Russian forces have significantly reduced the intensity of assaults and have withdrawn the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army for restoration, after failing to capture Mala Tokmachka.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 220 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kursk direction, 27 combat engagements of varying intensity took place. The enemy carried out 19 airstrikes.
On the Kharkiv direction, an enemy attack toward Okhrimivka was repelled.
On the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out 13 attacks. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Zahryzove, and toward Pishchane and Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 22 times, attempting to advance in the areas of Nadiia, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Yampolivka, Bilohorivka, and toward Olhivka, Stepove, Hrekivka, Novyi Myr, Andriivka, Zelena Dolyna, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, 3 enemy attacks were repelled. Occupation units attempted to advance toward Hryhorivka and near Verkhnyokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, 5 engagements were recorded; the aggressor attempted to advance toward Stupochky and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 21 attacks in the areas of Dyliivka, Toretsk, and Yablunivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 62 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor were stopped in the areas of the settlements of Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiyivka, Orikhove, Andriivka, and toward Poltavka, Oleksiivka, and Muravka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 46 enemy attacks near Konstyantynopil, Bahatyr, Odradne, Komar, Vesele, Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Shevchenko, and toward Zaporizke, Myrne, and Zaporizhzhia.
On the Huliaypole direction, the invaders carried out 5 attacks in the area of Malynivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy carried out 3 attacks toward Pavlivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the aggressor made one unsuccessful attempt to advance toward the positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 8 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted UAV airstrikes on the “Rezonit” enterprise in Zubovo, Moscow Oblast, and on military targets in Podolsk, Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk.
Strikes hit enemy concentration areas in Melitopol and Hola Prystan, targeting railway infrastructure and power substations, triggering partial blackouts in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.
Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports were temporarily shut down due to the threat of aerial attacks.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 217th Airborne Regiment of the 98th Airborne Division, 137th Airborne Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division operate on the Sumy direction. The 177th Separate Marine Regiment operates near Andriivka and Oleksiivka.
The Storm-V detachment of the 1st Tank Regiment of the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Tank Army operates on the Kupiansk direction.
The 1442nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division of the 3rd Army Corps fights in the area of Stupochky. The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Army operates in the direction of Chasiv Yar.
The 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Army attacks in Popiv Yar; other units of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division operate in the direction of Oleksandro-Kalynove. The 3rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army and the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army operate north of Toretsk.
The 90th Tank Division and the 55th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 41st Army reached the border of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. The 114th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army operates in Oleksiivka. The 14th Separate Brigade of Special Purpose operates in the direction of Velyka Novosilka.
Possible operation situation developments:
The "Kursk" Group of Forces of the enemy’s "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping will attempt to advance toward the Khotin–Khrapivshchyna line.
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 12.06.25
Personnel - almost 1,000 340 (+1,140);
Tanks – 10,933 (+6);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,786 (+3);
Artillery systems – 29,063 (+47);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,413 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,184 (+1);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 51,715 (+136);
Aircraft - 416 (0);
Helicopters – 337 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 40,435 (+138);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,337 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of June 12, Russia attacked Ukraine with 63 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of decoy drones. As of 09:00, air defense forces had neutralized 49 enemy UAVs: 28 were shot down by kinetic means, and 21 were lost from radar or suppressed by electronic warfare. Strikes were recorded in 7 locations, and debris from downed drones fell in 4 others.
During the night, at least three explosions were heard in Kharkiv as drones struck the city. One impact hit the courtyard of a school, and another struck residential high-rises. Eighteen people were injured, including children.
Russian forces also attacked the south of Odesa Oblast overnight, causing a large-scale fire. Warehouses storing reeds and processing equipment were destroyed. No casualties were reported.
At 10:40 on June 12, enemy forces attacked the village of Illinivka in Kramatorsk District, Donetsk Oblast, using an FPV drone. A 79-year-old woman, who was near a public transport stop, suffered fatal injuries. A 52-year-old bus driver and a passenger were also wounded.
Around 13:00, Russian troops struck a civilian car in the village of Mykolaypillia in the Druzhkivka community with another FPV drone. A 35-year-old man was killed, and two other civilians sustained blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, and abrasions. They were transported to the hospital.
On June 12, the Russian military attacked the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast with a guided aerial bomb, injuring five people, including an 11-year-old boy.
In the Huliaypole community of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, four Russian airstrikes left one person wounded and destroyed several houses, one of which caught fire.
As part of the Istanbul agreements, on June 12 Ukraine secured the return of another group of defenders from Russian captivity. These individuals had suffered severe injuries and are seriously ill. This is the second phase of the repatriation of severely wounded and gravely ill soldiers. Some had previously been listed as missing in action.
There are over 70,000 people in Ukraine officially listed as missing under special circumstances. However, according to the Commissioner for Missing Persons, Artur Dobroserdov, it will only be possible to determine the fate of many of them after the war or the end of active hostilities.
A majority of Ukrainians — 63% — continue to have a positive view of the United States overall, while 29% view it negatively. There is, however, a significant distinction in attitudes toward ordinary Americans versus the U.S. government. Ninety percent view ordinary Americans positively (and only 3% negatively). At the same time, 68% have a negative view of the U.S. leadership, while 24% view it positively, according to a KIIS survey conducted from May 15 to June 3.