Russia's war on Ukraine. 22.06.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked near Tetkino, in the direction of Glushkovo, recaptured Andriivka, and counterattacked near Oleksiivka, Andriivka and Yunakivka.
Russian forces attacked near Andriivka, Yablunivka, Yunakivka, and Sadky.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Holyoke, Zelene, Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attacked near Holubivka, Krasne Pershe, Kamyanka, Stepova Novoselivka, Zahryzove, Hrekivka, Olkhivka and in the direction of Cherneshchyna.
On the Lyman direction, the 252nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Army advanced in the center of Novyi Myr. Russian forces attacked near Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, in the direction of Karpivka, Hlushchenkove, near Torske.
Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled an enemy assault to the northeast of Serebrianka.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Hryhorivka and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces attacked in Chasiv Yar, in the direction of Predtechyne, Stupochky and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces are fighting for Oleksandro-Kalynove, attempting to advance northeast of Yablunivka, attacked near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Poltavka, and Shcherbynivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces tried to advance to the northern outskirts of Novoekonomichne, near Koptieve, to Novotroitske and Molodetske. The enemy attacked near Malynivka, Myrne, Shevchenkove, Razyne, Myroliubivka, in the direction of Volodymyrivka, near Promin, Myrnohrad, Yelizavetivka, Lysivka, Dachenske, Udachne, Novopidhorodne, and Kotlyne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Kotlyne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Army advanced east of Zaporizhzhia and captured the settlement. Russian forces advanced west of Shevchenkove and captured the village, are advancing towards Yalta, Zoria, Piddubne, continued the offensive near Novopavlivka, Novoserhiyivka, Novomykolayivka, Muravka, Kotlyarivka, Nadiivka, Sribne, Orikhove, Odradne, Bahatyr, Myrne, Yalta, Fedorivka and Vesele, in the direction of Voskresenka, Maliivka of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, near Vilne Pole.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Piddubne, hold positions in the north of Shevchenkove.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces tried to advance near Malynivka, attacked near Huliaypole.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces advanced near Kamyanske and in the direction of Novoandriivka.
General conclusion:
Russian forces are trying to capture positions near Oleksiyevo–Druzhkivka to cut off Ukrainian forces in the area and bypass Toretsk. The enemy is transferring forces on the Kramatorsk direction, attempting to supply the units with food and establish their logistics support.
As of June 15, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have more than 6,000 strike UAVs of the “Geran-2” (Shahed-136), “Garpia-A1” types, and more than 6,000 decoys (“Gerbera”). The Russian defense industry can produce up to 170 such UAVs of both types per day, and by the end of the year increase production to 190 units per day. The enemy is capable of launching up to 300 strike UAVs per day, and up to 500 units including decoys.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 171 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 17 enemy attacks. The enemy also carried out 12 airstrikes.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attempted to advance 9 times in the areas of Vovchansk, Kamyanka, Krasne Pershe, Fiholivka and toward Lyptsi.
On the Kupyansk direction, there were 5 enemy attacks. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions in the areas of Zahryzove and Holubivka.
On the Lyman direction, 21 combat engagements took place. The enemy attempted to advance near Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Yampolivka, Zelena Dolyna, Torske and towards Cherneshchyna, Olhivka, Novyi Myr, Karpivka.
On the Siversk direction, 15 enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Verkhnyokamianske, Hryhorivka and toward Serebrianka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Stupochky and Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian units 15 times in the areas of Dyliivka, Toretsk, Shcherbynivka, towards Yablunivka and Rusyn Yar.
On the Pokrovsk direction 53 assault actions by the aggressor were stopped near the settlements of Myrne, Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Nova Poltavka, Lysivka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Udachne, Orikhove, Kotlyarivka, Zvirove, in the direction of Zelenyi Kut, Pokrovsk, Poltavka, Novopavlivka, Myrnohrad, Shakhove, Oleksiivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 9 enemy attacks in the areas of Myrne, Shevchenko, Vilne Pole, Novopil.
On the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 3 attacks in the areas of Novoandriivka and Kamyanske.
On the Prydniprovske direction, enemy units attempted to advance 4 times but were unsuccessful.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Mediterranean Sea: 2 ships, including 0 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 0 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
A military train was hit on the section between the village of Levadne and the city of Molochansk in the Tokmak district of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
On June 20, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the “Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau” in the city of Tula (manufacturer of “Pantsir” systems and anti-tank missile systems).
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 83rd Separate Air Assault Brigade operates south of Yunakivka.
The 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army operates in Karpivka.
The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army operates near Yablunivka, the 150th Motorized Rifle Division – near Oleksandro-Kalynove, the 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division – near Poltavka.
The 38th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army attacks near Poltavka.
The 56th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 51st Combined Arms Army operates near Novoserhiyivka.
Possible operation situation developments:
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping is trying to reach the Mala Korchakivka – Nova Sich – Maryinka – Sadky line in the near future.
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 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.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces will soon have to withdraw from a fairly large area on both banks of the Vovcha River and fall back to the Novopavlivka–Piddubne line.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 22.06.25
Personnel - almost 1,011 490 (+1,100);
Tanks – 10,964 (+9);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 22,867 (+2);
Artillery systems – 29,432 (+39);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,421 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,188 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 52,734 (+117);
Aircraft - 416 (0);
Helicopters – 337 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 41,579 (+157);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,376 (+7);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
During the night of June 22, the enemy attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, one S-300 surface-to-air guided missile, and 47 UAVs. Of the 50 aerial targets launched by the occupiers, 18 drones were shot down over Ukraine, and 10 more were deemed lost from radar. Impacts were recorded at seven locations, including in Chernihiv Oblast, Sumy Oblast, and Odesa Oblast.
That same night, Russia launched a missile strike on the Zarichnyi District of the city of Sumy. The attack damaged private residential houses.
In Odesa Oblast, Russian drone strikes caused fires. An emergency medical station and a nearby residential building sustained damage.
On the evening of June 21, Russian forces carried out seven strikes on Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast. Both an industrial area and residential neighborhoods were affected. One of the strikes damaged a multi-story residential building. At least three people were killed. Three more may still be trapped under the rubble. Four people were hospitalized with injuries, one of them in critical condition.
In the early hours of June 22, Russian forces launched another strike on Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast. A 17-year-old boy was killed, and three other people were wounded. Dozens of civilian infrastructure sites were damaged.
On the morning of June 22, Russian forces launched multiple artillery and drone attacks on Kherson. At least one person was killed, and four others were injured in various parts of the city. One of the wounded remains in critical condition in hospital.
On Sunday, June 22, Russian forces carried out a missile strike on a training ground used by one of the mechanized brigades of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the time of the strike, training exercises were underway involving personnel. Three people died and 14 were injured.
Later that day, an enemy munition struck a multi-story residential building in one of Kherson’s districts. A fire broke out in an apartment on the third floor. Emergency workers responded under the threat of renewed strikes. One man was killed instantly, and a local woman sustained injuries.
During the day, the enemy attacked two districts in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The Nikopol District was hit with heavy artillery and drones. The enemy also dropped munitions from UAVs on populated areas. The district center, as well as the Myrivska, Chervonohryhorivska, Marhanetska, and Pokrovska communities, were affected. Infrastructure, a nine-story apartment building, and a gas pipeline were damaged. A single family home caught fire.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces shelled settlements in Donetsk Oblast 35 times. A total of 422 people were evacuated from the frontline, including 57 children.
According to the “Yellow Ribbon” resistance movement, the occupiers are allocating 1 million rubles to gymnasiums in Donetsk for the creation of so-called “truth centers.” These centers will be used to teach children how to identify “disinformation” about Donetsk and Russia. Part of the exhibition in each center must be dedicated to modern Russian war correspondents and their so-called “heroic deeds.” The first of these centers, including one at Gymnasium No. 18 in the city of Donetsk, are expected to open at the beginning of the new academic year.
According to Ukraine’s Center for National Resistance (CNR) under the Ministry of Defense, the occupation authorities in Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, plan to remove a German pipe organ from the Roman Catholic church, where it was installed in 2010. The instrument has over 1,000 pipes and weighs 4 tons. Preliminary reports suggest that the occupiers plan to dismantle the organ and transport it to the Russian Federation. The CNR noted that church services at the cathedral ceased in 2022 after Russian forces seized Berdyansk.