Russia's war on Ukraine. 23.06.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked near Tetkino and generally in the direction of Glushkovo, advanced south of Andriivka, and counterattacked near Andriivka, Yablunivka, Yunakivka, Oleksiivka, Novomykolayivka, and Prokhody.
Russian forces attacked near Andriivka, Kindrativka, Yablunivka, Yunakivka, and Sadky.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces attacked in the direction of Lyptsi and near Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attacked near Kamyanka, Krasne Pershe, Stroyivka, Fiholivka, Dovhenke, Holubivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Zahryzove, Zelenyi Hai, in the direction of Cherneshchyna, and fought for Hrekivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces attacked near Ridkodub, Karpivka, Novyi Myr, Zelena Dolyna, in the direction of Olkhivka, and near Yampolivka and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces attacked near Hryhorivka, in the direction of Serebrianka, and near Verkhnyokamianske and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces tried to advance in the “Shevchenko,” “Levanivskyi,” and “Pivdennyi” neighborhoods of Chasiv Yar and near Ozaryanivka, attacked near Kurdyumivka, in the direction of Bila Hora, and near Stupochky and Predtechyne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Stupochky and Ozaryanivka.
On the Toretsk direction, the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Army advanced in the centre of Yablunivka. Russian forces advanced near Dyliivka and toward Katerynivka, attacked near Toretsk, Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Poltavka, Shcherbynivka, Leonidivka, and Nova Poltavka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Dyliivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces attacked Pokrovsk and near Malynivka, Myrne, Myroliubivka, Shevchenkove, Promin, Myrnohrad, Lysivka, Dachenske, Udachne, and Zvirove.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Promin and Mykolaivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the 37th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Army advanced in Komar and Perebudova and is close to capturing the villages. Russian forces crossed the Mokri Yaly River, attempted to advance north of Novoserhiyivka, and attacked near Novopavlivka, Muravka, Kotlyarivka, Orikhove, Zelenyi Kut, Oleksiivka, Zoria, Yalta, Piddubne, in the direction of Myrne, and near Shevchenkove, Vilne Pole, Maliivka, Komyshuvakha, and Novopil.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces are transferring reserves in the direction of Huliaypole, regrouping to intensify the offensive near Malynivka and Poltavka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attacked near Kamyanske and toward Novoandriivka. Russian forces are trying to break through near Mala Tokmachka, constantly attacking in the direction of Kamyanske and Novoandriivka, near Stepove and Lobkove, to create conditions for an offensive toward Zaporizhzhia.
General conclusion:
Russian forces continue pursuing previously announced operational objectives in Ukraine through spring and summer 2025.
The incursion by the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Group (OTG) into Kursk Oblast and counterattacks by Ukrainian Defense Forces in northern Sumy Oblast constrain the enemy's “Kursk” Operational Grouping (60,000 troops) and block its redeployment from Kursk Oblast to reinforce groupings on the Lyman, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson directions.
Russia's summer offensive campaign mostly consists of the same offensive operations launched in late 2023. The frontline situation is unlikely to change significantly through summer 2025.
Russian forces engage in heavy fighting along much of the frontline in Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts but prioritize offensive operations in Donetsk Oblast since October 2023.
Russian forces advance in three operational areas: Borova–Lyman, Kostyantynivka, and Novopavlivka.
The enemy has deployed significant personnel for an offensive in northern Sumy Oblast, although Ukrainian Defense Forces have slowed their advance.
Russian forces are concentrating troops and intensifying attacks on the Kramatorsk direction. The enemy suffers from a lack of drinking water and food, which is delivered irregularly.
There are no enemy troops in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but Russian forces are increasing pressure in the Pokrovsk–Novopavlivka direction, trying to break through to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. They have complicated Defense Forces’ logistics in the area by destroying two bridges over the Kazennyi Torets River.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 142 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 20 enemy attacks. The enemy also conducted 10 airstrikes.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defensive lines 7 times in the areas of Vovchansk, Stroyivka, and Fiholivka.
On the Kupyansk direction, there were 3 enemy attacks. Assault actions were repelled near Stepova Novoselivka, Zelenyi Hai, and in the direction of Holubivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 17 times, trying to penetrate Ukrainian defenses near Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Tverdokhlibove, and Kolodyazi.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy made 4 attempts to advance near Hryhorivka and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked 6 times near Chasiv Yar and in the direction of Predtechyne and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 21 attacks near Dyliivka, Toretsk, Leonidivka, Rusyn Yar, and Yablunivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction 44 assault actions by the aggressor were stopped near Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Myrne, Promin, Novoserhiyivka, Udachne, Kotlyarivka, Muravka, and Oleksiivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks near Vesele, Shevchenko, Bahatyr, and Vilne Pole.
On the Orikhiv direction, the aggressor attempted to advance once in the direction of Novoandriivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy made 2 unsuccessful attempts to attack positions of Ukrainian units.
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:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out drone airstrikes on targets in the Millerovsky, Kamyansky, Tarasovsky, Bokovsky, and Milyutinsky districts of Rostov Oblast.
A refinery belonging to FGKU "Atlas Plant" was hit.
Strikes were also carried out on targets in Volgograd, and the airport has been closed.
In the occupied Melitopol, Ukrainian Defense Forces sabotage and reconnaissance groups attacked a local electrical power substation, resulting in a complete blackout across the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 177th Separate Marines Regiment operates near Pysarivka and Khotin.
The 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the 6th Combined Arms Army operates in the area of Hroza Lezka. The 352nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps operates on the Kupyansk direction.
The 252nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army operates in Novyi Myr, while elements of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division operate near Karpivka.
The 174th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army operates near Katerynivka and Popiv Yar. The 20th Motorized Rifle Regiment operates near Oleksandro-Kalynove and west of Yablunivka.
The 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army operates on the Pokrovsk direction; the 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps operates near Myrne.
The 5th Separate Tank Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army operates toward Shakhtarsk, and the 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Combined Arms Army operates toward Vremivka.
The 893rd Motorized Rifle Regiment operates on the Zaporizhzhia direction.
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 23.06.25
Personnel - almost 1,012 500 (+1,010);
Tanks – 10,965 (+1);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 22,872 (+5);
Artillery systems – 29,490 (+58);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,423 (+2);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,188 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 52,861 (+127);
Aircraft - 416 (0);
Helicopters – 337 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 41,717 (+138);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,376 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
Startong at 20:00 on 22 June, Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukraine using 368 airborne weapons: 352 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of decoy drones, 11 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles. The main target was the city of Kyiv. As of 09:00 on 23 June, air defence forces had neutralized a total of 354 aerial targets: 146 UAVs were shot down, another 193 were suppressed or lost; 7 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles were shot down, 3 were lost; all 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles were destroyed. Direct hits were recorded in six locations, and debris from downed targets fell in 25 locations in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast.
On the night of 23 June, Kyiv Oblast was subjected to another massive air attack by the Russian Federation. Falling debris from downed enemy targets damaged private houses, vehicles, and a hotel, and caused fires. Damage was recorded in the Bucha, Bila Tserkva, and Boryspil districts of the Oblast. One person was killed, and eight others were injured. While rescuers were evacuating people and extinguishing fires in Bila Tserkva, Russian forces launched a second strike. As a result, two rescuers were injured.
On the night of 23 June, a Russian strike destroyed the "CSM. Bila Tserkva" clinic in Kyiv Oblast. The facility had been used to rehabilitate children from the Fastiv Educational and Rehabilitation Centre, stroke patients, palliative care patients, and wounded or formerly captive soldiers.
On the night of 23 June, Russian occupation forces carried out another massive attack on Kyiv. In different districts of the capital, residential buildings, a business centre, a metro station, and other facilities were damaged. A sports complex, several academic buildings, and dormitories of the Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute were hit. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a missile struck a residential building, destroying an entire stairwell. The blast wave also damaged apartments in a 25-storey residential building next to it. As a result of the night strike on Kyiv, 9 people were killed, including an 11-year-old girl. Another 34 people were injured.
In Kyiv, during the Russian air attack on the night of 23 June, 17,000 people, including over 1,000 children, took shelter in metro stations.
The ballistic missile that struck a five-storey building in Kyiv on Monday reportedly had a high-explosive fragmentation warhead.
Two people were killed and another 11 injured as a result of a Russian drone strike late in the evening of 22 June on the outskirts of a village in the Snovska community in Chernihiv Oblast. Two of the injured were hospitalized in serious condition. Among the wounded were four teenagers aged 15–16.
On 22 June at 17:05, the enemy launched two air-to-surface missiles, reportedly Kh-59/69, at the city of Ochakiv in Mykolaiv Oblast. Three people were injured, including two children, all of whom were hospitalized. As of the morning, all are in stable condition. Two apartment buildings, 22 private houses, a power line, and a vehicle were damaged.
In Kherson, drone attacks on the morning of 23 June injured three people in various parts of the city. Another man was injured when he picked up an unknown object that exploded in his hands.
On the afternoon of 23 June, Russian occupation forces launched ballistic missile strikes on the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Odesa Oblast, destroying a local lyceum. People may be trapped under the rubble—adults from the teaching staff. According to preliminary information, two people were killed and 14 injured. Three of the injured are in serious condition. The others, including two teenagers, are in moderate condition.
In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, a Russian drone hit a minibus, killing the driver and injuring one of the passengers.
As a result of Russian drone attacks throughout the day in Kherson Oblast, two civilians were killed—one in the suburb of Antonivka and another in the city of Beryslav. Two other residents of the Oblast were injured.
In the Putyvl community of Sumy Oblast, an enemy drone struck civilian infrastructure. Four people were injured: an 18-year-old boy, an 18-year-old girl, and two boys aged 16 and 6.
Russia is removing the Ukrainian language and literature course from the federal general education curriculum due to the "changing geopolitical situation in the world," according to the explanatory note of a draft order by the Russian Ministry of Education, as reported by Radio Liberty. Cancelling the federal program effectively means cancelling its teaching. Currently, Ukrainian is mandatory in schools located in temporarily occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts of Ukraine. In other Russian regions, it may be chosen as a native language by parents of primary and secondary school students. According to Russian media, outside the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, only schools in Bashkortostan have opted to offer Ukrainian.