Ammonia leak occurs in Zaporizhzhia due to Russian attack; cloud contained In Zaporizhzhia, following a Russian attack on an infrastructure facility on the morning of June 23, a substance with the odor of ammonia leaked; the cloud has been contained.
Eastern Theater — Donetsk / Luhansk Oblasts
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Tue, 23 Jun 202630 posts
Russians unsuccessfully try to break through to Kupiansk via Holubivka, says Tregubov Russian troops have not abandoned their plans to take control of Kupiansk and continue their attempts to advance toward the city from the north, but have not made any significant progress.
Overnight, Ukrainian attack drones swarmed Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting numerous targets. Seen here, onboard footage as a group of FP-2s destroy a trio of Russian Orion long-range surveillance drones at Kerch Airfield, catching one as it was taxiing back from a mission. https://t.co/khFeujbcdg
12. Zakitne-Kryva Luka front, 12 June. Signum Unmanned Systems Battalion,🇺🇦59th Assault Bde, but here still in its old 53rd Mechanised Bde AoR, also got in on the action. They hit a runner from the Lada in tweet 6+8, a bike to its front + a bike at the pile-up located in tweet 6. https://t.co/O1qXrSBMox
Molniya drone strikes infrastructure facility in Sumy region; two people injured In one of the village districts of the Sumy community, two men were injured when a Russian Molniya drone struck an infrastructure facility.
11. Zakitne-Kryva Luka front, 12 June. Film from 90th Airmobile Batt,🇺🇦81st Airmobile Bde of 1st🇷🇺AFV lost in tweet 5-5 now allows its ID as a BMP by its glacis. Also a strike on a abandoned Ulan. I believe its a 2nd, behind the Ulan in tweet 6+8, at approx 48.893689, 38.005451. https://t.co/MBCxsfVmH9
Special Operations Forces show video of destruction of railroad bridge over North Crimean Canal The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have released a video showing drones destroying a railroad bridge over the North Crimean Canal in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russian troops strike Ukrainian long-range UAV assembly sites over past day — top brass Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 330 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
Russians strike rescuers cleaning up after attack in Nikopol Russian troops launched a second strike against rescue workers in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, while they were extinguishing a fire that broke out as a result of an attack on the city.
USF units hit Orion UAVs, air defense systems, key enemy targets The Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have reported hitting three Orion deep reconnaissance and strike drones, a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile-gun system, an S-300 launcher, a ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun, fuel and transport infrastructure facilities, and other military targets in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
Bridge across North Crimean Canal destroyed - AFU The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have reported the destruction of a railway bridge across the North Crimean Canal in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
Zelensky after Kryvyi Rih attack says delays in air defense deliveries cost lives Every airstrike like today’s attack on Kryvyi Rih proves that the pressure on Russia over this war is not enough.
'No real step toward ending war' — Russian ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih kills 3, injures 23 Kryvyi Rih, one of the main industrial centers in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, came under a Russian ballistic missile attack at around 11 a.m. local time.
Zelenskyyy: Rescuers already extinguish fire at Russian strike site in Kryvyi Rih President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported the liquidation of the fire at the site of a Russian strike on civil infrastructure in the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday.
Rocket attack on Kryvyi Rih kills three, injures 19, toll rises Three people were killed and 19 wounded as a result of a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
Russian attacks kill 5, injure 49 across Ukraine over past day as drones continue strikes on Kherson Russia launched 135 Shahed-type attack drones overnight on June 23, Ukraine's Air Force said.
Explosions reported in Kryvyi Rih as Russian forces attack city The Russian Federation’s occupying forces have attacked Kryvyi Rih; explosions are being heard in the city.
Spox Demchenko says Russian forces attack border guard positions in Kharkiv region almost daily In recent days, Russian troops have been attempting to storm the positions of Ukrainian border guards near Vovchanski Khutory in the Kharkiv region on an almost daily basis, but are suffering significant losses.
Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih injures at least 3 – City Defense Council The death toll from a Russian missile strike on the civil infrastructure of Kryvyi Rih has risen to three, and more than 10 people have been injured, Head of the City Defense Council Oleksandr Vilkul has said.
**Zaporizhzhia region. Governor:** From AFU strikes, a two-year-old child received shrapnel wounds in the village of **Ivanovka, a suburb of Enerhodar**. The child is in extremely serious condition. The child was transported by ambulance to Melitopol regional hospital. In the city of **Vasylievka**, a local resident — a man born in 1958 — received wounds. He is already receiving all necessary medical care on site, and immediately after his condition stabilizes, the injured person will also be sent to Melitopol regional hospital for further treatment. In the city of **Enerhodar**, a city sanitation service employee was killed as a result of an enemy strike. The village of **Vodiane** also came under fire, where the enemy launched five drones at school No. 1. [**Dva Majors**](https://t.me/dva_majors)**✨** [**Dva Majors on MAX**](https://max.ru/dva_majors)
Fires reported at railway and military sites in Crimea after overnight attack, social media says In the temporarily occupied Crimea, fires were reported at railway and military facilities following a nighttime attack on June 23; a fire also broke out at a thermal power plant in Kerch.
Russia launches missile strike on Kryvyi Rih – official The Russian army launched a strike with ballistic weapons on the industrial infrastructure of Kryvyi Rih, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha has said.
**Kherson Region. Governor:** Over the past 24 hours, as a result of AFU attacks, five civilians have been wounded, including a child In Znamenka, Nizhneserohozky District, following a drone strike, a woman born in 1979 and a child born in 2020 were wounded. The injured were hospitalized at Henicheskaya Central District Hospital. In Zelenotropinskoe, Holoprystan District, as a result of a drone strike, a man born in 1959 was wounded. He was taken to Skadovskaya Central District Hospital. In Chaplynka, as a result of drone strikes on a passenger car and a cargo vehicle, two men were wounded. Both were hospitalized at Chaplynka Central District Hospital. ⚠️ Infrastructure and property damage was recorded in Henicheskaya, Henicheskaya Gorka, Vinogradovo, Novaya Mayachka, Mirnoe, Velikiye Kopani, Chaplynka, Kalanchak, Vladimirova, Novyy Gay, Velikaya Lepetikha, Chulakovka, Razdolnoe, Molochnoye, and Askania-Nova. ** **⚡[**Dva majors**](https://t.me/dva_majors/) ⭐[**Dva majors in MAX**](https://max.ru/dva_majors)
Russian strike on gas station and parking lot in Zaporizhzhia injures one Russian troops attacked a gas station and a parking lot in Zaporizhzhia with drones; a woman was injured.
Russian attacks in Kharkiv region kill one, injure eight over past day Over the past 24 hours, Kharkiv and 16 other settlements in the Kharkiv region came under Russian attack; one person was killed and eight others were injured.
Some 158 battles occur on front over day, most on Pokrovsk and Huliaipole axes – General Staff Since the beginning of the day, Russian troops attacked the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine 158 times, with the enemy being most active in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
@GirkinGirkin Storage tanks likely on fire in Kerch TOT Crimea 45.277673, 36.413969 @GeoConfirmed @UAControlMap @Osinttechnical @AndrewPerpetua @bayraktar_1love https://t.co/kLcPleOfMd
Russian Guardsmen destroy two Ukrainian army’s relay stations in Kharkov area According to the report, the enemy used the devices to extend the flight zone of strike FPV drones and provide communications between units
Russian attacks in Zaporizhia region injure 7 Russian troops as of Tuesday morning launched more than 1,000 strikes on 56 settlements in Zaporizhia region, injuring seven people, Head of the Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov has said on Telegram.
War update: 221 clashes at front line over past day, Pokrovsk sector most active Over the past day, 221 combat clashes were recorded between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the highest number in the Pokrovsk direction, where Ukrainian defenders stopped 28 enemy attacks.