Staff roshads at the top of the Ukrainian Army. 1203rd Day of War
Russian forces proceed to approach Constantinople from 3 directions. Fights are underway for the last outer defensive strip southwest of the city, based on the towns of Jabłuniwka and Oleksandro-Kałynowe. The Aggressor has besides made further advancement from the side of Torećek, where defenders effort to keep the village and the railway station Dylijiwka, as well as the timeiw Jaru – here Stupoczky remains the main centre of resistance. However, the invaders managed to wing the opponent in the confederate part of Jaru Times and they proceeded to displace him from that part of the city (the last Ukrainian-controlled).
Under Russian control, another towns passed between Pokrowski and Welyka Nowosielka.where the aggressor in respective places approached the border of the Djepropetr region. Previously, invaders reached it in the vicinity of Horichowe, and according to any sources, Russian diversion-opportunity groups crossed it. There are fights for the local road node Komar – the last 1 controlled by defenders in this area of the Donetsk region. The Russians widened the holding area west of the Pokrowsk–Constantinówka road, east of Siewiersk, north of Lyman and north of Kupansk, but their advancement did not change the overall situation in these areas. insignificant shifts in favour of the aggressor besides occurred in the Zaporo region.
The Russians are developing success north of Sumto which they stay from this direction about 17 km. The fight for Junakivka continues, through which the main road to Sum from the border with Russia, formerly serving as the logistics hub of Ukrainian operation in the Kursk Oblast, runs. According to any sources, Ukrainian forces proceed to effort to attack the FR territory in the vicinity of Tiotkin, west of the main area of activity.
On June 6, the invaders carried out another massive air strike, the main mark being industrial facilities. According to Ukrainian sources, they utilized 407 impact drones or their atraps and 47 rockets (99 unmanned and 30–37 rockets were to be shot down, and 169 drones were locally lost without negative consequences). The top harm was recorded in Kiev, where enemy missiles hit, among others, machinery construction facilities, logistics centre and railway infrastructure (the second was damaged besides in the area of the Kiev region). 5 people died and 32 were injured, with about half – 3 killed and 16 wounded – being rescue personnel.
Hitting industrial objects in Tarnopol resulted in toxic substances getting into the atmosphere. Local authorities called for the windows to close and not go outside. Watra electrical plants were hit and 11 people were injured. In Lutsk the infrastructure of motor engine repair facilities was damaged. 2 people died and 30 were injured. The hit in industrial facilities was besides reported from Chernihov (the city temporarily discontinued power supply), Siliconczuk and Drohobych.
On June 7, there was the most powerful attack on the Kharkiv since the beginning of full-scale aggression. – The Russians utilized nearly 60 drones, rockets and guided aerial bombs. The main mark were the establishments in the Kiev area – at least 40 hits were recorded in their area. 4 production halls were destroyed and the fire was extinguished 2 days later. 3 people were killed and 22 injured. erstwhile again, the invaders attacked the Kharkivs the same night; they utilized guided aerial bombs. 15 people were injured. Industrial areas of the city were besides attacked on 4, 5 and – twice – on 6 June. 19 residents were injured in the hit on June 5, including 4 children.
On 9 June, the Russians again attacked the capital, as well as the Equal, for which it was the most powerful strike since the beginning of the war, and 1 of the main bases of the enemy's aviation close Dubn in the Equatorial District (it has F-16 fighters stationed on it). On that day, defenders recorded another evidence in the usage of drones – the enemy was about to release them 479. According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, most of the rocket aggressors utilized were shot down, including all 4 Kindzaz hypersonic missiles. However, serious harm occurred in Plains and extended fires at Dubno Airport, as confirmed by NASA's FIRMS photographs. On June 10, Kiev was again attacked (the demolition was reported in 4 areas of the city).
The invaders continued air strikes on the circuits in the immediate back of the front. They attacked, among others, Pavlohrad (3 June), Odessa (4 and 10 June), Sumy (4 June), Dniepr (6 June), and Zaporozhye (8 and 9 June). On 4 June, a Russian ballistic rocket hit another Ukrainian Army training centre close Poltava. Officially there were no casualties, but it is known that 1 of the instructors was killed and 2 wounded soldiers died in the hospital. According to Ukrainian data from the evening of June 3 to the morning of June 10, the aggressor was to usage a evidence number of 1,654 impact drones and their atrap and 95 rockets. Of these, 862 unmanned vehicles were to be shot down and 585 were to be lost locally. The defenders besides declared dropping 59–68 rockets, and the next 2 were to miss targets.
On June 6, Ukrainian drones hit the combined fuel base again Kristal in the city of Engels in the Sarat region, supplying, among others, the local base of Russian strategical aviation. 3 tanks were hit, and they burned 2 days later. besides on 6 June, the unmanned manned damaged the roof of the advancement plant in Michurinsk in the Tambów Oblast. However, no hits were confirmed at Briansk airport or at earlier Millerowo airport in the Rostov region.
As a consequence of the drone hit on June 9, there was a fire at the institute of technological and experimental relays in Czeboxarach, providing, among others, antennas to Russian drones. On that day the drones besides attacked Sawaslejka military airfields in the territory of NR and Buturlinovka – in Voroneski. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the first of them included “two enemy aircraft technology units”, possibly MiG-31 and/or Su-30/Su-34, but this information was not confirmed. A day earlier, Ukrainian unmanned vehicles unsuccessfully attacked chemical plants of Azot in Novomoskowsk in the Tulsk Oblast, and on June 10 – producing drones of impact plants in Jełabuda, Tatarstan.
4 June Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) revealed that a successful cyber attack was carried out – IT systems of the Russian plan office Tupolev were hacked, a key company active in the plan and improvement of strategical aviation FR. As a consequence of the attack, access to a wide scope of information was obtained: interior authoritative correspondence, individual data of employees, residence addresses, resumes of engineers, orders and protocols from closed management meetings. The interview monitored the movement of papers in the company for any time, which allowed the recognition of persons straight active in the service of strategical aviation.
5 June The safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) warned that hostile peculiar services usage fresh operational tactics in operations. The national safety Service officers of the FR are increasingly impersonating SBU officers and are thus trying to recruit Ukrainians for sabotage activities. They contact possible agents through social media and communicators, after which they commission 'tasks' to do in the interests of the state. In fact, it is about criminal activities – from reflection of certain people to acts of sabotage, specified as arson of military vehicles or administrative buildings. Another fresh method of recruitment is to send false subpoenas at hearings based on preposterous allegations, specified as the acquisition of “forbidden goods”. Then the victim receives a telephone offer to settle the case in exchange for following orders. SBU besides warns that Russian services are trying to get citizens to install malicious surveillance software on their phones. Teenagers have been the main mark of recruiting so far, but the efforts now include the elderly.
4 June, at the 28th gathering of the contact group of states supporting the military Ukraine in Ramstein format, participants confirmed their erstwhile commitments; any of them besides revealed fresh supply details. Until the end of this financial year (i.e. until April 2026) Britain will deliver 100,000 drones worth a full of £350 million – another part of the £4.5 billion support package. The Secretary of defence there John Healey besides announced a £247 million allocation this year for training Ukrainian military. The Netherlands will support the improvement of marine defence capabilities Ukraine supplies worth EUR 400 million. According to defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans, the package will include over 100 light vessels and 50 sea drones, equipment and spare parts and training. The head of the German Defence Ministry Boris Pistorius announced that the first unmanned German-funded alleged long-range Ukrainian army could receive in a fewer weeks.
In a summary of the meeting, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Mr Rustem Umierov, besides informed about the Belgian declarations (annual support of EUR 1 billion by 2029, supply of a mine defence vessel), Canada ($45 million for drones, radio-electronic combat systems and the continuation of supplies of armored cars to Coyote and Bison), Norway ($700 million for unmanned vehicles with an indication of backing their production in Ukraine) and Sweden (€440 million for joint purchases within multinational coalitions, mainly artillery ammunition and drones). The event was not attended for the first time by the US Secretary of defence (the erstwhile Ramstein format gathering Pete Hegseth attended online).
Canada will supply Kiev with additional military aid worth $440 millionOn June 9, Bill Blair, the Minister of defence of this country, informed him. Of this 200 million is to be spent on the acquisition of artillery ammunition under the Czech initiative and $100 million is invested in drone production in Ukraine according to the alleged Danish model. another appropriations will be utilized to acquisition various types of equipment in the Canadian industry. 2 days earlier, the Ministry of defence of Canada announced that in the fresh support package announced at the Contact Group gathering $21.9 million would be spent on armored vehicles and equipment and ammunition, and 3.6 million would be spent on radio-electronic combat measures, all Canadian production.
NATO countries will supply Ukraine with additional military support worth €20 billion. This decision was taken at a gathering of the Defence Ministers of the Alliance States in Brussels on 6 June, notified by Secretary-General Mark Rutte. It has not disclosed for what and how long the amount will be allocated.
Ukraine was hit by Patriot systems, which Israel utilized in the early 1990s (their number is unknown, most likely 1 or two) –informed Israeli ambassador to Kiev Michael Brodsky on 9 June. In the interview, he stressed respective times that it was not actual that Israel did not support Ukraine militarily. A day later, the Ministry of abroad Affairs of Israel denied the diplomatic reports that the country had handed over patriots to Kiev.
On 3 June, crucial staff changes took place in the highest command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (SHU). GeneralMikhayl Drapatyj became commander of the Joint SHU ForceWhich makes him liable for the full operation of the army. His successor was not appointed as head of the Land Army – this is to happen soon. It is besides not known if Drapatyj has maintained a linear position – the commander of the operational and strategical group “Chortyca”, straight liable for defending Donbas.
General Oleh the Apostle was the commander of the Hostile Forces.and his predecessor General Ihor Skybiuk was appointed Deputy Chief of General Staff. Robert Browdi, ps. Madziar, was made the commander of the Unmanned Systems Force. He succeeded Colonel Wadym Sucharewski, who returned to the front as deputy commander of the “East” operational group.
The appointment of Drapate to the highest operational position should be considered as substantive and hopeful to improve the organisation of command of groups straight countering Russian aggression. As head of the Land Army, whose competence is mainly administrative, he could not decently usage his skills. Otherwise, the appointment of the Apostle must be judged – it is seen as an component of building the individual back office of the commander-in-chief General Alexander of Syria. The appointment of Madziar is to satisfy public opinion (he organized 1 of the most celebrated and popular drone units – “Birds of Madziara” – and commanded it), and possibly partially alleviate the discontent of the frontal commanders of the tactical level. Browdi has no military education (in civilians as a private entrepreneur he traded grain), and his tactical experience cannot be straight translated into administrative and organizational activities on a scale of all types of troops.
6 June BBC portal Ukraine has published material indicating that the Ukrainian army is struggling with FPV drone deficiency, which negatively affects its combat capabilities and effectiveness in countering enemy attacks. The commander of the 3rd Andrij Biłecki Assault Brigade revealed that his unit had not received a single unmanned FPV in state supplies for 3 months. Although the brigade has allocated the essential resources after his statement, the deficiency of liquid supply of drones remains a systemic challenge. Captain Yuri Fedorenko, commander of the 429th independent pilotless regiment, stressed that presently only 1 3rd of the unmanned men are sent to the army through centralised deliveries. Others straight finance individuals or transfer society. The commander of the 58th Motorized Serhij Warakin Battalion added that his squad last year utilized up to 100 FPV drones per day, and now only receives 200–300 per month, which does not even cover the minimum requirement. According to BBC journalists, there is besides an uneven distribution of machinery and a decrease in their quality. Soldiers request to improve equipment on their own, and advanced reliability, especially fibre optic drones, poses a serious hazard on the front.
10 June President Volodymyr Zelenski announced that Ukraine is presently able to mobilise around 27 000 people per month, while FR can at the same time appoint 40–50,000 men to the military.
5 June During a gathering in Pjongjang with the Secretary of the safety Council of FR Sergei Szojg North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that the DPRK would proceed to support Russia in the war against Ukraine and respected the obligations under the strategical Cooperation Treaty concluded in June 2024. It provides for common assistance in the event of an armed attack on 1 country. During the talks, among others, the subject of North Korean soldiers' participation in fighting in the Kursk Oblast was discussed (according to HUR, about 11 1000 military DPRKs inactive reside there). On June 10, HUR chief Kiryło Budanow announced that Russia had concluded an agreement to start producing Shahed-136 kind shock drones in North Korea. He pointed out that the implementation of this initiative could powerfully affect the military balance on the Korean Peninsula. He added that the DPRK has supplied a wide scope of weapons to the FR: from the haubic 122 mm D-74 and 107 mm and multi-guided 107 mm and 240 mm rocket launchers to the self-propelled artillery systems 170 mm M-1989 Koksan. Russia has besides improved the operation of North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, which are presently characterized by advanced fire precision. Their first batch sent to FR was very low quality. According to Ukrainian intelligence data, almost half of them deviated from the designated trajectory or exploded in the air.
5 June Ukrainian abroad Intelligence Service reported that Russia is intensifying the production of unmanned workers and plans to produce about 2 million FPV drones, 30,000 long-range unmanned drones and 30,000 decoy drones to reduce the effectiveness of the enemy's air defense. Russian companies are to make up for the distance to Ukraine in the production of drones, utilizing larger financial resources, dispersed production lines located distant from the front and close cooperation with China. Beijing support includes supplies of electronic and optical components, navigation and telemetry systems, motors, microprocessors and communication systems to tactical and long scope unmanned vehicles. Intelligence underlines that the enemy besides increases the usage of drones equipped with fibre optic communications that are resistant to electronic countermeasures.
