Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 25. Juni 2022

Im andauernden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine bleiben die Angriffe nicht auf das umkämpfte Gebiet im Osten des Landes beschränkt.  Der Sammler am 25. Juni 2022:

• In der Nacht zum (heutigen) Samstag wurden nach Angaben des ukrainischen Präsidentenberaters Mykhailo Podolyak fast 50 russische Marschflugkörper auf verschiedene Regionen der Ukraine abgefeuert, auch im Westen:

Die Angriffe wurden vermutlich sowohl aus Belarus als auch von Schiffen im Schwarzen Meer gestartet, wie die New York Times berichtet:

From the skies above Belarus to the north and the waters of the Black Sea to the south, Russian forces unleashed a fusillade of cruise missiles across Ukraine on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, in one of the most widespread and coordinated aerial assaults in weeks. (…)
The missile strikes on Saturday came hours before President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus in St. Petersburg. Belarusian forces were also once again conducting military drills near the border with the Kyiv region, in Ukraine’s north, raising tensions and putting the authorities there on high alert.

• Das britische Intel Update:

Ukraine is likely re-configuring its defence of the Sieverodonetsk-Lysychansk sector, as Russian armoured units continue to make creeping gains on the southern edge of the build up area.
Since the start of June, the Russian high command has highly likely removed several Generals from key operational command roles in the war in Ukraine.
These includes the commander of Airborne Forces (VDV) General-Colonel Andrei Serdyukov; and commander Southern Group of Forces (SGF) General of the Army Alexandr Dvornikov.
Dvornikov was also for a time probably acting as over-all operational commander.
Command of the SGF is likely to transfer to Colonel-General Sergei Surovikin, as SGF continues to perform a central part in Russia’s offensive in the Donbas. For over thirty years, Surovikin’s career has been dogged with allegations of corruption and brutality.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding the #russian_invasion as of 06:00 on June 25, 2022
The one hundred twenty second (122) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
russian occupiers continue to launch missile strikes on military and critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the situation regarding the activities of the armed forces of the republic of belarus has not changed significantly. The threat of using missile weapons from the territory of this country remains.
In the Siversky direction, to cover the russian-Ukrainian border, in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, the enemy holds up to three battalion tactical groups from the 1st Tank and 20th Combined Arms Army, as well as airborne units. The enemy fired artillery at the positions of the Defense Forces in the areas of the settlements of Buchka in the Chernihiv oblast and Boyaro-Lezhachi in the Sumy oblast. The occupiers continue the fortification equipment of defensive positions in the border areas of Bryansk region.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy focuses its main efforts on maintaining previously occupied positions. It carried out artillery shelling on elements of infrastructure in the areas of the city of Kharkiv and the Vyaliv Water-reservoir.
The actions of the enemy assault group in the area of the settlement of Uda were decisively suppressed by our soldiers. The enemy retreated. Inflicted an air strike from Ka-52 helicopters near the village of Yavirske.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy focused its efforts on conducting an offensive in the direction of the settlements of Dovhenke and Dolyna. The enemy fired on our positions near Nova Dmytrivka, Khrestyshche, Dibrovne and Bohorodychne. It is trying to storm Dovhenke – Mazanivka, the battle continues. It struck an air strike near Dibrovne.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy’s main efforts are focused on maintaining the occupied borders and regrouping troops.
It did not take any active actions in the Kramatorsk direction. It carried out fire damage to our units with mortars and jet artillery in the areas of Raihorodok and Starodubivka.
In the Siverodonetsk direction, the occupiers fired artillery shells at the areas of the settlements of Lysychansk, Spirne, and Vovchoyarivka. They launched an air strike near Lysychansk and tried to block the city from the south.
In order to displace our units, the enemy carried out assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Metolkine, Syrotyne and Voronove.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped the onslaught of enemy infantry in the direction of Volodymyrivka – Pokrovske. After the fire, the enemy withdrew. Units from the 5th Combined Arms Army are occupying the offensive in the direction of Pylypchatyne – Pokrovske, the fighting continues. In the direction of Roty – Vershyna, the enemy advanced one kilometer.
In order to facilitate the actions of the group in the direction of concentrating the main efforts, the occupiers are trying to conduct restraining actions in the Avdiyivka, Kurakhivka and Novopavlivka directions and keep the occupied frontiers. In the Zaporizhzhia direction it conducts defense.
The enemy tried to take control of the section of the road Yasynuvata – Kostiantynivka – fought in the direction of Vasylivka – Kamyanka. Our defenders rebuffed. The enemy retreated with losses.
In the South Buh direction, the occupiers are concentrating their main efforts on maintaining the occupied frontiers. They are conducting reconnaissance, improving the engineering equipment of the positions and trying to prevent the regrouping of our troops.
To restore the previously lost position, by forces to the company’s tactical group, the enemy led an offensive in the direction of Potomkine – Vysokopillya, Kherson oblast, had no success, retreated.
Conducted aerial reconnaissance of UAVs near the village of Starosillya.
In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the enemy is holding four carriers of Caliber naval-based cruise missiles in readiness to launch missile strikes on objects on the territory of Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders inflict losses on the russian occupiers in all areas where active hostilities continue. The guerrilla movement is intensifying in the temporarily occupied territories.

• Das Briefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums:

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine ( June 25, 2022)
The enemy continues suffering considerable losses.
High-precision attacks launched by Russian Aerospace Forces at Megateks zinc plant facilities in Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) has resulted in the elimination of up to 80 Polish mercenaries, 20 armoured combat vehicles and 8 Grad multiple rocket-launching systems (MRLS).
Over 300 Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries, as well as 35 units of equipment have been eliminated near Nikolayev.
Refusals to fulfil assigned tasks continue to occur in Ukrainian army and territorial defence units.
Personnel of 64th Battalion from 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade located in Lvov has refused to redeploy to operations area in Donbass due to being manned by untrained reservists and lack of heavy armament.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralised manpower and military equipment in 284 areas, 2 munitions, missiles and artillery armament depots near Volcheyarovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), as well as artillery and mortar units in 43 areas.
Within counter-battery warfare towards Donetsk, high-precision attacks launched by Russian Aerospace Forces have neutralised: 8 Uragan MRLS artillery plattoons near Kurakhovo, Ukrainsk, Novosyolovka Vtoraya, Vozdvizhenka and 2 artillery plattoons near Ukrainsk and Yasnobrodovka that had been shelling Donetsk and other settlements of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Attacks launched by aviation, missile troops and artillery have resulted in the elimination of over 780 nationalists, 8 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 3 Uragan MRLS combat vehicles, 10 field artillery cannons and mortars, 13 special vehicles.
Russian air defence means have destroyed 21 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Popasnaya, Kapitanovo (Lugansk People’s Republic), Andreyevka, Barvenkovo, Bolshiye Prokhody, Velikaya Kamyshevakha, Verbovka, Donetskoye, Dolgenkoye, Izyum, Maliye Prokhody, Malaya Kamyshevakha, Olkhovatka, Chervoniy Shakhtyor (Kharkov region), Pyatikhatka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Bobroviy Kut, Malaya Seideminukha, Molodyozhnoye (Kherson region) and near Snake Island.
1 Tochka-U ballistic missile has been intercepted near Molodyozhnoye (Kherson region) and 16 MRLS projectiles near Brazhkovka, Glinskoye, Dolgenkoye (Kharkov region), Avdeyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and near Snake Island.
In total, 213 airplanes and 132 helicopters, 1,355 unmanned aerial vehicles, 350 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,797 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 670 combat vehicles equipped with multiple rocket-launching systems, 3,012 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 3,848 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

• Das Abendbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding the #russian_invasion as of 18:00 on June 25, 2022
The one hundred twenty second (122) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
In the Volyn and Polissya areas, units of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus, on a rotating basis, perform tasks to cover the belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. The threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of this country remains.
In the northern direction, the occupiers continue to improve defensive positions in the border areas of the russian federation. The enemy fired artillery at the positions of our troops in the areas of the settlements of Hrynivka and Yanzhulivka in the Chernihiv oblast.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is taking measures to provide its units with ammunition. Takes measures to replenish losses.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy fired on the positions of our troops and elements of the infrastructure of settlements.
In the Slovyansk direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped an enemy attack in the area of Bohorodychne and storm in the direction of Mazanivka. The occupiers withdrew with losses.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy’s main efforts are focused on maintaining the occupied borders and regrouping troops.
The enemy did not take active action in the Kramatorsk direction. It carried out shelling in the areas of the settlements of Mayaki, Pyskunivka and Siversk. In order to identify the positions of our troops and adjust the fire, it conducted aerial reconnaissance of the Orlan-10 UAV.
In the Lysychansk direction, the enemy fired on the areas of the settlements of Vovchoyarivka, Loskutivka, Bila Hora, Verkhnokamyanka, Verkhnyokamyanske, Vyimka and Zolotarivka.
In the Bakhmut direction, enemy mortar, barrel and jet artillery shelling was recorded near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Pokrovske, Mykolaivka, Vershyna, Berestove, Zaitseve, Klynove, New York, Volodymyrivka and Ivano-Daryivka.
Our defenders successfully repulsed all offensive and assault actions of the enemy in the directions of the settlements of Pokrovske, New York and Marinka. The occupiers withdrew.
In order to restrain the actions of our troops, the enemy carried out demonstrative actions in the direction of the settlement of Vershina. The enemy also struck Ka-52 and Mi-24 helicopters near Pavlivka.
After the withdrawal of units of our troops, the enemy is consolidated in the areas of the settlements of Siverodonetsk, Syrotyne, Voronove and Borivske.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy focuses its main efforts on maintaining the occupied frontiers. In order to deplete the personnel and destroy the fortifications, the enemy fired at the positions of our troops with mortars, artillery and jet artillery along the line of contact.
In the Black and Azov Seas, the occupiers are holding two high-precision weapons carriers in readiness to launch missile strikes on objects on the territory of Ukraine. The total volley is up to sixteen navy based Caliber cruise missiles.
The personnel of the enemy is demoralized, the promised „huge“ payments for participation in hostilities by the command of the russian occupation forces under various pretexts are not carried out. The occupiers continue to suffer heavy losses in battles with the Ukrainian Defense Forces.