2/ The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted successful offensive operations in the direction of the Novodanylivka-Robotyne line (6km to 15km south of Orikhiv).
3/ A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces made unspecified progress near Robotyne and captured new positions near Dorozhnyanka (35km southeast of Orikhiv).
4/ Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted assaults southwest of Orikhiv and that elements of the 429th Motorized Rifle Regiment (19th Motorized Rifle Division, 58th Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District) repelled the assaults. isw.pub/UkrWar061623
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2/ The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and other Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted localized ground attacks west and south of #Kreminna. isw.pub/UkrWar061723
3/ Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stated that Ukrainian forces continue counteroffensive operations near #Bakhmut, and Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces attacked on the northern and southern outskirts of Bakhmut. isw.pub/UkrWar061723
2/ Russian forces are reportedly reestablishing defensive positions on the left bank of #Kherson Oblast as flood waters continue to recede. isw.pub/UkrWar061623
3/ #Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command reported that water levels in the Dnipro, Inhulets, and Southern Bug rivers continue to decrease.
2/ The UKR General Staff stated that UKR forces conducted successful counteroffensive operations 12km SW of #Bakhmut near Stupochky, in western #Donetsk Oblast near #Vuhledar...
3/ ...in the western #Donetsk-eastern #Zaporizhia Oblast border area along the Levadne-Staromaiorske line, and in western #Zaporizhia Oblast along the Novodanlylivka-Robotyne line.
#China questioned the United States’ motives for re-joining the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (#UNESCO) in a likely attempt to establish the conditions for discrediting US global leadership. 1/4
China’s Foreign Ministry responded by claiming that the United States’ exit from UNESCO “negatively impacted” the organization & accusing the US of re-entering UNESCO to achieve the self-centered geopolitical aim of countering #Chinese influence in international orgs. 2/4
This is similar to China’s reaction to the United States 2021 re-entry into the Paris Climate Agreement, where #Chinese state-controlled media accused the United States of “betray[ing]” the agreement. 3/4
1/ #Ukrainian officials reported that #Russian occupation authorities continue to forcibly relocate Ukrainian children from #Ukraine to #Russia and repopulate occupied areas of Ukraine with Russian civilians. isw.pub/UkrWar061523
2/ Russian authorities continue preparing for the September 2023 elections in occupied regions. isw.pub/UkrWar061523
3/ Russian occupation authorities expanded their patronage networks with Russian regions at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. isw.pub/UkrWar061523
Russian and Ukrainian forces both conducted offensive operations in western #Donetsk Oblast on June 15.
RU forces likely conducted a limited ground attack in the #Vuhledar area to draw UKR forces away from #VelykaNovosilka, where UKR troops continue #counteroffensive operations.
2/ The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces in the Shakhtarske (western #Donetsk direction) conducted an unsuccessful attack towards Vodiane (directly northeast of #Vuhledar and about 36km due east of #VelykaNovosilka). isw.pub/UkrWar061523
3/ The UKR Tavrisk Group of Forces Press Center notably reported on June 15 that UKR forces have advanced up to one kilometer in the #Vulhedar area, and Tavrisk Commander Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi stated that Ukrainian troops continue moving forward in this area.