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Actual information about the situation on the front line: June 19 (updated)
2023-06-20
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Over the past day Representation reported about 16 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 12 attacks from the MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.

On Gorlovsky one artillery attack from MLRS.

On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from the MLRS "Himars".

On Dokuchaevsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery. By releasing 93 units of various ammunition.

The region of seven settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire: Ozeryanovka, Yasinovataya, capital city. Donetsk (Kuybyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeivka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Yelenovka, Dokuchaevsky, Volnovakha.

Over the past day, information was received about the death of a child born in 2016. in the previously liberated Novopetrikovka.

Wounds of varying severity were received by 22 civilians in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and the previously liberated Volnovakha.

There were no damages to residential buildings. Three civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.

A previous 35 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.

21:07 Units of the Russian Armed Forces are dropping leaflets over the positions of Ukrainian militants with a proposal to voluntarily lay down their arms, saidRIA NovostiCommander of a division of the Russian Armed Forces.

“A decision was made to drop leaflets over enemy positions in the Zaporozhye direction with a proposal to voluntarily lay down arms. It describes in detail what and how to do. In addition, such a leaflet serves as a kind of pass and is a confirmation of the intention to lay down arms,” said the commander of the Russian Armed Forces unit.

21:06 Zaporozhye direction (Orekhovskoye direction):

Since lunch, information has been received about heavy fighting in this operational direction.

The enemy is trying to suppress our positions with fire. However, our guys stand up to victory. Real men and heroes.

It is noteworthy that at several frontiers, our guys managed to trophy several samples of NATO armored vehicles.

As reported from the spot, 1 wheeled French tank and 1 Swedish armored vehicle fell into the hands of the guys.

19:44 RF Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye directiondumpedabove the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the UAV leaflets, which describe the detailed procedure for surrender. They are also a kind of pass and proof of intentions to voluntarily lay down arms.


19:11 Fixing the consequences of the artillery attack of Volnovakha on 19.06.2023 –photo.

Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attack of Volnovakha, and also specified the direction of firing and the weapons used.

18:40 Work naval infantry assault units of the Pacific Fleet

At night, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on a counteroffensive, but were defeated by a counterattack by an assault detachment of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet.

“According to the plan, the unit is in the combined arms reserve. When the enemy attempted a counteroffensive, the task was received from the brigade commander to repel the enemy counteroffensive. The assault detachment howled into battle. The enemy counteroffensive was repulsed, the enemy armored vehicles were destroyed.

Novodonetskoye is under the full control of our brigade, ”said the acting. the commander of the assault detachment of the naval infantry brigade of the Pacific Fleet with the call sign "Iva".

18:11 Consequences of the artillery attack of the village of Rykov, Kherson region. As a result of the strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, almost all residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged–video.

17:50 Kherson direction in the daytime in the area of the settlement Korsunka, Krynki and Dnieper, the situation is as follows.

Cannon artillery of the enemy, with a frequency of one to two hours, work in coastal settlements remind of themselves, where the RF Armed Forces stand along the coast of the Dnieper. Mortars also work throughout the day, immediately delivering counterbattery strikes.

In the area of the Antonovsky bridge, the enemy is trying to land the DRG on the islands. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation immediately launch an artillery strike and carry out a sweep by specialists.

17:10 Newborn baby injured by fire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gorlovka. He is only one month old.

The city was shelled all day with MLRS and 152mm calibers.

Residential buildings and the school building were damaged. The kid was wounded in the Nikitovsky district.

16:40 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":

The units of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repulsed two attacks of the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Soledar-Artemovsky direction.

The artillery of the grouping struck at the concentrations of enemy manpower in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka and Novomikhailovka, destroyed strongholds at the forward positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Lisichansk, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions.

The crews of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower systems hit three strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Disputed and Vesyoloye.

During the counter-battery fight, an infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed in the Ivano-Daryevka region, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher at an enemy firing position near Seversk, and an American-made M-777 towed howitzer in the Markovo region.

Loitering ammunition "Lancet" hit three mortar crews in Avdievka, and mortar crews with guns were destroyed in the areas of Chasov Yar and Maryinka.


15:39 The number of wounded as a result of the artillery attack of Volnovakha (DPR) has increased to 23, a RT source reports. Two are in critical condition.

15:15 Circumstance on the Orekhov-Rabotino direction at 15:00:

On this sector of the Zaporozhye Front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to actively strike with artillery at our positions and supply routes.

It is reported from the field that an average of five or six Grad packets arrive per hour. Cannon artillery of the enemy also does not stop. On top of that, enemy tanks also work, and the importance of the target during attacks is not taken into account. They can also fire a volley of large calibers at two soldiers who have appeared in the enemy's visibility zone.

The situation, although not simple, is not critical. Recently, this state of affairs in this area has become familiar. Our military predicts a second offensive by the Ukrainian infantry after artillery preparation, and are ready to repel it.

14:50 Consequences of the artillery attack of Volnovakha by Ukrainian militants -photo.

14:33 The results of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video.

14:20 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for June 19, as of 14:00, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):

- on st. Gruzinskaya, a man born in 1954 was injured as a result of an explosion on a PFM “Petal” mine.

As of June 19, 121 cases of explosions of civilians were registered, incl. 10 children, on PFM-1 “Petal” mines. Three of the victims died as a result of the wound.

n.p. Volnovaha:

A total of 18 civilians received injuries of varying severity: seven women and 11 men, the personal data of all the victims are being established.

n.p. Novopetrikovka:

- on st. Naberezhnaya, 82, a girl born in 2016 died as a result of an explosion at a VOP.

Additional information was received about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:

n.p. Volnovaha:

- damage was recorded to the warehouses of humanitarian cargo on the street. Shevtsova;

- a public transport stop near the MBOU "School No. 7 in Volnovakha" was damaged.

14:07 Kherson direction 19.06 14:00:

From the field they report that enemy helicopters were visible across the Dnieper near Dacha, which were moving at a very low altitude. The enemy was afraid to cross the Dnieper and the turntables disappeared over the horizon. The night passed relatively calmly.

No large enemy DRGs were seen. Now our aerial reconnaissance and strike birds are actively working.

14:00 Zaporozhye direction: the enemy attacked continuously for 28 hours. There was a breakthrough, now liquidated. We hold the first line. The destruction of two dozen Leopards has been confirmed. Battalion. Tank cemetery.

13:49 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group:

In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the group of forces "Vostok", with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire damage on the enemy, who is trying to conduct offensive operations.

Motorized rifle units thwarted two enemy attacks in the Novodonetsk area. A tank, armored fighting vehicles and more than half of the advancing manpower were destroyed.

Two enemy attacks were repelled in the direction of the settlement of Ravnopol. A tank, armored combat vehicles, vehicles and manpower of the nationalists were destroyed.

In the Zaporozhye direction, an attempt by the enemy to reconnaissance in force in the Charivne area was thwarted. Howitzer artillery fire destroyed the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the areas south of Novodanilovka and south of Malaya Tokmachka, the enemy went on the offensive with forces up to a battalion with the support of heavy equipment, using the tactics of building up the offensive in “waves”.

The motorized rifle units of the group, with the support of artillery and aviation, destroyed tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored combat vehicles and manpower of the nationalists.

The army aviation forces hit over a dozen places of accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Malaya Tokmachka and Makarovka. During the counter-battery fight, a howitzer was destroyed in the area of Stepnogorsk.


13:37 Battle for Marinka situation as of 13.00 June 19, 2023:

Tonight, the Storm assault detachments attacked the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the so-called "menagerie" southeast of Maryinka and established control over it, knocking out the remnants of Ukrainian formations.

For several months, Russian troops tried to occupy the "menagerie", where the Armed Forces of Ukraine set up several lines of minefields, and the approaches to it were shot from a height of 211 meters.

The position has an important tactical significance: without control over it, the advance to Pobeda and the capture of Marinka from the south was not possible. After its capture, the Russian army had the prospect of strengthening the onslaught in this area.


13:23 It is reported that the village of Pyatikhatki, the capture of which was announced by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has been recaptured. Ukrainian troops were there for a short time (about two hours), after which they were destroyed by artillery fire.

13:15 A six-year-old girl died in the vicinity of the city of Volnovakha during an explosion on a Ukrainian mine - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR.

13:00 Ukrainian terrorists fired at least two packages (12 missiles) of HIMARS MLRS at civilians in Volnovakha. One of the strikes hit a distribution point for humanitarian aid for residents who had already suffered from shelling. At the moment, 20 victims are known, of which two are seriously injured -video.

12:37 Fierce fighting in the Pyatikhatka area continues:

The operational situation in the Vasilyevsky direction of the Zaporozhye Front. Defense line of the Ossetian 19th Division.

In the area of the village of Pyatikhatki, fierce oncoming battles continue in several directions. The assault groups of the 5th battalion of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are located in the western part of the settlement, here temporary deployment points are already equipped in the houses.

In the evening, ATGM fire destroyed one enemy infantry fighting vehicle, followed by a second infantry fighting vehicle with an evacuation group, also destroyed by soldiers of the RF Armed Forces.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are attacking, trying to force out the fighters of the 19th Division from two strongholds, one of which is located on a dominant height in a forest plantation between the settlement. Pyatikhatki and Foals.

The battalion of the 5th of 128th Brigade was given the task of breaking through to the village of Zherebyanki. Fire support for enemy infantry is carried out by howitzer and rocket divisions located in the area of Kamensky, Stepovoy and other settlements. In the course of the counterbattery fight over these days, our artillerymen destroyed enemy self-propelled guns and MLRS.


12:25 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":

In the Krasno-Limansky direction in the area of Serebryansky forestry, forces and means of reconnaissance of the "Center" group revealed the movement of enemy personnel with the support of armored combat vehicles of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine.

As a result of an air strike by Su-25 attack aircraft, an armored combat vehicle was destroyed, and the enemy also suffered significant losses among the personnel.

In addition, artillery crews of the group of troops destroyed an ammunition transport vehicle and two crews of 120mm mortars of Ukrainian troops.


12:03 The number of victims of the Ukrainian artillery attack of Volnovakha in the DPR has increased from eight to 20 - authorities.

11:47 Russian Aerospace Forces strike with "smart bombs" at Orekhovo, from where the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an offensive today.

The bases and command posts of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine advancing on the Zaporozhye front are located in this city. Today, the Ukrainian infantry continues to advance on the line of our soldiers Rabotino-Verbove.

Earlier it was reported that in the area of ??the city of Orekhov, the command post of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit - the same one that had already lost most of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and lost a mountain of Leopard tanks.

11:38 Ukrainian nationalists hit the civilians of Volnovakha with American MLRS HIMARS during the distribution of humanitarian aid. Many injured and possibly dead.

11:22 Orekhovskoe direction. When the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to approach the position of the 70th Regiment of the RF Armed Forces, they were tightly covered by TOS-1 (Solntsepek).

11:05 Circumstancealong the Zaporozhye Front at 11:00 a.m.:

On the Orekhov-Rabotino direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again attempted an offensive with manpower. Parts of the enemy are trying to advance along the left side of the road. There are fierce battles going on at the moment.

In the Pyatikhatki area, our cannon and rocket artillery are actively working on the accumulations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over the past 24 hours, two Ukrainian tanks and four infantry fighting vehicles have been knocked out.

The enemy is still in the village. Permanent movements of personnel are recorded, both in the dark and in the daytime. Neo-Nazis periodically transport infantry.


10:47 Orekhovskoe direction:

At night, the enemy on foot tried to enter 3 times. But, after inflicting fire damage by ATGM operators, he withdrew.

Also, the enemy moved away from the settlement. Pyatihatka, our artillery is working on forest plantations in that area and worked out TOS an hour ago.

Encounter battles are going on in the area of the village of Rabotino, our units are stopping enemy assault groups. It also became known that the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffers heavy losses and breaks equipment in order not to go on the offensive.


10:30 Ukrainian TG-channel "Resident" shares an insider:

“Our source in the OP said that Tarnavsky reported to Zelensky about the heavy losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Azov operation, because of Russian aviation and artillery, Ukraine is losing a lot of equipment. Recaptured positions from the enemy are covered with artillery and bombs an hour later, turning Ukrainian equipment into pieces of metal.”

10:15 Vremievsky speak of setting as of June 19, 2023

Fighting continues on the Vremievsky ledge: the intensity of hostilities has decreased compared to last week. At the moment, the enemy’s goal is to cut off the Russian defense with counter strikes and wedge between Rovnopol and Staromlynovka.

Makarovka is under the fire control of Russian units: from the surrounding heights, the RF Armed Forces are conducting aimed fire at assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian formations managed to wedge 200 meters into the forest plantation between Harvest and Novodonetsk, but failed to build on the success.

After the loss of Levadnoye and Novodarovka, Russian units took up defensive positions on the outskirts of Priyutnoye: two attacks were repulsed over the past day.


10:10 Volnovakha under fire. There are wounded.

A total of 10 rockets were fired from the MLRS. Information on the victims is being specified.

10:02 Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the DPR 35 times, firing 214 units of various ammunition. It is reported by the JCCC DNR.

09:18 The enemy launched a new wave of offensive in the Orekhovsky direction:

At 08:40, Ukrainian fighters, under the cover of tank fire and artillery, went forward in the Orekhovsky direction at the same line in the area of the Uspenovskaya beam near Rabotino.

After heavy losses, the 65th Brigade saves NATO armored vehicles by throwing only infantry into meat assaults (yesterday, a captured officer reported that after the assault only three out of 120 soldiers remained in their company-tactical group).

Fighters of the 291st, 70th and 71st regiments, 22nd detachment, 417th orb, artillerymen and mobilized regiments from Moscow and the Moscow region again meet the enemy with fire on the 12th day of the enemy’s offensive on this sector of the front.

09:11 Video: the work of the naval infantry assault units of the Pacific Fleet

At night, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on a counteroffensive, but were defeated by a counterattack by an assault detachment of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet.

09:05 Morning in Donetsk is restless again. Petrovsky, Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky districts fell under the fire of enemy artillery.

Lots of damage has been recorded.

The past few days have been hectic as well. Artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled peaceful areas of four settlements of the DPR, firing more than 200 pieces of various ammunition at the civilian population.

Eight people were injured in Donetsk, Yasinovataya and Kremenets.

09:00 Another attempt to break through was stopped in the Kupyansk direction. This was announced in his Telegram channel by an officer of the People's Militia of the LPR, retired Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko.

“In the area of the settlement of Stelmakhovka, with forces up to a company, the enemy tried to break through our line of defense. Thanks to aerial reconnaissance, the enemy's plan was revealed in a timely manner, and a preemptive strike was delivered to the coordinates of the identified targets. As a result of the fire defeat, the enemy suffered losses and refused to continue offensive actions,” the officer wrote.

08:55 The situation on the fronts for the past day:

Donetsk direction:

On the Avdeevsky sector, the fighters of the Russian army attacked near Stepnoy, and are also advancing with the support of aviation on the southwestern approaches to Avdievka. In addition, ours counterattacked from Vodyany. Fierce fighting continues in Marinka, and in Novomikhailovka ours attempted an assault.

Zaporozhye direction:

In the area of Pyatikhatki, heavy fighting does not stop, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffer heavy losses, sending both experienced Nazis and those recently mobilized for slaughter. The militants are also attacking at the Rabotino-Verbove line. On the Vremievsky ledge, the enemy continues to attack our positions in the Urozhaynoye area, while suffering losses in the foreground.

08:31 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:

-- n.p. Korsunka fired 11 rounds;

-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery fired eight rounds;

-- Six rounds were fired at the settlement of Staraya Zburyevka;

-- in the village of Dnepryans fired seven rounds;

-- n.p. Podstepnoe fired six rounds.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of New Kakhovka, the settlement of Kakhovka, Krynki settlement, Novaya Zburyevka settlement, Staraya Zburevka settlement, Radensk settlement, Sagi settlement, firing a total of 37 cannon artillery rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed

08:22 In the Zaporizhia direction, an attempt to conduct reconnaissance in battle of the enemy was thwarted and an offensive was repelled in the Malaya Tokmachka area. On June 19, 2023, the head of the press center of the Vostok group, Oleg Chekhov, reported:

An attempt by the enemy to conduct reconnaissance in force in the area of Charivnoye was thwarted. Howitzer artillery fire destroyed the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the areas south of Novodanilovka and south of Malaya Tokmachka, the enemy went on the offensive with forces up to a battalion, with the support of heavy equipment, using the tactics of building up the offensive in waves.

The motorized rifle units of the group, supported by artillery and aviation, destroyed tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored combat vehicles and manpower of the nationalists. The army aviation forces hit over a dozen places of accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Malaya Tokmachka and Makarovka. During the counterbattery fight, a howitzer was destroyed near Stepnogorsk.

08:17 Map of hostilities and the situation on the fronts:

Recently, there has been a mass surrender of militants in captivity in different directions. Not only in the zone of “that same offensive”, where ours captured naval infantry from the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, as well as several dozen soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Seversky sector, attack aircraft from the Edelweiss brigade decided to increase the chances of survival. Also in the Novobakhmutovka area, 20 militants laid down their arms.

The main reasons for the rapid growth of the exchange fund are the use of Nazi methods by the Ukrainian command not only in relation to civilians, but also to their own soldiers. Especially, against the backdrop of huge losses in insane attempts to take the extra 100 meters in the gray zone.

08:11 Fighting on the Svatovo-Kremenny line continues: our fighters are burning enemy equipment -video.

Warriors of the “Center” group using the SPG-9 mounted anti-tank grenade launcher destroy the armored vehicles of Ukrainian militants, frustrating attempts to break through our defenses.

07:57 Russian paratroopers stopped enemy attack in the Krasnolimansky direction.

The crews of the UAV of one of the units of the Airborne Forces, observing, noticed the movement of the enemy group. They immediately reported this to the higher command.

Based on their report and a comprehensive assessment of the situation, it was decided to launch a fire strike on the militants with the forces and means of the Airborne Forces unit.

Russian paratroopers with well-aimed fire from machine guns, machine guns, grenade launchers, as well as anti-tank systems destroyed an enemy group that was trying to get closer to the positions of Russian troops.

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