Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (1 June 2024)

In response to attempts by the Kiev regime to damage Russian energy and transport facilities, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched a group strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons against Ukraine’s energy facilities, which operate the military-industrial complex. Moreover, ammunition depots of Western-made weapons have been destroyed.

The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.

The units of the Sever Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops have hit manpower and hardware of 14th, 42nd mechanised, 57th motorised infantry, 143rd infantry, 82nd air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 36th Marine Brigade, as well as 125th and 127th territorial defence brigades close to Nesknoye, Zhovtnyovoye, Yurchenkovo, Liptsy, Kutuzovka, and Shestakovo (Kharkov region).

Five counter-attacks of assault groups of the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 17th Brigade of the National Guard have been repelled close to Staritsa and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 240 Ukrainian troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, one Osa surface-to-air missile system combat vehicle, and one Nota electronic warfare station.

During counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS combat vehicle, one D-20 howitzer, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer have been hit.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken better positions and defeated 14th, 60th, 116th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 12th Special Forces Brigade (Azov), close to Novoyegorovka (Kharkov region), Serebryanka, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade has been repelled near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 450 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the situation on the front line and engaged manpower and hardware of 54th and 100th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Krivaya Luka, Zaliznyanskoye, Orekhovo-Vasilyovka, Kalinino, Andreyevka, and Seversk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were more than 660 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, one 152-mm Msta-B towed howitzer, one 105-mm U.S.-made M119 gun, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer, and one Nota electronic warfare station.

The Tsentr Group of Forces has improved the tactical situation, as well as defeated 23rd, 27th, 110th mechanised, 71st infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Karlovka, Yevgenovka, Rosovka, Vozdvizhenka, and Zelyonoye Pole (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In addition, six counter-attacks of assault groups of 24th, 47th mechanised, 142nd infantry, 25th airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled near Novoaleksandrovka, Umanskoye, Novgorodskoye, and Novopokrovskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 330 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley and eight motor vehicles.

In addition, during counter-battery warfare, one 155-mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, three 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, two 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two 105-mm U.S.-made M119 guns have been hit.

The Vostok Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 120 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU and the 37th Marine Brigade close to Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region) and Tyaginka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 45 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the position of a unit of technicians developing missions for UAV strikes, as well as enemy manpower and military hardware clusters in 116 areas.

Air defence facilities have shot down 62 unmanned aerial vehicles, 14 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs.

In total, 607 airplanes and 274 helicopters, 24,964 unmanned aerial vehicles, 525 air defence missile systems, 16,219 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,326 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 9,998 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,182 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.