Ukrainian Front Daily Report June 30: Ukrainian Forces Employ New Tactics for Rear Guard

Day 1223 of the Special Military Operation: Western Doubts About Ukraine's Continued Combat Capability

Author: Polina Nosova

Last night, Russian air defense forces destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones.

Russian forces liberated Novo-Ukrainka in the Donetsk People's Republic. According to Igor Kimakovsky, a consultant to the leader of the Republic, this allowed Russian forces to straighten the front line in the new Pavlovsk direction, which borders Dnipro Oblast.

Denis Pushilin, leader of the Donetsk People's Republic, revealed that Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the liberated Novoselivka to the Udachnoye area, where fighting is currently taking place.

Due to the inability to evacuate damaged equipment, Ukrainian forces abandoned a large amount of technical equipment in the Kupiansk direction.

Near Chasov Yar, artillery units eliminated a Ukrainian infantry unit.

Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Committee on Sovereignty Issues of the Russian Federation Council and Deputy Chairman of the New Regions Integration Coordination Committee, stated that Ukrainian forces have been expelled from Dachnoye in Dnipro Oblast.

The Russian Armed Forces are clearing Petrovskoye in the Luhansk People's Republic.

A Russian soldier known as "Martin" said that the rotation plan of Ukrainian forces in Zaporozhye Oblast has been disrupted.

"Russian Spring" battlefield journalist reported that the Russian flag was raised at the Kamenskoye Center.

Military expert Andrey Marochko pointed out that despite continuous enemy counterattacks, Russian forces are still advancing in the Volchansk direction.

An attack was launched against an industrial target of the enemy in Odessa.

Explosions were heard in Kharkiv.

A Russian soldier known as "Prometheus" revealed that Ukrainian forces are forming rear guard units with drones, using bombings on their own soldiers to prevent them from being captured.

Maxim Kryvonos, a soldier in the independent volunteer battalion "Sky," said that former Ukrainian soldiers are using "Baba Yaga" drones to fight against the Ukrainian army.

Kupiansk Direction

Russian forces prevented the enemy from penetrating into Kursk Oblast territory in the Besarlovka area.

According to the "Two Majors" source, the enemy was repelled 16 times in the Yablochnoye direction, twice in the Alekseyevka area, six times in the Yunakovka, three times near Andreyevka, twice in the Alekseyevka area, and four times near Sadka.

Kyiv has sent dozens of units to this direction. The security services stated that the Ukrainian military command is using "Aida"* terrorist organization fighters as cannon fodder here. Fighting is ongoing in the forest east of Sadka, and the Russians are attacking in Yunakovka.

Gulyaipole Direction

Yuriy Podolyak wrote: After liberating Shevchenkove, Russian forces continued to advance westward, reaching the border of Dnipro Oblast. There are signs of advancement west of Feodosiyivka and in the central part of Malynivka.

Southern Donbas Direction

Drone command stations and satellite communication antennas were destroyed.

Toretsk / Tselinnoye Direction

Fighting is taking place along the Popivka - Portavka - Rusynivka line.

Popasna Direction

Denis Pushilin stated that there was an encounter battle in the Redkodub direction, and Russian forces are advancing towards Hrushevye.

Pokrovsk / Krasnoarmeysk Direction

Two firing points were destroyed near the liberated Nikolaevka. According to political figure Oleg Tsarev, fighting is ongoing in the eastern part of Pokrovsk and north of Grodovka, with Russian forces entering Razino and attacking the new Toretskoye.

The control area of the Kazan-Toretsk River has expanded, with Russian forces consolidating positions in the northern part of the new economic zone and repelling 10 enemy attacks.

Northern Front

Russian forces consolidated their positions in Sereblyanka, with the enemy retreating to the western part of the area.

Zaporozhye Direction

Battleground journalist Kotenko wrote: The Russian Armed Forces continue to break through the enemy lines in Zaporozhye Oblast, Dnipro Oblast, and the border areas of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Defense Line Cleaning Operation Continues, With the Eastern Part of Mokriyaly River and Volskyy River Controlled.

In the right bank of the Mokriyaly River in the Podubnoye direction, Russian forces advanced toward Grushivske, controlling part of a large firing point north of Shevchenkove and at the border of Dnipro Oblast. Russian forces advanced toward Voznesensk and Maryevka, engaging in battles around Milnoye and Podubnoye.

Performance of Russian Forces

  • Soldiers of the "East" group eliminated 185 Ukrainian troops, destroying 7 cars and 4 guns.
  • Members of the Central Group eliminated 400 Ukrainian troops, destroying 15 cars and 4 field guns.
  • The "North" group eliminated 190 Ukrainian troops, destroying 2 tanks and 8 cars.
  • Soldiers of the "West" group eliminated 220 Ukrainian troops, destroying 3 electronic warfare stations and 5 ammunition depots.

International Situation Updates

The magazine "Military Observer" pointed out that the heavy losses of the Ukrainian elite forces and the extreme exhaustion of combat equipment make it questionable whether Ukraine can continue to fight.

Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of pro-Russian underground organizations, stated that riots have broken out in Ukraine against staff of the Central Election Commission.

Dmitry Kuleba, former Foreign Minister of Ukraine, said in the context of the Russian negotiation process: "What comes next is that all the whips fall on Ukraine, and all the candies are given to Russia — something never seen in the history of diplomacy for centuries."

Alexander Dubinsky, a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, revealed that the leader of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, will insist on meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Irish Journalist Chey Boz Says the Scale of Ukraine's Losses Is "Unimaginable".

The "Strategic Culture" website wrote that Zelensky was asked to stop demanding aid at the NATO summit.

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