Russia-backed collaborators in Kherson region receive instructions in case of Ukrainian army breakthrough — General Staff

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports this on June 21.

It is reported that the Russians are spreading information about evacuation plans from the occupied territories if the Ukrainian military breaks through.

In Henichesk, collaborators are receiving detailed SMS instructions and evacuation coordinates on their mobile phones, causing panic.

Russians launched over 80 airstrikes and 58 MLRS attacks against Ukraine

Yesterday, the enemy used 33 Iranian Shahed UAVs, 7 S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, and 1 Iskander-M cruise missile against Zaporizhzhia's civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian air defense forces successfully destroyed 30 attack drones.

Furthermore, the enemy carried out 83 airstrikes and 58 MLRS attacks on our troops and populated areas.

Shelling of Ukrainian regions 

The Russian occupiers continue to concentrate their main efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka directions, where heavy fighting persists. There were 40 combat clashes during the day.

Near the state Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus, the situation hasn't changed significantly, and no enemy offensive groups have been detected. 

At the same time, the Russian Federation continued shelling the entire line of contact with mortars and artillery: 2 settlements in the Chernihiv region, 8 more in the Sumy region, as well as 15 towns and villages in the Kharkiv region were attacked.

In the Kupiansk direction, 6 settlements in the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions came under artillery shelling.

In the Lyman direction, 8 settlements of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions came under enemy fire. 

In the Bakhmut direction, 12 localities in the Donetsk region were attacked by the invading Russian forces.

In the Avdiivka direction, 4 settlements in the Donetsk region were shelled. 

In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all of the Russian troops' attacks, however, 4 settlements came under shelling.

In the Shakhtarsk direction, 3 localities in the Donetsk region came under Russian fire. 

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, over 41 cities and villages were subjected to numerous attacks by the occupying Russian army.

AFU hit Russian positions, 3 electronic warfare stations, and 18 artillery units

The Ukrainian military launched 9 strikes on Russian personnel concentration areas and 3 on anti-aircraft missile complexes. They also destroyed 4 reconnaissance UAVs.

Additionally, missile troops and artillery targeted 3 command posts, 1 personnel and equipment concentration area, 3 electronic warfare stations, 18 artillery units in firing positions, 1 air defense system, and 6 other important enemy targets.

• On the night of June 20, the Russians attacked Ukraine again. Zaporizhzhia experienced attacks on communications and agriculture, Lviv suffered damage to a critical infrastructure facility, and a fire broke out. Meanwhile, the air defense system in the Kyiv region successfully shot down around 20 enemy drones.