Russian forces bury victims of Kakhovka dam blast in mass grave in occupied Kherson region – General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported this. 

Occupying Russian forces have taken measures to improve the sanitary and epidemiological situation in some settlements of the Kherson region that came under their control after the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and the outbreak of viral diseases. They forced public utilities to clear the rubble and collect corpses.

On June 24 and 25, over 60 bodies were found. The command of the invading Russian forces concealed the real number of victims by burying the dead in mass graves without DNA testing or any memorials.

Ukrainian air defense destroyed 6 'kamikaze' drones on the night of June 28

The Russian Federation launched another strike last night with Iranian Shahed UAVs. Air defense destroyed six 'kamikaze' drones.

During the day, the Russian troops launched 20 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems, 2 missile strikes, and 44 airstrikes. This led to the destruction of infrastructure and civilian casualties.

About 20 combat engagements took place in the three main frontline areas over the last day

Invading Russian forces are attacking in the Lyman, Bakhmut and Marinka directions. About 20 combat engagements took place.

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 border line with mortars and artillery: one settlement in the Chernihiv region, 4 more in the Sumy region, as well as 9 villages and towns in the Kharkiv region were attacked. 

Russian attacks in other Ukrainian regions

In the Kupiansk direction, over 20 settlements in the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions came under artillery shelling. 

In the Lyman direction, over 10 settlements in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions came under Russian fire. 

In the Bakhmut direction, over 15 localities in the Donetsk region were attacked by the invading Russian forces. 

In the Avdiivka direction, at least 10 settlements of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire. 

In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all of the Russian troops' assaults, however, about 10 settlements of the Donetsk region came under shelling. 

In the Shakhtarsk direction, over 15 localities in the Donetsk region were shelled. 

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, about 30 towns and villages were subjected to numerous attacks by the occupying Russian army. 

Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian army concentration and control points

Over the past day, the Defense Forces' aviation launched 11 strikes on the invading Russian troops' military positions, 5 strikes on anti-aircraft missile systems and one strike on the enemy control center. Also, missile and artillery units destroyed an ammunition depot, 11 artillery units at firing positions, 3 air defense systems and an electronic warfare station.

• On June 27, the Russian forces launched two missile attacks on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, hitting a cafe and killing 11 people. 

• Operational Command South's press center head Natalia Humeniuk said that Russian troops have intensified shelling near the Kinburn Spit. They pursue two goals, one of which is to prevent the Mykolaiv region from joining the grain deal.