Russians close medical facility in Kamianka, Zaporizhzhia region, as employees refuse to receive Russian passports - General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported this on June 15.

“In the village of Kamianka, Zaporizhzhia region, in early 2023, the invading forces blackmailed employees of the Primary Health Care Center that if they refused to obtain a Russian passport, their salaries would be reduced by 60 percent,” the report says. 

Because most of the employees refused to receive Russian documents, the Russian forces announced the closure of the medical institution.

Russia launched 38 airstrikes, 52 MLRS attacks against Ukraine over the last day

Over the past day, the Russian army launched a missile attack against Ukraine, using 6 Kh-22 air-launched cruise missiles, 4 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles, as well as 7 Shahed UAVs.

During the attack, the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 air targets - three Kalibr cruise missiles and 6 Shahed UAVs.

In total, over the past day, the Russian troops launched 38 airstrikes and about 52 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems.

Russian troops attack in 4 directions, almost 50 combat engagements took place

Invading Russian forces are attacking in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions, with 49 combat engagements taking place over the last 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: 3 settlements in the Chernihiv region, as well as 11 more in the Kharkiv region were attacked. 

Shelling of Ukrainian regions

• In the Kupiansk direction, 7 settlements in the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions came under artillery shelling. 

• In the Lyman direction, 9 settlements in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions came under Russian fire. 

• In the Bakhmut direction, 18 localities in the Donetsk region were attacked by the invading Russian forces. 

• In the Avdiivka direction, 11 settlements of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire. 

• In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all of the invading Russian troops' attacks, however, 8 settlements of the Donetsk region came under shelling. 

• In the Shakhtarsk direction, 9 localities in the Donetsk region were shelled. 

• In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, over 50 cities and villages were subjected to numerous attacks by the occupying Russian army. 

AFU destroyed 2 Russian control points, 3 MANPADS, and 3 radar systems 

“The Defense Forces' aviation launched 14 strikes on the invading Russian troops' military positions,” the report says. 

It is also noted that missile and artillery units struck 13 manpower concentration areas, 2 control points, 3 anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as 3 enemy electronic warfare stations during the day.

• On the night of June 15, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian regions with Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and attack drones. The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces managed to shoot down a missile, 20 Shahed UAVs, and an Orlan-10.