Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of June 3
The General Staff updated frontline data as of June 3 (Illustrative photo: GettyImages)
Since the beginning of the day, 81 combat engagements have occurred along the entire front line. Ukrainian defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines, and disrupting Russian plans, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Today, Russian artillery shelling targeted several settlements in the Sumy region, including Chuykivka, Dmytrivka, Pokrovka, Turia, Popivka, Sumy, Petrushivka, Seredyna-Buda, Bila Bereza, and Porozok. Russian forces also conducted an airstrike on Osoiivka in the Sumy region.
Situation on the frontlines
Today, Russian forces launched three attacks on Ukrainian positions in the areas of Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory in the Kharkiv direction.
In the Kupiansk direction, three assaults by Russian forces on Ukrainian defenders' positions are ongoing in the areas of Pishchane, Nova Kruhliakivka, and towards Stepove.
Russian forces carried out eight attacks on Ukrainian troops' positions in the Lyman direction, near Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, and in the direction of Novyi Myr.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two attacks by Russian forces toward Bila Hora. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions eight times in the areas of Druzhba, Toretsk, and toward Yablunivka. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, there were twenty-two combat engagements with the Russian forces in the areas of Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Myrne, Lysivka, Udachne, Novosergiivka, and in the direction of Myroliubivka and Novomykolaivka. Two combat engagements are still ongoing. Russian aircraft carried out strikes with guided bombs on Koptiove.
Russian forces attempted seventeen breakthroughs in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Novosilka, Rivnopil, Vilne Pole, and in the direction of Zelene Pole, Novopil, Shevchenka, Komar, and Bahatyr in the Novopavlivka direction. Airstrikes were carried out on Novodarivka, Olhiivske, Huliaipole, Novomykhailivka, Myrne, Komar, and Fedorivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, Russian forces used unguided aerial rockets on Huliaipole.
Ukrainian defenders repelled two attacks by Russian forces near Stepove and Shcherbaky in the Orikhiv direction.
In the Siverskyi and Prydniprovskyi directions, Russian forces did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Kursk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled eleven attacks. In addition, Russian forces carried out eleven airstrikes using thirteen guided bombs and conducted one hundred twenty-seven shelling attacks.
Russian losses in the war against Ukraine
Over the past day, Russian forces lost 1,100 personnel.
In addition, Ukrainian troops destroyed 7 tanks, 8 armored fighting vehicles, 48 artillery systems, 1 multiple launch rocket system, 1 air defense system, 12 aircraft, 126 operational-tactical UAVs, and 145 units of enemy automotive equipment.
