Ukraine and the Russian Federation declare the seizure of territories on the Kupyansk - Svatovo Line - ISW (map)
Military analysts at the Institute for War Research reported that both Ukraine and the Russian Federation have declared mutual successes on the captured territories on the Kupyansk - Svatovo line. This is stated in the summary for June 4. According to the Ukrainian military, the Russian forces are trying to intercept the initiative on the Kupyansk - Svatovo - Kreminna, as well as send reinforcements to the troops along the Lugansk - Kharkiv line.
According to the Colonel-General of the Armed Forces Alexander Syrsky, Russian troops are trying to restore offensive operations in the area of Masyutivka (which is 13 kilometers from Kupyansk), Novoselovsky and Kusemivka (16 km from Svatov), Makiivka (23 km from Kremlin), Belogor (13 km from Kremlin) km from flint) and controversial (27 km from flint).
Syrsky specified that Russian troops strengthen the position in the occupied Ukrainian territories with the assault mouth "Storm Z", which were staffed with prisoners. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Russians transferred a group of 500 convicts as a reinforcement for an unnamed unit operating in the Kharkiv region. But the Ukrainian forces at the expense of artillery fire were injured by almost a hundred of these prisoners collected from Russian prisons.
Both Ukrainian and Russian forces reported on June 4 that they managed to seize small territories on the Kupyansk-Svatovo line. According to Sirsky, the Armed Forces successfully advanced 400 meters in the unidentified area of Swativ direction and released a significant area of Ivanovo forest. In turn, according to Russian sources, the Russian troops successfully force the Oskol River and seized Novomlinsk (21 km from Kupyansk). However, there are no photos or video confirmations.
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that the Ukrainian forces repelled the attacks of Russian troops on Novoselivske, and, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Russians reflected the attacks of Ukrainian sabotage and intelligence groups near Berestov (20 km from Svatov), Andriyivka (14 km from Svatov). On June 4, Russian troops continued offensive operations south of Kreminna.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russians unsuccessfully tried to attack Belogor and controversial. According to the Russian news unit, there was a clash between the Russian and Ukrainian troops on the R-66 route in the Kreminna area. Recall that Russia is loss in Liman, Kupyansk and Bakhmut. On June 5, the spokesman of OK "East" Sergey Cherevaty announced. It was reported that Ukraine could break through the first line of defense in the Zaporozhye region.