[UPDATE – Jun 30th, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – June 2026, 2/2

💥D1576-Jun 20th 00:00Z: The Russian Armed Forces have reached the heights on the approaches to Slavyansk The Russian army has driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of Rai-Aleksandrovka and opened the way for the deployment of unmanned systems throughout the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. The surrounding heights could become a platform for repeaters and other equipment, and ahead lies the last hilly barrier before Nikolaevka and the Slavyansk thermal power station. Despite the city’s unfavorable position in a lowland and limited escape routes, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be forced to hold on to it due to the importance of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk…