A Russian milblogger published a lengthy message on June 3 claiming that nearly the entire 35th Combined Arms Army has been destroyed in Izyum due to incompetent Russian commanders. A Russian milblogger under the pseudonym Boytsovyi Kot Murz said that Russian commanders did not account for combat challenges in the Izyum woods, leading to significant losses in the 64th and 38th Separate Guard Motor Rifle Brigades, which he reported now have less than 100 servicemen in total.[4] Boytsovyi Kot Murz claimed that Russian commanders failed to provide necessary equipment to units fighting in wooded terrain and did not repair Russian heavy artillery in a timely manner. Russian forces also reportedly lacked effective communication with command centers and relied on messengers due to the shortage of encrypted phones. Boytsovyi Kot Murz noted that the lack of communications between Russian units and commanders allowed Ukrainian forces to strike Russian advanced positions with drones. Russian private military company servicemen from Wagner also refused to participate in combat, leading to a significant lack of advances on the Izyum axis. While ISW cannot independently confirm these reports, they are consistent with previous reports of Russian operations and high casualties on the Izyum axis.
乌通社当地时间4日报道，乌克兰武装部队在哈尔科夫伊久姆几乎摧毁了整个俄罗斯第35联合武装集团军。
乌克兰总统办公室主任安德烈·叶尔马克在Telegram上爆料：“俄罗斯第35集团军在伊久姆几乎全部被摧毁。”
此外，乌克兰总统办公室主任顾问阿列斯托维奇在接受德国媒体访问时表示，在西方援助武器充足时，乌克兰军队将全面开展反攻，时间大概在七月下旬或八月。