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From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary June 23rd (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:19 Lavrov said that we will not talk about the return of territories occupied by the Russian army in the event of resumption of negotiations with Ukraine

In an interview with Belarusian TV, Sergei Lavrov said that when Kyiv wants to resume negotiations with Russia, Moscow will proceed from the situation "on the ground" and take into account "the unwillingness of a number of liberated regions to return to the control of the Kyiv authorities."

“When they deign to turn to us with a proposal to resume the diplomatic process, which, as I understand it, the Europeans are urgently asking them, but the Anglo-Saxons do not allow this, we will look at the situation on the ground,” Lavrov said.

21:37 The EU summit has agreed on the status of candidates for the EU for Ukraine and Moldova, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg said.

21:37 In the village of Novodanilovka in the Melitopol district, a kindergarten "Solnyshko" was opened, which was closed under the Ukrainian authorities and did not work for more than 2 years.

21:37 In the north of the Kharkiv region, the Russian army has finally entrenched itself in Tsupovka and is fighting on the northern outskirts of Prudyanka, returning lost positions. On another sector of the front, clashes continue in the vicinity of Verkhniy Saltov. In addition, the RF Armed Forces continued to strike at the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkov itself, Chuguev and the Zolochiv region.

21:37 In the Izyum direction, Ukrainian forces have not been able to cross the Seversky Donets and are holding positions at the Chepel-Petrivske line. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in turn, were able to gain a foothold on the opposite bank of the river, having occupied Nortsovka in the Nortsevsky forest, located northwest of Izyum.

21:37 The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed a field radar post near Konstantinovka in the Kharkiv region.

21:37 MiG-29 and Su-25 flights of the Ukrainian Air Force continue in the Slavyansk-Barvenkovo ​​area.

21:12 The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights in connection with a special military operation - Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denis Malyuska.

20:22 Near Nikolaev, a subdivision of the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was ambushed by the DRG of the 28th Ombre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Chernomorskoe village near Odessa). The DRG traveled in an unmarked civilian minibus. The result - the enemy has four - “200” (dead), intelligence has trophies, incl. Anti-tank systems, RPGs, rifles, documents - two, telephone - one.

20:22 Destruction of the company stronghold of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of nationalists in the Veliko Aleksandrovsky district of the Kherson region. Destroyed more than 30 Bandera admirers
Bandera is a reference to WWII Ukrainian nationalist commander Stephan Bandera, who fought with the Germans against the Soviets.
19:57 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny admits that the situation of the Ukrainian army is extremely difficult.

“It is very difficult for us, because the fire advantage is on the side of the enemy. No matter what, we hold on. The situation is difficult, but manageable. We are forced to conduct a mobile defense, to occupy more advantageous lines and positions.

19:03 The United States may today announce a new package of assistance to Ukraine for at least $500 million, it will include the supply of MLRS and artillery ammunition - CNN.

19:03 Ukrainian troops will have to retreat from Lisichansk to avoid encirclement, said Gauleiter of the Lugansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Gaidai.

19:03 Four more Russian air defense missiles fired in the sky over Kherson - TASS.

18:06 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced Kyiv's desire to resolve the issue of Ukrainian grain exports in the next few weeks. He stressed that Ukraine has no intention of "shooting itself in the foot" by holding back its grain exports.

18:06 Local residents of Rozovka thank the new leadership of the district for arranging the payment of a one-time financial assistance from the Government of the Russian Federation. Recall that in accordance with the decision of the government of the Russian Federation, a one-time payment of funds is organized in Rozovka, aimed at supporting the most socially vulnerable group of the population - pensioners.

17:24 In Skadovsk, Kherson region, Russian air defense forces shot down two missiles fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the authorities of the city.

16:24 Today, one-time payments of financial assistance in the amount of 10,000 rubles to single mothers and large families began in Melitopol. From the very morning for social payments lined upturn, however, according to the employees of the social service, it is moving quite quickly.

16:23 Watermelons will be delivered from the Kherson region to Russia. Deliveries will start in July.

“Kherson watermelons will go massively - this is mid-July, August and up to September. We will grow and supply a large number of watermelons not only to the Republic of Crimea, but also to other regions of the Russian Federation, ”said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the region.

15:15 The high level of terrorist threat has been extended in the Bryansk region until July 8.

14:33 Russian troops occupied Volcheyarovka. Lisichansk is now almost completely blocked.

14:30 The Minister of Defense of Ukraine announced that HIMARS missile systems had arrived in the country.

13:37 Dmitry Peskov's statements:

- It will be possible to draw up a plan for a peaceful settlement of the situation around Ukraine after Kyiv fulfills all the requirements of the Russian side;

— Russia strictly fulfills all its obligations on the supply of energy resources;

- Lukashenka is in Russia, will meet with Putin in Zavidovo;

- Relations between the Russian Federation and Japan are now at the lowest possible level, in fact, all relations have been curtailed;

— Putin will take part in the summit of the Caspian states in Ashgabat;

- Russia records all episodes of the use by Ukraine of weapons from Germany and the United States.

13:36 "There is no connection between the NWO and the food crisis. This is recognized even in the US government. It started a couple of years ago, when Western countries began to pursue populist financial policies. There are no problems to let the ships get out without piling up schemes. The Russian side guarantees security up to the Bosporus," Sergei Lavrov at a press conference after a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

12:47 US Congressmen introduced a bill on the training of Ukrainian pilots. It will allow the United States to begin training Ukrainian pilots and crew members on F-15, F-16 and other aircraft.

12:38 Russian air defense systems intercepted a Tochka-U missile in the Kharkiv region and 22 Ukrainian MLRS shells in a day, including over Snake Island.

12:38 As a result of air strikes, missile troops and artillery, more than 650 nationalists, 17 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles were destroyed in a day.

12:38 Operational-tactical and army aviation destroyed manpower and military equipment in 96 districts in a day.

12:38 The high-precision weapon of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Nikolaev area destroyed 49 tanks with fuel for military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

12:38 The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to suffer significant losses, less than 50 percent of the personnel remain in the units of the Ukrainian 30th Mechanized Brigade.

12:20 Britain introduces new sanctions against Russia, they include a ban on the export and use of pounds sterling and EU banknotes in the Russian Federation.

12:16 “EU solidarity with Ukraine is a hoax”: The Spectator directly writes that the status of an EU candidate for Ukraine is a symbolic gesture that the EU wants to get rid of Zelensky. Nobody in Europe needs Kyiv with its problems.

“European unity is completely superficial, in practice it is limited to saying “glory to Ukraine” from a safe distance. When Friday rolls around, Kyiv will, of course, officially celebrate the EU's compliment.

But it can be assumed that Zelensky will still understand that, despite the kind words that sounded from the EU this week, this is all he will get. As far as possible EU membership is concerned, one has to wait and see, perhaps for a very long time. This is something he can safely put on the back burner."

11:34 Yesterday, a 54-year-old serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine threw a grenade at children in Dnipro from the window of a high-rise building, he was detained. Klymenko Time learned about this from a law enforcement source.

According to police, the soldier was under the influence of alcohol. An offensive anti-personnel fragmentation hand grenade flew at children playing in the yard.

Three 12-year-old boys were injured, all of them were hospitalized.

The child who was closest to the site of the explosion had an extensive mine-explosive injury, open wounds of the ear, chest, arm and lower body. During the search, several more grenades and more than fifty rounds of ammunition for various weapons were found on the detainee. Criminal proceedings have been opened on the facts of attempted murder and illegal handling of weapons.

11:33 Briton Aiden Eslin, sentenced to death in the DPR, called his relatives and said goodbye to them, saying that he would soon be executed. No one from the UK contacted the authorities of the DPR or the Russian Federation and did not try to negotiate his release, according to BBC News.

11:29 The United States began preparing HIMARS missile launchers for use in Ukraine a month before the start of the Russian special operation.

According to government procurement data, back in January 2022, the US Marine Corps announced a tender for the conversion of 223 MTVR army trucks into reloading vehicles for these installations. The cost of the contract is not indicated in the document, since it is a request for quotations (that is, the state customer is waiting for proposals from contractors, from which he chooses the most profitable one).

Earlier it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine began training on the first four HIMARS installations. The United States announced the delivery of cars before the end of June.

11:06 Another Ukrainian commando. It became known about the liquidation of a serviceman of the 73rd Marine Center of the MTR of Ukraine Yevgeny Tishchenko (nickname Khmara). It was destroyed on June 9th. Details are unknown. Tishchenko took part in the events on the Maidan, being in the ranks of the Cossack hundreds of self-defense. Since the spring of 2014, he fought in the Donbass.

11:02 Crimea intends to restore maritime passenger and cargo communications with the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol, the permanent representative of the republic under President Muradov told RIA Novosti.

11:01 Kyiv is responsible for the failure to comply with the Minsk agreements, Japanese parliamentarian Muneo Suzuki told RIA Novosti. In his opinion, Putin was forced to launch a special operation in Ukraine in order to protect the interests of his state. Suzuki noted that now the world, including the media, is moving towards warming up the confrontation, it is impossible to go on about it.

10:59 The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the work of Ka-52 helicopters to destroy Ukrainian strongholds and equipment.

09:59 The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against a Ukrainian officer who ordered to shell civilian objects.

09:29 In Dnipro, a criminal case was opened against a man who threw a grenade at children in the courtyard of a residential building. This was reported to the local police. As a result of the incident, an 11-year-old boy was injured, he was hospitalized. The 54-year-old man was drunk at the time of the incident, the department said. Now he has been detained, two more grenades and cartridges have been found in his apartment.

05:03 Pribugskoye village Mykolaiv region. Intensive Russian artillery fire destroyed the positions of the 59th brigade.


Posted by: badanov 2022-06-24
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