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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 17th, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] 22:49 Peskov said that in fact the task of "demilitarizing" Ukraine has been completed - "they are using their weapons less and less." According to him, NATO countries are increasingly "getting into the Ukrainian conflict", becoming its side, and "pumping Ukraine with weapons" from the West obliges Russia to "take more decisive measures to ensure security."  22:37 As a result of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, 16 people died, 31 went missing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. 1,300 houses remain flooded, including 1,274 in Kherson region and 26 in Mykolaiv region. 3,614 people were evacuated from the flooded territories, of which 474 were children. 21:43 "Governor" of the occupied Kherson region Vladimir Saldo said that the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station benefited the Russian military, improving their tactical position and worsening the situation for Ukraine: It is now more difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to overcome it than it used to be to force the Kakhovka reservoir." 21:38 "Authorities" of the occupied Kherson region stated that the death toll from the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station has increased to 29 people. 21:35 Peskov said that the African initiative on Ukraine is "difficult to implement," but Putin "showed interest." He also added that African leaders did not convey the message from Zelensky to Putin. 21:14 Peskov said that the grain deal "has no chance", since its part relating to Russian products has not yet been completed. He also claims that Russia will defend its position on Ukraine, and peace initiatives that do not correlate with the Russian position are unacceptable for the Kremlin. 21:10 The European Central Bank warned the European Commission that the use of profits from the frozen assets of the Bank of Russia to help Ukraine could undermine confidence in the euro as a world currency. According to the ECB, this may be a bad signal for global markets, writes the Financial Times, citing sources. 21:06 Putin told African leaders that the Russian Federation allegedly legally took children out of Ukraine, "there have never been any obstacles to reunification with relatives." 21:04 Russians on the right-bank territory of the Kherson region are trying to hide the number of civilian deaths from the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, Mayor Oleshek Yevgeny Ryshchuk said: "In the Oleshky community, 11 death certificates were officially issued, of which only two were from drowning. The occupation authorities in the hospital refuse to put the death of a person was diagnosed as drowning. They put heart problems. How many people died in total is unknown. " 20:59 The Danish authorities are ready to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but subject to the approval of the United States, which produce these aircraft, said acting. Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen. 20:23 The Russians are taking about 300 children from the Berdyansk region to Chuvashia, the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said. According to him, the occupiers reported in the Russian media that 48 children were sent away, the rest are going to be taken out in several shifts. 19:55 At a meeting with an African delegation, Putin showed the "agreement" allegedly initialed by Ukraine and Russia at the talks in Istanbul at the end of March 2022. According to him, the exact number of units of military equipment and personnel of the armed forces was registered in it. "But after we, as promised, withdrew our troops from Kyiv, the Kyiv authorities, as their masters usually do, threw it all into the dustbin of history," Putin said. 18:21 The reason for the destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP, most likely, was an explosion in the tunnel of the concrete base of the dam, writes The New York Times. The experts analyzed the information of the Russian telegram channel Military Informant, which posted a video of the consequences of the destruction of the hydroelectric power station. It follows from it that the underwater concrete base 20 meters high and up to 40 meters wide assumed most of the load of the dam. The publication notes that where the dam is destroyed, the concrete base is not visible, and in the remaining parts of the dam, the upper part of the base remains. Inside the base there was a technical tunnel, you can get into it from the engine room, which is under the control of the Russian Federation. The tunnel is marked on the drawings, which the NYT journalists got acquainted with. 17:42 The Russians fired two guided bombs at the village of Kazatskoye, Kherson region: one person died, three were injured, the IVA reported. 17:34 Biden said that the United States will not make it easier for Ukraine to join NATO - Kiev must meet all the requirements applicable to members of the Alliance. 16:20 In the Odessa region, it was forbidden to swim and fish in the sea, the Odessa City Council reported. According to him, over the past week, salmonella, rota and astraviruses, cholera vibrios, parahemolyticus, eggs and larvae of human and animal helminths have been found in the water. In addition, the content of Escherichia coli significantly exceeds the norm. 15:37 The French TV channel TF1 filmed a report from the positions of the Russian military in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The material says that the Russians have been preparing for a counter-offensive of Ukraine for a long time and are waiting for it. At the same time, nothing is said about who is the aggressor in this war. 14:19 The Russians shelled Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, from cannon artillery: as a result of shells hitting the private sector, two people were injured, including a nine-year-old child, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported. 11 residential buildings, a garage, a car, a gas pipeline and electrical networks were damaged. 13:56 Russians fired from ATGM Cornet with. Guryev Kazachok in the Bogodukhovsky district of the Kharkov region. An anti-tank guided missile hit a civilian car, killing two residents of the Zolochiv village, who were volunteers, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. 12:02 British intelligence reported that the Russians fortified the southern part of the front in Ukraine with attack helicopters. In particular, the Russian Federation deployed more than 20 additional helicopters to the Berdyansk airport, which is located about 100 km from the front line. 11:17 Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz said that tonight air defense units in the Novozybkovsky urban district allegedly repelled an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Druzhba oil refinery station, three aircraft-type drones were destroyed. 10:31 The water level in the Kherson region continues to decline and is currently 1.32 meters. 11 settlements on the Right Bank and 17 on the Left Bank remain flooded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 09:52 NATO has launched a new center to protect underwater pipelines and cables due to the likelihood of sabotage by Russia. According to the head of the special group dealing with this issue, Lieutenant General Hans-Werner Wiermann, Russian ships are actively mapping critical underwater infrastructure. "There is heightened concern that Russia could target submarine cables and other critical infrastructure," he added. 09:06 Ukraine is seizing the initiative, and Russia has gone on the defensive, but long-range weapons are needed to build up efforts, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gavrilov said: "All our military plans are being implemented in accordance with estimates. The main thing in modern warfare is mastery of the situation in order to know the situation the enemy, as well as be able to deliver high-precision strikes over long distances, that is, to have a weapon that is capable of hitting the enemy at a distance of up to 200 km." 08:38 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin's statements about the transfer of nuclear warheads to Belarus are the consolidation of Russia's de facto military control over Belarus, and it is unlikely that this will lead to Russian escalation. 08:35 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed, 25 were injured. In the Donetsk region, one dead - in Toretsk. In the Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov regions, one wounded each, according to the IVA. 08:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 17.
07:33 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - over the past day there have been 36 military clashes, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In order to hide heavy losses, the Russian military command has established a new procedure for treating wounded servicemen: now only officers can be evacuated to the Russian Federation. NCOs and privates, regardless of the severity and complexity of the injury, must be treated in the occupied territories of Ukraine. 00:21 Maxar has published fresh satellite images of the destroyed Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. In the photo for June 16, published by Schemes, you can see the destroyed dam in detail. In addition, the publication publishes a picture of the Nibulon river terminal in the village of Kazatskoye near the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. Previously, its territory was flooded, while the fresh photo shows that the water has receded from there. Posted by: badanov 2023-06-18 |
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