A large crowd has protested in #Armenia’s capital #Yerevan against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, led by a Christian cleric who announced the start of four days of rallies to seek to drive him from office.https://t.co/t224xYn4fz
A large crowd protested in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Sunday against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, led by a Christian holy man who announced the start of four days of rallies to seek to drive him from office.
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is seeking to tap into popular anger over military defeats and territorial concessions to Azerbaijan, but Pashinyan has so far withstood the pressure.
"For four days, we will stay in the streets and squares, and with our determination and will, we will achieve victory," said Galstanyan, who called on parliamentary factions to hold a special session on Tuesday to remove the government from power.
A live video stream on YouTube showed thousands of people rallying in the centre of Yerevan and then marching peacefully through the streets with music blaring. There were no reports of arrests or festivities.
After weeks of protests against Pashinyan appeared to be losing momentum, Galstanyan is attempting to bring matters to a head with demands for a change of power within days. He is calling for the appointment of a transitional government to "implement reconciliation", manage foreign relations and prepare for snap elections.
But Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Center in Yerevan, said the move smacked of desperation in the face of waning protest numbers. The archbishop’s campaign was hampered by a lack of political experience and the absence of a clear strategy or alternative vision, he said.
The demonstrations, as yet "do not pose any real challenge to the government. The only danger of escalation is from a possible over-reaction by the security forces," Giragosian told Rooters.
Pashinyan is a former journalist who came to power after a wave of street protests in 2018. He came under heavy domestic pressure in 2020 after major losses to Azerbaijan in the second war the two countries had fought in three decades.
Last year Azerbaijan followed up with a lightning offensive to take back its Karabakh region, prompting an exodus of 100,000 ethnic Armenians who had enjoyed de facto independence there for three decades.
Pashinyan has criticised Russia for not intervening with its peacekeeping force in the region to stop Azerbaijani forces from retaking Karabakh.
He has publicly questioned Armenia’s traditional alliance with Moscow and started to forge closer ties with the West. A senior US official, Assistant Secretary of State James O’Brien, was due in Yerevan on Monday for talks on bilateral ties and moves towards a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.
The trigger for the latest demonstrations against Pashinyan was his decision to hand back four deserted border villages to Azerbaijan in May. Opponents called it a betrayal, but Pashinyan defended their return as a necessary step to avoid a further war that would end badly for Armenia.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:13 Ukraine has already taken advantage of the US permission to carry out strikes on Russian territory, US Presidential Adviser Jay Sullivan said: “I’ll just say that from the president’s point of view it was common sense... When the Russians moved from one side of the border directly to the other side of the border “It just didn’t make sense to not allow the Ukrainians to fire across that border, to hit the Russian guns and gun emplacements that were firing at the Ukrainians.”
21:37 Ukraine will begin testing its adjustable aerial bombs in a few weeks, said the head of the air command Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Golubtsov. According to him, a wing and a control module have been developed. Navigation will be carried out using GPS. Golubtsov added that Ukraine currently uses about 100-300 precision-guided bombs per month, while Russia uses about 3,000. Ukraine is still using foreign-made bombs. In addition, according to Golubtsov, Ukraine was able to integrate French AASM 250 aerial bombs onto Su-25 attack aircraft.
21:16 On the evening of June 8, Ukrainian forces launched a “coordinated attack” on a Russian landing ship that had recently moved to the Sea of Azov from the Black Sea, Sky News writes, citing a Ukrainian military source. The ship was the fifth of seven Ropukha-class landing ships that were sunk or disabled as a result of Ukrainian attacks, the source said. According to him, the Russian military uses such ships to transport ammunition and cargo to occupied Mariupol for further transit to the front line.
20:41 Zelensky said in an evening video message that in the Pokrovsky direction “almost every day it is invariably the hardest along the front, the greatest pressure from the occupier, the greatest number of battles.” The president also said that now among the main tasks is “to get more support for Ukraine specifically from the point of view of the sustainability of our society: this applies to energy, and recovery after impacts, and all other foundations of a normal life.”
“We are preparing new agreements for Ukraine with European partners, in particular with Germany, regarding additional steps of support. Also these days, we are working in detail on the preparation of a bilateral security agreement between our state and the United States. We are doing everything to make America’s leadership felt,” the head of state added.
19:03 On Monday, June 10, hourly power outage schedules will be applied throughout Ukraine from 16:00 to 22:00, Ukrenergo reported.
18:59 Biden and Macron supported the transfer of proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, the White House said: “The Presidents are committed to supporting efforts within the EU and G7 aimed at returning emergency proceeds from frozen Russian sovereign assets to Ukraine, in accordance with international law and ours.” relevant legal systems and decision-making processes."
18:54 There could be two affected Su-57s in Akhtubinsk, said GUR representative Andrey Yusov: “There is data that continues to be clarified. There is preliminary information that there could be two affected Su-57 aircraft. There is also information about irretrievable losses and wounded among personnel of the occupiers." Some Russian public pages, meanwhile, write that the attack on Akhtubinsk was carried out by “invisible drones that no air defense system in the world can shoot down,” and as a result of the attack, the Su-57 and two air defense systems - Pantsir-S1 and S-300 - were allegedly damaged.
18:30 Russia is attracting African students to the offensive in the Kharkov direction, writes Bloomberg. In particular, Russian officials have increasingly threatened not to renew the visas of African students and young workers unless they agree to join the army. Some Africans who are in Russia on work visas are detained and forced to choose between deportation and participation in hostilities.
But if you’re deported, yiu get sent home for free, right? What’s the downside?
16:26 In the Belgorod region, an ammunition warehouse in the Rakityansky district was attacked. According to local residents, explosions were heard, and then a fire started. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that a “non-residential building” was on fire and there were no casualties.
12:19 Scholz rejected Macron’s idea to send military instructors to Ukraine: “We will continue to prevent escalation. There will be no soldiers in Ukraine either from our countries or from NATO as a whole... It is important to support Ukraine, but not to allow an escalation of the war between Russia and NATO ".
11:47 Russian aviation telegram channels confirm a strike on the Su-57 in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan region. According to them, three drones flew to the airfield; the fighter received shrapnel damage. It is currently being determined whether it can be restored.
10:52 The use of hourly power outage schedules is canceled today, Ukrenergo reported. The reason is a decrease in consumption on weekends and the return to operation of the nuclear power plant unit.
09:24 On Saturday, June 8, on the territory of the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, located 589 km from the combat line, a Su-57 multirole fighter was hit, the Main Intelligence Directorate reports with reference to satellite images of the aircraft parking. They show that on June 7, the Su-57 was standing intact, and already on the 8th, explosion craters and characteristic stains from a fire that arose as a result of fire damage appeared near it. The Su-57 is the most modern Russian fighter, capable of using Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles for strikes. The defeat of the Su-57 is the first such case in history, intelligence officials noted.
09:19 At night, the Russians fired at the village. Borovaya, Izyum district, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Another person was injured the night before as a result of enemy shelling. Dvorichanskoye, Kupyansky district. In addition, on June 8, the Russians struck an educational institution in the village. Khotimlya of the Strosaltovsky community of the Chuguevsky district. As a result of the shelling, a school building was destroyed, a store, a village council building, and two private houses were damaged. One person died, two were injured.
08:38 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and four were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 13 private houses were damaged.
08:25 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 9:
personnel - about 518,560 (+1270) people,
tanks - 7869 (+26),
armored combat vehicles - 15,131 (+26),
artillery systems - 13,593 (+60),
MLRS - 1097 (+2),
air defense systems - 836 (+2),
aircraft - 357 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
UAVs of operational-tactical level - 10 982 (+37),
cruise missiles - 2277 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,562 (+78),
special equipment - 2253 (+5).
07:32 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that the Russian army has likely captured the village of Glubokoe in the Kharkov direction, north of Liptsy. At the same time, analysts believe that the existing Russian reserves of 60 thousand people will not be enough to support simultaneous large-scale offensive efforts in several directions. The Russian military command will likely be forced to choose one main action during the expected summer offensive, ISW experts predict.
02:29 Orban said that Western leaders are trying to defeat Russia for the sake of money and power: “Western leaders who have entered the warpath want to defeat Russia militarily. Their brilliant plan is absolutely simple, because we are talking about money that gives influence and power.” The Hungarian Prime Minister also believes that Europeans want to return to the 90s.
02:16 Biden said that Putin is not going to stop at Ukraine and all of Europe could be under threat, but “the United States will not allow this.”
00:31 Austrian Defense Minister Claudia Tanner said that the United States, France and Germany, by allowing Ukraine to strike targets on Russian territory, “crossed the red line.”
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces hold back Russian attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine.
In the morning, the enemy carried out 14 assaults in the areas of Evgenievka, Novoaleksandrovka, Novopokrovsky and Yasnobrodovka.
Since the beginning of the current day, 39 military clashes have already occurred at the front, 14 of them in the Pokrovsky direction. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in a report as of 11:00 on Sunday, June 9.
It is indicated that the Russians managed to carry out 558 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas. The enemy launched a missile strike, seven airstrikes using 11 guided bombs and deployed 35 kamikaze drones.
“The enemy remains especially active in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy has already made 14 attempts to oust our defenders from their positions in the areas of Evgenievka, Novoaleksandrovka, Novopokrovsky and Yasnobrodovka. Of these, six are still ongoing. The situation is tense, the Defense Forces are taking measures to stabilize the situation,” it says summary.
Over the past 24 hours, the invaders here lost more than 450 killed and wounded, five armored fighting vehicles, seven artillery systems, one anti-aircraft gun and six vehicles. A tank, four artillery systems and six enemy vehicles were damaged.
In the Kharkov direction, two Russian attacks were repelled in the areas of Volchansk and Liptsev. Loss of positions is not allowed.
In the Kupyansky direction, six assault operations continue in the areas of Petropavlovka, Peschany, Berestovoy and Nevsky. The situation is under control.
In the Liman direction, three enemy attacks continue in the Serebryansky Forest. One clash in the Ternov area was repelled.
In the Seversky direction, a battle takes place in the Vyemka area.
In the Kramatorsk direction, since the beginning of the day, four clashes have occurred in the areas of Ivanovsky and Kleshchievka. One enemy attack has been repulsed, three are ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the invaders’ attempt to advance in the Paraskoveevka area was unsuccessful. Two attacks continue in the Krasnogorovka area. The situation is under the control of the defense forces.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy failed during the assault on our positions in the Malaya Tokmachka area.
In the Dnieper direction, an enemy attack in the Krynok area was repelled.
There were no active enemy offensive actions in other directions.
Let us remind you that during the day on June 8, about 1,300 Russian occupiers were liquidated at the front and more than 200 units of military equipment were destroyed.
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[Korrespondent] In most areas the situation remains unchanged.
Our defenders stop the enemy, hold their lines and destroy the plans of the Russians. In most areas the situation remains unchanged..
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published operational information about the Russian invasion as of 16:00 on Sunday, June 9.
“Since the beginning of the day, 55 military clashes have occurred on the front of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding lines and destroying the plans of the Russians. In most directions, the situation is unchanged,” the report says.
It is reported that the Russians have increased the number of attacks in the Kharkov direction to four since the beginning of the day. Fighting continues in the Glubokoye area.
In the Pokrovsky direction, six military clashes continue in the areas of Novoaleksandrovka, Karlovka, and Novopokrovsky. The number of assault actions by the occupiers increased to 22.
“According to preliminary information, Russian losses in this direction currently amount to 122 people killed and wounded. One infantry fighting vehicle, an artillery system and a vehicle were destroyed. An enemy tank was damaged,” the General Staff reported.
The battle continues in the Krasnogorovka area in the Kurakhovsky direction. Since the beginning of the day, six clashes have occurred there.
Let us remind you that on June 8, about 1,300 Russian soldiers were liquidated at the front and more than 200 units of military equipment were destroyed.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line and defeated manpower and hardware of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 120th, 125th, and 127th Territorial Defence brigades close to Volchansk, Sinelnikovo, Zhovtnyovoye, Neskuchnoye, Ternovaya, and Izbitskoye (Kharkov region).
The servicemen have repelled seven counterattacks by assault groups of the 13th National Guard Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, the 71st Jaeger Brigade, and the 101st Guard Brigade of the Ukrainian General Staff.
The enemy losses were up to 225 troops, seven motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 gun. Three AFU field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and defeated formations of 14th, 116th, 115th Mechanised, 3rd Assault brigades of the AFU and the 13th Brigade of the National Guard close to Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Serebryanka, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 400 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five pickup trucks.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system were hit.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line and defeated manpower and hardware of 28th, 30th, 56th, 93rd Mechanised brigades of the AFU and the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the National Guard near Zaliznyanskoye, Elizavetovka, Ivano-Daryevka, Grigorovka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The servicemen have repulsed one counterattack by an assault group of the 112th Territorial Defence Brigade.
The enemy losses were up to 375 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, one U.S.-manufactured 155mm M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one UK-manufactured 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one D-20 152mm gun, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one U.S.-manufactured 105mm M119 gun. One AFU field ammunition depot has been also destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and defeated formations of 71st infantry, 23rd, and 47th Mechanised brigades of the AFU near Karlovka, Yevgenovka, Novopokrovskoye, and Yasnoborodovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The servicemen have repulsed six counterattacks by assault groups of 25th airborne, 24th, and 110th mechanised brigades of the AFU.
The enemy losses were up to 300 troops, one German-made Marder, U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
The units defeated during counter-battery warfare: two 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzers, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and two 100mm Rapira anti-tank guns.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more favourable lines and also defeated manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 21st National Guard Brigade close to Zolotaya Niva, Vremyevka, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 140 soldiers, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one Anklav electronic warfare station.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated formations of the 121st Territorial Defence Brigade close to Dudchany and Respublikanets (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 35 servicemen, four pickup trucks, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have struck the locations of strike drones operators (Ptakhi Madyara) and foreign mercenaries, as well as concentration areas of AFU manpower and military hardware in 131 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force. During the day, 66 unmanned aerial vehicles and 13 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles have been intercepted.
In total, 610 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,463 unmanned aerial vehicles, 528 air defence missile systems, 16,304 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,331 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 10,240 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,387 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:35 At 20.30 Moscow timesuppressedan attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
20:41 Donetsk direction.
Our units of the "Center" group of troops today improved tactical position and move on. It is reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost several combat vehicles today, including up to a platoon of personnel.
19:50 On the situation in the Kurakhovsky direction, NGP intelligence reports:
“Our troops continue to fight forward in the western part of the city, in particular, they managed to push through the enemy’s defenses north of the Refractory Plant and advance up to 250 meters in depth, while at the same time pushing out the enemy from positions on Sumskaya Street continues.
The enemy continues to make efforts to hold the bridgehead in Krasnohorivka and prevent the destruction of its garrison, trying to secure the main transport hub in the south of the Donetsk Republic from the front line approaching closely.
However, the enemy’s resources are not endless and, first of all, manpower, they will definitely be forced to leave Krasnogorovka in the near future.”
18:49 Artillerymen of the “West” group of troops destroyed a 120mm mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along with the crew -video.
18:15 “Molniya” 137 RAP hit, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Fedorovka area in the Seversky direction. We are talking about the latest Russian-made kamikaze UAV “Molniya”.
17:52 Soldiers from the 24th Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade knocked out MRAP - a vehicle with enhanced mine protection.
17:25 Numerous explosions were heard in Khar'kov. This was reported by the publication “Zerkalo Nedeli”.
16:49 NGP intelligence reported about the situation in the Donetsk direction:
“Our troops are west of the village. Umanskoye occupied a number of new positions, thus moving more than a kilometer closer to the enemy fortifications in the area of the settlement Skuchnoye. Also, to the south, units of the Russian Army approached the settlement Yasnobrodovka from the east. There are clashes going on.
The territory of the Donetsk Republic continues to rapidly lose its strategic importance for the enemy. There cannot be a living and armed enemy on Russian soil; this is impossible.”
15:54 The situation in the Chasov Yara area is reported by SVO Reports and Analytics:
“The Russian Army is currently clearing the western outskirts of the Kanal microdistrict.
The enemy is retreating to the Novy microdistrict to the west of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal, and fierce clashes are taking place.”
14:49 Several apartments burned out in a residential building in Dnepryany in the Kherson region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the village with 15 kamikaze drones, the head of the region, Saldo, said.
14:15 A successful missile strike on a military airfield in the Mirgorod area of the Poltava region is reported by SVO Svobod i Analytica:
“The enemy was preparing the aircraft for departure, in advance, to strike Belgorod and the region. There are two hits, there are fires at the arrival site. The planes did not have time to leave the airfield.”
13:50 In Sumy region by FPV calculation destroyed electronic warfare post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:27 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The Center group improved its tactical position; the Ukrainian Armed Forces in its area of responsibility lost up to 300 military personnel and Marder infantry fighting vehicles;
Air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force;
The “North” grouping of forces inflicted defeats on four enemy brigades, repelled 7 counterattacks in one day, and the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 225 military personnel;
The “Southern” group of the RF Armed Forces improved the position along the front line and repelled the counterattack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
The Vostok group occupied more advantageous positions; the Ukrainian Armed Forces in its area of responsibility lost up to 140 military personnel and a tank;
During the day, 66 UAVs and 13 HIMARS missiles were intercepted;
The “West” group occupied more advantageous positions; in one day the enemy in their zone lost up to 400 military personnel, a tank and two armored vehicles;
The Dnepr group hit the forces of the 121st Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region, the enemy lost up to 35 soldiers.
13:10 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned boats heading towards Crimea.
Paratrooper's Diary publishes footage of the destruction of an unmanned Ukrainian Armed Forces boat from small arms fire from aboard a Ka-27PS helicopter of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet in the Black Sea.
13:04 Above the center of the Canal microdistrict in Chasov Yar raised Flag of Russia. Reporter Andrei Rudenko reported this:
“The traffic is heading towards the city center. The enemy is retreating, since from this direction the “Germans” withdrew reserves towards Kupyansk. In fact, the remaining forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasov Yar were simply abandoned,” the journalist’s publication says.
12:57 Video from Chasov Yar from the soldiers of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, who by this moment are moving forward with difficulty, but persistently.
12:25 Explosions occurred in Mirgorod, Poltava region, where the military airfield of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is located.
12:10 Personnel assault with artillery preparation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified area in the Avdeevsky direction.
11:55 Two people were injured this morning as a result of an Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack on the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, Mayor Kulemzin said.
11:30 Destruction of the UAV control point in the Kherson direction -video.
10:55 Counterbattery struggle in the Seversky direction. Detection and destruction of enemy self-propelled guns using a combination of an adjustable 152mm projectile "Krasnopol" and an UAV "Orlan-30".
10:34 As a result of active actions of the unit of the “Southern” group of forces improved position along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 24th, 30th, 41st, 93rd, 115th Mechanized, 5th Assault, 56th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Zaliznyansky, Grigorovka, Kalinin, Chasov Yar and Krasny.
The enemy lost more than 400 troops wounded and killed. An infantry fighting vehicle, four vehicles and two field ammunition depots were hit by artillery and loitering ammunition.
During the counterbattery fight, the 152mm D-20 howitzer, the 122mm D-30 howitzer and the 105mm M119 gun were destroyed.
09:52 News from the Ugledar direction:
Along the Shirokaya ravine, our assault groups expanded control of the territory by 1.5 km and also took control of a section of the Ugledar-Konstantinovka road, writes the Paratrooper’s Diary.
In Vugledar itself, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a FAB attack on the southern part of the city, where the enemy command post was located.
09:05 Summary as of June 9, 2024 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn
Kupyansko-Svatovskoe direction: The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the direction of Stepova Novoselovka. West of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, the crossing of the Oskol River was destroyed during an air raid;
Bakhmut direction: in the suburb of Chasov Yar, the Russian Armed Forces advanced into the central part of the Kanal microdistrict, occupying an enemy stronghold;
Kherson direction: according to some reports, Ukrainian formations left Krynki. On the Kherson front, the enemy acknowledged the loss of Krynoki, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are making forays from the islands;
South Donetsk direction: the Russian Armed Forces, having occupied the heights, advanced to the Mokrye Yaly River, attack and squeeze out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the northern part of the village of Staromayorskoye. The lowland near the river between Staromayorsky and Urozhayny has been cleared. Armored vehicles are fighting in the center of Urozhayny;
Donetsk direction: The Ukrainian Armed Forces depart from the outskirts of Paraskoveevka to Konstantinovka. The Russian Armed Forces are trying to reach the Konstantinovka-Ugledar highway, where fighting is taking place near Vodyanoy. In the Avdeevsky sector there was fierce fighting in the center of Sokol and near Novopokrovsky. North of Ocheretino, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are still holding their lines;
Seversk direction: Russian troops repulsed an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Vyemki. Fierce fighting is taking place near Razdolovka; a fortified area of ??the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been taken. Local success in the Verkhnekamensky region. Advancement in the Nevsky area and north of Ivanovka;
Khar'kov direction: fierce fighting in Volchansk, the Russian Armed Forces are holding the line and evacuating civilians. Liptsy repelled an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Glubokoe. The Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to change the front line. Our UAV operators cause damage to the enemy near Volchansk and villages. Liptsy.
08:17 Attack drone crews destroyed long-term firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction
The strike drone squad of the Vostok group of troops has hundreds of combat missions and dozens of targets hit. Our fighters conduct reconnaissance around the clock, identify and destroy enemy strongholds, personnel and military equipment.
08:15 Detonation of ammunition depot at an enemy stronghold as a result of a mortar strike.
08:12 Enemy reports:
“The Russian Armed Forces occupied almost the entire territory of the quarry near Vladimirovka, advanced into the Kanal microdistrict in Chasovoy Yar, and the green zone changed to gray in the Stepnaya Novoselka area.”
08:05 Tankers of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed a firing point of Ukrainian nationalists in the Orekhovsky direction in the Zaporozhye region -video.
08:00 Su-30SM fighter crew destroyed an enemy UAV in the area of responsibility of the Vostok group of troops.
Also, during the combat mission, the pilots patrolled a given area and provided cover for aviation operations when striking military targets and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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[Regnum] By the end of 2024, 50 new ships will join the Russian Navy, said Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Viktor Evtukhov. His words are quoted by the Zvezdanews Telegram channel.
According to him, the list will include boats, as well as small missile ships and support vessels. He also noted that the ministry will pay special attention to frigates and corvettes capable of operating in the far sea zone.
Evtukhov recalled that last year the Russian Navy included 32 ships. This year this figure will be exceeded by 18 units.
As Regnum reported, at the beginning of January the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian Navy in 2024 will be replenished with the small missile ship “Burya” and the submarine “Kronstadt”. It was noted that this year the Russian Navy will continue the planned increase in its strength.
It was specified that the Baltic, Pacific and Black Sea fleets will be strengthened by several small missile and patrol ships, as well as sea minesweepers.
On December 25, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that five frigates, eight corvettes, 13 small missile ships and more than 50 other ships of various classes are currently in various stages of readiness at Russian shipyards. At the flag-raising ceremony on the frigate Admiral Golovko, the small missile ship Naro-Fominsk and the minesweeper Lev Chernavin, which are entering service with the Navy, the president said that Russian shipbuilding has entered a new important stage - serial production of warships of various classes.
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[Regnum] In the Ukrainian Carpathians, not far from the border with Romania, the body of a man who evaded mobilization into the Ukrainian Armed Forces was found, the country’s State Border Service reported on its Telegram channel.
“The body of a man without signs of life was found in the mountains near the border. A local resident reported the terrible discovery on the slope of Mount Pop-Ivan to the Marmaros border patrol this morning,” the report says.
It is noted that the police and employees of the State Emergency Situations Service were called to the place where the man’s body was found.
As Regnum reported, a new law on mobilization has been in force in Ukraine since May 18. It involves, in particular, the abolition of the norm on limited fitness, the reduction of the conscription age from 27 to 25 years and numerous restrictions on the rights of those who evade conscription or do not provide up-to-date information to military registration and enlistment offices.
Ukrainian media reported that on the day the law came into force, the streets of cities in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime were empty. There are also reports of numerous attempts by men of military age to illegally leave the territory of Ukraine. Many of these attempts end in tragedy.
On June 5, it was reported that in Ukraine, among the draft dodgers trying to leave the country illegally, the first people died as a result of mining by Ukrainian border guards on the banks of the Tisza River.
[Breitbart] Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia.
Kyiv´s main military intelligence service shared satellite photos it said showed the aftermath of the attack. If confirmed, it would mark Ukraine’s first known successful strike on a Su-57 fighter plane, a twin-engine stealth fighter lauded as Moscow’s most advanced military aircraft.
In one photo, black soot marks and small craters can be seen dotting a concrete strip around the parked aircraft. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine´s Ministry of Defense, the strike took place on Saturday at the Akhtubinsk base in southern Russia, some 589 kilometers (366 miles) from the front line.
It wasn´t immediately clear what weapons were used, but the airfield´s distance from Ukraine suggests that it was likely hit by drones.
The strike comes after the United States and Germany recently authorized Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv. Ukraine has already used U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia under newly approved guidance from President Joe Biden that allows American arms to be used for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv, Ukraine´s second-largest city.
The Ukrainian agency said that the plane, which is capable of carrying stealth missiles across hundreds of kilometers (miles), was among "a countable few" of its type in Moscow’s arsenal. According to reports by Russian agencies, Moscow’s armed forces obtained "more than 10" new Su-57s last year, while 76 are set to be produced by 2028.
Moscow did not immediately comment on the reports. Russia’s Defense Ministry on Saturday claimed its forces downed three Ukrainian drones in the Astrakhan region, home to the Akhtubinsk airstrip.
[BBC] Russian President Vladimir Putin frequently boasts that his country is leading the world in developing hypersonic weapons, which travel at more than five times the speed of sound.
But a string of Russian physicists working on the science underlying them have been charged with treason and imprisoned in recent years, in what rights groups see as an overzealous crackdown.
Most of those arrested are elderly, and three are now dead. One was taken from his hospital bed in the late stages of cancer and died soon afterwards.
Another is Vladislav Galkin, a 68-year-old academic, whose home in Tomsk in southern Russia was raided in April 2023.
Armed men in black masks arrived at 04:00, digging through cupboards and seizing papers with scientific formulae on them, a relative says.
Mr Galkin’s wife, Tatyana, says she has told their grandchildren – who liked to play chess with him – that he’s on a business trip. She says Russia’s security service, the FSB, has forbidden her from speaking about his case.
Since 2015, 12 physicists have been arrested who are all associated in some way with hypersonic technology or with institutions that work on it.
They are all charged with high treason, which can include passing state secrets to foreign countries.
Russian treason trials are held behind closed doors, so it’s not clear exactly what they are accused of.
The Kremlin has said only that “the accusations are serious” and it can’t comment further because special services are involved.
But colleagues and defence lawyers say the scientists weren’t involved in weapons development and that some of the cases are based on them openly collaborating with foreign researchers.
And critics suggest the FSB wants to create the impression foreign spies are chasing weapons secrets.
Hypersonic refers to missiles that can travel at extremely high speeds and also change direction during flight, evading air defences.
Russia says it has used two types in its war on Ukraine – the Kinzhal, launched from an aircraft, and the Zircon cruise missile.
However, Kyiv says its forces have shot down some Kinzhal missiles, raising questions about their capabilities.
As the technology has been developed and deployed, the arrests have continued.
Shortly after Mr Galkin's arrest in April 2023, he was remanded in court on the same day as another scientist, Valery Zvegintsev, with whom he had co-authored several papers.
The state-owned news agency Tass has cited a source saying Mr Zvegintsev's arrest may have been prompted by an article published in an Iranian journal in 2021.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Russian armoured vehicle covered in protective plating was blown up by a drone after the commander forgot to close the hatch.
The embarrassing fail was caught on camera and shared by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, as footage showed the metal 'turtle tank' rolling along a muddy battlefield in Ukraine before it was destroyed.
The Russian combat vehicle, clad in protective sheet metal in an attempt to stop Ukrainian drones from causing damage to the tank, could be seen shakily trucking along the path unaware of the destruction that would hit just moments later.
As the rusty-looking vehicle zoomed through the area, the clip cuts to the drone's perspective and shows the device penetrating the tank after getting past the outer sheet metal shell and slipping into the open hatch.
The 'iron shed' then bursts into flames, sending an orange blaze into the sky in a humiliating blunder from the Russian commander.
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[Breitbart] Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia.
