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From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary June 8th (updated)
2022-06-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:41 A total of 642 tons of humanitarian aid were transferred by the Russian Federation to the population of the LDNR, Zaporozhye, Kharkiv and Kherson regions.

21:49 Air defense went off in Kherson. A loud bang was heard, Izvestia correspondent Ksenia Soldatova reports.

21:49 The United States will expand the use of satellites of private companies for reconnaissance of the situation in Ukraine.

21:49 Russia has come to the Kherson region forever, said People's Deputy Alexei Kovalev, who is now in Kherson, a former member of the Servant of the People faction and concurrently the current owner of the Ukrainian Fourth TV Channel.

21:48 Almost 60 requests for evacuation from Ukraine were received by Russia in a day.

21:48 In the technical schools and schools of Kremenchug, Ukrainian neo-Nazis equipped strongholds with armored vehicles and large-caliber artillery.

21:48 Ukrainian militants settled in schools No. 32 and No. 43 of Nikolaev, having equipped firing points and positions of artillery.

21:48 The SBU plans to spray poisonous substances in Sumy to accuse the RF Armed Forces of using chemical weapons against civilians.

21:48 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to launch artillery strikes from the Sumy region on the border regions of Russia to provoke return fire.

21:47 A court in Ukraine banned the activities of the Opposition Bloc party, informs Ukrainian public organization "Rukh Chesno".

“The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal banned the activities of the Opposition Bloc political party. The property of the party and all its cells, according to the decision of the court, is transferred to the state. But the decision itself can be appealed to the Supreme Court,” the message on the website of the public organization says.

20:54 Sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia carry out demining the beaches of Mariupol.

20:54 The Russian Armed Forces deployed the Tor anti-aircraft missile system and the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system on Zmeiny Island. This statement was made by British military analyst Michael Clarke on Sky News. According to Clark, the deployment of surface-to-air missiles allowed the Russians to strengthen the air defense of their group and the blockade of Odessa. Earlier, the Operational Command "South" reported that the Russian army was deploying missile launchers on Zmeiny Island.

20:00 Germany will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine in coordination with partners, will try to avoid confrontation between NATO and Russia, Scholz said.

19:00 On Russia Day in Melitopol, the first 500 residents will receive Russian passports, authorities say.

19:00 British citizens Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin, as well as Moroccan citizen Saadoun Brahim partially recognized guilt in the court of the DPR. They face up to 20 years in prison under Article 232 of the Criminal Code of the Republic (undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities). Based on the totality of the charges, all three can face the death penalty.

19:00 Armenian communities from Stavropol, Krasnodar Territory and Crimea send 100 tons of humanitarian cargo to the residents of Kherson.

17:46 Ukrainian marauder surrendered taken prisoner by the Russian military. This time, the Brave got another interesting fighter, who was in the ranks of the Volkssturm of the Krasnolimansky district. According to the soldier himself, he was engaged in the theft of other people's property in houses left by civilians. Claims that he did not take part in hostilities.

17:45 The Zelensky regime is cracking down on the opposition: the activities of the Opposition Bloc party have been banned in Ukraine. The corresponding decision was taken by the Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal. It is reported that the property of the party and all its cells will be transferred to the state.

16:52 A missile attack was carried out on the object of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Odessa region.

16:51 Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to strike "Points-U" in the Kherson region once every two weeks - the deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region.

16:06 Ukraine "continues to smash the Russian army" with the help of a secret weapon - Arma 3.
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The largest Ukrainian channels constantly give out frames from computer games for the victories of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And today, on the channel with 2 million subscribers, we won: footage from the game Arma 3 is given out as Su-25 strikes of the Air Force on the Russian army.

16:06 The State Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal proceedings against Svyatogorsk Mayor Vladimir Bandura. He is suspected of treason.

16:05 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have huge losses, - people's deputy Kostenko, who is fighting in the Nikolaev region.

"Very heavy losses are inflicted on us by long-range artillery, which we cannot reach. When we try to advance a little somewhere, they turn on Hurricanes, turn on Grads, which, unfortunately, we cannot reach due to the fact that we still do not have those same HIMARS," said the deputy from the party "Voice."

16:05 Ukraine and Russia exchanged 50 bodies of dead soldiers - the Ministry of Reintegration of Ukraine.

16:05 The United States, despite the supply of billions of dollars worth of weapons to Ukraine, does not have enough data on the activities of Ukrainian troops and their military plans, which forces American intelligence to obtain information on Ukraine from other countries and from public speeches by Vladimir Zelensky, the New York Times writes from link to sources.

15:13 The first train from Melitopol with grain arrived in Sevastopol. The grain has already been unloaded and distributed.

15:09 Russian artillery hit the object of the Ukrainian border service in the area of ​​​​the Bachevsk checkpoint in the Sumy region.

13:48 Peskov: the global food crisis has already begun, and the catalyst for this was not the Ukrainian crisis, but the mistakes of the leadership of various countries.

13:47 Peskov: the Ukrainian side has left the negotiation track, and now there is no need to talk about the possibility of preparing a meeting between Putin and Zelensky.

13:04 Summons can be handed to Ukrainians at checkpoints and on the street, they say in the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Summons can be handed in by officials of territorial recruitment centers and social support at the place of residence, at the place of work, as well as on the street, at checkpoints, etc."

It states that "it is not prohibited by law to serve a subpoena anywhere after identification has been established."

13:02 The Ukrainian authorities should allow foreign and domestic ships to enter the Black Sea to export grain, there are no obstacles from Russia for this, declared Sergey Lavrov.

13:01 Transcarpathian region bordering with Hungary has announced that it will no longer supply fuel received from the EU to other regions of Ukraine.

13:00 Special operation in Ukraine achieves its goals According to the Turkish side, Ukraine is ready to ensure the passage of ships through mined waters. For a meeting between Putin and Zelensky, it is necessary that the negotiation process be resumed first.

Zelensky’s demands for the start of negotiations with Moscow to withdraw Russian troops behind the line on February 24 is a frivolous approach. Russia guarantees that if Kyiv clears the ports, Moscow will not take advantage of this situation as part of a military operation - Lavrov.

11:57 Missile troops and artillery hit 68 command posts, 172 firing positions and 261 areas of concentration of manpower and equipment, more than 320 nationalists were destroyed.

11:57 Russian air defense shot down two Air Force MiG-29 aircraft near Snegirevka in the Nikolaev region and a Mi-8 helicopter near Belaya Krinitsa in the Nikolaev region.

11:57 A total of 63 areas of accumulation of manpower and equipment were hit, the command post of the 14th mechanized brigade, more than 160 nationalists, eight tanks, two Grad installations, an artillery battery, an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

11:57 Four weapons depots were destroyed near Malinovka in the Kharkiv region, Disputed in the DPR and Zvanovka in the LPR, and a fuel storage near Chuguev in the Kharkiv region.

11:57 Missiles hit two Ukrainian command posts, 13 areas of concentration of manpower and equipment, and near Kharkov - a battery of multiple launch rocket systems "Hurricane".

11:55 The head of the Ukrainian state monopoly in the field of nuclear energy NNEGC Energoatom Petr Kotin said that the nuclear power plants controlled by Kyiv will be turned into fortified areas with anti-tank weapons and air defense systems.

11:04 Residents of all Ukraine, regardless of the place of registration, will now be able to apply for a Russian passport in the Kherson region, informed Vladimir Saldo, head of the military-civilian administration of the region.

11:03 Member of the administration of the Kherson region Rogov published photographs of the remnants of the Ukrainian Tochka-U missiles shot down near the city today, the serial number of one of them and at least five vehicles that burned down after the missiles fell

11:02 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said that the supply of grain by sea from Ukrainian ports will become possible only after ensuring the country's security

“If the issue that our country is safe is not resolved, no grain will go anywhere to anyone. Because security is the number one issue for us,” Danilov said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel.

11:01 This morning on the Izyum front (like yesterday morning) began with artillery strikes on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Another surprise for the Ukrainian side was Iskander, who arrived at 8 am.

11:00 Norway sent 22 M109 self-propelled howitzers, spare parts and ammunition to Ukraine. This was stated by the Ministry of Defense of Norway. It is reported that the weapons were sent some time ago, the information was not made public due to security concerns. The Ukrainian military was trained to work with howitzers in Germany, the weapons are already used at the front.

9:44 Western countries do not want to consider a peaceful settlement as a solution to the crisis in Ukraine, Zakharova said.

9:40 On the outskirts of Kherson, Russian air defense shot down three Tochka-U missiles fired by Ukrainian nationalists in the direction of the city - RIA Novosti

9:38 The referendum in the Zaporozhye region on joining Russia will be held this year, the decision has already been made, preparations for it have begun and will take several months, said Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporozhye region.

7:48 Main news by the beginning of the day: schoolchildren in Melitopol in the new academic year will study according to the five-point system and in Russian, said the head of the military-civilian administration of the city, Galina Danilchenko; residents of all Ukraine, regardless of the place of registration, will now be able to apply for a Russian passport in the Kherson region, said the head of the military-civilian administration Volodymyr Saldo.

3:52 Ukraine wants to acquire the Iron Dome air defense system from Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing a statement by Ukrainian Ambassador to the Jewish State Yevgeny Korniychuk.

Posted by:badanov

#16  This is a fuckup for the ages. Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
Posted by: Flusort Javiting9666   2022-06-09 23:47  

#15  The other bloke's going to be executed. R.I.P.
Posted by: Flusort Javiting9666   2022-06-09 23:44  

#14   Heil hail the Bearmacht-- I mean, the Bundesbear!

For Tarzan Spawn of the Wee Folk4303, because round these parts Tom Lehrer is always appropriate:

Posted by: trailing wife   2022-06-09 22:57  

#13  Why don't you guys just chat in the break room rather than spewing this crap here?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-06-09 22:47  

#12  Heil hail the Bearmacht-- I mean, the Bundesbear!
Posted by: Tarzan Spawn of the Wee Folk4303   2022-06-09 21:45  

#11  Poor bastard.

Aiden Aslin, the captured soldier of fortune, now says he has been abandoned by both Kyiv and London. "They [the Ukrainian government] could have easily ended the war. They had the opportunity but they chose not to, mainly because I think money was involved,” Aslin said.

Aslin urges other western would-be mercenaries considering shipping off to with Ukraine not to be “duped into a war that is one you should not be fighting.”

His view of the Azov fascists changed when they threatened to slice off his pro-Kurdish tattoos. Aslin says he has more affinity for the pro-Russian Donbas troops than for the neo-Nazis he found himself thrown in with on the Ukrainian side.
Posted by: Cleack Whuque7631   2022-06-09 21:36  

#10  shipyards

Not all... Nikolaev / Mykolayiv is under Ukrainian control (for now). Once the Donbas Ukrainian troops are destroyed, the Russians will redeploy toward Nikolaev and take that last remaining industrial prize. Then Ukraine will have a GDP of about €20 billion per year
Posted by: Cleack Whuque7631   2022-06-09 21:21  

#9  Yes, the real casualty rate is so catastrophically high that the CIA is telling Julian Barnes and Andrew Kramer to create a new Narrative of plausible deniability.

Ukraine's remaining Donbas troops will be wiped out and 1/3 of the entire country will be under Russian control in short order. Poland is moving in from the west.

Close to 90% of Ukraine's productive regions are lost, for good, to Russia. All the natural gas reserves, the minerals, the most fertile land, the shipyards and steel mills...

Within a few months Ukraine will have the same GDP and wealth as a west Saharan basket case. It's no longer a viable state. Will there even be an independent Ukraine a year from now?

No wonder Washington's already started the Blame Game. Afghanistan last year, Ukraine this year... Heckuva job, Brandon!
Posted by: Oye Como Va   2022-06-09 21:14  

#8  The true number of Ukrainian losses per day is in the range of 500. The Russian reported data is precise, detailed, verifiable and the Killed In Action numbers are realistic:

- 320 Ukrainians KIA:
11:57 Missile troops and artillery hit 68 command posts, 172 firing positions and 261 areas of concentration of manpower and equipment, more than 320 nationalists were destroyed.

- Another 160 Ukrainians KIA:
11:57 A total of 63 areas of accumulation of manpower and equipment were hit, the command post of the 14th mechanized brigade, more than 160 nationalists, eight tanks, two Grad installations, an artillery battery, an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

- Unknown but likely another 10-20 Ukrainians KIA:
11:57 Missiles hit two Ukrainian command posts, 13 areas of concentration of manpower and equipment, and near Kharkov - a battery of multiple launch rocket systems "Hurricane".
11:57 Russian air defense shot down two Air Force MiG-29 aircraft near Snegirevka in the Nikolaev region and a Mi-8 helicopter near Belaya Krinitsa in the Nikolaev region.
Posted by: Jean-Paul   2022-06-09 12:27  

#7  Even Zelensky's mouthpiece is edging closer to reality -- still undercounting by at least 200 but nonetheless starting to prepare the American and British publics for the inevitable collapse. From the BBC's World Service:

Ukrainian military casualties are now between 100 and 200 a day, according to Mykhaylo Podolyak, senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky - the highest estimated total to have been made public so far.

Speaking to BBC World Service's Newshour programme, Mykhaylo Podolyak says one of the main reasons for the high casualty numbers is the lack of parity between Ukrainian and Russian military capabilities.

According to Zelensky's senior adviser, Ukraine needs hundreds, not a handful, of the most powerful artillery systems the West can provide.
Posted by: Jean-Paul   2022-06-09 12:17  

#6  They're not in the dark. The German and Austrian military analysts have spoken publicly, at length and in detail, about the actual situation in the Donbas.

Col. Markus Reisner of Austria's prestigious military academy has even posted his detailed tactical briefings, in English as well as in German, on YouTube.

No one is "in the dark." Russia is dominating the Ukrainians and is now completing its capture of the south and east.
Posted by: Jean-Paul   2022-06-09 12:08  

#5  I would keep our intelligence communities in the dark too. Honestly, I wouldn't call the "intelligent" at all.
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-09 12:03  

#4  Never mind reality. Keep lying to the Americans -- they'll swallow anything and tell their people any fairytale, no matter how detached from reality, so long as the dosh keeps flowing:

Ukraine, the officials said, wants to present an image of strength, both to the public and to its close partners. The government does not want to share information that could suggest a weakening of resolve, or give the impression that they might not win.

In essence, Ukrainian officials do not want to present information that might encourage the United States and its other Western partners to slow the flow of arms.
Posted by: Palmerston   2022-06-09 11:42  

#3  kept in the dark

Bullshit. They know in great detail what a botchjob the Ukrainian military are. They know that the Ukrainians are losing horrific numbers of men and materiel, that they're running out of trained, competent troops and that the Russians are grinding them into dust.

British, French, German military analysts all expect the Donbas to be under Russian control within a couple of weeks at the latest.

This New York Times piece is a purchased editorial designed to get out front of the blame for Ukraine's defeat. The American intelligence agencies are launching a pre-emptive strike before the collapse: "It wasn't us!"
Posted by: Palmerston   2022-06-09 11:35  

#2  Correction: "our intelligence agencies are being kept in the dark about what's actually going on with the Ukrainian military"
Posted by: Oye Como Va   2022-06-09 10:16  

#1  Thank you for sourcing this.

The NY Times reveals today that even our intelligence agencies are being kept in the dark about wgarsxactually going on with the Ukrainian military.

U.S. Lacks a Clear Picture of Ukraine’s War Strategy, Officials Say

It borders on the surreal... the Biden Administration's national security team doesn't even have any clue about actual Ukrainian casualties, weapons lost, or troops' morale. They are flying blind, and getting blindsided by the Russians' success on the battlefield
Posted by: Oye Como Va   2022-06-09 10:15  

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