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From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary June 17th (updated)
2022-06-18
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

22:44 Today, a blow was struck on the hangars with the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikolaev. Six Berest-type multiple launch rocket systems were destroyed, as well as more than 20 Ukrainian artillerymen killed and wounded.

18:35 Russian servicemen in Energodar continue operational work to search for caches of weapons and explosives. As part of the next operational-search activity, a cache was found with six AK-74 assault rifles, 20 equipped magazines and a Makarov pistol. The cache was made to commit sabotage against the civilian population and Russian military personnel.

18:32 Combat actions are always a tragedy, these are inevitable actions - Putin.

17:33 Boris Johnson arrived in Kyiv, writes the Times. Johnson's visit immediately after the Scholz-Makron trip should help Kyiv "reject the Franco-German initiative to start negotiations with the Kremlin."

17:03 Putin: Today, our soldiers and officers, Donbass militias are fighting to protect their people, defend Russia's right to free and safe development, as a large multinational country that makes its own decisions, determines its own future and rejects all attempts to impose the pseudo-values ​​of dehumanization and moral degradation.

All the tasks of the special military operation will certainly be solved. And the guarantee of this is the courage and heroism of our soldiers, the consolidation of Russian society, whose support gives strength and confidence to the army and navy of Russia.

16:29 All the tasks of the special operation will be solved and the courage and heroism of our soldiers serve as a guarantee of this - Putin at SPIEF.

15:32 Poland has views of Western Ukraine - Lukashenka.

14:14 Zelensky intends to introduce a visa regime for Russians from July 1 - the decision to terminate the Russian-Ukrainian agreement on visa-free travel will be made today by the Ukrainian government.

13:40 In Kyiv, they decided to "return" Crimea by force. Zelensky's spokesman for Crimea, Tasheva, said that Kyiv's approaches to the return of Crimea after February 24 have changed. Now they want to achieve this by military means.

13:19 Russia is open to negotiations with Ukraine, it would be great if European leaders influenced Kyiv.

11:58 Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the headquarters of "Azov" in the Kharkiv region with a missile strike.

11:37 An asphalt concrete plant has been launched in Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region. This became possible with the support of the military-civilian administration of the city. The company is fully stocked.

11:35 France no longer receives Russian gas through pipelines - AFP with reference to the French gas transportation company GRTGaz.

11:13 Under normal conditions, Ukraine could not be considered a candidate for EU membership - Macron.

10:21 In Melitopol, the payment of one-time assistance in the amount of 10,000 rubles to socially unprotected categories of the population - large families, single mothers - begins.

09:17 The exclusion of works by Russian and Soviet authors in Ukraine from the school curriculum is yet another stupidity of the Kyiv regime - Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov.

09:02 There is no need to involve the forces of Transnistria in a special military operation in Ukraine yet, this is not being discussed, said Denis Pushilin.

08:12 The media reports that now there are big problems with the provision of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with food. There are some units and subdivisions at the front, which are not only lacking uniforms, but also big shortages of food.

Ukrainian officials in the rear write off the “loot”, but nothing reaches the soldiers.

There is also information about problems with the payment of salaries and bonuses to soldiers, there is a general mess.

Now they talk little about these problems, trying to hide from society.

Posted by:badanov

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