[Korrespondent] 22:47 The whole world is watching the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Western estimates, since the beginning of the counter-offensive, Ukrainian forces have been able to advance about 7 km deep into Russian-occupied territories and liberate at least four settlements. About how the Ukrainian counter-offensive is assessed in the West - in the material It's hard, but there is progress .
22:36 Ukroboronprom and the Czech company VOP CZ have agreed to cooperate on the repair of T-64 tanks in the Czech Republic, the Czech Ministry of Defense reported. The Czech Novochinsk military repair enterprise will deal with the repair. The first work will start soon.
22:25 Head of the Ministry of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov showed exclusive footage from the temporarily occupied left bank of the Dnieper, taken from a drone. Ukrainian strike drone Vampire delivers humanitarian aid to Ukrainians in the occupation.
22:02 The deputies of the European Parliament recognized the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by the Russians as a war crime , which should be followed by punishment.
21:24 According to the estimates of the State Fishery Agency, the damage to the fishing industry as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka reservoir could amount to more than 11 billion hryvnias.
20:35 In Iraq, about 600 militants have been trained to participate in the war against Ukraine,
| Interesting. How will they get on with the Chechens? |
| ...the Russian transliteration of Al-Hashd Al-Sha'bi which in English translates to the Popular Mobilization Forces... |
20:29 The governments of Iceland, Latvia and the Netherlands have made new grant contributions to the World Bank's Trust Fund for Support, Reconstruction and Reformation of Ukraine (URTF) - funding for this fund has exceeded $920 million, the WB said.
20:00 The Russians have been trying to destroy the ammonia pipeline in the Kharkiv region for two weeks now, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. According to him, the invaders are aiming fire and trying to bomb the pipeline with ammonia in the Kupyansky district. Currently, experts do not fix leaks of technical ammonia remaining in the pipes, but the danger exists, Sinegubov stressed. He added that the Russians had also started spreading the IPSO about an allegedly toxic ammonia cloud in the region.
19:33 Estonia will provide Ukraine with equipment worth 457 thousand euros to eliminate the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the country's government said.
19:26 Over the past week and two days, the current advance of Russian troops has not been recorded, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said: "For example, the Bakhmut direction - we are trying to advance there, and somewhere - the enemy. That is, we are advancing, the enemy is not advancing , because the Ukrainian troops do not give such an opportunity ... As of today, we are both on the offensive and on the defensive, just in different directions. The enemy increases the number of artillery and mortar attacks, and inflicts more air strikes, thus trying to stop our attack."
Malyar also said that in the south, Ukrainian forces are facing continuous mining of fields, so it is very difficult to advance: "It may be slow, if you look at the numbers, but this advance is confident." In addition, according to her, the enemy is actively using anti-tank guided missiles and kamikaze drones in an attempt to stop the Ukrainian offensive.
18:53 Russia has doubled the number of combat dolphins to protect the base of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, writes the specialized publication Naval News. Such actions are likely the Russian response to Ukraine's ability to strike at a strategic city. Analysts associate this step not so much with drones as with the fear of sabotage by divers. The publication received evidence that the Russian Federation keeps 6-7 dolphins in the bay of Sevastopol. In the Cossack Bay there is a specialized training center - a military dolphinarium.
18:39 In the Taurida direction, the losses of the Russian army over the past week were five times higher than the Ukrainian ones, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said: "As for Khortytsia, the enemy's deaths are 8.73 times more. If we talk about Tavria, the enemy's deaths there are 5 3 times more than ours.
18:22 The Netherlands will acquire four VERA-EG passive surveillance radar systems worth 150 million euros for Ukrainian air defense, Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said. Radars can be used to detect, locate, track and identify air, ground and sea targets.
18:00 Ukrainian intelligence officers most likely wounded Kadyrov's ally, but during the evacuation Delimkhanov disappeared in an unknown direction. Read more about what happened to him in the material Relatively Alive .
17:31 Training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters will begin in August in Denmark, the Danish news agency Ritzau reported, citing sources in the country's Ministry of Defense. According to the publication, this decision will be officially announced at the next Ramstein meeting on June 15.
17:10 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Ukraine needs a just peace, so peace talks can only start when the appropriate conditions are created for this. "At present, it must be recognized that the situation for negotiations or a ceasefire has obviously not yet arrived," he said, adding that "if Ukraine ceases to defend itself, this will mean the end of Ukraine."
16:57 Kadyrov said that deputy Delimkhanov is alive and well and that he knew this from the very beginning of the "fake stuffing" about his death.
16:38 Stoltenberg said that at the July NATO summit he would "give a clear signal" that he was ready to accept Ukraine into the Alliance. The Secretary General also said that on June 15, NATO defense ministers will discuss a long-term program of military assistance to Ukraine. According to him, Kyiv is conducting a major counteroffensive, and "the more successes Ukraine has, the more opportunities it has at the negotiating table." As for the losses of Western equipment during the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, then, according to Stoltenberg, they were expected.
15:44 Peskov said that "gestures of good will" on the grain deal by Russia "cannot be endless" as long as there is no progress on the implementation of the unrealizable part of the deal.
15:40 A delegation of seven African countries will visit Kiev on Friday, June 16, to discuss their initiative for a "peace settlement", and the next day they will meet with Putin in St. Petersburg, said Yuri Ushakov, aide to the Russian president. The African delegation will include the presidents of South Africa, Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, the Republic of the Congo and the Prime Minister of Egypt. The delegation will be headed by the President of Comoros.
15:31 In the Rostov region, a strong fire at the Novocherkassk thermal power plant. Locals say they heard a "pop" before the fire started. And a number of Russian media outlets reported, citing a source, that an explosion was the cause of the fire, and three people were injured.
14:58 As a result of yesterday's explosion in Melitopol, a section of the railway was damaged. According to the mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, this happened at the moment when an enemy train from Dneprorudny with iron ore stolen by the Russians was moving along it. As a result, five wagons derailed, 50 meters of track were damaged, and the enemy's logistical route was blocked. The invaders traditionally rounded up the military to search for saboteurs.
14:32 Lukashenka believes that the war in Ukraine will end soon, there are supposedly big prerequisites for this: "I'm not a prophet, but in Ukraine we will end this war. There are already big prerequisites for this. But then these crazy ones from the West will create too many problems for us And if only they cross these lines, it will be very painful for them."
13:57 SBU detained a Russian agent in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who wanted to leak to the Russians the direction of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The attacker turned out to be a resident of Energodar, who, even before the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There he did military service in one of the garrisons in the Dnepropetrovsk region. According to investigators, at the end of last year, he was remotely recruited by a Russian military intelligence officer. The perpetrator faces life imprisonment.
13:26 Western allies are pressing Washington to provide Ukraine with a clear plan and timetable for joining NATO, writes The New York Times. According to the publication, "Biden found himself somewhat isolated within the alliance," as he wants to give Ukraine a "vague promise" without a specific time frame, fearing a third world war.
Only one country is completely on the side of the United States in this matter - Germany. Whereas countries bordering Russia are putting pressure on Washington especially actively: they want specifics for Kyiv already at the July summit in Vilnius and offer to give Ukraine a clear entry plan, but only after the end of the war. The publication's sources also say that the White House wants to offer Ukraine a ten-year military support program based on the "Israeli model" instead of NATO membership.
13:01 The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation, have a partial success, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders advanced 200-500 meters in different sections of the Bakhmut direction and 300-350 meters in Zaporozhye. In the Berdyansk direction, fighting continues near the village. Makarovka, in Mariupol - in the areas of Novodanilovka and Novopokrovsk.
According to Malyar, the enemy suffers losses both in manpower and in equipment and weapons. So, just yesterday, the Russians lost an artillery battery of self-propelled guns, two electronic warfare systems, up to ten vehicles, a radar reconnaissance and fire control system, and an air defense system.
12:38 Germany for the first time in its history approved a national security strategy, in which Russia is designated as the "biggest threat" to peace and security in the foreseeable future, and the war in Ukraine is called "an epochal turning point in the European peace order." At the same time, the document emphasizes that neither Berlin nor NATO seeks a confrontation with the Russian Federation. Moreover, Germany is in favor of maintaining the channels of communication between NATO and the Russian Federation.
12:30 The Russian company Chernomorneftegaz, based in Crimea, is actively developing plans to evacuate its employees and their relatives from the peninsula, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.
11:54 Russian media report that Kadyrov's right hand man Adam Delimkhanov was wounded "in the NVO zone". Political scientist Kirill Sazonov, who is fighting in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that Delimkhanov's cortege was moving in off-road vehicles in the region of the occupied Primorsk, Zaporozhye region, and was attacked by gunners from the Banderlog MTR group. 12 helicopters arrived at the scene to secretly and promptly take out the dead and wounded.
11:21 The United States "changed the tone" on the issue of supplying Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova said in an interview with The Page: "If earlier all the answers sounded like" forget about it ", then in May we first heard about that the issue is being discussed.
The Ambassador stressed that there are no insurmountable red lines in the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine, but there are a number of factors influencing the partners' decisions. In particular, one of the important factors is the political readiness of the United States, as well as the number of available missiles, training of the military, the integration of weapons with what is already in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the production complex and logistics.
11:15 Undermining the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station will create huge problems for food security in the world and lead to an increase in food prices, said UN Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths. He stressed that the country's main grain region, "which is a granary not only for Ukraine, but for the whole world," has suffered.
11:12 On June 13, Russians fired at a UAZ car moving through the territory of the Seredino-Budsky territorial community of the Sumy region - six people were killed, including two civilians and four forestry workers, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.
11:07 In Kiev, the SBU exposed a company that helped Rosatom build five nuclear power plants in different countries. A large-scale scheme to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions was organized by the Kiev Central Design Bureau of Valve Engineering - a monopolist in the development, serial production and supply of pipeline valves for nuclear power plants.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the company has carried out 16 export operations in favor of Russia in the amount of about 42 million hryvnias. Attackers face up to 12 years in prison.
11:02 In the Kherson region, as of this morning, the average level of flooding is 2.13 meters, which is 32 cm less than last night. The dynamics of water decline is maintained, the OVA reported. 28 de-occupied settlements remain flooded. 3103 houses remain underwater. Over the past day, water has receded from about 500 houses.
Significant excesses of the content of hazardous substances in the rivers were not found. In particular, water samples were taken from the Dnieper in the area of ​​Antonovsky Bridge and Ingulets in the area of ​​Daryevka. The study showed an excess of suspended solids and iron, no oil products were found.
10:53 In Russia, the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station has been recognized as an "emergency of a federal nature," the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation said.
10:37 In each Kalibr rocket, with which the Russians fired at Odessa today, there are at least 40 foreign components, Yermak said: "Without microelectronics, Russia will not be able to produce them. Sanctions need to be strengthened, in particular, against those who help the terrorist country receive components for armaments".
10:20 The Pentagon cannot confirm Russian reports of heavy losses of American armored vehicles during the UAF counteroffensive, US Department of Defense Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh said: "As for reports of the destruction of 16 vehicles, I saw the reports, but I cannot confirm some of the videos and images."
According to Singh, the Pentagon took into account during the deliveries that there would definitely be damage to equipment on the battlefield. She also confirmed US plans to replace damaged equipment, although it is not known if this replacement will be one-for-one.
10:01 British intelligence reports that over the past two weeks there has been an increase in the number of sorties of tactical aircraft of the Russian Federation, especially over the southern part of Ukraine. According to analysts, this was a response to the offensive operations of Ukraine. At the same time, the daily number of sorties by Russian aviation remains much lower than at the beginning of the invasion, when they made up to 300 sorties a day.
09:52 Over the past three days, during the offensive, Ukrainian forces have advanced 200-1400 meters in some directions and liberated about 3 square meters. km, said the speaker of the General Staff Andrey Kovalev. According to him, in the Berdyansk direction, the fighting continues in the area of ​​the village of Makarovka in the south of the Donetsk region, and there are also fights in the area of ​​​​the settlements of Novodanilovka and Novopokrovka in the north of the Zaporozhye region.
09:18 A Russian decree has been put into effect in the "LNR", which, according to the authors, should regulate the circulation of weapons, the Luhansk OVA reports. The document provides that until January 1, 2026, residents of the region who are citizens of the Russian Federation will be able to store, carry and use their weapons and ammunition. You do not need to pass any medical examination before the specified date. At the same time, ammunition owned by foreign citizens, that is, those who do not have a Russian passport, must be taken out of the Russian Federation within 30 days or voluntarily handed over.
09:14 At night, a Russian drone hit an infrastructure facility in Svetlodarsk, Kirovograd region, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Raikovich. The fire was quickly contained and no one was hurt.
09:10 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died, three more were injured. In the Zaporozhye region, one person was injured, according to the IVA.
09:07 In the morning, the Russians launched rocket attacks on Kramatorsk and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region - at least three people were killed and three were injured, said Pavel Krylenko, head of the OVA. In Kramatorsk, at least five private houses were destroyed and about 20 damaged, two people died and two were injured. In Konstantinovka, two houses were destroyed and 55 damaged, one person was killed and one was injured.
09:04 At the July NATO summit in Vilnius, members of the Alliance will strengthen long-term support for Ukraine and increase funding for the deterrence and defense program, Stoltenberg said at a joint speech with Biden at the White House. According to the Secretary General, the new program will include a more ambitious pledge by members of the Alliance to invest in defense with at least 2% of GDP.
09:00 France has exposed a large-scale disinformation campaign about the war in Ukraine, the country's Foreign Ministry said. So, during the year, 355 web domains operated on the Internet, which published pro-Russian content, masquerading as publications from Europe, the USA and the Middle East. In particular, 58 fake articles were found in four French media, including in the world famous newspapers Le Monde and Figaro. And a website similar to the website of the French Foreign Ministry wrote about a fake "security tax" to help Ukraine.
08:57 The death toll as a result of a missile attack on Krivoy Rog has increased to 12 - one more person died in the hospital at night, head of the Civil Aviation Administration Alexander Vilkul said.
08:46 At night, air defense forces destroyed three out of four Caliber cruise missiles and nine out of ten Shahed-136/131 attack drones, the Air Force command said. From the Black Sea, the enemy launched a strike with four Kalibr cruise missiles in the direction of the Odessa region. From the eastern coast of the Sea of ​​Azov, the Russians attacked with ten Iranian strike UAVs in the southeast direction.
In addition, the enemy launched six Kh-22 air-launched cruise missiles from four Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Rostov Region. The blow was struck in the Donetsk region, the consequences are being specified.
08:30 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 14.
- personnel - about 217,330 (+680) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3943 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 7653 (+11),
- artillery systems - 3783 (+17),
- MLRS - 603 (+2),
- air defense systems - 364 (+1),
- aircraft - 314 (+0),
- helicopters - 300 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 3324 (+15),
- cruise missiles - 1196 (+13),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 6482 (+9),
- special equipment - 516 (+5).
07:47 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Lugansk and Donetsk regions - over the past day, 28 military clashes occurred on the specified sector of the front, the General Staff said in the morning report .
In the occupied Zaporozhye region, from the village of Ocheretovatoye, in the direction of the city of Tokmak, the movement of Russian car columns with stolen household appliances, furniture and other property of local residents was recorded. Meanwhile, on the berths of the seaport of Berdyansk, dry cargo ships are being filled with grain stolen from Ukrainian farmers, which the occupiers plan to take to Russia.
07:18 Russians attacked Odessa with four Caliber missiles from a ship in the Black Sea: at least three people were killed and 13 injured , OK Pivden reported. One of the rockets hit the warehouse of one of the retail chains, a fire broke out on an area of ​​400 square meters. m. Three employees of the warehouse were killed, seven were injured. The rubble is being cleared, there may be people under them.
In addition, debris from downed rockets and the blast wave damaged a business center, an educational institution, a residential complex, food establishments and shops in the city center. Initially, six people were injured.
00:52 The Russian strike on a residential building in Krivoy Rog has become another proof of the deliberate destruction of Ukrainians, said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. He stressed that the killing of civilian Ukrainians is a typical behavior of the Russian army.