[An Nahar] Russia urged judges at the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... ' highest court on Thursday to throw out a case brought by Ukraine against Moscow over the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
"We appear before you today in order to demonstrate that Ukraine's application must be dismissed because it is without any legal foundation. Nor does it have any factual evidence to back it," Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands Alexander Shulgin told judges at the International Court of Justice.
Shulgin also used the hearing to accuse Ukraine of responsibility for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Ukraine accused Russia of blowing up the facility, which Moscow's forces controlled, while Russia said Ukraine bombarded it.
"The Kyiv regime not only launched massive artillery attacks against the dam in the night of June 6, but it also deliberately forced the water level of the Kakhovka reservoir to a critical level by opening the valves" of the hydroelectric plant, Shulgin said.
Lawyers for Ukraine said as hearings in the case opened Tuesday that Russia bankrolled a "campaign of intimidation and terror" by rebels in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014 and sought to replace Crimea's multiethnic community with "discriminatory Russian nationalism."
Ukraine filed the case in 2017, asking the world court to order Moscow to pay reparations for attacks and crimes such as the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 by a Russian missile fired from territory controlled by Moscow-backed rebels on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew.
The Ukrainian government alleges that Russia breached two treaties: the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Addressing the terrorism funding allegation, Michael Swainston, a British lawyer representing Russia, said Ukraine's legal team failed to establish that actions by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine could be considered terrorism.
"It is imperative to distinguish between Death Eaters who deliberately target civilians and soldiers who foresee that civilians will be killed as collateral damage while striking a military target," Swainston said. "The former is a war crime, while the latter represents lawful conduct. And of course, soldiers also make mistakes."
He also disputed that the downing of MH17 could be considered an act of terrorism and sought to undermine findings by a Dutch court that last year convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian of multiple murders for their roles in downing the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur flight.
The Hague District Court ruled after months of hearings and years of international investigations that the Boeing 777 was shot down by a Buk surface-to-air missile system brought into Ukraine from a Russian military base and later returned to the base.
"There was no Russian Buk. No Buk came from Russia. No crew for a Buk came from Russia," Swainston said, calling evidence that the Dutch court relied on in its verdicts "unsourced digital nonsense."
Another member of the Russian legal team, Kirill Udovichenko, told the court that it was "undisputed" that the conflict in Ukraine had "led to a loss of civilian life. However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... none of these tragic events create a plausible case for terrorism or terrorism financing" as defined in the convention.
After the hearings scheduled to wrap up next week, judges will take months to reach a decision in the case. The court's rulings are final and legally binding.
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[LB] The Russians also attacked the Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions.
In the Chernihiv region, the Russians fired three times during the day - from mortars in the Novgorod-Siversky district. Without victims and destruction, it is said in the summary from OVA as of this morning.
In Sumyat night and in the morning, the enemy carried out seven shellings of the border. 19 explosions were recorded. Myropil, Mykolaiv, Bilopol, Seredino-Bud and Novoslobid communities came under fire. They hit Myropilska Street with "shaheds". A school, a grocery store, and a non-residential building in the community were hit. In the Mykolaiv community, a Shahed UAV hit the hangar and grain storage of an agricultural company. Several units of tractor equipment were damaged.
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 17 shelling of the border. 153 explosions were recorded. The communities of Bilopolska, Yunakivska, Myropilska, Khotynska, Shalyginska, Seredino-Budska, Esmanska, Znob-Novgorodska, Velikopysarivska came under fire.
In Seredyno-Budska, as a result of one of the mortar attacks, the administration building of the village council, the village church, and the former kindergarten were damaged. In Khotynska, the Russians dropped seven mines. As a result of the shelling, the entrepreneur's warehouses, a truck were damaged, and 4 tons of wheat were destroyed.
In Zaporizhzhia, the enemy fired 148 shots at 21 settlements on the firing line. It attacked Gulyaipole and Zaliznychnye three times with unmanned aerial vehicles, struck 18 salvo missile strikes at Gulyaipol, Olgivskii, Biloghiri, Charivnoi, Pavlivka, and Temyrivka, and 127 artillery strikes at Novoyakovlivka, Gulyaipol, Orikhov, Malynivka, Gulyaipilski, and other villages near the front. A 68-year-old man was injured by a mine and explosive in Kamiansk. He was quickly taken to a medical facility. Another 32 destroyed civilian objects were added.
In Dnipropetrovsk, the Russian army is again shelling the Nikopol district. Yesterday, the Myrivsk community was attacked several times by the enemy from a drone. He damaged two private homes, an outbuilding, and vehicles. The aggressor covered Nikopol with fire from heavy artillery. A gymnasium and two private enterprises, eight residential buildings, six farm buildings, a gas pipeline and a power line were gutted.
At night, the aggressor shelled the Nikopol district twice. With heavy artillery, he struck Myrivska and Marganetska communities. There are no dead or injured. Rescuers are inspecting the area - clarifying the consequences of the attacks.
In Luhansk last day, the invaders shelled Novoselivske, Makiivka, Nevske and Bilogorivka. They carried out airstrikes on Stelmakhivka. During the day, the enemy fired 106 shots (456 shells).
In Kharkivska during the day, the enemy repeatedly shelled Vovchansk, private houses and households were damaged. The oil extraction plant was also damaged, and there was a fire in construction trailers. Yesterday afternoon, the enemy hit an apartment building in Strelechy from a tank. The apartment on the fifth floor was damaged, there was a fire. No casualties.
The enemy launched a missile attack from the S300 air defense system on Malynyvka, damaging the boiler house and gas pipeline on the territory of Prime Distillery LLC. No casualties. A 39-year-old man - a US citizen who was in Ukraine on a humanitarian mission - was blown up by a "Peliustka" mine in a field near the village of Havrylivka. He was hospitalized with injuries.
In Donetsk, the enemy launched 14 shellings on Avdiivtka, Toretsk, Chasovoy Yar, Ukrainsk, Lastochkin, Privilny, and Ivanivsk last day. 21 residential buildings were damaged (14 of them are multi-apartment buildings). In Donetsk region in a day: three civilians were killed, seven were wounded.
In Mykolayivska , according to the air command "South", yesterday the forces and means of air defense destroyed two UAVs. Yesterday, the enemy fired artillery at Ochakov. There are no casualties. During the day, artillery strikes were recorded in the water area of the Ochakiv community. No casualties.
In Khersonskaduring the day, the enemy launched 34 shellings (192 shells), of which one artillery shelling (two shells) was fired at Kherson. There are no civilian victims or wounded as a result of shelling. The average level of flooding as a result of the Russians undermining the hydroelectric power station is 5.61 meters.
600 square kilometers of the Kherson region were flooded, of which 32% is the right bank and 68% is the left bank. 20 settlements were flooded in the liberated territories. 2,629 residential buildings were under water, only 971 more houses were flooded last day. Despite the extreme danger and constant Russian shelling, the evacuation from the flooding zone continues. At 6 a.m., almost 2,000 people left the dangerous areas. The largest number of people were evacuated from the Korabel microdistrict of Kherson - 1,495 people. Left bank, the situation is extremely difficult. People suffer not only from "big water",
It will be recalled that during the past day, the enemy launched five missile and 48 air strikes, carried out 70 attacks from rocket salvo systems. Unfortunately, in addition to the destroyed infrastructure, civilians suffered. The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
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[VESTI] June 8 is the 470th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . Kherson region. The Russians were not prepared for the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam, and therefore suffered losses in manpower, weapons and military equipment , they say in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the units of the 7th Airborne Assault Division and the 22nd Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces, there are injured, dead and missing. The Russians also lost several field depots with ammunition and provisions, vehicles and armored vehicles.
In the morning, the average level of flooding in the Kherson region is 5,615 meters. Under water is 600 square kilometers, of which 32% is the right bank and 68% is the left bank. A total of 1999 people were evacuated.
RF. Air defense has been operating in the Belgorod region since the morning. As a result, 2 air targets were shot down, windows were blown out in the houses, there is damage to the power lines, Governor Gladkov said.
08:00 . Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russians fired twice at the Nikopol region. With heavy artillery, they hit the Mirovskaia and Marganetskaya communities. No casualties.
Kherson region. 34 times the Russians shelled the Kherson region, firing 193 shells from mortars, artillery, Gradov and UAVs. 2 shells were fired at Kherson: they hit the residential areas of the settlements of the region, without casualties.
In the Kakhovka reservoir, water continues to drain - minus 1 meter per day . The destruction of the spillway dam, the earth insert between the station building and the lock continues.
On June 7, 2 Russian drones, the Orlan-10 UAV and the Lancet attack UAV were destroyed, the Yug OK reported.
09:00 . Zaporozhye region. The Russian Federation carried out 148 attacks on 21 settlements in the line of fire: it attacked from UAVs, from MLRS and artillery. In Kamenskoye, a 68-year-old man received mine-explosive injuries.
Donetsk region. On June 7, the Russians killed 3 residents of Ukrainsk. Another 7 people in the area were injured.
Kharkov region. During the day, the Russians from artillery, mortars, tanks and rocket weapons fired at the settlements of Kharkov, Kupyansky and Chuguevsky districts.
10:00 a.m. Sumy region. At night and in the morning, the Russians shelled the Sumy region: 19 explosions were recorded. The Russians hit the territory of the Miropol community with Shahed drones: one hit the school premises (a fire broke out in an annex to the 2-story school building), the second hit a grocery store, and the third hit a non-residential building. In the Nikolaev rural community, the Shahed UAV hit the hangar and granary of an agricultural company - several units of tractor equipment were damaged.
11:00 am . Kherson region. President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Kherson region. A coordination meeting was held to eliminate the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP dam. They discussed the evacuation of the population from potential flood zones and the elimination of an emergency, as well as the prospects for restoring the region's ecosystem and the operational military situation in the zone of a man-made disaster.
12:00 . Nikolaevkskaya area. In Nikolaev, the water level has risen by 102 cm. The administrations of the districts are strengthening the lowest sections of the coastline, and, where necessary and expedient, they block the path of water to residential buildings.
13:00 . Nikolaevkskaya area. In the Nikolaev region, 1 person died as a result of flooding of territories caused by the explosion of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. This is a 53-year-old man from the village of Vasilyevka, who on June 7 refused to be evacuated.
14:00 . Kherson region. 2198 people were evacuated from the Kherson region. People are settled in hostels, those with limited mobility are taken to hospitals. From places where vehicles cannot reach, policemen and rescuers take people out on boats and with the help of Bogun special vehicles.
The Russians are shelling Kherson : they are hitting the coastal areas and the central part of the city. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported 3 victims : a woman, a policeman and a rescuer. The shelling began during the evacuation of citizens whose houses were flooded.
15:00 . Kherson region. The UN will send groups to the flooded occupied territories of the left bank to evacuate people and humanitarian aid when Russia provides them with safe passage from Ukraine and other security guarantees. It was also agreed that the organization will increase the amount of assistance for Ukrainians affected by flooding in the regions.
16:00 . Kherson region. As a result of the shelling of Kherson, 9 people were injured : 2 employees of the State Emergency Service, a policeman, a doctor and a volunteer from Germany. They are provided with medical care.
17:00 . Kherson region. 8 bodies of drowned residents were brought to the hospital from the occupied flooded Oleshki .
18:00 . The authorities of the Odessa region recommended not to visit the sea coast and beaches due to pollution of the Black Sea in the region after the tragedy at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
18:37 . As a result of today's shelling of the Kherson region, one person was killed, 18 were injured. This was stated by the governor of the region Prokudin.
18:59 . During the day, the enemy launched 1 missile and 27 air strikes, made about 30 attacks from the MLRS on settlements. Operational summary of the General Staff for the evening of June 8.
19:31 . Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Anna Malyar reported on the fighting in the south of the country.
“Fighting continues for Bolshaya Novoselovka in the Novopalovsky direction. In the Zaporozhye direction in the Orekhov region, the enemy is on active defense,” she wrote.
19:58 . As a result of today's shelling of the Kherson region, one person was killed, 18 were injured. This was announced by the governor of the region.
20:23 . In one sortie, fighters of the Army of Drones destroyed three Russian tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles and an ammunition depot, - said the head of the Mintsfira, Mikhail Fedorov.
20:51 . Swedish Ministry of Defense: "During the spring, the Swedish Armed Forces instructed Ukrainian soldiers in the use of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. Now they are back to defend their country"
21:21 . Explosions are reported. An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine.
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[Korrespondent] 23:05 Biden promised to keep aid to Ukraine, despite the fact that there are doubts in Congress about the appropriateness of such a policy: “Support for Kiev will be provided, even though some voices are heard on Capitol Hill who express doubts about the appropriateness of continuing support Ukraine... I invited people to imagine what would happen if we didn't support Ukraine. Do you think that Russia will stop in Kiev? Do you think it will stop there? I think not. I think the majority agrees with me that it won't stop there."
22:57 The Zaporozhye NPP is still taking water from the Kakhovka reservoir despite its level dropping below 12.7 meters, the IAEA reports. The pumps will probably still be able to operate even if the level drops to about 11 meters or even lower, the agency said.
22:43 After the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, Ukraine urgently needs the help of international humanitarian organizations. But these organizations, in fact, refused to support. Such an indifferent reaction of international structures struck the Ukrainian people. As an example, social media users recalled the earthquake in Turkey, when almost the whole world, including Ukraine, came to the rescue. And now, when a tragedy of this magnitude has occurred in our state, everyone has turned their backs on Ukraine. Read more in the article How humanitarian missions turned their backs on Ukrainians .
22:06 The Russians launched rocket attacks on the Uman region. The rockets hit an industrial facility and a car wash, in the second case, a fire broke out as a result of the hit, said the head of the Cherkasy OVA, Igor Taburets. According to preliminary information, eight people were injured, two of them in serious condition.
21:58 Due to the drop in the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir in Krivoy Rog, the water supply with economical consumption remained for a month and a half, said the head of the city's Defense Council Alexander Vilkul. He explained that the Kakhovka water had already stopped flowing into the Yuzhnoye reservoir. During these month and a half, for which there is enough stock, it is necessary to implement a number of serious projects in order for the city to continue to have water, Vilkul added.
21:46 Zelensky appealed to world eco-activists, opinion leaders and international experts about the consequences of the Russians undermining the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. According to the president, the number of ecosystems destroyed or brought to the brink of extinction by this terrorist attack is already measured in the thousands.
Zelensky emphasized that it was a deliberate crime: “There are many questions about what happened. But it happened in the occupied territory. Last year we warned about mining by the occupiers of the dam and other structures of the station. Russian troops are now shelling areas where evacuation is underway. Obviously, it is Russia that is interested in the catastrophe." He called for spreading the truth about this Russian ecocide.
21:13 Western media write that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began on Thursday morning. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine calls for informational silence, but confirms heavy fighting in the Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions. Read more about what is happening at the front in the material Strike to the South .
20:27 The water level in the reservoir of the Kakhovskaya HPP has reached below the "dead point" and is 12.5 meters. This is 0.2 meters below the level when it is still possible to take water to settlements and for the Zaporozhye NPP for cooling, said Igor Syrota, General Director of Ukrhydroenergo. Half of the station is under water, the second half is 70% in the water. The land between the lock and the station will also be eroded by water, he added.
20:08 The Russians attacked the Beryslavsky district of the Kherson region with guided bombs - one person was killed, one was injured, the local prosecutor's office said.
19:55 Ukrainian forces encountered resistance and losses while trying to break through Russian positions in the east of the country, CNN reports citing US officials. According to them, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses in both heavy equipment and manpower, as the Russians seriously fortified their defensive positions and laid minefields. At the same time, Ukrainian forces managed to capture Russian positions in the Bakhmut area. Also, US officials believe that the losses will not affect the larger planned Ukrainian counteroffensive.
19:23 A number of NATO countries are ready to send troops to Ukraine if security guarantees are not provided to Kiev at the upcoming summit of the Alliance, former Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned. About the possible prospects for such a scenario - in the material Is it real?
19:12 Russia's shipments of key microchips and electronics it needs for its military industry have returned to pre-war levels as Moscow has learned to get around sanctions better, said Jim O'Brien, US State Department sanctions coordinator. According to him, the US has identified five countries that help the Russian Federation to circumvent Western sanctions: Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates and Armenia.
18:59 An extraordinary meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission was held in Brussels, convened by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the request of Kiev due to the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam. Stoltenberg said the consequences for thousands of people and the environment would be dramatic and called on allies to provide swift support. Allies have expressed strong solidarity with Ukraine, and many of them are already providing critical assistance, including water filters, pumps, generators and shelter equipment.
18:28 Russian representatives spoke at the International Court of Justice with accusations against Ukraine in the alleged destruction of the Kakhovka dam by massive artillery shelling. "The Kiev regime not only launched massive artillery strikes on the dam on the night of June 6, but also deliberately raised the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir to a critical level," Russian "diplomat" Alexander Shulgin said.
18:04 After the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, a lot of mines are observed in the Dnieper, they are already being washed ashore, Vladislav Nazarov, speaker of OK Pivden, said. According to him, the current carries away garbage, fragments of various objects, boats and even building structures. They are already partly located in the Black Sea. Streams also tore down mine-explosive barriers, which the Russians equipped on the left bank. Now a large number of mines drift in the water with the flow. One of these anti-landing mines has already been found on the coast of the Odessa region and destroyed. Nazarov added that along the banks of the Dnieper, the Black Sea coast of the Nikolaev and Odessa regions, there is an increased mine danger.
17:37 Ukraine has very good prospects for launching missiles with a range of more than 1,000 km, Reznikov said. The minister recalled that Ukraine has approved a missile program, for which funds are already being allocated. The executors of the program are Ukrainian manufacturers.
17:11 The lower house of the Swiss parliament rejected a plan for humanitarian support for Ukraine for more than 5 billion euros over the next 5-10 years.
17:05 Ukraine on Thursday, June 8, launched a counteroffensive, now its active phase is underway, writes ABC News, citing two Ukrainian officials, including a source from Zelensky's entourage.
16:56 As a result of Russian shelling of Kherson during the evacuation of local residents, nine people were injured, including two employees of the State Emergency Service, a policeman, a doctor and a volunteer from Germany, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. It is also reported that the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Asman came under fire in Kherson.
16:49 Ukrhydroenergo appealed to the ECHR in connection with the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. Ukrhydroenergo emphasizes that the organized undermining of the dam violates the Geneva Convention and the order of war, creates additional and unjustified risks to the life, health and property of civilians.
Earlier, the ECHR accepted for consideration the claim of Ukrhydroenergo against Russia for compensation for damage caused as a result of unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine. The total amount of the claimed damage to the company's assets - the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and the unfinished wind farm on Zmeiny Island - according to an independent expert assessment, amounted to almost 17 billion hryvnias.
16:38 In the Bakhmut direction, active operations of Ukrainian troops are underway, fighting is underway. In places, the enemy is trying to go on the offensive, but to no avail, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. Also, the defense forces repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka, inflicting significant losses on him. In the South, there are battles for Bolshaya Novoselka in the Novopalovsky direction. In the Zaporizhia direction in the Orekhov area, the enemy is on active defense.
16:29 In the flooded Oleshki, the death toll has risen to nine people, Mayor Yevhen Ryshchuk said. The figure is not final, he added.
16:06 Great Britain announced the expansion of sanctions against Belarus for supporting Russia. In particular, a ban is introduced on the import of gold, cement, timber and rubber from Belarus, as well as on the export of dual-use goods, industrial equipment and banknotes to Belarus. More than 100 people and organizations that contributed to or supported repression in Belarus will also fall under British sanctions.
15:50 The West is discussing the possibility of transferring "dozens" of F-18 fighters to Ukraine along with F-16s, the deliveries of which have already been agreed, writes Politico. According to the publication, the Ukrainian delegation raised the issue of F-18 deliveries at closed meetings during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last week. The newspaper recalls that Australia, Canada, Switzerland and Finland are switching from F-18 to F-35.
15:41 Zelensky said that he was on a visit to the Nikolaev region, visited the main pumping station of the Ingulets River Canal Administration, flooded due to the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. In the Snegirevskaya community, a headquarters has been set up to eliminate the consequences of the disaster, which operates around the clock.
15:28 Kuleba said that the F-16 coalition is "strengthening": "This coalition, let's say, is growing stronger. As the classic said, "the percentage of fats in oil is growing daily"... I have said and I will say it again: everything will be. There will be F-16. We just need to solve the technical issues. Everything will be fine, we will win."
15:20 The UN will immediately form groups in Zaporozhye and Kherson, which will be sent to the affected occupied territories of the Left Bank to provide humanitarian assistance and evacuate people. The Organization will also increase the volume of assistance and send additional forces to Kherson and other affected regions, the Foreign Ministry said following a meeting between Kuleba and Denise Brown, the UN system coordinator in Ukraine.
The parties agreed that UN units will go to the affected areas in the occupied territories from Ukrainian territories as soon as Russia provides access and security guarantees. The organization is waiting for the provision of guarantees from the Russian side and access to the occupied territories affected by the explosion of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
15:12 A group of members of the US House of Representatives from the Republican and Democratic parties, led by lawmaker Jason Crowe, is increasing pressure on Biden to transfer ATACMS long-range ammunition to Ukraine as soon as possible, as Kiev's long-awaited counteroffensive seems to have begun, writes Politico. They are also calling on the White House to approve the transfer of other advanced weapons, including F-16 fighter jets and an additional Patriot system, and to expedite the transfer of M1 Abrams tanks.
15:01 As a result of Russian shelling of Kherson during the evacuation, at least three people were injured - one civilian, a policeman and a rescuer, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
14:28 Russian troops shelled the area in Kherson, where people were evacuated. Journalists of the Grati edition came under shelling. The president's office also confirmed that the Russians were shelling Kherson during the evacuation. According to the OVA, a total of 2,198 people were evacuated from the settlements of the Kherson region that were in the flood zone.
14:10 Members of the Russian elite - even those who support the Russian invasion of Ukraine - no longer believe in Putin's ability to win and consider a frozen conflict the best option for the Kremlin now, Bloomberg writes, citing seven unnamed people familiar with the situation.
13:42 As of 12:00 on June 8, the level of the Kakhovka reservoir in the Nikopol area is 12.83 meters, Ukrhydroenergo reported. Hydroelectric power plants of the Dnieper cascade continue to reduce production capacity to minimize the scale of flooding.
13:40 Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station could not collapse from an outside strike, Ukrhydroproject said. They explained that the station was designed and built to withstand a nuclear attack from outside. According to the company's experts, most likely, the dam itself and the hydroelectric power station building, where hydroelectric units were installed to generate electricity, were mined from the inside. The fact that it was the HPP building that was blown up suggests that the Russians wanted to destroy the entire HPP as an energy facility as a whole. Ukrhydroproject believes that it is realistic to rebuild the hydroelectric power station, this issue will be dealt with after the de-occupation of the territories.
In turn, the Director General of Ukrhydroenergo, Igor Sirota, said that a solution was being developed to eliminate the consequences and urgently build a ceiling in the upper part of the reservoir so that it would be possible to block the place where the station was blown up. This will take two months.
13:33 The State Border Guard Service showed what the Kakhovskaya HPP and the flooded villages nearby look like now:
13:27 In Lugansk, strikes were made on the territory of the Luganskteplovoz plant, where equipment was being repaired and the Russian military were located, local publics report.
13:20 Kuleba said that the West will not send its troops to the territory of Ukraine until the end of the war, "moreover, we do not ask for this." At the same time, the head of the Foreign Ministry stressed that if Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, then Ukrainian brigades "will be stationed in other NATO countries and will protect them."
12:58 After the disaster at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, Crimea is actively pumping water into the reservoirs from the North Crimean Canal, which will gradually shallow, said the "head" of the occupation administration, Sergei Aksenov.
12:54 Hydroelectric power plants located on the Dnieper upstream of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station are reducing production capacity to limit the flow of water into the Kakhovka reservoir in order to reduce flooding. About 20,000 consumers in Kherson and the region have been disconnected due to flooding, Ukrenergo reported.
12:31 In the occupied Oleshki, people have been sitting on the roofs for the second day due to flooding, the mayor of the city Yevhen Ryshchuk said. According to him, yesterday 120 people were admitted to a local hospital with hypothermia. The day before it was known about three dead - the mayor expects that the number of victims will increase. All 13 settlements of the Oleshky community are flooded, Oleshky is 90% flooded. According to the mayor, the occupation authorities still do not carry out the evacuation.
12:19 A week later, at a meeting in the Ramstein format, the status of military support for Ukraine before the counteroffensive will be updated, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anushauskas said: "Ukraine has already confirmed plans for a counterattack, and it will begin regardless of the catastrophe caused by the actions of the invaders. A week later, at a meeting in the format Rammstein's military support status will be updated so as not to miss anything in the fight against the occupiers."
11:47 Zelensky said that he was on a working trip to the Kherson region , where he held a coordination meeting to eliminate the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam. Also in Kherson, the president visited the crossing, where the population is being evacuated from the flooded territories.
11:35 "Authorities" of the occupied Kherson region reported that after the disaster at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, five people died, 41 were hospitalized.
11:28 Lukashenka said that Ukraine allegedly blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station to hide the three days of the counteroffensive, during which there were heavy losses. According to him, Kyiv was the first to talk about blowing up the hydroelectric power station, "and even a hat is on fire on a thief."
11:17 Orban convened a meeting of the Defense Council because of the "escalation of fighting in the Russian-Ukrainian war." The Hungarian prime minister said that the fighting allegedly intensified last night, and "for us, the security of Hungary is still our priority."
10:56 Russian media reported explosions in Lugansk. "LNR Colonel" Vitaly Kiselyov said that Ukrainian troops allegedly attacked the city with Storm Shadow missiles.
10:32 In Maryansky, Zelenodolsk community of the Dnipropetrovsk region, there was a massive fish kill due to the rapid shallowing of the reservoir after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak. According to him, more than 850 kg of bioresources died, the damage caused to the fisheries of the region exceeds 7.6 million hryvnias. The coastline has already been cleared of fish, it has been disposed of.
10:25 Not just Russia, but the military-political leadership of the Russian Federation is behind the terrorist attack on the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, said Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the GUR. According to him, this is proved by a number of available direct and indirect evidence: “If we talk about the evidence base, then it exists, and now it is being collected. There is a lot of direct and indirect evidence that behind the targeted destruction of the hydroelectric dam, we are talking about not just the Russian Federation, but the military-political leadership and the official troops of the invaders.
"The fact that a week before the terrorist attack, changes were made to the legal framework of the Russian Federation, which made it possible not to calculate the consequences of a man-made disaster in wartime, it seems to be a confession," he added.
09:51 The Netherlands and Ukraine are putting pressure on Spain to join the "Patriot coalition" and provide Kiev with a missile defense battery, writes El País, citing sources. According to them, this issue was the subject of Zelensky's consultations with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Turkish President Erdogan, since it was in Turkey that Spain deployed a Patriot battery. However, Erdogan opposes the withdrawal of the Patriot before the end of the contract, which expires at the end of this year.
09:19 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed (in Ukrainsk), seven more were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:14 British intelligence claims that, despite heavy fighting, Ukraine retains the initiative in most sectors of the front. Analysts say Russian troops are still under orders to return to offensive action as soon as possible. In particular, Chechen units made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Maryinka near Donetsk, where the front line has remained virtually unchanged since 2015.
09:10 The Russians might not have fully realized the scale of the consequences of the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, but they were well aware that these were criminal actions, Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate, said in a commentary to UMN: "They could count on other consequences, but the result for everything world is obvious - this is another terrorist act of Russian occupiers."
According to him, the goal of the invaders is obvious - to stop and complicate the actions of the Ukrainian defense forces to liberate their territories in the south of the country. Yusov also said that the enemy had taken part of the personnel to pre-prepared positions even before the attack, but individual units located on the left bank of the Dnieper did not know about the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
"This information was not brought to some occupation units, because this is an operation blatant in its criminal consequences. Accordingly, in order to exclude leaks, and also so that there are no people who refuse to perform tasks, some simply were not informed," the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate said. MO. According to him, at the time of the terrorist attack, there was an insignificant amount of enemy manpower in this direction.
09:04 Israel believes that it was Russia that blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said. He added that his country is considering the possibility of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
09:01 The decrease in the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir continues, the level of the reservoir in the Nikopol area is 13.05 meters, Ukrhydroenergo reported. During the day, the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir dropped by almost a meter. Now the destruction of the spillway dam, the earth insert between the station building and the lock continues.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that if the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir falls below 12.7 meters, the Zaporozhye NPP will not be able to pump water from it. As the full extent of the damage to the dam remains unknown, he said, it is impossible to predict when this will happen. But if the current rate of decline continues, the critical level will be reached within the next two days. Preparing for such a scenario, ZNPP replenishes its water reserves.
08:54 The Russians tried to hide the catastrophe at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, so they jammed the connection, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden. According to her, they did not even inform their own units about this: "There is information that many of the occupying troops either remained under water or are suffering from floods and hope that their brothers will return for them."
08:38 The average level of flooding is 5.6 meters, 600 sq. km of the Kherson region, of which 32% are on the right bank and 68% are on the left bank, said Alexander Prokudin, head of the OVA. The evacuation from the flood zone continues, as of 06:00, 1999 people left the dangerous territories, most of the evacuees were from the Korabel microdistrict (1495 people). The most difficult situation is on the left bank, where people not only do not have drinking water, but also suffer from Russian terror. They are not allowed to evacuate.
08:16 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 8.
personnel - about 212,760 (+730) people liquidated,
tanks - 3891 (+18),
armored combat vehicles - 7576 (+16),
artillery systems - 3668 (+28),
MLRS - 595 (+1),
air defense systems - 355 (+3),
aircraft - 314 (+0),
helicopters - 299 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 3234 (+15),
cruise missiles - 1171 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 6384 (+35),
special equipment - 500 (+8).
08:04 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. Over the past day, there have been 30 combat clashes, the General Staff said in the morning summary.
According to the General Staff, the Russians were not prepared for the consequences of the blowing up of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, they suffered losses in manpower, weapons and military equipment. In particular, in the units of the 7th Airborne Assault Division and the 22nd Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces, there are injured, dead and missing. Also, several field depots with ammunition and provisions, automobile and armored vehicles, and other military property were lost in these units.
On June 6, a mass evacuation of the civilian population from the city of Kakhovka took place, during which people used their own cars. Along with civilian evacuation routes, the Russian military used the locals as human shields.
07:23 Responsibility for the destruction in Ukraine as a result of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station lies with Russia, which "should not have been there" at all, said White House Speaker Karine Jean-Pierre: "We are still assessing what happened. This is damage, obviously, and "The devastation we are seeing is heartbreaking. We will do our best to help the people of Ukraine, of course... This dam was under Russian control and they are responsible for the destruction caused by this war."
00:15 Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that some NATO member countries could send troops to Ukraine if Kiev does not receive guarantees of membership and guarantees for the transition period at the Alliance summit. Yermak thanked him "for his public support of the opinion that it is dangerous to leave Ukraine in the NATO waiting room for an indefinite period. It is very important that our state receive an invitation to the Alliance."
Yermak also recalled the Kiev Security Treaty - the work of the International Working Group on Security Guarantees for Ukraine, co-chaired by Anders Fogh Rasmussen together with the head of the Presidential Office. It contains proposals for security guarantees for Ukraine, which should be an intermediate stage before joining NATO.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:25 In Uman, a great hit, according to our locals. Preliminary hit at the BC warehouse. 20:12 What is known about the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the moment: analysis of the military chronicle
Ukrainian troops are conducting offensive operations for the fourth day, but it is still premature to say that the fighting has reached its peak.
Is this already an offensive or is it still reconnaissance in force?
As a rule, the combat formations of troops are covered by air defense forces. For the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as for an army of the post-Soviet type, where ground forces are of decisive importance, the cover of troops by air defense forces is the key to successful operations both in defense and in attack.
The movement of air defense systems became one of the clear signs of preparation for the offensive. In recent weeks, Soviet-style short-range air defense systems (for example, Osa-AKM) have come into motion. A little later, the appearance (and further defeat by drones and aircraft) of S-300 medium-range air defense systems in the front-line zone was recorded.
Immediately before the offensive at the frontappearedand more modern NATO weapons. On June 6, not far from the front (about 25 km from the LBS), the German IRIS-T SLM air defense system, transferred to Ukraine for organizing air defense over Kiev, was destroyed.
The missile launch range of this air defense system is about 40 km, which means that in order to control at least part of the airspace over the positions of the Russian Armed Forces, Ukrainian troops deployed it in the immediate vicinity of the front. The transfer of the air defense system and its deployment were recorded from the air, and Lancet drones flew into the German air defense system almost immediately.
What is unusual about this attack?
A significant part of the equipment, including the Leopard 2A4 and Leopard 2A6 tanks, is used in the Zaporozhye direction in an extremely strange and ill-conceived way. The Armed Forces of Ukraine operate in small scattered armored groups of mixed composition. In some cases, wheeled armored vehicles (MRAP, armored personnel carriers) go on the attack without the support of artillery or tanks; groups were recorded with a ratio of light wheeled armored vehicles and tanks of 10 to 1.
At the same time, the mechanized groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not include engineering equipment for demining, and the Leopards themselves were initially transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine without minesweeps, which are critically needed during the offensive.
In a number of cases, the Armed Forces of Ukraine manage to break through only a narrow corridor, at the entrance to which about eight to ten pieces of equipment accumulate. Such a large and clearly visible target from the air is almost instantly hit by artillery, ATGM crews or Ka-52 army aviation helicopters.
In addition, it is known that enemy armored groups prefer to move along roads, which limits their maneuverability and makes them an easy target for artillery and army aviation.
According to preliminary data, due to the lack of engineering equipment and engineering reconnaissance before the onset, the loss of Ukrainian equipment in four days exceeds 300 units.
What can be concluded?
A defensive line of several dozen lines was invented by the General Staff and General Surovikin for good reason. It works - and it works well. At the same time, most of the Ukrainian troops involved to date have either been transferred from other areas, or formed from mobilized ones. The motivation of such units, to put it mildly, is low, which directly affects the result of the offensive.
A colossal work has been done in terms of communication. The units of the RF Armed Forces have it, the enemy has serious problems from the first days. GPS signals, UAV control channels are jammed.
When planning the operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine clearly expected to quickly slip through the minefields and wedge into the defense, pulling up reserves. It did not work out to wedge in - and now the Ukrainian command has to improvise.
One of the results of such improvisation was an attempt to use the M142 HIMARS jet systems in the advanced fortified areas of the RF Armed Forces. Apparently, expensive missile systems are used in some cases due to the lack of Soviet-style long-range rocket artillery, which indirectly indicates difficulties with ammunition and supplies for the offensive as a whole.
18:57 Commander of the military district and chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces reported to Putin on the situation in the Zaporozhye direction, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive - RF Ministry of Defense
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 30 tanks, including three Leopards, during an attempt to advance in the Zaporozhye direction at night, the department noted.
18:00 Alligators arranged mass "genocide" to NATO tanks and equipment during the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the junction of the DPR and the Zaporozhye Front
17:59 Brief summary, Zaporozhye front.
According to the latest data, the enemy was able to gain a foothold in the Lobkovoe settlement, the fighting continues, the enemy is trying to expand the occupied bridgehead by introducing additional armored vehicles (up to 12 tanks and other armored vehicles).
Over the past day and a half, the losses of the enemy amounted to:
In the Orekhovskoye direction - up to 43 pieces of equipment, of which up to 26 tanks and other armored combat vehicles.
On the "Vremievsky ledge" - 32 units of tanks and other AFVs (t-72, wheeled armored vehicles Max Pro, Humvee, BMP 1.2)
Nevertheless, so far the enemy has not suffered a critical level of losses, since, at present, the enemy has concentrated at least 7 brigades from the 9th and 10th Army Corps on the Zaporozhye Front, the enemy still has enough equipment, but the opposite situation arises with personnel, the highest losses (in other units over 30% of the personnel in a few hours of combat) with more than modest tactical successes. Artillery and army aviation are actively working on our side, as well as very effective strikes by tactical aviation.
16:20 June 1 was eliminated Lieutenant Colonel of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Yaroslav Sokyrinsky.
16:19 Sumy region powerful explosions
15:34 Intelligence smashes enemy in the Zaporozhye direction
The sabotage and reconnaissance group tried to get into the positions of the Russian military, but received a tough rebuff and retreated. Half an hour later, Ukrainian militants tried to take away the wounded in a car, which was instantly destroyed by two strong blows. Actually, according to Aleksandr Kots the first ATGM missed, but was followed by a second missile. 14:37 Personnel repelling an unsuccessful attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction
14:37 Russian troops beat off enemy attack in the Artyomovsky direction
13:36 Soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tells about the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade (Konotop), in which corruption flourishes, and soldiers are regularly sent to certain death.
13:35 The crew of the Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter worked with NARs against the enemy.
The exact hit was confirmed by the advanced aviation gunner.
12:46 In the Svetlodar direction, artillery of the 4th Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroys positions of the Ukrainian Nazis.
12:46 APU hit the gathering place for the evacuation of the residents of Golaya Pristan
11:33 Russian artillery strikes battery self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front line
11:33 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially confirmed the destruction of the Ukrainian radar TRML-4D of the latest German air defense system Iris-T SLM.
11:32 Appeared photos repelling the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Orekhovsky direction
At least two Leopard 2 tanks, as well as many other armored vehicles, participated in the attack of the militants. The Russian army destroyed the heavy enemy force with artillery and pre-installed mines.
10:28 in the DPR detained Ukrainian foreign intelligence agent
He was engaged in collecting information about employees of the Russian special services and the military. I also tracked the movement of our troops in the DPR.
09:38 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces successfully demilitarized MT-LB ukrofascists -video
09:37 Near Artemovsk eliminated APU sniper Stefan Bobko. Originally from the Lviv region
08:13 Georgian mercenary returned to kill Russians after being wounded in the head - but he was eliminated finally
58-year-old Georgian mercenary Zura Mushukia was killed. The first time he fought against the Russians was in South Ossetia. Russophobe Mushukia went to Ukraine and in April last year received a bullet in the head near the town of Rubizhne. After resting in bed, he decided not to go home, but to try his luck again.
08:05 Oeventson the Zaporozhye front
In just one day, in a small section of the Zaporozhye Front in the area of Lobkove and Zherebyanki, the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost at least eight tanks.
The number of Nazis sent to Bandera, as well as the wounded of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was about 120.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:01 The death toll from artillery attack by the Ukrainian army of the city of Gorlovka in the DPR on Thursday rose to three, another 10 people were injured. This was announced by the mayor of the city Ivan Prikhodko. 19:36 Successfully fulfilling combat missions -video
The commander of the air defense crew with the call sign "Kurban" was mobilized eight months ago. Now he is successfully performing combat missions in the Kherson direction.
The Russian fighter is satisfied with his service: “Time here is also going well. Flying, you might say. In general, the service is good, they are fed, dressed, ”Kurban admits.
Then he talks about his official duties: “Our mobile task is to protect our adjacent territory. We patrol, we go. On command, we go to the point, work out and leave.”
19:33 Victims from the evacuation point shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Golaya Pristan delivered to the Skadovsk hospital - one of those admitted is being operated on
Victims from the evacuation point in Golaya Pristan, shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were taken to the surgical department of the Skadovsk Central City Hospital. They receive outpatient care. A critically ill patient is being operated on.
“If specialized medical care is needed, we will send him to Crimea for treatment,” said Artysh Sat, Minister of Health of the Kherson region.
Recall that today two people, including a pregnant woman, were killed as a result of enemy artillery attack .
18:36 In Khartsyzsk worked air defense. According to local residents, the air target was successfully hit, but fragments fell on several households.
Armed formations of Ukraine continue chaotic artillery attack of Donetsk. Since midnight of the current day, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Aleksandovka, Yasinovataya and Golmovsky have been under fire from Ukrainian terrorists.
18:32 Destruction of columns of APU with Leopard 2 tanks
Today, footage of repulsing yesterday's enemy attack in the Zaporozhye direction appeared on the Web. A column of about 10 tanks, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles advanced on Russian positions at the Rabotino-Verbovoye line from Malaya Tokmachka, but was stopped by fire from the RF Armed Forces.
Part of the equipment was blown up by mines and was abandoned by the crews. Others were hit by artillery and ATGM crews in forest plantations along country roads and in fields.
However, yesterday's unsuccessful attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine is especially noteworthy in that at least two German Leopard 2A4 tanks took part in it. This is the first objective evidence of the combat use of vehicles of this type by Ukrainian formations.
The quality of the photos from the UAV camera does not allow us to determine whether they were destroyed or damaged. However, some pictures show that the tanks are standing in the field side by side with other vehicles blown up by mines: with a certain probability, at least one of the Leopards was indeed put out of action.
17:42 Here is the first prisoner of war captured by the fighters of the Vostok group in the Zaporozhye region -video
Lieutenant Kostyuk Andrey Aleksandrovich Born 20.08.1996 call sign "Forester" - platoon commander of the 2nd battalion of the 31st Ombr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Mobilized on February 24, 2022
- During the assault on our positions in the Vremevsky sector (Zaporozhye region) on June 5, his car was blown up by a mine
- The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refused to evacuate him and the driver, in connection with which the servicemen decided to surrender
- He says that apart from combat coordination, he and his colleagues did not go through any training, they didn’t even really shoot from machine guns
- Urges his fellow citizens to avoid mobilization - it is better to serve time in prison than to become cannon fodder
The Ukrainian command keeps combat-ready units in reserve, and unprepared mobs take part in recent assaults, the task of which is to neutralize minefields with their bodies, and also to find gaps in our defense, so that people of the “highest grade” can then come into action.
17:41 War correspondent of the OBTF “Kaskad” filmed the combat situation in the settlement. Novodonetsk -video
Thanks to well-coordinated work, the fighters repulsed the “counterattack”, destroying NATO equipment.
16:42 Consequences of artillery attacks on Gorlovka by Ukrainian militants
16:38 The striking power of the "Solntsepeka" terrifies the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
The commander of the flamethrower company with the call sign "Simba" spoke about the results of the TOS-1A.
“According to radio interception, after the operation of the combat vehicle, infantry and subunits refuse to enter these positions. They say: we will not go, we refuse to obey the order, take us to court,” the officer says.
15:23 Number hospitalized from flooded territories after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station increased to 60 - the authorities of the Kherson region
15:21 The enemy is advancing on the Zaporozhye Front: a heavy battle on the positionsheroiccompany 291 Regiment does not stop
The armored fist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been trying for 12 hours to break through the defenses of our troops near the town of Orekhov in the Rabotino-Verbove area.
Armored groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are attacking the junction between two company strongholds, having managed to occupy only one height of 178.2 in half a day of fighting.
Our fighters of the heroic company of the 291st Regiment, under strong pressure, withdrew from the front line of the trenches to reserve positions, the enemy continuously hit these trenches even three hours before the offensive from all types of weapons.
The fighters of the company of the 291st Regiment, with the support of neighbors from the 70th Regiment, intelligence soldiers of the 42nd Motor Rifle Division and 22 Special Forces Brigade, are holding the next opornik, this maneuver was planned in advance to deter just such a powerful offensive, the enemy broke off his teeth on the first opornik for many hours and now breaks them on the second .
According to preliminary data, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already lost up to 16 tanks and 15 other units of other equipment.
Help is coming to our guys from neighboring areas.
The heavy battle does not stop for many hours, the artillery on both sides does not stop.
14:43 The blow to the industrial zone of Luhansk was again inflicted by Anglo-French Storm Shadow missiles - LNR representation in the JCCC
14:41 APU fired upon evacuation point for civilians in Golaya Pristan, Kherson region.
Two people died, including a 33-year-old pregnant woman. Two more people are injured and are being taken to the hospital.
13:34 In Donetsk, the FSB detained an SBU agent -video
The man collected information about the employees of the Russian special services and the military. He also informed about the movement of military equipment in the DPR.
13:31 The enemy hit the center of Horlivka, rounds exploded in a market where there were people...
Ukrainian terrorists shelled the center of Gorlovka. Direct hits from enemy rounds damaged the Shakhtar Palace of Culture, Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said.
According to preliminary data, three civilians were injured, who were in the central market of the city at the time of the artillery attack.
As a result of the artillery attack of the city center, contact tram wires were damaged. Tram traffic is temporarily suspended.
12:25 Enemy for the first time threw to break through Leopard 2A4 tanks during the offensive on the Zaporozhye Front
The first shots for this war, which confirmed the introduction of German Leopard tanks into battle by the enemy.
The defeat of the NATO armored groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Orekhov continues.
The hardest fights do not stop.
At least 16 NATO armored vehicles were destroyed.
12:24 APU militants inflicted strike at the assembly point for the evacuation of residents of the Hola Pristan - TASS
11:23 Kherson direction
Over the past day, as a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:
- MSTA-B howitzer with ammunition, losses: 4 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, 3 were injured of varying severity.
- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ??the village of Kizomys, losses: 15 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed; 6 - received injuries of varying severity.
As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- 122mm BM-21 MLRS Grad with a crew of 6 people and ammunition;
-120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, losses: four servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, three were injured of varying severity in the area of ??the settlement. Nikolayevka;
- 152mm towed gun "Hyacinth-B" with ammunition, losses: five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, three were injured of varying severity;
- the place of temporary deployment of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Olgovka, losses: five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed; four - received injuries of varying severity, one unit. automotive equipment - disabled.
As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed: Dudchany, losses:
10 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed; six - received injuries of varying severity, two units. automotive equipment - disabled;
- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, losses: five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed; three - received injuries of varying severity.
11:22 RF Armed Forces do not allow the enemy to make decisions during attacks in the Zaporozhye direction
This was told by the commander of the unit of the RF Armed Forces.
"The enemy is trying in every possible way in small groups, with limited tasks, to probe our defenses for further transition to a counteroffensive on a larger scale. We won't let him get even a hundred meters closer. We inflict intense fire damage with artillery, tanks, and small arms. We do not allow the enemy to make decisions for the further development of events," he said.
The commander added that Ukrainian DRGs tried three times to advance in the direction of Kamenskoye, Shcherbaka and Nesteryanka. The enemy tried to probe the columns, but the RF Armed Forces immediately destroyed four pieces of APU equipment.
10:34 APU involved in the attack on Zaporozhye up to 120 vehicles
This is reported by sources who are familiar with the overall picture of today's night battle in the Zaporozhye direction.
After a truly massive art treatment (not a red word, it was really tough - with the participation of "Himmers") four columns advanced to our defense line - each of which had 25/30 pieces of equipment.
The armored groups were divided into pairs, each headed by 4/5 tanks - on/in the rest of the equipment - infantry. Most of the tanks were blown up in minefields - those that were able to move on were waiting for our ATGMs.
Yes, the neo-Nazis managed to break through to two of our positions, which before that were just trashed by artillery. Of course, we have losses, beat, repeat, tight and hard. Therefore, individual groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to jump on them.
The bulk of the enemy infantry was dispersed by our return fire. Some tanks had to literally be driven through the fields in the dark. The main thing is that the soldiers of the Russian Army did not lose their heads, behaved as collectedly as possible and gave a concrete rebuff. The enemy scattered began to roll back. Some groups still remain at our borders.
Let's sum up the night: our optimism is still restrained. Attacks and rolls of equipment will resume. Artillery fire is sure to intensify. We didn't let ourselves be crushed. The boys who repelled this night counterattack are undeniable Heroes.
10:30 am Report explosions in Lugansk and air defense work in Donetsk
09:34 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 06/07/2023 to 00:00 06/08/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 26 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 15 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 11 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
Having fired 148 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Central City, Nikitovsky districts), Shirokaya Balka, the capital of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Aleksandrovka, Staromikhaylovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and Staromikhaylovka.
A total of 11 residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, Aleksandrovka, Central City and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka, as well as 1 civil infrastructure facility.
In the previous day, 43 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:32 Situationson the Kinburn Spit after the explosion of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
Data from the Cossacks. Here is what the deputy commander of the Volunteer Corps, which includes the Don brigade, Nikolai Dyakonov, told us:
“On the Kinburn Spit, at the moment, the water has approached a little, but this does not threaten us in any way.
The enemy has been striking at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station for quite a long time, starting from the summer of 1922.
The enemy miscalculated, because there are spare positions, we foresaw this, we are well aware that in the event of such a breakthrough of water, we will urgently have to take up defensive positions at some distance or at some height, we did all this in advance.
From the point of view of strategy, the Kinburn Spit blocks the entrance to the Dnieper, definitely controls the exits - and Ochakov, and Kherson, and Nikolaev. This is a strategic direction.
But, of course, for the enemy there is also a political aspect, which has already been discussed - the settlements located on the Kinburn Spit - this is the former Nikolaev region. At the moment - Kherson, but for the enemy it still remains the Nikolaev region.
Therefore, it is important for them from the point of view of political engagement, information explosion that they will supposedly liberate the Nikolaev region.
But they can forget about it once and for all.”
08:24 Calculations of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the Central Military District in the Krasnolimansky direction used the method of "fire combing", which made it possible to inflict significant damage on the enemy and destroy his forces in this sector of the front -video
08:07 Frontline summary on the morning of 06/08/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops carried out massive artillery preparation, after which they switched to assault operations using tanks and other armored vehicles in the Orekhov-Tokmak direction and south of Malaya Tokmachka. The battle went on all night and continues to this day.
The Ukrainian side does not have any significant progress. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kamensky, Stepnoy, Belogorye, Charovny, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipole, Malinovka, Poltavka, Olgovsky and Temirovka. The Ukrainian army struck at Mirny and Tokmak.
At the Uglidar site, Russian artillery and aviation worked on Ukrainian units in Novopol, Vremovka, Bolshaya Novoselka, Zolotoy Niva, Prechistovka, Novoukrainka, Bogoyavlenka and the city itself.
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted assault operations in Maryinka. The Ukrainian garrison held its positions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in turn, managed to advance in the Vodiane area. Encounter battles at Experienced.
Southwest of Bakhmut, Russian troops attempted a counterattack near Kleshcheevka. She did not bring success. The Ukrainian army, supported by artillery, managed to occupy several new positions on the southwestern approaches to the city itself.
But to the north-west of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to break through to Berkhovka. Settlement in the "gray zone". Thus, the Ukrainian troops are striving to reach the section of the M-03 highway near Paraskoviivka. They attack the same settlement from the side of Orekhovo-Vasilyevka.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops tried to attack near Belogorovka. With the support of artillery, they carried out assault operations near Berestovoye. Under artillery attack , the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novoselovsky, Tabaevka, Kislovka, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk and Figolevka. The Ukrainian army hit the Russian units in Liman Pervy and Masyutovka.
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[REGNUM] Some NATO countries will probably try to deploy their troops in Ukraine, regardless of their partners in the alliance. This will happen if the member states of the North Atlantic Alliance do not provide Ukraine with real security guarantees at the summit in Vilnius, scheduled for July 11-12. This opinion was expressed by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (the immediate predecessor of the current head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg ) in a commentary to The Guardian in London
"We know that Poland is actively engaged in providing concrete assistance to Ukraine. And I would not rule out the possibility that Poland will act even stronger in this context on a national basis. The Baltic states will follow, possibly including the possibility of deploying troops “on the ground," Rasmussen said.
"I think the Poles will seriously consider going in and putting together a coalition of the willing if Ukraine doesn’t get anything in Vilnius," the former NATO secretary general added.
As the Guardian reminded its readers, Rasmussen is acting as an official adviser to the President of Ukraine "on the question of Ukraine's place in the future European security architecture. "Now the ex-secretary general is touring NATO countries, including the United States, to "assess the change in mood before the start of a critically important summit."
Rasmussen's interview with the British edition was the actual reaction to the statement of the current head of NATO. Stoltenberg, also on June 7, said that the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine would be on the agenda in Vilnius, but recalled that NATO, in accordance with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty (on the collective security of the countries of the alliance), provides full security guarantees only to full members. At the same time, he pointed out that at the moment for the collective West, the absolute priority is to prevent the victory of Russia in the current armed conflict.
Earlier, Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine's entry into NATO until the end of the military conflict with Russia is not considered.
The nature of the statements of the former and current heads of the North Atlantic Alliance naturally raised the question of the real prospect of an invasion of Ukraine by the Eastern European members of NATO.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev , we recall, in April pointed out the grandiose risks in the event of Ukraine joining NATO. “I will express a seditious thought. A quiet division is better than Ukraine in NATO or a world war,” Medvedev said, noting that Hungary, Poland and Romania intend to annex the western regions of Ukraine to themselves.
UNSTOPPABLE EASTERN EUROPEANS
Rasmussen and Stoltenberg's statements on the eve of the Vilnius summit are a reflection of the discussion that is currently unfolding in NATO, Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, told IA Regnum.
"There are a number of influential countries that understand that giving Ukraine an official status in NATO at a time of acute escalation of the conflict is a demonstrative step that will intensify the escalation," the source said. "This will bring NATO closer to confronting Russia directly. Therefore, there are statements in Western Europe that so far it is impossible to talk about membership or a formal procedure for admission to NATO."
But there is another point of view in the North Atlantic Alliance, the expert notes. It is represented by the Eastern European countries most radically opposed to Russia, calling for more decisive steps.
“And Rasmussen plays on this second side, in his statement there is an emphasis on the need to give Ukraine some official status,” Lukyanov believes. —
And if not, then "we will not keep the Eastern Europeans from interfering, who are experiencing everything very painfully." Well, it means that there will be a war.”
"PIECES OF THE TERRITORY"
If Poland, as Rasmussen warns, decides on a separate entry of troops into Ukrainian territory, then this will create a precedent, experts believe. And we are talking not only and not so much about joining the Polish expeditionary corps of the military from the Baltic states. In the event of the invasion of the Polish armed forces into Ukraine, other neighboring Eastern European NATO countries will not stand aside , military observer Mikhail Onufrienko does not exclude.
“Both Hungary, and Romania, and possibly even Slovakia will, of course, lay claim to pieces of territory, ” a military observer predicts in a commentary to IA Regnum. “ Whether these territories will allow them to take control is another matter. In the same Transcarpathia, a large number of Hungarians live in just a few areas. But there are really a very large number of them, there people really speak Hungarian, they know their history well, they have relatives on the other side of the border. These areas may well be part of Hungary. Slovakia may also occupy some small piece.”
As IA Regnum previously noted , Hungarian nationalists, who are usually referred to as Prime Minister Viktor Orban , consider the country's modern borders established by the Trianon Treaty of 1920 to be unfair. Orban publicly does not question the principle of the inviolability of territorial integrity, but even the appearance of the prime minister in a football scarf depicting the borders of “pre-Trianonian” Hungary (with Transylvania, Transcarpathia, Slovakia and Serbian Vojvodina) caused a scandal.
In any case, the nationalist authorities of Budapest have repeatedly made it clear that they will not leave the ethnic Magyars of Transcarpathia in trouble, with whom the Hungarian authorities were actively working in the 1990s and zero. Hungarians do not prevail in the region (they are 12%), but along the Ukrainian-Hungarian border they constitute the ethnic majority.
Romanian nationalists - which include the previous president of the country, Traian Basescu - do not forget about the borders of Greater Romania until 1940, which included, recall, not only the right-bank Moldova (Bessarabia), but also South Bessarabia (the current south-west of the Odessa region with the cities of Akkerman and Izmail), as well as Northern Bukovina (the current Chernivtsi region in western Ukraine). Nationalists consider Romanians and Moldovans to be one nation, and from this it follows that in Southern Bessarabia, in Northern Bukovina and in the same Transcarpathia there live a total of about 260 thousand "compatriots" who may need "protection".
There are relatively few Slovaks in Ukraine - mainly in the same border regions of Transcarpathia - about 6.3 thousand, but let's also not forget about historical borders. The first Czechoslovak Republic from the moment of its creation in 1918 until 1938-1939 (and de jure until 1946) included Subcarpathian Rus - the current Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. The indigenous inhabitants of the region and adjacent territories, the Carpathian Rusyns , by the way, have the status of a national minority in Slovakia and are in fact recognized as a separate - the fourth East Slavic - people, and in Ukraine they are not even considered a sub-ethnos of the Ukrainian people.
DREAMS ABOUT "CROSSES"
The ideology of territorial revenge is perhaps the most developed in Poland, where they periodically recall either the “Prussians of Krulewski” (part of the former East Prussia, which gives rise to fantasies about the “return” of Kaliningrad), or about the “sprout crosses” - the “eastern outskirts” of Poland, which until 1939 included Vilnius (Vilna) taken from the Lithuanians, as well as Western Belarus and most of Western Ukraine captured as a result of the Soviet-Polish war.
“For the Poles, the return of the crosses is an issue that cannot be resolved by instructions from Washington or by agreement with anyone, ” Onufrienko believes. - Any president of Poland who returns these “crosses”, including Lviv, to the Commonwealth, will have a golden monument erected in the center of Warsaw during his lifetime. Regardless of anything. The Poles will be deeply indifferent to what the Americans, NATO or anyone else think about this. This is a question that they will decide anyway.”
And it is in Poland that the question of the eastern territories is openly raised by politicians. The junior partner of the ruling Law and Justice party, the Sovereign Poland party, headed by the Minister of Justice, the country's Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro , at its congress proclaimed the thesis about the need to "create a new space of personal, religious and economic freedom on the territory of the former First Rzeczpospolita."
In April, official Warsaw hastened to refute the statement of the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin , that the United States and Poland were developing a plan to establish Polish control over "historical possessions" in Ukraine. There are no plans for annexation, Stanislav Zharyn, a spokesman for the Polish special services, assured .
But this does not exclude the possibility that the ruling Law and Justice party follows the idea of “ prometheism ” formulated by Józef Pilsudski – the “liberation” of the Eastern European peoples from the “domination” of Moscow and the creation of a Baltic-Black Sea union of states, of course, with the leading role of Poland.
In turn, Rasmussen's statement and all other similar statements by Western public figures look like attempts to institutionalize the ongoing process of informally drawing NATO's Eastern European flank into the conflict in Ukraine, Onufrienko notes.
In the autumn of 2015, on the territory of Poland, we recall, an armed formation was created, which received the name "Litpolukrbrig." The predominantly Polish personnel of the new "brigade", whose creation was presented as "part of a long process of consistent and long-term military cooperation", was, for the sake of formality, diluted with a certain number of citizens of Lithuania and Ukraine.
The interlocutor of IA Regnum admits that this formation will enter a certain contingent, formally peacekeeping. “He will be able, in fact, to release several brigades of the Kiev regime, which, in turn, will be able to transfer to the front,” Onufrienko argues. He believes that for some time the Litpolukbrig will be able to position itself as a peacekeeping contingent, but in the case of a team from Warsaw, simply occupy the occupied territories.
Text from the dzen.ru page of Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kots
1. Of course, nothing is over yet, the attacks from the APU will continue. But the first blow, which was supposed to overturn our battle formations and break through the defenses, was repulsed. The progress of the enemy is minimal and clearly does not correspond to the losses incurred. Even the promoted Western technology did not help. On the side of Russia is time, which Ukraine does not have. Western patrons are pushing Kyiv forward and Zelensky is forced to hurry. A fussing opponent is the easiest to catch on a mistake.
2. In recent days, the approaches of the Ministry of Defense to covering the situation at the fronts have noticeably changed. Almost for the first time, the numbers of the defending units and the names of especially distinguished heroes were promptly named. For once, we have pushed the enemy back on his favorite battlefield - the information one.
The Ukrainian media is frankly "floating", trying to prove to its audience that there is no offensive, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are still on the defensive. It is becoming increasingly difficult to do this - there is a lot of evidence in social networks that the first strikes of the counteroffensive ended, if not in defeat, then in extremely serious losses for Ukraine. Both human and material.
3. Russian aviation, which has been playing on the sidelines since the beginning of the NMD, has finally turned to its full extent. The night offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stalled in the minefields, was immediately covered with bombs and rockets. Bombers and helicopters frolicked almost with impunity - the range of the Ukrainian air defense systems, pulled up to the front, was not enough to cover the entire offensive zone with a radar field.
This is exactly what an armed conflict looks like between an army with aviation and an army without aviation and air defense. The United States has shown this picture repeatedly in recent decades.
4. Western media cover the latest events contrary to the official picture from Kyiv. Leading American and European publications claim that the offensive has begun. And they publish information that is unpleasant for the Ukrainian authorities. CNN reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses in people and equipment.
Such a mismatch between the Ukrainian and Western agendas may indicate that Washington and Brussels are not very happy with the success of their Eastern European vassal. If Ukraine continues to senselessly lose expensive overseas equipment, it may well shut off the supply chain. I wonder when the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Kuleba will declare CNN "the mouthpiece of the Kremlin propaganda"?
5. Recently, a grouping of Russian troops operating in the southern direction received a new batch of T-90M "Proryv" tanks. These vehicles, capable of challenging the best Western tanks, were rarely seen in the NVO zone. However, in recent months there have been more and more of them. This suggests that the Russian defense industry is gradually gaining momentum and reaching the required pace of production. Still, "Armata" wait, and you can go to Kyiv. )
More from the V Kontakte page of Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Sladkov What did this day bring us?
Let me summarize today. These are my thoughts, my reasoning, my data. There was no holiday at the Armed Forces of Ukraine today. This is not a red day in the calendar for Ukraine, they have big losses. They were quite active in several directions. In combat terms, they are actively behaving, but in informational terms, they are not.
Well, it means they are being cautious, saying that nothing like this is happening, and the footage with their beaten equipment and footage of their unsuccessful actions taken from UAVs are scattered all over the world. They say no, no, nothing like that is happening!
In fact, they pressed on the Zaporozhye direction towards Melitopol, and ours successfully fought back there. The attack was in the Pologov area, in the Orekhov area. Only one formation of the Southern Military District, its fighters burned three tanks there, disabled one, BMPs destroyed one Hummer and 40 people destroyed the enemy.
More they did not go, despite many messages. Kamenka and Lobkovoe. There were three attacks, our guys - tankers, infantry and special forces - set fire to the enemy's equipment - drones acted well, repulsed three attacks. It seems that the enemy was hooked on the initial data on the edge of the Lobkove, but they squeezed them out of there, and they did the right thing, because there was a danger - if the enemy forces had stayed there for the night, they would probably have tried to pull up help under cover of darkness.
But they pushed them out. - if the enemy forces had stayed there for the night, they would probably have tried to bring help under the cover of darkness. But they pushed them out. - if the enemy forces had stayed there for the night, they would probably have tried to bring help under the cover of darkness. But they pushed them out.
And under Ugledar OBTF "Cascade", these are fighters tested by big battles, subordinates of Alexei Diky. They are just like 28 Panfilov’s men, they stood up there and did not let them capture the settlement, that is, in fact theythey stopped one of the big breakthroughs and threw back the enemy, stuffing a huge amount of equipment there. Globally they did a great job there. Two notes: Alexei Diky was a Soviet actor and director. 28 Panfilov's Men was a false story of Soviet bravery during the Battle for Moscow. Great and inspiring story, but ultimately it was false.
And as Alexander Sergeevich Khodakovsky noted, not being able to harness the tanks, the enemies began to throw their soldiers to the settlements, unload the infantry, then return, take a new landing, jump again, that is, saturate the settlement with infantry that was of interest to them in terms of combat. But they were beaten, they ran. But these armored vehicles were picked up, the retreating ones were taken back to the settlements, where they were beaten again. They retreated again. In general, squeezed them out of there.
Kremennaya today did not rumble in terms of information, but I'm sure that the guys there are quietly biting off enemy territory.
As for Bakhmut, the situation is difficult, ours are fighting there. Landing - 31 brigades, 106 divisions are not allowed to enter the heights, they are defending them near Kleshcheevka. Why do Ukrainians need these heights in order to control the entire Bakhmut in a fire format. Well, ours are holding.
As for the Belgorod region. I don’t know why the Ukrainians extended the front and transferred their forces there from the South Donetsk direction - I don’t understand what the intention is. Well, they made noise, they rebuffed them there, they retreated now, some sabotage groups are trying to enter them, there are already border guards and infantry and special forces already in a single whole, merged into one force and fight back.
As for Marinka. Well, I don’t know, they already say that they took the settlement. I've heard such conversations for a long time, for more than a year. And there you first need to go around to the left and right in order to take Marinka into the ring. And this is difficult to do, everyone had the opportunity to prove themselves in the field, storm the Ukrainian defensive midfielders, and strengthen themselves in them. Well, it doesn't work.
Honestly, I must admit, while the battles are going on inside the village, but it is necessary to surround it. Further, the road goes to the coverage from the South side of Avdievka, which is wonderful. If we take it and move on. Avdievka is just being surrounded, such are the cases.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Small (500 meters - 1 kilometer) penetrations into our defenses cannot be considered as such at all, since this is not even the depth of a company stronghold. It is obvious that the breakthrough of the Russian defense is being delayed.
According to Ukrainian plans, calculated and approved in the European headquarters of NATO, two days were allotted to break through the first line (5-7 kilometers). At the same time, up to a third of all reserves at his disposal have already been put into battle by the enemy in all directions.
And today - tomorrow, the Ukrainian command is very likely to try to increase its efforts as much as possible in order to still wedge into the Russian battle formations to a depth that allows creating a bridgehead for further breakthrough and pushing its borders for the introduction of shock mechanized brigades of a new (ersatzstriker) type.
Radio intercepts show that Russian aviation plays an exceptional role in repelling the current strike, for the first time in the entire history of the NWO. Ukrainian commanders report that they suffer huge losses from Russian BShU at the stage of advancement and deployment, which forces them to "crush" forces and throw them into battle in parts, and this, in turn, does not allow creating the necessary concentration of forces and means on the battlefield.
In addition, these strikes seriously demoralize the personnel. Some Ukrainian brigade commanders frankly report that attacking under the dominance of Russian aviation in the air is suicide and demand that "effective air defense systems be deployed to the range of creating a reliable dome over the advancing troops."
As expected by the experts, the main direction of the Ukrainian "offensive" is Zaporozhye towards Tokmak with further development towards Mariupol and Melitopol. And here the Ukronat command did not bring us any "surprises".
All the rest are either distracting (Belgorod, Bryansk) or auxiliary - Ugledar, Artyomovsk, Svatov, with the goal of tying up our forces and pulling reserves there. That in no way diminishes the threat. In September last year, it was the "auxiliary" Kharkiv direction that "shot" and became the main one, in which strategic success was achieved.
The stubborn ignorance by the Ukrainian media and officials of the word "attack", "taboo" on any reports of ongoing offensive actions, shows that the top political and military leadership of Ukraine attaches exceptionally high importance to the battle that has begun, and is aware of what the domestic political effect will be if the offensive will end in vain, as far as it will undermine the morale of Ukrainian society.
And therefore, an unprecedented decision in modern history was made - not to recognize the fact of the ongoing offensive at all until the troops achieve the results that can be interpreted as "victories" - the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
But, the more time passes without the necessary "results", the more difficult it is to maintain this "taboo" - information about heavy battles and heavy losses flows into the Ukrainian information space from the participants in the battles, their relatives and Western media reports, which have already recognized the fact that the summer battle has begun for Donbass.
All this suggests that the next week will be decisive for the course and outcome of the entire summer campaign. If the Armed Forces of Ukraine fail to achieve decisive success, then further offensive actions will lose all meaning and will only become an unjustified expenditure of human and material reserves. This means that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will again have to switch to strategic defense, but in much worse conditions and against the background of the huge disappointment of the Ukrainian collective unconscious, which firmly believed in the invincibility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an early "overcome" ... Tynts
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As reported yesterday, The Armed Forces of Ukraine involved up to 120 pieces of equipment in the attack on Zaporozhye, After a truly massive art treatment (not a red word, it was really tough - with the participation of "Himmers") ( https://t.me/wargonzo/13048 ) four columns advanced to our line of defense - each of which has 25/30 pieces of equipment.
The armored groups were divided into pairs, each headed by 4/5 tanks - on/in the rest of the equipment - infantry. Most of the tanks were blown up in minefields - those that were able to move on were waiting for our ATGMs.
Yes, the neo-Nazis managed to break through to two of our positions, which before that were just trashed by artillery. Of course, we have losses, beat, repeat, tight and hard. Therefore, individual groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to jump on them.
The bulk of the enemy infantry was dispersed by our return fire. Some tanks had to literally be driven through the fields in the dark. The main thing is that the fighters of the Russian Army did not lose their heads, behaved as collectedly as possible and gave a concrete rebuff. The enemy scattered began to roll back. Some groups still remain at our borders.
Let's sum up the night: our optimism is still restrained. Attacks and rolls of equipment will resume. Artillery fire is sure to intensify. We didn't let ourselves be crushed. Sell too. The boys who repelled this night counterattack are undeniable Heroes.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.
At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine made an attempt to break through the defense of the RF Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction with forces of up to 1,500 people and 150 armored vehicles.
The enemy was detected in a timely manner, and a preventive strike was delivered by artillery, aviation and anti-tank weapons.
The enemy was stopped in all four directions and withdrew with heavy losses.
As a result of a two-hour battle, the enemy lost 30 tanks, 11 infantry fighting vehicles, and up to 350 personnel.
The Ukrainian reserve forces, specially trained for the implementation of the breakthrough, did not fulfill their task.
The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for June 7 in the Zaporozhye direction were:
The broadcast of hostilities in Ukraine, including the current attempts to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhia direction, as usual, is covered in Telegram - https://t.me/boris_rozhin - if you are interested, subscribe.
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More from Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kots: "Leopards" let off the leash
During the offensive on the Orekhovsky sector of the Zaporozhye front, the enemy used the German Leopard-2 main battle tanks for the first time. Drone footage of these characteristically angular, massive machines has already made the rounds on social media. It is still not known for certain whether the Russian military managed to knock out or damage the brainchild of the "gloomy Teutonic genius." But the fact remains - Western heavy armored vehicles made their debut in the NWO.
Previously, many experts assumed that Kyiv would not dare to use valuable and expensive tanks as a battering ram to break into the Russian defense line. It was believed that the Leopards, which have an advantage in firing range over Russian vehicles, would be used as sniper tanks, and in case of danger, they would immediately retreat to the rear. However, Kyiv decided otherwise.
Judging by the footage of objective control, German tanks were advancing in the first echelon, covering the BMP with infantry. The fact that the Ukrainians did not let Soviet-made vehicles go forward may indicate that there are very few of them left in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And throwing Leopards-1 into the gap, which Kyiv was promised as many as 150 units, does not make sense. They "do not hold" even outdated ATGMs, not to mention 125-millimeter tank shells. Probably, these vehicles are used by Ukraine for shooting from closed positions, just as Russia uses the ancient T-62 and T-55.
However, even with Leopards-2, Russian vehicles are unlikely to engage in tank duels. The main enemy of the German "cats" are the Russian "birds" from the army aviation. A tank crawling out from under the umbrella of its own air defense is a typical prey for a helicopter. And, fortunately, we have enough turntables. Turntable being the Russian term of endearment for helicopters
Yet more from Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kots Attack through the eyes of the enemy:
“On the battlefield it is very difficult. Our artillery and aviation are working, but the Russians are also working. It is difficult for us and for them. The armed forces are advancing. But not as fast as we would like.”
A soldier from one of the brigades participating in the offensive described it in an interview with the Washington Post as "continuous heavy fighting."
Yet more, again from Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kots: Blitzkrieg obviously did not work out.
Blitzkrieg obviously did not work out. As Budanov said there, everything will be fast and inevitable. But something went wrong. It didn't work out quickly.
I have said many times that for 15 months the enemy did not take a single large city in battle. Yes, he skillfully used our mistakes, but did not gnaw out the victory with his teeth. And then there was a chance, and what do we see?
The enemy expected that with precision strikes he would destroy our logistics and headquarters, and then, at the sight of the first leopards, we would run headlong.
But we did not lose control of the troops - everything is in its place. There is no disorganization within the units either - we are giving a powerful rebuff. Despite the fact that Kyiv throws its trained reserves into battle, including one of the best brigades - the 47th, the same shock fist that was trained specifically for this mission.
But ours adequately meet the first wave of the offensive. Yes, with losses, but without fuss and confusion. Inflicting a large-scale fire defeat on selected enemy formations.
Both the mining of the fields and the layered defense worked, when you can retreat to more advantageous positions without losing strategic territory. Yes, it's hard, but these days our army shows how to fight for our land, for every piece of it. Against all odds. Like 80 years ago. Handsome!
◽Today at 1.30 am in the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy attempted to break through our defenses with the forces of the 47th mechanized brigade numbering up to 1,500 people and 150 armored vehicles.
◽The enemy was timely detected by reconnaissance forces, and a preventive strike was delivered by artillery, aviation and anti-tank weapons.
◽The enemy was stopped in all four directions and retreated with heavy losses.
◽As a result of a two-hour battle, the enemy lost 30 tanks, 11 infantry fighting vehicles, and up to 350 personnel. Thus, the enemy's specially trained reserve forces for the implementation of this breakthrough did not fulfill their task.
◽During yesterday's day of combat operations, on June 7, the enemy lost 945 personnel, 33 tanks, 28 infantry fighting vehicles, 38 armored fighting vehicles, 3 Krab self-propelled artillery mounts and other weapons.
Zaparozhie: AFU continue to actively attack
The enemy is moving forward in waves, trying to break through our first line of defense. They began their offensive at 01:00. Armored vehicles approached, landing on armored personnel carriers, foreign equipment, and we destroy personnel, burn armored vehicles, the remaining tanks withdraw and load newammunition.
They take on armor new infantry and again go on the attack. The enemy has captured one of our positions. This is a remote position of outposts, that is, standing up to the main line. They did not reach our first line. As a rule, certain units land in front, which deprive the enemy of surprise when approaching. But to capture is not the same as to keep.
And in this war there is such a nuance. Artillery immediately begins to strike at those positions that they left - now our artillery is unwinding them at these positions. Enemy losses. I am now quoting a reconnaissance sergeant of the 42nd division: “Infernal! But we are normal."
Normal, but during the night up to 1000 enemy shells flew into the positions of the companies.
As for Bakhmut, the enemy was also advancing. There the paratroopers of the 31st brigade and the 106th division resisted, they did not give up any heights to the enemy. So that there was no fire control of Artemovsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All this is behind us.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine used German Leopard-2 tanks for the first time during offensive operations south of Orekhov in the Zaporozhye region. This is reported by BILD military observer Julian Röpke.
According to him, today's attack is not a reconnaissance in force, but the beginning of a full-scale counter-offensive, since Kyiv has not brought these tanks into battle before.
Röpke notes that Leopard 2s lead the advancing column, followed by British and American armored vehicles.
"Apparently, the German tanks met fierce resistance from the Russians. Several vehicles, apparently, were blown up by mines or came under artillery fire. What type of vehicles are burning is not yet clear."
Herr Röpke, write it down: all types of Western cars are burning with a special shitty fire ... Don’t thank for the sensation, we give .... Wilhelm Röpke was a German economist and social critic, best known as one of the spiritual fathers of the social market economy
More from Donetsk DNR News V Kontake page The offensive has begun
⚔"The offensive has begun. We have strength. To the peasants in the trenches of steadfastness. We do not sleep." - Sladkov
✊Information from the trenches: "ROD, BUT STAND!"
As I understand it, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are increasing the blows of the Hamers on our rear, wewe are stepping up strikes with Geraniums on the accumulation of Ukrainian equipment.
Well, the mutual active work of artillery is underway.
I wrote here the day before about the unsatisfactory work of our artillery in Zaporozhye. But now they say from the trenches that our "gods of war" hit a lot and accurately, they work well.
⚔The attack of the enemy on the Zaporozhye front is in full swing: the tanks are trying to break through the fire of the Russian troops.
▪There is a battle near the city of Orekhov: between Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka.
▪Under the cover of massive fire, enemy columns drive and shoot in the direction of our positions. They cannot go fast because of the minefields and darkness of the night.
▪Our artillery is firing at them intensively, the enemy is also hitting with howitzers and MLRS towards our positions, trying to support the breakthrough of equipment.
▪He is probably trying to reveal the tactics of the night battle, the approach of our reserves, etc.
▪At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to strike at the city of Tokmak from the Himars MLRS. According to reports, the strike was repelled by the air defense forces of the Russian army.
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