Bob Homans June 15

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Ukraine – 6/15 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
June 15, 2022

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Developments from Denis’ latest video:

·       Russia is now back to within artillery range of the norther part of the City of Kharkiv.

·       Ukraine still controls the industrial part of the City of Severodonetsk.   If Ukrainians weren’t causing large numbers of Russian casualties in Severodonetsk, and holding up the Russian advance, I assume that they would’ve withdrawn by now.

·       Ukraine still holds Lysychansk, directly across the Svero Donetsk River from Severodonetsk, located 150 meters above Severodonetsk and of greater strategic value than Severodonetsk.

·       There are reports that Ukrainian forces are within 20km of Kherson City.   Kherson Oblast, along with Kherson City, are of far greater strategic importance to Ukraine than is Donbas.   There have been reports of Russia actually moving troops from Kherson Oblast up to Donbas, as a result appearing to play into Ukraine’s hands.

6/15 Sitrep (my comments in bold face)

Russian forces completed occupying Rubizhne on May 15.  From the center of Rubizhne to the center of Severodonetsk is 13.3 km.  From the outskirts of Rubizhne to the outskirts of Severodonetsk is 5 km.  Russian forces covered the distance between the outskirts in 13 days, on May 28, or advanced 384 meters per day.  By June 15, today, they had not completed reaching or controlling the other outskirts of Severodonetsk. 

From city center to city center, 13,300 meters, over 30 days Russian daily advances average 443 meters. 

Russian advances of a single centimeter are unacceptable.  However, Russian achievements are so minimal against Ukraine’s armed forces that they don’t bear mention, but these advances seem to get lots of attention in the West, without any mention of why, with an artillery advantage of 10/1, the Russians aren’t breaking out.

INTERNATIONAL

Delfi:  The State Revenue Service of Latvia has identified more than 400 attempts to circumvent sanctions against Russia and Belarus — CEO of the SRS Ieva Jaunzeme says.

Reuters:  Israel and the EU will sign an agreement on the export of natural gas today The EU believes that Israel could become a new source of gas - .

Boxingscene:  Former heavyweight boxing champion and mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klychko, will be honoured with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the 2022 ESPYS. “The award is given to a deserving member of the sporting world who makes a difference far beyond the field of play, impacting the world in indelible ways.“

U.S. Embassy in Ukraine infographic:  The United States has already transferred $4.6 billion in arms to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia:  I read the message that Ukraine by Lend-Lease wants to get from their “overseas owners” Liquefied natural gas with payment for delivery in 2 years. Otherwise, it will just freeze the coming winter. I have one question. Who said that Ukraine will exist in two years on the map of the world?"

Journalist Roman Tsymbaliuk: The Russian FSB (ed. Secret Service) has begun a "hunt" for "traitors" among the Russian military. It is mainly the participants of the so-called "special operation" with Ukrainian roots. "They are accused of cooperating with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and are detained while in field camps. The fate of these soldiers is unknown, and relatives are informed that they disappeared during the fighting", he said.

Bloomberg writes that Germany decided not to nationalize Gazprom Germania, a member of the Russian group «Gazprom», not to «may anger Vladimir Putin».  Gazprom Germania, through Astora, owns Germany’s largest underground gas storage facility, which is considered one of the most vital elements of the country’s energy security.

The Daily Express:  France has increased its purchases of Russian gas; despite the agreement between the countries of the European Union to reduce the import of fuel and abandon it. The report cited by the publication noted that the Russian Federation sent to France liquefied natural gas and other energy carriers in the amount of €900 million in April and May.

Delfi:  Latvia will ban citizens of Russia and Belarus from owning strategic enterprises.  The Internal Affairs and Latvian Seimas Commission for Defense have already approved the relevant amendments to the law. The Ministry of Economy of Latvia noted that Russia and Belarus can influence other countries through participation in strategic companies.

Italian Prime Minister:  The natural gas supply from offshore eastern Mediterranean, particularly Israel and Cyprus, could reduce Europe’s dependence on Russia. “On the energy front, we will work together in using gas resources of the eastern Mediterranean and to develop renewable energy.”

The US supports the creation of an alliance between Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the Baltic States if it enhances defense capabilities.   The locus of power in the EU, particularly soft power, is shifting from France and Germany to Poland, the Baltics, Slovakia the Czech Republic and other Eastern European countries.  They are all Ukraine’s natural partners.

Polish Prime Minister:  NATO is not doing enough to protect and support Ukraine  "Are we strong enough to defend our European values? The Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian people are fighting for the most important values ​​of Europe and the free world – sovereignty, freedom, and the right to live. And I think the answer to the previous question is no," said Moravecki.   I will repeat what Gen. Wesley Clark said 2 days ago, “either NATO goes out of area, as they did in Yugoslavia in 1994 in order to meet objectives in Ukraine, or NATO goes out of business.”

Chairman of the State Duma:  The death penalty is a norm which it would be right to maintain in wartime - this is what these fascists deserve.   I assume that the Chairman is referring to his own soldiers, as they are only fascists I can think of.

Russian media:  The Russians stole the dog of one of the defenders of Azovstal in Mariupol and gave it to Ramzan Kadyrov the leader of Chechnya.   During the evacuation from Azovstal, the wounded Ukrainian soldiers took with them service dogs, which, together with them, guarded the city.  Yuri Kovanov, a volunteer from Ryazan, took the dog from the defenders of Azovstal and brought it to Grozny.

Reuters:  Any Chinese military attack on Taiwan would affect global trade flows more than the war in Ukraine,, adding that it would lead to a shortage of semiconductor chips.

AP:  NATO Secretary General - The contact group on Ukraine will discuss the supply of heavy weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine today in Brussels.

Colonel Serhiy Postnov, head of the information response group of the 1st department of the Department for Media Relations of the Russian Guard, was killed in Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrainian serviceman and journalist Anatoliy Shtefan

Local Telegram channel:  The shortage of cardboard due to EU sanctions is forcing major players in the Russian market to look for options to stabilize supplies. The Soyuzmoloko Dairy Association asked for a centralized distribution of cardboard for packaging.

Head of the Amur region:  All schools in the city of Blagoveshchensk in Russia will start learning Chinese from the beginning of the next academic year.

Rosstat:  In the first quarter of 2022, the number of Russians earning incomes below the poverty line amounted to 20.9 million people. This figure is almost 69 percent higher than at the end of last year.

Vedomosti:  Sanctions against Russia, imposed due to the invasion of Ukraine, seriously hit the prospects of Russian metallurgists: the largest enterprises faced a drop in sales and the inability to sell their products abroad.  The restrictions have already led to a collapse in domestic prices for rolled metal, which is hurting the income of enterprises and putting them on the verge of losses.

Sky News:  Russian and Belarusian tennis players will perform at the US Open.  United States Tennis Association chief executive Lew Sherr said the board's decision was due to concerns about holding individual athletes accountable for the actions and decisions of their governments.

US Secretary of Defense:  The Russian invasion is an example of what happens when major powers decide that their imperial appetites are more important than the rights of their peaceful neighbors. It is a glimpse into a possible future of chaos and disorder that none of us would want to live in. Russia's invasion is what happens when oppressors break the rules that protect us all," Lloyd Austin tweeted.

The center for the reception of refugees from Ukraine in Prague will be closed from June 16.  According to the mayor, the reason is the workload of the capital and the lack of a system for transferring refugees to other, less busy regions.

Belarusian hackers have published evidence that all conversations are being tapped in the country, even employees of foreign embassies and consulates. The KGB also listens to Russian diplomats.

Radio Free Asia:  Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a directive on the ""non-military"" use of the armed forces. This raises fears that Beijing may be preparing to invade Taiwan under the guise of a ""special operation"" not classified as a war. The decree comes into force on June 15.

Myrotvorets:  Türkiye released a Russian ship with stolen grain from the Bosporus. The Russian cargo ship ""Matros Pozynych"" with stolen Ukrainian grain passed through the Bosporus. 27,000 tons of wheat were loaded onto the ship in Sevastopol.  The dry cargo ship indicated the port of destination Beirut, but again goes to the Syrian port of Latakia.

Lithuanian Defense Minister:  Lithuania will provide Ukraine with Turkish ammunition for Bayraktar TB2.

US Under Secretary of Defense:  The United States is not seeking a change of power in Russia, but major costs for it and the strengthening of Ukraine.

●        The United States intend to transfer targeting intelligence information to Ukraine for strikes with the help of American MLRS

●        Providing Ukraine with several HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems in the latest tranche of defense assistance is just a starting point, the US will continue to provide everything it needs to win against Russian aggression.

Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine:  EU governments will consider providing Ukraine with temporary storage facilities for grain to help preserve the crop and secure future supplies to world markets.

The United States are working on a plan to export grain from Ukraine by rail with the creation of transshipment points on the border, including with Poland, – President Joe Biden says.

Arnold Schwarzenegger urged EU member states to stop buying fuel from the Russian Federation at the climate summit: "We have blood on our hands, because we are financing this war."

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation closed the data on expenditures for various items of the federal budget, explaining this by sanctions from the United States and the West.  Previously, these data were published monthly. And in today's press release of the department on the execution of the budget for January-May 2022, there are only aggregate figures for expenses and income.

The US Treasury extended the license for energy transactions with 7 Russian banks, despite the sanctions.  Until December 5, operations with the Bank of Russia, VEB, 'Otkrytie', 'Sovkombank', 'Sberbank', VTB and Alfa-Bank are allowed.

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus states that from today until June 16, large-scale exercises will be held in connection with "the fulfillment of tasks as intended in the current situation."

Russian Media: Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation proposed to withdraw recognition of the independence of three more countries: Ukraine, Estonia and Latvia. "We just started with Lithuania. And it is clear why - Lithuania is more dangerous for the Russian Federation in terms of the situation related to the Kaliningrad region and in the confrontation with NATO and the United States. And after the mechanism is worked out, we will work it out in other NATO territories And not only NATO. Here, Ukraine, for example, also illegally withdrew from the USSR."

Interfax:  Russian "Gazprom" announced that it was reducing natural gas supplies through the "Nord Stream-1" gas pipeline by 40%. The company clarified that they can only transport 100 million cubic meters of gas per day instead of the usual 167 million cubic meters.

“A complete shutdown of supplies from Russia would undoubtedly be the worst-case scenario for Europe this winter, as the continent is unlikely to be able to get enough supplies from other producers to compensate for such a significant supply disruption,” Leon Izbicki, European Natural Gas Lawyer."

DW:  German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers will be sent to Ukraine in the 'nearest time', - German Defense Minister said.  According to her, the training of Ukrainian soldiers in combat operations on the PzH 2000 is coming to an end. Time and route of delivery were not disclosed.

RTS:  Serbia will not be able to import Russian oil from November due to EU sanctions, the President said.

Russian media:  Russian Federation Council Committee on Defense:  There is no need to carry out an additional conscription to the Russian army because of the war in Ukraine.  "I think there are enough volunteers who themselves go to restore order there."

Navalny Press secretary:  Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taken away from Penal Colony №2.  The lawyer who came to see him was kept at the checkpoint until 2:00 pm, and then they said: "There is no such convict." Where Alexey is now and what colony he is being taken to, we don’t know,” she clarified.

●        Navalny was transferred from the colony in Pokrov, Vladimir Region, to a strict regime correctional institution after the verdict in the fraud case came into force, Olga Mikhailova, the lawyer of the convict, told TASS.

Former State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya said that she was appointed an adviser to the Prosecutor General of Russia and ceases public activities, including social networking. Poklonska is among one of the most prominent collaborators that assisted Russia to occupy Crimea in 2014. Recently she has begun to publicly express doubt about Russia’s humanity.

NATIONAL

A journalist of Kyiv Independent Illia Ponomarenko in an interview to Die Welt declared having spoken to the Mykolaiv paratroopers, asked Berlin to give at last the promised weapon. "When you see these gray faces of soldiers, when you hear the incredible roar of Russian artillery, all the "causes", "complications" and "nuances" that politicians talk about in their high offices are nothing but chatter and empty talk," - he said.

Speaker of the Air Force:  Russian aircraft have not flown into the territory controlled by Ukraine for about two months now. At the same time, they often fly into the temporarily occupied territories, using helicopters and strike aircraft.

Security Service of Ukraine:  The Podolsk District Prosecutor’s Office of Kyiv, has initiated the seizure of assets of a Belarusian fuel company involved in financing Russian aggression against Ukraine.  The corporate rights and bank accounts with a total value of almost 20 million UAH are among the seized assets."

Minister of Digital Development:  Ukrainians have chosen the design of a new military stamp from Urkposhta (ed. Ukrainian Postal Service). Among the five sketches offered by Urkposhta, the winner was the «Tractor pulling tank», which was chosen by 41% of Ukrainians.

British Intelligence

●        After more than a month of heavy fighting, Russian forces now control the majority of Severodonetsk

●        Russia's urban warfare tactics, which are less reliant on heavy use of artillery, have generated extensive collateral damage throughout the city.

●        Ukrainian Armed Forces units, along with several hundred civilians, are sheltering in underground bunkers in the Azot Chemical Plant, in the city’s industrial zone.

●        Russian forces will likely be fixed in and around Azot whilst Ukrainian fighters can survive underground. This will likely temporarily prevent Russia from re-tasking these units for missions elsewhere.

●        It is highly unlikely that Russia anticipated such robust opposition or such slow, attritional conflict during its original planning for the invasion.

Institute for the Study of War

●        Russian forces continued to prepare for offensive operations toward Sloviansk.

●        Russian forces are continuing to fight for control of the Azot industrial plant and have destroyed all bridges between Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, likely to isolate the remaining Ukrainian defenders within the city from critical lines of communication of Severodonetsk-Lysychansk.

●        Lysychansk, on the far bank of the Svero Donetsk River and located at an elevation of 150 meters above Severodonetsk is the key to control of Luhansk, not Severodonetsk.  The Russians will still have to cross the Svero Donetsk River to get to Lysychansk, but without the benefit of a bridge.   They can also get to Lysychanks from Propasna, but this route is also very well defended.

●        Russian forces continued offensive operations to push Ukrainian troops away from frontlines northeast of Kharkiv City.   They are now within 23 km. of Kharkiv, well within artillery range.

●        Ukrainian counterattacks have forced Russian troops on the Southern Axis to take up and strengthen defensive positions.

Regional Prosecutor’s Office:  Almost 2 thousand tons of grain crops were stolen by the occupiers from enterprises in Zaporizhzhia . Also, on June 8-9, armed with automatic weapons, the Russian military stole almost 500 tons of sunflower seeds from the storage rooms of an agricultural enterprise located in the Nesterianka region.

Metinvest can track metal products stolen by Russians from the port of Mariupol. “We can track stolen goods. We know the roll number, steel grade, wagons, we have a photographic record of the wagons. We can track where each leaf will pop up. But the sanctions that were imposed against the Russians, people who could buy stolen goods before, understand that there may be prosecution,” the CEO said.

Deputy Minister of Defense:  Russia is spreading fake news that Ukraine plans to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people into the Ukrainian army.  Ukraine has no mobilization plans and since the start of the war more than 200,000 have voluntarily joined the armed forces.

Naftogaz will receive a loan of 300 million euros from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the first 50 million euros of which will be used for emergency gas purchases, the EBRD press service reported.

Minister of Youth and Sports: Ukrainian athletes will boycott competitions in which athletes from Russia and Belarus participate.

A Ukrainian court banned two more pro-Russian parties - "Volodymyr Saldo's Bloc" and "State" of Kherson collaborator Kyrylo Stremousov, – public organization "Chesno".

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:  The Russian attack on Ukraine has killed 4,432 civilians and wounded 5,499 more.  Among the dead are 1,693 men, 1,138 women, 103 girls and 106 boys, as well as 68 children and 1,324 adults, whose gender is still unknown.

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine: Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken away by the Russians are being found and returned.  According to her, today several dozens of little Ukrainians have been returned home. At the same time, a significant number of them are still in the Russian Federation and in the temporarily occupied territories.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

08:32 June 15

●        In the Kharkiv direction, Russian units, with the Army aviation helicopters, tried to prevent further movement of the [Ukrainian - ed.] Defense Forces to the State border.

●         In the Sloviansk direction, Russia is concentrating its main troops on the offensive on Sloviansk.

●        The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully repelled the assault operations in the Bohorodchany and Dolyna settlements. The Russians are advancing in the direction of Krasnopillia; fighting continues.

●        The Ukrainian military successfully repels the Russians' assault attempts in Severodonetsk and Toshkivka; the fighting continues.

●        In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian troops carried out storming operations in the Zolote-3, Novoluhanske and Berestove settlements. They suffered losses and retreated to the positions they had previously occupied. They are conducting an assault in the area of Vrubivka; fighting continues.

●        In the Novopavlivske direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the offensive in the area of the settlement of Shevchenko. The Russian Army withdrew.

18:28 June 14

●        In the Sloviansk direction, systematic enemy artillery shelling was recorded in the areas of the settlements of Tetianivka, Chepil, Dolyna, Dibrovne and Bohorodychne.

●        In the Severodonetsk direction, the Russians fired at civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Bila Hora, Ustynivka, Toshkivka and others. Airstrikes were carried out from helicopters near Metiolkine.

●        The Russian army is conducting assault operations in Severodonetsk, the fighting continues. The enemy is regrouping troops and trying to strengthen the grouping.

●        In the Bakhmut direction in the Berestove area, the Ukrainian military repelled an enemy assault, inflicted losses on the Russians and forced them to withdraw to their previously occupied positions.

●        The enemy is conducting assault operations in the area of the settlement of Zolote, the fighting continues.

●        In the Southern Buh direction, the Russian troops fired at the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and tried to conduct a counter-battery fight.

●        In the areas of the settlements of Trudoliubivka, Tokareve, Bashtanka, Kvitneve, Luch, Tavrytske, Oleksandrivka, the Russians fired at the infrastructure. Separate sections of the Inhulets River were remotely mined. Continue engineering equipment positions.

Ministry of Internal Affairs:  Due to the Russian invasion, 30 million hectares of Ukrainian territory need mine clearance. Pyrotechnicians have already carried out the initial demining of more than 2 million hectares.   According to her, 30 states are helping Ukraine to clear the territories after the attacks of the Russian troops: 27 EU countries, as well as Norway, Türkiye and North Macedonia.

Deputy Minister of Infrastructure:  The government of Ukraine has agreed on a transport visa-free regime with the European Union.  "In short, the signing of this Agreement will have the same meaning for cargo carriers as the abolition of visas with EU countries".

●        Ukraine’s share of trade with the EU countries in 2021 amounted to more than 41%, and the volume of cargo transportation by road increased by almost 42%."

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament - ed.) Committee on the Health of the Nation supported the bill on the legalization of medical cannabis in Ukraine, and they recommended that the Verkhovna Rada consider it in the first reading.

The 'Azov' regiment warns that the Russian side could soon launch fakes about the military from 'Azovstal', who are in captivity in the territory not controlled by Ukraine.  "The published material may contain propaganda content that does not correspond to reality".

Speaker of the Air Force:  Anti-aircraft missile forces of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have shot down more than 500 air targets of the Russian Federation since the beginning of the full-scale war.  The list includes enemy cruise missiles, drones, planes and helicopters of the Russians.

●        According to him, some of the Russian missiles are designed using new technologies and can fly at ultra-low altitudes - from 50 meters. Then it becomes difficult to detect them, and in some situations, can disappear from air defense radars.

Kyiv Mayor:  Despite the war in Ukraine and the difficult economic situation, the city is fulfilling its obligations to investors."On June 13, the Ukrainian capital, according to the schedule, carried out the next repayment of the city's external debt (bonds of participation in the PBR Kyiv Finance Plc loan) in the amount of $28.8 million. Also, the payment of a semi-annual coupon in the amount of $2.2 million", – Klychko specifies.

President’s Office To date, 377 out of 1017 de-occupied settlements have been demined.

Speaker of the Air Force:  Kyiv is guarded by the 40th tactical aviation brigade, from which the general image of the "Ghost of Kyiv" came from.  "It was these military pilots who took upon themselves heavy blows to defend the capital in the first two weeks of the war. The enemy’s planes outnumbered ours at a ratio of 1 to 6-10."

New York Times:  President’s Office:  Russian artillery superiority is forcing Ukraine to fight in cities where the Ukrainian army can gain superiority.  "Russians are bad at fighting in cities. In cities, you can maneuver, and find shelter, and minimize losses. You will be able to resist longer and inflict significant losses on the Russians."

Kyiv NGO "Let's Protect Protasiv Yar” reported the death of its leader Roman Ratushnyi. He fought in the 93rd platoon "Kholodnyi Yar" as a scout.

Ministry of Reintegration:  The bodies of the dead servicemen were exchanged in the Zaporizhzhia region. Ukraine has returned 64 Azovstal defenders for burial.

State Security Service - Intercepted Communication:

12:15 June 14 -  A Russian officer and his wife discuss restoring order in the officers unit whose soldiers are refusing to follow his orders to attack.  His wife advises, "Shoot one, it’s indicative, others will stop stumbling"

CHERNIHIV

Regional Military Administration: Installation of the first modular town, transferred from Poland, of 180 modules to accommodate more than 350 people, began.

SUMY

Regional Military Administration:  Morning shelling in the Shalyhyne area by Russian troops. There are no casualties.

KHARKIV

Regional Military Administration: In total, seven civilians were injured in the region: Chuhuiv district - 4 people, Izium - 1 person, Kharkiv district - 2 people. Shelling took place in the Chuhuiv, Bohodukhiv and Izium districts.

Ministry of Internal Affairs: In Ternova (north-east of Kharkov, near the border with Russia) there are now fights, and at the moment it is impossible to say who will control the village as a result."

Suspilne: Community Head:  Russians shelled the village of Zolochiv, the Kharkiv region, using shells on parachutes early this morning.  There were no dead or injured. Four houses were damaged.

LUHANSK

Regional Military Administration:  Fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk, Toshkivka. There are many wounded in Lysychansk

●        In the past two days, six residents of Lysychansk and two people from Zolote have been hospitalized in other regions of the country.

●        The Russians shelled structures near the former factory "Donsoda", and several houses. The situation is similar in the area of the «Glass Factory» and «Azot». Eight houses were damaged on June 14 in this city. Fourteen houses were destroyed in Hirske.

●        There is significant damage in the surrounding villages. Six houses in Nyrkove, four in Mykolaivka and three in Viktorivka were destroyed.

●        Air strikes were carried out on Bila Hora, Ustynivka and Metolkyne. Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Toshkivka, Ustynivka, Borivske, Metolkyne, Bila Hora, Mykolaivka and Vrubivka were shelled by mortars, artillery and multiple rocket launchers.

●        The Russian army had an unsuccessful offensive near Mykolaivka and Zolote-3.

DONETSK

Ministry of Internal Affairs:   Bogorodichne in the Donetsk region is 50% occupied by Russian troops, 50% by Ukrainians. 

Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol:  Electricity was partially connected to the Central District of Mariupol to create the appearance of "improving life".  Residents are allowed to turn on no more than one light bulb in the apartment and ... that's it. Refrigerator, air conditioning, washing machine, and even the main friend of propaganda - TV - are banned. If detected, at least - shutdown".

●        An emergency hospital in Mariupol, based on which an infectious diseases department is being opened, received a document warning of the possibility of a cholera outbreak. True, the reason is not the situation in Mariupol, but many corpses in the Siversky Donets River, from where the Donetsk region takes water. All the region except Mariupol ..."".

●        For a loaf of bread, hungry and disoriented people were recorded on camera, provoking them to talk about "the crimes of Azov ". Nearby is always a man with a machine gun. There are about zero options to tell the truth in a real situation,”

●        A resistance movement has started operating in Mariupol:  On June 9, two tractors and three large truck trailers suddenly burned down in the parking lot of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation. The reason is arson. On June 11, in the crowd behind the humanitarian woman near the Metro, an unknown person stabbed an employee of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies in the back, who did not survive.

Regional Military Administration:  The power supply of pumping stations in the Donetsk region has been restored, the water supply of cities in the north of the region will be restored soon.  We are filling the tanks and taking all measures to ensure that all remote cities, especially Kostantynivka and Druzhkivka, have water.

●        On June 14, the Russians killed 3 civilians in Donbas: 2 in Novoukrainka and 1 in Dobropolye. Another 4 people were injured.  In total, since February 24, more than half a thousand civilians in the Donetsk region have been killed by Russian fire.

ZAPORIZHYA

In Melitopol, the Russian military dismantled an art object - a cube with a map of Ukraine. As reported, the Russians saw in it the symbolism of Nazism. On it was depicted: a trident, a wild cherry (Melitopol is famous for its cherries) and a map of Ukraine.

Social Media:  Farmers are forced to throw away tons of vegetables that are being transported from Melitopol to Zaporizhzhia for sale at the checkpoint in Vasylivka, the Zaporozhye region, as the Russians prohibit the export of food from the temporarily occupied territories.

State Bureau of Investigation:  Laid treason charges against eight law enforcement officers from the Zaporizhya region, who began working with the occupational regime.

KHERSON

In Chornobaivka, the Russian troops shelled the local market area with cluster shells in the morning. There are many dead and wounded — residents report.

Social Media: Multiple videos of fires and explosions in temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region.  The media report that, according to preliminary data, an Armed Forces of Ukraine shell or rocket hit a Russian ammunition depot. We are waiting for official data.

●        Ukrainian armed forces claimed responsibility for yesterday’s destruction of a Russian ammunition dump in Nova Kakhovka.

Operational Command Pivden (South).  Near Mykolaivka in the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian helicopter.

Kherson Regional Military District:  The Armed Forces of Ukraine are approaching Tomуna Balka, 20 km from Kherson.

MYKOLAIV

Regional Military Administration:  The Russian troops have a lot of weapons in the Mykolaiv region, but they lack personnel who can shoot.

Regional Council:  On average 23 people per day are injured as a result of Russian shelling of the Mykolaiv region.

DNIPRO

Head of the Apostolove territorial community (Dnipropetrovsk region), Andrii Osa, reports about last night's shelling by Russian troops. The shelling was from a «Grad» mlrs; four people are dead. Residents are asked to be careful in their movements and not to touch any metal objects. It is also known that the hospital and more than ten private houses have been destroyed.

TERNOPIL

Regional Military Administration:  Preliminarily, the air defense forces shot down several Russian missiles over the Ternopil region. No victims or destruction. The information is being clarified.

IVANO FRANKIVSK

Regional Military Administration:  confirmed that air defense forces shot down a Russian missile over the region today.  There were no casualties and damage to infrastructure.

LVIV

Regional Military Administration: The Ukrainian Air Force shot down a missile over Zolochiv in Lviv region. Fragments of the Russian rocket fell on a brick factory in Zolochiv. Four people, including one child, were injured in the incident. The information about the victims is being clarified.

●        The number of people injured from the fall of missile fragments in Zolochiv has increased to six.  The condition of the people is satisfactory, all of them are now on outpatient treatment.

Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins.  Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.

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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/ 

https://euromaidanpress.com/

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