Ukraine – 6/15/2023 Sitrep
By: Bohdan Chomiak & Robert Homans
June 15, 2023
“US senators to launch bill to seize and transfer Russian assets to Ukraine”/Financial Times
Not only 2 US Senators, but also 2 Members of the US House of Representatives.
This is great news for Ukraine, and especially individual Ukrainians who have experience human and property losses as the result of Russia’s latest invasion. The legislation is silent on how the Russian assets can be used in Ukraine’s reconstruction, saying only that the decisions should be made by the U.S. and its allies, in cooperation with Ukraine. Also, much of the frozen Russian State assets are held outside the U.S.
Below is the press release from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee –
Contacts:
Suzanne Wrasse (Risch)
Meaghan McCabe (Whitehouse)
McLaurine Pinover (McCaul)
Ben Kamens (Kaptur)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2023
Risch, Whitehouse, McCaul, Kaptur Introduce Legislation to Repurpose Sovereign Russian Assets for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), in conjunction with U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, today introduced the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act , legislation to provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other sovereign assets of the Russian Federation.
“Over a year into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, more than $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets remain frozen globally,” said Risch. “Given Russia’s brutality and continued war crimes against the Ukrainian people, it is only right that Russian government funds in the United States be seized and repurposed to help Ukraine rebuild its country. The REPO Act will help us do just that. I hope our Senate colleagues will join Senator Whitehouse and I in this important effort.”
“It will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild Ukraine’s economy after its people beat back Russia’s murderous and brutal invasion; it only makes sense that Putin’s Russian regime should foot that bill,” said Whitehouse. “The bipartisan REPO Act would ensure the United States—as the lynchpin of the transatlantic alliance—can take a leadership role in making that happen.”
“The decision to launch the unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine was Russia’s and Russia’s alone – so Putin must pay,” said McCaul. “Sadly, we’ve seen time and again the Biden administration play a weak hand and is too eagerly make major concessions in negotiations with our adversaries, including over Iran’s nuclear program, the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, and in the lead up to sitting down with the CCP. Therefore, Congress must act to prohibit the administration from trading away Russian state assets before they can be used to compensate Ukraine and to carve out a much-needed path for the U.S. to work with our allies to use these funds for reconstruction. I am proud to support this bill which is not only critical to ensuring justice for Ukraine and being good stewards of U.S. taxpayer dollars, but also sends a powerful deterrent signal to other adversaries that if they want to continue to trade in dollars, euros and yen, they cannot launch unprovoked aggression.”
“Responsibility for the senseless and brutal war being waged against Ukraine lies with Russia alone. It must be Russia that shoulders responsibility for rebuilding Ukraine in the aftermath,” said Kaptur. “The spirit and determination of the Ukrainian people remains unbroken, but the dams, hospitals, schools, courts of law, and neighborhoods decimated by Russian tanks and bombs will require time and resources to emerge from the ashes. The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act will ensure Russia bears the cost of returning Ukraine to her full glory, while guaranteeing that the Ukrainian people can truly prosper in their hard fought Liberty.”
This legislation:
Gives the president the authority to confiscate Russian sovereign assets that have been frozen in the United States and transfer them to assist in Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts.
Prohibits the release of funds to sanctioned Russian entities until Russia withdraws from Ukraine and agrees to provide compensation for harm caused by its unprovoked war.
Instructs the president to work with allies and partners to establish an international compensation mechanism to transfer confiscated or frozen Russian sovereign assets to assist Ukraine.
Gives the State Department Office of Sanctions Coordination additional resources to work with partners and allies abroad toward the goal of confiscation of additional Russian sovereign assets in other countries.
Ensures Putin – not U.S. taxpayers – foots the bill for the damage caused by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Text of the legislation can be found here.
The Senate version of the REPO Act was introduced by U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). The House version of the REPO Act was introduced by U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.).
Whoever comes up with acronyms, in this case the “REPO Act,” should be given an award (actually, it was Se. Risch’s Office). In America people who chase down assets like cars, where the owner has defaulted on a loan, are referred to as REPO Men.
News From the Battlefield
According to the latest from “Reporting From Ukraine,” a Russian general was kind enough to organize his troops in such a way so that Ukraine could liquidate 200 Russian troops with one missile (3:15 into the video). The rest of the video covers continued Ukrainian advances around Makarivka and Rivnopil, including videos. What is interesting about the videos is that it shows the significance of tree lines in the battles that are going on. They also show that, in the midst of fighting, Ukrainian farmers continue to be engaged in sowing and soil preparation.
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6/15/2023 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon June 14 to 12:00 noon June 15, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Thursday June 15
12:04 am: Sweden’s Nord Stream bombing investigation is in its final phase.
· "I hope that at least this fall we will be able to make a decision on the issue of the so-called indictment," said Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist.
12:52 am: Ukraine will not receive concrete terms regarding joining NATO at the summit, — The Guardian.
· Instead, a shorter path that "reflects the consensus of the key partners of the Western defense alliance" can be proposed.
· In terms of concrete steps, at the summit, Kyiv will be allowed to join NATO without an action plan for membership. That is, in case of an invitation to the block, Ukraine will be able to join it almost immediately.
06:39 am: Bulgaria called the accusations of the ambassador of the Russian Federation regarding the supply of ammunition to Ukraine "propaganda and disinformation".
· The statement came a day after Russia's ambassador to Sofia, Eleonora Mitrofanova, publicly said Bulgaria was "involved in a conflict" over the supply of ammunition to Ukraine or the "possible dispatch of Bulgarian military units to the war zone," an issue that was never on the agenda. daily for the Bulgarian authorities.
· Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said: "Any attempts at propaganda and disinformation that compromise democratic values are unacceptable and inadmissible."
8:04 am: The Australian government intends to block the construction of a new Russian embassy building next to the country's parliament due to a threat to national security. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, BBC reports.
8:05 am: The Polish army will receive 24 Baobab-K wheeled mine countermeasures of its own production on the Jelcz chassis, - the press service of the Polish Ministry of Defense.
· It is reported that the contract was signed with Huta Stalowa Wola SA. The total value of the order is about 124 million dollars. Delivery of the first batch of Baobab-K should be completed by 2028.
9:14 am: President of Poland Andrzej Duda will receive the presidents of Zambia, South Africa and the Comoros in Warsaw today - Office of the President of Poland.
· A delegation of leaders of African countries goes on visits to Ukraine and Russia to implement peacekeeping initiatives to end the war.
10:38 am: A meeting in the Ramstein format began in Brussels. The Ministers of Defense of the United States and Ukraine have already congratulated each other.
Wednesday June 14
12:15 pm: The New York Times notes, that because of Russian air attacks and Ukrainian troops in the south of the country, one of the conquered villages was destroyed. According to experts, the Russian attack on the Ukrainian vanguard indicates that the Armed Forces have faced a dangerous problem ahead.
12:30 pm: Detonation of the Kakhovskaya HPP will create huge problems for food security in the world and lead to an increase in food prices, - UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths.
· He said that the main grain region of Ukraine was affected. "He is a granary not only for Ukraine, but also for the whole world. It is almost inevitable that we will face huge problems in harvesting and planting the next crop," he added.
1:50 pm: The head of the IAEA, Raphael Grossi, postponed a trip to the Zaporizhzhya NPP planned earlier today due to possible risks caused by the explosion of the Russian Kakhovskaya HPP, - The Guardian.
· According to a high-ranking Ukrainian official cited by the publication, the trip has been postponed "until it becomes safer to travel." According to him, the visit will be postponed for "several hours".
2:35 pm: Estonia will transfer machinery and equipment to Ukrainefor the liquidation of the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP in the amount of almost 457,000 euros
· Ukraine will receive hoses, pumps, absorbent material, boats, wetsuits, waterproof rubber pants and cork vests.
· "Now the priority is to save people from flooded areas, and as soon as the water recedes, you can start calculating the damage and pumping out the water. It is very important for us that we can help Ukraine in this crisis. This is what friends do," said Margo, Director General of the Rescue Department of Estonia Klaus.
3:06 pm: Germany adopted a National Security Strategy for the first time and named Russia the biggest threat.
· "Without security, there is no freedom, no stability, no prosperity", German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized.
· "Security in the 21st century is more than military actions and diplomacy. Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine showed that peace and freedom do not fall from the sky. Germany's security challenges permeate all spheres of life. This applies, for example, to medicine, as well as cyberspace and water purity", - said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Annalena Berbock.
4:10 pm: Today in the world 110 million people are forcibly displaced due to wars and persecution, - UN.
· This is a record number. The war in Ukraine has caused the fastest flow of refugees since World War II. Also, a large number of people left Afghanistan and Sudan, where hostilities recently began.
4:18 pm: At the next NATO summit, NATO will give a clear signal that it is ready to accept Ukraine into the Alliance, said NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.
· Ministers of defense of NATO countries will discuss the long-term program of military aid to Ukraine on June 15, - Jens Stoltenberg.
· According to the Secretary General, the loss of Western equipment in Ukraine was expected.
4:41 pm: USA blocked the sale of HIMARS to Hungary due to obstruction of Sweden's accession to NATO.
· It is said to be a rare move aimed at getting Hungary to give the green light to NATO expansion ahead of the July summit in Vilnius.
· The decision is said to demonstrate the growing hostility towards Hungary from NATO supporters. It is noted that it rarely delays arms sales to countries in any part of the world.
5:40 pm: NATO at the level of defense ministers will consider the issue of nuclear security, in connection with the placement of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus.
· This was announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a briefing in Brussels.
· It is known that this will take place within the framework of the meeting of the Nuclear Planning Group.
6:02 pm: Ukrainian pilots can start training on F-16 fighters in Denmark as early as August, — Reuters.
· According to the publication, the proposal to start training will be announced by acting Minister of Defense of Denmark Trolls Lund Poulsen at a meeting on the defense of Ukraine in the Rammstein format.
8:29 pm: The Netherlands will purchase for Ukraine 4 VERA-EG passive surveillance radar systems worth €150 million
· This is stated in the letter of the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands Kaisa Ollongren to the Parliament.
· "Radars can be used, in particular, to detect, locate, track and identify air, ground and sea targets," Ollongren said.
9:17 pm: Lithuania together with other European countries will allocate funds to strengthen the air defense system in Ukraine.
· This is reported by Delfi with reference to the statement of the Minister of Defense of Lithuania Arvidas Anushauskas.
· The total amount of aid from European countries for the purchase of air defense equipment for Ukraine is 107.5 million euros, and Lithuania's contribution is 6 million.
10:27 pm: The number of people actively interested in news has fallen by about a quarter over the past 6 years.
· This is stated in a report by the Reuters Institute of Oxford University, BBC reports.
· According to the authors of the study, people avoid certain news, such as the war in Ukraine, because they cause depressive feelings.
11:00 pm: Greta Thunberg came to the Ukrainian rally under the representation of the UN in Bonn, Germany
· The Swedish eco-activist expressed her support for Ukrainians against the background of the tragedy with the explosion of the Kakhovka Dam.
· "We see what is happening. The eyes of the whole world are on Ukraine and Russia, what is happening now. We are not going to be observers, we are not going to be silent," the girl said.
11:36 pm Minister of Defense of the Netherlands: The Netherlands is ready to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters in the coming months.
· "We will also continue to strengthen Ukrainian air defense," she said.
8:40 pm: Canada opened its market for Ukrainian dairy products.
· This expanded the export geography of Ukrainian manufacturers to the 31st country.
NATIONAL
Thursday June 15
12:21 am: Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko said that a 1,000 MW power unit was launched at one of Ukraine's nuclear power plants after repairs.
· According to him, this will help support the operation of the energy system after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP. The power unit produces more than 10% of the electricity in the system.
06:43 am:22 Russian targets were destroyed.
· At night, the occupiers struck with Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles, as well as "Shahed-136/131" attack drones.
· Four Tu-95ms strategic aviation aircraft launched four cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea. One of the missiles was destroyed, the rest hit industrial facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
· All 20 attack drones were destroyed by the forces and means of the Air Force. In addition, an enemy UAV of operational-tactical level was destroyed.
7:09 am: 1 cruise missile, 20 attack UAVs and 1 Orlan-10 UAV were destroyed at night – Air Command
· Four Tu-95ms strategic aircraft launched four X-101/X-555 cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea. One of the missiles was destroyed, the rest hit industrial facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
8:52 am: Aviation of the Defense Forces conducted 14 strikes on areas of russian personnel concentration, - the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· During the day, units of rocket troops and artillery hit 13 areas of concentration of manpower, 2 control points, 3 anti-aircraft missile systems and 3 stations of electronic warfare.
9:31 am Institute for the Study of War: Ukrainian military attacked a division of the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, which was stationed near Kreminna, Luhansk region.
· Russian sources said that as a result of the HIMARS strike, about 100 Russian servicemen were killed and another 100 were wounded.
11:01 am: 6 Russian ships are on alert in the Black Sea, including 2 carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles, with a total salvo of 16 missiles; in the Sea of Azov – 1 ship; in the Mediterranean Sea - 8 enemy ships, - the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Wednesday June 14
12:30 pm: Ukraine will demand reparations from Russia for damages due to the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP, - Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksandr Kubrakov.
· The communities affected by the flooding need to register their losses.
· According to headquarters the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP, 31 water supply and drainage facilities were affected, and 28 large industrial facilities were flooded. More than 3,500 houses in 48 settlements are still flooded. Sections of the Kherson-Genichesk highway of state importance also remain under water.
1:35 pm: Atomists completed the repair of one of the Nuclear Power Plant units 20 days earlier, which will give the energy system of Ukraine an additional 1,000 MW of capacity, the head of the Ministry of Energy Herman Galushchenko said.
2:05 pm: The agency reviewing the dissertation of the Minister of Education and Science, Oksen Lisovoy, for plagiarism suspended activity because of the Minister rejected his PhD degree.
· Andrii Butenko, the head of the National Agency for Quality Assurance of Higher Education, said that the agency cannot check the dissertation of a person who does not have a scientific degree. Since the review was started before Lisovoy refused his degree, the agency asked four legal institutions for clarification on further actions.
2:15 pm: Ukrainian troops continue their offensive and have partial success, Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar reported.
· In the Bakhmut direction, the troops advanced from 200 to 500 meters in various sections. In the Zaporozhye direction, they advanced 300-350 meters. On the Berdyansk direction of the battle near the village of Makarivka. On the Mariupol battle in the districts of Novodanilivka and Novopokrovsk they had advances of 500 – 800 meters.
· Yesterday, the Russians lost an artillery battery of self-propelled guns, two EW complexes, up to 10 vehicles, a reconnaissance radar complex and air defense systems.
2:50 pm: 9 years ago today, near the Luhansk airport, Russian invaders shot down a Ukrainian IL-76 plane. As a result of the terrorist attack, 49 soldiers died. The perpetrators of the crime were mercenaries of the "Wagner" PMC.
4:25 pm: The Armed Forces are advancing for the further encirclement of Bakhmut, -commander of the Yaroslavl Armed Forces unit
6:18 pm: The president, the military and the SBU are among those whom Ukrainians trust the most.
· Among state and public institutions, Ukrainians trust the military the most. Thus:
o 93% of respondents trust the Armed Forces,
o 86% trust volunteer units,
o 83% National Guard, 80% rescuers,
o 79% border guards,
o 75% respondents the Ministry of Defense.
o 83% trust the President of Ukraine,
o 82% trust volunteers.
· Confidence in the Security Service of Ukraine is 66%, according to the survey results of the Razumkov Center.
7:08 pm Operational Command "North": today the Russians shelled populated areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions, a woman was killed.
· As a result of the shelling, multi-apartment residential buildings, commercial premises, and private houses were damaged.
7:22 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on June 14:
· "Tonight, the Russian occupiers launched another air and missile attack on Ukraine, using 6 Kh-22 air-based cruise missiles, 4 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles and 10 Iranian attack drones of the Shahed-131/136 type.
· In total, during the day, the enemy carried out 37 airstrikes, and also carried out 32 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas."
· "The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Marin directions - the fighting continues.
· During the day, 39 combat clashes took place."
· "For a day, the aviation of the defense forces carried out 12 strikes on areas of concentration of enemy personnel.
· During the day, units of missile forces and artillery struck 11 areas of concentration of manpower, 1 anti-aircraft missile complex and 3 radio electronic warfare stations of the enemy.
8:09 pm: Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar commented on the losses of the Russians in two directions over the last week:
· "along "Khortytsia" (that's where the Bakhmutskyi direction is) - the enemy's casualties are 8.73 times more than ours, almost nine times;
· along "Tavriya" (where there are Zaporizhia and Berdyansk directions) - the enemy's casualties are 5.3 times more than ours."
11:18 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi: Please always remember that all of us in Ukraine owe our lives to those who defended the lives of our people and independence. Respect for our soldiers, respect for the relatives of our soldiers, respect for the wives and husbands of all those who stood up for the defense of the state - this is unconditional. Gratitude to these people is unquestionable. Ukraine knows how to be grateful, and it is worth showing it - every day.
· Thank you to everyone who fights and works for our victory.
MORDOR – Russia
Thursday June 15
7:53 am: Crimea was attacked at night by 9 drones, 6 of them were shot down by air defense forces, 3 were silenced and planted by EW devices, - the so-called "head" of the republic Serhiy Aksionov :
· "One drone detonated in Chervonogvardiy district, Dokuchaeve village. There are no victims, windows were broken in a number of houses."
8:39 am: Russians continue to take measures to force civilians to acquire Russian citizenship, - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· Thus, in the village of Kamyanka, Zaporizhzhia region, in early 2023, they blackmailed employees of the Primary Health Care Center that in case of refusal to obtain a Russian passport, the monetary allowance would be reduced by 60 percent. Since most of the employees refused to receive the documents, the Russians announced the closure of the medical institution.
11:22 am: SBU warns of preparation of a number of new IPSO by Russian special services
· According to operational data, employees of the 5th Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation are planning a series of IPSOs, which should be based on disinformation about the alleged Russian citizenship of Ukrainian statesmen, the leadership of the Defense and Security Forces and their families, as well as other officials.
· According to current data, the start of IPSO implementation in the Ukrainian information field is scheduled for the near future.
Wednesday June 14
12:02 pm: Russia has two missile carriers with 16 "calibers"in the Black Sea— the Navy.
12:09 pm: According to russian media the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Primorsk wounded Ramzan Kadyrov's associate Adam Delimkhanov, but he is alive.
1:30 pm: SBU informed about criminal charges against racist ideologue Oleksandr Dugin.
· In his numerous speeches, printed editions and publications, he has been denying the existence of Ukraine as a sovereign state for more than 10 years and calling for its armed capture by Russian troops.
1:50 pm: The Russian company Chornomornaftogaz, which is based in the temporarily occupied Crimea, is actively developing evacuation plans for employees and their relatives from the peninsula, GUR.
2:20 pm: After blowing up the Kakhovskaya HPP, the occupiers intensified repression against Ukrainians, demanded bribes for leaving, destroyed documents and property. At the same time, they talked about the successful "evacuation", reported Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar.
3:02 pm: SBU exposed a Kyiv company that helped the sanctioned "rosat" to build 5 nuclear power plants in different countries.
· Until February 2022, the company exported its products to the Russian Federation through its own dealer in Moscow, and Rosatom was its main customer.
· "It is a monopolist in the field of development, mass production and supply of pipeline fittings for nuclear power plants," the report says.
3:14 pm: A power plant is on fire in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. The area of the fire is about 200 square meters.
· The fire was contained. According to the information of the governor Golubev of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, three employees of the station were injured by the ignition, they were hospitalized.
· The operation of the station is suspended, for consumers temporary restrictions on the supply of electricity will be introduced in the Rostov region.
3:26 pm: Belarus has begun receiving Russian tactical nuclear weapons, Reuters reports.
· Some units, according to Lukashenka, are three times more powerful than the atomic bombs that the US dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
3:50 pm: In Sochi, due to heavy rains, the Matsesta River overflowed its banks in the Khostinsky district of the Russian Federation.,"As a result, cars, outbuildings, basements and rooms on the first floors were flooded. The natural disaster damaged the gas pipeline network. Emergency crews are working on the ground," reports the regional headquarters.
5:23 pm: After the "explosion" at the Novocherkassk GRES, something was burning between the power units, — the governor of the region.
· As a result, temporary restrictions on the supply of electricity will be introduced in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation.
6:39 pm: Center for Countering Disinformation warns:
· Enemy TG channels launched a disinformation and manipulative campaign aimed at intimidating Ukrainians. propagandists are spreading a provocative video hinting at the detonation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
· In the video, the rioters showed the explosion on the Crimean Bridge, the detonation of Nord Stream-2, as well as the detonation of the Kakhovskaya HPP. With such a manipulative method, the enemy hints that all this is the work of Ukraine and tries to remove responsibility for what has been done.
· The video ends with a photo of the ZNPP and the date 07/03/2023, which indicates a possible terrorist attack on the nuclear facility.
10:56 pm: The conflict is intensifying: Prigozhin ignores the orders not only of Shoigu, but also of Putin, -political expert Eidman.
· "Prigozhin no longer obeys the orders not only of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, but also of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russia. And this shows that the conflict is intensifying. This conflict will inevitably gain momentum, and it will happen quite quickly. Neither side will be able to tolerate a situation where there are two opposing armies at the front for a long time. Not only the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, but also the presidential administration and Putin himself are trying to put Prigozhin under the control of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. And Prigozhin will not agree to this.
· There is only one conclusion: there will be force operations against Prigozhin and his closest entourage. And everything will end with Prigozhin being removed, or imprisoned, or sent to Africa", - added Russian sociologist, political expert, journalist and publicist Ihor Eidman.
SUMY
Thursday June 15
11:34 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Sumy region.
Wednesday June 14
10:12 am Sumy RMA: At night and in the morning, the Russians carried out 8 shellings of border communities. 32 explosions were recorded. The communities of Vorozhbyan, Bilopol, Seredino-Bud, Znob-Novgorod, Esman, and Sumy came under fire.
KHARKIV
Thursday June 15
1:47 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kharkiv,
7:33 am: The explosions that Kharkiv residents heard at night were the practice of our air defense against enemy targets. The Shaheds, who were flying to the city, were shot down on the approach to Kharkiv - the mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov.
10:02 am: No hits were recorded in Kharkiv and the region at night, - the head of the regional administration Oleh Syniehubov.
· During the day, Russians fired artillery, mortars and rocket weapons at settlements in Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Chuhuiv and Lozivka districts of the region.
· Yesterday in the village of Kamyanka in his own yard on an unknown device blew up a civilian man 57 years old. Hospitalized with injuries of moderate severity.
DONETSK
Wednesday June 14
12:51 pm: In Kramatorsk, rescuers rescued two people from the rubble, - State Emergency Service.
8:46 pm: The National Police of Ukraine published footage of the rescue of people from the rubble in Kramatorsk.
· "This morning, at 5 o'clock, Russian rockets destroyed dozens of houses, among which were the homes of the Kramatorsk and Sloviansk patrol battalions," the report says.
ZAPORIZHIA
Thursday June 15
10:19 am: At night and in the morning, Russians shelled the Novoslobodska, Bilopilska and Yunakivska communities. As a result of the shelling, two private residential buildings were damaged, - RMA.
11:55 am: IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi began a visit to the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP, - Energoatom.
Wednesday June 14
19:10 pm: The occupiers are preventing the staff from putting the ZNPP power unit into a state of "cold shutdown".
· State Inspection of Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine asks the IAEA to help put power unit No. 5 of the ZNPP into a "cold shutdown" state.
11:15 pm: In Pologh, the occupiers change into civilian clothes androadblocks are being thrown, military equipment has decreased in the city, - measure.
· "On the territory, they decreased, and equipment also decreased. They literally left several roadblocks, which today stand empty, there is no one at them", said the mayor Yuriy Konovalenko.
· According to the mayor of Polog, representatives of the occupation authorities are not evacuating anywhere, although they have a corresponding "order".
DNIPRO
Thursday June 15
12:55 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Dnipro region,. Anti-aircraft defense is at work.
7:21 am Dnipro RMA: This night the Russians again attacked Kryvyi Rih with rockets. Two industrial enterprises were targeted.
· A 38-year-old man was injured. He is hospitalized in a moderate condition.
· Fires broke out at enterprises. There are significant destructions of production facilities. Broken gas pipelines. The tire fitting and the bus were destroyed. One anti-aircraft missile was shot down. Debris damaged the car.
Wednesday June 14
9:31 pm: Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov published exclusive footage from the temporarily occupied left bank of the Dnipro.
· "Russians do not evacuate locals from flooded areas and do not allow Ukraine to do it. But technology comes to the rescue.
· The Ukrainian strike drone Vampire, which previously destroyed the enemy, delivers humanitarian aid to Ukrainians under occupation," he wrote.
KHERSON
Thursday June 15
7:05 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
11:49 am: The water has receded. But the consequences are only beginning to manifest themselves, - the head of Kherson regional administration Oleksandr Prokudin.*
· "Houses are completely destroyed, the ceiling collapses, cracks appear in the walls. And even where water has already been pumped out of the basements, it comes up again. This is the situation in Komyshany," the message says.
Wednesday June 14
11:54 pm: Due to Russia's destruction of the dam, the is exposing artifacts from the burial mounds of the Kherson Region.
· Anyone who finds a historical artifact, please contact immediately the Kherson Regional Museum of Local Lore.
· "Historical artifacts that were in the unexplored burial mounds of the Kherson region are being washed out of the ground and are being carried along the banks of rivers and the Black Sea coast by a powerful current. Help preserve the cultural heritage of Ukraine and the archaeological sites of the Kherson Region"..
ODESSA
Thursday June 15
3:57 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kryvyi Rih and Odesa.
06:15 am: The head of the military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, reported on the explosions in Kryvyi Rih. "Suspilny" correspondents recorded several explosions in Odesa. Serhii Bratchuk, the spokesman of Odesa OVA, spoke about the work of the Air Defense Forces.
· ▪According to information from the spokesman of Odesa RMA, according to the latest data, 13 Shahed UAVs attacked the region. It is noted that thanks to the effective work of the air defense forces, all drones were destroyed.
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.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://espreso.tv/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka
https://t.me/uawarinfographics