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Mayor Kravchenko --- Novorossiysk

repels attack of unmanned boats

July 3rd, 1:05am

(RT.ru)

In Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory, they

repelled the attack of unmanned boats.

Information about this, appeared in the

Telegram channel of the mayor of the

city, Andrey Kravchenko.

"I ask you to remain calm, observe security

measures, and stay in safe places,"
the message reads.

Earlier it became known that a siren sounded

in Novorossiysk ----- due to the attack of

unmanned boats.

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Russian snipers told about
a two-on-two duel with
Ukrainian Armed
Forces soldiers

July 3rd, 1am

(Lenta.ru)

Russian snipers with the call signs Sych and Vanity from

the Nevsky detachment - part of the Volunteer Assault

Corps (DShK), met in a sniper duel - with a pair of

professional shooters of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine (AFU).

According to the fighters, they spent most of the
spring performing tasks near the town of
Chasov Yar --- disrupting rotations
and countering enemy
personnel.

When the loss of infantry from the fire of Sych and Suet

exceeded several dozen people.... the Ukrainian

command decided to send a sniper pair that

was supposed to calculate and destroy

the Russian shooters.

"We knew for sure that they would come after us.

Sometimes they invite foreigners, but at that

time, as I understood, it was the Ukrainian

duo. The enemy also has professionals,"

the military said.

To calculate the positions of snipers of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.. the soldiers had to spend almost a day. The

enemy gave himself away when he decided to change

his position ....and thereby unmasked himself.

"I shot a Ukrainian machine gunner in a nearby landing.

They spotted our shot & began to shift quickly. I saw

the flash of a rifle and fired a second shot. Then

everything... is like in the movies," explained

Vanity. At the same time, according to the

volunteers.... the second number in the

pair of the enemy survived and later

.....managed to escape.

Earlier it was reported that a Russian fighter in the

special operation zone (SVO) broke the record of

a famous Soviet sniper. He destroyed several

hundred enemy soldiers ------ using drones.

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In the Crimea, the main accomplices

of Kiev's crimes --- were named

July 3rd, 12:59am

(Lenta.ru)

Co-chairman of the Assembly of Slavic Peoples of Crimea

Roman Chegrinets called the United States, Great Britain

and France --- the main accomplices of war crimes

committed by the Ukrainian authorities,

RIA Novosti reports.

"The terrorists who are in power in the United States,

Great Britain and France --- bear exactly the same

responsibility as the terrorist regime in Kiev,"

he said.

Chegrynets reminded, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine

(AFU) are striking the peninsula not only with American,

but also with French & British missiles. According to

him, all countries that supply military aid to Kiev -

should be punished for this.

Earlier, US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne

Smith, said that the alliance countries at the summit in

Washington intend to decide that the organization will

lead the coordination of efforts to provide military

assistance to Kiev..... and train the

Ukrainian military.

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Ukrainian authorities forcibly

evacuate children ----- from a

community in Kharkiv region

July 2nd, 10:51pm

(RT.ru)

The Ukrainian authorities.. have announced the forced

evacuation of children in the Volchansky community,

located in the Kharkiv region in a 30-kilometre zone

from the border with Russia.

This was stated by the head of the Volchansky district

military administration Tamaz Gambarashvili,

reports the Ukrainian publication "Public".

It is noted that it is planned

to take out 112 children.

Earlier in the Kharkiv region, a forced evacuation

of 47 settlements was announced.

Later, the authorities of the Kharkiv region commented

on rumours that the head of the regional military

administration Oleg Sinegubov left Kharkiv

amid fighting in the region.

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian

Federation told about the exploits of

the Russian Armed Forces in the

free defense zone

July 2nd, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation -

indicated that the captain of the 3rd rank, deputy

chief of communications of the battalion

Konstantin Veselov ----- organized the

communications for the battalion

tactical group --- when it was

attacked by the Armed

Forces of Ukraine.

The offensive was accompanied by massive mortar and

artillery strikes. After one of the volleys, the satellite

communication antenna located on the hardware

machine was damaged ---- which caused

communication within the group and

with the higher headquarters
to be disrupted.

Veselov, during the ongoing enemy attacks,

promptly repaired all the damage -

and re-configured the satellite

communication station.

This made it possible to transmit the coordinates of the

enemy units' locations to a higher headquarters, and

the Russian Armed Forces were able to destroy

four units of enemy equipment and more
than 30 people of manpower.

The Russian Defense Ministry - noted Veselov's selfless

actions, which made it possible to restore control of

the battalion tactical group ...and ensure stable

communication with the group's command,

as well as deprive the advancing enemy

of attacking potential ----- led to the

subsequent counteroffensive of

Russian troops.

The Defense Ministry also noted the merits of Lt, platoon

commander of the mortar battery, Mher Kocharyan. His

unit carried out a combat mission --- to support the

offensive of Russian troops with mortar fire.

During reconnaissance with the help of a drone, the

fighter discovered ....a disguised AFU stronghold.
He promptly transmitted its coordinates, and

continued to observe... the actions of the

Ukrainian militants - who began to pull

together additional forces in order to

counterattack the units of the

Russian Armed Forces.

Kocharyan waited for the accumulation of a large number

of manpower and military equipment of the AFU militants,

after which he gave the command to the mortars to hit

the target, and then continued to adjust the fire.

The professionalism and competent actions of the

platoon commander of the mortar battery & his

subordinates, made it possible to destroy the

stronghold of Ukrainian militants, including

equipment and manpower, with targeted

strikes. The Defense Ministry noted the

courage and bravery of the platoon's

personnel, which made it possible

to thwart an attempted counter-

offensive in this direction.

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Ukrainian troops shelled

Panteleimonovka in the

DPR with cluster shells

July 2nd, 8:25pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), shelled

the village of Panteleimonovka in the Donetsk People's

Republic (DPR) ..with 155 mm cluster shells. This was

announced on July 1 at the republic's representative

office in the Joint Centre for Control and

Coordination of Issues Related to War

Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

"Shelling was recorded from the VFU in the direction
of Novgorodskoye settlement-Panteleimonovka
settlement: three 155 mm calibre (cluster)
shells were fired," the Telegram

channel says.

Earlier, on July 1, the JCCC reported that Ukrainian

troops, fired 13 NATO 155-millimetre shells at the

Petrovsky district of Donetsk. The mayor of the

city Alexey Kulemzin specified that as a result

of the morning shelling, two apartment

buildings on Nakhimovskaya Street

were damaged.

Earlier, on June 30, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin,

said that two children were injured as a result of the

shelling of Yasinovataya in the DPR by the

Ukrainian Armed Forces.

According to Izvestia correspondent Yevgeny Bykovsky,

the missile, presumably with a cluster warhead, hit a

nine-story residential building, passed through

the roof of a residential building and

penetrated nine floors.

Ukrainian militants are firing daily at the territories of

the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well

as Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.... against the

background of a special operation to protect the
Donbass, which Russia announced on

February 24, 2022.

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The military expert - pointed out

the need for Ukraine to change

tactics - in relation to the

Russian Federation

July 2nd, 8:12pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Viktor Baranets, a retired military columnist for

Komsomolskaya Pravda --- said that no efforts

and persuasions of Hungarian Prime Minister

Viktor Orban will help if Ukrainian President

Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term of office

expired on May 20, does not change

tactics towards Russia.

"We must remember: with such stupidity in Kiev, which

exists in relation to plans for further relations with

Russia, nothing can be done without Zelensky

compromising. If he does not compromise,

then no efforts of Orban, even the most

populist ones --- will help," Baranets

said in an interview with Radio 1

on Tuesday, July 2.

Earlier in the day, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

arrived in Kiev, where he held talks with Zelensky. The

Hungarian Prime Minister... suggested that Ukraine

temporarily cease fire and develop a settlement

plan during this period. The Hungarian Prime

Minister --- also expressed his desire to

establish relations with the country

and sign a global cooperation

agreement with it.

Zelensky did not like Orban's proposal for a cease-fire

"very much", since, in the past, he had a negative

experience with truces that he "interpreted as

harmful to Ukraine." He also added, that

Kiev.. intends to seek a settlement of

the conflict through peace summits.

Earlier on July 2, Candidate of Political Sciences,

associate Professor of the Academy of Labour

and Social Relations Pavel Feldman said in an

interview with RT that the visit of Hungarian

Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, to Kiev, is

connected with the beginning of the

country's presidency in the EU. In

his opinion -- Orban arrives there

as a representative of Brussels

....rather than his own state.

Political scientist Yuri Svetov in an interview with 360.ru
called Orban's visit to Kiev a ritual procedure. Hungary

assumed the six-month presidency of the Council

of the EU, on July 1.

On June 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that

Russia has always sought peace and is ready to sit

down at the negotiating table. This.. will become

possible when Kiev withdraws its troops from

the regions of the Russian Federation and

officially renounces its intentions to

integrate into NATO. Zelensky

called the proposal

an ultimatum.

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The Russian military defused more

than 100 mines of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces - with one

smoke munition

July 2nd, 7:46pm

(Lenta.ru)

Smoke munition neutralized more than 100 mines of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it was dropped after

adjusting the fire by the drone operator. A

soldier of the 40th Marine Brigade with

the call sign Farm told about this in

the Telegram channel.

According to him, the enemy spent the whole night

mining an area of about 200 metres long with anti-

tank mines. "In the morning, I directed a mortar

crew, gave accurate proofreading and set fire

to this place with a smoke shell, about 120-

140 mines were burned," the

serviceman said.

Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces

tried to save fighters from strikes ------ using drawings.

Silhouettes of fighter jets were drawn in the parking

lots of the airfield in Mirgorod, to distract attention.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed

to the responsibility of the West for

fueling the crisis in Ukraine

July 2nd, 6:39pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko,

during a consultation with Serbian Foreign Minister

Marko Djuric, pointed out the responsibility of

Western countries --- for the escalation of

the crisis in Ukraine.

In Belgrade on July 1 and 2, the diplomat had separate

conversations with President Aleksandar Vucic, Prime

Minister Milos Vucevic and other officials. During the

visit, a wide range of issues of cooperation between

states, as well as international issues, aspects of

interaction on international platforms

were discussed.

The Russian Foreign Ministry clarified that attention was

paid to the Kosovo settlement and the situation in the

Balkans, with an emphasis on the situation in

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"The Russian side gave principled assessments of the

West's responsibility for fueling and escalating the

crisis around Ukraine, actions aimed at blocking

the possibility of a political settlement, and

attempts.. to create the illusion of broad

international support for the formula

[of the Ukrainian President] that is

divorced from reality and initially

doomed to failure." the press

service of the Russian

Foreign Ministry said

in a publication on

July 2.

The ministry's publication added that they also

reviewed the implementation of agreements

and the implementation of joint projects of

Russian-Serbian cooperation.

Earlier in the day, Deputy Chairman of the Federation

Council Konstantin Kosachev said that the West

had made five fatal mistakes in the context of

the Ukrainian crisis, the latest being their

rejection - of Russian President Vladimir

Putin's initiative to resolve the conflict.

He pointed out that the first mistake

was the lack of Western reaction to

the coup in Ukraine in 2014.

In his opinion, the second mistake is the West's refusal

to recognize that the change in the status of Crimea

& Sevastopol was the result of a coup in Ukraine,

as well as an expression of the will of the

inhabitants of these regions.

Other mistakes include the West's failure to recognize

the "civil war" in southeastern Ukraine, refusing to

accept Russian proposals in December 2021,

and missing a chance to prevent a

special operation.

Before that, on June 14, Putin said that the Ukrainian

crisis is not a conflict between two states --- much

less two peoples, because if this were the case,

the Russians and Ukrainians would find a way

- to resolve the issues. As the Russian leader

noted, the West did everything to undermine

interstate ties and set peoples against each

other, but did not dare to go for a complete

break with Russia because the south-east

of Ukraine, where people were in favour

of close relations with Moscow,

prevented such a policy.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

was announced on February 24, 2022, continues.

The decision was made against the background

of the aggravation of the situation in the region

due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.

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Medvedev: members of the SVO

will strengthen the United

Russia party --- and

the country

July 2nd, 5:10pm

(Vesti.ru)

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council,

Dmitry Medvedev, said that the participants of

the special military operation who joined the

United Russia party, will strengthen it, and

strengthen the country, and also handed

them party tickets.

"You are really starting a new stage in your life.

It is different, it is no less difficult in some

ways, because several other skills will

also be required," said the chairman

of the EP party, addressing the

participants of the special

operation who joined

United Russia.

In total, seven members of the SVO received tickets.

Medvedev noted that everything that the participants of

the special operation managed to acquire, "including

the respect and trust of their comrades," will

definitely be preserved in the new part
of their lives.

"We count on you very much and hope that all of you...

will strengthen our party, strengthen our state,"

the deputy chairman of the Russian Security

Council concluded.

Medvedev also wished great success to the SVO

participants in the upcoming elections, noting

that on the eve of a single voting day, "there

are enough candidates in the EP, who are

trying their hand at politics for the first

time," and called on his party

colleagues to "pay special

attention" ....to such

party members.

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Ukraine - rejected Orban's

proposal for a cease-fire

July 2nd, 4:51pm

(Vesti.ru)

Kiev got acquainted with Orban's proposals for

a ceasefire, but refused to consider them in

isolation from other aspects of the

conflict settlement.

Deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

Ihor Zhovkva said that Kiev refused the proposal of

Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, on a

cease-fire in Ukraine.

Zhovkva, on the air of the Ukrainian telethon, noted that

Zelensky listened to the interlocutor, but refused, since

such proposals cannot be considered in isolation from

other aspects of the conflict. He also noted, that

Hungary is not the first country to make such

proposals, but Ukraine's position on this

issue is "clear, understandable and

well-known."

According to him --- Ukraine intends to continue

to seek a settlement through "peace summits".

The first summit on the situation in Ukraine was held

in Switzerland on June 15-16. It was attended by 92

countries, but Russia was not invited. Ukrainian

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba later said that

in order to end the conflict, the Russian side

will also be invited to the next meeting.

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Syrsky - called the situation in

Pokrovsky direction ''difficult''

July 2nd, 4:20pm

(Vesti.ru)

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Alexander Syrsky, acknowledged that the situation

in the Pokrovsky direction remains difficult for the

Ukrainian army, and stated the need to constantly

provide this direction with an additional amount

of ammunition and firepower.

In other areas, as he wrote on the social network,

the intensity of hostilities decreased --- and
"the active front line increased."

Syrsky also listed the main problematic issues for

commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

at any level.

These, according to him, are the recruitment of units

and subunits with "motivated and well-trained

military personnel", as well as providing the

Ukrainian army with modern air defense

and electronic warfare systems to

counter Russian drones.

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The teenager deceived by the curator

burned the equipment at the station

in the Kaluga region

July 2nd, 1:29pm

(Vesti.ru)

Employees of the Russian Federal Security Service

have detained an attacker ...who was performing

tasks for a Ukrainian curator, the Investigative

Committee said on Tuesday.

As follows from the statement of the press service of

the Western Interregional Investigation Department

for Transport of the Investigative Committee of the

Russian Federation, the person involved in the

investigation started a fire, damaging the

battery cabinet at the Ludinovo-2

station in the Kaluga region.

A criminal case was opened on the fact of the emergency

under the article on sabotage committed by a group of

persons by prior agreement. It was established that

a 16-year-old young man was involved in the crime.

"Actively supporting the armed forces of Ukraine, offered

the minor to join a criminal group with him, in order to

destabilize the activities of the authorities of the

Russian Federation, by setting fire to a battery

cabinet," the department said.

The teenager -- received strict instructions, and he was

also ordered to film his actions on video. At the same

time, the arsonist did not receive the promised

reward of 50 thousand rubles.

After the arrest, the young man was charged, and then

sent to custody. Currently, he has already admitted

his guilt and repented of his act.

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Belousov congratulated the Tula

paratroopers' division - on the

liberation of Razdolovka

in the DPR

July 2nd, 12:09pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov congratulated

the 106th Guards Airborne Division of the Tula Red

Banner Order of Kutuzov II degree --- on the

liberation of the village of Razdolovka

in the Donetsk People's Republic,

the Defense Ministry said.

More than 7 thousand servicemen of the division already

have state awards and departmental insignia, four

received the title of Hero of Russia, the

department said.

In a congratulatory telegram ---- Belousov noted that the

division solves tasks with honour in the most important

areas of the special military operation, the servicemen

bravely and courageously go into battle, which is why

the enemy suffers heavy losses.

The agency reported on June 28 that units

of the Russian group of troops "South"

liberated Razdolovka.

In addition, over the past week, the fighters of the

"Southern" group destroyed more than 4,400

militants of the Kiev regime, two tanks,

eight armoured combat vehicles, 48

vehicles, 39 field artillery pieces,

including 11 US M777 and

M198 howitzers.

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Russian troops destroyed nine aircraft

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during

the day

July 2nd, 11:15am

(Vesti.ru)

Nine aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force were hit over

the past day, during a special military operation.

As a result of the strike on the airfield, five Su-27

aircraft of the enemy air forces were destroyed

and two were damaged.

Two more MiG-29 and Su-27 aircraft.... were

shot down by Russian air defense systems.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation,

Russian troops have destroyed 625 enemy aircraft

and 276 helicopters.

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Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

July 2nd, 11:10am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces -- inflicted losses

on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th, 115th

mechanised brigades, & 113th Territorial Defence

Brigade nr Chumakovo, Yunakovka (Sumy region),

Sotnitsky Kazachok, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the AFU Vostok Special Operations Centre and

36th Marines Brigade, were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 Ukrainian troops,

one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles,

one German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitze-2000

self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made

155-mm M198 howitzer, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and inflicted losses on

formations of the AFU 14th, and 115th

mechanised brigades, and 3rd Assault

Brigade near Pershotravnevoye

(Kharkov region), Nadiya, and

Stelmakhovka (Lugansk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 475 Ukrainian

troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, five

motor vehicles, a 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer,

and one 122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

Moreover, three AFU artillery ammunition

depots were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 56th Motorised

Infantry Brigade near Kalinin (Donetsk

People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by assault detachments of

the AFU 214th Opfor Separate Battalion - was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 635

Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting

vehicles, and 16 motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one UK-made

155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198

howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one UK-made

105-mm L-199 howitzer ------ and two U.S.-made

AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare stations.

Six AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation - and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU

47th Mechanised Brigade and 109th Territorial Defence

Brigade nr Rozovka, Novgorodskoye, and Novosyolka

Pervaya (Donetsk People's Republic).

Six counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of

the AFU 23rd, 31st, 41st, 110th mechanised brigades,

and 95th Air Assault Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 440 Ukrainian troops,

two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles,

and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th

Motorised Infantry Brigade near

Urozhaynoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by assault

detachments of the AFU 123rd

Territorial Defence Brigade

was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 110 Ukrainian troops,

three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer,

two 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled

artillery systems, and one 100-mm

MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces - inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised

Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 35th

Marines Brigade near Malaya Tokmachka and

Zherebyanka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 Ukrainian troops

and two motor vehicles. One electronic warfare

station - was destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware

clusters in 115 areas, during the day.

Air defence units shot down six UK-made Storm Shadow

cruise missiles, one French-made Hammer guided aerial

bomb, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, 81

unmanned aerial vehicles ------ including one

Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned

aerial vehicle.

Nine aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force were neutralised.

As a result of a group strike by precision weaponry at the

airfield, five Su-27 aircraft were destroyed and two Su-27

aircraft were damaged. One MiG-29 and one Su-27

Ukrainian aircraft were shot down by Russian

air defence units.

In total, 625 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 27,121

unmanned aerial vehicles, 535 air defence missile

systems, 16,478 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,362 combat vehicles.. equipped with

MLRS, 11,215 field artillery cannons & mortars

...as well as 23,238 units of special military

equipment, have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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Alaudinov is confident that the SVO

will be completed --- in the Autumn

July 2nd, 10:12am

(Vesti.ru)

Major General Apty Alaudinov, Deputy head of the Main

Military and Political Directorate of the Russian Armed

Forces, and commander of the Akhmat special forces,

believes that the special operation will be completed

in the Autumn of this year.

According to TASS, Alaudinov is confident that the

special military operation will end in the Autumn,

and the Ukrainian side already knows about it.

In his opinion, the enemy understands that the conflict is

coming to an end. The Major General cited the wife of

Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, Olena

Zelenskaya, as an example - who bought a

luxury car with money earned during the

war. However, according to Alaudinov,

this will not help them.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian military struck

an airfield in Mirgorod, Poltava region ------ thus

destroying five Ukrainian Su-27 fighters.

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Greece - accuses Europe of

instigating war in Ukraine

July 2nd, 10:02am

(Prensa Latina)

Instead of an initiative to establish a ceasefire in Ukraine

and find a peaceful solution, Europe is implementing an

increasingly aggressive policy of the conflict, former

Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis said

on Tuesday.

During the presentation of his book, The Secret Archives

of Karamanlis by journalist Manolis Kottakis, the former

leader, who was quoted by the public television website

ERTNews, accused the European nations of militarizing

the region, due to Ukraine.

The unequivocal and ''unanimous'' condemnation of the

so-called Russian invasion of Ukraine is not sufficient

justification for adopting an increasingly aggressive

and harsh attitude ------ towards the conduct and

continuation of the war, Karamanlis said.

According to him, instead of finding a solution based on

the Minsk agreement, Europe often exaggerates its

behaviour, as a supporter of the war.

According to Karamanlis, this is likely to lead to a steady

and dangerous escalation of the conflict, or to the

search for a way out at a later date, but under

even more unfavorable conditions.

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For the West, it doesn't matter

what territories Ukraine

will lose

July 2nd, 4:15am

(Vesti.ru)

"I am not at all happy with Zelensky's change of rhetoric,

because we are entering a very dangerous period,"

says Spiridon Kilinkarov, an ex–deputy of the

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Now... against the backdrop of a clear defeat on the

battlefield and the election campaign in the United

States, the West will try to convert all this into its

political and diplomatic victory. How does this

happen? First, they hold a "peace summit",

change the formula for peace, and do

everything... to attract as many

countries as possible to the

very process ----- that has

already been launched.

Zelensky at the same "peace summit" is bent on the idea

of agreeing to conduct some negotiations, that is, they

force him ------ to abandon his categorical "no" to
negotiations. Certain goals change. In the

information field of Ukraine.. the idea is

already being thrown in that "yes, we

have lost part of some territory, but

we have preserved statehood. We

still have the capital and access

to the sea."

We have repeatedly said -- that there is a contradiction

between the position of the West, the image of victory

that the West could perceive, and the image of victory

that Zelensky painted for the Ukrainian people. And

for the West, to present victory to its electorate, it

is quite enough to leave one street in the Lviv

region, and preserve Ukrainian statehood.

What territories Ukraine will lose - for
the West - does not matter at all,
the expert notes.

Today they are trying to lead us into such a trap, in what

way? Just think about it – the very idea that was voiced

by Zelensky regarding the negotiations. The danger of

this stage is that it is completely unclear how it will

actually work.

"I am not happy with either Arestovich or Moseychuk.

Because I don't trust these people," says

Spiridon Kilinkarov.

All these timid statements.... that there is some sound core

among the political elite of Ukraine, on the basis of which

it will be possible to build political activity, are nonsense.

It's impossible. It is impossible to organize any political

activity. The only way for Ukraine, even if it retains

its statehood – is if it is granted to the

Russian Federation.

Because with what is happening now, there are

two solutions. The first is capitulation with all

its consequences. Although this also does

not imply.. the elimination of Ukrainian

statehood. It will be exclusively the

right of Russia --- to preserve the

state, as such. But then Russia

will have the right to say what

this state should look like, in

the face of defeat. Or - if the

path that Zelensky followed

- fulfilling the tasks of the

West, is continued, it is

highly doubtful - that

such statehood will

remain, Kilinkarov

emphasizes.

The continuation of the war, even from the point of view

of those people... who advocate the preservation of

Ukrainian statehood --- is the worst option. War is

the worst option for Ukraine. Maybe.... even the

path of capitulation - but with the preservation

of statehood, gives at least some chance that

there will be statehood, the state -- will be re-

established, there will be a new constitution,

a new political elite. "But I think ---- it might
be better to abandon the political elite,

rather than statehood?" - asks

Spiridon Kilinkarov.

The West is already speculating about where the

government-in-exile might be. Maybe in Poland.

Or maybe somewhere in Central Europe.

"We don't mind. Create a government-in-exile wherever

you want. Leave this country alone. Do you want to

have regalia and positions? Have them, but leave

Ukraine alone. Give them at least a breath of

fresh air," Spiridon Kilinkarov sums up on

the program "Evening with

Vladimir Solovyov".

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KCNA --- North Korea tested a new

tactical missile with a super-large

warhead on July 1

July 1st, 11:05pm

(RT.ru)

On July 1, the General Directorate of Rocket Science of

the DPRK successfully tested a new tactical ballistic

missile "Hwasong-11da-4,5" with an ultra-large

warhead.

This is reported by KCNA.

According to the agency -- the new missile is capable of

carrying a super-large warhead weighing up to 4.5 tons.

It is noted that as part of the tests, two missiles were

launched at a maximum range of 500 km and a

minimum range of 90 km.

On June 30, Yonhap said that North Korea launched a

ballistic missile in the direction of the Sea of Japan.

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Orban ------ with the arrival of Trump,

there will be a cease-fire in Ukraine

and the start of negotiations

July 1st, 10pm]

(RT.ru)

If Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, there

will be a cease-fire in Ukraine and, sooner or later,

negotiations between Russia and the US

will begin.

This opinion was expressed by Hungarian Prime Minister

Viktor Orban ---- in an interview with M1 TV channel.

"If he wins, then at least there will be a cease-fire,

whether this will lead to a lasting peace is the

music of the future, but it will not be like this,

that's for sure," the politician said.

At the same time, he added that Europe needs to think

about who and how will represent its interests in

this case.

Earlier, Trump promised to resolve

the conflict in Ukraine.

Also in Reuters wrote that Trump intends

to force Ukraine to negotiate.

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian

Federation told about the exploits of

the Russian Armed Forces in the

free defense zone

July 1st, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Defense Ministry said ----- that Lance Corporal Ignat

Tolstikov, while performing the task of liberating one of

the settlements controlled by Ukrainian militants - as

part of a group of servicemen of the Russian Armed

Forces, came under mortar fire. As a result, one of

his colleagues received a shrapnel wound.

Tolstikov found the wounded man, gave him first aid and

dragged him to a natural depression in the ground,

where he finished rendering assistance and

prepared the victim for evacuation under

the incessant shelling from the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Thanks to his professionalism and ability to quickly

navigate the situation, Tolstikov managed to save

the life of a combat comrade, the Russian

Defense Ministry said.

The military department also noted the merits of Private

Andrey Razzhivin, a driver of a motorized rifle platoon.

He performed tasks for the delivery of material and

technical property to Russian servicemen.

However --- the Armed Forces of Ukraine, seeking to

deprive the units of the Russian troops of a timely

and full supply of military-technical equipment -
attempted to destroy a column of Russian

vehicles.... using rocket artillery. It also

included Private Razzhivin.

The serviceman managed to quickly orient himself in

a difficult stop and timely withdraw his vehicle with

ammunition.... from under the fire of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine to a safe place, without

allowing the enemy to defeat and

detonate the ammunition.

In addition, he helped a wounded comrade who received

shrapnel wounds. Razzhivin took him to a shelter, gave

him first aid ------ and handed him over to medics for
further evacuation to a medical centre.

The Russian Defense Ministry stressed that his

competent and professional actions made it

possible to save the life and health of the

unit's servicemen, avoid detonation of

ammunition --- keep the entrusted

equipment and property in good

condition, and replenish the

material reserves of

Russian units --- in

a timely manner.

The Ministry of Defense reported that Sergeant Alexey

Artemov, as part of the evacuation group of the

motorized rifle division of the Russian Armed

Forces, saved more than 300 colleagues in

the area of the SVO.... for several months.

In addition, he personally took out more than 30

colleagues from under the fire of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

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Footage of the work of the Russian

Armed Forces on the accumulation

of aircraft of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine.... has appeared

July 1st, 9:51pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Scouts and rocket men of the Armed Forces of the

Russian Federation in the course of joint work

hit a cluster of aircraft of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine (AFU). On July 1st, Izvestia

obtained footage of the work of

Russian military personnel.

Operators of reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles

--- for several days --- observed the movement of enemy

equipment at Mirgorod airfield, located in the Poltava

region of Ukraine. After a significant number of

aircraft gathered at the airfield, the relevant

information was passed on to the rocket

men, and they sent Iskander-M there.

Ukrainian militants made attempts to quickly withdraw

the surviving aircraft, but a second missile hit the

military equipment, which again hit the

AFU targets.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

that Russian military personnel, during the day, hit

Ukrainian aircraft in an open parking lot and the

infrastructure of a military airfield. In addition,

the Ministry indicated that the repair and

restoration complex of weapons and

equipment of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, and storage sites for

unmanned boats... were

also affected.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24th, 2022, continues. The decision

was made.. against the background of the

aggravation of the situation in the region

due to shelling by Ukraine's military.

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Filipchuk -- Kiev is trying to hide the

situation with the cholera epidemic

in the Ukrainian Armed Forces

in Kherson

July 1st, 7:14pm

(RT.ru)

Kiev authorities are trying to hide the

situation with the cholera epidemic

in Kherson.

This was stated by the head of the Kakhovsky

municipal district, Pavel Filipchuk, in

social networks.

According to him, cholera continues to kill

soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Kiev continues to pretend that nothing

is happening," he wrote.

Earlier, an outbreak of cholera

was recorded in Kherson.

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The number of victims of the DPR shelling

by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
has increased to three

July 1st, 7:07pm

(RT.ru)

The number of victims as a result of the shelling of the

DPR by Ukrainian troops has increased to three.

This was announced by the head

of the region, Denis Pushilin.

"One person was killed and three more civilians were

wounded today as a result of Kiev's aggression,"

Pushilin wrote on his Telegram channel.

Earlier, the head of the Kherson military Administration,

Roman Mrochko, appointed by the Kiev authorities,

reported explosions in the city of Kherson

controlled by the Ukrainian

Armed Forces.

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Nebenzia: the conflict in Ukraine

cannot be settled in one day

July 1st, 6:24pm

(Vesti.ru)

The conflict in Ukraine cannot be resolved in one day.

This was stated by Russia's Permanent Representative

to the UN Vasily Nebenzia during a press conference.

"The Ukrainian crisis cannot be resolved in one day,"

he said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

So Nebenzia commented on the statement of US

presidential candidate Donald Trump, who

repeatedly claimed that he would end

the conflict between Ukraine and

Russia in a day if he returned

to the White House.

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Finland authorized the U.S.

to use its military bases

July 1st, 2:08pm

(Prensa Latina)

The Parliament of Finland authorized today the security

agreement signed in December with the United States

regarding the use by Washington, of military bases

in the EU country.

According to the public broadcaster YLE, the pact,

officially called...... the Defense Cooperation

Agreement (DCA), is part of the process

of Helsinki’s accession to NATO.

The United States has such agreements -- with about

twenty countries, and even Sweden, which recently

ratified its accession to the Atlantic Alliance, has

also ratified a similar text.

The proposal adopted a few months ago, includes the

opening of up to 15 military bases in Finland to U.S.

forces ---- which will be able to import their own

equipment, supplies, material and military

equipment to that territory.

Last June, however, Finland’s Constitutional Law

Commission ruled that the DCA must receive

the support of a qualified two-thirds

majority in Parliament.

This is because the pact impinges on several aspects

of the Magna Carta, as it defines the conditions for

cooperation between Helsinki and Washington

and allows the U.S. to operate in Finland

without much bureaucracy, in crisis

and peacetime situations.

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The Centre group --- liberated

Novopokrovskoye in the DPR

July 1st, 11:31am

(Vesti.ru)

Divisions of the Russian group "Centre" liberated the

village of Novopokrovskoye in the Yasinovatsky

district of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The village is located 32 kilometres

northwest of Donetsk.

The tactical position of the Russian troops in this area

has been significantly improved. Five counterattacks

of assault groups of 5 AFU brigades were repelled.

At the same time, the enemy lost up to 405 soldiers killed

and wounded. A US Bradley infantry fighting vehicle was

shot down, a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle was

destroyed, and a 155-mm US M777 howitzer was

also hit ("Three axes"), 152-mm howitzer

"Msta-B" and two 122-mm

howitzers D-30.

In addition....... seven Ukrainian

military trucks were destroyed.

Russian units inflicted fire damage on the positions of

the 109th Territorial Defense Brigade, as well as four

mechanized and one jaeger brigade of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine near the settlements of

Novgorodskoye (New York), Progress,

Sokol, Toretsk and Timofeyevka
in the DPR.

On June 30th, soldiers of the Veterans group of the

Centre group used a 3-kilometre tunnel along the

Seversky Donets Canal to capture a key

enemy stronghold.

Over the past day, as the press service of the Russian

Defense Ministry reports, another important village

was recaptured from the Ukrainian Armed Forces

- Stepovaya Novoselovka in the Kharkiv region.

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Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

July 1st, 11:30am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces --- inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware... of the AFU 41st Mechanised

Brigade, 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 34th Marines

Brigade, 113th, 125th Territorial Defence Brigade, and

13th National Guard Brigade near Volchansk, Tikhoye,

Goptovka, Neskuchnoye, Zhovtnevoye, and Liptsy

(Kharkov region).

Two attacks launched by assault detachments of the

AFU Vostok Special Operations Centre and 92nd Air

Assault Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 320 Ukrainian troops,

one armoured personnel carrier, seven motor vehicles,

two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one 152-mm

D-20 howitzer, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Moreover, one AFU field ammunition depot and three

U.S.-made and one Israeli-made counter-battery

warfare stations were destroyed.

As a result of active actions, units of the Zapad Group of

Forces liberated Stepovaya Novosyolovka (Kharkov

region) and took more advantageous lines.

Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 21st,

44th, 60th, 66th mechanised brigades, and 125th

Territorial Defence Brigade near Makeyevka,
Novovodyanoye, Nevskoye, Stelmakhovka

(Lugansk People's Republic), and Terni

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 475 Ukrainian troops,

one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and

four pickup trucks.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one Grad MLRS

combat vehicle, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers,

one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika

self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30

howitzer, and five AFU field ammunition depots

were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 23rd, 93rd

mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry

Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 80th Air Assault

Brigade, 109th, 114th, and 119th territorial

defence brigades near Grigorovka, Chasov

Yar, Konstantinovka, Krasnogorovka, and

Spornoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

One attack launched by an assault detachment of the

AFU 10th Mountain Assault Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 620 Ukrainian troops,

four armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-

made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and

12 motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one Polish-made

155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-

made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B

howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, two 122-

mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105-mm

M119 howitzer, and three Anclav-N

electronic warfare stations

were neutralised.

As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of

Forces liberated Novopokrovskoye (Donetsk People's

Republic) and improved the tactical situation.

Losses ---- were inflicted on formations of the AFU 24th,

31st, 110th, 118th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger

Brigade, and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near

Yevgenovka, Novgorodskoye, Timofeyevka, Sokol,

Toretsk, & Progress (Donetsk People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the AFU 142th Infantry Brigade, 95th Air Assault

Brigade, 23rd, 41st, and 47th mechanised brigades

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 405 Ukrainian troops,

one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one

U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle,

seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm

M777 howitzer, a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer,

and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 33rd

Mechanised Brigade, 82nd Air Assault

Brigade, & 123rd Territorial Defence

Brigade near Urozhaynoye and

Nikolskoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an assault

detachment of the AFU 58th Motorised

Infantry Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 Ukrainian troops,

seven motor vehicles, and two UK-made 155-mm

FH-70 howitzers.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces -- inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised

Brigade, 35th Marines Brigade, and 126th Territorial

Defence Brigade near Rabotino, Novopokrovka

(Zaporozhye region), and Tokaryovka

(Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 Ukrainian troops,

four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one

Anclav-N electronic warfare station, &

one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-

battery warfare station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups

of Forces destroyed aircraft of tUkraine's Air Force

in an open park and infrastructure of the military

airfield, repair and recovery system of the AFU

weapons & equipment, a location of storage

and a launch site for uncrewed surface

vehicles, as well as clusters of enemy

manpower in 124 areas during
the day.

Air defence units shot down 8 UK-made Storm Shadow

cruise missiles, 5 French-made Hammer guided aerial

bombs, 5 U.S.-made HIMARS & Czech-made Vampire

MLRS projectiles, and 72 unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, 616 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 27,040

unmanned aerial vehicles, 535 air defence missile

systems, 16,471 tanks & other armoured combat

vehicles ---1,362 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 11,185 field artillery cannons & mortars,

as well as 23,201 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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The group "West" liberated Stepovaya

Novoselovka in the Kharkiv region

July 1st, 11:29am

(Vesti.ru)

Units of the Russian Western group of troops have

successfully liberated Stepovaya Novoselovka in

the Kharkiv region, the Russian Defense
Ministry said in a daily report.

The group "Zapad" took more favorable positions during
the day and hit the formations of the 21st, 44th, 60th,
66th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine (AFU) and the 125th teroborona brigade
at Makeyevka, Novovodyany, Nevsky,
Stelmakhovka in the LPR and
Ternov in the DPR.

The group's military destroyed up to 475 Ukrainian soldiers,
a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier and
4 pickup trucks... during the day.

In addition, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two American
M777 howitzers, an Msta-B howitzer, a Gvozdika self-
propelled artillery system, a D-30 howitzer and five
Ukrainian field ammunition depots were hit
during the counter-battery fight.

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General Podlesny: to deceive the Ukrainian

Armed Forces, the Russian Armed Forces

act differently --- all the time

July 1st, 10:01m

(Vesti.ru)

The commander of the army corps, Lieutenant General

Vitaly Podlesny, told how the Russian military operates

in the special operation zone to deceive the enemy.

Podlesny answered the question of journalist Vladimir

Solovyov in the program "122nd week of the SVO"

about how you can deceive the enemy if you

have to act according to the situation.

"Demonstrative actions.. in a different direction.

Somewhere we do this. Sometimes it happens

that we were waiting for rain ---- on purpose.

Specially waited for a strong wind when

the FPV drone can not fly. We must

always act differently. Or on the

equipment, on the equipment,

on the equipment, once -

without equipment.''

''Motorcycles have all been mastered long ago,

they throw on motorcycles," the general

pointed out.

Podlesny noted that the Russian military still first enter

the equipment, "so that there is somewhere to sit."

"We have... such a problem. First, we dismantle the enemy

stronghold, knock out everything in the dugout, then we

also go into them, since there is no time to dig in. After

all what is the enemy doing? As soon as the battle for

the stronghold begins..... they immediately begin to

cover their own stronghold with cassettes, right

away " the general said, adding that Ukrainian

commanders do not worry about their

soldiers, they can give instructions

to "close in dugouts and just

sit on top."

"And when we enter the dugouts... they are usually already

destroyed and there is no place to sit there. And.. it turns

out that either the equipment is specially installed there,

under which you can sit until the night, then raise the

logs there, restore or something else, or the

equipment that, unfortunately, burned

down - you can sit under it,"

concluded Podlesny.

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General Podlesny: The Russian Armed Forces

defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces due to

courage and high-precision weapons

July 1st, 9:48am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian military in the area of the special operation

defeat the enemy through courage and the use of high-

precision weapons, said the commander of the army

corps, Lieutenant General Vitaly Podlesny.

"Due to the courage of Russian soldiers and officers,

mainly due to the courage, due to the use of high-

precision weapons. Intelligence, weapons,

courage, analysis & inventing new ways.

Once on tanks, once on foot... once at

night on the offensive, & once during

the day," Podlesny said in response

to a question from journalist

Vladimir Solovyov in the

program "122nd week

of the SVO" ...about

how the Russian

military is

winning.

The Lieutenant General also spoke about the impact

of the arrival of new Ukrainian conscripts to the

front on the situation in the area of the SVO.

"Our last two or three attacks were successful. If earlier

we attacked and there were cases repeatedly when an

enemy machine-gunner in a strong point shoots to the

end until he is killed, now, it turned out that we take

either prisoners or finish off those who are already

sitting in the dugout and either come out or don't

come out," the military man said.

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Ak Bars: we take into account

the experience of SVO in the

construction of small

rocket ships

July 1st, 8:13am

(Vesti.ru)

Small missile ships (MRKS) that enter service with the

Russian Navy are being built taking into account the

experience of the SVO... including with additional

protection of the engine room from sea drones,

said Renat Mistakhov, head of the Ak Bars

Shipbuilding Corporation.

Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation is building Project

22800 Karakurt and Project 21631 MRCS with a

displacement of 1.5-2 thousand tons

for the Russian Navy.

The enemy, as a rule, strikes at the engine room

of the ship. Therefore, it is necessary to

protect the engine room.

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The Russian military hit the place

of unloading of the AFU echelon.

Military equipment, including

US vehicles, was destroyed

June 30th, 12:23am

(Lenta.ru)

The Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system

struck the place of unloading of an echelon of

military equipment of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU). This is reported by RIA

Novosti with reference to the press

service of the Russian

Defense Ministry.

It is specified.. that the Russian military hit

the place of unloading of the AFU echelon

in the Zaporozhye region.

As a result of the attack --- the Russian military

destroyed the personnel of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine, US-made M113 armoured

personnel carriers, fuel tankers,

Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile

system (SAM), BMP-2 and

truck transport.

The results of fire damage were controlled by

the fighters using the "SuperKAM" drone.

Earlier, an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces exploded in Zaporizhia region.

In the evening of June 29th, in the part of Zaporizhia

controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, an attack

was recorded on a quarry, where the Ukrainian

Armed Forces... kept a warehouse with

ammunition and military equipment.

The explosion was also recorded

in Matveyevka, where there is

a Ukrainian warehouse with

missiles for HIMARS.

Earlier, the head of the Zaporozhye Regional State

Administration, Ivan Fedorov reported on the

attack.... as a result of which an object of

critical infrastructure was damaged, in

the territory of Zaporozhye controlled

by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

However.... he did not specify

the exact object in question.

On June 27, it was reported that the Russian military had

established a foothold in the southern and central part

of the village of Urozhayne in the Vremyiv direction in

the Zaporozhye region. This was stated by the head

of the Zaporozhye public movement.... "We are

together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

''Our guys have gained a foothold in the southern

and central part of Urozhaynoye. They are

completely under our control.''

In addition, the Armed Forces of Russia, took control of

the village of Zagorne in the Zaporozhye region. More

favorable positions were occupied by units of the

Vostok group of troops.

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Two kamikaze drones ----- attacked an

apartment building in Belgorod region

June 30th, 12:23am

(Lenta.ru)

In the city of Grayvoron, Belgorod region, two kamikaze

drones attacked an apartment building, the region's

governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

According to him, the windows were broken

in two apartments. In addition, one car

was hit by shrapnel.

The Belgorod region is regularly attacked by the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU). In the evening of June 29th,

Gladkov reported that 3 settlements in the region

were attacked. In the village of Sovkhozny,

Grayvoronsky City District, an FPV drone

attacked a private non-residential

household. As a result of the

attack, the roof and canopy

of the house, as well as the

roof of the garage and the

fence, were damaged.

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In Britain, they announced

a shortage of aircraft to

respond to Russia

June 30th, 12:11am

(Lenta.ru)

Britain has only four fighter jets ready to deploy

if Russia launches a nuclear strike, Air Marshal

Greg Begwell told The Sun.

The former Air Force commander believes that

the army will not be able to defend itself from

a significant attack by Russia, if the alleged

strike is carried out in the near future.

Only four Eurofighter Typhoons are ready to take

off immediately. Two fighters are based at

Lossiemouth in Scotland and two at

Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

"Two decades of relative peace in the post-Cold War

era meant that the UK, like most of the European

NATO countries, did not invest in the army," the

expert said. He believes that now the country

does not have enough planes to respond

to Russia.

Earlier, a report by the British Defense Committee said

that the British Air Force... is experiencing a shortage

of combat aircraft. They also do not have sufficient

reserves in the case of a war with Russia.

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Junior Sergeant Davletzyanov cleared

the path of an armoured group of the

Russian Armed Forces from mines

June 29th, 11pm
(Izvestia.ru)

Junior Sergeant Kamil Davletzyanov, driving a tank,

cleared a path through a minefield for an armoured

group of the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of

a special military operation (SVO).

The tank crew... conducted fire support for attack aircraft

during the offensive, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine

(AFU) tried to gain a foothold in new positions.

"Junior Sergeant Davletzyanov - driving a tank - made a

maneuver and broke directly into the front line of the

enemy's defense. Thanks to the sudden rush, the

Russian tankers caught the enemy by surprise

and began to destroy the Ukrainian militants

at point-blank range -- preventing them from

gaining a foothold and preparing defensive

structures," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to plant mines in the

path of Russian armoured vehicles. This information

was passed on to Davletzyanov. He --- despite the

danger... made a safe passage in the minefields

with the help of a mine trawl, thereby
allowing the armoured groups of
the Russian Armed Forces
to leave the territory

without losses.

Thanks to the actions of Junior Sergeant Davletzyanov,

the tankers provided fire support to the advancing

Russian assault groups, which significantly

improved the position along the front line

and consolidated their positions.

Also, the Defense Ministry told about the feat of the

Guards senior sergeant Denis Khaprov, who

disabled an armoured vehicle of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine

and caused damage to

enemy personnel.

Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces were

performing the task of suppressing AFU firing

points when Russian intelligence detected a

Ukrainian armoured personnel carrier with

enemy infantry inside.

Khaprov took up a firing position and hit the target with

a grenade launcher, destroying the APC. After that, the

senior sergeant opened fire with small arms, as a

result of which five servicemen of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine were eliminated.

Khaprov's competent actions made it possible to

ensure the advance of Russian assault groups.

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"Iskander" --- attacked the place of

unloading of the railway train of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine

June 29th, 8:08pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system

struck the place of unloading of an echelon of

military equipment of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU) in the Zaporozhye region.

This is reported by RIA Novosti with

reference to the press service of

the Russian Defense Ministry.

As a result of the attack in the area of the settlement of
Ukrainka, M-113 armoured personnel carriers of US
production, fuel tankers, Buk M1 air defense

systems, BMP-2 and truck transport

were hit.

In addition, the Russian military destroyed the

personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The results of the Iskander fire strike were

carried out using a SuperKAM drone.

Earlier it was reported that a warehouse with

ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

exploded in the Zaporozhye region. It also

became known about the explosion in

Matveyevka, Zaporozhye region...

where the APU warehouse with

missiles for HIMARS is stored.

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Fighter of the Russian Armed

Forces Montana ----- when the

APU retreats, even children's

toys are mined

June 29th, 6:35pm

(Vesti.ru)

Even children's toys are being stuffed with explosives by

Ukrainian militants. According to a Russian sapper with

the call sign Montana, he saw a stuffed rabbit that says
"I love you" ....when you press the button. Neo-Nazis
connected an electric detonator to this button.

Fortunately, the Russian military immediately

discovered the trap and defused it,

so no one was injured.

Montana added that Ukrainian militants are also mining

radio stations, small arms stores, personal belongings

and much more.

Earlier, military expert Andriy Marochko said that in 90%

of cases, civilians in the Kharkiv region are injured in

mine explosions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

And this happens...... far from the front line.

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The waiter of a cafe in Sevastopol

told about saving people from the

beach during the attack of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces

June 29th, 6:18pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Waiter Kirill Strupinsky, who worked in one of the cafes

on the beach in Uchkuyevka, told Izvestia on June 29

about how he saved several dozen people during
the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

on Sevastopol.

The young man explained that he came out from behind

the bar when the shelling started and shrapnel began

to fly into the cafe.

"At first I wanted to run, but a fragment flew in front of

me. I lay down and asked if there were any wounded.

I was told that there is," Kirill said.

Then he decided to take out about 15 people through

the back entrance to the cafe. Then the waiter

rushed to rescue the wounded. First.. he put

a tourniquet from his own T-shirt.. on the

wounded man's elbow. Then he helped

the girl, who was shot in both thighs.

"My grandfather was seriously wounded, through and

through. I covered his wounds with the remains of
a T-shirt so that no blood would flow out,"

he continued.

After that, Kirill ran along the beach

to find the wounded and help them.

Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev has

announced the completion of the public

notification system.

According to him, first of all, it will be finalized

taking into account ballistics. He added that

the city's beaches will not be closed, but it

is recommended to refuse to visit them.

On Sunday, June 23, the Ukrainian Armed Forces

attacked Sevastopol with the help of American

ATACMS missiles. Four people were killed,

including two children, and another

153 were injured.

On the same day, it became known that among

the dead was the daughter of the deputy

mayor of Magadan, who was with her

parents on the beach.

The Investigative Committee of Russia opened
a criminal case --- under Article 205 of
the Criminal Code of the Russian
Federation ("Terrorist act").

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

called the strike a ritual crime because Ukraine's attack

took place on Holy Trinity Day. The Russian Defense

Ministry noted ------ that the involvement of the US
does not raise any doubts, Washington and its

satellites are engaged in inciting Kiev

to kill Russian civilians.

Ukrainian militants are trying to strike at Russian

territories against the background of a special

operation in the Donbass, the beginning of

which was announced on February 24,

2022. The decision was made due to

the aggravation of the situation in

the region -- due to shelling by
the Ukrainian military.

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The number of victims of the attack on

Sevastopol has grown to four people

June 29th, 4:48pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Four people were injured, as a result of a missile attack by

the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), on Sevastopol on the

morning of June 29th. This was announced by the city's

governor Mikhail Razvozhaev in the Telegram channel.

"As a result of the morning rocket attack, four civilians

of Sevastopol were injured. They have minor shrapnel

wounds. All were taken to the hospital, one person

was released home after an examination,"

he wrote.

According to the governor, three private houses were also

damaged in the city, and windows in several apartments

were broken in three apartment buildings. Seven cars

and a motorcycle were also damaged,

Razvozhayev said.

"Two overhead power lines in Balaklava...... were

also damaged as a result of the missile attack.

Because of this... houses on Vygonnaya,

Zhukov, Marines... and Zdorovitelnaya

Streets were left without electricity,"

he added.

As the governor noted, after conducting an inspection

by EMERCOM employees, the power engineers began

restoration work, and by 16:00 Moscow time, power

supply to consumers was restored. At the moment,

all services continue to work.

Earlier in the day, Razvozhaev reported three victims.

This morning, an air alert was issued in Sevastopol.

Later, the air defense system destroyed two aerial

targets over the city. Razvozhayev said that

fragments of downed targets fell in the

coastal zone and Balaklava district.

Izvestia on Saturday showed footage from Sevastopol.

According to local resident Oleg Sovetin, his garage

was damaged -- and the windows of the car were

also broken. During the attack of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces, the man was at home.

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American historian Kuznik:

the world - is on the verge

of a new Caribbean crisis

June 29th, 3:55pm

(Vesti.ru)

Peter Kuznik, a professor in the Department of History

and director of the Institute for Nuclear Research at

the American University of Washington, said that

the world is on the verge of a new Caribbean

missile crisis.

According to Kuznik, the coming crisis is provoked not

only by the start of Russia's special operation in

Ukraine, but also..... by NATO's actions in
relation to this conflict.

"A direct confrontation between Russia and the alliance

can really arise, and the Third World War becomes not

just one of the possible nightmarish outcomes, but

the end of human civilization," RIA Novosti

quotes Kuznik --- with reference to The

American Conservative.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry noted the increased

intensity of flights of American strategic UAVs over the

Black Sea ---- which increases the risk of a NATO

confrontation with the Russian Federation.

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Captured soldier of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine Karpyuk: soldiers are

being transferred to positions

without fortifications

June 29th, 2:18pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian army ----- captured another soldier of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine. He fell into the hands of our servicemen

in the Kharkiv direction. Junior Lieutenant Oleg Karpyuk

was abandoned on the battlefield with shrapnel wounds.

At the front, the platoon commander of the 42nd brigade

turned out to be straight from the Vladimir corrugated

cardboard factory. In a short time, he completed

combat training in training schools. After that,

he served under the Clock Yar.

"There are a lot of drones, the artillery is working.

The Russian army is actively advancing. And we

have nothing. We were forced to prepare our

positions from scratch," the prisoner of

war admitted.

For Karpiuk, the war was over. At the same time - many

of his compatriots continue to bear all the hardships

....prolonging the agony of the Zelensky regime.

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APU fired at a group of refugees

during evacuation from Toretsk,

7 people were killed

June 29th, 12:27pm

(Vesti.ru)

Residents trying to evacuate Toretsk (formerly

Dzerzhinsk) were shelled by Ukrainian troops.

At least seven civilians were killed when

the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a group

of refugees.

This was announced by Igor Kimakovsky, adviser

to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Now the city, located 43 kilometres in a straight line from

Donetsk --- is being fiercely fought. On June 28, the first

group of 10 residents evacuated from the city arrived

in Gorlovka... from Toretsk. The Mayor of Gorlovka,

Ivan Prikhodko in a Telegram channel, promised

to help them in accommodation, plus providing

medical care, providing food and finding

relatives in Russia.

Earlier, Kiev tried to forcibly evacuate residents of

Toretsk to the controlled territory. The Ukrainian

authorities ------ forcibly removed 500 of the

six thousand people from the city.

Russian troops have been advancing on Toretsk from

Horlivka for a week. On June 29, they liberated the

village of Shumy, 10 kilometres from Toretsk.

Russian troops have improved the operational situation

in the area of Novgorodsky, renamed New York in Kiev.

________________________________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

July 29th, 11:50am

The units of the Sever Group of Forces --- have defeated

manpower & hardware of the 42nd & 57th mechanised

brigades of the AFU and the 105th Territorial Defence

Brigade close to Neskuchnoye, Volchansk, and

Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The enemy losses were up to 270 servicemen, one tank,

4 motor vehicles, one 155-mm U.S.-made M109 Paladin

howitzer, one 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, and

three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces, have taken more

advantageous positions and also defeated formations of
1st, 14th, 63rd, 116th mechanised, 4th tank brigades of

the AFU, the 112th Territorial Defence Brigade and the

1st Brigade of the National Guard near Petropavlovka,

Sinkovka & Berestovoye (the Kharkov region), plus

Chervonaya Dibrova and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk

People's Republic).

In addition --- two counterattacks by the

3rd Assault Brigade have been repelled.

The AFU losses were over 500 servicemen, one infantry

fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one 155-mm U.S.-

made M198 howitzer, one 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-

propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

Two AFU artillery ammunition depots and one U.S.-

made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station

have been destroyed.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved their

position along the front line and defeated manpower and

hardware of the 56th Motor Infantry Brigade, the 72nd

Mechanised Brigade, and the 214th ‘Opfor’ Battalion

of the AFU close to Zaliznyanskoye, Grigorovka,

Chasov Yar, Kalinino, and Konstantinovka

(Donetsk People's Republic).

One counterattack by the 10th Mountain Assault

Brigade of the AFU --- has also been repelled.

The enemy losses were more than 430 troops,

3 armoured fighting vehicles, and eight

motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, two U.S.-made

155-mm M777 howitzers, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab

self-propelled artillery system, three 152-mm D-20 guns,

one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one UK-made 105-mm L-119

howitzer, one 122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle, one

U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare radar

station, and two electronic warfare stations

have been destroyed.

In addition, five AFU field ammunition

depots have been destroyed.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated

Shumy (Donetsk People's Republic), improved their

tactical position and defeated formations of the

41st Mechanised Brigade and the 109th

Territorial Defence Brigade close

to Kirovo, Leninskoye, Sokol,

Novgorodskoye, as well as

Novosyolovka Pervaya

(Donetsk People's

Republic).

Six counterattacks by assault detachments of

47th mechanised, 142nd infantry, and 68th

jaeger brigades of the AFU have been

repelled during the day.

The enemy losses, were up to 360 servicemen, two

armoured fighting vehicles, one motor vehicle, one

152-mm D-20 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers,

one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and a 100-mm

MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken

more advantageous lines and defeated manpower

and hardware of the 58th AFU Motor Infantry

Brigade and the 102nd Territorial Defence

Brigade near Urozhainoye (Donetsk

People's Republic), & Kulturnoye

(Zaporoshye region).

In addition, two counterattacks by units of the enemy

72nd Motorised Infantry Brigade have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 135 servicemen, five motor

vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one

152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm 2S1

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one

122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and

a 100-mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.

One Anklav-N electronic warfare station

has been also destroyed.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated

the 65th mechanised and 128th mountain assault

brigades of the AFU, the 35th Marin Brigade and

the 15th National Guard Brigade nr Pyatikhatki,

Rabotino, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye

region) & Novotyaginka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 100 servicemen, six motor

vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one

152-mm D-20 gun, and one 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika

self-propelled artillery system.

One AFU field ammunition depot

has been also destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces have destroyed the enemy division's control

centre, one illumination and guidance radar, one

low-altitude detector, and two S-300PS anti-

aircraft missile system launchers.

In addition, enemy manpower and military hardware

clusters have been hit in 119 areas.

Air defence facilities have shot down one MiG-29 aircraft

of the Ukrainian Air Force, 119 unmanned aerial

vehicles, five U.S.-made ATACMS operational-

tactical missiles, and 10 U.S.-made

HIMARS rockets.

In total, 616 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,896

unmanned aerial vehicles, 535 air defence missile

systems, 16,453 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,359 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 11,060 field artillery guns and mortars,

as well as 23,076 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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Putin vows to consider deploying

nukes near NATO countries

June 29th, 7:50am

(PressTV)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his

plan to consider placing new nuclear missiles near

NATO countries.

Earlier this month, Putin warned the West that Moscow

could supply arms to other countries to strike Western

targets in retaliation for allowing Ukraine to fire long-

range missiles supplied by NATO countries’ military

forces to hit targets inside Russia.

His latest announcement on Friday is seen as the Russian

leader’s latest attempt ------ to respond to the escalated

conflict with the West after signing a comprehensive

strategic partnership pact during his landmark

Pyongyang visit aimed at finding new ways

to defend non-Western countries against

US hegemony.

Russia, North Korea fighting

US hegemonic policy: Putin

The Russian president --- lashed out at the US

and its allies over their schemes to change

the objective of a multi-polar world.

Putin vowed that his nation would produce new

intermediate-range nuclear-capable missiles,

and then decide whether to deploy them

within range of NATO nations in Europe,

as well as US ally countries in Asia.

The Russian leader blamed the Russian move

on the United States for deploying nuclear

missiles in Europe and Asia.

During the US presidency of Donald Trump,

Washington pulled out of the 1987

Intermediate-Range Nuclear

Forces Treaty (INF).

The INF treaty banned the production, testing, and

deployment of land-based cruise and ballistic

missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 klms.

The withdrawal from the treaty was one in a series of

treaty withdrawals that marked the end of decades

of nuclear arms control treaties signed by

Washington and Moscow over fears of

launching a nuclear conflict between

the former Soviet Union and the US.

The only arms treaty that remains to this day is

New START, which limits the intercontinental

weapons each nation can maintain.

This nuclear arms reduction treaty between the US and

Russia, formally known as Measures for the Further

Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive

Arms, was signed on April 8, 2010, went into

force in February 2011, and expires in

February 2026.

During the Cold War era, the US and the former Soviet

Union slowly developed common views and interests,

driving the two sides to sign treaties governing

nuclear technologies and materials and to

seek global cooperation and trade in

nuclear energy while preventing

weapons proliferation.

These treaties continued in the post–Cold War era

despite a range of military issues arising across

the global sphere amid increasingly conflicting

interests in international commerce.

The West’s gradual encroachment on Russia,

culminating in Moscow’s decision to launch

a special military operation... in eastern

Ukraine, in February 2022 ------ marked

the end of the decades-long tradition

of cooperation between Washington

and Moscow to prevent a likely

nuclear war between the

two countries.

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China, in August, will begin

deployment of an analog

of Starlink

June 29th, 4:30am

(Lenta.ru)

China in early August will begin deploying the G60

satellite constellation, which should become an

analog of the US Starlink system. This is

reported by SpaceNews.

During the first launch, it is planned to send a batch of 18

spacecraft to low-Earth orbit. The publication refers to

the publication Shanghai Securities News, according

to which in the coming days the first G60 satellites

will leave the factory in Shanghai and go to the

Taiyuan cosmodrome in northern China.

In November 2023...... SpaceNews reported, that China

launched a Long March 2D rocket with a Yuanzheng 3

upper stage and an unnamed number of spacecraft

designed to test satellite Internet capabilities.

The publication admitted --- that the launch was carried

out as part of testing the capabilities of the promising

satellite constellation Guowang, which is considered

the Chinese "answer to Starlink".

In May, SpaceNews reported that China will ramp up

production of medium-sized Long March 8 rockets

to launch Guowang satellites.

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The Centre group hit formations of five

brigades of Ukraine's Armed Forces

during the day

June 29th, 4:25am

(RT.ru)

Military personnel of the Centre group of troops hit

the formations of five brigades of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine during the day.

This was stated by the head of the press centre

of the group Alexander Savchuk, reports TASS.

According to him ------ a total of 400 enemy

targets were hit, including 11 strongholds.

It is noted that we are talking about the districts

of Novoaleksandrovka, Novopokrovsky, Kirov,

and Novoselovka First.

Also.... the Centre group destroyed up to 350

servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

and took three prisoners.

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The military commander predicted a "blow to

the Ukrainians in the back" in one of the

directions in the free defense zone.

June 29th, 2:44am

(Lenta.ru)

Military commander Sladkov predicted - a "stab in

the back to the Ukrainians" and the encirclement

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ------ in Ugledar.

Ukrainians in the Ugledar direction are waiting for a

"stab in the back" (or rather, from the rear) --- and

then a complete encirclement, or flight of units

of the Armed Forces of the Republic (AFU).

Such an outcome of the fighting on one of the front

lines in the special operation zone (SVO) - was

predicted by war correspondent Alexander

Sladkov, in his Telegram channel.

"The Ugledar direction is one of the ten active ones

on the front of the SVO. And we are pushing, but

the breakthrough of the front is not yet real,"

Sladkov admitted.

He clarified ---- that a frontal attack is not a

priority of the Russian Armed Forces here.

For the success of the Russian military, it is necessary to

advance the line of contact from Kurakhov and Karlovka.

"And then - the encirclement, or flight of the AFU group

in Ugledar," the military commander added.

Sladkov also showed footage of the T-80BFM tank of the

Russian Armed Forces hitting the APU with direct fire in

the Ugledar direction, draining the forest belt. He noted

that the equipment has reinforced armour, is equipped

with standard protective screens and is designed for

use at night, under heavy fire.

Earlier, Alexander Sladkov said that Kiev's plan to

replenish the ranks of the Ukrainian army at the

expense of volunteers from among prisoners

---- and thereby solve the problems of the

shortage of personnel ---- is doomed to

failure.... since they will suffer heavy

losses in the special operation zone.

______________________________________

Underground: The Ukrainian Armed

Forces save planes from strikes by

the Russian Armed Forces, by
lifting them into the sky for
the duration of the alert

June 29th, 2:34am

(RT.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine... raise their planes

in the sky during an air alert ---- so that they are

not damaged by Russian strikes on the ground.

This was reported by the coordinator of the

Nikolaev underground, Sergey Lebedev.

"As soon as the alarm is activated,

Ukrainian planes take off and
fly in circles," he said.

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An ensign of the Russian Armed Forces

- with a wound - saved his colleagues

after a mortar attack

June 28th, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The foreman of a motorized rifle company, ensign Igor

Khokhlov, who was engaged in delivering various

necessary supplies to the frontline servicemen

of the Russian Federation's Armed Forces

showed heroism ---- and saved the lives
of his wounded colleagues ------ the
Russian Defense Ministry reports.

Ukrainian militants discovered Khokhlov's transport - and

subjected it to mortar fire, which caused the serviceman

to be wounded, but he continued to direct the unloading,

and then provided first aid not only to himself, but also

to several colleagues. After that, Khokhlov evacuated

the wounded soldiers and brought the transport out

of the shelling.

The Russian Defense Ministry also told about the feat of

Lieutenant Alexander Solovyov, who not only saved

wounded colleagues, but also helped create

conditions for the further advancement

of the Russian Army.

During the battle -- an infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) of

Russian attack aircraft was attacked by an FPV drone,

as a result of which the commander of the assault

group was injured. Solovyov took command and

evacuated the wounded, after which he

organized a defense at the captured

stronghold of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine (AFU).

"During the day, repelling attacks by Ukrainian militants

& constantly inflicting significant losses on them, the

group led by Lieutenant Alexander Solovyov held

positions --- which made it possible to bring

reserves into battle ....and push the

enemy back," the ministry said.

Thanks to the courage and dedication of Lieutenant

Solovyov, an important enemy stronghold was

captured.. the lives of wounded servicemen

were saved... and conditions were created

for the further advance of Russian troops.

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The US ''wants'' to continue patrolling

the Black Sea with aircraft and UAVs

June 28th, 7pm

(Lenta.ru)

US aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will

continue to patrol the Black Sea over international

waters. This --- was announced by Deputy Press

Secretary of the US Pentagon Sabrina Singh,

as quoted by TASS.

"We continue to fly, conduct sea voyages and operate

in international waters and international air spaces

....where permitted by law," she said.

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov

instructed Staff to make proposals on measures

for rapid responses --- to US provocations over

the Black Sea.

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Putin pointed to a fairly rapid

pace of recovery of the LPR

June 28th, 3:58pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The restoration of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) is

proceeding quite rapidly, despite the fighting. This was

stated on June 28 by Russian President Vladimir Putin

during a video call with graduates of the personnel

reserve program of the Higher School of Public

Administration (VSGU) of the RANEPA.

"The Luhansk People's Republic, as well as our other

new, but in fact historical territories of Russia, they

are an integral part of the Russian Federation. The

standard of living of people in these territories

should fully correspond to the standard of

living and opportunities in all areas

throughout Russia," the head of

state said.

According to Putin, this path is not easy, but there are

all the conditions for it. He drew attention to the good

industrial potential of the LPR, as well as the

development of the region, despite the

security problems.

The President added that enterprises

have already started paying taxes,

even to local and federal budgets.

The Russian leader also wished good luck to the new

chairman of the LPR government, Yegor Kovalchuk.

All.. in the house: Putin instructed to restore

the new regions, regardless of the situation.

The President at the opening of several social

facilities called for the efficient use of each

invested ruble.

In May, road curfew units of the Logistics Support

brigade of the Zapad group of troops restored

more than 150 km of highways and built

about 20 km of new roads in the LPR.

In the same month, it was reported that the new regions

are experiencing high rates of development. So, in the

LPR and DPR -------- roads, infrastructure facilities,

education, culture, sports and healthcare

are being built, utility networks are

being restored, and new houses

are being built.

According to local residents, Luhansk is becoming

one of the Russian centres ------ of attraction

and transformation.

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In the Verkhovna Rada declared

problems with replenishment of

the existing AFU brigades

June 28th, 2:24pm

(Izvestia.ru)

In the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there is a catastrophic

situation with the replenishment of brigades. About it,

on Friday, June 28, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada

Mariana Bezuglaya, wrote in the Telegram channel.

"About the catastrophic processes involving

the replenishment of combat units and the

thoughtless creation of new ones....... this

approach also took place under Zaluzhny

and ended in tragedies, in particular, in

the southern counter-offensive,"

she said.

Bezuglaya stressed that, during the Ukrainian

counteroffensive in the summer of 2023,

"the non-combat-ready 10th corps of

the mobilized advanced head-on"

in the Zaporozhye direction and

achieved nothing,"except for

deaths and the disposal of

equipment & ammunition."

At the moment --- new units are being created again,

instead of replenishing existing units, for example,

the 125th Territorial Defense Brigade --- which

has a staffing level of 40-50%, she noted.

"''Common sense" screams here that the creation of new

brigades can be considered only after the guaranteed

staffing of existing ones ------ and creating a trained

reserve," Bezuglaya pointed out.

Earlier, on June 23, political analyst Alexander Dudchak,

said that the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on

the line of contact and criticism in the Verkhovna Rada

may lead to the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky.

In particular, Bezuglaya stated that the general's factions

continue to ruin the future of Ukraine, and Syrsky is part

of this process.

Earlier, on June 16, a retired German general and former

head of the NATO military committee, Harald Kuyat,

called the situation hopeless - for the Ukrainian

Armed Forces at the front. According to him,

for too long the West has harboured the

illusion.... that it is possible to help

Ukraine win with new weapons,

but this --- is not the case.

In early June, Syrsky said that the situation is difficult for

the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a number of sectors of

the front. He noted that the situation has worsened

most in the Kharkiv, Kurakhovsky, Pokrovsky and

Kupyansky directions.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made against the background of the

worsening situation in the region.

______________________________

The Russian Armed Forces

liberated the village of

Razdolovka in the DPR

June 28th, 12:55pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Units of the "Southern" group of troops actively liberated
the village of Razdolovka in the Donetsk People's

Republic (DPR) and occupied more favorable

positions, the Russian Defense Ministry

reported on June 28.

Russian forces defeated the manpower and equipment of

three mechanized, two airmobile and two amphibious

assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .

In addition, the enemy lost up to 4,410 troops, two tanks,

eight armoured combat vehicles, 48 vehicles, 39 field

artillery pieces, including 11 M777 & M198 howitzers
manufactured in the US, from June 22 to 28. Seven
electronic warfare stations.. "Enclave", "Bukovel"

and 25 field ammunition depots were destroyed.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces did not expect our

appearance and surrendered without a fight"

Russian soldiers have revealed details of the

rapid assault on the village of Ocheretino,

north of Avdiivka.

Earlier, on June 7, Russian forces liberated the town of

Paraskoviyevka in the DPR. Before that, the Russian

Armed Forces liberated the village of Umanskoye

in the Donetsk People's Republic, on June 2.

Earlier, on May 31, the Defense Ministry said that during

the week, the Russian Armed Forces liberated the

settlements of Berestovoe and Ivanovka in the

Kharkiv region, as well as Arkhangelsk and

Netaylovo in the DPR and continued to

advance deep into the defense of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine. Then, the

head of the Defense Department..

Andrei Belousov, said that in just

May, the Russian army soldiers

liberated 28 settlements.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made against the background of the

worsening situation in the region.

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Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

(22 – 28 June 2024)

June 28th,12:55pm

From 22 June to 28 June 2024, the Russian Armed Forces

have carried out 17 group strikes with high-precision

weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles.

Enemy energy facilities, infrastructure of military airfields,

logistics centres for storing weapons delivered by

Western countries to the AFU, as well as

assembly and storage facilities.... for

attack unmanned aerial vehicles

and uncrewed boats.

Temporary deployment areas of AFU troops and

foreign mercenaries ---- have been also hit.

Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of

Forces continued to advance into the depths of the

enemy defence and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of three formations of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and

three territorial defence brigades.

The AFU losses were up to 1,560 Ukrainian troops,

12 armoured fighting vehicles & 43 motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, 33 field artillery

guns, including seven foreign-made howitzers, three

Nota electronic warfare stations, Bukovel-AD, and

two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar

stations, have been eliminated.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have improved

the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on four

mechanised and two tank brigades of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, as well as on two territorial

defence brigades. Six counter-attacks of

AFU assault detachments have

been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 3,230 Ukrainian troops, four

armoured fighting vehicles, 40 motor vehicles, three

Grad MLRS combat vehicles, 24 field artillery guns,

six of them were U.S.-made.

In addition, three U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-37

counter-battery warfare radars, as well as 11 field

ammunition depots have been destroyed.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces have liberated

Razdolovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and

seized more advantageous lines.

The strikes have been delivered, at manpower and

hardware of the three mechanised, two airmobile,

and two air assault brigades of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.

The AFU losses were up to 4,410 Ukrainian troops,

two tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 48

motor vehicles, and 39 field artillery guns,

including 11 U.S.-made M777 and

M198 howitzers.

In addition, seven Anklav, Bukovel electronic

warfare stations, and 25 field ammunition

depots, have been destroyed.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved

the situation along the front line and defeated units of

four mechanised, two infantry formations of the AFU

and two territorial defence brigades. 39 Enemy

counter-attacks have been repelled in

this direction, during the week.

The AFU losses were up to 2950 troops, three tanks, six

armoured fighting vehicles.... including two U.S.-made

Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 30 motor vehicles,

and 42 field artillery guns, including six U.S.-made

M777 howitzers.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces, have improved

the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of two brigades of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, three formations of the Territorial Defence

and two National Guard brigades.

The AFU losses were up to 930 Ukrainian troops, six

armoured fighting vehicles, 36 motor vehicles, and

19 field artillery guns, including six UK-made

FH-70 howitzers.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces -- have defeated

units of two formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

and three brigades of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence.

The AFU losses were up to 740 Ukrainian troops, three

tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, 48 motor

vehicles, and 23 field artillery guns, 11 of

them --- were foreign-made.

In addition, eight Anklav, Bukovel electronic

warfare stations, and six ammunition

depots... have been destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces have destroyed six M142 HIMARS multiple-

launch rocket system launchers, one M270 MLRS

launcher, and one transport and loader vehicle

together with foreign specialists who ensured

their use, as well as three P-18 air target

detection and tracking radars.

Air defence facilities have shot down two Ukrainian Air

Force's MiG-29 aircraft, 589 unmanned aerial vehicles,

six U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles,

8 U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft guided missiles,

a U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missile, and

61 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles,

as well as Czech-made Vampire and

Olkha projectiles.

Over the past week, 56 Ukrainian servicemen

have surrendered on the line of contact.

In total, 615 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,777

unmanned aerial vehicles, 533 air defence missile

systems, 16,446 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles.. 1,357 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 11,020 field artillery guns and mortars,

as well as 23,049 units of special military

equipment, have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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Austrian Chancellor says it is

necessary to involve BRICS

countries in negotiations

on Ukraine

June 28th, 11:36am

(RT.ru)

The EU should do everything possible -- to involve the

BRICS countries so that peace can come to Ukraine,

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on June 28.

"We must do everything possible, to prepare the ground

for peace talks. This, is the most important thing. We

need the BRICS countries-China, India, South Africa,

Brazil - to be on our side," he told reporters before

leaving the EU summit in Brussels.

The Chancellor pointed out the need to involve the

above-mentioned countries, especially India.

"We must do our best to engage them so that peace

can come. Especially necessary, for example, is

India. And Austria will build bridges on this

issue," Nehammer said.

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization that was

founded in 2006. Initially -- it included Brazil, Russia,

India and China. It was later joined by the Republic

of South Africa, and from 2024 â€• Egypt, Iran, the

United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia

and Ethiopia. The Russian Foreign

Ministry also indicated... that a

number of African countries

want to join the BRICS.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said on June 14th that

Russia has always sought peace --- and is ready to sit

down at the negotiating table, even tomorrow.

This will become possible when Kiev withdraws its troops

from the regions of the Russian Federation, and officially

renounces its intentions to integrate into NATO, he said.

However, if Kiev and the West refuse, the responsibility

for the ongoing conflict --- lies solely with them,

the Russian leader added.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that the

proposals of the Russian leader are the most realistic

basis for the Ukrainian settlement. He expressed

confidence ---- that serious political figures

understand the need to turn on their

diplomatic abilities ---- and start

thinking about real politics,

and not about illusions

......sucked out of

their fingers.

In the West and in Kiev, the initiative was rejected.

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term

of office expired on May 20th, called the proposal an

ultimatum. Adviser to the head of the office of the

Ukrainian leader, Mikhail Podolyak, in turn, said

that the initiative, allegedly, does not contain

''real peace proposals." It was also rejected

by German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and

Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni.

The last round of negotiations, was held in Istanbul, on

March 29, 2022. They lasted about three hours. Later,

Kiev - officially - refused to contact Moscow.

On October 4th of the same year, the decision of the

National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

on the impossibility of holding negotiations

with Putin --- was put into effect.

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The Russian army --- delivered

a massive blow to the Kraken

June 28th, 7:53am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian army delivered a massive blow to the

location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and

militants of the neo-Nazi unit "Kraken"

in the Mykolaiv region, stated

the representative of the

Mykolaiv underground,

Sergey Lebedev.

Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit

near the village of Galitsinovo, at least seven

arrivals were noted, Lebedev replied, to a

request from RIA Novosti.

The three strikes were followed by a burst of flame

and detonation that lasted 25 minutes. "We are

investigating the consequences. Medical

workers were alerted and escorted

away by the military --- in the

direction of Galitsinovo,"

Lebedev concluded.

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Russian Defense Ministry: US drones

over the Black Sea, increase the risk

of a NATO confrontation with Russia

June 28th, 5:21am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Defense Ministry notes the increased

intensity of flights of US strategic UAVs over the

Black Sea.

It is noted that such drones carry out reconnaissance

and target designation of high-precision weapons

supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by

Western countries to strike at

Russian facilities.

This indicates the growing involvement of the United

States and NATO countries in the Ukrainian conflict

on the side of the Kiev regime.

"Such flights --- multiply the probability of incidents in the

airspace with aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces

--- which increases the risk of a direct confrontation

between the alliance and the Russian Federation.

The responsibility for this, will be borne by the

NATO countries," the military department's

Telegram channel reports.

It is noted, that Russian Defense Minister

Andrey Belousov instructed the General

Staff of the Russian Armed Forces to

take prompt response measures

to provocations.

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Kilinkarov: the Russian army

did not allow West to fix

a tactical defeat

June 28th, 4:09am

(Vesti.ru)

The "peace Summit" was supposed to be the final stage,

where the West would register a tactical defeat of

Russia and put forward an ultimatum plan,

says Spiridon Kilinkarov.

If there was no (Russian) success on the battlefield, at the

time of the summit - Zelensky's "peace plan" would be on

the table. And the number of countries that would attend

this summit - would be much higher. All this is done in

order to prepare special assault units, deep in the

rear for the NATO summit, which can be used in

a certain period of time, when agreeing on a

plan that Zelensky will have to present at

this "peace summit".

Based on how convincing Zelensky will be in his plan

for a successful offensive or tactical success on the

battlefield, it will depend on whether NATO decides

to provide Ukraine with F-16s or not. And here it

doesn't matter whether there are Ukrainian

pilots or not. In NATO, they will say that

they gave the planes to Ukraine, and

now they are not involved at all,

the expert notes.

Why is this necessary? This does not solve the issue of

war and peace. This, is a political task that should

enable Western countries, including America, to

intercept this peaceful agenda ....against the

backdrop of Russia's clear defeat. That's

the task they set for themselves.

And they planned the "peace summit" just for this. In their

understanding, this should have been the final stage. At

the first stage, they finance and supply weapons.

Ukraine ensures success on the battlefield.

And then they gather the countries, fix

the tactical defeat of Russia - and

put forward an ultimatum plan

- explains Kilinkarov.

But they abandoned it...... only because the Russian army

broke the backbone of this plan. If there was no success

on the battlefield at the time of the summit, Zelensky's

"peace plan" - which Sullivan actually wrote - would

be on the table. Against the backdrop of defeat,

they would definitely put this peace plan on

the table. And the number of countries

that would attend this summit...

would be much higher.

In fact, only the strong are recognized in the world. Here

they say - what can Russia oppose to the challenges of

the West, which, perhaps, in some period of time may

get involved in this conflict? Russia --- has only one

way – to become stronger. There is no other way.

"If you are strong – you will be recognized all over the

world. If you give up the slack, everyone will crush

you and turn away from you," says Spiridon

Kilinkarov on the program "Evening

with Vladimir Solovyov".

______________________________________

Kennedy Jr. --- promised to

end the conflict in Ukraine

June 28th, 12:17am

(RT.ru)

America must stop killing Ukrainians and end
the conflict with Russia... said independent
presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr.

He wrote about this in the social network X.

According to the presidential candidate, "arrogant

neoconservatives" in the White House, sacrificed

half a million soldiers in a proxy war, in order to

weaken Russia.

"As president, I will end wars and, more importantly,

the lies that lead to them," Kennedy Jr. said.

Earlier, he called the AFU strike on Sevastopol

---- a reckless escalation.

Also, in his opinion, the United States should now

start peace talks with Russia on Ukraine.

___________________________________________________

EU could not agree on the

allocation of $50 billion

to Ukraine

June 28th, 12:04am

(Lenta.ru)

The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, stated

that at the summit of the EU, no agreement was reached

on measures to allocate a $50 billion loan to Ukraine

using income from Russian assets, but the

discussion will continue. This is

reported by TASS.

"At the G7, we promised to allocate another $50 billion
to Ukraine. I am sure that in the coming weeks we
will make important decisions to provide this
package of assistance to Ukraine,"
he said.

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Senior Lieutenant Khamaganov with

a concussion continued to lead the

assault on the APU strongholds

June 27th, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

A company under the command of Senior Lt Mikhail

Khamaganov was assigned the task of knocking

out the enemy from their positions in an

urban development.

During the fighting, the company commander received a

concussion, but continued to direct the actions of the

attack aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces.

After the reconnaissance, Khamaganov planned the

company's actions, assigned tasks to each group,

and personally led the assault on the positions

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the

battle, he quickly organized a maneuver

with firepower and reacted to changes

in the situation.

After the Russian military captured one of the

strongholds, the Ukrainian Armed Forces

launched an artillery strike on it.

Khamaganov was littered with the wreckage of

the building. Subordinates within half an hour

released the commander, who continued to

lead the battle, despite the concussion.

During the fighting, the company of Senior Lt

Khamaganov knocked out the enemy from

four occupied strongholds and completely

cleared the quarter. This allowed the

Russian Armed Forces to gain a

foothold on favorable lines and

continue the offensive deep

into the enemy's defenses.

After some time, the company was relocated to another

area with the same task — to knock out the enemy from

strong points in the forest belt. Khamaganov personally

led the actions of the assault groups, which secretly

crept up to the positions of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine and broke into the trenches.

The enemy was suddenly disoriented and began to

retreat, which allowed the assault groups to

completely clear over half a kilometre of

the forest belt, capture prisoners and

inflict significant losses to the

enemy in manpower.

This ensured a significant advance of Russian troops in

an important tactical area and created conditions for a

further successful offensive.

Meanwhile, Lance Corporal Denis Yudin, as part of an

assault unit, was performing a combat mission to

capture an enemy stronghold. During the

reconnaissance, the group discovered

fortifications of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, got close to the positions

of the defending militants and

prepared for an attack.

Attacking ------ and moving deep into the enemy's

fortifications, systematically squeezing them

out of their positions, the servicemen of the

Russian Armed Forces were attacked by

kamikaze drones.

One of the UAVs was destroyed by Corporal Yudin

from small arms. Then, entering into close

combat, he destroyed two soldiers of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine --- but was

wounded. He refused to evacuate,

and continued his combat mission.

Russian attack aircraft... broke the enemy's resistance,

cleared the stronghold and took up defensive positions

until the main forces arrived. During the removal of the

wounded from the battlefield, Lance Corporal Yudin

covered the actions of the evacuation group.

In an open area, an infantry fighting vehicle was

attacked by a Ukrainian kamikaze drone -- Yudin

received a concussion, but found the strength

to provide first aid to a combat comrade,

which helped save his life.

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The US -- recognized ''problems''

sending equipment to Ukraine

June 27th, 7:21pm

(Lenta.ru)

The United States.. is experiencing problems with sending

equipment to Ukraine. This recognition, was made by the

Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO

Julianne Smith. Her words are quoted by TASS. This is

due to the difficulties experienced by the military-

industrial complex (MIC) of Western countries.

"The military-industrial complex is hardly returning to the

production lines... that were stopped many years ago.

There is also a labour shortage. There're questions

about global supply chains and how quickly

equipment can be transported.. across

oceans and territories," Smith said.

A few days ago, the Financial Times wrote that the main

problem with the production of weapons in the United

States was the instability of orders. For example,

the security agreement between Washington

and Kiev may be broken by the next head

of state, Donald Trump.

_________________________________

British analyst reports record

daily losses in the Armed

Forces of Ukraine

June 27th, 6:50pm

(Izvestia.ru)

On June 25, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost

a record number of soldiers in one day. This was

stated by the British analyst Alexander

Merkouris, in his personal

YouTube blog.

"The Ukrainian army lost 2,345 people on

the contact line," he said on June 26.

According to the analyst, these figures are a record,

and the Ukrainian army did not have such losses

even in the worst period for them — in the

summer of 2023.

He also said, that he had heard that some soldiers of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine are sent to the front after just

a few days of training. Merkouris noted that this may

be due to disorganization and administrative chaos,

which "seems to be quite common in Ukraine at

the present time."

Earlier in the day, Ukrainian ''President'', Volodymyr

Zelensky, whose term of office expired on May 20,

acknowledged heavy losses in the ranks of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine. He claims that for

this reason, Kiev does not want to prolong

the conflict. Zelensky also called for

developing a settlement plan

in the near future.

The difficult situation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has

been repeatedly pointed out in the West. On June 3, the

former head of the NATO Committee, Harald Kuyat,

...announced the failure of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, despite the huge costs of the West.

According to him, now the situation for the Armed Forces

of Ukraine is "much more difficult" than it was at the

beginning of the conflict. The New Yorker warned -

that the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

could worsen significantly over the summer due

to the Russian offensive and lack of reserves.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which the

Russian president announced on February 24, 2022,

continues. The decision was made --- against the

background of the aggravation of the situation

in the region --- due to shelling by the

Ukrainian military.

_______________________________________

Razvozhaev --- the air defense system will

be strengthened --- to protect the Crimea

from shelling by Ukraine's Armed Forces

June 27th, 5:22pm

(RT.ru)

The latest attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

has highlighted the need to further strengthen

the protection of the Crimean Peninsula.

The statement was made by the

Governor of Sevastopol,

Mikhail Razvozhaev.

He noted... that the protection of Sevastopol and the

entire peninsula has been repeatedly strengthened.

And work in this direction,
according to him,

continues.

"It is clear that the air defense will strengthen their

work, it is clear that other measures will be taken,"

TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the governor of Sevastopol announced

additional protection of the Balaklava Bay

due to the danger of terrorist attacks

by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

_________________________________

Espanyol fighters destroyed AFU

repeaters at the highest point

of Chasiv Yar

June 27th, 4:43pm

(Vesti.ru)

The volunteer battalion "Hispaniola" left the Armed

Forces of Ukraine without strategically important

equipment for communication in Chasiv Yar.

This was reported by the brigade commander
with the call sign Spaniard.

He noted that Chasiv Yar is the highest point in this

strategic area of the South Donets direction,

where the Russian army fighters conduct

their offensive operations. The head of

the brigade reported that the highest

point in Chasovy Yar was hit

by "Espanyola".

"The main relay nodes of surveillance, communication,

UAV control systems and so on were located on the

pipe. All this was destroyed, which allowed our

troops to make a rapid breakthrough without

a single loss. We managed to catch the

Ukrainians by surprise," the

Spaniard concluded.

On June 27, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

that Ukrainian troops had lost more than 1,950

soldiers during the day. This week, is the

121st in a special military operation.

_______________________________________

The Czech ''Defense'' Ministry announced

the supply of tens of thousands of

155 mm shells to Ukraine

June 27th, 2:51pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The first batch of military aid to Kiev... which was carried

out on the "Czech initiative" at the expense of Germany,

included tens of thousands of 155 mm shells. This was

announced on June 27 by the Minister of Defense of

the Czech Republic, Yana Chernokhova.

"The first ammunition under the Czech initiative was

safely.... delivered to Ukraine. These are tens of

thousands of 155 mm ammunition, the supply

of which.. was financed by Germany," the

minister said on the agency's website.

The Prime Minister of the Republic Petr Fiala on his page

in the social network X (ex. Twitter) said that the first

batch of ammunition "on the Czech initiative" arrived

in Ukraine. As noted by Reuters, the Czech Republic

"led efforts to purchase ammunition with the

financial support of NATO allies.... to fill

the deficit on the front line."

Fiala later pointed out that the government had

unanimously approved Prague's participation

in the initiative.. in the amount of 865.775

million crowns (about $37 million).

These funds will be used to purchase weapons

from the Czech arms company STV.

Earlier, on June 25, Czech President Petr Pavel suggested

in an interview with Time magazine that Russia is likely

to retain control over the new regions, Ukraine will not

be able to return them. The politician made this

statement to the magazine at a conference in

the Swiss Burgenstock, which was held on

June 15-16. The Czech leader noted, that

it's impossible to resolve the Ukrainian

conflict solely through military

support of Kiev.

Earlier, on May 30, Fiala said that Ukraine will receive

tens of thousands of shells every month as part of

the Czech initiative. Kiev may receive the first

supplies of ammunition under the Czech

initiative in the coming days, he said.

At the same time, the Financial Times newspaper

reported that about half of the ammunition

collected for Ukraine at the initiative of

the Czech Republic will not be able to

be transferred to Kiev on time due

to the poor quality of the parts.

Another problem, is related

to their rising prices.

The President of the Czech Republic noted on May 8 that

in June Kiev could receive 180 thousand ammunition

collected on the initiative of Prague. At the same

time, he admitted that these purchases aren't

progressing.... as quickly as the program

participants would like, but contracts

have already been signed for

deliveries... that will be

completed after the

June ones.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial

assistance to Kiev against the backdrop of the Russian

special operation to protect the Donbass, which began

on February 24, 2022 due to the aggravation of the

situation in the region, as a result of Ukrainian

shelling. At the same time, statements about

the need to reduce support for Ukraine

have been increasingly voiced in

the West recently.

_________________________________

Two groups of evaders who tried

to escape on a rubber boat

were detained in Ukraine

June 27th, 1:50pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Two groups of men who tried to illegally cross the border

by rubber boat.. across the Tisza River to Hungary and

Romania were detained in Ukraine. This is reported

on June 27 by the Ukrainian State Border Service.

"Two groups of violators, one of which was assisted by

teenagers, planned to cross the Tisza River. Four men

wanted to enter Hungary illegally, and three more

wanted to go to Romania," the ministry's

Telegram channel says.

The State Border Service specified that the cost of such

a "service" ranged from $8 thousand to $10 thousand.

The first group of men was accompanied by minors.

The border guards informed their parents and the

police about this. Administrative protocols were

drawn up for the remaining detainees.

At the moment, many violations during mobilization are

recorded in Ukraine, and attempts by young people of

military age to escape the country, or avoid

conscription by other means, are also

often reported.

So, on June 25, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBR)

of Ukraine.. reported that 100 evaders who planned to

flee the country, were detained in the Odessa region.

It was noted that a large-scale scheme of illegal transfer

of persons... was also exposed. It also included a law

enforcement officer -- who gave advice to drivers on

how to avoid roadblocks on the way to the border.

For their services, the organizers charged from $5 to $18

thousand, and for a party of 100 people they planned to

earn $1 million.

Earlier, on June the 23rd, the head of the Border Control

Organization Department of Ukraine's Border Service

Ihor Matviychuk, said that every day, more than a

hundred people of military age... are trying to

illegally cross the state border of Ukraine

and enter European countries.

According to him, most of the evaders are detained by

border guards. For violators, the penalty is only a fine,

and the organizers of illegal exit schemes from the

country, are criminally liable.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term

of office ended on May 20, signed a law on tougher

mobilization on April 16. The document clarifies

the categories of persons subject to

mobilization, toughens penalties

for evading it --- and does not

provide provisions for any

demobilization.

The law on strengthening mobilization

came into force on May the 18th.

Martial law in Ukraine is effective from February 2022.

At the same time ---- Zelensky signed a decree on a

general mobilization. Later, the Verkhovna Rada

repeatedly extended its validity. Most men

between the ages of 18 and 60 ----- are

prohibited from leaving the country.

________________________________________

The status of veterans will be granted

to the participants of the SVO --- in

Zaporozhye and Kherson regions

June 27th, 1:16pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Russian government will grant the status of combat

veterans to participants of the special military

operation in Zaporizhia and Kherson regions,

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

said on June 27.

"A decision was made --- to grant the status of a combat

veteran to citizens who ensured the fulfillment of the

tasks of a special military operation, in these two

Russian regions of the federation. I would like to

note that this norm is already in effect for those

working in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's

Republics," he said at a cabinet meeting,

pointing out.... that the situation in

Zaporizhia and Kherson regions

was not easy and required

adjustments.... in the

current regulation.

The Prime Minister reminded that this status provides

for a number of social guarantees, including tax

benefits, vouchers to sanatoriums and an

extraordinary right to purchase

a land plot.

It is important to quickly conduct parliamentary

procedures for the adoption of such a bill, so

that people can receive the necessary

support measures ------ as soon as

possible, Mishustin stressed.

He also urged, not to forget that, in addition to military

personnel and volunteers, civil servants of the Armed

Forces of the Russian Federation, doctors, war

correspondents and representatives of other

professions helped to establish life in the

new regions.

In this regard, Mishustin recalled the position of Russian

President Vladimir Putin ---- that people who defend the

country with weapons in their hands should be on an

equal footing. The Government constantly

supports them, the Prime Minister said.

Earlier, on June the 21st, the Russian Defense Ministry

reported that, by the 3rd quarter of this year, military

personnel and their families will be able to apply
for benefits in a digital format. To implement
this possibility, Defense Minister Andrey

Belousov..... has created an inter-

departmental working group.

Prior to that, on March 29, the government simplified the

procedure for assigning the status of a combat veteran

and issuing single-issue certificates. It was clarified

that -- under the updated rules, this status can be

obtained without a copy of the contract - based

on a number of other documents.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which the

Russian president announced on February 24, 2022,

continues. The decision to hold it --- was made

against the background of the aggravation

of the situation in the region --- due to

shelling by the Ukrainian military.

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Kadyrov --- ridiculed sending

Estonian troops to Ukraine:

they will be held back.. by

a couple of our wounded

June 27th, 12:38pm

(Vesti.ru)

Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, joked that after

the words of an Estonian diplomat about sending

Estonian troops to Ukraine, he instructed to

transfer two wounded Russian soldiers

without weapons, in their direction.

Kadyrov responded to a report that the Estonian

Ambassador to Kiev Anneli Kolk said she was

ready to discuss sending Estonian troops to

Ukraine. A week ago, Kolk said that

sending troops to Kiev is

"not a red line."

The head of Chechnya said that he contacted the

commander of the special forces "Akhmat",

deputy head of the Main Directorate for

Military and Political Work of the

Ministry of Defense of the

Russian Federation,

Apty Alaudinov.

The general was instructed to quickly transfer

two wounded Russian soldiers "towards the

Estonian troops".

According to Kadyrov, Russian fighters will not

have to get up from their hospital beds, and

they should get weapons as a trophy.

"...We know that this terrible Estonian army has a

whole pair of rubber boats and six submachine

guns," the Chechen leader said, in his

Telegram channel.

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RS: Russia sharply warned the West

about the inevitability of a response

to the escalation in Ukraine

June 27th, 12:38pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has harshly and

unequivocally, warned NATO countries not to

continue escalating the conflict in Ukraine,

writes the American publication

Responsible Statecraft.

The authors of the material claim that the Russian

leader ordered exercises on the use of non-

strategic nuclear weapons, deployed

Russian ships off the coast of Cuba,

and also signed a mutual security

treaty with North Korean leader,

Kim Jong-un in response to the

support of the North Atlantic

Alliance countries for the

Kiev regime -- and their

''attempt'' to find more

dangerous solutions

to the aggravation

of the situation

in Ukraine.

At the same time, Western states are realizing that only

financial support and arms supplies are not enough,

as the situation at the front for Kiev is becoming

increasingly desperate, the article says.

"For more than two years.... the West has been feeding

Ukraine the hope (with funding, military advice, and

increasingly sophisticated weaponry) - that it can

push Russia back... to its pre-2014 borders. This

is an imaginary result that the words of fiction

will not be able to achieve," the publication's

journalists say.

They also call erroneous...... the statements of Western
leaders, that if Putin is not defeated in the conflict in

Ukraine, he will move to Europe to absorb them.

Such statements have no evidence and

defy logic, the authors explain.

Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov

said that the exercises of the non-strategic nuclear

forces of Russia and Belarus, are very important

against the background of provocations from

Europe and the United States.

He explained that the situation on the European continent

is quite tense, as it is heated up, every day, by European

capitals and, above all, Washington, acting in a hostile

manner towards Russia, the Kremlin official said.

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Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

June 27th, 11:10am

This morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian

Federation delivered a group strike by long-

range sea-based precision weaponry,

Kinzhal- hypersonic air-launched

ballistic missiles and unmanned

aerial vehicles at the Ukrainian

airfield infrastructure... where

Western-made aircraft were

planned to be stored.

The goal of the strike has been achieved.

All the assigned targets have

been engaged.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses

on manpower and hardware of the AFU 42nd, 57th

mechanised brigades, 113th, 125th, 127th

territorial defence brigades near

Volchansk, Neskuchnoye, and

Lipsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 Ukrainian troops,

four armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles,

two UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzers, and three

122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and inflicted losses on

formations of the AFU 14th, 21st, & 115th

mechanised brigades near Nevskoye

(Lugansk People's Republic),

Sinkovka (Kharkov region),

and Grigorovka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by assault detachments

of the AFU 63th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 585 Ukrainian troops,

four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one

122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled

artillery system, and one

122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Four AFU artillery ammunition depots, one U.S.-made

AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station, and one

reconnaissance radar station were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces.... improved the tactical

situation along the front lines, as well as inflicted losses

on manpower and hardware of the AFU 79th Air Assault

Brigade and 46th Airmobile Brigade near Kurakhovo

and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 640 Ukrainian

troops, one armoured personnel carrier, five motor

vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer,

one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, three

152-mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer were eliminated.

Five AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU

24th Mechanised Brigade and 109th Territorial

Defence Brigade near Novgorodskoye and

Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Six counter-attacks - launched by assault detachments

of the AFU 23rd, 41st, 31st, 68th mechanised brigades,

and 95th Air Assault Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 345 Ukrainian troops,

three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, one 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, four

122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm

MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 123rd

Territorial Defence Brigade and 17th

National Guard Brigade near

Urozhaynoye and Velikaya

Novosyolka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by units of the

AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 115 Ukrainian

troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor

vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer,

one 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled

artillery system, one 122-mm D-30

howitzer, and one U.S.-made

105-mm M119 howitzer.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware, of the AFU 35th and 37th

marines brigades near Dneprovskoye, Tokaryovka,

and Otradokamenka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses ---- amounted to up to 80

Ukrainian troops and 13 motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, three U.S.-made

HIMARS MLRS, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer,

one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, and one

122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery

system were destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware

clusters in 117 areas during the day.

Air defence units shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the

Ukrainian Air Force, 62 unmanned aerial vehicles, 4

U.S.-made Patriot air defence guided missiles, and

two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

In total, 615 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,704

unmanned aerial vehicles, 533 air defence missile

systems, 16,439 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,356 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 10,963 field artillery guns and mortars,

as well as 23,008 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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About 10 thousand migrants who

received Russian citizenship

have become members

of the S.M.O

June 27, 10:06am
(Vesti.ru)

About 10 thousand migrants who have recently received

Russian citizenship, have been sent to the special

military operation zone. This was announced by

the Chairman of the Investigative Committee

of the Russian Federation,

Alexander Bastrykin.

Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

on Thursday, he said that, in total, over 30 thousand

foreigners were identified who, having become

Russian citizens, did not register for military

service, as required by Russian legislation.

Alexander Bastrykin stressed that the Constitution and

other laws of Russia provide for the obligation of new

citizens to register for military service and, if

necessary, participate in a special

military operation.

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Bolivia appoints new

military leadership

June 26th, 10:34pm

(Lenta.ru)

Bolivian Luis Arce has appointed a new military

leadership - amid an attempted coup in the

country. This is reported by RIA Novosti

with reference to the broadcast of
the state TV channel Bolivia TV.

In the presence of military personnel and journalists,

Arce swore in the new commander-in-Chief of the

army, General Jose Wilson Sanchez. During the

ceremony, there were sounds of special

equipment being used in Murillo

Square in La Paz.

Earlier, Bolivian President Luis Arce, surrounded by

ministers, addressed the nation because of the

attempted coup. He called on the population

to mobilize against the coup, in favour

of democracy.

Earlier, former Bolivian President Evo Morales warned

of the risk of a coup d'etat in the country with the

participation of the army. He said it was trained

by General Juan Jose Zuniga.

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Private Smirnov - as part of the

self-propelled artillery account

destroyed the D-30 howitzer of

the Ukrainian Armed Forces

June 26th, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Guards private Vladimir Smirnov, as part of the self-

propelled gun crew, was providing artillery support

to the defending Russian motorized rifle units in

one of the directions of the SVO, when the

enemy tried to attack.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine...... having concentrated

assault groups of infantry under the cover of artillery,

attempted to attack in order to break through the

Russian defense line. The crew of the Russian

self-propelled artillery unit (ACS)... on duty,

received the coordinates of the position

of the artillery of the Ukrainian

militants -- and entered into

a counter-battery fight.

The skills and experience of Private Smirnov's Guards,

made it possible to take a projectile & form a charge

at rapid speed and quickly load the gun. Their fire
on the enemy positions --- was conducted with
the maximum rate of fire.

Despite the return fire of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and

close bursts of shells, the crew of the Russian self-

propelled guns continued to perform the task.

Thanks to the coordinated actions of the

Russian self-propelled artillery unit, a

122-mm D-30 howitzer of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine was destroyed

during the counter-battery fight.

Meanwhile, Ensign Dmitry Borodich, the head of the

radio relay station of the separate communications

battalion of the motorized rifle unit --- ensured

uninterrupted communication between the

control points of the Russian troops.

Repeatedly, at the risk of his life,

he restored communication to

units on the contact line.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces, while trying to destroy the

command post of the Russian unit, launched a massive

artillery strike using multiple launch rocket systems

......which caused some of the equipment and

communication lines to be disabled.

Then, Ensign Borodich and his platoon, being under

fire from the APU, began to repair the damage and

organize backup communication channels.

The team of Ensign Borodich, promptly restored

communication lines and damaged equipment,

which made it possible to ensure the stable

management of subordinate units --- and

complete the assigned combat tasks.

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In the underground reported a strike

on the area of the aircraft factory

in Kharkiv

June 26th, 5:36pm

(RT.ru)

Coordinator of the Nikolaev underground

Sergey Lebedev reported about the

strike in Kharkiv on the area of

the aircraft factory.

"Two powerful arrivals in Kharkiv....... near

the aircraft factory," he told RIA Novosti.

According to Lebedev, the Ukrainian Armed

Forces deployed heavy artillery in the city.

Ukrainian media previously reported

on a series of explosions in Kharkiv.

Also, the head of the Odessa regional Military

Administration, Oleg Kiper, said that the

industrial sector in the region was hit.

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Russia's Foreign Ministry spoke about

emergence of a new phenomenon

------ hybrid aggression

June 26th, 4:52pm

(Lenta.ru)

Aggression in the sphere of international relations has

ceased to be only a military tool. This was stated by

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov,

RIA Novosti reports.

"An aggressive hybrid war - is being waged against states

in several directions at once. In particular, geopolitical

aggression is expressed -- in provoking conflicts, and

military and political pressure," the diplomat said.

According to him, aggression as an economic tool

is manifested, including in the form of sanctions.

Earlier, the deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry

said that Moscow does not rule out a military-technical

response to the actions of the United States after the

attack of the Armed ForcesUkraine (AFU) on

Sevastopol on June 23.

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Apologies of Dagestani terrorist's

brothers ...captured on video

June 26th, 4:52pm

(Lenta.ru)

The brothers of Osman Omarov, who staged the terrorist

attack in Dagestan on June the 23rd, have asked for

forgiveness from the families of the victims.

Footage of the Omarovs' apologies is

published by the Telegram channel

"Ask Rasul".

On the posted video, the men are standing with their

eyes downcast. One of them speaks on behalf
of all Omarov's relatives.

"Dear Dagestanis, brothers and sisters, we, the Omarov

family, deeply grieve... for what happened. We have

always been against extremism and terrorism.

We apologize to all the victims for the

despicable terrorist act that our

brother committed. For the

sake of Allah, forgive us,"

said one of Osman's

brothers.

Earlier, an eyewitness told about the shootout of

Dagestani terrorists with the police and said

that he hid residents of the city at home.

On June 23, a series of terrorist attacks took place in

Dagestan. An Orthodox church and synagogue were

attacked in the city of Derbent, and a traffic police

post was shelled... in Makhachkala. Among the

terrorists were the children of the head of

the Sergokalinsky district, Magomed

Omarov Osman and Adil.

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Ex - colonel of the SBU Starikov:

APU can get into the cauldron

June 26th, 3:26pm

(Vesti.ru)

A former employee of the SBU, Colonel Oleg Starikov,

in an interview with a Ukrainian journalist,

expressed the opinion - that the Armed

Forces of Ukraine can be surrounded

if they do not leave the territory in

the South Donetsk direction.

He acknowledged that the situation there, is

now "particularly tense" and "really difficult".

"If we don't get out of there, we will fall into the

cauldron," the ex-employee of the Security

Service of Ukraine believes.

In an interview with Ukrainian journalist Vasyl

Golovanov, Starikov suggested that if the

Russian Armed Forces advance in this

direction both from the north and

from the south - the Ukrainian

military will have to retreat.

Two days ago, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

that operators of attack FPV drones of the Pacific

Fleet marine brigade destroyed a Leopard tank

in the South Donetsk direction.

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Belarusian border guards - found
the body of a deceased refugee
on the border with Latvia

June 26th, 3:23pm

(RT.ru)

On June 25, Belarusian border guards found the body

of a deceased refugee... on the border with Latvia.

The man was on a sleeping bag, wearing jeans

and clothes, but no shoes.

According to the State Border Committee of Belarus,

the deceased had a passport and a driver's license

in the name of a 44-year-old Indian citizen.

"The distance from the alien's body to the animal

gate in the Latvian border fence was 150 m. An

investigative and operational group worked at

the site," the publication says.

In May, it was reported that the Polish

security forces threw five beaten

refugees into the territory

of Belarus.

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The military expert speaks

about a new type of drone

June 26th, 3:18pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Author of the telegram channel "Zhivov Z. Battle for

Donbass", military blogger Alexey Zhivov said on

Wednesday, June 26, that a new type of drones

with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is

currently being developed.

"Now.... artificial intelligence technologies are already on

the way, when not the operator takes aim at his target,

but the drone itself, having certain skills, can do it. It

is enough for the operator to fly up to the target and

press the button, and then the drone itself takes

aim and hits the object," the expert said in an

interview with Radio 1.

According to the expert, the next step will be "swarms

of drones", similar to a swarm of birds or bees.

"They will begin to fly - independently - along the front line,

like a swarm of birds or bees, and will be endowed with

a single intelligence. As birds fly synchronously, turn,

make shapes, it seems that they have a collective

intelligence that guides them, so it will be with

drones," Zhivov believes.

Such drones will have a common understanding of where

they are flying and for what purposes, and they will also

be able to choose priority and non-priority tasks,

he added.

Zhivov noted that... as the means of countering drones

develop, their effectiveness will decrease. Over time,

the military industry of different countries, should

create means of countering drones, which will

turn them into one of the simple elements of

military weapons, the expert concluded.

Earlier, on June 24th, it was reported that Western arms

manufacturers are studying the potential of small arms

against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Thus, cheap

& widely available anti-electronic weapons can turn

into a reliable means of protection, according to
the website. kp.ru.

Meanwhile, Russia... is also improving its anti-drone tools.

Earlier, on June 10, Russia developed a communication

system between electronic intelligence (EW) and

electronic warfare (EW) equipment and UAV

operators. The system will allow soldiers

of neighbouring units to receive

information on the radio-

electronic situation on

adjacent sections of

the contact line.

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Four children injured in the

shelling of Sevastopol

underwent surgery

in the RDKB

June 26th, 3:14pm

(RT.ru)

Doctors of the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital (RDKB)

In Moscow, operations were carried out for four children

who were injured as a result of the AFU missile strike

on Sevastopol.

According to the message published in the Telegram

channel of the medical institution, doctors assess

the condition of the children delivered from

Sevastopol - as stable.

"At the moment, four patients have already

undergone surgical interventions,"

the publication says.

Earlier it was reported that four children

evacuated from Sevastopol are in

a serious condition.

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Serbian president is hopeless about

peaceful solution in Ukraine

June 26th, 1:23pm

(Prensa Latina)

Serbian President Alexander Vucic felt pessimistic on

Wednesday about a possible peaceful solution to the

conflict in Ukraine, even though he described a

proposal in that regard made by China, as

very good.

''For now, I do not see any variant, capable of ending

the confrontation in Ukraine,'' noted the Serbian

head of State, as quoted by local television.

''I reviewed the six-item peace initiative presented by

China, it is really good and I welcome it ---- as it

already has the support of nearly a hundred

countries, which is very important -- as
it is a call: for an immediate end of
hostilities,'' Vucic commented.

Only when the armed clashes end and people stop dying,

it will be possible to start talks, but I do not see that

option now, noted the Serbian politician, whose

country is forcefully pressured by the West to

join the economic war against Russia.

Earlier, Vucic pointed out that the confrontation in

Ukraine is leading the world more and more to

a possible global catastrophe.

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Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

June 26th, 12:05pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on

the manpower and hardware of the AFU 3rd Assault

Brigade, 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 57th Motorised

Infantry Brigade, 71st Infantry Brigade, the 36th

Marines Brigade, 13th National Guard Brigade,

and 127th Territorial Defence Brigade near

Ternovaya, Glubokoye, Veterenarnoye,

Tikhoye, Veseloye, Neskuchnoye,

Pitomnik, Volchansk, and Lipsy

(Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 300 Ukrainian troops,

seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry

fighting vehicle, a U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer,

two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, one 122-mm D-30

howitzer, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-

battery warfare station, and one Nota

electronic warfare station.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and inflicted losses on

formations of the AFU 14th, 30th, 66th

mechanised brigades, 107th, 112th

territorial defence brigades, and

1st National Guard Brigade near

Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, and

Tabayevka (Kharkov region),

& Platonovka (in Donetsk

People's Republic) as

well as Makeyevka

- plus Chervonaya

Dibrova, (Lugansk

People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault

detachments of the AFU 3rd Mechanised

Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 400 Ukrainian troops,

a tank, five pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155-mm M109

Paladin self-propelled artillery system, two BM-21 Grad

MLRS combat vehicles, and 2 field ammunition depots.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hard-

ware of the AFU 24th, 72nd, 93rd mechanised

brigades, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades... and

143rd Infantry Brigade, near Zaliznyanskoye,

Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Verhnekamenskoye

Kurakhovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 510 Ukrainian troops,

two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles,

one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer,

two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzers, one

Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station, and

three ammunition depots.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation along the front lines - and inflicted losses on

formations of the AFU 24th, 47th, 110th mechanised

brigades, 109th Territorial Defence Brigade and 2nd

National Guard Brigade nr Kirovo, Novgorodskoye,

Novosyolovka Pervaya, Rozovka, Mikhailovka,

and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Seven counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the AFU 24th, 31th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger

Brigade, and 95th Air Assault Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 405 Ukrainian troops,

a tank, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle,

three motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer,

and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines - and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 116th

Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised

Infantry Brigade -- and 48th Assault

Battalion of the Territorial Defence

near Urozhaynoye, Makarovka,

and Prechistovka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by the battalion tactical

group of the Territorial Recruitment Centre of the

Ukrainian National Guard and an assault

detachment of the AFU 123th

Territorial Defence Brigade

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 140 Ukrainian troops,

two armoured personnel carriers, five motor vehicles,

and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces - inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised

Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 37th

Marines Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence

Brigade near Kamenskoye, Nesteriyanka

(Zaporozhye region), and Tyaginka

(Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 Ukrainian troops,

two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles,

one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one U.S.-made

105-mm M119 howitzer.

Three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups

of Forces wiped out three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS

launchers, as well as one loading vehicle and

foreign specialists responsible for its use.

Moreover, one UAV assembly workshop and one UAV

launch site were destroyed, as well as manpower

and hardware engaged in 109 areas.

Air defence units shot down 76 Ukrainian unmanned

aerial vehicles and two U.S.-made MLRS projectiles.

In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,642

unmanned aerial vehicles, 533 air defence missile

systems, 16,433 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,353 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 10,913 field artillery cannons & mortars,

as well as 22,975 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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Russian soldiers -- come

close to Konstantinovka

by Sergey Samokha

June 26th, 4:29am

(Vesti.ru)

A small settlement in the DPR -- is important for the Armed

Forces of Ukraine in the defense of Ugledar ----------- and is

therefore seriously fortified. But our fighters have already

cracked this protection: now it's the turn of the battle on

the streets.

The assault.... on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces begins in the pre-dawn haze. At this time, the

APU drones are almost blind --- and a person can

already see the enemy fortifications. Ukrainian

trenches in several rows are in the shape of a

horseshoe. This means - the enemy has the

ability to conduct a circular defense. The

positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

are being bombarded with ammunition

from the air. Then - a shooting battle.

So the attack aircraft of the Vostok

group from Sakhalin are clearing

the last line of defense of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine, to

the south-west of Maryinka.

"Now we have come close to Konstantinovka and are

ready to take it away. At certain borders, I will not

say at what ranges, but in principle we have

already pressed it," says the commander

of the assault squad, with the call

sign Ten.

Konstantinovka is a small settlement between Marinka,

which is already under the control of the Russian army,

and Ugledar, where the enemy is entrenched. Despite

serious fortifications, Ukrainian soldiers are reluctant

to fight. Mostly here, the positions of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine --- are forcibly mobilized.

"I don't get many professionals. Mostly elderly people,

mobilized," said the commander of a company of

stormtroopers with the call sign Hunter.

As a rule, now the assault is carried out in small groups

– five or six people. This is enough to make the enemy

start to give up.

"There are many cases.. when the opponent gives up.

They give up their weapons, give up, and don't want

to die. Everyone understands this. We take them

prisoner," the Russian commander said.

Now, the assault detachments of the Vostok group from

Sakhalin are preparing to clear the last enemy fortified

areas in this direction. Entering populated areas is one

of the most difficult tasks for assault groups, because

after rough terrain & forest belts in urban conditions,

the tactics of combat change dramatically and you

need to adapt to this.

The heavy work and advance of Russian troops in

the area of Konstantinovka greatly complicates

the defense of Ugledar for the Ukrainian

Armed Forces.

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Three people were killed and nine

wounded after the Ukrainian

Armed Forces hit Donetsk

June 25th, 11:10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

At least three people were killed and nine others were

injured as a result of a strike by the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU) on the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk.

Izvestia on Tuesday, June 25, showed footage

from the scene where a shell hit directly

into a residential apartment in a

multi-storey building.

"In the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk, during the shelling

from MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems. Ed.) three

people were killed: in an apartment building on

Kuibyshev Street, house 210 --- a woman born

in 1987 and a man born in 1957; on Sokolina

Street at the RTK gas station - an employee

of a gas station - a man born in 1996," the

head of the Donetsk People's Republic

(DPR) Denis Pushilin, wrote in his

Telegram channel.

In addition, an 18-year-old girl and a boy, a 17

-year-old teenager, a woman and two men

received moderate injuries.

In Petrovsky district there are victims: members of

the same family were injured there. One woman

was seriously injured, while the injuries of the

other woman and the man, were classified

as moderate.

All the victims were hospitalized, they are

receiving the necessary medical care.

Also in the Kuibyshev and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk,

Nikitovsky and Central City districts of Horlivka, six

residential households were damaged as a result

of the strikes. In the Kuibyshev district, a gas

station was damaged, and in the Central

City district of Gorlovka, a shell hit a

boiler room.

"From the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine. - Ed.) 16

attacks were made, 39 rounds of ammunition were

fired. They used rocket artillery, 155 mm barrel

artillery, including cluster-type artillery,"

Pushilin said.

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Underground: The Russian Armed Forces

struck in the area of Vesyany, in the

Mykolaiv region, where there was

a battalion of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine

June 25th, 10:30pm

(RT.ru)

Russian forces launched a strike in the direction of the

village of Vesyanoye in the Mykolaiv region, where

the AFU battalion was located.

About it, informs RIA Novosti, the coordinator of

the Nikolaev underground, Sergey Lebedev told.

"Around midnight, a strike was launched in the

direction of Vesyanoye village. According to

the resistance, one of the AFU battalions

is based there," the report says.

According to Lebedev, in Nikolaev

the lights ------ are disconnected.

Earlier --- the group of troops "South"
improved their situation on the front.

Also, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed two

warehouses of military-technical property of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Rembat fighters defeated the AFU DRG

on the way to the front line with

repaired equipment

June 25th, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The armament division of the zamkombatallion, Major

Alexey Karavaytsev, performed the task of ensuring

the survivability, evacuation and operational repair

of weapons, military & special equipment (VVST)

of a group of Russian troops.

Near the contact line, Major Karavaytsev's personnel,

with his participation, promptly and smoothly carried

out repair work. The Major personally planned and

carried out the evacuation of equipment from the

most dangerous areas of the SVO.

On one of the days... he and his staff delivered repaired

equipment to Russian units on the front line. During the

movement, the convoy was ambushed by the sabotage

and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU).

Having got his bearings in the situation, Karavaytsev

gave the order to join the battle. The enemy's DRG

was defeated without losses among the personnel

of the Russian Armed Forces. Thanks to the

competent management of subordinate

personnel and the courage of Major

Karavaytsev, the repaired

equipment was delivered

to the front line, in time.

Meanwhile, Guards senior sergeant Maxim Vavulov, on

combat duty as part of the radar station crew, during

a counter-battery fight in one of the front lines,

discovered a column of APU equipment that

was moving along the line of contact.

Having transmitted the coordinates to the control point,

he - promptly - provided intelligence processing for the

further work of the artillery division... in combination

with air reconnaissance equipment. After clarifying

the coordinates..... of the location of the enemy

column, a battery of self-propelled artillery

units destroyed two MLRS combat

vehicles and one truck with

APU personnel.

Thanks to the professional and precise actions of

Senior Sergeant Vavulov's guards, an attempt by

Ukrainian militants to rotate on the contact line

--- was stopped.

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Returning from captivity of the

Ukraine Armed Forces, the

Russian military shared

their emotions on the

way home

June 25th, 9:42pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Returning from captivity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

(AFU), the Russian military shared their emotions after

returning to their homeland. On June 25, the Ministry

of Defense published a video with Russian soldiers

who called their relatives on the way home, sent

them greetings and informed them, that they

are alive and well.

The video shows happy fighters riding on a bus, hugging

and shouting "Thank you!" in unison. In the salon,

someone calls their relatives, someone sends

a video guide to their native village.

"I'm very happy! Everyone is happy!" says

one of the soldiers, not hiding a smile.

All fighters are united by genuine

happiness and joy in their eyes.

Earlier, Russia returned 90 Russian military

personnel from the territory controlled by

Kiev. 90 prisoners of war of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, were transferred.

All those released --- are provided

with the necessary medical and

psychological assistance.

On June 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin said

that there are currently 6,465 Ukrainian

prisoners of war in Russia, and 1,348

captured military personnel of the

Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.

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University Sq. blocked

in Makhachkala

June 25th, 9:06pm

(Lenta.ru)

Security forces blocked the University Square in

Makhachkala amid reports of gunfire. This was

reported by the Baza publication in its

Telegram channel.

It is noted that information about an armed attack on

police officers was not confirmed. Law enforcement

officers received a message about a suspicious car.

Traffic is blocked and information is being checked.

In the evening of June 25, it was reported that a shooting

occurred in Makhachkala. The sound of gunfire is heard

on Lenin and Korkmasov streets. Security forces are

working on the site, the roads are blocked.

On June 23, a series of terrorist attacks took place in

Dagestan. An Orthodox church and synagogue were

attacked in the city of Derbent, and a traffic police

post was shelled in Makhachkala.

Among the terrorists were the children of the head of

the Sergokalinsky district Magomed Omarov Osman

and Adil. The total number of victims of the

terrorist attack was about 25 people.

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Russia and Ukraine exchanged

prisoners with the mediation

of the United Arab Emirates

June 25th, 7:24pm

(RT.ru)

Russia has returned 90 Russian soldiers from Kiev-

controlled territory and handed over 90 prisoners

of war to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in

exchange, the Russian Defense

Ministry said.

"As a result of the negotiation process...... 90 Russian

servicemen who were in mortal danger in captivity

were returned from the territory controlled by the

Kiev regime. In exchange, 90 prisoners of war

were transferred to the Armed Forces of

Ukraine," the ministry said in

a statement.

The Defense Ministry clarified that the return of the

Russian military was facilitated by representatives

of the United Arab Emirates.

Earlier, Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia

Tatyana Moskalkova reported that more than 40

prisoner exchanges have already taken place

between Russia and Ukraine.

On June 14, Moskalkova published a list containing the

names of 430 Ukrainian prisoners of war who are

ready to return home on exchange, if

Ukraine agrees.

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The captured fighter of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine --- spoke about

the unwillingness of Ukrainians

to fight

June 25th, 6:08pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Ukrainian military at the front is experiencing fatigue,

they are tired of participating in combat operations. This

was stated on June 25 by a captured militant of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Roman Fedotov.

"It's just that everyone is tired, everyone is tired,"

Fedotov told Izvestia correspondent

Alexander Safiulin.

At home, Fedotov had to leave his wife and child and

mother. Together with his colleagues, the man was

sent to the front line. He spent more than a day

driving on the road, but he and the other

recruits were not allowed to rest, and

were immediately ordered to start

digging trenches.... under cover

of night, because, where they

arrived, the shelters needed

to be strengthened.

At first, there was no question that Fedotov would

participate in the battles. However, later he was

given ammunition and sent as part of a group

to the area of direct engagement. First-aid

kits were distributed to the Ukrainians,

but they were told not to use them —

everything taken from there would

have to be paid for out of pocket.

"We're coming - they said to jump out quickly. Our guide

arrived, began to loop himself, got lost. Drones started

flying, and we scattered. They started hiding and ran

away," Fedotov said.

When the Russian military offered the AFU fighters to

surrender, they dropped their weapons and raised

their hands. Fedotov noted that in captivity with

the Russian army, he was treated completely

normally, observing all his rights.

Earlier in the day, a prisoner of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, Alexander Milyutenko, said that he was

sent to the front without training, and the unit

was "shuffled" from place to place for

two months.

Once his group was sent on a mission at night, and

the guide who led the militants got lost, and the

group came under fire. Then the Ukrainians

decided to surrender to the Russian army.

Milyutenko expressed gratitude to them

for their humane attitude towards

the prisoners.

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The Russian military rescued a

female soldier of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, whom

colleagues tried to kill

June 25th, 3:21pm

(Vesti.ru)

At the disposal of Russian journalists, a video appeared in

which a girl who served in the 111th territorial Defense

Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a shooter

tells about the attempts of her colleagues

to kill her.

Larisa Khodakovskaya was rescued by the Russian

military. They saw that the girl was wounded and

offered to bandage her, but then ---- their own
people opened fire on her again.

According to the captured Ukrainian servicewoman,

the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces protected

her from bullets, reports TASS.

Khodakovskaya explained that her colleagues

tried to deal with her, after she complained to

the command -- that the brigade did not take

out the wounded.

____________________________________________

In Ukraine, they reported the escape

of armed prisoners from the training

centre of Ukraine's Armed Forces

June 25th, 2:19pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Six armed prisoners who joined the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU) have escaped from a training centre

in Chernihiv region. This was reported on June 25

by the publication "Country.ua" with reference

to sources.

"The prisoners agreed to join the Armed Forces of

Ukraine. They were taken to the Desna training

centre in Chernihiv region, from where they

escaped, taking weapons with them," the

message posted on the Telegram

channel says.

It is noted - that the command of the unit has already
notified the commanders of the training centre units.

The publication notes that the fugitives are dressed

in military uniforms, adds ''Country.Ua".

Earlier, on June 17, the Washington Post reported that
in Ukraine, more than 2,750 people were released
from prison to be sent to the front line as part of
the country's Armed Forces. According to the
publication, Ukraine released convicts who
served time.. for drug trafficking, armed
attacks, murder, as well as for other
serious crimes.

Earlier, on May 25, The New York Times reported that

about 350 prisoners were released in Ukraine - to be

sent to the front. The newspaper reminded that the

convicts can join the ranks of the Ukrainian troops,

after which, they will have the opportunity to be

released on parole at the end of their service.

On May 17, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

signed a bill on the mobilization of prisoners. All

convicted persons are subject to it, except

"persons who have committed crimes

against the basics of national

security, murderers, rapists,

pedophiles - and those who

committed fatal accidents

under the influence of

alcohol or drugs."

In addition, the law on strengthening mobilization came

into force in Ukraine on May 18. The document signed

by Zelensky clarifies the categories of persons

subject to mobilization and toughens the

penalties for evading it. However, it

does not provide for provisions

on demobilization.

Among other things.... Zelensky lowered the age of

mobilization from 27 to 25 years and signed a law

on the creation of an electronic register of those

liable for military service, which will combine

information...... about the personal data of

Ukrainians. He also abolished the status

of a limited serviceable person in the

army. Thus, patients with HIV,

certain forms of cancer,

residual tuberculosis,

and men with mental

retardation.... will be

able to serve in the

Ukrainian troops.

Martial law in Ukraine --- is effective from February 2022.

At the same time, Zelensky signed a decree on general

mobilization. Later, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly

extended its validity. Most men between the ages

of 18 and 60, are prohibited from leaving

the country.

_________________________________

The Russian Defense Ministry

pointed out the importing of

radiochemical substances

to Ukraine --- via Poland

June 25th, 1:35pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The import of radiochemical substances that can be used

to create a "dirty bomb" continues on the territory of

Ukraine. This was announced on June 25 at a

briefing.... by the head of the radiation,

chemical and biological Protection

Troops (RCBZ), Russian Armed

Forces Lieutenant General

Igor Kirillov.

"According to available operational information, the

import of radiochemical substances that turn the

country into a landfill of spent nuclear fuel and

waste from hazardous chemical industries

continues on the territory of Ukraine for

further disposal," he said.

Kirillov stressed that the main routes go through Poland

and Romania. He also pointed out that the substances

can be used to create a so-called dirty bomb, and it

can be used under a false flag.

In February, the chief of the RCBZ troops --- noted that the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) are engaged in creating a

new mode of combat operations, including the use of the

so-called special chemical belt. He stressed that this is

happening with the assistance of Western curators.

Evidence... of the use of chemical weapons by Ukrainian

soldiers on the front line in the same month was shown

by Izvestia. It was - a TEREN-6 grenade. According to

one of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

they were taught how to handle such ammunition

by chemists. They warned that the grenade

should be thrown, then - "stay away".

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made, against the background of the

aggravation of the situation in the region

due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.

___________________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

June 25th, 11:06am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to engage

in active combat operations and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 36th Marines

Brigade, 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, and

71st Jaeger Brigade near Volchansk,

Ternovaya, and Tikhoye

(Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 235 Ukrainian troops,

two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and one

122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and positions, as well as

....inflicted losses on formations of the AFU

14th, 54th, and 66th mechanised brigades

near Petropavlovka, Sinkovka (Kharkov

region), Platonovka (Donetsk People's

Republic), and Makeyevka (Lugansk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 445 Ukrainian troops,

two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one

U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20

howitzer, one 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled

artillery system, and one U.S.-made

105-mm M119 howitzer.

In addition, one AFU ammunition depot

has been destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on

manpower & hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised

Brigade, 46th, and the 81st airmobile brigades near

Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 830 Ukrainian troops,

two armoured personnel carriers, seven motor vehicles,

two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one U.S.-made

155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer,

one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer, and one

electronic warfare station.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces took more

advantageous lines and positions, as well as

inflicted losses on formations of the AFU

24th Mechanised Brigade and the 2nd

Territorial Defence Brigade nr Toretsk

and Mikhailovka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks launched by

AFU units were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 560 Ukrainian troops,

one tank, eight motor vehicles, three U.S.-made 155-mm

M777 howitzers, three 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, one

152-mm D-20 howitzer, and three 122-mm

D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware

of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade... near
Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 150 Ukrainian

troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor

vehicles, a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, a

UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm

2A65 Msta-B howitzer, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Force delivered strikes at

manpower and hardware of the AFU 35th Marines

Brigade near Ivanovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 Ukrainian troops,

five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one

122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-

made 105-mm M109 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of

Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

destroyed two AFU materiel depots, one P-18 air

target detection and tracking radar station, as

well as engaged manpower and military

hardware in 128 areas.

Air defence units shot down 79 Ukrainian

unmanned aerial vehicles and four U.S.-

made HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,566

unmanned aerial vehicles, 533 air defence missile

systems, 16,423 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,348 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 10,856 field artillery guns and mortars,

as well as 22,924 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

________________________________

Ukraine calls holding a world summit

without Russia ------ a mistake

June 17th, 7:41pm

(Lenta.ru)

Ukraine made a mistake ------- by not inviting Russian

representatives to the world Summit in Switzerland,

Verkhovna Rada, Yevgeny Shevchenko, said in an

interview with political analyst Vadim Karasev.

"We made a mistake, and this summit showed, I think

everyone already understands perfectly well --- that

they did not invite representatives of Russia there.

We were afraid that they might influence this

situation, but it turned out the other way

around," he said.

According to the parliamentarian, the second part of

the summit will not be held due to the fact that the

event in Switzerland... showed its failure.

Earlier, Austrian Karl Nehammer said that the settlement

of the conflict in Ukraine is impossible without Russia's

participation and taking into account its interests. At

the same time, he stressed --- that he considers the

summit to be the first step towards a settlement.

The head of the Swiss delegation at the summit, Gabriel

Luchinger, said that the second conference on Ukraine

will not be held in Europe. The most likely venue is

Saudi Arabia.

_______________________________________________

APU attacked more than 10

settlements of the Kursk

region --- in a day

June 17th, 7:10pm

(RT.ru)

The Ukrainian army - attacked more than 10 settlements

in the Kursk region during the day. This was announced

by Acting Governor Alexey Smirnov.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled eight settlements in

the region. Ammunition drops from UAVs and attacks by

kamikaze drones were recorded near four settlements.

"None of the residents were injured," Smirnov said.

The head of the region noted that power lines were

damaged in the village of Krasnooktyabrsky.

Residents of the village of Volkino and the

village of Volkinsky were temporarily left

without electricity. A residential building

was destroyed in Troitskoye village.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a

KAMAZ truck and two combine harvesters

in the Belgorod region.

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Jacques Bo: infantile leaders of the West

do not see that Ukraine is a black hole

June 17th, 2024

(source: daniel davis/deepdive

retold by InoTV)

DANIEL DAVIS, podcast host: This is so much... I keep

repeating the word "paradoxical", but it's all so

completely perverted. It just depresses me

that during the current peace process - or

at least that's what it's officially called,

in general - during this peace summit,

we actually continue to lay the

foundation ----------- for our own

weakness and unhappiness,

while allowing the so-called

enemy that we very much

want to damage -------

to develop.

Our actions lead to the opposite result, and so do we...

I don't know if we can't or don't want to admit it, but it

doesn't change the real situation on the ground. It is

better for us to open our eyes and change the

course of behaviour as soon as possible,

otherwise we will have a lot of big

troubles ahead of us.''

JACQUES BO, Swiss intelligence veteran: the problem here

is the infantile behaviour of our leadership. It's just that.

They've started to pursue a strategy that doesn't work;
and instead of admitting this fact & trying to back out
here (as we know ----- there is no such thing for these

people), they continue to follow the same path, even

though they understand that this will doom them to

failure — just because they don't want to lose face.

& probably for this reason, the elections in Europe

can now lead to changes: a new majority, a new

political leadership is not tied to the mistakes

that were made by their predecessors, and

as a result, we can see some political

changes. This is an unknown

factor here...

DANIEL DAVIS: Yes.

JACQUES BO: ...just like the US presidential election...

DANIEL DAVIS: Yes...

JACQUES BO: ''Donald Trump promised to solve the

problem in Ukraine. And his attitude is probably

correct — after all, he knows that the situation

in Ukraine (especially for the United States —

because the United States has invested a lot

of money there) is a black hole...

DANIEL DAVIS: Yes.

JACQUES BO: Because everything that is invested in it is

completely lost. There's nothing left. The equipment sent

there, all the investment — everything disappears... But

probably, of course, not for everyone — we see that

many leaders...

DANIEL DAVIS: Yes.

JACQUES BO: ''...in Ukraine, everyone is getting richer...

thanks to the West...''

DANIEL DAVIS: Yes, and some US arms manufacturers
are very happy with the situation. Definitely.

JACQUES BO: 'Exactly.'

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Kremlin says NATO chief’s

nuclear weapons remarks

are an 'escalation'

June 17th, 3:14pm

(PressTV)

Russia has assessed the latest nuclear comments

by the North Atlantic Alliance military bloc as an

inadmissible "escalation" of ongoing political

rivalry between world powers.

The Kremlin said on Monday the US-led NATO Secretary

General Jens Stoltenberg’s remarks pertaining to talks

on deploying more nuclear weapons ---- would only
exacerbate the threat of atomic warfare.

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov

said on Monday Stoltenberg's remarks ---- were

"nothing else but an escalation of tensions."

Peskov added that Russia's President Vladimir Putin

would never make comments regarding nuclear

weaponry "at his own initiative, as he takes

the issue seriously."

He pointed out Stoltenberg’s comments appeared

to contradict the communique of the Ukraine

Conference that said any threat or use of

nuclear weapons in the Ukraine

context was inadmissible.

Moscow maintains that Washington and its allies in

Europe are taking the world to the point of nuclear

warfare by giving Ukraine, a former Soviet republic

--- an unending supply of Western arms and ammo

to fight its neighbouring country, Russia.

On Sunday, Stoltenberg revealed there were ongoing

talks between members on taking missiles out of

storage and placing them on standby as a

deterrence force.

Stoltenberg said in an exclusive interview with Britain's

The Telegraph newspaper’s reporter conducted at the

NATO headquarters in Brussels that the US-led bloc

was in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in

the face of a growing threat from Russia,

North Korea, and China.

“[A] world where Russia, China, and North Korea have

nuclear weapons, and NATO does not, is a more

dangerous world,” the talking head of the US-

led North Atlantic Treaty Organization said.

In order to scare off adversaries, and to send an

effective message, NATO needs to pull out and

show the nuclear weaponry, he insisted.

“I won’t go into operational details, about how many

nuclear warheads should be operational and which

should be stored, but we need to consult on these

issues. That’s exactly what we’re doing,”

Stoltenberg said.

In addition, Stoltenberg further, sounded the alarm about

China’s alleged nuclear development programs, claiming

soon “NATO may face something that it has never faced

before, and that is, two nuclear-powered potential
adversaries - China and Russia.”

For the time being, Russia and the US are by far the

world’s biggest nuclear powers. They hold about

88 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons,

according to the Federation of

American Scientists.

The US has about 100 non-strategic B61 nuclear

weapons deployed in five European countries:

Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belgium, and the

Netherlands, according to the Bulletin

of the Atomic Scientists. The US has

another 100 such weapons within

its borders.

Russia has about 1,558 non-strategic nuclear warheads,

though arms control experts say it is very difficult to

say just how many there are, due to secrecy.

_______________________________

Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

June 17th, 11:45am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

The units of the Sever Group of Forces, have improved

the situation along the front line. Manpower and hard-

ware of 42nd mechanised, 57th motorised infantry,

71st infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, 105th and 125th of territorial

defence brigades have been hit close

to Volchansk, Deep, Sinelnikovo, and

Liptsa (Kharkov region). In addition,

one counter-attack by the 36th

Marines Brigade's assault

detachment has been

repelled.

The enemy losses were up to 300 Ukrainian troops, four

pickup trucks, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer & a BM-21 Grad MLRS fighting vehicle.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more

advantageous lines and defeated 14th, 43rd, 44th, 116th

mechanised, and 3rd assault brigades of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine near Shiykovka, Sinkovka, Peski-

Radkovskiye, Druzhelyubovka (Kharkov region),

and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 405 Ukrainian troops, three

armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, two

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one

Nota electronic warfare station.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the

situation on the front line, as well as defeating the

manpower and hardware of 93rd mechanised,

79th air assault, 46th aeromobile brigades of

the AFU near Katerinovka, Aleksandro-

Schultino, and Gornjak (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 535 Ukrainian troops, two

armoured personnel carriers, three pickup trucks, two

155-mm U.S.-made M777 howitzers, two 152-mm D-20

howitzers, and 122-mm D-30 guns. In addition, three

AFU ammunition depots have been destroyed.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved

the tactical situation and defeated 47th mechanised,

68th jaeger, 144th infantry brigades of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, 109th territorial defence

brigades near Vozdvizhenka, Kamyshovka,

and Novaya Poltavka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Four counter-attacks of 23rd, 47th mechanised, and

68th jaeger brigades of the AFU have been repelled.

The enemy losses were up to 335 Ukrainian troops, one

U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-

made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, and

two motor vehicles.

During counter-battery warfare, one 155-mm U.S.-made

M777 howitzer, a 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 152-mm

Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm

Msta-B 2A65 howitzer, 2 122-mm of D-30 howitzers,

one 100-mm Rapira gun, one BM-21 Grad MLRS

combat vehicle have been hit.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more

advantages lines, defeating manpower and hardware of

the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 102nd and

128nd territorial defence brigades near Velikaya

Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic) and

Varvarovka (Zaporozhye region).

Two attacks by assault detachments of the 123rd

Territorial Defence Brigade and the 31st Brigade

of the National Guard, have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 150 Ukrainian troops, three

motor vehicles, two 155-mm Polish-made Krab artillery

systems, & two 155-mm British-made FH-70 howitzers.

2 AFU field ammunition depots have been destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged units of

the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade & the 141st Infantry

Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine nr Zherebyanki

and Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region). The AFU losses

were up to 50 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles,

a 152-mm D-20 gun, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware

clusters in 110 areas during the day.

Air defence facilities have shot down 12

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,867

unmanned aerial vehicles, 529 air defence missile

systems, 16,359 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,343 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 10,569 field artillery cannons & mortars,

as well as 22,634 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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Ministry of Defense of the Russian

Federation: the Ukrainian army

lost more than 1,700 soldiers

in a day

June 17th, 11:32am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Defense Ministry said that over the past 24

hours during a special military operation, Russian troops

improved their positions and inflicted significant losses

on Ukrainian forces.

In the northern sectors of the front, in the Kharkiv region

and the LPR, units of the "North" and "West" groups

repelled counterattacks and defeated more than a

dozen brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

and the Territorial Defense of Ukraine,

destroying up to 705 servicemen,

equipment and artillery

installations.

In the DPR and LPR, the troops of the Yug and Centre

groups also made improvements, repelled counter-

attacks and inflicted losses of up to 870 people

on the enemy. The Ukrainian Armed Forces

also lost several pieces of American

equipment in these areas — two

155 mm M777 howitzers, a

Bradley infantry fighting

vehicle and a MaxxPro

armoured vehicle.

In the Zaporizhia region and the DPR, units of the Vostok

and Dnipro groups took more favourable positions,

defeated several AFU brigades, destroying up to

200 servicemen, four Polish and British 155 mm

howitzers, and several cars.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian tactical aircraft, drones,

rocket troops and artillery struck 110 areas where

enemy personnel and equipment were gathered,

and air defense systems shot down 12

Ukrainian drones.

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China slams G7 statement as

'full of arrogance, prejudice

and lies'

June 17th, 11:10am

(PressTV)

China has slammed a statement issued by the Group of

Seven (G7) industrialized countries at the end of their

summit in Italy as “full of arrogance, prejudice

and lies.”

The G7 leaders convened in Italy from June 13 to 15,

with souring trade relations with China as well as

tensions over Ukraine and the South China Sea

on top of their agenda.

The G7 states consists of the US, Britain, France,

Germany, Canada, Italy and Japan.

Their end-of-summit statement claimed that Beijing was

sending “dual-use materials, including weapons

components and equipment” to Russia, which

they say were helping Moscow in its war

with Kiev.

The statement also criticized what is called China's

"militarization, and coercive and intimidation

activities" in the South China Sea.

China claims sovereignty over almost the entire

South China Sea, which overlaps with the

waters of Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei,

Taiwan, and the Philippines.

In response, China's foreign ministry spokesman

Lin Jian said the statement had "slandered

and attacked China."

It had "rehashed cliches that have no factual basis,

no legal basis, and no moral justification, and are

full of arrogance, prejudice and lies," he said

at a news briefing on Monday.

The G7 statement came while China has

repeatedly denied supplying Russia

with weapons and munitions.

Beijing, in return, has blamed the US for igniting the

Ukraine conflict ------ via NATO's eastern expansion.

In February 2022, Russia launched what it called a

special military operation in Ukraine partly to

prevent NATO’s eastward expansion, after

warning that the military alliance was

following an “aggressive line”

against Moscow.

The Western countries have been fueling the flames

of the war, with their unchecked delivery of

weapons to Ukraine.

Moscow has repeatedly warned, that
such a flow of weapons to Kiev will
only prolong the conflict.

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Colonel Karasev: APU soldiers

lose motivation to fight

June 17th, 9:04am

(Vesti.ru)

The commander of the motorized rifle brigade of the

Russian troops, Sergey Karasev, said that the

Ukrainian militants are losing motivation

to conduct military operations, and

their morale is weakening.

According to the colonel of the Guard, Ukrainian

soldiers are increasingly beginning to surrender.

"And what do I need it for?", – Karasev quoted the

words of one of the soldiers of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine regarding the conduct of hostilities,

emphasizing that at the moment "the enemy

is changing".

The military commander also noted that the fighters

of the Russian army, on the contrary, have a

strong morale.

"I talked (recently) with the staff. I say: "Guys, the Great

Patriotic War went on for 1,418 days. Today is the 830th

day of the special military operation… We can't be in a

...decadent mood. Now morale is stronger. The staff

understands everything," Karasev said.

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Russian "Sunbeams" burn out the

positions of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces in the Soledar area

June 17th, 2:15am

(Vesti.ru)

"Sunbeams" of Tula paratroopers... burn out the

positions of the Kiev regime army near Soledar.

"The TOS-1A Solntsepek crews of the Tula Airborne

Forces unit perform tasks in the area of the SVO-

they deliver crushing blows with 220-millimetre

thermobaric projectiles to the positions of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Soledar area"

RIA Novosti reports, citing information from

the Russian Defense Ministry.

At the same time, the enemy's buried shelters,

observation and strongholds, ammunition

caches and artillery positions

are burned out.

To ensure security and prevent sabotage actions

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the work of the

Solntsepyokov calculations is covered by

security groups on BMD-2KU

assault vehicles.

During the special military operation, the accuracy

of the TOS-1A Solntsepek ----- was improved.

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Medvedchuk: Ukraine can expect

a series of referendums - on

reunification with Russia

June 16th, 12:30am
RT.ru

Kiev's rejection of the proposals of Russian leader

Vladimir Putin may provoke a new series of

referendums on the reunification of

Ukraine with Russia.

This point of view was expressed by the head of the

movement "Other Ukraine", the former head of the

banned in Ukraine party "Opposition Platform-

For Life", Viktor Medvedchuk.

"Well, what will happen to Ukraine if it rejects

Vladimir Putin's new peace initiative? The

question is rhetorical," he said, in an

interview with TASS.

The interlocutor of the agency recalled how, under

similar circumstances, a number of regions left

Ukraine as a result of referendums. And this

process, according to him, will continue.

Earlier, the Kremlin spoke about the reaction of

the West to Putin's proposals for a peaceful

settlement of the crisis in Ukraine.

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Trump promised - to put an end

to payments to Kiev if elected

president

June 16th, 12:17am

(RT.ru)

Former US President Donald Trump has said that he will

put an end to "endless" payments to Ukraine, if he is

re-elected head of the White House.

Speaking to supporters in Detroit, Michigan, Trump

said that Vladimir Zelensky.... could turn out to be

"the greatest con-merchant among all politicians

who have ever lived."

Trump explained that every time Zelensky comes to the

United States, he leaves the country with $60 billion,

after which he returns to Ukraine and declares

that he needs the same amount more.

"And so on, without end. I will deal

with it" TASS quoted Trump

as saying.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Maria Zakharova, said that Kiev will spend

$1.5 billion from the United States - to

demolish monuments to the poet

Alexander Pushkin.

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Nazi slogan and accusing Russia

of invading Finland. How did the

first day of the peace summit

on Ukraine end?

June 16th, 12:15am

(Lenta.ru)

Some heads of delegations at the summit on Ukraine

in Burgenstock, Switzerland, shouted Nazi slogans.

This was reported by RIA Novosti news agency.

During the group photographing, a phrase banned in

Russia about praising Ukraine and its heroes was

heard. It was not possible to determine which

of the summit guests... was marked by the

Bandera slogan. Swiss President Viola

Amhred was smiling as she stood

next to Ukrainian ''leader''

Volodymyr Zelensky.

On June 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting

with the chief editors of world news agencies at the

SPIEF.... explained the meaning of the term

"denazification" - one of the goals of a

special military operation (SVO)

in Ukraine.

According to him, this means banning the propaganda of

Nazism at the legislative level. He admitted that he was

very surprised, when people started asking him about

the meaning of this term.

A number of high-profile statements

were made during the summit

Finland entered World War II, on June 25, 1941, declaring

war on the USSR three days after Hitler's troops crossed

the Soviet borders. Helsinki.. stayed an ally of Germany

until September 1944, when Finland was listed as the

losing party in the 1947 peace Treaty.

On the sidelines of a peace conference, Finnish

Alexander Stubb -- accused Russia of invading

his country during World War II. According to

the head of state ----- Finland lost 10% of its

territory as a result of military operations.

Stubb also stressed the importance of holding a

second conference on Ukraine - as soon as

possible. He explained this necessity by

saying that "peace is not a result, but

a process."

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

Igor Zhovkva later noted that Russia could "in a

certain format" ...take part in the second

such summit, preparations for which

have already begun.

Zelensky himself said that the action plan agreed at the

"peace summit" will be transferred to Russia - and also

allowed the conflict to end at the second conference.

Commenting on the priority points of his "peace formula",

which are planned to be discussed at the current event,

the Ukrainian leader explained that, having reached an

agreement on nuclear, humanitarian and food security

in the future - it will be possible to create an action

plan for each next point of the peace formula.

French President Emmanuel Macron's statement.

According to him, the summit participants do not support

the escalation of the conflict and "no one in this room

wants to fight with Russia."

This statement was made - one week after the decision of

the head of the Fifth Republic to transfer Mirage fighters

to Kiev, train and equip a brigade of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine from 4,500 fighters, as well as permission

to use French SCALP missiles ---- for strikes on

Russian territory.

Answering Macron in absentia, a member of the

Federation Council Committee on International

Affairs, Senator from the Republic of Crimea

Sergey Tsekov reminded that... about 20

NATO countries.. are involved in the

conflict in Ukraine. We are talking

about states that support Kiev

and supply it with weapons.

"They, I believe, are at war with

Russia," the lawmaker said.

Russia called the summit a farce

Viktor Vodolatsky, First Deputy Chairman of the State

Duma ----- pointed out that the summit in Burgenstock

completely discredited itself in the eyes of the world

community and turned into a bad farce for the United

States, France and Germany.

He stated, that the participants of the

conference were "collected by force".

"Naturally, under various pretexts, and messages,

they were forced to come in any composition of

any delegation: the main thing is to have a flag,"

he said.

Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry

Rodion Miroshnik, expressed the view that the idea

of the Swiss conference was a failure.

"The Peace Summit began with the statement that it

will not be possible to talk about peace today,

maybe next time," the diplomat said.

In the meantime, all those who have arrived can give

themselves up to their favorite pastime ----- throwing

verbal bowel movements in the direction of Russia

Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry

of Russia, as well as a number of key countries of

the Global South, including China, are not

participating in the summit.

Moscow has not received an invitation to participate in

the summit. As suggested by Russian Deputy Foreign

Minister Alexander Grushko, the conference in

Switzerland is needed - to maintain the

anti-Russian psychosis.

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Draft communique: peace
in Ukraine requires the
involvement of
all parties

June 16th, 12:07am

(RT.ru)

The participation and dialogue of all parties is essential

for achieving peace in Ukraine. This is stated in the

draft communique of the Swiss Conference

on Ukraine.

The document, the text of which is quoted by Reuters,

says about plans to take concrete steps in the future

in this direction and with more active participation

of the representatives of all parties.

"We believe that achieving peace requires the

participation and dialogue of all parties,"

the document says.

In addition, the draft version of the communique

contains a thesis on Ukraine's control over the

Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

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Engineer-operator of the UAV calculation

in the dark revealed the position of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces and helped to

defeat it

June 15th, 10:10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Senior Lieutenant Dmitry Borvinchenko, an engineer-

operator of the UAV crew, conducted aerial

reconnaissance - and corrected artillery

fire using an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Being on the position at night in conditions of high cloud

cover and the use of electronic warfare by the enemy,

Senior Lieutenant Borvinchenko opened a well-

equipped position of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU).

He quickly identified and transmitted to the artillery

position ---- the coordinates of the target to be hit.

Then.. Borvinchenko corrected the Russian

artillery fire on the enemy -- as a result of

which the position of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine was destroyed along with

the militants and equipment

located there.

Meanwhile, the commander of the Guards tank, Sgt.

Bator Takhanov - supported the assault units of the

Russian troops in conducting offensive operations

in one of the tactical areas. In the course of

performing another combat mission,

moving through the terrain,

Takhanov - found a group

of AFU militants hiding

in an abandoned

building.

With a well-aimed shot, the tankers destroyed the

enemy's shelter along with the militants who

were there. The decisive actions of Sgt.

Takhanov's guards, as well as the

professionalism and coherence

of his crew, contributed to the

successful promotion of the

Russian units and their

consolidation on

new frontiers.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made against the background of the

worsening situation in the region.

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Moldova calls on the intl community to
develop a peace project in Ukraine

June 15th, 8:06pm

(Lenta.ru)

Moldovan Maia Sandu, has called on the international

community to develop a fundamental peace project,

referring to the conflict in Ukraine. This.... is
reported by RIA Novosti.

During a conference on Ukraine, in Switzerland, she

stated the need to protect peace. "We cannot think

about peace & security only from the perspective

of our own borders, we must develop a

fundamental peace project that will

be the best investment in peace

and stability in Europe,"

Sandu said.

Earlier, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena

stated the importance of Russia's participation

in the negotiations on Ukraine. She noted that

the country maintains a respectful dialogue

with all States, for the sake of building

peace and security.

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A married couple was killed in Donetsk

on the doorstep of a house during

shelling by the Armed Forces

of Ukraine

June 15th, 6:49pm

(RT.ru)

The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, announced the

death of a married couple during the shelling of

Donetsk, by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

"Today, as a result of shelling from the VFU of the

Petrovsky district of the capital of the region, a

married couple was killed on the doorstep of

their own home: a man born in 1968 and a

woman born in 1977," he said.

Earlier, the mayor of the city Alexey Kulemzin

reported the death of two people during

the shelling.

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Among the soldiers of the Armed
Forcesof Ukraine an epidemic
of typhoid fever began.

June 15th, 6:33pm

(Lenta.ru)

Among the Ukrainian military in Kherson and the Kherson

region, an epidemic of typhoid fever began. This became

known from sources in the pro-Russian underground.

According to the underground activists, mostly soldiers

of the 123rd separate territorial Defense brigade and

the 34th regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine

fell ill.

It is noted -- that 62 cases of typhoid fever have been

registered, three deaths have already been reported,

12 more people are in serious condition, 31 - in
a state of moderate severity.

The dynamics of infection spread is

assessed - as extremely negative

A source in the underground indicated that the dynamics

of the spread of the disease can be assessed as

extremely negative. As of June 7, only 26

military personnel were diagnosed with

typhoid fever, but three days later the

number of cases more than doubled.

Employees of the Military Medical Clinical Centre of the

Southern Region and the Odessa Regional Centre for

Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of

Health of Ukraine held a meeting with

representatives of the command,

military administrations and

medical institutions... in

Kherson on June 10.

According to preliminary data, the source of infection

was water from local water supply systems

in coastal areas.

In addition, the water supply systems of settlements

on the right bank of the Dnieper river were at risk:

Antonovka, Sadovoe, Dachi and Tomina Balka,

Belozerka, Dneprovskoe, Kizomys.

Among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, there is an increase in infections

At the end of last year, it became known that soldiers of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine --- are massively infected

with a dangerous infection. "Hospitals are grappling

with an alarming rise in drug-resistant infectious
diseases ---- amid the ongoing fighting,"
The Telegraph article said.

Then doctors from the Public Health Centre of Ukraine

(UPSC) analyzed data obtained from three regional

hospitals. The result showed that 14 percent of

the examined patients became ill during

treatment. About 60 percent were

infected with a virus.... that is

resistant to carbapenem ----

a class of highly effective

antibiotics.

Doctors concluded that the rise in antibiotic resistance

has led to a serious crisis that requires urgent action.

In addition, Western doctors have concluded that

Ukrainian soldiers may be carriers of a new

infection - that is resistant to most known

antibiotics. Doctors made the disturbing

discovery while examining a wounded

soldier at a U.S. military hospital in

Germany. Experts considered that

not only Ukraine could suffer

from the consequences.

The previous outbreak of legionnaires ' disease was

recorded in Rzeszow, Poland, Subcarpathian

Voivodeship - where military aid is being

transported to Ukraine.

Later, the infection spread to other regions of

Poland, with a total of about 160 people

infected. Legionellosis is a disease

that manifests itself in damage

to the lung tissue with the

development of severe

pneumonia.

Soldiers with psychological injuries have become

a problem for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The spread of infectious diseases is not the only threat

to the health of the Ukrainian military. Along with

diseases, soldiers receive psychological trauma

------ which is why they pose a threat to

their colleagues.

British journalists have learned that many soldiers of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine suffer from post-traumatic

stress disorder — PTSD) - it has already been

detected in at least several thousand

military personnel.

At the same time, the authorities are in no hurry to deal

with this problem — only those who have the most

noticeable signs of PTSD are sent for treatment,

the rest are returned to the front line.

"We may lose a serviceman. He will have problems,

and he can cause harm not only to himself, but

also to other people," the British edition of

Sky News quotes the words of one of

the soldiers of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.

In addition, earlier it was reported that an epidemic of

gambling addiction... began in the ranks of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine - online casinos and sports betting

destroy the morale of the military. "If you are going

to legalize *****, then at least control it," said

Pavlo Petrichenko, a Ukrainian soldier —

aerial intelligence officer of the 59th

Brigade of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.

Against the background of this phenomenon, President

of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on

restricting gambling on the Internet --- and also

banned it ---- among soldiers of the Armed

Forces of the country.

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Ukrainian border guards opened fire

while detaining four evaders

June 15th, 5:53pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Ukrainian border guards - used weapons to detain four

evaders who wanted to escape to Hungary. This was

reported on June 15 by the western regional

department of the State Border Service

of Ukraine.

"During the detention, the violators tried to escape from

the border patrol," the agency said in a Facebook post

(owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist
and banned in the Russian Federation).

It is noted that to stop the intruders, the border guards

were forced to shoot several times in the air.

The western regional department of the state Border

Service added that there were only three groups of

evaders. Among them were residents of Kiev,

Chernihiv region, and Transcarpathia. The

latter were involved in the shooting

incident. The men... used the

services of the organizers

of illegal travel schemes

abroad and paid them

$5.5 thousand each,

she added.

Due to increased mobilization and the unwillingness of

citizens to serve in the armed forces, such incidents

occur regularly. On June 9, a group of 32 people in

a GAZ-66 truck broke through the border and fled

to Hungary. At the end of May, two men attacked

a border guard officer, took away his weapons

and fled to Romania. In the same month,

border guards detained a 44-year-old

man disguised as a woman.

Martial law in Ukraine is effective from February 2022. At

the same time, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky,

whose term of office expired on May 20, signed a

decree on general mobilization.

Later, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly extended its

validity. Most men between the ages of 18 and 60

are prohibited from leaving the country.

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Swiss President: peace process

in Ukraine is unimaginable

without Russia

June 15th, 5:35pm
(RT.ru)

The peace process of the Ukrainian settlement is

impossible without Russia's participation, Swiss

President Viola Amherd said.

"We all understand... that the peace process without

Russia's participation is unimaginable. A long-term

solution must involve both parties. We will discuss

how and under what conditions Russia can be

involved in this process," TASS quoted her

as saying.

According to Amherd, care should be taken to

ensure that the first step in the Burgenstock

is followed by the second.

Earlier, Russian presidential press Secretary Dmitry

Peskov said that the conference in Switzerland

will not discuss peace in Ukraine.

According to him, the Kremlin has nothing to convey

to the participants of the Swiss conference.

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Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

June 15th, 11:20am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

The units of the Sever Group of Forces continue to

advance deep into the enemy defences. The AFU

71st Jaeger Brigade and the 125th Territorial

Defence Brigade have been hit close to

Volchansk and Ternovaya

(Kharkov region).

Russian troops have repelled seven counterattacks by

assault detachments from the 36th Marine Brigade

and the 13th National Guard Brigade.

The enemy losses were up to 350 troops, two tanks,

three motor vehicles, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer...

and two Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more

advantageous lines and defeated formations of 14th,

63rd, 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU, the

AFU 117th Brigade and the 13th Brigade of
the National Guard close to Sinkovka,

Petropavlovka (in Kharkov region),

Dronovka, Grigorovka (Donetsk

People's Republic), and

Chervonaya Dibrova

(Lugansk People's

Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 495 troops, three armoured

fighting vehicles, and nine motor vehicles.

In addition, during counter-battery fire, two 155-mm

U.S.-made M777 howitzers, a 155-mm British-made

FH-70 howitzer, a 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer,

a 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery

system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one

122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle have

been hit.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces - have improved

their position along the front line and also defeated
manpower & hardware of 56th motorised infantry,

41st mechanised, 79th air assault, and 46th

airmobile brigades of the AFU close to

Elizavetovka, Kalinina, Orekhovo-

Vasilyevka, and Chasov Yar,

Stupochka, & Gornyak

(Donetsk People's

Republic).

Russian troops - have repelled one counterattack

of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU.

The enemy losses were up to 630 troops, one infantry

fighting vehicle, and five motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one UK-made

155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 self-propelled

artillery system, one 155-mm AS-90 Braveheart self-

propelled artillery system, a 152 mm D-20 howitzer,

122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery

system, four 122-mm D-30 howitzers, two

U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, plus one

122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle,

and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37

counter-battery station.

In addition, three AFU field ammunition

depots have been destroyed.

The units of the Tsetr Group Forces have improved the

tactical position and defeated formations of 47th and

110th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to

Vozdvizhenka, Novoaleksandrovka, Voskhod,

Novopokrovskoye, and Yevgenovka

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops have repelled five counterattacks by

assault detachments of 23rd and 24th mechanised

brigades of the AFU.

The enemy losses were up to 320 troops, three infantry

fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made

155-mm M777 howitzer, three 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B

howitzers, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one

U.S.-made 105-mm M102 howitzer.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more

favourable lines and also defeated the manpower and

hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of

the AFU, 102nd and 125th brigades of the AFU,

and the 21st Brigade of the National Guard,

near Novoukrainka, Neskuchnoye, Oktyabr

(Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyai

Pole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 140 servicemen, one tank,

one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles,

two Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled

artillery systems, and one 152-mm 2A65

Msta-B howitzer.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated

manpower and hardware of formations of the

23rd Brigade of the National Guard near

Vyshetarasovka and Dobraya Nadya

(Dnipropetrovsk region).

The enemy losses were up to 75 troops

and three motor vehicles.

In addition, U.S.-made MLRS M142 HIMARS and M270

MLRS launchers, as well as one 122-mm 2C1

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system

have been destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces have neutralised manpower and military

hardware in 106 areas.

Air defense facilities have shot down 54 unmanned aerial

vehicles, four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs,

as well as ten U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles.

In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,845

unmanned aerial vehicles, 529 air defence missile
systems, 16,340 tanks & other armoured combat

vehicles -- 1,341 combat vehicles equipped with

MRLS, 10,491 field artillery cannons & mortars

...as well as 22,567 units of special military

equipment, have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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Nebenzia accused military
registration & enlistment
offices of Ukraine of ---

hunting for men.

June 14th, 8:47pm

(Lenta.ru)

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily

Nebenzia, said that the military registration and

enlistment offices in Ukraine - have opened

a hunt for men.

His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

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At the site of the collapse of the

entrance to Shebekino found

two dead

June 14th, 8:38pm

(Lenta.ru)

At the site of the collapse of the entrance of a residential

building in the Belgorod district of Shebekino, two dead

people were found. EMERCOM of Russia wrote about

this in its official Telegram channel.

The publication clarifies that the bodies of a man and a

woman were found at the site of the collapse of the

entrance to Shebekino.

On Friday afternoon, June 14, a residential building in

Shebekino was shelled. As a result of the attack, the

entrance collapsed. It was reported that after the

collapse of the entrance of a residential building

in Shebekino after an attack from Ukraine, ten

people are missing.

As the governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav

Gladkov specified, seven people were injured, and

rescue operations are continuing on the spot.

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Peskov shared Putin's words about

the reaction of the West and

Ukraine to his initiative

June 14th, 6:54pm

(Lenta.ru)

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the reaction

of the West and Kiev - to his initiative for a peaceful

settlement of the conflict in Ukraine "predictable".

This was announced by Presidential press

Secretary Dmitry Peskov, TASS reports.

"Vladimir Putin was informed about the reaction of

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and

NATO Jens Stoltenberg to his initiative.

According to the president, their

reaction is predictable," the

press secretary said.

He also added that the US response to Putin's proposal

to resolve the conflict.... is also "predictable", since

Washington "needs to fight to the last Ukrainian".

Earlier, Zelensky called Putin's proposal to resolve the

conflict with Russia an ultimatum. Stoltenberg said

that the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine from the new Russian regions

will be "the achievement of Russia's

military goals."

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Putin pointed out the need to

move the front line in the

direction of Kharkiv

June 14th, 6:06pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Russia - is forced to push back the front line in the Kharkiv

direction in order to reduce terrorist attacks on Belgorod.

This was announced on June 14 by
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"We need.. to act carefully, gradually. But if the enemy

continues to do what it has done so far, then we will

think about how to proceed further, to secure our

settlements," he said... at a meeting with

participants of the Time of

Heroes program.

At the same time, the head of state pointed out, that the

depth of 10-17 km does not deprive the enemy of the

ability to strike with longer-range weapons, "but

still gradually pushes this threat away from

our large settlements."

He also stressed that the military personnel serving in

the Kharkiv sector, perform their tasks with dignity.

Earlier in the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU)

once again, shelled the town of Shebekino in the

Belgorod region. As a result of the actions of

Ukrainian militants, the entrance of an

apartment building collapsed.

Analysis of the rubble will continue

at night, people may still remain

under it.

Also on Friday, Putin said that Russia has always sought

peace and is ready to sit down at the negotiating table

even tomorrow. According to him, this will become

possible when Kiev withdraws its troops from the

regions of the Russian Federation - and officially

renounces its intentions to integrate into NATO.

The President stressed that Russia is once again

making a real peace offer, but if Kiev and the

West refuse, the responsibility for the

ongoing conflict lies solely

with them.

Ukrainian militants are trying to strike at Russian

territories against the background of a special

operation in the Donbass, the beginning of

which was announced on February 24,

2022. The decision was made due to

the aggravation of the situation in

the region due to shelling by

the Ukrainian military.

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Putin announced the presence

....of 700 thousand Russian

military personnel in the

special operation zone

June 14th, 6:05pm

(Izvestia.ru)

There are about 700,000 Russian servicemen

in the special operation zone, Russian

President Vladimir Putin said on

June 14.

"We have almost 700,000 (military personnel - Ed.)
in the special military operation zone," the Head
of state said during a meeting with participants
of the "Time of Heroes" program.

At the same time, he drew attention to the fact

that the program includes about 80 people.

In December last year, Putin said that there are

617 thousand people in the zone of the Free

Military operation.

On Friday, June 14, the Russian leader arrived at

the Senezh Management Workshop in Moscow

Region to communicate with participants of

the Vremya Geroyev program. It is aimed
at training highly qualified & competent

managers from among the participants

of a special military operation for
their subsequent promotion - to
senior positions in the public

administration system.

Training for the first set of program participants started

on May 27. As part of the master's program, 83 military

personnel began to receive management education.

During the first module, participants reached the North

Pole on June 10 on the icebreaker "50 years of Victory".

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues.

The decision was made against the background

of the worsening situation in the region.

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Ex-CIA analyst predicts Ukraine

will disappear.... within a year

June 14th, 3:29pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The agreement on security guarantees between

Washington and Kiev is concluded for 10 years,

but there is a risk that Ukraine may disappear

within a year. This was stated by former

analyst of the Central Intelligence

Agency (CIA) of the US,

Larry Johnson.

"I guarantee that Ukraine in the form in which it is now,

in 10 years will no longer exist. I think it will disappear

in a year," Johnson said, on the Deep Dive YouTube

channel on June 13.

He noted that the chances of such a development, are

much higher in reality - than in the statements of the

administration of US President Joe Biden.

Johnson added that... judging by the ten-year term of the

agreement and the specifics of its provisions, Ukrainian

leader Vladimir Zelensky, whose powers expired on May

20, does not plan to hold presidential elections during

this period.

Earlier in the day, Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy

Marchenko... put forward G7 conditions that the

group's assistance to Kiev, in the amount of

$50 billion should be transferred during

the current year.

A 10-year security agreement was signed between the

United States and Ukraine on June 13. It is assumed

that in the event of a threat, high-ranking officials

from Washington and Kiev will meet within a day

to discuss response measures and determine

additional needs for Ukrainian defense.

State Duma deputy, professor at the Financial University

under the Government of the Russian Federation Oleg

Matveichev, in a conversation with Izvestia, called

this agreement a new PR move by Zelensky. The

United States, according to the deputy, could

have signed such an agreement a long time

ago, but did not do it.

Earlier, on June the 1st, US journalist Tucker Carlson

suggested that Ukraine could disappear in 50 years,

because the United States betrayed it.

Washington is now selling land in this country
to foreign investors, and then it will fill the
Ukrainian territories, with migrants from
the ''third world.''

Back in January, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted

that the initiative in the special operation zone belongs

entirely to the Russian military, and if this state of

affairs continues, the question of Ukraine's

statehood ...will arise.

The special operation to protect the Donbass... which

Russia announced on February 24, 2022, continues.

The decision was made against the background of

the aggravation of the situation in the region
due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.

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Rogov: Ukrainian Armed Forces
have lost about two dozen
artillery pieces in
recent days

June 14th, 3:11pm

(RT.ru)

Ukrainian artillery has suffered heavy losses on

the Zaporizhia front line in recent days, said

Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the "We are

Together with Russia" movement.

This is reported by RIA Novosti.

According to him, in recent days, about two dozen

different artillery pieces of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces, including Western-made ones, have

been destroyed on the Zaporizhia front.

Rogov noted that the Ukrainian Armed

Forces have sensitive artillery losses.

This was made possible - thanks to a successful

counter-battery fight on the part of the Russian

Armed Forces.

Earlier, the head of the Zaporozhye region

administration, appointed by Kiev, Ivan

Fedorov, reported damage to a critical

infrastructure facility in the Ukrainian

-controlled Zaporozhye.

_____________________________

Summary of the special operation

in Ukraine from June 8 to 14

June 14th, 2:18pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Ministry of Defense reported that during the week,

in response to the Kiev regime's attempts to damage

Russian energy facilities, the Armed Forces of the

Russian Federation conducted 19 group strikes

with high-precision air-and ground-based

weapons, as well as strike unmanned

aerial vehicles (UAVs), during which

energy facilities that provided the

operation of military-industrial

enterprises were hit.

In addition, the infrastructure of military airfields,

storehouses for Storm Shadow cruise missiles

and other aviation weapons, ammunition and

explosives depots, workshops for the

production of attack UAVs, training

sites for the use of unmanned

boats, as well as temporary

deployment points for

nationalist & foreign

mercenaries

were hit.

Also, from June 8 to 14, the active actions of the units of

the group of troops "West" during the week occupied

more favorable lines and liberated the settlements

of Artemovka in the Luhansk People's Republic

(LPR) and Timovka in the Kharkiv region.

Units of five mechanized, tank, assault and airmobile

brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), a

tero-defense unit, as well as three brigades of

the National Guard of Ukraine were defeated.

In this area -- the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 3,405

servicemen, four armoured combat vehicles, 32 vehicles,

30 field artillery pieces, including 7... US M777 howitzers.

In addition, three electronic warfare stations and four

field ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine were destroyed.

The Ministry of Defense added that units of the Dnipro

group of troops defeated the formations of three

brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a

marine brigade and a unit of the National

Guard of Ukraine.

The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to 555

military personnel, 37 vehicles, 26 field artillery

pieces, seven of which were foreign-made.

Russian air defense systems shot down a MiG-29

fighter jet, as well as two Mi-8 helicopters of the

Ukrainian Air Force.

In addition, 13 US-made ATACMS operational-tactical

missiles, three Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems,

two Neptune anti-ship missiles, two US-made

HARM anti-radar missiles, eight US-made

Hammer and JDAM guided bombs, 46

HIMARS, Vampire, & Uragan rockets

were destroyed during the week....

and "Alder", as well as 465 UAVs.

Su-27 and Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air

Force were destroyed at their home airfields.

During the week, 46 Ukrainian servicemen

surrendered on the contact line, the

Defense Ministry said.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation, 613 aircraft, 276 helicopters, 25,791

unmanned aerial vehicles, 529 anti-aircraft

missile systems, 16,329 tanks and other

armoured combat vehicles, 1,337

multiple launch rocket systems,

10,441 field artillery & mortar

guns, as well as 22,542 units

of special military vehicles

have been destroyed.

___________________________

The media reported: on the

dissatisfaction of Western

countries with the training

of AFU pilots

June 13th, 11:48pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Kiev insists that the West and Europe expand the

program and train more Ukrainians. However,

pilots are not yet ready to start flying F-16

fighter jets... due to difficulties with the

knowledge of English ---- and the flight

program of pilots undergoing training.

This was reported on June 11 by
the US newspaper Politico.

"The training program for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16

is rather poor," a senior US Defense official, who

requested anonymity, said in the article.

The publication reported that Western officials expressed

confidence in their decision ---- regarding the training of

Ukrainian pilots for flights on the first batch of F-16s.

They noted the need for a gradual improvement

of the program.

"You don't just need pilots. Maintenance and training of

service personnel is also a key part of this process,"

said Charles Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

of Staff of the US Armed Forces.

According to the second senior official of the US

Department of Defense, there is no problem with

the lack of places. The West fears --- that there

will be more pilots ready to fly on the F-16....

than the fighters themselves in the country,

since in this case, the skills of pilots will

be forgotten.

Earlier, on June 11th, US human rights activist, Ajamu
Baraka, warned against deploying F-16s in the EU

and NATO countries. He recalled the existence

of the fifth article in the NATO charter, which

states that in the event of a strike on the

territory of one of the participating

countries, the other members of

the association must take the

necessary actions to

protect it.

On the same day, the head of the State Duma's Defense

Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, said that F-16s and

airfields outside the territory of Ukraine -- where

they can be located -- will become a legitimate

target for the Russian army if they take part

in combat sorties.

At the same time, the chief of aviation of the Air Forces

Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhiy

Golubtsov, said that some of the US F-16 fighters

that Western countries will transfer to Ukraine

are planned to be deployed at air bases

outside its borders. He clarified - that

such a measure will allow the army

to constantly maintain a certain

number of fighters ready

for departure.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 28 that the
delivery of F-16s to Ukraine ----- would not change the

situation on the battlefield. These fighters will also

be a legitimate target for the Russian Federation

if they are launched from third countries.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which the

Russian president announced on February 24, 2022,

continues. The decision was made against the

background of the worsening situation in

the region.

_____________________________

Russian Foreign Ministry criticizes

UN response to attack on

Russian journalists

June 13th, 11:31pm
(Lenta.ru)

The United Nations condemns the attacks on journalists,

but does not name the perpetrators of these events.

This was stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry's

Rodion Miroshnik, in his Telegram channel.

"International structures traditionally lack the will to give

a real political and legal assessment of the actions of

the Kiev regime, & its militants. Killing journalists is

very bad, but to point out the obvious perpetrators

of the murder, there is no guts," Miroshnik wrote.

Earlier, the NTV TV channel said that correspondent

Alexey Ivliev, and cameraman Valery Kozhin, were

injured in Gorlovka, along with an escort officer.

NTV employees were hospitalized, they were

in a coma.

A possible reason for the injury of the NTV TV crew could

be a Ukrainian drone. According to the head of the DPR

Denis Pushilin, the journalists received

mine-explosive injuries.

Later it became known that the cameraman Valery

Kozhin, whose rescue doctors worked on for

several hours, did not survive. He was

46 years old.

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The Pentagon auditor: again

revealed an overestimation

of prices for weapons

for Ukraine

June 13th, 10:56pm

(Izvestia.ru)

According to the results of an audit of military assistance

provided by the US to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, new

cases of overstating the cost of weapons by $1.9 billion
were identified, according to a report by Pentagon

Inspector General Robert Storch, published

on June 13.

Thus, in the current fiscal year, the Pentagon will be able

to spend almost $2 billion more on weapons for Ukraine

than expected, due to an accounting error.

"The identification in our sample, of additional defense

items with an inflated cost of $1.9 billion, in addition

to the previously announced $6.2 billion, shows that

the Department of Defense and its departments

failed to fully implement the updated policy

------ related to the instructions of the

Department of Defense regulator

in the spring of 2023," the

Storch report says.

He added.. that the audit revealed cases when some

departments of the Ministry of Defense involved in

the evaluation of defense goods did not have a

complete understanding of the accounting

principles set out in the updates to the

department's regulator's policy, and

were unable to implement these

updates - due to significant

deficiencies in financial

reporting.

A similar error in maintaining documentation became

known in June 2023. Then it was reported that the

Pentagon overestimated the cost of weapons

sent from its stockpiles by $2.6 billion in

fiscal 2022 and by $3.6 billion

in fiscal 2023.

___________________________________________

Medvedev named the condition for

the liberation of Ukraine from

Western shackles

June 13th, 10:39pm

(Lenta.ru)

Completing the tasks of the special military operation will

free Ukraine from the neo-colonial shackles of the West.

This condition was stated by the Deputy chairman of

the Security Council of the Russian Federation,

and chairman of the United Russia party,

Dmitry Medvedev, in an article for

Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

"As a result of the coup d'etat in February 2014, the

country completely lost its political subjectivity. In

fact, external control.. was established over the

republic, examples of which are innumerable

all over the world," Medvedev recalled.

The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council

sees the fulfillment of its tasks as the only solution

to this problem for Ukraine.

Earlier, Dmitry Medvedev said that a new system of

international relations based on the principles of

respect and benevolent non-interference will be

formed in the near future. This --- will make it

possible to solve the tasks of "eliminating

the socio-economic manifestations

of neocolonialism".

_________________________________________

Guards private Bazhenov single-handedly

destroyed a machine-gun crew of

saboteurs of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine

June 13th, 10:25pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Moving along the route as part of the head patrol, the

driver of the Guard's mortar battery, Private Dmitry

Bazhenov --- discovered a sabotage group of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine preparing an ambush

on the route of the Russian Armed Forces.

Despite the numerical superiority of the saboteurs, the

Russian military entered into an unequal battle. At this

time, Bazhenov secretly outflanked the enemy, who

threw the main forces to repel the attack. With

targeted fire, he destroyed an equipped AFU

firing point with a machine-gun crew

located there.

Having lost machine-gun support, the enemy with losses

hastily left the position and retreated. As a result of the

dedication and courage shown by Private Bazhenov to

the Guards, conditions were created that allowed the

column to arrive in a timely manner in a given area

without losses.

Meanwhile, Guard lance Corporal, Pavel Kachurin, at

the observation post found a drone approaching the

positions of Russian troops. After the report and

clarification of the UAV ownership, he was

given the task of destroying the

enemy drone.

Guards Lance Corporal Kachurin opened accurate small

arms fire on the quadcopter. A kamikaze drone of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces, designed to deliver a fire

strike on Russian troops, was hit and detonated

in the air.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made against the background of the

worsening situation in the region.

_____________________________________

One of the NTV employees injured in

the attack of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces... died

June 13th, 6:37pm

(Izvestia.ru)

One of the injured NTV employees who were injured in

the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in

Horlivka has died. This was announced on

June 13 by the editorial board of the

TV channel in Telegram.

"Our cameraman Valery Kozhin, who was wounded today

in Gorlovka, has died. Doctors saved him for several

hours, but Valera's injuries were not compatible

with life," the report says.

It is specified that the man was 46 years old. He started

working in the TV channel's team in 2006... and has

repeatedly been on business trips to hot spots.

In addition, Kozhin was awarded the medal "For Bravery",

medals of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, I and II
degrees, and the medal of the Ministry of Defense of

the Russian Federation "Participant of the military

operation in Syria".

According to representatives of the TV channel,

journalist Alexey Ivliev was operated on

and is in a stable condition.

On Thursday, the UN Secretary-General's office

stressed that the organization opposes any

attacks on journalists.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign

Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in turn, pointed out

that the shelling of NTV employees

was targeted.

The diplomat also noted that international

organizations such as UNESCO and the

OSCE ------ are obliged to hold Kiev

accountable for such attacks.

Ukrainian militants have repeatedly attacked media

representatives. So, in April, as a result of criminal

actions of the Kiev regime, during the shooting of

a report, Izvestia military correspondent Semyon

Eremin was killed. In addition, Boris Maksudov,
a Rossiya 24 journalist, died in November last

year, and Rostislav Zhuravlev, a RIA Novosti

military correspondent, died in July.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are firing daily at the

territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's

Republics, as well as Zaporozhye and Kherson

regions, against the background of a special

operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russia announced on February 24th,

in 2022.

_____________________________________

In the Russian region, they decided to

install anti-UAV systems on buses

June 13th, 4:56pm

(Lenta.ru)

Electronic warfare systems will be installed on regular

buses in the border areas of the Belgorod region. This

was announced by the governor of the Russian region

Vyacheslav Gladkov, during a live broadcast

on VKontakte.

A local resident asked the head of the region about

protection measures against unmanned aerial

vehicles (UAVs) during the broadcast. In turn,

Gladkov said that such measures are in the

plans of the authorities.

On April 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed

to provide emergency medical care in the frontline

zone with electronic warfare equipment. Prime

Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the heads

of Russia's regions... were appointed

responsible for this task.

In June, it became known that electronic warfare

systems were installed on 19 ambulances in the

Belgorod region. "There are 11 more cars in

operation now. We will also work with

other types of transport,"

Gladkov said.

______________________________________

In Britain, the flight of SBU officers

from Ukraine --- was called an

ominous sign of collapse

June 13th, 3:54pm

(Lenta.ru)

The flight of employees of the Security Service of

Ukraine (SBU) abroad is a sign of the collapse of

statehood. This was stated by the British expert

Alexander Merkouris in a video on his

YouTube channel.

"The number of people crossing the border to escape

from the territory of Ukraine is growing. Some of

them went to Hungary. Among those who

escaped are police officers and the

SBU, which is an ominous sign

for Ukraine," he said.

According to the expert, this way Ukrainians are saved

from mobilization. He stressed that Kiev is gradually

approaching the point where the collapse of the

state will be inevitable.

Earlier, Merkouris explained the refusal of countries

to participate in the summit on the settlement of

the conflict in Ukraine. He believes that many

states ignored the Swiss conference

because of the loss of confidence

in the President of Ukraine

Vladimir Zelensky.

______________________________

General Brown: the West's goal

is to deliver F-16s to Kiev

this summer

June 13th, 3:23pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US

Armed Forces, General Charles Brown, said that

Western countries consider it their goal --- to

supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter-bombers

this summer.

"We are working hard to make sure that Ukraine

has everything it needs," Brown said. ''The

goal is to deliver the F-16 to Russia

this summer."

In May, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen

announced that the F-16 fighter jets

transferred to Kiev will appear

in Ukraine within a month.

The Netherlands also announced its readiness to

transfer at least 24 F-16 fighter jets to Kiev. The

first vehicles are expected to be delivered in

the second half of 2024.

According to experts --- the F-16s are outdated and

do not pose a problem for the Russian air defense

and aviation. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey

Lavrov stressed: that the delivery of F-16s to

Kiev will be regarded as a deliberate signal

from NATO --- in the nuclear sphere.

___________________________________

Defense Ministry: Lance corporal

Meshcheryakov destroyed

10 enemy soldiers

June 13th, 2:26pm

(Vesti.ru)

A Russian fighter single-handedly destroyed a squad of

Ukrainian militants - and helped his comrades capture

the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces without

losses, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

As specified by the military department, Lance Corporal

Yevgeny Meshcheryakov together with his unit stormed

the enemy stronghold. Russian soldiers waited until
the end of artillery training - and hit the positions
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the flank.

Meshcheryakov was among the first to break into the

Nazi trenches and open fire on them. As a result, the

lance corporal destroyed 10 militants, and put the

rest to flight.

After that, the Russian servicemen were able

to continue their offensive against the enemy.

_______________________________

Argentina participates for the first time

in the work of the Ramstein group

on arms supplies to Kiev

June 13th, 1:05pm

(Vesti.ru)

Argentina for the first time took part in the work of the

group on military assistance to Ukraine (Ramstein

format) at the meeting of NATO defense ministers

in Brussels, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd

Austin said.

"I am delighted to welcome Argentina as a new member

of the group. Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri,

I am glad to see you among us," Austin said.

NATO countries voluntarily supply weapons to Kiev

--- but coordinate these deliveries, within the

framework of the US-led Ramstein group.

____________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

June 13th, 11:55am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces --- took more

advantageous positions. Losses were inflicted

on formations of the AFU 57th Motorised

Infantry Brigade and 127th Territorial

Defence Brigade near Ternovaya,

Volchanskiye Khutora, Tikhoye,

and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

Eight counter-attacks launched by assault

detachments of the AFU 36th Marines

Brigade and 13th National Guard

Brigade... were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 305 Ukrainian troops,

five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and

one BM-21 Grad combat vehicle.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 115th

Mechanised Brigade and 117th Territorial

Defence Brigade near Krasny Liman,

Torskoye, and Kirovsk (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 450 Ukrainian troops,

two pickup trucks, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-

propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm

M777 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one

122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery

system, and one Nota electronic

warfare station.

Two AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hard

ware of the AFU 22nd Mechanised Brigade, 46th

Airmobile Brigade, and 241st Territorial Defence

Brigade near Ostroye, Belaya Gora, and Stenki

(Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-

attack launched by an assault

detachment of the AFU 10th

Mountain Assault Brigade

was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 635 Ukrainian troops,

two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, one

UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, two 152-mm D-20

howitzers, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. Seven

AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on

formations of the AFU 23rd, 47th mechanised

brigades, 144th Infantry Brigade, and 109rd

Territorial Defence Brigade nr Timofeyevka,

Yevgenovka, Rozovka, Novgorodskoye, &

Karlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Four counter-attacks launched by assault

detachments of the AFU 24th and 113th

mechanised brigades, were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 345 Ukrainian troops,

one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, one

U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-

made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, one U.S.-

made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 152-mm Msta-B

howitzers, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one

BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces ---- took more

advantageous lines and inflicted losses on man-

power and hardware of the AFU 21st National

Guard Brigade and 125th Territorial Defence

Brigade near Neskuchnoye and Oktyabr

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 Ukrainian troops,

two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles,

and one U.S.-made M198 howitzer.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on

formations of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade,

128th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 15th

National Guard Brigade near Mirnoye &

Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 100 Ukrainian troops,

three motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab

self-propelled artillery system, one 155-mm D-20

howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one

Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware

clusters in 103 areas during the day.

Air defence units shot down 33 unmanned aerial

vehicles, four Czech-made Vampire and U.S.-

made HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,653

unmanned aerial vehicles, 528 air defence missile

systems, 16,326 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,337 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 10,393 field artillery guns and mortars,

as well as 22,505 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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British Foreign Office: strikes on Russia

will stop when it withdraws its troops

June 13th, 11:55am

(Vesti.ru)

British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, said that

Western military strikes on Russia will stop --- if it

withdraws its troops from the territory of Ukraine.

"If such strikes cause concern in Russia... then

just withdraw your troops," the British Foreign

Secretary was quoted as saying, by TASS.

Cameron also stressed that on Thursday,

June 13, a new package of anti-Russian

sanctions will be announced.

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

said that the supply of Western weapons to

Ukraine --- will become mandatory for the

countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.

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Journalists wounded in

Gorlovka are in a coma

June 13th, 11:36am

(Vesti.ru)

Gorlovka doctors continue to fight for the lives

of NTV employees. Currently, the victims

are in the operating room.

This was reported to TASS by the chief physician

of the Yakunenko hospital. According to him,

members of the film crew fell into a coma.

"They're not talkative. I can't say

what happened," he added.

Recall that the NTV film crew came under fire

from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the

village of Golmovsky in the Donetsk

Republic. Journalists were

seriously injured - during

the filming of the story.

Colleagues were taken to the hospital

with a traumatic brain injury and

traumatic amputation.

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Russia and Belarus to hold second

stage of non-strategic nuclear

forces exercises

June 13th, 11:16am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian

President Alexander Lukashenko have decided

to hold... the second stage of non-strategic

nuclear forces exercises, said the head

of the 12th Main Directorate of the

Defense Ministry, Lieutenant

General Igor Kolesnikov.

The joint training of Belarusian and Russian units has

been worked out during the exercise. In particular ---

the Russian military ensured the delivery of training

nuclear weapons to field storage facilities and to

the airfield of attack aircraft.

"The preparation and delivery of missiles in special

equipment and suspension of aircraft weapons for

carrier aircraft were carried out," the Defense

Ministry said. The parties are working out

issues of ensuring combat duty --- in the

locations of training nuclear weapons.

After the exercises, the military will summarize the

results - and outline measures to improve the

training of non-strategic nuclear forces - in

order to guarantee the fulfillment of tasks

in the current military-political situation,

the Defense Ministry concludes.

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Latvia starts delivering

drones ------ to Ukraine

June 13th, 9:44am

(Vesti.ru)

Latvia has delivered the first batch of drones to Ukraine

as part of the "drone coalition" created with Britain,

Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said.

The "Drone Coalition" is an agreement between countries

that are willing to finance and supply drones to Ukraine.

The cost of the program is 500 million euros.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has the right to defend itself

and can launch strikes with Western weapons

against targets in Russia.

Britain and Latvia announced on June 7 the launch of

a tender for the supply of FPV drones for Ukraine. In

addition to the UK and Latvia, the "drone coalition"

includes Denmark, Australia, Canada, Estonia,

Germany, Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands,

Sweden and Ukraine.

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Russian soldiers --- destroyed a unit

of "thugs” of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces in Novomikhailovka

June 13th, 3:12am

(Vesti.ru)

A special unit of "thugs" of the Kiev regime army was

destroyed during the liberation of Novomikhailovka

in the Donetsk People's Republic.

"It was the 233rd brigade. We know they're thugs.

Ideological, aimed at killing. They don't care

whether a person is a civilian or not," a

soldier of the amphibious assault

battalion of the 155th Marine

Brigade of the Pacific Fleet

with the call sign Peretz,

told TASS.

He added that the tasks of this brigade were reported,

including prisoners captured during the battles for

the settlement.

In April 2024, units of the Yug group of Russian

troops completely liberated Novomikhailovka

in the Donetsk People's Republic.

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Four people were killed in the DPR

as a result of shelling by the

Ukrainian Armed Forces

during the day

June 13th, 2:15am

(Vesti.ru)

"27 facts of armed attacks of the VFU (armed

formations of Ukraine – ed.) were recorded

by the DPR representative office --- in the

Joint Centre for Control & Coordination

of Issues Related to War Crimes of

Ukraine --- over the past day,"

the representative office's

Telegram channel reports.

As it is specified, 18 attacks were recorded in the

Donetsk direction, nine - in Gorlovka. In total, the

Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 81 rounds of

ammunition at populated areas of the

republic. Four civilians were killed,

three more were injured - and four

Emergency Situations employees

were also injured. 2 residential

buildings were damaged.

Units of the Yug group of troops improved their

position in the areas of 7 settlements of the

Donetsk People's Republic during the day.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces

lost up to 600 servicemen.

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Stoltenberg says: Ukraine

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The Netherlands has allocated

tens of millions of euros for

the purchase of drones

for Ukraine

June 11th, 8:03pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Ministry of ''Defense of the Netherlands'' announced

the allocation of 60 million euros for the purchase of

drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU),

RIA Novosti reports.

"The Netherlands... allocates 60 million euros for

offensive drones for Ukraine," the report says.

It is noted that Kiev will receive, among other things,

surface drones --- and drones with a first-person

view function.

Earlier it became known that Germany will supply

Ukraine with sniper rifles, drones and missiles

for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems. New

military assistance to Kiev was promised

by the German Defense Minister Boris

Pistorius, after his meeting with a

Ukrainian leader, Vladimir

Zelensky.

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The Investigative Committee has opened

more than 5 thousand cases against

Ukrainian security forces and

mercenaries since 2014

June 11th, 7:04pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Since 2014, the Investigative Committee (IC) has opened

more than 5 thousand cases against Ukrainian

government officials, security forces,

nationalists and mercenaries.

This was announced on June 11 by the press service of

the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the

Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, held a

meeting of the Coordination Council on

Assistance to children affected by

humanitarian disasters, natural

disasters, terrorist acts and

armed conflicts.

One of the topics discussed was ensuring the safety of

children during the special military operation (SVO).

"Bastrykin stressed that since 2014, about 5 thousand

criminal cases have been initiated against over a

thousand individuals, including representatives

of the military and political leadership of

Ukraine, Ukrainian law enforcement

agencies, members of radical

nationalist associations and

mercenaries" ------ the press

service of the Investigative

Committee of the Russian

Federation said --- in a

Telegram channel.

It was also established that during the special

operation, 6,139 civilians were killed,

including 173 minors, and at least

15,012 civilians were injured, of

which 734 were under the age

of majority.

The head of the department also noted that

more than 5.477 million people have

arrived in Russia - since 2014,

including 749,183 children.

Also during the meeting, its participants made

reports on topical issues, and presented their

initiatives. Following the event, Bastrykin

said that all the proposals made would

receive the necessary support, and

also gave a number of

relevant orders.

On June 3, the head of the Russian delegation at the

Vienna talks on military security and arms control,

Konstantin Gavrilov, told Izvestia that as of the

end of March, about 6 thousand mercenaries

had been killed in the ranks of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Earlier, on April 5, the Russian Foreign Ministry's

Ambassador-at-Large for crimes of the Kiev

regime, Rodion Miroshnik, said that the

Russian Investigative Committee has

already opened more than 4,500

criminal cases --- on crimes

committed by Ukrainian

militants and the

Kiev regime.

According to the diplomat, currently 980 persons are

being prosecuted in these cases. In addition, in 215

criminal cases, the courts have already sentenced

310 individuals, 87 of whom were members of the

nationalist regiment "Azov" (recognized as a

terrorist group and banned in the

Russian Federation).

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made against the background of the

worsening situation in the region.

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The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia

recognized the illegality of the

transfer of the MiG-29s

to Ukraine

June 11th, 6:47pm

(RT.ru)

Slovakia illegally transferred MiG-29

fighter jets to Ukraine in 2023.

This.. was announced by the State Secretary of

the country's military Department Igor Melikher.

"MiG-29 fighters went to Ukraine illegally,"

RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

acknowledged the existence of disagreements

in the alliance --- on the issue of providing

military assistance to Kiev.

According to Armin Papperger, the head of the

German concern Rheinmetall, the stocks of

weapons transferred to Kiev by Western

countries, will last for a period of six

to 12 months.

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A civilian resident of Horlivka was killed

as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian

Armed Forces

June 11th, 6:43pm

(RT.ru)

The Armed forces of Ukraine shelled Horlivka in the
Donetsk People's Republic on June 11. As a result,

a civilian was killed.

As the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin reported

in his personal Telegram channel, the

Nikitovsky district of the city

was shelled.

"As a result of the shelling of the Nikitovsky district

of Horlivka by the armed formations of Ukraine, a

woman born in 1986 was killed today," he wrote.

Earlier it became known that in the DPR, three

employees of the Ministry of Emergency

Situations of Russia were injured

while extinguishing a fire.

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Putin --- Russia is grateful to Türkiye - for

striving to resolve the crisis in Ukraine

June 11th, 6:35pm

(RT.ru)

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Türkiye

for its desire to contribute to the settlement of

the Ukrainian conflict.

He said this at a meeting with Turkish

Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan.

"We note with gratitude the determination of our

Turkish friends to contribute to the settlement

of crisis situations, including the crisis

around Ukraine," Putin said.

Putin also said that he expects to meet with

Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan

in July, on the sidelines of the

Astana summit.

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The media reported on the deception of

Sri Lankan citizens who left in search

of earnings in Ukraine

June 11th, 4:23pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Sri Lankan citizens who left for Ukraine in search of

earnings and joined the army to participate in the

conflict with Russia were deceived. As reported

on June 11th, by France 24 TV channel, those

Sri Lankans who still remain in the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are desperately

trying to return home.

Last month, the Colombo Parliament launched an

investigation to find out the whereabouts of at

least 2 thousand citizens involved in the

conflict, both as part of the Armed

Forces and in mercenary groups,

the TV channel reports.

"We are asking for help to get our husbands back,"

Renuka Karunaratne, 49, was quoted as saying

by the media.

According to the government, about 12 Sri Lankans are

being held in Ukraine as prisoners of war, after they

went there to earn money. There are also reports

of at least 16 dead and 37 injured citizens of

the country.

It is noted that residents of Sri Lanka were attracted to

work by advertisements in WhatsApp (owned by Meta,

which is recognized as extremist - and banned in the

Russian Federation), which were placed by retired

military personnel. People were promised...... a

monthly salary - of more than $2.1 thousand,

which is 13 times higher than the average

income in Sri Lanka.

According to the representative of the country's Defense

Ministry, Nalin Herat, they were all deceived. He added

that at least 22 Sri Lankan... men managed to escape

after deserting the Armed Forces - & returned home.

Earlier, on May 16th, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Taraka

Balasuriya said that a special delegation from Sri Lanka

will go to Russia to check the well-being of its citizens

involved in the conflict in Ukraine. It turned out that

some of them entered Russia.. on tourist visas. The

Sri Lankan authorities also reported the deaths of

16 of their citizens in the conflict zone.

On June 8, a prisoner of war from Colombia, Angel

Cardenas Montilla, who is in Russia, said that he

came to Ukraine to "guard buildings", but ended

up on the front line. A former police officer told

Izvestia.... that he saw an advertisement for a

job in Ukraine on the TikTok social network

and decided to respond --- because he

needed money to feed his family

and pay the mortgage.

For the "protection of buildings", the Colombian

was promised 120 thousand hryvnias (about

265 thousand rubles).

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

said on April 21 that more than 3,1 thousand foreign

military personnel are already taking part in the

Ukrainian conflict on the side of Kiev.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in February

that it was necessary to fight the mercenary activities

in Ukraine.

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In Odessa, there was a mass fight

between ambulance doctors and

military commissars

June 11th, 3:16pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Employees of the military enlistment office in Odessa

did not let out of the building ---- ambulance doctors

who came to the call, as a result of which the

doctors staged a fight. About it, on June 11

reports the edition "Ð¡ountry.ur".

According to the online publication --- the ambulance driver

came to the territorial recruitment centre to update data.

There, his blood pressure rose, and doctors were called

to the military enlistment office. Doctors who arrived

at the scene, were also refused to be released from

the shopping centre. Then other ambulance crews

came to help their colleagues. After that, a fight

broke out -- between doctors and employees of

the military registration and enlistment office.

It is noted that people in civilian clothes with

baseball bats also participated in the scuffle.

According to local social networks, the first ambulance

team arrived at the shopping centre around 9 am, and

left only at 14: 45, after a fight with the military

commissars. Social networks also published

footage of the incident, which shows the

massive nature of the fight.

Earlier, on April 30, Ukrainian media reported that in Lviv,

two medical physicists who were going to work at the

First Medical Association were taken to the military

enlistment office. As a result --- the work of the

medical centre stopped - and children with

cancer did not receive radiation.

Later, on June 6, a member of the US House of

Representatives, Marjorie Taylor-Green,

compared the mobilization in Ukraine

to kidnapping. She noted --- that

Ukrainians "are being torn

out of their homes, and

separated from their

parents & mothers."

Martial law in Ukraine is effective from February 2022.

At the same time, ''President'' of Ukraine Volodymyr

Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization.

Later, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly extended its

validity. Most men between the ages of 18 and 60

....are prohibited from leaving the country.

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The Kremlin, on the supply of weapons to Azov:

the US does not disdain anything ------------ in its

attempts to suppress the Russian Federation

June 11th, 12:51pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russia's authorities are extremely negative about the US

decision to lift the ban on the supply of weapons to the

Ukrainian "ultranationalist" battalion "Azov", which is

recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in

Russia said the press secretary of the President of

the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov.

The decision on the "Azov" means a change of position

and shows that the United States "does not disdain

anything in its attempts to suppress Russia,"

Peskov said.

According to him, Washington uses Ukraine as a tool and

is ready "even to flirt with neo-Nazis," since Azov
is an "ultranationalist armed unit."

In the actions of the United States, Peskov saw a new

confirmation --- of concerns about the spread of

neo-Nazi ideas in the world.

On Tuesday, Mikhail Sheremet, a member of the State

Duma's Security Committee, called the US decision

to lift the ban on arms supplies to Azov - support

for fascism.

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El País: the world has reached
its highest peak of conflict

since World War II

June 11th, 2024

(El Pais The original

translated by InoTV)

The world is currently experiencing the largest number

of conflicts since the Second World War, which are

also becoming more and more international in

nature, writes El País with reference to a

study by the Institute of Economics

and Peace.

Meanwhile, as noted in the document, despite the

Ukrainian conflict, Europe turned out to be the

most peaceful region in the world.

Currently, there are 56 active conflicts in the world —

the largest number since the Second World War,

writes El País with reference to the" global

peace index", annually prepared by the

Institute of Economics and Peace.

These conflicts are increasingly international in

nature: in particular, 92 countries are engaged

in wars outside their borders.

According to the study, the most

''peaceful'' region.... is Europe.

At the same time, even despite the conflict in Ukraine, it

is Eurasia that most increases the level of peacefulness

due to the improvement of the situation in the rest of

the continent.

"In all other regions, there is a deterioration in the level

of peacefulness, especially in Tropical Africa, where

36 out of 46 countries are involved in conflicts

outside their borders, and jihadist terrorism

is growing in the Sahel," the study says.

InoTV materials contain estimates exclusively from

foreign media and do not reflect RT's position.

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Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

June 11th, 11:45am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

The units of the Sever Group of Forces continue to

advance into the depths of the enemy defences

and inflicted fire damage on manpower and

hardware of the AFU 42nd Mechanised

Brigade and the 36th Marine Brigade

close to Glubokoye and Tikhoye

(Kharkov region).

Two counter-attacks by assault detachments of

the 13th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade

have been also repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 265 Ukrainian troops,

two motor vehicles, one German-made 155-mm

Panzerhaubitzer self-propelled artillery system,

one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery

system, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one

122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle,

and one Nota electronic warfare

station. In addition, one AFU

field ammunition depot has

been destroyed.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces has liberated

Artyomovka (Lugansk People's Republic) and

Timkovka (Kharkov region).

In addition, Russian troops have launched the attacks

on AFU 3rd assault, 14th, 28th mechanised brigades

close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region) and Nevskoye

(Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 560 Ukrainian troops, five

motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-

propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm

M777 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and

two electronic warfare stations. Two AFU

artillery ammunition depots have been

eliminated.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the

situation along the front line and inflicted fire damage

on manpower & hardware of 54th, 93rd mechanised,

79th air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine near Konstantinovka, Andreyevka, and

Razdolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 740 troops, two armoured

personnel carriers, 12 motor vehicles, a U.S.-made

155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B

howitzer, four 152-mm D-20 howitzers, a 122-mm

2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system,

and two 105-mm U.S. M119 howitzers. In

addition, three AFU ammunition depots

have been destroyed.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved

the tactical situation and inflicted fire defeat on 24th,

28th mechanised, 68th jaeger brigades of the AFU

and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near

Ozaryanovka, Rozovka, Mayorsk,

and Umanskoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

In addition, five counter-attacks of AFU 23rd,

110th mechanised, and 142nd infantry

brigades have been repelled.

The enemy losses were up to 350 Ukrainian troops, one

U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-

made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 2A65 Msta-B

howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and

three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have captured

more advantageous lines and inflicted fire damage on

manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised

Infantry Brigade near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 135 Ukrainian troops, one

tank, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198

howitzer, and one 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have hit

manpower and hardware of the 128th Mountain

Assault Brigade, the 14th Infantry Brigade, and

the 37th Marine Brigade of the AFU near

Kamenskoye, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye

region) and Tyaginka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 105 Ukrainian troops, eight

motor vehicles, one 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer,

two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and one 105-mm

U.S.-made M119 gun.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of

Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware

clusters in 118 areas.

In addition, Su-27 and Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air

Force have been destroyed at airfields of departure.

Air defence facilities have shot down 45 unmanned aerial

vehicles, two French-made Hammer aerial bombs, and

ten U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

In total -- 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,559

unmanned aerial vehicles, 528 air defence missile

systems, 16,312 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,332 combat vehicles equipped with

MLRS, 10,332 field artillery cannons & mortars,

as well as 22,445 units of special military

equipment have been destroyed during

the special military operation.

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"Huge changes are waiting for us."

What impressions did the military

commanders have --- from the

meeting with the Defense

Minister Belousov?

June 10th, 9:58pm

(Lenta.ru)

On Monday, June 10th, Russian Defense Minister Andrey

Belousov held a meeting with military correspondents

covering the special military operation in Ukraine.

It is specified that the conversation between the minister

and journalists was frank and constructive. It is noted

that such meetings will be held regularly.

In addition, on June 10, Belousov arrived on a working

trip to the military hospital and personally presented

military awards to the participants of the special

operation. The Minister also noted the role of

doctors and nurses in providing assistance

to military personnel.

Commenting on the event, military commander

Semyon Pegov, considered it constructive.

''Frankly. Constructively. The desire to cooperate with

the voenkor brotherhood is obvious. I will not lie.. if I

say the main thing - we were heard. And that's a lot.''

In turn, military commander Yevgeny Poddubny called

the conversation with Belousov frank & constructive.

However, he did not disclose details, saying that the

meeting was closed.

''But my impressions are excellent, and we managed

to voice and discuss all the problematic issues.''

Military commander, Alexander Kots, said that the

meeting with the Minister lasted almost two hours.

''Almost two hours of live communication on all topical

topics. No restrictions or restrictions. We discussed

everything that is discussed in kitchens and carts.''

Another participant of the meeting, military commander

Murad Gazdiev promised that after the meeting with

the Defense Minister, "huge changes are waiting

for everyone."

''We've delivered everything you asked for. Both

good and bad. Absolutely everything. Huge

changes await us.''

Belousov was appointed head of

the Defense Ministry on May 14.

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed this to

the Federation Council on May 12. On May 14,

Putin approved the composition of the new

Cabinet of Ministers — Belousov took over

the post of Defense Minister instead of

Sergei Shoigu.

According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov,

appointing a civilian head of the defense

department will increase the Defense

Ministry's openness to innovation

and cutting-edge ideas.

Speaking about his tasks as head of the Defense

Ministry, Belousov said that, in particular, the

president set him the task of making the

military economy and the work of the

defense department as open to

innovation as possible.

Among the priority tasks of the Defense Ministry,

the minister also called the provision of modern

weapons and equipment to the group in the

zone of a special military operation.

Earlier, Belousov called the phrase "you can make

mistakes, you can't lie" the main principle.....
of his life.

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In the US, the consequences of

the West's mistake in Ukraine

were revealed

June 10th, 7:23pm

(Lenta.ru)

Ukraine risks losing Odessa and Nikolaev, because of

the West's decision to deceive Russia with the Minsk

agreements. The fateful mistake was announced by

former agent of the Central Intelligence Agency

(CIA) Larry Johnson on the YouTube channel

Dialogue Works.

According to him, at one time..... the West acted as a

guarantor of compliance with the Minsk agreements,

but in reality this time was used to strengthen

Ukraine. After that, Russia will not trust its

foreign ''partners'' and will not allow Kiev

----- to retain control over Odessa and

Nikolaev, the former agent stressed.

"Merkel admitted that they lied --- that they did not

take this agreement seriously," Johnson recalled.

Earlier, retired Colonel of the US Armed Forces Larry

Wilkerson expressed the opinion that Russia could

take Odessa and other territories within one to

two months of fighting. If this conflict

continues, Kiev will lose many

territories, he said.

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In the US, Zelensky's escape

from Ukraine was predicted

June 10th, 7:21pm

(Lenta.ru)

Former Pentagon adviser and retired Colonel Douglas

McGregor said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Zelensky will try to flee the country when Russian

troops approach Kiev. McGregor predicted the

escape of the Ukrainian leader --- in an

interview with the YouTube channel

Daniel Davis / Deep Dive.

"What will happen in Kiev, especially when it becomes

clear that the Russians are heading down to it?

I suspect that we will see Zelensky pack up

his things and run away," he said.

McGregor added that the events that are currently

unfolding on the front line - will be key for the fall

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the further

advance of Russian troops. In his opinion, at

any moment the Russian army "will pass
to the south and cut off Kiev."

Earlier, McGregor predicted the siege of Kiev by Russian

troops. According to him, the President of Ukraine is

warned that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can not

oppose anything to the Russian troops,

regardless of where they want to

move further.

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In Ukraine, they announced a fourfold

increase in the rate of mobilization

June 10th, 7:04pm

(Izvestia.ru)

In Ukraine, in May, after the law on mobilization came

into force, the same number of people were called

up to the army as in the previous four months.

This was announced by the secretary of the Verkhovna

Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and

Intelligence Roman Kostenko in an interview

with radio NV.

"We have now increased the pace of mobilization. Over

the past month, we have gained, perhaps, as much as

in the last four months. We had the biggest

[recruitment] in May," he said on June 9.

Kostenko drew attention to the fact that employees of

enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC)

are being taken into the army. According to him,

2-3 thousand mobilized employees of

enterprises will not play a role on

the battlefield, but they are of

great importance for the

country's defense

industry.

"The people we have recruited will be, let's just say,

without any ammunition or drones. Because the

engineers who made them will fight alongside

them somewhere on the battlefield. This is

also an important task but when there is

nothing to fight with, this is a problem,"

the MP said.

The Kiev regime continues to tighten its mobilization

On May 18th, the law on strengthening mobilization

came into force.. in Ukraine. The document signed

by President Volodymyr Zelensky - whose term of

office expired on May 20, clarifies the categories

of persons subject to mobilization and toughens

the penalties for evading it. However.... it does

not provide for provisions on demobilization.

Among other things, the Ukrainian leader lowered the

age of mobilization from 27 to 25 years and signed a

law on the creation of an electronic register of

those liable for military service, which will

combine information about personal data

of Ukrainians.

He also abolished the status of a limited serviceable

person in the army. Thus, patients with HIV, certain

forms of cancer, men with residual tuberculosis

and mental retardation will be able to serve in

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Martial law in Ukraine is effective --- from February 2022.

At the same time, Zelensky signed a decree on general
mobilization. Later, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly

extended its validity. Most men between the ages

of 18 and 60 ------ are prohibited from leaving

the country.

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Wang Yi: China supports the
convening of a real peace
conference on Ukraine

June 10th, 3:28pm

(RT.ru)

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaking at a meeting

of BRICS foreign ministers in Nizhny Novgorod, said that

Beijing calls for a peace conference on Ukraine, which

is recognized by both Moscow and Kiev.

According to him, which are given on the website of

the Chinese Foreign Ministry, this should be equal

participation of all parties, with an honest

discussion of all peace plans.

On June 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed aspects of

the new security structure in Eurasia on the sidelines

of the BRICS summit.

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The State Duma denied the fall of

the A-50 over the Sea of Azov

with the phrase "godlessly

lying"

June 10th, 3:21pm

(Lenta.ru)

Statements made in the United States, about the

destruction of the Russian A-50 long-range radar

detection aircraft (AWACS) by the Patriot system

do not correspond to reality. This was stated by

the head of the State Duma Andrey Kartapolov

to RTVI. A fragment of the conversation was

published in the Telegram channel of

the publication.

Earlier, the destruction of a Russian AWACS aircraft

over the Sea of Azov was announced by the

Assistant Chief of Staff of the 10th US

Army, Colonel Rosanna Clemente.

"They are lying godlessly" - Kartapolov responded to

the words of the US woman and urged not to attach

importance to the statements made from the US.

No one shot down the plane, including the

Americans, said the head of the State

Duma Committee.

Earlier, Ukrainian military intelligence announced the

defeat of the latest Russian Su-57 fighter at an

airfield in the Astrakhan region. State Duma

deputy Alexey Chepa urged not to trust

Ukrainian sources. He added that

Ukraine... is ready to take

responsibility - even for

man-made accidents.

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The Polish plant Mesko, where the

explosion occurred, cooperated

with the military-industrial

complex of Ukraine

June 10th, 3:06pm

(RT.ru)

The Polish arms factory Mesko, where the explosion

occurred, cooperated with the Ukrainian military-

industrial complex, according to materials on

the manufacturer's website.

For example, in April 2023, an enterprise owned by

Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa signed an agreement

with the Ukrainian holding "Artem" on

cooperation in the production of

tank ammunition.

As previously reported by the director of the enterprise

Elzbieta Srenyavskaya, the explosion occurred in the

centre of rocket fuel at the plant. It is known about

one dead person.

The factory is located in the

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship.

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The Federation Council announced

Ukraine's decision --- to go all-in

June 10th, 3:02pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Russia is ready to respond to strikes by aircraft of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on its territory. This

was stated by First Deputy Chairman of the

Federation Council Committee on

International Affairs, Vladimir

Dzhabarov, on Monday, June

10, responding to reports of

the first air attack of Kiev

on Russian territory.

"The Ukrainians went all in. They believed, with the help

of the West, in infinite [help] on any scale. I think they

are mistaken. I think that if we are talking about

attacks using aircraft, Ukraine will definitely

lose here. We will definitely prepare for this

new tactic of the Ukrainians. I think that

Ukrainian aviation - most likely - will

cease to exist at all," the senator

said in a conversation with

Lenta.Ru.

He expressed the opinion...... that the Russian

military is preparing a response to this attack.

In the LPR and Kherson region, June 8, 9 and 10

are declared days of mourning --- for the victims

of strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Earlier in the day, the British TV channel Sky News

reported that an aircraft of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU) for the first time used weapons

against a target on the territory of the

Russian Federation outside the new

regions and Crimea.

It was specified that the Ukrainian militants allegedly

attacked the target in Belgorod, but it was not

specified from what distance the launch

took place, reports 360.ru.

At the moment, it is unclear what type of ammunition

was used and whether it was a Western weapon,

reports RT.

On the same day, it was reported that, in Donetsk, one

person was killed and four were injured as a result of

shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In Kirovsky

district of the city, a woman born in 1947 was

injured. Two residential buildings were also

damaged.

A total of 33 attacks were carried out on Donetsk

and 87 rounds of ammunition, including cluster

munitions, were fired.

Also on the same day, a missile danger siren sounded in

Belgorod, and a Neptune guided missile and drones

were destroyed in the sky over the region. Over the

past 24 hours, Ukrainian militants have fired 143

shells at the region.

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Ex-colonel of the SBU

predicts a general

battle in Ukraine

June 10th, 2:31pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The general battle... between the Armed Forces of

Russia and the Ukrainian army will take place in

August---September. This was announced on

Sunday, June 9th, by retired Colonel of the

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Oleg

Starikov in an interview with journalist

Alexander Shelest (...entered by the

Ministry of Justice in the register

of foreign agents) on his

YouTube channel.

"From a military point of view, the main operation, a

strategic operation the final operation, the final

battle-this will be August — September,"
the expert suggested.

According to Starikov, this forecast is based on military

analysis. As the ex-colonel of the SBU noted, political

scientists also hold this opinion, analyzing

other factors.

Earlier, on June the 3rd, the former head of the NATO

Committee, Harald Kuyat, announced the failure of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine - despite the huge

costs of the West. According to him, now the

situation for the Ukrainian army, is "much

more difficult" than it was at the start of

the conflict..... despite all the support

measures that "hit the pockets of

European citizens hard."

Prior to this, on May the 21st, Newsweek predicted that

Ukraine would need to recognize the loss of territories.

In London, some high-ranking officials are convinced

that it would be reasonable for Kiev to compromise

- which implies the transfer of most or all of the

territories lost over 10 years.

Former analyst of the US Central Intelligence Agency

(CIA) Larry Johnson said on May 12th that Ukraine is

rapidly losing in the conflict with Russia. In his

opinion -- the Russian Federation feels that

despair is growing in Western countries

regarding the Ukrainian conflict.

On May 9, the commander of the 92nd regiment of the

Ukrainian army, Colonel Pavel Fedosenko, said that

what is at stake now is not the territorial integrity

of Ukraine, but its survival, so slowing down the

advance of Russian troops in the Donbass is

crucial. He noted that the Armed Forces of

Ukraine lose 20 square kilometres a week.

According to him, there is a "70% probability" that

Russia will be able to take the rest of the Donbass.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24th, 2022, continues. The decision

was made... against the background of the

aggravation of the situation in the region

due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.

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More than 30 Ukrainians --- broke

through the border with Hungary

in a military truck

June 10th, 2:03pm

(RT.ru)

The representative of the Ukrainian State Border Service

Andriy Demchenko, said that in the west of Ukraine, a

truck with military license plates illegally crossed

the state border with Hungary.

This is reported by the publication

"Ukrainian Truth".

It is noted, that the movement of the truck towards the

border through the field was recorded with the help of

technical means of monitoring the terrain.

According to Demchenko, the response team found

traces of transport in the direction of the

neighbouring country.

The Hungarian side also announced the discovery of

a truck and the detention of 32 Ukrainian citizens.

Earlier, the body of another Ukrainian evader was

found on the slope of Mount Pop Ivan on the

border with Romania.

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Colonel Koshelenko: modernization

in the Russian Armed Forces --- is

happening right before our eyes

June 10th, 1:28pm

(Vesti.ru)

Vasily Koshelenko, Chief of Staff of the 35th Guards

Motorized Rifle Brigade, told host Vladimir Solovyov

that the modernization of the Russian Armed

Forces.... is taking place before our eyes,
and the brigade is being re-equipped.

Host Vladimir Solovyov visited the 35th Separate Guards

Motorized Rifle Brigade, and spoke with the brigade's

Chief of Staff, Colonel Vasily Koshelenko. Solovyov

asked how the brigade is dealing with weapons

and ammunition, whether there is everything

you need.

"….The fact that the modernization of the armed forces

has taken place, well, it can be seen before our eyes, I

will even say honestly. The soul rejoices, yes, because

you do not give out the old, you give out the new, a

new replenishment comes," Koshelenko said in

an interview with Solovyov.

The chief of Staff of the brigade said that now the

brigade is being re-equipped. According to him,

tankers receive new T-72 B3Ms, "the fire

control system is already different,

thermal imagers are available,

everything --- is completely

different, the power plant

...is more powerful."

Koshelenko noted that the electronic warfare systems

are located directly on the tanks, the communication

system is "completely different, you can

already switch".

According to the Russian military, tactical medicine

does not stand still. "First-aid kits are normal, we

try to keep people alive," Koshelenko added.

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Groups "West" and "South" of the

Russian Armed Forces destroyed

up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers

in a day

June 10th, 12:01pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

on Monday reports that during a special military

operation, Russian troops over the past day

inflicted significant losses in manpower

& equipment on the Ukrainian armed

formations near Kharkiv --- & in the

DPR and the southern direction.

In the Kharkiv direction, near the settlements of

Volchansk, Veseloe, Hoptovka, Radyanskoe and

Tikhoe, the Sever group attacked units of the

57th motorized infantry, 42nd mechanized

and 3rd tank brigades of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, as well as the

113th and 125th territorial

defense brigades.

The Russian military --- repelled seven counterattacks by

assault groups of the 82nd Airborne Brigade, 36th Marine

Brigade & 416th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine. According to the Defense Ministry, the

enemy lost up to 255 servicemen, nine vehicles,

an Acacia self-propelled artillery system, two

D-30 howitzers & 2 counter-battery stations.

In the Donetsk direction -- the forces of the Zapad group

continued to improve their positions, attacking units of

the 77th airmobile, 14th, 43rd, 54th, 63rd and 116th

mechanized brigades, the 12th Special Forces

Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and

the 18th brigade of the National Guard of

Ukraine in the areas of Srebrianka,

Berestove, Synkovka

and Timkovka.

According to the ministry, the Ukrainian forces lost up

to 570 soldiers and four vehicles. During the counter-

battery fight, the M109 Paladin self-propelled guns

and the US-made M777 howitzer were destroyed,

as well as the Msta-B, D-30 and British 105-mm

L-119 howitzers.

The Yug group managed to improve its tactical positions

in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekanenka,

Dyleevka, Katerynovka, Kurakhovo, Dzerzhinsk

and Chasov Yar.

The Russian military conducted offensive operations

here against the 46th airmobile, 78th airborne

assault, 24th, 28th, 41st and 54th

mechanized units --- brigades of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian

Armed Forces... lost up to 430 servicemen and seven

vehicles here. During the counter-battery fight, the

German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled

guns, the M777 howitzer, the Msta-B howitzer,

three Gvozdika self-propelled guns and the

D-30 howitzer were destroyed.

The Bukovel-2 electronic warfare station and

2 ammunition depots --- were also eliminated.

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Underground reported a strike on

a warehouse of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces and a group

of saboteurs

June 10th, 10:40am

(Vesti.ru)

Several effective strikes were carried out by the Russian

army against enemy forces and assets in the Sumy

region of Ukraine. This --- was reported by the

coordinator of the Nikolaev underground,

Sergey Lebedev.

As he said in an interview with RIA Novosti, on Monday

the strike was carried out on a warehouse where

fertilizers were previously stored, and now,

probably, weapons, because there was a

detonation. Explosions were also heard

in the area of workshops (Yunakovka),

where Ukrainian troops repair and

store equipment.

In Belopolye, a small warehouse and about

10 military personnel... were covered.

Near the village of Khoten, a small sabotage and

reconnaissance group was hit..... which was

making its way to the border with Russia.

In Krasnopol, a rotation of the remaining personnel

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - was disrupted.

30 Bandera members were hit by artillery fire.

In the area of Nikolaevka, drones hit moving

vehicles. Two armoured personnel carriers

and about 15 Ukrainian soldiers

were destroyed.

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Russian troops: liberated

Staromayorskoye village

in the DPR

June 10th, 10:28am

(Vesti.ru)

Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to advance

into the depth of the defense of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, as a result of which the settlement of

Staromayorskoye of the DPR was liberated.

In the areas of the settlements of Vodiane, Neskuchne,

Velikaya Novoselka, Ugledar and Urozhayne, Russian

soldiers defeated the equipment and manpower of

the 58th motorized infantry and 72nd mechanized

brigades of the Ukrainian army, as well as the

128th and 123rd territorial defense brigades

of the DPR.

As a result of the coordinated work of the units of

the Eastern Group of Forces, up to 140 Ukrainian

militants, 2 vehicles, a British-made FH-70

howitzer, a D-20 gun and a D-30 howitzer

were destroyed.

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Konstantinov spoke about the

new phase of the conflict in

Ukraine due to the lack of

people ---- in the Armed

Forces of Ukraine

June 10th, 8:39am

(Vesti.ru)

The Ukrainian conflict is entering a new phase: amid

heavy losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will

focus on strikes on Russia - with Western

weapons, Crimean Parliament Speaker

Vladimir Konstantinov believes.

Ukrainian troops are experiencing an increasing

shortage of people due to heavy losses and the

unwillingness of Ukrainians to "die for the

Zelensky clique" --- the situation for the

Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front,

is tense, Konstantinov noted.

According to him, in such conditions, a new phase in

the conflict begins: the Kiev regime will focus on

strikes on Russia with missiles and drones

supplied from the West. "We need to be

prepared for this," ..the speaker of the

Crimean parliament told RIA Novosti.

He added that the West does not care about losses in

the course of the Ukrainian conflict, Western

countries with their colonial thinking are

only interested in the economy.

Earlier, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are

already attacking Russia with US weapons

---- using US ''permission''.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin - admitted the

possibility of a symmetrical supply of weapons

to Western opponents, for strikes on sensitive

objects. Press secretary of the Russian

leader Dmitry Peskov also pointed out

that Moscow will not leave without

consequences... the supply of

weapons by the West to

Ukraine for strikes

on Russia.

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Azarov: Ukraine has lost

0.5 million people, it is

not far from the point

of no return

June 10th, 7:49am

(Vesti.ru)

Ukraine's irretrievable losses at the front --- have already

exceeded half a million people and may soon reach one

million, former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov

has said. He noted that, after this, Ukrainians will not

be able to "heal themselves".

In a post on his Telegram channel, Azarov stressed that

the country is on the threshold of a "point of no return",

and pointed out serious demographic problems that

are manifested in a larger number of 40-year-old

men compared to 20-year-olds. The birth rate

has already almost halved, which, in his

opinion, will lead to the fact that by

2035-2037, only 12-15% of the

population will be under the

age of 18, while in 1993

this share was 25%.

In addition to the losses at the front, and the low birth

rate, Azarov pointed to the mass departure of women

aged 18 to 34 years abroad, which further

exacerbates demographic problems.

He stressed that the longer the conflict continues,

the more serious the demographic "hole" in

Ukraine becomes.

In April, Sergei Shoigu, then Russia's defense minister,

claimed almost 500,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers

since the start of the special operation.

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Pushilin: for mine clearance of

Artemovsk it is necessary to

push back the opponent

20-25 kms

June 10th, 7:30am

(Vesti.ru)

The head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis

Pushilin said that the demining of Artemivsk will

begin --- when the Ukrainian troops are moved

another 20-25 kilometres, as at the moment,

the APU has the ability to strike at the city.

"We will have to push the enemy.... another 20-25

kilometres away from Artemivsk... To have the

opportunity... to start any work," Pushilin

said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

The head of the DPR noted that he was referring

to the work on clearing rubble, demining and

conducting damage assessment.

"So far, the enemy is still very attracted to this

locality. It was a serious blow for them when

Artemivsk was liberated," he added ---

emphasizing that, at present, even

taking into account the liberated

Andreevka and Kleshcheyevka,

Ukrainian militants can still

shell the city.

Following the results of military operations in the

summer of 2014... Artemivsk remained in the

territory of the DPR controlled by Ukraine.

On May 20 last year, it was liberated by the Russian

army. Currently, the city is completely under the

control of the Russian Armed Forces.

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Russian gunners - spoke about the

situation in the Kharkiv direction

June 10th, 3:44am

(Lenta.ru)

Gunners of the Russian group of troops "North" --- told

about the situation in the Kharkiv direction. They told

RIA Novosti that ---- thanks to the suppression of the

enemy by artillery and manpower, the situation has

become calmer.

"It became quieter. It has become much quieter than

at the peak of the offensive," the Russian military

told the agency.

Earlier, the Russian military advanced into the depth of

the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in

the Kharkiv region. Units of the group of forces

"North" - hit the equipment and manpower of

the 57th motorized infantry Brigade of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 125th

territorial defense Brigade in the area

of Granov and Konstantinovka.

Meanwhile, gunners of the Guards tank army of the group

of forces "West" destroyed the calculation of a mortar of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine during its work on Russian

positions. Scouts found Ukrainian mortars...... in a

wooded area.

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Kadyrov announced the liberation

of the village of Ryzhevka in the

Sumy region

June 9th, 10:09pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian

Federation - liberated the village of Ryzhevka in the

Sumy region from Ukrainian militants. This was

announced on June 9 by the head of

Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

"Soldiers of the Akhmat-Chechnya regiment of the

Russian Defense Ministry, together with military

personnel of other Russian units conducted

tactical actions and liberated another

settlement from the enemy. This is

the village of Ryzhevka, which is

located on the border with the

Kursk region," he said, in a

Telegram channel.

Kadyrov noted that this was achieved.. "without certain

difficulties, in just 3 days." In turn, the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU) suffered losses as a result of large-scale

offensive operations, and then they had to retreat. The

head of Chechnya sincerely thanked every soldier

who participated in the storming and liberation

of the village.

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian

Federation told about the exploits of

the Russian Armed Forces in the

free defense zone

June 9th, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

On June 10, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced

new feats of military personnel of the Armed Forces of

the Russian Federation, who risk their lives for the

sake of successfully performing combat tasks

during a special military operation (SVO).

The Defense Ministry pointed out that Junior Lieutenant

Alexander Frundin provided timely assistance to

wounded comrades, despite the incessant fire

from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and

attacks by FVP drones.

During the battle, Frundin personally carried out from

under fire and provided assistance to four soldiers

who were injured and unable to independently

get out of the enemy's zone of destruction.

The serviceman correctly organized the loading and

transportation of the wounded to the field hospital,

which allowed them to save their lives.

It is noted that while moving along the route, Frundin

discovered minefields erected by enemy saboteurs.

Risking his own life, the soldier removed the mines

from the path of the evacuation group and

continued to withdraw the wounded.

Frundin's bold and decisive actions

helped save the lives of

Russian fighters.

The Russian Defense Ministry also noted the merits

of the Guard Senior Sergeant Fyodor Pogodin. The

serviceman, together with the group entrusted to

him, performed tasks to liberate the settlement

from armed formations of Ukrainian militants.

During the battle.... having gained a foothold

on one of the central streets of the village,

Pogodin and his group held off enemy

attacks for about a day. The enemy,

having concentrated their forces --

decided to go for a breakthrough

in the area of responsibility of

the Pogodin group.

Despite the serious numerical superiority of the enemy,

the use of artillery and mortars, thanks to well-built

defenses, skillfully selected, equipped and

camouflaged firing points, the group led

by Pogodin managed to hold off the

offensive of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine until reinforcements

arrived. Having repelled all

enemy attacks, Pogodin's

group -- reinforced by the

incoming replenishment

-- launched a counter-

offensive and forced

Kiev's militants to

retreat.

The Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the bold

and decisive actions of Senior Sergeant Pogodin's

guards..... as well as the dedication and

steadfastness of his subordinates,

made it possible to dislodge the

enemy from the village.