[VESTI] June 29 is the 491st day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . Kharkov region. At night, Russia launched a missile attack from the S-300 air defense system on Chuguev : hits on the ground were recorded, nearby residential buildings and cars were damaged. During the day, the Russians fired at front-line and border settlements in Kharkov, Chuguevsky, Izyum and Kupyansky districts of the region. 3 people died , one woman was hospitalized in serious condition.
Kherson region. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 64 attacks, firing 342 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grads and UAVs. 3 people were injured.
08:00 . Donetsk region. During the day, 1 person died in Serebryanka, 2 more people were injured in the region.
In Kramatorsk, they completed the removal of rubble after a Russian missile attack . At night, rescuers unblocked another body. The total death toll has risen to 12. 65 people were injured as a result of two shellings.
Dnipropetrovsk region. Late in the evening of June 28, the Russians hit the Chervonogrigoryevsk bulk with heavy artillery. No casualties.
Zaporozhye region. At night, the Russian Federation attacked the outskirts of the regional center with missile strikes, aircraft, and twice from the MLRS hit Levadny, and also carried out 67 artillery strikes. During the shelling of Orekhov, a 62-year-old woman was wounded.
Chronology of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine: Thursday, June 29 (updated) - photo 1
09:00 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue their offensive in 3 directions: Melitopol, Berdyansk and Bakhmut . There is an advance of 1300 m in the Berdyansk direction, 1200 m in the direction of Kleshcheevka, and 1500 m in the direction of Kurdyumovka.
11:00 am . In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian troops seized the operational initiative. The defense forces have advancement in two directions at once from 1.2 to 1.5 km.
14:30 . Russian troops shelled residential areas of the city. According to the Kherson OVA, residential buildings, a medical facility, a company car, as well as a city school, where the “Indestructibility Point” was deployed, were hit by the enemy. According to preliminary information, two civilians were injured due to shelling, they were hospitalized with burns to their limbs and face, and 2 more died .
14:55 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine actually take control of Kleshchievka south of Bakhmut. While fighting is going on there, the commander of the reconnaissance company of the 57th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Denis Yaroslavsky noted that the Ukrainian military also advanced in the city itself.
"This is a strategic point from which offensive operations will begin directly to the south of Bakhmut. We can say that the enemy is retreating from the northern streets of Bakhmut ," the message says.
17:07 . Explosions are heard again in Kherson. The information is being verified.
17:55 . Greta Thunberg met with Zelensky to discuss the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. It is reported by the Office of the President.
18:44 . The commander of the joint forces of the Ukrainian troops, Sergei Naev, called on residents of the border areas of the Sumy region to evacuate.
19:19 . Intestinal infections in the flooded areas of Kherson were avoided. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Health.