[Korrespondent] 22.17 Russian troops attacked Chornobayvka, Kherson region, with a drone, a 41-year-old woman was injured. The regional military administration reported this on June 16. It is noted that the enemy attack occurred at around 19:30. At the time of the attack, the victim was in the house. An ambulance crew took her to the hospital in moderate condition. Doctors diagnosed the woman with a chest contusion, concussion, explosive and closed craniocerebral injuries.
21.37 On June 16, at around 7 p.m., a Su-24M front-line bomber of the Petro Franko 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine crashed in Khmelnytskyi region, killing both crew members. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. The Su-24M crew (pilot and navigator) were performing a mission.
"Unfortunately, both pilots died. We express our sincere condolences to the families of Major Zaharulko Bohdan Hryhorovych and Senior Lieutenant Babenko Bohdan Oleksandrovych, they defended our country until their last breath," the message says.
Rescuers and law enforcement officers are working at the crash site. According to preliminary information, there are no civilian casualties. The causes and circumstances of the crash are being established.
20.19 The thirty-fifth meeting of the Contact Group on Defense Issues in Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be held in Brussels on June 18. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
20.07 Gazprom Neft's Moscow refinery was shut down and completely stopped processing crude oil on June 16 due to attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the fire that followed. Reuters reports this with reference to industry sources. It is noted that as a result of the UAV crash, the AVT-6 primary oil refining unit with a capacity of 21,400 tons per day (53% of the refinery's capacity) was damaged and started to fail. In the next few days, the Moscow refinery expects to resume oil refining at the second of the two existing primary units - EURO+ (a combined primary oil refining unit) with a capacity of 18,800 tons per day. During the period of repair work on AVT-6, the Moscow refinery will operate at reduced capacity, the sources said.
19.51 As of June, Ukrainian strikes over a distance of over 1,500 kilometers had escalated into a systemic financial, technological, and logistical paralysis of Russian troops.
Ukrainian forces have already struck 16 major Russian oil refineries and terminals, which is more than 30% of Russia's capacity.
More than 40 key technological installations have also been completely shut down. Due to international sanctions, Russia is unable to restore them - import substitution in the field of high-tech oil refining equipment has proven to be ineffective.
Due to the lack of refining capacity and difficulties with exports, oil production in the Russian Federation fell to an annual minimum - to 9.009 million barrels per day (according to official OPEC data).
Gasoline production in Russia has fallen to a 16-year low. Despite the current ban on the export of its own fuel, the Kremlin has not been able to avoid a severe shortage. In the temporarily occupied Crimea and Luhansk Oblast, AI-95 gasoline has disappeared from free sale - it is issued exclusively with special cards. A strict restriction has been introduced at gas stations in the Kursk, Belgorod and Pskov regions - no more than 20 liters of fuel per car. At the largest airports in the Russian Federation, aviation gas tanks are rapidly emptying, which is why limits have been introduced for refueling passenger and transport aircraft.
The situation has become so critical that the Russian government has officially allowed oil refineries to produce low-quality fuel of outdated Soviet standards. Russia is no longer able to produce high-quality gasoline due to destroyed facilities and the lack of Western components.
Every hit Russian refinery and every empty oil depot instantly converts into a local fuel famine for Russian armored vehicles, aircraft, and vehicles directly on the front lines. The economic paralysis of the TEK automatically reduces the number of missiles and shells purchased by the enemy and deprives the Kremlin of billions of dollars that were planned to finance the war.
19.31 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine will produce 10 million drones by the end of 2026 and stated that the country has the ability to double the scale of production. He said this in an interview following meetings on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains (France).
"Now we have to produce about 10 million drones this year. But we can double that. And that's also, I think, good news from our point of view," he noted.
18.49 President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected proposals from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to meet in Moscow because Ukraine "does not play these games." There have been many such proposals, Zelensky said in an interview following meetings at the G7 summit in France.
18.11 The United States is considering returning to sanctions on Russian energy supplies as global oil flows resume, US President Donald Trump said on the sidelines of the G7 leaders' summit.
When asked about the possibility of strengthening and extending sanctions against Russia, Trump said that the US "will soon be able" to re-impose sanctions against Russian oil.
"We will be able to do this in the near future, because the oil is already being supplied," the American president said.
Trump added that the introduction of exceptions for the supply of Russian oil was temporary.
"We lifted the sanctions because, obviously, we don't want to disrupt the supply of oil, so we'll be able to do that soon, at some point," the US president said, commenting on the sanctions regime on Russian oil.
17.54 Three people were killed in Nikopol as a result of an attack by a Russian FPV drone. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha in Telegram.
17.40 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that work is currently underway on a major Drone Deal with Canada. He announced this on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian, France, Ukrinform reports.
"We will make a Big Drone Deal with Canada," Zelenskyy noted.
According to him, the leaders of the Group of Seven countries recognize Ukraine's leadership in supporting the Middle East, which is carried out through security expertise.
17.35 In Kyiv, a court sentenced an enemy agent who tried to blow up a National Guard soldier during a "date with a girl". The attacker turned out to be an assistant chef at a local restaurant. The criminal was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison with confiscation of property.
17.29 As a result of the Russian attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the damage exceeded 500 million hryvnias. This was stated by the general director of the national reserve, Maksym Ostapenko, Interfax-Ukraine reports. Restoration work and restoration of the Lavra facilities may last about two years.
17.15 Since the beginning of the current day, 73 clashes have occurred on the front between the Russian occupiers and the Ukrainian army. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary.
The Russian occupiers are most active in the Pokrov direction. There, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already repelled more than 20 attacks.
17.12 On the afternoon of June 16, Russian troops shelled Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the head of the Kramatorsk city military administration, Oleksandr Honcharenko, in a commentary on "Public Donbass". According to him, the occupiers hit a multi-storey building. The State Emergency Service and relevant services are working at the scene. According to preliminary information, three people were injured.
16.55 In the Kyiv region, a deputy head and a deputy of an AHC were detained for selling reservations. The National Police reported this on April 16. It is noted that for $4,500, the suspects promised the men fictitious employment in a military unit for further reservations. Both were detained in a procedural manner and reported on suspicion.
16.19 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's invitation to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin to hold a meeting at the G7 summit was allegedly "not transmitted" to Moscow through official channels. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in a comment to Russian propagandists.
15.56 Another 13 children were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine from the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region. These are 5 girls and 8 boys aged 3 to 17. Among them is one child deprived of parental care.
| It’s good to see at least some of the stolen children are trickling back home. |
The children are currently safe and undergoing reintegration at Hope and Recovery Centers, where they receive psychological support, assistance with paperwork, shelter, and necessary care.
15.39 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the allocation of 75 million euros for the restoration of the New Safe Confinement of the Chernobyl NPP.
The funds will be used to restore the protective structure over the destroyed fourth power unit of the Chernobyl NPP, which was damaged as a result of Russian attacks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on the sidelines of the G7 summit that France will restore the sarcophagus at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant damaged by Russian strikes, and Switzerland will join the reconstruction of facilities at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
15.33 All leaders of the countries participating in the G7 summit in Evian, France, consider it necessary to increase pressure on Russia, primarily through sanctions, in order to end the war in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in comments to journalists.
15.27 A woman has been arrested in Crimea on suspicion of passing information about the work of state institutions in the LPR and Crimea to Ukrainian intelligence. This was reported by the FSB Central Intelligence Agency, Russian media reported. It is noted that the woman, born in 1967 in Luhansk region, was allegedly recruited by the SBU when crossing the Ukrainian-Polish border.
15.18 Ukrainian serviceman and defender of Mariupol Mykola Bruyev died in Russian captivity as a result of torture. This was reported by the TV-7 Mariupol TV channel evacuated from the occupied city.
"It became known about the death in Russian captivity of a Ukrainian serviceman, defender of Mariupol and fighter of the Azov brigade Mykola Bruyev, call sign "Brusha," the report says.
It is noted that the prisoner died as a result of torture. "Unfortunately, his death due to torture has been confirmed," wrote the defender's brother with the call sign "Kombat."
Mykola Bruyev joined the army in 2019 and served as an infantryman in the Azov ranks. After completing his contract, he returned to civilian life, but in 2022, with the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he voluntarily mobilized. After defending Mariupol, the man was captured by the Russians.
14.25 US President Donald Trump has already met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France and plans to hold another one later. He said this during a meeting with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Trump confirmed that after the end of the war with Iran, the US administration will once again focus on Ukraine.
14.13 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi held a series of meetings with the command of military units involved in combat missions in southeastern Ukraine. He was accompanied by the Chief of the Estonian Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Andrus Merilo, who is on a visit to Ukraine.
In addition, Syrsky met with representatives of the Unmanned Systems Forces command and commanders of assault regiments, listening to their reports on the situation at the front, the provision of units, and the results of the operations conducted.
14.04 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France. The Ukrainian leader announced this on Telegram.
13.59 More than half of the fighters of the National Guard of Ukraine have now been released from Russian captivity. This was stated by the Commander of the National Guard, Major General Oleksandr Pivnenko.
"We have already taken back more than half of our fighters who were in captivity, based on the results of all the exchanges. This is a significant result for everyone involved in this process in the state," he said.
The majority of the National Guardsmen who are in captivity are Azov fighters, there are also those among the prisoners of war who have been in captivity since 2014, and a large proportion are the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal.
"There (in captivity in Russia - ed.) our people are treated very, very, very badly and they don't let any international organizations in to document this attitude," Pivnenko said.
13.36 Eleven new schemes for evading mobilization have been blocked in Ukraine and the organizers of the deals, which operated in various regions of Ukraine, have been detained. For amounts ranging from $3,500 to $38,000, the dealers offered conscripts to avoid conscription through forged documents or helped them escape abroad outside checkpoints.
13.18 Tatneft has introduced temporary restrictions on the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel at all gas stations in Russia. According to the operator, in addition to limits on fuel sales, there are also restrictions on payment - only cash is accepted.
Tatneft says that for "technical reasons" the maximum gasoline supply for passenger cars is 30 liters. Diesel fuel sales are limited to 60 liters for passenger cars and 300 liters for trucks.
12.57 In Odessa, an officer was charged with extorting $23,000 from a soldier for assisting in a decision by a military medical commission to declare him unfit for further service. The perpetrator was given a preventive measure, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
12.52 Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation have launched an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old man after his stay in one of the territorial recruitment and social support centers in Transcarpathia.
The basis for registering a criminal case was information disseminated in the media and social networks about the possible use of violence against a man while staying at the CCC.
According to preliminary data, while staying at the center, the man repeatedly complained of worsening health. He was taken to a medical facility twice.
After the first examination, the doctors provided the necessary assistance and discharged the patient, after which he was returned to the CCC.
The next day, the man was re-hospitalized in critical condition after a sudden cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts, he died a few days later without regaining consciousness.
This fact was entered into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations under Part 5 of Article 426-1 of the Criminal Code (exceedance of authority or official powers by a military official under martial law). The sanction of the article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to 12 years.
11.44 During the shelling on June 15, the number of people hiding at Kyiv metro stations increased by a thousand people compared to the night of June 2. The Kyiv Metro reported the record figure on its Facebook page, noting that on June 15, during the massive shelling of the capital, almost 42 thousand people, 3.4 thousand of whom were children, were hiding at the metro stations.
09.01 Attack drones attacked the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotny district, 15 kilometers from the Kremlin. The drone raid was announced by the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, who later confirmed the damage to the refinery. According to reliable OSINT sources, one of the key nodes of the Moscow Oil Refinery, through which almost all the oil supplied to the plant passes, was hit.
07.40 The Defense Forces neutralized 1,230 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total losses of Russian personnel from 02/24/22 to 06/16/26 were approximately 1,385,420 people.
07.16 Russian troops struck Balakliya in Kharkiv region on the night of Tuesday, June 16, injuring at least six people, including two children. According to the head of the Balakliya city military administration, Vitaly Karabanov, the enemy attack was aimed at the private sector, the area near apartment buildings and a civilian enterprise. Four of the wounded were hospitalized, where they are receiving necessary medical care, and two more received assistance directly on the spot.
4.50 Drones attacked an oil depot in the Russian Krasnodar Territory on the night of June 16, causing a fire. This was reported by the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation.
2.35 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Switzerland, in Geneva. He reported on a meeting with his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin. The leaders of the two countries discussed the constant Russian attacks and Ukraine's needs to strengthen air defense, sanctions steps that "could force Russia to sit down at the negotiating table." The head of state said this on his Facebook page.
00.59 Russian artist, political refugee and critic of the regime of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead in Poland on Monday, June 15. This was reported by the Polish publications podlaski.info and wPolsce24.