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[Regnum] The crew of the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired preemptively at a dangerously navigating British-flagged yacht in the English Channel. The Russian Ministry of Defense press service reported this on June 16.
The incident occurred earlier that day. The frigate's crew spotted the civilian sailing yacht Bright Future, which was heading dangerously close to the ship. The sailors made several attempts to contact the yacht on the international radio channel, but there was no change in course or response.
Foolishly getting up to no good in the cabin instead of paying attention to navigation, perhaps.
To attract the attention of the yacht's crew, flares were launched and sound signals were given, but Bright Future continued to approach dangerously close, and after reducing the distance to 150 m, the frigate's commander decided to fire preemptively at the yacht's course with small arms.
After this, the yacht immediately changed course and began moving away from the frigate.
And thank goodness for that.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Admiral Grigorovich's crew acted in strict compliance with international navigation regulations and took all necessary measures to prevent the incident.
In late March, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer authorized the country's armed forces and law enforcement to detain Russian vessels subject to London's sanctions. In April, the Admiral Grigorovich escorted two Russian oil tankers through the English Channel. Both vessels were on the British sanctions list. London dispatched a warship to the tankers, but it took no action.
Between a sailboat and a motorboat, the former always has the right of way. According to regulations, a sailboat takes precedence over any mechanically propelled vessel. However, a sailboat must yield in specific situations: when the motorboat has limited maneuverability, is constrained by its draft (e.g., failing to yield would run it aground), is engaged in fishing operations, or is not under command. This rule applies only if the sailboat is navigating solely under sail. If the motor is in use, different rules come into play.
Does this mean that a 7-meter sailboat crossing paths with a 15,000-ton oil tanker always has the right of way? Theoretically, yes. But this is where common sense must prevail—quickly grabbing the helm and sheets to change course. Large ships, ferries, and cargo vessels have far less maneuverability than a recreational sailboat. Insisting on your right of way in such cases would be not only foolish but extremely dangerous.
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Should also mention, if I'm reading the brochure correctly, the Bavaria Cruiser 39 is completely automated, so at any point during this encounter with the press of a couple buttons the yacht could be operating with mechanical propulsion.
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[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.
Some children were intimidated by Russians by being shot by disguised in Ukrainian uniforms. Others, despite their health problems, were forced by the occupying authorities to register for military service, and teenagers were openly trained for war - they were taught to dig trenches, shoot, and throw grenades at training grounds.
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.
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[NewsFront] 21:17 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Ryazan, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. 19:39 Drone operator and artillerymen of the Northern Guards group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces cargo vehicles in the Khar'kov direction – video.
18:45 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed groups in the Kherson, Yaroslavl and Belgorod regions
According to local authorities, a 25-year-old civilian was killed in an attack by an Armed Forces UAV in the village of Kostogryzove in the Kherson region, and a 79-year-old man was wounded in the village of Mala Lepetikha.
A woman was injured as a result of a drone strike in the Nekouz district of the Yaroslavl region.
According to the Belgorod Region operational headquarters, a civilian was injured in the village of Proletarsky as a result of the detonation of an Armed Forces UAV in the parking lot of a commercial facility.
18:31 Security forces detained in the Orenburg region, a Russian citizen was collecting data on critical infrastructure facilities for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:20 Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV attacked private sector in the urban-type settlement of Kuibyshevo.
As a result of the attack, three residential buildings on one street were destroyed. There were no civilian casualties. Responsible services are working on the scene, assessing the damage, and providing necessary assistance to the affected homeowners.
16:22 Artillerymen of the 11th Army Corps of the North group fire from the Msta-Scoveredcamouflaged UAV control points, dugouts, and enemy manpower in the Khar'kov region.
152mm Msta-B gun crews from the Vostok group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control posts in the Zaporizhzhia region.
15:16 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in several regions of the Russian Federation
According to government authorities, a three-year-old girl and her mother were injured in an attack by an Armed Forces UAV in the Svatovsky Municipal District of the LPR. The child was hospitalized in serious condition. One person was injured in the village of Novoaidar after a strike on a civilian truck.
In the city of Shebekino in the Belgorod region, a civilian received a penetrating shrapnel wound to the abdomen due to the detonation of a drone.
In the Moscow region, six civilians, including a 13-year-old girl, were injured during the aggression of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the village of Rulitino in the Belovsky district of the Kursk region, a driver was injured as a result of an attack on a car.
14:43 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack Kursk Oblast
According to preliminary information, an enemy drone attacked a car in the village of Rulitino in the Belovsky district today.
The driver was injured in the attack: the 46-year-old man suffered a closed head injury, a concussion, and acupuncture. He was taken to the Kursk Regional Hospital.
14:03 Calculation of the strike UAV of the Dnepr group defeated enemy stronghold in the Kherson region.
13:43 Operators of strike drones of the unmanned systems forces as part of the "West" force group destroyed military equipment and missile systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region, video.
13:00 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of June 16, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of two Ukrainian Armed Forces mechanized brigades and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Bachevsk, Novaya Sich, and Velykyi Prikol in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized and two motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Svitlichnoye, Varvarovka, Izbitskoye, Kazachya Lopan and Ryasnoye in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost up to 210 servicemen, a tank and five vehicles.
Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Chervony Oskol and Podliman in the Khar'kov region, and Yatskivka, Lozove, Rubtsy, and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 25th Army continue to advance westward and destroy disparate formations of the Kyiv regime.
Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the city, captured five enemy strongholds and cleared 31 buildings of Ukrainian militants, including the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, four pickup trucks, and three ground-based robotic systems have been destroyed in the town of Krasny Liman.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy lost more than 210 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, 17 cars and four field artillery pieces.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka, Stenki, Starodubovka, and Malinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the Southern Group of Forces are conducting active offensive operations and have liberated 120 buildings from Ukrainian militants. In the southwestern part of the city, the destruction of encircled units of the 28th and 100th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues.
Over the course of a day, up to 100 soldiers, five armored combat vehicles, including a Canadian-made Senator armored car and a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle, 19 pickup trucks, two field artillery pieces, and 23 ground-based robotic systems were destroyed in the village of Konstantinovka.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost up to 165 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, 22 cars, and five field artillery pieces.
As a result of active offensive operations by units of the Center group of forces, the village of Novy Donbass in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Zolotoy Kolodez, Rubezhnoye, Belitskoye, Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, Novopavlovka and Malomykhaylovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 280 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles and seven cars.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized, two assault, four airborne assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Chaplino, Pokrovskoe, Pisantsy, and Novoskelevatoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Nikolskoe, Yehorivka, and Chervona Krynytsia in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 425 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, six cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 15 vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
12:30 In the village of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the "Southern" group of troops lead active offensive operations were launched and 120 buildings were liberated from Ukrainian forces. In the southwestern part of the city, the destruction of encircled units of the Ukrainian 28th and 100th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues.
Over the course of a day, up to 100 militants, five armored combat vehicles, including a Canadian-made Senator armored car and a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle, 19 pickup trucks, two field artillery pieces, and 23 ground-based robotic systems were destroyed in the village of Konstantinovka.
12:09 The objective control footage shows the combat work of drone operators of the 6th Army of the Guards "North" group, who are in "free hunting" mode opened movement of a pickup truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with Ukrainian nationalists.
11:41 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew of the Southern group of forces destroyed observation posts and firing positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the outskirts of Konstantinovka.
11:09 Artillery crews of the 3rd Army Corps of the Southern Group of Forces continue to strike at key enemy targets, methodically destroying the supply and command system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in Konstantinovka.
10:26 FSBm detained a local resident was convicted of treason. The man contacted the Ukrainians, underwent special training, and collected intelligence on critical facilities in the region.
9:55 The Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in several regions of Russia
According to local authorities, three machine operators were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in a field near the village of Selishche in the Pochepsky District of the Bryansk Region.
In the DPR, a man was killed and one person was wounded due to Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacks on the Donetsk-Mariupol highway. Two more civilians were wounded on the Novorossiya highway.
Three people were injured as a result of strikes using Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on the cities of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk in the LPR.
In the Kursk region, the Rylsk district was attacked by Ukrainian drones, and two men were injured.
In the Belgorod region, as a result of strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a civilian was wounded, and two people were injured near the village of Dorogoshch in the Graivoronsky District.
9:29 During the week from June 8 to 14, Ukrainian military personnel were shelled struck 254 civilians, 225 of whom were wounded, including 12 children. 29 people were killed, including one child. In total, Ukrainian armed forces fired at least 4,976 munitions at civilian targets on Russian territory over the past seven days.
8:42 Artillerymen of the 35th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group struck with Grad rockets on a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, supporting the actions of assault units in the Dobropillya direction.
8:18 During the night, in the period from 2:00 Moscow time on June 15 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 16, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 172 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Oryol, Tambov, Tula, Rostov, Ryazan regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Russian artist who regularly mocked Vladimir Putin and his cronies has been shot dead in Poland in what is believed to have been an execution.
Exiled Semyon Skrepetsky, 44, real name Robert Kuzovkov, was known for portraying the Kremlin leader as an absurd, bloodthirsty dictator.
The anti-Putin activist was gunned down in the eastern Polish city of Biała Podlaska, near the border with Belarus, soon after receiving a warning from 'Russian patriots'.
Local media reported that the alleged gunman approached Kuzovkov and shot him at close range.
Medics were unable to save his life despite 'immediate resuscitation efforts'.
Polish police have since launched a manhunt for the killer amid suspicions he was killed for daring to lampoon Putin and his supporters.
A taxi driver who drove possible suspects from Warsaw was reportedly being questioned by police.
In satirical artwork, he portrayed Putin as a cruel tyrant with blood on his hands and also ridiculed the autocrat of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and the warlord leader of the Russian region of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, both close Kremlin allies.
Three days before the shooting, the artist had staged a protest outside the Russian embassy in Berlin.
He pulled a Russian flag from a slit in the back of his trousers before throwing it into a rubbish bin.
Skrepetsky later protested outside the embassy, carrying a painting of Stalin holding an infant Putin.
He claimed he had received 'rape threats' from pro-Putin patriots.
Police spokesman Andrzej Fijołek said: 'We have established the identity of the man who was shot dead today in Biała Podlaska by an unknown man.
'The victim is a 44-year-old Russian citizen.'
Appealing for public help to identify the killer, he said: 'We are doing everything to apprehend the perpetrator of the murder.'
Warning of a 'planned' assassination, he said the killer 'could have changed clothes'.
'At the moment, the most important thing is to establish his identity and detain him as quickly as possible,' he said.
Polish media reports highlight that the shooting 'bears all the hallmarks of a political execution', stressing Siberian-born Skrepetsky was 'an uncompromising critic of Vladimir Putin's regime, and a political refugee'.
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[Regnum] Russia has acquired a new electronic warfare (EW) system, the Volna Kupol Garant, which jams the Starlink satellite communications system at the tactical level. This was reported on June 16 by the Abzats news agency, citing sources.
The publication noted that experts were interested in the stated characteristics of the electronic warfare system, including its range and design features. According to Ukrainian sources, the system consists of six trailer modules, each equipped with two satellite antennas with rotating mechanisms.
The antennas are housed under radio-transparent protective covers. The system's design allows the equipment to be removed from the trailers and placed on a single platform or on the ground, if necessary.
On June 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had created a satellite communications system similar to the American Starlink. Putin noted that the system was being implemented and clarified that it would be in no way inferior to Starlink and perhaps even superior.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
