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[Regnum] The UK Ministry of Defence is investigating the incident in which the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired shots at a yacht approaching it in the English Channel. This was reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
"We are investigating reports of an incident in the English Channel," a British defence source told reporters.
The authors noted that the incident occurred on June 16, approximately 37 km south of the Isle of Wight, outside British territorial waters. Warning shots were fired approximately 460 meters from the UK-registered yacht. The vessel was undamaged and no one was injured.
At the time of the incident, the Russian frigate was escorted by the British patrol ship HMS Mersey.
On June 16, the Russian ship Admiral Grigorovich fired preemptive shots at a dangerously approaching British-flagged yacht in the English Channel. The Russian Ministry of Defense explained that the frigate's crew detected the civilian sailing yacht Bright Future, which was dangerously approaching the ship. The sailors made several attempts to contact the yacht on an international radio channel, but there was no change in course or response.
To attract the yacht's crew's attention, flares were launched and sound signals were sounded, but Bright Future continued its dangerous approach.
After closing the distance to 150 meters, the frigate's commander decided to fire preemptively at the yacht with small arms. Immediately afterward, the yacht changed course and began to move away from the frigate.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Russian ship's crew acted in strict compliance with international navigation regulations and took all necessary measures to prevent the incident.
According to the British newspaper The Times, the owners of the yacht Bright Future are retirees Alan and Jane Kelvie. The couple said the yacht was approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the Isle of Wight when they heard "several gunshots."
According to MarineTraffic vessel tracking data, on June 16, just after 4:00 a.m. (6:00 a.m. Moscow time), the yacht departed the port of Lymington on the south coast of Britain and headed through the channel toward France. After the incident, the boat continued south and reached the port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin around 5:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Moscow time).
The crew of the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich did what was necessary in the situation with the British yacht Bright Future in the English Channel. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on June 17.
“The only thing that could be done was done by the Admiral Grigorovich,” Zakharova said on Sputnik radio.
She added that Russia's opponents understand only such actions.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years on Thursday, sparking fires in and around the Russian capital and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport, officials said.
Unverified videos on social media purported to show large columns of black smoke over the city's skyline, while another showed drones buzzing overhead.
Further footage shows bystanders screaming in terror as explosions rang out and what appears to be a rocket flies overhead, while smoke pours from an apartment block.
The large-scale attack came hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to meet Southeast Asian leaders at a summit in the central city of Kazan, about 700 kilometres (435 miles) east of the capital.
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I thought the round disc in the pic was supposed to be some AI drone. Nahhh...it's the complete ROOF blowing off a storage tank (seen in videos). Impressive.
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There's flyin saucers! I seen em!
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Flies as good as a T72 turret.
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Probably glided a bit further too as it does seem to be somewhat more aerodynamic, ed.
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[Korrespondent] 21.48 The Russian military attacked the village of Komishuvakha near the Zaporizhzhya region with an FPV drone, injuring 64 people. The head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Administration, Ivan Fedorov, told us about this. In his words, a Russian FPV drone crashed near a private security area, injuring a local scumbag with its tricks.
21.09 The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, plans to nominate the candidacy of a changemaker from the EU in the near-Russian-Ukrainian war at the closest meeting of the European Union.
During the meeting with journalists, Meloni confirmed that she was working on the proposal of the same representative of the European Union regarding the fate of diplomatic efforts regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Recently, the head of the Italian government did not name a specific nickname, but named the main criterion for the upcoming candidate. In these words, this role may not be played by the representative of the largest powers of the European Union, but by the so-called “middle-sized” region.
Melonia is convinced that such an approach will help eliminate competition between major European capitals and make the negotiation process more balanced.
The meeting of the European Union plans for 18-19 in Brussels.
20.24 The United States will review the issue of granting a license to Ukraine for the production of American anti-ballistic missiles. American President Donald Trump stated this on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.
The President of the United States respected that Ukraine's fears that American missiles in Europe will be looked at. “They would like to be able to earn money. Let’s look at the price,” Trump said.
19.50 The Netherlands is required to provide drones and anti-aircraft defense for Ukraine for a total amount of 500 million euros; Half of these funds are visible through the PURL program.
The Netherlands will purchase drones worth 250 million euros from powerful defense companies. Rashtu 250 million euros will be spent as part of the initiative to provide Ukraine with the replacement of American production PURL.
The new requirement increases the Dutch contribution to this initiative to 1 billion euros. As part of the program, Kiev will receive missiles for anti-aircraft defense, as well as ammunition for high-tech F16 and other systems.
The Netherlands and Ukraine also signed a sheet about the intention of promoting defense innovation in the country.
19.00 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President of Brazil Lula da Silva at the “Great Family” (G7) summit at the French Evian. The Ukrainian leader posted about this on Facebook. The leaders discussed “possible diplomatic approaches” to end the war in Ukraine.
18.58 Pope Leo XIV called to pray for the end of the war in Ukraine after the shelling by Russian troops of the 15th century of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. He wrote about the pontiff in social media X.
“We are looking for more news about the war in Ukraine, which is expanding in the future. There are a lot of innocent victims, slaughtered ritualists, churches and objects of cultural destruction destroyed by fire,” said the head of the Catholic Church.
Leo XIV said that he is in solidarity with those wounded who mourn their loved ones, as well as with those who “in the midst of violence continue to serve life with dignity.”
“I ask everyone to pray for this war to end. We ask the Lord to open the way to dialogue, to extinguish hatred and to bring about a just and tragic peace,” the Pope wrote.
18.39 In the near hour of occupation, the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea will be isolated through drone strikes. Defense Minister Mikhailo Fedorov said this in an interview for PRESSING.
18.17 Bulgaria opposed part of the 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union.
The European Commission proposed to add Patriarch Kiril of Russia to the sanctions list. The reason was given as support for the Russian war against Ukraine.
Previously, Bulgarian ZMI wrote that Sofia would try to kidnap the Patriarch of Russia Kiril. Of all the Bulgarian metropolitans, Naum Russkiy came out officially and condemned the attack on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in Kiev.
Apparently, to confirm sanctions against Russia, a unanimous decision of all EU countries is required. The misfortune of any member state with part of the sanctions package blocks its praise.
17.59 The President of the European Union, Antoniu Costa, along with his team, established contact with the Kremlin in an attempt to negotiate a change of pace before the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
His boss has already made two contacts with the Russian settlements, close to the ruler Volodymyr Putin, with the method of preparing the soil for greater changes in the future.
17.44 The United States and European G7 members are firing long-range missiles from the “licensed” PPO systems in Ukraine. This was revealed by Le Parisien in a diplomatic manner.
17.40 In all territorial centers for staffing and social support (TCC and SP), verification services will be carried out. The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mstislav Banik reported this. The functions of the TCC can be distributed among other installations, without a closed loop of transportation and mobility.
17.17 Announcing to Russia about the attack of a Ukrainian drone on a bus carrying a children's football team from Belarus in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation is a provocation. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
16.56 On Wednesday, Russian firemen launched a massive attack on the town of Trostyanets in Sumshchyna. The legacy of the attack was on the destroyed gas station. Near Trostyanets in Sumy region, four people were injured due to the Russian attack. Oleg Grigorov, the head of the Sumy OVA, reported this. In his words, the Russians are systematically working on fire infrastructure in the region in order to simplify logistics and ensure the safety of communities.
16.45 Until 15 years of confiscation of the lane, an FSB agent was sentenced, which the SBU victorious from Cherkassy 2025 on the basis of the shelling of Cherkassy. The SBU was informed about the 17th century. As the investigation established, following the Russian attacks, a student at the Moscow University was recruited by the enemy. In the field of view of the Russians, they lost money, if they searched for earnings from Telegram channels.
After recruitment and instruction, the agent began to bypass the area and record evidence of attacks on the regional center for the FSB. It is documented how the evil-doer arrived at the place of the witch, photographed him and called him to the curator from the Russian Federation. To contact the Russian intelligence service, the Vikorist citizen used an anonymous chat on a popular messenger. Also an agent monitoring the combat positions of radar stations of the Defense Forces, which protect the airspace of the central region of Ukraine.
15.31 NATO has announced the nature of its assistance to China in opposing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated this.
"We are constantly trying to monitor what China is doing. Of course, we know that Russia is not alone. They are receiving important support from Northern Korea, China and Iran. In these countries bilateral interests, which are not always fixed on the paper, but those that must be taken away one for one and are taken away in return. important technologies ballistic design,” said Vin.
In favor of China, Rutte confirmed that NATO is aware of China’s assistance to Russia in circumventing sanctions and with the production of the underground vicor.
In this case, the NATO Secretary General did not publicly go into other details of the Alliance’s assessment of the nature of Chinese assistance to Russia, despite the military’s advance, as EU diplomat Kaja Kallas recently spoke about.
15.25 In Moscow, vehicles from the armed forces began to be used to fight Ukrainian drones. One of them was marked by Moscow-City. The photo was published by journalist Alexander Plyushchov, reports The Moscow Times. In other words, the same place is located in Kapotny, where the Moscow Naphtha Refinery (Refinery) of Gazprom Nafta is located.
15.01 Sochi Airport collapses. The reason was the closure of the windy expanse through drone attacks, which began from 14 to 17 in the Krasnodar region. During the rest of the year, the skies over Sochi were closed four times, which seriously disrupted the polling schedule. Until mid-morning, the 17th of June, over a hundred flights and a number of flights were registered. This applies to both domestic and international flights.
14.51 The Security Service has collected an evidence base on “an operational officer of the law enforcement colony No. 4 of the Federal Service for Vicarious Punishment in the LPR of the Russian Federation.” The evildoer is responsible for the mass destruction of the Ukrainian military forces.
The defendant is a citizen of the hourly occupied part of the territory of the Luhansk region, who, after its burial, joined the old groupings of Russia. There he was assigned to the warehouse of the administration of the Moscow prison, where the Russians were fighting to strengthen the support of the members of the Rukh and the captured ZSU soldiers.
The investigation revealed that in 2022-2026, people carried out tortures on the victims at the walls of the occupation installation.
It is documented that Ukrainian prisoners were subjected to the so-called “reception” when they were beaten with humic kicks on various parts of the body and head before arriving at the colony.
14.26 In the Sinelnikivsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Primus evacuation of children's homelands began from another 23 settlements in the Shakhtarsky, Dubovikovsky and Boginivsky communities through the Bezpekova the situation. Over the next month, perhaps 3,800 boys and girls will be deprived of the unsafe territories.
Out of seven other communities, the region is concerned about the evacuation of adults. All families with children have already left Novokiivka, Illinka and Vishchetarasivka, Nikopol region. The evacuation of all locals from one street in Marganets and around 100 - Nikopol will also continue.
Over 49.5 thousand people have already left the Sinelnykivskyi district. people from Nikopol - about 750 inhabitants.
13.54 The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirsky, and the Chief of the Defense Staff of the Armed Forces of Rumania, Georgitse Vlad, discussed the security situation in the Black Sea region and the response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
13.12 The commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Oleksandr Pivnenko, informed that once the problem of unauthorized surplus of parts (SZCh) is identified, the situation is no longer under control. Following the words of the Major General, out of thousands of troops who have lost their lives, even every other one can turn around.
“Over the entire hour, we had thousands of fighters at the SZCh, of which we have already taken 45% of them. So, we turn over every third or two... We don’t have a critical problem. And we are still working on this,” the commander summarized NSU.
12.21 The fire crisis in Russia continues to expand. There are already restrictions on the release of fuel for private cars in 53 regions of the country, as well as in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine, The Bell reported earlier.
12.14 At the Head Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Wednesday, the 17th of March, they showed new footage of combat robots to the special unit Primari, which systematically reduces the logistics infrastructure of the Russian occupation forces. Due to the blows of this monster, the enemy regularly loses space, ammunition, and equipment that significantly reduces its firepower.
The published video materials record the results of operations carried out at the hospital and plant in 2026. Special Forces Primari is launching high-precision strikes on key logistics routes to ensure the supply of resources to the forward positions of the Russian military.
11.40 During the raid, Russian troops killed four and wounded seventeen residents of the Donetsk region, causing significant damage to the civilian infrastructure. During the shelling, 166 objects were damaged, including 144 civilian buildings. As the National Police reported, ten settlements in the region were destroyed by shelling on the 17th round. The strikes were commanded by KAB-250 bombs, Smerch multiple launch rocket systems and drones.
11.33 Near Kherson, they screamed and harassed a Russian collaborator as she praised the fake “referendum” under the hour of occupation of the place. The SBU reported this. After leaving the right bank of the Kherson region, the collaborator, as a migrant, moved to the regional center.
11.11 A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the crash of a Su-24M military aircraft near the Khmelnitsky region and the flight recorder has been obtained for examination. The DBR informed about this. Now all the conditions surrounding the flight, its technical state and the cause of the disaster are established.
10.57 On Wednesday, Russian firemen launched a massive attack on the town of Trostyanets in Sumshchyna. The legacy of the attack on the destroyed gas station. Mr. Yuriy Bova, the head of the town, told us about this on Facebook.
10.31 The director of the Mariupol Museum is expected to hand over valuable paintings by Aivazovsky, Kuindzhi and Kalmikov to the occupiers. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, there are five paintings, the total cost of which exceeds 26 million hryvnia. Previously, the paintings were taken to the so-called “Donetsk Republican Art Museum” and illegally entered into the Russian register of museum values.
10.22 On Wednesday, in five regions of Ukraine, a power outage was recorded due to new attacks on Russian embankments and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported about this. The situation in the Chernihiv region is complicated, both through shelling and bad weather.
09.50 Russian occupation forces launched an attack on a film and sports school in the Sumy region for an additional drone in the middle of the 17th. As a result of the attack, serious damage was caused to the civil infrastructure, and creatures also perished. The head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Oleg Grigorov reported this.
07.44 The Russian night attack on Zaporizhzhya resulted in the injury of seven people and the destruction of low-living buildings. The Russian attack on the regional center and area led to the death of one person and 14 victims. In addition, the occupation forces carried out 931 attacks on 50 settlements in the Zaporizhzhya region, reported the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov.
06.02 The G7 leaders published a comprehensive statement in which they stated that they had decided to increase the supply of Ukraine's anti-aircraft defense systems and super-spitting missiles, long-range weapons, and also stated their readiness to review the possibility of issuing licenses for their production directly in Ukraine. In addition, the G7 leaders decided to put pressure on Russia by imposing new sanctions on oil and gas exports, in order to cut off the financing of the war against Ukraine.
02.32 US President Donald Trump was ready to put pressure on Russia if Europe would help him with the dissolution of the Hormuz Channel. Having spoken with the leaders of the G7 countries about this, they told ZMI. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters that discussions with Trump give him “singing optimism.” European countries are ready to assist the United States in the Hormuz Province. Ale stinks are hanging out their minds. Macron said that the razing of ships for disengagement may be a problem for all parties involved, including Iran and Oman.
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[Korrespondent] In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians carried out 24 attacks. In the Hulyaipil direction, there were 23 attacks by the occupiers.
There were 207 combat clashes at the front, and the enemy launched 47 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsky and Hulyaipil directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on the evening of June 17.
It is reported that it carried out 54 air strikes, dropping 173 guided bombs. In addition, it engaged 6,035 kamikaze drones for destruction and carried out 2,088 attacks on settlements and positions of our troops.
According to the General Staff, in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out 60 attacks, including three using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units seven times in the areas of the settlements of Lyman, Vovchansk and in the direction of Pokalyany and Izbitsky.
In the Kupyansk direction today, the enemy attacked the positions of the Defense Forces five times towards the settlements of Novoplatonivka and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 14 attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Derylove, Zarichne, Novomykhaylivka, Novoselivka and towards Drobyshevy, Ozerny, Shyykivka, Lyman, and Dibrova.
In the Slavyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 11 attempts by the invaders to advance towards the settlements of Rai-Oleksandrivka, Kryva Luka, and in the Zakitne district.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Kramatorsk direction.
The defense forces repelled 15 enemy assaults in the Kostyantynivka direction near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Illinivka, Ivano-Frankivka, Rusyn Yar, Stepanivka, and towards Novopavlivka. Two clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy carried out 24 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Rodynske and towards the settlements of Bilytske, Dorozhne, Novy Donbas, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, Muravka, Vilne, Novopavlivka. Three clashes are ongoing.
According to preliminary estimates, today 44 occupiers were eliminated in this direction, another 15 were wounded; three ammunition depots, one UAV control point, seven vehicles and three units of special enemy equipment were destroyed. One UAV control point, six vehicles and two units of special equipment, four artillery systems, 34 personnel shelters were damaged. 310 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or suppressed.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks towards Oleksandrovgrad and Verbovye.
In the Hulyaipil direction, there were 23 attacks by the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Dobropillya, Pryluky, Zlagod and in the direction of Hulyaipillya, Girky, Vozdvizhivka, Tsvitkiv, Charivny. Two clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders stopped three enemy attempts to advance in the area of Malaya Tokmachka.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Dnieper direction.
As a reminder, the Defense Forces neutralized 1,280 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours. The total number of casualties of the aggressor country since the start of the full-scale invasion has reached 1,386,680 people.
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[NewsFront] 22:04 From 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. 21:31 UAV crews of the Vostok group worked out to enemy drone control points in the Zaporizhzhia region.
FPV drone operators from the Novorossiysk paratroopers eliminated the forward crew of one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems units in the Zaporizhzhia region.
FPV interceptor crews from the Zapad group rammed enemy fixed-wing drones in the Khar'kov region.
Drone operators from the Center group destroyed enemy manpower, shelters, and heavy UAVs in the Dnipropetrovsk and Dobropillya directions.
19:28 Servicemen of the mobile fire group of the 35th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group destroyed more than 40 enemy drones in the Dobropillya direction.
17:51 UAV operators from the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group liquidated three enemy drone control points (private sector of Konstantinovka).
14:42 From 9:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 72 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Ryazan, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
14:07 Destroyed the last supply artery for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krasny Liman
UAV operators detected an enemy crossing the Seversky Donets River near the village of Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The engineering structure was used to transport fuel and lubricants, provisions, ammunition, and to rotate enemy units.
A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 crew destroyed a ferry crossing with a direct hit from a FAB-3000 aerial bomb. The crossing was destroyed beyond repair.
12:51 In the village of Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic, assault detachments of the 25th Army continue destruction of disparate units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the city, captured six enemy strongholds and 61 buildings.
A direct hit from a FAB-3000 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module destroyed the last supply artery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krasny Liman – the crossing over the Seversky Donets River near the village of Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Over the course of a day, up to 20 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, a pickup truck, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and six ground robotic systems were destroyed in the village of Krasny Liman.
13:08 Krasny Liman. Russian infantry continues to infiltrate the city, gradually occupying the private sector. MAP
12:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of June 17, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicle battalion and three territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Radkovka, Ulanovo, Girino, and Luzhki in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ternovaya, Prikolotnoye, Losevka and Grigorovka in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost over 230 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and 14 vehicles.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied 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 naval infantry brigades, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Sazonovka, Samborovka, Redkodub, Putnikovo, and Grushevka in the Khar'kov region, and Yatskovka and Lozove 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 destroy scattered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the city, captured six enemy strongholds and 61 buildings.
A direct hit from a FAB-3000 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module destroyed the last supply artery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krasny Liman – the crossing over the Seversky Donets River near the village of Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Over the course of a day, up to 20 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, a pickup truck, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and six ground robotic systems were destroyed in the village of Krasny Liman.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy lost up to 200 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, 16 cars and three field artillery pieces.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, and an artillery brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as a territorial defense brigade, have been defeated near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka, and Starodubovka 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 96 buildings from Ukrainian militants. The destruction of encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the southwestern part of the city continues.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 6 pickup trucks, and over 20 ground-based robotic systems have been destroyed in the village of Konstantinovka.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost more than 125 servicemen, two Bucephalus armored personnel carriers, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, 16 vehicles, and a field artillery gun.
As a result of active offensive actions by units of the Center group of forces, the village of Kutuzovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an unmanned systems brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, three National Guard brigades, and the Azov special forces brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Sergeyevka, Ivanovka, Lenina, Krasnoyarskoye, Gruzskoye, Veseloye, Kucherov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 290 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, seven cars, three artillery pieces, and two Grad multiple launch rocket systems.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, five airborne assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Podgavrilovka, Prosyanaya, Novoskelevatoe, Ivanovka, and Malomykhailivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Kopani, Vasinovka, Shyroke, Novoye Pole, and Novoselivka in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 470 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 10 cars and a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov and Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 55 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 16 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:16 Fighters of the Vostok group shot down enemy drones in the DPR were fired at with small arms.
11:01 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 44 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Tver, Ryazan, Voronezh regions, the Moscow region, the Krasnodar Territory and over the waters of the Black Sea.
10:34 FPV drone operators of the Novorossiysk airborne unit destroyed calculation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) unit – video.
10:11 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 107 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on June 16 and 9:00 a.m. on June 17. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 58 times. Drones attacked our territory 13 times using explosive devices.
9:49 From June 8 to 14, in the Aleshkinsky district, there were shelling and attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs. Five civilians were killed and seven people were wounded, Ruslan Khomenko said.
"On June 9, a man on a bicycle died in Aleshki when an object detonated, and four people died in Kozachiy Lageri when a drone dropped an explosive," the head of the municipal district reported.
Ruslan Khomenko reported that Ukrainian Armed Forces militants attacked kindergartens, residential buildings, stores, a market, and cars.
9:16 AFU continue attacks on civilian infrastructure in the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 29 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 13 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Korsunka, Hola Prystan, Oleshky, and Stara Zburyevka.
8:33 During the night, from 20:00 Moscow time on June 16 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 17, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 157 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Oryol, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Tver, Ryazan, Rostov, Astrakhan regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
8:04 Artillerymen of the 3rd Army Corps of the "Southern" group destroyed UAV launch point and enemy manpower in the Konstantinovka area – video.
Russians are kicking themselves for not thinking of it first...
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[Regnum] The West is actively using digital technologies to manipulate public opinion in order to create scenarios for color revolutions. This was stated by Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu on June 18.
"The West is widely using digital tools to manipulate public opinion and organize anti-government protests against the authorities of Russian-friendly African states, including Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, the Republic of Congo, and several others. It's important to consider that those who commission regime change see significant potential in the use of artificial intelligence technologies. They are intended to process large amounts of data on the situation in target countries, identify the vulnerabilities of ruling elites, and develop detailed scenarios for external intervention," Shoigu wrote in an article for Izvestia.
According to the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, the West views soft power as a means of achieving colossal geopolitical gains at relatively low cost. The timeframe for achieving these goals is reduced to just a few years, and socially disruptive tactics simplify the process, making color revolutions a preferred option for Western political strategists.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova compared Westerners to woodworms for undermining security. The diplomat clarified that Russia had been trying for decades to convince the West of the need to create a unifying agenda. Moscow had also warned Brussels that destructive manipulation, regime change, and color revolutions lead to both common and pan-European problems, but Russia's calls had fallen on deaf ears.
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[Regnum] Eight people, including six minors, were injured when a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a bus carrying children from Belarus through the Bryansk region. This was reported on June 17 by the republic's Minister of Health, Alexander Khodzhaev.
"According to current intelligence, eight people, including six minors, have sustained injuries of varying severity. They are being treated in several hospitals in the Bryansk region," he told reporters.
The Belarusian side has sent three intensive care teams to Bryansk, reinforced by specialists from various fields. They comprise a total of 11 people. Together with their Russian colleagues, they will assess the condition of the injured citizens and then decide whether to transport them to the republic or provide medical care on site, Khodjaev added.
The tragedy occurred earlier that day on the A-240 highway. The double-decker bus was carrying 44 passengers, including 28 child athletes from the Gomel region. They were heading to Gelendzhik for a vacation. The Kyiv regime struck the bus using an aircraft-type drone.
According to preliminary reports, a woman accompanying the athletes was killed. The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code for a terrorist act. Investigative Committee officers are investigating the details of the incident and the specific individuals involved. The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has demanded an explanation from Ukraine. The bus passengers who were not injured in the attack are being held in a temporary accommodation facility. They are awaiting an escort from Gomel to return home.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that Ukrainian troops are deliberately targeting civilians and civilian objects in the Russian Federation. The head of state described the methods used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Kyiv regime's foreign mercenaries as terrorist. In response to these terrorist attacks, Russian troops are striking military targets in Ukraine.
The United Nations (UN) condemns attacks on civilians and infrastructure. This was stated on June 17 by the official representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, commenting on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on a bus carrying children in the Bryansk region.
"We are aware of reports of a suspected drone attack on a bus carrying a Belarusian youth football team in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, which reportedly killed one person and injured several others. We condemn all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, wherever they occur," Dujarric told TASS.
He recalled that such actions are prohibited by international humanitarian law and must be stopped immediately.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a bus in the Bryansk region carrying a children's soccer team from Gomel and their companions on vacation. The double-decker bus was carrying 28 children and 16 adults. A woman accompanying the athletes was killed in the strike by an aircraft-type drone. Eight people, including six children, were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Health Minister Mikhail Murashko to take urgent measures to assist those injured in the bus attack.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that the Investigative Committee has launched an investigation into the attack and emphasized that there is no doubt as to who is behind this terrorist attack. He added that Russia's response to this attack will be to continue the special operation. The Kremlin spokesman called the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on the bus carrying children an inhumane terrorist attack.
[Daily Mail where America gets its news] Finland has passed laws that lift a ban on nuclear weapons, in a huge blow to Vladimir Putin.
The new legislation will allow nuclear arms to be imported, transported, supplied, and possessed on its territory as the Nordic nation confronts mounting security concerns over neighbouring Russia.
The new law overturns a decade-old restriction dating back to the 1987 Nuclear Energy Act, which prohibited nuclear weapons from being brought onto Finnish soil.
Under the new bill, which lawmakers voted by a margin of 125 to 61 on Wednesday, nuclear arms may now be moved freely in the name of national defence.
However, the Finnish government stressed that it has no current plans to host nuclear weapons.
Ministers said the move was necessary due to an increasingly 'unpredictable security environment' in the region.
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen argued that the previous law created an awkward position for Finland following its accession to NATO in April 2023.
Following the vote, Hakkanen wrote on X: 'The Parliament approved the amendment to the Nuclear Energy Act with a strong 2/3 majority. This historic reform strengthens the security of Finland and of NATO as a whole.
'The overall nuclear weapons policy has been one of the most challenging issues in the Ministry of Defence during this parliamentary term.
'Years of study, discussions with nuclear-weapon states and other allies, and assessments of how Finland's security can best be strengthened in NATO.
'I thank all the Members of Parliament who supported our legislative proposal for their strong backing.
'Thank you to the defence administration professionals at home and abroad for their high expertise, also in this project.
Before the vote took place, Hakkanen wrote to MPs on X: 'I appeal once again to every member of parliament. I ask you to seriously assess, based on the information received, what is the best voting solution for the defense and security of the fatherland.
The Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Left Alliance, however, submitted a joint objection to the bill prior to the vote.
'Of the opposition parties, the Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Left Alliance propose rejecting the proposal,' Hakkanen wrote in a previous X post.
'The Defence Administration has assessed what the Left's proposal would mean.
'It would weaken Finland's defence and security. For this reason, we cannot support it.
'The justifications contain numerous statements and perceptions that are clearly incorrect in light of the information provided in the security briefings. I find this choice very peculiar.'
As a member of the Western military alliance, Finland is now part of NATO's collective defence framework, which relies heavily on nuclear deterrence as a cornerstone of its security strategy.
The legislative change means Finland could, in theory, host NATO nuclear weapons in the future, potentially giving the alliance a stronger strategic presence close to Russia's border.
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[Regnum] Construction of the new Yasen-M-class multipurpose nuclear-powered submarine "Murmansk" has begun. The Russian Ministry of Defense press service reported this on June 17.
The cruiser was laid down at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk.
"Submarine forces are an important component of the Russian Navy, security, and sovereignty. We will undoubtedly implement their construction programs," said Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, during the cruiser's keel-laying ceremony.
The submarines of this project are modern, effective naval combat systems capable of solving the entire spectrum of Navy combat missions, independently or as part of diverse fleet groups, in virtually any region of the World Ocean, while remaining undetectable to others, the commander-in-chief emphasized.
The lead nuclear submarine of this project, the Kazan, was delivered to the Navy in 2021. Three more submarines—Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Arkhangelsk—were subsequently built and commissioned. Construction of several more nuclear-powered submarines is ongoing. The Yasen-M-class submarines are equipped with long-range, high-precision missiles.
In July 2025, President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian fleet would be equipped according to the most modern technical standards. The head of state noted that 70 warships are under construction at shipyards, including the latest nuclear submarines.
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.
