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22:24 The peace summit in Switzerland brought together representatives of more than 90 countries, and the final communiqué calling for nuclear, food security and the return of all prisoners of war and abducted children was signed by 78 states. Approximately half of the summit participants represented the Western world, the rest from the so-called Global South. More details about the results of the summit can be found in the material Everyone has their own world .
22:06 Former United Russia deputy from Chuvashia Vladimir Dmitriev died in the war in Ukraine, local telegram channels report. At first, Dmitriev was involved in collecting humanitarian aid, and then he volunteered for war. According to public reports, he was slightly wounded and taken to the hospital, which was later allegedly attacked by a drone.
21:44 The number of victims as a result of today's attack on the Poltava region has increased to 22, of which three are children, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.
20:49 The Russian army fired mortars at Kherson, one death is known, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
20:45 The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation admitted that Ukraine shot down a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft on February 23, 2024. In particular, a “preventive measure” was chosen for Ukrainian Colonel Nikolai Dzyaman because he allegedly gave the order to destroy the long-range radar detection and control aircraft.
20:27 Stoltenberg said that there is no consensus yet on the issue of Ukraine’s membership in NATO: “Ukraine will become a member of NATO when we have a consensus. A majority vote is not enough, we must make decisions unanimously... In due time, Ukraine must become a member of NATO without delay." At the same time, the Secretary General added that this “requires a complete end to the conflict.” “We must be sure that the conflict is over and not paused,” he explained.
20:18 The Ecumenical Patriarchate joined the joint communique following the Peace Summit in Switzerland, said press secretary of the President of Ukraine Sergei Nikiforov.
19:36 The number of victims as a result of today's strike in the Poltava region has increased to 16 people, including two children, the prosecutor's office reported. Six people were hospitalized. According to preliminary data, the enemy hit civilian infrastructure with an X-59 cruise missile. Several multi-storey buildings, a kindergarten and power lines were damaged.
19:19 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he held a meeting on the results of the Peace Summit and the preparation of the next steps: “There are no pauses now. In fact, there is already a preliminary work schedule for the summer months. We will not slow down the pace. We will maintain communication with partners as such as active as before. Ukraine never wanted this war and, naturally, it strives more than anyone for a just peace. And we see that this is possible.”
The president also said based on the results of the military reports that the Defense Forces are managing to “gradually oust the occupier from the Kharkov region.”
19:07 The German defense concern Rheinmetall plans to produce hybrids of Leopard tanks and Skyranger air defense tanks at a plant in Ukraine, Bild writes, citing a company representative. According to him, the enterprise has a lot of Leopard 1 tanks, on the chassis of which it is possible to install Skyranger turrets with a 35-mm cannon. Now the plant in western Ukraine is mainly engaged in repairing Leopard 1 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles destroyed during battles, but soon they will repair Leopard 2 and tanks from other countries transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
19:01 The Russians shelled Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, three people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. Food and industrial enterprises, 12 private houses, and power lines were damaged.
18:56 Zelensky said that immediately upon returning to Ukraine he held the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Heard reports on the situation in all directions and at the borders, the implementation of domestic contracts and the receipt of assistance under defense packages announced by partners, as well as reports from the heads of all components of the Defense Forces.
A detailed report was presented by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Vadim Sukharevsky - he reported on all types of drones and all types of tasks. "The area is actively developing - the number of not only produced, but also successfully used drones is growing. Ukraine is leading technological progress in this area. Last week, during negotiations with other leaders, we felt great interest in our experience. After victory, it will become a high-tech part of Ukrainian exports" , - the president noted.
18:45 On Tuesday, June 18, hourly power outage schedules will be applied throughout Ukraine throughout the day, from 00:00 to 24:00, Ukrenergo reported.
18:37 Through the Reserve+ mobile application, 1.5 million Ukrainians have already updated their data, including 210 thousand women liable for military service, the Ministry of Defense reported. At the same time, more than 233 thousand people updated their data through CNAP, and 208 thousand through TCC.
18:28 The number of victims as a result of today's attack on the Poltava region has increased to 12 people, including two children. Three people were hospitalized, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin. He also said that a man, wounded as a result of an enemy attack in the Mirgorod region on June 10, died in the hospital.
17:59 According to confirmed data alone, the Russian military during a full-scale invasion killed more than 12 thousand Ukrainian civilians, including 551 children, said Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin. Law enforcement officers also documented about 130 thousand cases of war crimes committed by the Russian military, including 301 cases of sexual violence. The actual numbers may be significantly higher.
17:26 German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock warned of serious consequences for Germany and NATO if they do not support Ukraine: “If we do not continue to support Ukraine, we risk facing the fact that Putin’s troops will stand on the border with Poland. War is coming soon will be on the territory of the EU and NATO."
16:50 The EU Council has created a commission to combat corruption and theft of Western aid to Ukraine. According to the decree, it will operate until June 30, 2028 and be based in Brussels. At the same time, a subsidiary body will be located in Kyiv.
16:29 Over the course of a month and a half, the defense forces hit about 15 enemy air defense systems in Crimea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces StratCom reported. In particular, we are talking about air defense divisions in the S-300, S-350, S-400 modifications. Dozens of launchers of these systems, more than 15 radar stations, and more than ten control points were destroyed.
15:57 In the Poltava region, as a result of today’s Russian attack, power lines were damaged, 53 thousand household and 2.4 thousand legal consumers were de-energized, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.
15:25 The Russians hit civilian infrastructure in the Poltava region, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin. Nine people are known to be injured, and several high-rise buildings were damaged.
14:34 One of the new modifications of the Magura unmanned sea platform already has on board R-73 - Soviet-made air-to-air missiles with an infrared homing system, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported. Magura maritime strike drones equipped with such missiles have already been used in combat operations in the Black Sea, and this has become “a serious factor of fear and risk for Russian aviation,” the intelligence agency added.
14:11 Putin will pay a state visit to the DPRK on June 18-19, and after that he will go to Vietnam, the Kremlin said.
13:43 The first Ukrainian F-16 pilots will complete training in France in September, writes Le Monde. It was decided to reduce the training period for them from one and a half years to six months. In total, France intends to train 26 Ukrainian pilots in two years.
13:18 Latvia has already sent the first batch of drones to Ukraine and is preparing a second, said Defense Minister Andris Spruds. "Latvia announced a plan and commitment to contribute 20 million euros this year. However, if we count those countries that have already made commitments, this is more than 500 million euros, more precisely, 549 million euros have already been promised by the participating countries, partners within the framework drone coalition, the next step is to use this funding effectively, and we're doing that on multiple levels," he added.
12:41 The newly elected head of the Bundestag Defense Committee Markus Faber visited the Donetsk and Kharkov regions to personally find out the current needs and problems of the Ukrainian military, said MP, head of the permanent delegation of Ukraine to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Egor Chernev. According to him, this is Faber's first trip abroad in his new position, although according to tradition, newly elected heads of the defense committee make their first visit to a neighboring country. During Faber’s visit, a German Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled gun destroyed a Russian howitzer along with its ammunition, Chernev added.
12:25 The Russians almost no longer use the Crimean Bridge for military logistics, so its destruction now would have “the wrong effect,” Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine: “Less than a quarter of the total load is carried by this bridge. The rest goes along the ferry crossing, which was recently attacked. Therefore, this bridge no longer has such tactical and strategic importance after the damage it received as a result of the joint operation of the SBU and the Navy with a drone attack.”
12:19 Syrsky said that he has been working on the Eastern Front for almost a week in parts of different groups that hold the defense in the most critical sectors of the front. In the Kupyansky, Pokrovsky, Kurakhovsky, and Vremevsky directions, the enemy is carrying out active offensive actions of varying intensity. The Russian Army is focusing its main efforts on the Pokrovsky direction, where the overwhelming number of enemy strike brigades and regiments are concentrated. There are fierce battles in the areas of Glubokoye, Chasov Yar, Staromayorsk, Rabotino, Krynoki and the islands in the coastal part of the left bank of the Dnieper.
“The enemy understands perfectly well that as a result of the gradual receipt of a significant amount of weapons and military equipment from our partners, the arrival of the first F-16s, which will strengthen the air defense, time will play in our favor, and his chances of success will decrease. Therefore, the command of the Russian troops is making efforts “all efforts are made to increase the intensity and expand the geography of combat operations in order to maximize the depletion of our troops, disrupt the preparation of reserves, and prevent the transition to active offensive actions,” the commander-in-chief said.
11:58 The Swiss Foreign Ministry explained that Iraq and Jordan did not sign the declaration following the Peace Summit, and they were added to the list due to a “coordination problem.” Thus, 78 out of 92 countries signed the communiqué.
11:30 As a result of a night UAV attack in one of the workshops of the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, a pipeline was damaged, the opposition Russian publication Astra reports, citing sources. According to them, two drones shot down in Lipetsk fell on the territory of NLMK, there were no casualties.
10:46 The government is preparing a decision to reduce the duration of power outages, said Advisor to the Prime Minister on Energy Issues Yuriy Boyko. According to him, the Cabinet of Ministers plans to significantly reduce the list of consumers who are not disconnected from electricity, which will reduce the duration of outages for others.
10:34 On the night of June 17, GUR drones attacked military targets in three regions of the Russian Federation - Belgorod, Voronezh and Lipetsk, Ukrainian media write, citing sources in the special services. In particular, the target was the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works and the local tractor plant.
10:28 In the morning, the Russian military attacked a car with a kamikaze drone in Osokorovka, Kherson region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
10:02 During the Peace Summit in Switzerland, 39 countries discussed behind closed doors the return of Ukrainians kidnapped by the Russians, said Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets. According to him, Ukraine unexpectedly received offers of assistance even from those states that are considered loyal to Moscow: “Unexpectedly, some countries that traditionally have good relations with the Russian Federation announced for the first time that they are ready to offer their channels of communication with the Russian side. I do not I can name these countries for now, but I will frankly say that we did not expect such positions from such countries.”
09:49 NSDC Secretary Alexander Litvinenko, in an interview with the Times, did not rule out that Russia could use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine if its army begins to suffer defeat: “We cannot rule out anything if Russia is on the verge of a catastrophic defeat.” At the same time, he clarified that we are talking about a hypothetical collapse of the front and protests in Moscow. But even then, the use of nuclear weapons is not guaranteed because the Kremlin can convince the Russian population that this is a “victory,” Litvinenko added.
09:13 At night, the Russians attacked a children's camp in the Kiev district of Kharkov with KABs - one of the buildings was damaged, no people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
08:32 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, two people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OBA, Alexander Prokudin. Seven private houses, a critical infrastructure facility, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
07:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 17:
personnel - about 527,390 (+1080) people,
tanks - 7958 (+2),
armored combat vehicles - 15,287 (+18),
artillery systems - 13,927 (+14),
MLRS - 1104 (+0),
air defense systems - 853 (+0),
aircraft - 359 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAV - 11,167 (+8),
cruise missiles - 2296 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,991 (+24),
special equipment - 2337 (+12).
07:26 Residents of Russian Lipetsk wrote at night about explosions and smoke above the tractor plant, as well as about the attack on the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant. Governor of the Lipetsk region Igor Artamonov said that several UAVs were suppressed “over the industrial territory” of Lipetsk, but there were no casualties. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of six UAVs over the Belgorod, Voronezh and Lipetsk regions.
06:37 NATO members are negotiating to deploy more nuclear weapons due to the growing threat from Russia and China, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. He added that the bloc needed to show the world its nuclear arsenal to send a direct message to its enemies: "I won't go into operational detail about how many nuclear warheads should be operational and which should be stored, but we need to consult on these questions. That's exactly what we do."
02:22 Canada has allocated a new aid package to Ukraine in the amount of 52.4 million Canadian dollars (about 38.1 million US dollars), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. The funds will be used to address a number of social needs in Ukraine - in particular, supporting vulnerable children and youth at risk, reintegrating displaced children returning to Ukraine from Russia, improving access to justice for victims of war crimes, supporting male survivors of sexual violence during wars, etc. Also, the Government of Canada is investing 20 million Canadian dollars (14.5 million US dollars) in restoring damaged energy equipment and infrastructure.
01:23 Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the Peace Summit communiqué. The updated list of signatories is presented on the website of the Swiss Foreign Ministry - now there are 78 countries, not 80. The reason for the withdrawal of signatures is not reported. Among the countries that have not signed the declaration, in addition to Iraq and Jordan, are Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, the Vatican, India, Indonesia, Colombia, Libya, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and South Africa.
The number of clashes since the beginning of the day has increased to 89
A total of nine enemy attacks were recorded today near Volchansk and Liptsy, the General Staff reported.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information about the Russian invasion as of 19.00 Monday, June 17.
It is reported that most of the fighting at this time of day occurred in the Pokrovsky direction. The number of clashes along the entire front line increased to 89.
“Three military clashes continue in the Kharkov direction in the Volchansk region. A total of nine enemy attacks were recorded here and near Liptsy today. According to preliminary information, the invaders lost 111 manpower today. Our military also destroyed a tank, an armored combat vehicle and 23 enemy UAVs,” - the summary says.
As the General Staff notes, the situation in the Pokrovsky direction remains tense.
"Since the beginning of the day, there have already been 37 clashes here. The Ukrainian defense forces have successfully repelled 22 assault actions of the Russian invaders. Another 15 battles continue. The situation is under control. The enemy is suffering significant losses, especially in manpower - currently 290 dead and wounded invaders are known The counting continues,” the General Staff said.
It is also reported that five times during this day the Russian invaders tried to attack Ukrainian positions in the Vremev direction. Fighting continues near Staromayorskoye, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye.
In other directions - without any significant changes.
Let us remind you that during the day on June 16, about 1,100 enemy soldiers were destroyed at the front. Russia's total combat losses in Ukraine since February 24, 2022 are approaching 530 thousand people.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line. Manpower and hardware of 42nd Mechanised, 57th Motorised Infantry, 71st Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 105th and 125th of territorial defence brigades have been hit close to Volchansk, Deep, Sinelnikovo, and Liptsa (Kharkov region). In addition, one counter-attack by the 36th Marines Brigade's assault detachment has been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 300 Ukrainian troops, four pickup trucks, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS fighting vehicle.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and defeated 14th, 43rd, 44th, 116th Mechanised, and 3rd Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Shiykovka, Sinkovka, Peski-Radkovskiye, Druzhelyubovka (Kharkov region), and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 405 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one Nota electronic warfare station.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the situation on the front line, as well as defeating manpower and hardware of 93rd Mechanised, 79th Air Assault, 46th Aeromobile brigades of the AFU near Katerinovka, Aleksandro-Schultino, and Gornjak (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 535 Ukrainian troops, two armoured personnel carriers, three pickup trucks, two 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzers, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and 122mm D-30 guns. In addition, three AFU ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and defeated 47th Mechanised, 68th Jaeger, 144th Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 109th Territorial Defence brigades near Vozdvizhenka, Kamyshovka, Novaya Poltavka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counter-attacks of 23rd, 47th Mechanised, and 68th Jaeger brigades of the AFU have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 335 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles.
During counter-battery warfare, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B 2A65 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 100mm Rapira gun, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle have been hit.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more advantages lines, defeating manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 102nd and 128nd Territorial Defence brigades near Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Varvarovka (Zaporozhye region). Two attacks by assault detachments of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade and the 31st Brigade of the National Guard have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 150 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, two 155mm Polish-made Krab artillery systems, and two 155mm British-made FH-70 howitzers. Two AFU field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged units of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, the 141st Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Zherebyanki and Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region). The AFU losses were up to 50 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 110 areas during the day.
Air defence facilities have shot down 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,867 unmanned aerial vehicles, 529 air defence missile systems, 16,359 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,343 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 10,569 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,634 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 06/17/2024 to 00:00 06/18/2024.
A total of 15 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Four civilians were reported injured.
DAMAGED:
One residential building
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 15 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
A total of 33 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:02 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have pulled up reserves to Volchansk and Liptsy and are conducting unsuccessful counterattacks, said the head of the military-civil administration of the Khar'kov region Vitaly Ganchev
19:55 Soldiers of the North group of troops destroyed in the Khar'kov direction, a mobile airspace surveillance radar and an AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station made in the USA.
19:44 Artillerymen of the “Southern” group of forces destroyed command observation post and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Seversky direction.
The crew of the 122mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount fired from a closed firing position. Fire adjustments and control of hitting targets were carried out by unmanned aircraft crews.
19:27 The crew of the T-90A tank of the West group of forces destroyed the control center of the UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
18:57 Battle in Chasov Yar: fierce battles for every house.
The fighting in this Donbass town is not easy, but Russian troops are still making progress, writes the TG channel “Donbass Decides”. First of all, in the “Novy” microdistrict near the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal. According to military analysts, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not hold out there for long - they have only one route left for supplying and rotating units;
The non-standard landscape makes it impossible to get around the city. Plus – a large number of minefields;
The offensive in the city is being led by Russian paratroopers from the 98th Airborne Division; to the north, the 200th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade is breaking through the Ukrainian defense;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces transferred part of the national battalions from near Chasy Yar to Volchansk, and in return they brought here a large number of reserve units - 41, 30, 24 Mechanized, 225 and 425 Separate Assault brigades, separate companies and battalions of attack UAVs.
17:50 Russian attack aircraft reached the eastern outskirts of the village of Peschanoye (Kharkiv region).
It is also reported that several Ukrainian militants from the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade (Zaporozhye region) were captured.
17:27 Explosions were heard in the city of Kherson, controlled by the Ukrainian authorities. This was announced by the head of the local administration, Roman Mrochko.
16:58 Fighters from the Vostok group struck a moving vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, destroying the car and everyone who was unlucky enough to be inside -video.
15:54 Tankers of the “Center” group of troops smash strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky direction.
The crew of the T-72B3 tank, using the terrain and dense vegetation, moved to a firing position. The gunner-operator aimed the combat vehicle's cannon and destroyed the target with a series of shots.
14:55 “War chronicle” reports that another missile strike was carried out on the Mirgorod airfield.
Over the past few weeks, attacks on this facility, which serves as a landing airfield, have been carried out almost daily.
14:50 Over Donetsk, Makeevka, Avdievka and Gorlovka in a week intercepted 186 Ukrainian drones, the DPR defense headquarters reported.
14:10 Ukrainian monitoring channels report explosions in Poltava.
13:55 Russian troops were able to come close to the Razdolovka railway station in the village of the same name in the Seversky direction.
13:47 The number of injured civilians in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk due to artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased to four, Pushilin said.
13:20 Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces were able to make significant progress in the center of Krasnogorovka along Konotopskaya Street.
13:15 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The “North” group defeated five brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces within 24 hours, their losses amounted to up to 300 military personnel;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 405 military personnel in the zone of responsibility of the “West” group;
The Vostok group occupied more advantageous positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces in its area of responsibility lost up to 150 people and two ammunition depots;
Units of the “Center” group improved their tactical position within 24 hours and repelled four counterattacks; the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 335 military personnel;
The Russian Armed Forces hit the personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 110 regions.
13:00 Started fights for Vozdvizhenka, reported the Telegram channel “Military Chronicle”.
This village northwest of Novoaleksandrovka is the last one on the way of Russian troops to the junction on the T-0504 highway between Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka. When this section of the highway is cut, supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in Chasovoy Yar will become significantly more difficult.
12:58 Units of the Dnepr group of troopsapplieddefeat of the manpower and equipment of the formations of the 23rd Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 103rd and 121st Territorial Defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Vysshetarasovka, Pokrovskoye, Osokorovka and Nikopol.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 90 military personnel, two vehicles, a 155mm self-propelled artillery mount "Crab", a 152mm D-20 gun, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and an 85mm D-44 cannon.
11:56 In the Kherson direction, units of the Russian Armed Forcesworked outby a hidden mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:24 Consequences of the AFU attack in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk 06/17/2024 –video.
10:49 Avdeevsky direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Novoaleksandrovka and near Arkhangelskoyesituationas of June 17, 2024:
The advance of the Russian Armed Forces was recorded in several areas at once.
In the Arkhangelsk region, advanced detachments of attack aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces bypassed several enemy strongholds and advanced to the west of Kalinovo. To the southeast, Russian troops are advancing, relying on the controlled Keramik.
Kalinovo itself is a well-equipped fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the capture of which will make it possible to tighten the flank at the Novobakhmutovka-Novokalinovo line and prepare for the potential encirclement of enemy forces in New York and Toretsk.
In Novoaleksandrovka, fighting is taking place in the center and southeast of the settlement, where, as a result of a series of local offensive actions, control was expanded in the direction of Lozovatsky.
Northwest of Novoaleksandrovka is Vozdvizhenka, the last village on the way of Russian troops to the T-0504 highway connecting Konstantinovka and Pokrovsk. Cutting this highway will significantly complicate the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in the Bakhmut direction.
To the south, units of the Russian Armed Forces have established a foothold on the eastern outskirts of Sokol, but they have not yet been able to advance further due to the active work of artillery and a significant number of drones used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which strike even single targets.
At the same time, in the Novoselovka First area, Russian troops are successfully conducting an offensive along the Ocheretin gully and from the side of the O0542 highway coming from Semenovka.
09:54 Fighters of the Dnepr group discovered armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Berislavsky region during aerial reconnaissance.
The enemy was trying to transport soldiers for rotation. As a result, armored vehicles and camouflaged positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed, and enemy losses amounted to more than ten people.
09:35 Grouping of troops “Center” continues to fulfill combat missions in the zone of a special military operation.
In total, during the day, fire damage was caused to 350 identified enemy targets, including 19 temporary deployment points, 17 strong points, and more than 90 field artillery positions. During the counter-battery fight, five 122mm D-30 howitzers, three 152mm Msta-B howitzers and four 120mm mortars were hit.
The enemy lost up to 370 troops. Two infantry fighting vehicles, a Humvee and a Max-Pro armored fighting vehicle, two vehicles, and an unmanned aircraft control center were destroyed.
Two unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.
08:17 Destroying Bradleys and MRAPs using FPV drones.
On video our kamikaze drone hit the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle of Ukrainian militants. After a powerful explosion, the car drives a few more meters, then stops dead in its tracks.
08:15 Summary for the morning of June 17, 2024:
In the Khar'kov direction, intense fighting is taking place in Volchansk and near the Volchansky farms. During the day, the enemy attacked the positions of our troops from the village 15 times. Quiet, trying to transfer reinforcements from the south across the Volchya River.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces use high-precision aerial bombs, introduce reserves for attack operations, but, despite the losses, they are not successful. North of the village Liptsy near the village They are also trying to attack the deep Ukrainian Armed Forces with the support of Western armored vehicles.
The line of combat contact without significant changes. According to the estimates of our troops from the field, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is waiting for an opportune moment to bring a strike group of its troops into battle, but so far cannot find a weak point in the defense of the Russian Armed Forces.
From the Svatovo-Kupyansky direction they report an expansion of the zone of control and the occupation of important enemy strongholds west of Ivanovka and Kotlyarka.
Heavy fighting continues in the eastern part of Chasov Yar, and the zone of control of the Russian Armed Forces from Bogdanovka is expanding. Aviation is actively being used to strike positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing north of the Ocheretinsky salient from Arkhangelsk to Novoaleksandrovka. There are battles near Sokol, Novopokrovsky, north of Umansky and Yasnoborodovka.
In the South Donetsk direction, the assault on Krasnogorovka continues, the southern part of which is controlled by the Russian Armed Forces. They report the capture of Georgievka after several months of fighting, and clashes near Paraskovievka.
About 20 km northeast of Rabotino, the Russian Army took up positions north of the Mirnoye-Zagornoye highway after consolidating in the latter. West of the Rabotinsky wedge, the Russian Army continues to burn out enemy positions north of Nesteryanka with heavy flamethrower systems.
In the Kherson direction they report that over the past week important islands in the floodplain of the river have been taken under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Dnieper, however, due to the terrain and the actions of enemy UAVs, their retention is carried out by small groups of our infantry.
08:06 Crews of T-90A tanks of the West group of troops destroyed the control center for drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
08:00 “Sunshine” of Tula paratroopersburned outpositions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Soledar in the Donbass, the Ministry of Defense reported.
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[REGNUM] So the summit in Switzerland, advertised by Vladimir Zelensky, took place with such pomp - an event whose participants admitted the failure even before the opening. It took almost a hundred countries to realize the obvious. After two days of work, the participants nevertheless accepted the final statement, although there were doubts about this. However, not everyone signed the document - Brazil, Mexico, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Libya, Indonesia, Thailand, Armenia and the Vatican refused to endorse it. Continued on Page 49
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[Regnum] The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine has begun an investigation into the extortion of bribes from front-line soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports the Ukrainian publication Glavkom, citing data from the court registry.
According to media reports, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladimir Gamanenko organized a scheme to extort bribes from the military for transferring them from the front to the rear.
“He intended to take advantage of friendly connections among military officials to resolve issues of moving willing military personnel actively participating in hostilities to military units that are not involved in active hostilities on the demarcation line,” the publication says.
It is reported that Gamanenko was detained along with three accomplices while receiving a bribe in the amount of 230 thousand hryvnia (503 thousand rubles). They were sent to a pre-trial detention center on bail of 4.5 million hryvnia (9.85 million rubles).
According to journalists, Gamanenko was appointed to the post of deputy chief of staff of the Ground Forces Command in December 2022 by the then commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that in the Ternopil region the SBU detained a military man and part-time deputy who offered to avoid returning to the front for a bribe. For six thousand dollars, they promised to help the man avoid being sent to the front and organize work at the TCC. The deputy and his accomplice were detained while handing over the money.
In January, the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Rustem Umerov, reported large-scale thefts in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over the course of four months, violations amounting to more than ten billion hryvnia were identified in the country.
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[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Leonid Gornin as the first deputy minister of defense of Russia, Anna Tsivileva and Pavel Fradkov as deputy minister of defense, and Oleg Savelyev as deputy minister of defense and chief of staff of the ministry. This follows from the relevant decrees published onthe legal information website.
In a separate decree, the head of state relieved Ruslan Tsalikov from the post of First Deputy Minister of Defense, Nikolai Pankov, Tatyana Shevtsova and Army General Pavel Popov from the posts of Deputy Minister of Defense, while dismissing Popov from military service.
At the same time, the Ministry of Defense informed that Gornin in his new post will be responsible for the entire range of issues related to the financial support of the Russian Armed Forces. Gornin has served as First Deputy Minister of Finance since 2018. At the ministry, he directly supervised the work of the budget policy department in the field of state military and law enforcement services and state defense orders. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that Gornin’s main tasks are to increase the transparency of financial flows and ensure efficient spending of budget funds.
In turn, Fradkov will oversee the management of property, land resources and the construction of facilities for the needs of the ministry and the national economy, the defense department specified. Since January 2021, Fradkov has held the position of first deputy manager of presidential affairs.
Tsivileva will be in charge of issues of social and housing support for the military, taking all related processes to a new level. Since April last year, Tsivileva has held the position of chairman of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation.
As Regnum reported, on May 20, Putin appointed Savelyev as Deputy Minister of Defense - head of the ministry’s staff. Yuriy Sadovenko, who previously held this post, was relieved of his post. Before this, Savelyev was an auditor of the Accounts Chamber. In this department, Savelyev oversaw the audit of defense, national security and law enforcement activities.
On May 14, the president signed a decree appointing Andrei Belousov, who previously held the post of First Deputy Prime Minister, as Minister of Defense. Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu took over as Secretary of the Security Council.
Belousov, speaking about the priority tasks of the Ministry of Defense, named among them the need to provide modern military equipment to units that are participating in a special military operation.
Belousov is one of the best economists and thanks to this he will be able to coordinate the work of the Ministry of Defense with other departments of the country; his task is to organize the work of the military department with research centers and manufacturers in the defense sector, Putin noted.
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[Regnum] The next conference on resolving the conflict in Ukraine will not be held in Europe, Gabriel Luchinger, head of the international security department of the Swiss Foreign Ministry and head of the Swiss delegation at the conference in Bürgenstock, said on June 17 on SRF radio.
He sees Saudi Arabia as the most likely venue. Luchinger noted that interested countries must take steps themselves to host the next conference. In addition, Russia should be involved in participation in the new summit in one form or another, he emphasized. Saudi Arabia? WTF?
“From now on, Switzerland will act behind the scenes at the request of key states,” Lüchinger added.
As Regnum reported, on June 15–16, a conference on Ukraine was held in Bürgenstock. The final document, calling for respect for nuclear, food and humanitarian security, was initially supported by 80 countries out of 93 who attended the summit. In particular, the document was not signed by South Africa, Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, the Vatican, India, Indonesia, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and the UAE.
It later became known that Iraq and Jordan were excluded from the list of countries that supported the final communiqué, as they were included there by mistake “due to a coordination problem.”
In addition, the communiqué did not include the clause on the withdrawal of Russian troops, which the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, had previously insisted on.
The effectiveness of the “peace summit” tends to zero, noted the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the conference on Ukraine held in Bürgenstock a failure. The West and Kiev must understand that there is no alternative to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.
Russia and Ukraine would have reached an agreement long ago if its army were commanded by those guided by national interests, and not by the interests of their owners, Vladimir Putin said in May. In June, the president named the conditions under which Russia is ready to negotiate an end to the conflict: the Kiev regime must, in particular, abandon plans to join NATO, and also recognize the return of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to Russia and withdraw its troops from their territories.
The conference on Ukraine held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, turned out to be a failure. The West and Kiev must understand thatthere is no alternative to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, according to a commentary by Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova published on the Foreign Ministry website.
The diplomat stressed that the Kiev regime and its Western allies must stop misleading the international community by reversing the cause and effect of the Ukrainian crisis. Moreover, the West and Ukraine must understand that there is no reasonable alternative to Russia's peace plan.
“ The sooner they realize this, the sooner the process of real settlement and completion of hostilities will begin. Otherwise, the conditions for starting negotiations will be much worse for them,” Zakharova added.
At the same time, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the failure of the Swiss conference on Ukraine was predictable, since Ukraine and Western countries initially did not intend to search for ways to peacefully resolve the conflict.
“ They are not interested in peace in Ukraine; they need further confrontation, escalation and scaling of hostilities in order to realize the pipe dream of inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia,” the diplomat emphasized.
Moreover, according to the representative of the diplomatic service, events like the conference in Bürgenstock are not capable of creating conditions and serving as a platform for a truly serious dialogue on achieving a truly comprehensive, sustainable and just peace.
As Regnum reported, on June 15–16, a conference on Ukraine was held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, to which Russia was not invited. The final document calls for respect for nuclear, food and humanitarian security. At the same time, the communiqué did not include the clause on the withdrawal of Russian troops, which the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, had previously insisted on.
In addition, representatives of 15 countries who participated in the conference refused to sign the final document. The effectiveness of the “peace summit” tends to zero, noted the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
On June 17, Assistant to the Head of State Yuri Ushakov said that President Putin’s proposals to resolve the conflict in Ukraine crossed out the results of the so-called peace conference in Switzerland.
Participants in the event, whether they wanted it or not, were forced to take into account the proposals put forward by Putin the day before, Ushakov said. The Swiss conference made no contribution to promoting a genuine settlement of the conflict, the aide stressed. Even Western leaders noted during the summit that it was impossible to resolve the conflict without Russia’s participation, he added.
Russia and Ukraine would have reached an agreement long ago if its army were commanded by those guided by national interests, and not by the interests of their owners, Vladimir Putin said in May. In June, the president named the conditions under which Russia is ready to negotiate an end to the conflict: the Kiev regime must, in particular, abandon plans to join NATO, and also recognize the return of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to Russia and withdraw its troops from their territories
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[FoxNews] Former President Trump said he would not defend NATO members that don’t meet defense spending targets
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that 23 of NATO's 32 member states are hitting the alliance's goal of spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense.
Stoltenberg visited the White House ahead of next month's Washington NATO summit, which is expected to address what the alliance should do for Ukraine, and after a conference in Switzerland that was supposed to be a step toward peace but ended with few concrete deliverables.
Defense spending across European NATO allies and Canada was up nearly 18% this year alone, the biggest increase in decades, according to NATO’s estimated figures.
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