Text taken from a V Kontakte post by Sladkov+ by
“Adequate Kharkiv resident” especially for the “Sladkov+” channel.
Kharkov direction:
- Fire activity on the ground and in the air is increasing every hour.
— Liptsy: during the week, the enemy actively counterattacked the settlement of Glubokoye, which is located in a lowland, at the very beginning of the cottage and dacha cluster along the Travinskoye Reservoir. The enemy controls and attacks part of the cottage cluster along the shore of the Travinsky reservoir and from the Kharkov-Liptsy road.
— Ternovaya: the enemy advances in groups up to the company level with the support of armored vehicles. Our troops, having firmly established themselves in Glubokoe, repel enemy attacks, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment. Every day new prisoners appear in this area. The bulk of the prisoners are natives of Kharkov and the Kharkov region. Age from 35 to 50 years.
— Volchansk: stubborn battles continue. We are gradually pushing the enemy out of the Aggregate Plant towards the southern and eastern parts of the city. The enemy is transferring reinforcements and materiel across the Volchya River and evacuating the three hundredth, of which there are more and more every day, as well as the two hundredth.
— In combat operations in these areas there is a whole hodgepodge of Ukrainian Armed Forces:Jaeger brigades, motorized infantry brigades, military defense, marine brigades, national guard brigade. A hell of a lot of foreign technology, our domestic equipment is still Soviet-made.
— Unprecedented activity in the air, primarily on our part: aviation, attack helicopters, we use UMPC modules, FABs, KABs. They are literally ironing out the enemy - their warehouses, command posts, temporary deployment points - camouflaged positions around Volchansk, Liptsev, to the right of Liptsev, in the direction of Zolochev-Slatino-Prudyanka.
- Our assault units are active, especially in the Liptsevsky direction: motorcycles, ATVs - in the same cottages there are narrow streets and this is convenient. I know this area well, a car cannot pass there without missing an oncoming person, so ATVs and motorcycles are fully used there for delivery and evacuation.
— Over the past week, the front in the Kupyansky sector has become more active. There are big movements going on there. Ours are operating from several directions, actually narrowing the enemy’s defense ring on the left bank, and there is a lot of activity in the Izyum area. Even American analysts report that the Russians are quite capable of delivering thorough strikes in several areas of the Kharkov direction: Volchansk, Izyum, Kupyansk, Bogodukhov, Zolochev, well, only our command knows this.
— One of the main tasks of our operation north of Kharkov is to draw into battle as many enemy units as possible, who transferred them from other sectors of the front. This task is completed.
The situation remains difficult in the Pokrovsky direction, where 12 clashes are still ongoing.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
On the front of the Russian-Ukrainian war, 86 combat clashes have already taken place since the beginning of the day. After a long lull, the aggressor became more active in the Toretsk direction.
Ukrainian soldiers bravely repulse enemy attacks: our intelligence, artillery, aviation, unmanned systems are working, according to the report of the General Staff.
Aviation, missile and artillery units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck five areas where Russian personnel were concentrated, two control points, one command and observation point, and two enemy air defense systems.
In the Kharkiv direction, two combat clashes are ongoing in the Vovchansk region.
During the day, the total losses of Russians here are 105 people (irreversible and sanitary). One enemy tank, one BMP, two artillery systems, eight vehicles and one special vehicle were also destroyed.
In the Kupyan direction, nine enemy attempts to penetrate our defensive lines were recorded. The repulse of two assaults in the areas of Sinkivka and Berestov settlements continues.
On the Lymansky direction, another battle takes place near Terni, and the total number of enemy assaults has increased to 11.
In the Siversk direction, the enemy resorted to assault 14 times. The battle with the Russian invaders continues near the settlement of Spirne.
In the Kramatorsk direction , the occupiers do not stop trying to improve their position in the Chasiv Yar microdistrict of Novy city. The combat continues.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russian occupiers stepped up and started five assault actions at once - in the areas of New York, Northern and Southern settlements. The Defense Forces of Ukraine control the situation and repel the aggressor.
The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsky direction . The number of combat clashes since the beginning of the day has increased to 26. The repulse of 12 Russian attacks continues, in particular in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Yevgenivka, Novoselivka Persha and Sokil settlements.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the invaders have already made four assault attempts on the location of Krasnohorivka. Two combat clashes continue.
In the Vremiv region, Ukrainian soldiers repulse the attack of the occupiers in the area of Urozhainy. Border settlements of the Sumy region were hit by new artillery strikes from Russian territory.
Thus, the village of Turya was fired at from the direction of Grafovka (Russian Federation), Vovkivka and Khodine - from Stara Mykolaivka (Russian Federation), Sydorivka - from the direction of Popovka (Russian Federation).
In the rest of the directions, the situation remains unchanged.
14 combat clashes took place in the Kupyansk direction yesterday, and one more in Kharkivskkomka.
by Iryna Lysohor
In the Kharkiv direction, the Russians continue offensive actions. Six combat clashes took place during the day. The fighting took place, in particular, in the area of Liptsi and Vovchansk settlements of the Kharkiv region, General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalev said on the air of the telethon.
A total of 14 combat clashes took place in the Kupyansk direction. The defenders repelled enemy attacks in the Berestovo, Synkivka, Stepova Noveselyvka, and Pischany regions of the Kharkiv region.
"On the Lymanskyi direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 16 enemy attacks in the area of settlements of Terna, Donetsk region, Grekivka, Makiivka, Serebryanske Forestry (not a settlement - Ed.) of the Luhansk region. On the Siverskyi direction, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled four attacks in the area of Rozdolivka, Vyimka and Ivanodarivka, Donetsk region. In the Kramatorsk region, Ukrainian soldiers stopped five attempts by the Russian invaders to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Klishchiivka, Hryhorivka, and Chasovoy Yar regions of the Donetsk region. , Yevgenivka, Yasnobrodivka, Umanske of the Donetsk region," the spokesman said.
In Kurakhivsk, defenders continue to restrain the occupiers in the area of Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka, and Georgiivka settlements. There, the Russians tried to break through the defense 12 times.
In Vremivsk, the Russians launched five unsuccessful assaults in the area of Staromayorske, Vodyane, and Urozhaine settlements.
Two combat clashes took place on Orihivskyi in the area of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyny.
The occupiers are trying to dislodge Ukrainian units in Prydniprovskyi. During the day, four attacks were carried out on the positions of the Defense Forces.
"A total of 136 combat clashes took place during the 24-hour period. Also, during the past 24 hours, in total, Russian terrorists carried out three missile strikes using three missiles, 49 air strikes, in particular, using 65 guided air bombs. Also, Russian terrorists carried out more than 3,000 attacks, including 71 using rocket salvo systems," the spokesman said.
Yesterday, the number of military clashes exceeded the number that took place exactly one week ago. That Monday there were 100 combat encounters with the occupiers. However, yesterday the enemy carried out fewer airstrikes and shelling.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
23:01 The summit on Ukraine in Switzerland was not peace negotiations, since a peaceful settlement requires the presence of Russia, said US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “It is important to note that this summit was not exactly formal peace negotiations. In the end, for a peaceful "a settlement will require the presence of both Ukraine and Russia at the negotiating table."
22:55 Putin went to Pyongyang to visit the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-un. The Kremlin head's visit to North Korea will last two days. The key topic of the meeting is military cooperation, which Moscow is actively using in the war against Ukraine. For more details, see the article In the DPRK for weapons.
22:03 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China, Iran and North Korea “countries of concern” due to Russian support.
21:20 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the destruction of Russian positions and launchers near the border “works exactly as we expected.”
The president also spoke about active preparations for the second Peace Summit: “I held a meeting with international affairs experts on assigning those responsible for the regions, for parts of the world, in order to attract even more participants to joint work on the points of the Peace Formula. We are gradually moving on to the formation of groups that will work on developing concrete steps to restore security, just like the first Peace Summit in Switzerland, the groups must become as inclusive as possible - so that different countries and leaders can express themselves."
In addition, according to Zelensky, Kyiv continues to work to support the communiqué of the first summit: “I am grateful to His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew for joining the communiqué and for his continued support of our peace-building efforts. There will be other such news - other new additions to the communiqué. The team is working on this.”
19:51 The Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada held a meeting with representatives of the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense. One of the key issues is the preparation of a bill on demobilization, the parliament's press service reported. Representatives of the General Staff spoke about the positive impact of the law on mobilization: “There is a well-established tendency to soon reach levels of staffing or the creation of military units that will allow the introduction of the desired rotation mechanisms, and in the medium term to consider the possibility of demobilization.”
19:38 During the day, the Russians attacked Nikopol, as well as the Mirovskaya, Pokrovskaya and Marganetskaya communities of the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. One person was injured and a multi-storey building was damaged. Also, one person, wounded as a result of a night suicide attack on the Dnieper region, sought medical help.
18:52 The Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the list of persons who can receive payments in the event of the death of a military man. In particular, we are talking about women or men who lived with a serviceman without registering a marriage, as well as the grandchildren of a serviceman.
18:33 On Wednesday, June 19, hourly shutdown schedules will be applied throughout Ukraine for industrial and household consumers from 00:00 to 24:00, Ukrenergo reported.
17:59 At the NATO summit in Washington, “there will be no dates” on Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance, Stoltenberg said. At the same time, he expressed hope that the meeting participants would come to an agreement on “wording that will send a clear message about the prospects for Ukraine’s membership and that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance.”
When asked whether hostilities are an obstacle to Ukraine’s entry into the Alliance, Stoltenberg replied that “the allies do not have a definition of specific obstacles.” "Also because we have a certain dilemma. It is difficult to invite Ukraine while there is a war. On the other hand, it is also difficult to say that we cannot do this while there is a conflict with Russia, because then Russia will have an incentive to continue the conflict," - explained the Secretary General.
17:26 In Crimea, the Russians resumed the work of the ferry crossing, which was hit by the Defense Forces, said Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk: “Yes, I can state that it is now working. This ferry crossing is actively used by the enemy to support its group of troops temporarily occupied Crimea."
16:58 The Verkhovna Rada allowed local councils to finance the Defense Forces during martial law, said People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
16:40 Italy will provide Ukraine with the SAMP/T air defense system as part of the ninth military assistance package. The full contents of the package are kept secret, said the country's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
16:29 The Russians are intensifying attacks to reach the borders of the Luhansk region, reports the Third Assault Brigade. In particular, the enemy’s immediate task is to reach the settlement. Cherneshchina - Pervomayskoe, with the subsequent capture of the village. Borovaya. The Russians are advancing with tank regiments, attracting a significant amount of artillery and additional detachments from PMCs and special forces. They use FPV, CABs and chemical weapons.
16:07 In the Donetsk region, the Russian military beheaded a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin. According to him, on June 17, the Ukrainian military received information that representatives of one of the units of the Russian troops in the Volnovakha region gave orders to their subordinates not to capture military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and to behead them. After this, aerial reconnaissance found a damaged armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and on it - the head of a Ukrainian defender.
15:48 Russia will involve teenagers in the production of Shahed drones, the Center for National Resistance reports, citing data obtained by activists of the Cyber Resist group. According to their information, teenagers from Tatarstan will be primarily involved in the production of weapons. They are enrolled to study at Alabuga Polytech - an educational cluster whose task is to train personnel. And given that Alabuga has become a military facility, the actual task of the Polytechnic University is to train personnel for the Russian military-industrial complex. Activists have collected a database of 1,209 names and phone numbers of students in the 2023 intake. These are mainly minors who undergo training and internships from 9th to 11th grade.
14:55 The United States imposed sanctions against the Russian Orel company, 51% of which is owned by the Italian company Beretta.
13:59 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russia is transferring forces from the Donetsk region to the Kharkov direction, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched counterattacks from Tikhoye near the Glubokoye and Aggregate plants in the Volchansk region. At the same time, the Russian army continued its offensive north of Kharkov in the Liptsy region and northeast of Kharkov near the center of Volchansk and Volchanskiye Khutors.
13:16 In the area from Raigorodka to Novovodyany, the Russians have increased up to 10 thousand personnel and about 450 units of military equipment, of which 200 artillery systems, reports the analytical project DeepState. Thus, according to experts, the Russian army intends to try to repeat last year’s attack on Borovaya, Kharkov region.
12:54 The European Union has become an observer in the International Coalition for the Return of Illegally Deported Ukrainian Children, said EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell.
12:35 British intelligence reports that Russian troops could probably take control of the village of Novoaleksandrovka in the Donetsk region. The occupation of Novoaleksandrovka will allow the enemy to get closer to the T-05-04 road, which is one of the main supply routes for the Defense Forces in the east.
12:27 The drone attack on oil depots in the Rostov region was a special operation of the SBU, Ukrainian media write, citing sources.
11:56 Italy will transfer long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, writes Fatto Quotidiano, citing sources. The missiles, along with the Samp-T air defense system, should be included in the next military aid package, which will be announced before the end of the month.
11:18 The German defense concern Rheinmetall will give Ukraine a new Frankenstein air defense system that can shoot down missiles and drones, the company reported. The installation consists of the latest German anti-aircraft gun Skyranger, which is based on the Leopard 1 tank. Exactly how many Frankenstein installations will be transferred to Ukraine and when is unknown.
10:23 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte promised his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban the opportunity to refuse to participate in NATO activities to support Ukraine if he is appointed Secretary General of the Alliance, writes the Financial Times. According to sources, the day before Rutte and Orban met on the sidelines of the EU leaders' dinner in Brussels.
10:16 The blackout schedules were canceled today until 15:00, and from 15:00 to 24:00 will be applied again, DTEK reported.
09:41 In Azov, Rostov region, tonight UAVs attacked two oil terminals at once - Azovproduct and DonTerminal, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra, citing sources. In the first, a drone fell into a tank containing petroleum products, causing a leak and a fire. In the second, the drone hit an empty tank and it was partially destroyed. There were no casualties.
In addition, one oil depot was attacked tonight in the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory. In particular, the Yugneftekhimtranzit terminal for transshipment of liquid petroleum products and chemical cargo in the village of Chushka was attacked. A fire broke out, the pipeline and technical premises were damaged, but there were no casualties. Previously, the attack was carried out using Ukrainian Neptune missiles.
09:28 On June 17, the Russians fired at Zvanovka, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. Another person was wounded in the Chasovoyarsk community.
08:39 At night, the Russians fired at the village. Borovskaya Andreevka, Izyum district, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
07:51 An electronic military registration document has become available in the Reserve+ mobile application, said Deputy Minister of Defense Ekaterina Chernorenko. A QR code is also available in the application for convenient data verification by the TCC or the police. Thus, now you don’t have to carry a paper military ID or registration certificate with you.
07:47 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 18:
personnel - about 528,620 (+1230) people,
tanks - 7974 (+16),
armored combat vehicles - 15,307 (+20),
artillery systems - 13,959 (+32),
MLRS - 1104 (+0),
air defense systems - 853 (+0),
aircraft - 359 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAV - 11,187 (+20),
cruise missiles - 2297 (+1),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 19,031 (+40),
special equipment - 2344 (+7).
07:34 On Monday, June 17, the Russians attacked the village. Dmitrovka of the Kutsurub community of the Nikolaev region with two kamikaze drones of the FPV type. A private house was damaged and one person was injured, said Vitaly Kim, head of the OVA.
07:30 In the Azov district of the Rostov region, firefighters are extinguishing a fire in a tank with oil products after a night attack by drones; the volume of the fire is 5,000 cubic meters, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. 73 people and 21 pieces of equipment were involved in the liquidation.
07:26 Air defense at night destroyed all ten attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force reported. Drones were shot down in the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
05:57 After Iraq and Jordan, Rwanda also disappeared from the list of signatories of the Peace Summit communiqué. At the same time, the Ecumenical Patriarchate appeared on the list, which was not there as of June 16.
05:40 In Azov, Rostov region, tanks with petroleum products are burning after an attack by a UAV, said Governor Vasily Golubev. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.
01:34 To become a full member of NATO, Ukraine needs to win the war, said White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby: “First they have to win this war. And we are doing everything possible to make sure that the Ukrainians can do this... The President said that he believes NATO is in Ukraine's future. But there are many things that need to be done before they can join the Alliance, just like any NATO member before joining the Alliance. However, the President firmly believes that NATO is there. in the future of Ukraine."
01:12 Explosions are heard in Crimea, Russian public pages write about the work of air defense, in particular in the Kerch region. The Crimean bridge is blocked, aircraft are scrambled from the Belbek airfield.
Ukrainian soldiers repulse attacks of Russian occupiers
Russian troops intensified in the Toretsky direction, while maintaining high activity in Pokrovsky.
Since the beginning of the day, 86 military clashes have already occurred at the front. After a long lull, the Russian military became more active in the Toretsk direction. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Tuesday, June 18.
“Ukrainian soldiers are courageously repelling enemy attacks. Our reconnaissance, artillery, aviation, and unmanned systems are working,” the General Staff noted.
Aviation, missile and artillery units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked five areas where Russian personnel were concentrated, two control points, one command and observation post, and two enemy air defense systems.
In the Kharkov direction, two military clashes continue in the Volchansk region. During the day, the total losses of Russians here amount to 105 people (irrecoverable and sanitary). One enemy tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, two artillery systems, eight vehicles and one special equipment were also destroyed.
In the Kupyansk direction, nine enemy attempts to break into the defensive lines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded. The repulse of two assaults continues in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka and Berestovo.
In the Liman direction, another clash takes place near Ternov, and the total number of enemy assault operations has increased to 11.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy resorted to assault operations 14 times. The battle with Russian invaders continues near the village of Spornoye.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers are not abandoning attempts to improve their situation in the New microdistrict of the city of Chasov Yar. The fighting continues.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russian invaders became more active and began five assault operations at once - in the areas of the settlements of New York, North and South. The Ukrainian Defense Forces control the situation and are fighting back against the Russians.
The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsky direction. The number of military clashes since the beginning of the day has increased to 26. 12 attacks by Russians continue to be repelled, including in the areas of the settlements of Novoaleksandrovka, Evgenyevka, Novoselovka Pervaya and Sokol.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the invaders have already made four assault attempts at the Krasnogorovka location. Two military clashes continue. In the Vremiv direction, Ukrainian soldiers are repelling the attack of the invaders in the Urozhainy area.
Border settlements in the Sumy region suffered new artillery attacks from Russian territory. Thus, the village of Turya was fired from the direction of Grafovka (RF), Volkovka and Khodyno - from Staraya Nikolaevka (RF), Sidorovka - from the direction of Popovka (RF).
In other areas, the situation remains without significant changes.
Let us recall that earlier soldiers of the Third Assault Brigade stated that the Russians threw tank regiments into battle in order to reach the administrative borders of the Lugansk region. The occupiers are attracting a significant amount of artillery and additional detachments from PMCs and special forces.
The leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is aware of the situation in the Lugansk region. The invaders receive an adequate response.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 120th, and 125th Territorial Defence brigades near Volchansk, Volokhovksoye, Sinelnikovo, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 71st Jaeger Brigade and 13th National Guard Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Stryker infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made 155mm M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 163rd Mechanised Brigade, 3rd Tank Brigade, and 3rd Assault Brigade near Novovodyanoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Peschannoye (Kharkov region), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 115th Mechanised Brigade and 12th Special Operations Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 455 Ukrainian troops, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade, 81st Airmobile Brigade, 80th, and 93rd Mechanised brigades near Grigorovka, Katerinovka, Predtechino, and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 665 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One AFU ammunition depot was also destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 68th Jaeger Brigade, 144th Infantry Brigade, 24th Mechanised Brigade, and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vozdvizhenka, Kamishevka, Novgorodskoye, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 142nd Infantry Brigade, 23rd, and 110th Mechanised brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 355 Ukrainian troops, two U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, two U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzers, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 108th, 123rd Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Zaliznichnoye (Zaporozhye region), Dobrovolye, Neskuchnoye, and Okryabr (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, one pickup truck, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Daryevka, Osokorovka (Kherson region), and Nesteriyanka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, three 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one radar station and two launchers of the S-300 SAM system, one attack UAVs workshop, one materiel depot of the AFU 44th Artillery Brigade, from which weapons and military hardware supplied to the Kiev regime by the Western countries was unloaded and distributed, as well as engaged clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 124 areas.
Air Defence units shot down 24 unmanned aerial vehicles and one Neptune-MD long-range guided missile over the past 24 hours.
In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,891 unmanned aerial vehicles, 531 air defence missile systems, 16,366 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,343 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 10,610 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 22,645 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
Ongoing fighting in the area of the railway along the forest area located south of Kalinovka. Today, our UAV operators discovered the enemy’s advanced positions in the above zone, they carried out airdrops on them, which resulted in the destruction of manpower.
In the area of the Kanal quarter, units of the 98th Airborne Division are also continuing battles to “smoke out” the enemy from residential buildings. The positions used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to accumulate manpower in this area have been identified (including through monitoring of the enemy’s social networks), and fire strikes are being carried out on them. The paratroopers also captured two Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, which was already announced in the Airborne Forces telegram channels.
Behind the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, the enemy continues to prepare the city for defensive actions. Rumors allegedly about the impending surrender of the city are invalid.
20:15 Telegram channel "Fisherman":
Slobozhansky direction: fierce battles along the entire width of the front.
Ukrainian formations are trying to recapture lost territories in several areas at once and slow down the advance of Russian troops.
In Glubokoe, the enemy is continuously attacking the positions of the Russian Armed Forces, operating from the Lira-1 gardening partnership in armored vehicles. According to some reports, members of Ukrainian formations periodically approach Polevaya Street, to the south of which there are no longer any residential buildings or buildings. The farmland zone and rural cemetery adjacent directly to the SNT constitute a “gray zone” that is being shelled by artillery.
Local clashes also continue in the Zeleny area. Units of the Russian Armed Forces are actively striking enemy fortified areas located around Neskuchny.
And to the west of Volchansk, Ukrainian formations are accumulating reserves in the Great Forest reserve in the Izbitsky area, without attempting to advance yet. A similar situation is observed in the forest area near the village of Gatishche.
At the same time, a difficult situation remains in Volchansk; recently the Ukrainian Armed Forces have increased the frequency of use of high-precision American JDAM-ER bombs. Despite the airstrikes, Russian units established a foothold in several production buildings on the site of the aggregate plant. The enemy is holding positions in the area of high-rise buildings on Korolenko, Gogol and Kolokoltsov streets.
The situation has become clearer in the Tikhoy region, which is currently under complete enemy control. According to data from the field, Russian units did not enter the territory of the village, but the Russian Aerospace Forces are carrying out airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian formations. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are accumulating equipment in this area for further transfer to Volchansk and strengthening the defense.
19:31 The crew of the Tor-M2 air defense system of the Center group of troops repelled an air attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdiivka direction -video.
18:43 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of June 18, 2024) -video.
17:14 Special military operation. Situation on June 18 –map.
16:50 Khar'kov and Khar'kov region.
New blows of our aviation bombs FAB-500 and KAB-500 with UPMK on military buildings and structures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the offensive actions of our attack aircraft.
16:28 Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk), Novgorodskoye (New York).
Since last nightstartedthe most powerful processing of fortifications, positions, firing points, warehouses (amplifiers, fuel and lubricants), headquarters, and the entire military potential of the enemy in a given area.
15:15 Advance by RF Armed Forces in the area of Sokol and Arkhangelsk. The flanks of the protrusion stretching towards Novoaleksandrovka are being secured for further attacks in the direction of Vozdvizhenka and the Konstantinovka-Krasnoarmeysk highway, which is one of the main logistics arteries of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the occupied territory of Western Donbass.
14:40 South Donetsk direction. District settlement Krasnogorovka.
Reported about the new successful use of our Lancet loitering ammunition against enemy armored vehicles. It is reported that an enemy BMP-1 Ukrainian Armed Forces BMP and a Turkish-made armored vehicle, Kirpi, have been hit.
14:05 Around 13.30 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Duty air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:35 Around 12.50 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
12:39 The crew of the Fagot ATGM of the West group of forces delivers a precise strike on the American M113 armored personnel carrier and the stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
11:47 Statement by the senior officer of the press center of the “South” group -video.
Units of the “Southern” group of forces, as a result of active actions, improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 93rd Mechanized, 79th Air Assault, 46th Airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Katerynivka, Aleksandro-Shultino and Gornyak.
The enemy lost up to 535 troops, two armored personnel carriers, three pickup trucks, and two ammunition depots.
During the counterbattery fight, two 155mm M777 howitzers, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 gun were destroyed, and 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.
10:55 Avdeevskoe direction. District settlement Ocheretino. Northern borders.
Early in the morning at enemy locationsworkedour front-line and tactical aviation, using NURs and FABs. The enemy is trying to use smoke screens to cover their positions and make it possible to retreat another kilometer back into their positions. Our attack aircraft are gradually advancing under the cover of T-80BVM tanks.
10:21 Summary on the morning of June 18, 2024.
In the Khar'kov direction, the enemy counterattacks north of the settlement Liptsy our positions in the village. Glubokoe is increasing the frequency of attacks and the use of precision bombs in Volchansk. The Russian Armed Forces respond to TOS and FAB with UMPC. The enemy is gradually increasing efforts in all directions and throwing first-echelon units into battle. Heavy fighting is going on. According to troops on the ground, the enemy is preparing to bring the main forces into battle.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Army attacks at Sin'kovka, west of Ivanovka and Kotlyarovka. They report progress west of Khrakhmalny towards Peschany.
In Chasov Yar, the assault on the Vostochny microdistrict continues. The task of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is to contain the advance of our troops in order to prepare the main defensive positions behind the Seversky Donets - Donbass water canal, to the west of which the main part of the city is located. There are battles in the ruins of Kleshcheevka.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, the assault on Krasnohorivka continues, the enemy is using drones to attack our positions.
In the Vrem'evsky direction, the enemy counterattacks in the Staromayosky area, but cannot achieve success and is destroyed in oncoming battles. Earlier it was reported that the Russian Armed Forces had taken control of this village.
No data on changes in LBS were reported from the Zaporozhye Front during the day. At the same time, it is reported about a huge number of FPV drones deployed by the enemy in the direction. Considering that kamikaze UAVs were already causing many problems for our troops, the information indicates that the enemy is expanding its effective practice. Our troops also carry out strikes with these types of weapons, often making their own drones in field laboratories.
In the Kherson direction there are battles in the island zone, clashes against Krynoki and Kazachi Lagery. Our scouts are fighting courageously in extremely difficult conditions in the floodplain of the river. Dnieper.
At night, the enemy attacked the port of Azov in the Rostov region; as a result of the explosions of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV, tanks with oil products caught fire.
In the Belgorod region, as a result of an attack by an Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV on Mokraya Orlovka in the Grayvoronsky city, a private residential building caught fire; a woman with a mine-explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to her legs was taken to the regional central district hospital.
A KamAZ truck and two combine harvesters near the village of Golovchino, Grayvoronsky urban district, were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces using an FPV drone. The village of Gora-Podol, Grayvoronsky urban district, came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three civilians were injured.
In the village of Kozinka, as a result of the release of an explosive device, smoke appeared on the roof of an apartment building. In the village of Glotovo, four cars were also damaged after an explosive device was dropped. The governor announced the installation of more than 100 street shelters in border areas.
In the Kursk region, Gornal of the Sudzhansky district, Gordeevka, Troitskoye, Uspenovka and Viktorovka of the Korenevsky district, Tyotkino, Kulbaki and Elizavetovka of the Glushkovsky district were repeatedly shelled.
In the village of Troitskoye, a residential building was destroyed by an explosion. Drone attacks were recorded near the villages of Uspenovka and Viktorovka in the Korenevsky district, the village of Krasnooktyabrsky in the Glushkovsky district, and the village of Begoshcha in the Rylsky district. Electronic warfare equipment in the border areas suppressed 12 Ukrainian drones.
In the DPR, the enemy fired at Donetsk from 155mm artillery with US-made M-864 rounds with a cluster warhead (M-42 cumulative and M-46 fragmentation submunitions). Four civilians were wounded: women born in 1961, 1973 and 1984, a man born in 1963.
09:55 An army aviation crew on a Ka-52M helicopter carried out an attack with unguided aircraft missiles on camouflaged enemy equipment and manpower in the area of responsibility of the North group of troops.
Commander of the Ka-52M reconnaissance and attack helicopter told about the details of the combat flight.
09:23 Electronic warfare units of the Vostok group of troops are effective oppose radio-electronic means of control, communication and reconnaissance systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South Donetsk direction.
In addition to compact devices, such as anti-drone guns, large devices and special equipment based on an armored personnel carrier chassis with installed jammers are also used.
Such special combat vehicles travel to the line of combat contact and cover our positions, in particular from enemy kamikaze drones. The suppression station is also effective against reconnaissance drones, including aircraft-type ones.
“The detection radius is up to two kilometers. After which a decision is made to activate suppression means and the enemy’s means are suppressed. They behave differently. Some can fly back to the operator, land, fall, and explode in the air,” said the commander of the electronic warfare unit with the call sign “Miner.”
08:51 Telegram channel “WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning 06/18/2024
- Zaporozhye Front. There is an exchange of blows using long-range weapons. In the Rabotino area and north-west of Verbovoy LBS there are no significant changes.
– Donetsk front. The Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, are attacking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the approaches to Konstantinovka; Russian troops have not yet entered the settlement itself. The situation is similar in Maksilovka, where Russian troops are hitting Ukrainian positions in a populated area, preparing the ground for further assault operations.
Fierce fighting continues in Krasnogorovka, but despite the stubborn resistance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian troops are slowly advancing within the city limits. Encounter fighting continues in Nevelskoye. In the Karlovka area, there have been no significant changes over the past 24 hours; fighting continues on the outskirts. There are regular advances by the Russian Armed Forces in Yasnobrodovka. In Sokol, Russian troops also have tactical successes, but they are very difficult, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance.
– Chasovoyarsk direction. No major changes to the LBS. Russian troops, with the support of aviation and artillery, continue their assault on the eastern outskirts of Chashi Yar. Fierce fighting continues in the area of ??Bogdanovka and Kleshcheevka.
- Khar'kov Front. Here, the Armed Forces of Ukraine make daily attempts to regain lost positions, bringing reserves into battle, and at the same time accumulating new forces to create a strike force. Heavy fighting continues in the central part of Volchansk and in the Glubokoye area. LBS without significant changes.
08:00 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:
A total of 15 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
Four civilians were reported injured.
Damaged:
One residential building,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 33 units of various ammunition.
by Mikhail Zakharov
The team of the new Minister of Defense Andrei Belousov has new personnel. President Vladimir Putin signed documents on reshuffles in the Ministry of Defense: the first deputy head of the department, as well as three deputy ministers, were appointed.
On June 17, the head of state dismissed First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense Ruslan Tsalikov and Deputy Ministers Nikolai Pankov, Pavel Popov and Tatyana Shevtsova from their positions. Leonid Gornin became the first deputy minister of defense, Anna Tsivileva and Pavel Fradkov were appointed deputies, and Oleg Savelyev was appointed deputy minister of defense and head of the ministry’s apparatus.
New deputies: who are they?
Financier Leonid Gornin is well acquainted with the specifics of working in the military sphere. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister of Finance, overseeing several departments, including the department of budget policy in the field of state military and law enforcement services and state defense procurement.
In his new post, Gornin will control issues of financial support for the RF Armed Forces.
“Its main objectives are to increase the transparency of financial flows and ensure efficient spending of budget funds,” the Ministry of Defense noted.
Doctor and manager Anna Tsivileva, formerly the chairman of the state fund for supporting participants of the Northern Military District “Defenders of the Fatherland,” will be responsible for social and housing support for the military.
“This area of activity is well known to Anna Tsivileva from the experience of creating and managing the activities of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, the interaction with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with which she will oversee in her new position,” the military department said.
Pavel Fradkov graduated from the Moscow Suvorov School, studied at the FSB Academy and the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry, and was an employee of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
The new deputy minister worked in the Department of Pan-European Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry and was deputy head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo). Since 2015, he has held the post of deputy, and since 2021, first deputy manager of the affairs of the President of the Russian Federation.
Fradkov’s area of responsibility included issues of property management, land resources, as well as the construction of facilities for the needs of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the national economy.
Oleg Savelyev was engaged in political consulting, was a freelance adviser to the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, and led the expert group of the Center for Strategic Research Foundation. Since 2018, he worked at the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, where he oversaw the audit of defense, national security and law enforcement activities.
It is Savelyev who will largely determine the policy of the Ministry of Defense in the context of relations with other departments, Pavel Danilin, associate professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, director of the Center for Political Analysis, told IA Regnum in a commentary.
"Energetic people"
Personnel changes in the Ministry of Defense were expected, political scientist and HSE professor Marat Bashirov told IA Regnum. According to him, after the change of the Minister of Defense, one should expect the appearance of new people in the department. Experienced and competent managers with extensive work experience took over the positions.
At the same time, notes Pavel Danilin, they are all quite young - “active and energetic people.”
The appointment of new people to the Ministry of Defense is due to a number of tasks facing the department both in the context of the SVO and in the medium and long term, believes political scientist, board member of the Russian Association of Political Science and EISI project manager Vladimir Shapovalov. First of all, we are talking about improving the interconnectedness and unity of the work of the Ministry of Defense with the departments of the socio-economic block, the expert emphasizes.
Today, the Ministry of Defense is a huge industrial and production complex, inextricably linked with the country’s economy. Moreover, in fact it is the locomotive of industry.
“Tighter coordination of efforts and more systematic interactions are needed to solve the problems facing the Ministry of Defense. Methods, technologies and work tools need to be brought to a common denominator,” says Shapovalov to IA Regnum.
The expert named the social functions of the Ministry of Defense as the second important point. It is no coincidence that Anna Tsivileva, who has experience in the creation and operation of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation with its activities in social rehabilitation, assistance to veterans of the Northern Military District, disabled people and families of military personnel, was appointed Deputy Minister.
The social component, both in the conditions of the Northern Military District and in general, seems to be one of the key areas of the department’s work, explains the political scientist.
How appointments will affect the progress of the SVO
There is no need to fear that the new appointments will affect the stability of the functioning of the Ministry of Defense, Pavel Danilin is sure. Many deputy ministers who worked in the department before remain in their positions.
In addition, the expert recalls that Vladimir Putin allowed the Minister of Defense to have 12 deputies.
“The changes should not affect the course of the SVO. All those appointed are competent specialists, and the president carefully considers the appointments,” said Marat Bashirov.
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[Regnum] Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who is under investigation on charges of bribery, owned several luxury cars, the license plates of which cost a total of more than 6 million rubles.
Ivanov had a Chevrolet Suburban SUV with the AAA series number, region 77. Moreover, until 2016, a Porsche Cayenne and a VAZ-2107 were registered with these numbers, KP.RU wrote.
Beautiful license plates with mirror numbers cost from 2.5 to 6 million rubles.
As Regnum reported, the Investigative Committee demanded that the arrest of Timur Ivanov be extended.
Ivanov’s arrest became known on April 24. The Basmanny Court arrested him in a criminal case of corruption and detained him until June 23, 2024. He was accused of receiving a bribe of a billion rubles.
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov, who is under investigation in a pre-trial detention center and has been removed from office, accused of receiving a large bribe, will subsequently be able to receive parole if his guilt is proven. As the lawyer of the accused, Andrei Grivtsov, emphasized, until the court verdict, the military official is considered innocent.
Moscow, June 18, 2024, 06:27 - IA Regnum. Ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet (PF) will take part in exercises in the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk from June 18 to 28. This was reported by the Pacific Fleet press service.
In 2024, maneuvers will take on a bilateral format for the first time. As part of the exercises, the sailors will practice anti-submarine operations, organize all types of defense of ship detachments during sea passage, launch joint missile strikes against naval groups of a mock enemy, conduct training to repel attacks by UAVs and UAVs, and also perform a set of practical combat training exercises.
In total, about 40 ships, boats and support vessels, about 20 airplanes and helicopters of the naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet were involved, including long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142MZ, Il-38 and Il-38N, Ka-29 and Ka-27 helicopters in anti-submarine and search and rescue options.
In addition, units of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps and combat crews of the Bal and Bastion coastal missile systems are participating in the maneuvers.
As Regnum reported, earlier in June, Russian and Egyptian warships conducted joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea. During the maneuvers, we worked out the formation of a detachment of warships in the designated area, conducted communications training and provided flights of deck-based helicopters. The frigate Al-Qadir participated from Egypt. The joint training at the Pacific Fleet was called the next practical step in strengthening Russian-Egyptian naval cooperation.
At the beginning of June, the Russian and Syrian militaries practiced exercises during which they repelled enemy attacks on the Tartus base. It is noted that the crews of the Pantsir-S air defense system, together with the crews of the anti-sabotage boat of the Black Sea Fleet "Cadet" and small missile boats of the Syrian Navy, destroyed naval drones of a mock enemy that were trying to break into the internal roadstead of the port.
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Thus explaining why Putin brought a bean counter in as minister of defense.
Yakutsk, June 18, 2024, 12:19 - IA Regnum. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on June 18 that, together with the leadership of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), he had decided on the need to build another shipyard in the Far East.
In Yakutsk, during a meeting with specialists who had decided to move to work in the Far East, Putin recalled that one such enterprise had already been built near Vladivostok.
“Our shipbuilding cluster is actively developing. We just discussed with the leadership of the United Shipbuilding Corporation what to build and where - after all, they have a need to create new enterprises. We came to the conclusion that the next enterprise, just as it was created near Vladivostok, we will all create another one in the Far East,” the president said.
As reported by IA Regnum, on March 14, at a meeting with members of the government, the president said that the eastern regions of the country should be a priority when choosing a location for the construction of new shipyards. It is more expedient to build shipyards in the east in order to link this with territorial development and the convenience of producing relevant equipment, the head of state said.
On February 29, delivering a message to the Federal Assembly, Putin announced plans to significantly update the merchant fleet based on domestic shipyards. New tankers, gas carriers and container ships will make it possible to build efficient trade flows in the context of changing logistics and fundamental changes in the global economy, the president said.
He also announced an increase in cargo turnover at Russia's northern ports, including the Murmansk transport hub, provision of year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route, as well as an increase in the Arctic fleet. Putin invited foreign logistics companies to use the Northern Sea Route for transportation.
Moscow, June 18, 2024, 16:51 - IA Regnum. More than seven thousand people took part in the Moscow championship in the game “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” This was reported on the portal of the mayor and government of Moscow.
Competitions in the game “Rock, Paper, Scissors” were organized as part of the “Summer in Moscow” festival. Everyone go outside! Participants of the event compete with each other for the main prize - a million rubles. Based on the results of the games, the first five finalists have already been determined. The championship super final will take place in September, with 48 participants competing.
Anyone can take part in the competition. However, children between 6 and 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Events take place on Chistoprudny Boulevard daily from 12:00 to 20:00 and at district venues as scheduled. On Sundays, knockout games are played; their leaders advance to the super finals.
Last week on Chistoprudny Boulevard everyone could see the competition between two famous restaurateurs Anton Pinsky and Arkady Novikov. They formed the prize fund for the Rock, Paper, Scissors championship. As Regnum reported, on June 1, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin spoke about the opening of the new festival “Summer in Moscow. Everyone go outside! The festival venues will operate for 100 days. They will combine various summer activities.
Also, as part of this festival, Muscovites and guests of the capital can attend a free art marathon on Nikitsky Boulevard, in which everyone can take part in master classes. To do this, it will be enough to come to the art space on Nikitsky Boulevard and take an empty seat at the table for creativity.
On June 15, it became known that the city embankments could also become venues for events of the Summer in Moscow festival. Everyone go outside! For example, the embankment near Pechatniki Park, known for its panoramic views, can be used for sports competitions and fitness classes, as well as for dance evenings.
Kolomoisky also funded and armed an anti-Russian militia, Right Sector.
Kiev, June 18, 2024, 17:54 - IA Regnum. In Ukraine, businessman Igor Kolomoisky was suspected of contract killing of the lawyer of the son-in-law of the second president of the country Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Pinchuk, Ukrainian News reported on June 18.
According to court documents, in 2003, a businessman instructed his security guard to organize the murders of a lawyer. After this, Kolomoisky’s subordinate allegedly contacted the gang, which in the summer of 2003 attacked the man with a sawn-off metal pipe and a plumber’s hammer. It subsequently turned out that the victim was not the target of the attackers.
After this, the gang members began to monitor the new potential victim. An attack on a lawyer who was associated with the Kuchma family occurred in the summer of the same year, but they were unable to complete the crime.
As Regnum reported, on May 8, the Telegram channel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that Kolomoisky could be sentenced to life imprisonment.
The SBU noted that a “well-known Ukrainian businessman,” already under arrest on suspicion of committing other crimes, was involved in organizing the contract killing of the director of a law firm in 2003. The lawyer refused to participate in the transaction with the assets of the metallurgical plant, and the defendant, who demanded to annul the decision of the general meeting of shareholders of the enterprise, decided to take revenge on him. The businessman instructed one of the criminal groups to deal with the lawyer.
Kolomoisky was detained on September 2, 2023 and charged under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: fraud, as well as legalization and laundering of property obtained by criminal means. The second charge was followed by a third - of gaining access to funds and taking possession of someone else's property through abuse of official position.
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[Regnum] The genocide of the Soviet people is the largest crime in the history of mankind, and the West has been rapidly trying to rewrite history in recent years,political scientist, board member of the Russian Association of Political Science, and head of EISI projects Vladimir Shapovalov told IA Regnum.
On July 18, a bill was introduced to the State Duma to perpetuate the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War. The initiative is designed to eliminate historical injustice by establishing provisions for perpetuating the memory of civilians who suffered from genocide, along with the defenders of the Fatherland.
“It is important to understand that the genocide of the Soviet people is the largest crime in human history. Many people forget that the majority of dead Soviet citizens were not military personnel, they were civilians killed by the Nazis,” the political scientist emphasized in an interview with Regnum news agency.
He recalled that Russia is faced with a large-scale campaign to falsify history and distort historical truth, which is actively carried out by the West and in which literally the truth becomes a lie and everything is interpreted absolutely based on false premises.
“There is a resolution of the European Parliament dated September 19, 2019, which actually equates the Soviet Union to fascist Germany. There are many words said, including by leaders of the Western community, as well as famous scientists, experts, and politicians, which actually neutralize the feat of the Soviet soldier and the innumerable sacrifices that the Soviet people made. The Western European community is making every effort to whitewash the Nazis and their accomplices, which is generally not surprising, since Nazis of all stripes attacked the Soviet Union and committed war crimes. Not only German fascists, but also representatives of all other European countries committed war crimes en masse,” Shapovalov said.
He also recalled that just recently Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced a Russian “invasion” of the country during World War II, completely forgetting about the policies of segregation, racial segregation and the creation of concentration camps that were characteristic of Finland in 1941. The French division "Charlemagne" on the outskirts of Moscow, the Spanish "Blue Division" on the outskirts of Leningrad, the SS division "Galicia" and others, all representatives of these countries have stained themselves with crimes against humanity, the political scientist pointed out.
In this regard, it is very important not just to preserve historical memory, but to punish criminals, Shapovalov believes.
“The actions that were committed by the Nazis and their accomplices are genocide, this is how the Russian court categorizes these actions absolutely lawfully. At the moment, over 10 rulings and decisions of individual courts in Russia have already been adopted in relation to specific crimes of the fascists and their accomplices. Obviously, there is a need to give this process a general legal, systemic form,” added Vladimir Shapovalov.
In Russia, 19 court decisions have already been made recognizing the crimes of the Nazis and their allies against the civilian Soviet population as genocide, as a result of which about 4 million people suffered. The trials are still ongoing.
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of course there is the terror Stalin imposed on his own people
800k executions
4M deaths in the Gulags
400k deportations
2M forced resettlements
5M deaths in the famines of early 1930s
1M deaths in the famines of the 1940s
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Yes, but you can't make an omellette without breaking a few eggs, you know old chap.
Moscow, June 18, 2024, 18:52 - IA Regnum. An analysis of the actions of Western politicians, including during Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, shows that clarification of some parameters of the Russian nuclear doctrine is overdue, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on June 18.
Such work is being carried out, it is being carried out responsibly, and it is not yet possible to indicate any time schedule for clarifying the parameters of the doctrine, Ryabkov told reporters.
“Recent experience, including that gained during the Northern Military District, and an analysis of the behavioral model of the collective West in connection with the Northern Military District, shows that it is necessary to clarify certain parameters that apply to situations described both in the military doctrine as such and in the fundamentals of public policy in the field of nuclear deterrence,” noted the Deputy Minister.
As Regnum reported, in March, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use weapons, including nuclear weapons, if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state, or a risk of damage to the sovereignty and independence of the country. The President recalled that all this is spelled out in the profile strategy. The head of state also said that the Russian nuclear triad is more modern than that of any other country.
On June 7, the president noted that Russia, unlike Western countries, has never rattled nuclear weapons. The head of state also urged not to talk about this topic in vain, emphasizing that Moscow has no need to use nuclear weapons. He again noted that on the issue of the possibility of using nuclear weapons, Moscow is guided by the corresponding doctrine, and added that the doctrine is a “living instrument” and can be amended if necessary.
In June, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO member countries had begun consultations on the need to put nuclear weapons on alert. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called these statements another case of escalating tension. Unacceptable and escalatory actions by the United States and its NATO allies raise the question for Russia to bring the basic documents on nuclear deterrence more in line with current needs, Ryabkov said on June 11.
Arsen Pavlov was the former Russian sailor who rose to prominence in the Donetsk People's Republic military as a battalon level combat formation commander during the initial part of the Ukrainian-Russian civil war in 2014.
Moscow, June 18, 2024, 20:10 - IA Regnum. The state prosecution has requested sentences ranging from 24 years to life for those accused of murdering the commander of the Sparta battalion of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Arsen Pavlov (call sign Motorola) and the first head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko, Lenta.ru reported on June 18.
The investigation believes, it is noted in the material, that in June 2016, the main accused Alexander Pogorelov, together with his accomplice Alexander Timoshenko, agreed to act as perpetrators of Pavlov’s murder, for which they brought in Vasily Churilov, who was monitoring Motorola.
The state prosecutor asked for a life sentence for Pogorelov, 29 years for Churilov, and 24 years for Alexander Timoshenko in a maximum security colony.
In September 2023, the prosecutor announced charges in the case of the attempt on the life of the former head of the DPR and the murder of Pavlov. Pogorelov is charged with several articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He was accused of espionage, encroachment on the life of a government official, committing a terrorist attack, participating in a terrorist community, undergoing training to participate in terrorism, and illegal trafficking in explosives. Churilov was accused of participating in a terrorist community and facilitating terrorist activities, Tymoshenko was accused of espionage.
As reported by IA Regnum, Zakharchenko died on August 31, 2018 as a result of an explosion in a cafe in the center of Donetsk. The DPR authorities recognized the incident as a terrorist attack. The details of his murder became known from an intercepted conversation between an employee and an SBU agent. The perpetrator of the murder was paid 5 million rubles. Zakharchenko went to a cafe to meet friends in the city center. Unknown people planted a bomb in the establishment; in the explosion, the politician received non-life-threatening injuries and died on the way to the hospital.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the murder of Zakharchenko, the investigation of which was completed at the end of August 2023.
Motorola died on October 16, 2016 in the center of Donetsk as a result of an explosion in the elevator of his own building. As part of the criminal case, six active members of the Ukrainian nationalist organization Misanthropic Division (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation), which had previously claimed responsibility for the murder, were detained.
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