[Korrespondent] 22:09 The British corporation QinetiQ will provide Ukraine with ten TALON sapper robots, which can not only search for mines, but also neutralize them, said Alexei Beloshitsky, First Deputy Head of the Patrol Police Department. According to him, before the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine already had 12 such robots.
22:07 Zaluzhny spoke with US General Mark Milley and told him that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had launched a counteroffensive in certain areas. According to him, today the width of the front is 2450 km, of which 1105 km are actively fighting.
Zaluzhny also said that the enemy concentrated the main efforts in the north of the Luhansk region, where he massively uses artillery and has a tenfold fire advantage. The situation in Severodonetsk remains the most difficult, where the enemy has deployed seven battalion tactical groups.
22:04 In 30 countries of the world, the Russian diaspora staged anti-war actions on June 12, protesting against the invasion of Ukraine. The protesters said they were against the fascist ideology of the "Russian world" and urged the world to "do everything to stop this madness as soon as possible."
Also, actions were held in many cities of Russia, however, as the media say, these actions were secret. So, in the sky above the houses of Barnaul, a home-made poster Peace to Ukraine!!! Freedom of Russia!!! they raised white and blue balloons, and in the sky over Ufa, the same calls were carried by paper airplanes.
22:02 Zelensky said that after a missile attack on the Ternopil region, ten people are still in hospitals. "There was no tactical or strategic sense in this strike, as in the vast majority of other Russian strikes. This is terror, just terror," the president said. Among the victims, according to him, is a 12-year-old girl who left Kharkov for the Ternopil region to escape from the Russian army.
21:58 Zelensky said that Kiev continues to work to facilitate the access of Ukrainian goods to all important markets of the world: “Duty-free trade with the EU has already been canceled. The United States is already using a duty-free regime for Ukrainian steel. Canada has canceled duties. The same regime will work in the near future time with the UK.We expect trade liberalization from Australia.The ministerial conference of the members of the World Trade Organization began today.Before it began, representatives of 57 states gathered for a special event of solidarity with Ukraine, and I am grateful to them for this.And we will learn from the results of this intergovernmental conference, in particular , and the timing of the decision on trade indulgences for Ukraine from Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland".
21:54 Zelensky, in an evening video message, spoke about the situation at the front: "The key tactical goal of the occupiers has not changed - they are pressing in Severodonetsk, there are very fierce battles literally for every meter, and they are also pressing in the direction of Lisichansk, Bakhmut, Slavyansk. The Russian army is trying to send reserve forces to the Donbass. But what kind of reserves can they have now? It seems that they will try to throw into battle poorly trained conscripts and those who were gathered along the path of covert mobilization. And this means only one thing: Russia could cross the border of 40 thousand in June of their lost soldiers. In no other war in many decades have they lost so much. "
21:38 Stoltenberg said that peace in Ukraine depends on what Kiev and the West are ready to go: "Peace in Ukraine is possible. The question is what will be its price. How much territory, freedom and democracy are we willing to pay for this peace. NATO intends help Ukraine to give it the strongest position at the negotiating table with Russia that should end the hostilities."
21:23 In Russia, they say about the "acts of terrorism" that took place today in the occupied Berdyansk and Melitopol. Thus, in Berdyansk, as a result of a substation explosion, electricity was cut off in a number of areas, and in Melitopol, four people were injured in an explosion near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - as they say, civilians, not officials or the military.
20:44 Finnish President Saule Niiniste said that his country will not join NATO separately from Sweden: "I will say that the case of Sweden is our case. This means that we will move on together."
He also noted that Ankara's claims to Helsinki and Stockholm regarding alleged support for terrorists surprised him: "We were surprised by the position of Turkey, but in international politics we must take seriously what the other side says. This is what we will do. I hope We will find a solution that satisfies everyone."
20:36 The Kiev region is ready to give a proper rebuff to the enemy in the event of a second attempt by the Russians to attack the capital, said the head of the Regional State Administration Oleksiy Kuleba after checking the border fortifications of the Kiev region. He stressed that the threat of another Russian attack "exists and will exist until we win."
20:19 The head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said that there is no threat of cordoning off the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Luhansk region. He also said that about 500 civilians, including 40 children, remain on the territory of the Azot plant in Severodonetsk. Sometimes the military manages to evacuate someone. In general, there is no evacuation from Severodonetsk, the only way out of the city is on foot along one surviving bridge, which is under shelling all day. The bridge is old and critically damaged, in case of its destruction the regional center will be cut off.
According to Gaidai, the Russians are heavily shelling Lisichansk, today a six-year-old child was killed by enemy fire. Heavy fighting continues in the Mountain community. Humanitarian supplies are delivered daily to Lisichansk, from where they are taken by car to other settlements in the region.
19:58 Erdogan announced negotiations with Zelensky and Putin next week, he is going to discuss problems with the export of Ukrainian grain.
19:46 Reznikov, in an interview with The Economist, expressed disappointment with the loss of interest on the part of Western politicians and the media in the difficulties of the Ukrainian army: “Either the world does not quite understand what is happening, or it understands perfectly, but is tired and ready to come to terms with the opinion that Ukrainians die every day We need help quickly because every day of procrastination is measured in the blood of Ukrainians I understand that fatigue and exhaustion is a natural psychological reaction of the body to stress Politicians have their own concerns, they must think about internal problems Leaders of countries have a duty think about the consequences. The bureaucracy and pragmatism of the West turned out to be much stronger than Western values."
19:33 Famous Japanese architect Hiroki Matsura, after visiting Irpin, called it a "dream city for urbanists" and agreed to develop a master plan for its restoration: "I have been to ten cities in Ukraine. This is the best city I have seen. For us, urbanists, Irpin "This is a city of dreams. I understand why young families move here."
19:18 In the Slavic direction, the Ukrainian military repelled enemy attempts to attack, fierce battles for Severodonetsk continue, the Russians are preparing an offensive in the Liman direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
19:07 Stoltenberg called Turkey's concerns about the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO legitimate: "We are talking about terrorism and the export of weapons. And we must understand that no other NATO member has suffered from terrorist attacks more than Turkey." So, he said, when a key alliance ally like Turkey raises the issue of terrorism, "of course we have to sit down at the negotiating table and take it seriously."
18:43 As a result of regular attacks by the Russian army, the Ukrainian railway network has suffered losses of $ 2.7 billion since the beginning of the war, Forbes calculated. The total length of the damaged railway tracks is approximately 6300 km, 41 bridges were damaged to some extent. In total, the length of the railway tracks of Ukraine is 22 thousand km, that is, more than a quarter is damaged.
18:21 Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk addressed the German government: "Dear government! Why are you denying the Ukrainian army Marder infantry fighting vehicles, which can be immediately supplied by Rheinmetall, while Ukraine is bleeding in the Donbas before your eyes? 109 days of Russian extermination war. Why?"
17:46 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the enemy fired at the Sinelnikovsky and Kryvyi Rih districts, the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, said. A woman died in the Intercession community, a house was destroyed. In the Zelenodolsk community, a fire broke out in a city park, which was hit by the enemy from Hurricanes. The fire was extinguished, there were no casualties.
17:25 Pope Francis in his Sunday sermon urged not to let the war in Ukraine become commonplace: "Please, let's not get used to this tragic reality. Let's pray and fight for peace."
17:13 In Mariupol, the invaders have taken out the third ship of stolen Ukrainian rolled metal, which is being sent to Rostov-on-Don, Mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko said.
16:59 Russian Foreign Ministry Speaker Maria Zakharova said that Polish MEP Radoslav Sikorsky, who proposed returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine due to Russia's violation of the Budapest Memorandum, jeopardizes the Polish people: "Polish politicians, who are controlled by an American drive belt, display extremist ideology ", spread hatred, stir up conflicts, and now also threaten the planet with a violation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime. But most importantly, they endanger the Polish people, who are being drawn into the nuclear redistribution of the world."
16:11 During two exchanges of bodies of the dead, Ukraine received the bodies of 220 defenders of Mariupol who were at the Azovstal plant. In Kyiv, measures have begun to identify the dead, said the ex-commander of the Azov regiment Maxim Zhorin.
16:09 The EU is on the verge of a historic decision on the eve of the summit on June 23-24, where the issues of granting Ukraine candidate status will be considered, Ursula von der Leyen said: "I hope that in 20 years, remembering these events, we will be able to say that we have acted right".
15:51 Ukraine has developed routes for the export of grain through Poland and Romania, Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Senik said: "These routes are not ideal, but we are doing our best to develop them."
15:33 British intelligence reports that Russia is gradually advancing in Severodonetsk, using its superiority in numbers and artillery. The Russian Federation continues to seek to form additional combat units for deployment in Ukraine.
In recent weeks, preparations have probably begun for the deployment of a third battalion. Usually, no more than two of the three battalions are involved in operations at the same time. Third battalions in brigades are often understrength - Russia will likely have to rely on conscripts or mobilized reservists to move these units into Ukraine. Analysts note that deploying all three battalions at the same time is likely to reduce the long-term ability of these formations to recover from combat.
14:47 The leader of the "DPR" Pushilin said that there are no prerequisites for mitigating the "sentence" of convicted foreign "mercenaries".
14:20 In the Bryansk region, they tried to undermine the Druzhba oil pipeline, according to the Russian telegram channel Baza. Early in the morning of June 11, near the village of Gulevka, 40 km from the border with Ukraine, three explosions thundered - at the same time, a signal was triggered about the loss of communication with the pipeline valve. According to preliminary data, these were shellless explosive devices. The Druzhba pipeline itself was not damaged, but the anti-burrowing pipe and substation were damaged, and the power unit for controlling the valve was also de-energized.
In Russia, Transneft reported that there were no interruptions in the operation of the oil pipeline, pumping to Europe is proceeding according to schedule on both branches.
13:56 Ukraine cannot count on the fact that Putin will keep his word and provide safe passage for ships with grain, said German Minister of Agriculture Cem Ozdemir.
13:45 Residents of Kherson ignored the celebration of the Day of Russia - only 30-40 people came to the "triumph" organized by the occupying authorities, said the head of the Kherson Regional Council Alexander Samoylenko.
13:16 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that Caliber missiles in the Ternopil region destroyed "a large warehouse of ATGMs, MANPADS and shells delivered to Kiev from the USA and Europe."
13:00 The area of mined territories in the Kiev region is equal to the area of Belgium, said the head of the Kiev OVA Oleksiy Kuleba. According to him, more than 41,000 explosive objects have already been discovered and destroyed in the region, but residents of the Kiev region are still asked not to enter the forests and use only paved roads.
12:43 On the day of Russia, June 12, the famous Russian group Nogu Svelo presented a new single and clip Ukraine .
11:59 Zelensky became the winner of the Boris Nemtsov Prize for Courage, the Boris Nemtsov Foundation For Freedom announced .
11:37 In the Kharkiv region, four wounded and three dead per day, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said.
11:05 The Japanese city of Yokohama will give Odessa 33 portable water treatment plants in case of emergency, Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergey Korsunsky said: "We ask Odessa to share with Nikolaev. I want to believe that they will not be needed, but just in case, let it be." Yokohama and Odessa have been sister cities since 1965.
11:01 In the "LPR" they said that they would not storm Azot in Severodonetsk, but would blockade it, like Azovstal in Mariupol.
10:59 In Kiev, the drunken head of the department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire near one of the LCDs, next to the playground. The incident was confirmed by Reznikov. According to media reports, the bullet almost hit the child. The man in military uniform in the video looks like Yuri Bobrov, colonel of justice, head of the legal service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:55 The attack on Chortkiv was carried out on June 11 at 21:46 by four missiles launched presumably from the Black Sea. A military facility was destroyed and four five-story civilian buildings were damaged. One of the missiles hit the gas main, so the city was cut off from gas supply, they promise to resume it by the end of today, said the head of the Ternopil OVA Vladimir Trush.
10:35 The head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, spoke about "three hellish parties" for the Russian occupiers: "The Wagnerites had a good rest at the stadium in Kadievka, the rashists sat at a meeting of death in the Severodonetsk Chemists' PC and Chechen fun in Rubizhne."
10:33 As a result of a missile attack on Chortkiv, 22 people were injured, including children. Partially destroyed a military facility and four houses, said the head of the Ternopil OVA Volodymyr Trush.
10:31 The "authorities" of Mariupol have warned that there will be no heating in winter, but heating tents will be set up. It is assumed that schools will work only during the warm period, so instead of summer holidays there will be long winter holidays. A plan to introduce online education is also being discussed, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.
10:29 Briton Sean Pinner, "sentenced" to death in the "DPR", was a resident of Ukraine for four years and served under contract in the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which defended Mariupol, which means that he is a prisoner of war, who, under the Geneva Convention is entitled to independent legal representation, the Pinner family said.
10:27 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of June 12. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Severodonetsk and Bakhmut directions.
- personnel - about 32,150 (+100) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1430 (+11),
- armored combat vehicles - 3484 (+18),
- artillery systems - 715 (+3),
- MLRS - 226 (+4),
- air defense systems - 97 (+0),
- aircraft - 212 (+0),
- helicopters - 178 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 582 (+3),
- cruise missiles - 125 (+0),
- ships/boats - 13 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2455 (+7),
- special equipment - 54 (+0).
10:22 Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevich congratulated the Russian Federation: "Today Russia celebrates the Day of Russia, I wish you defeat in the aggressive war against Ukraine, abandon imperial ambitions and build a modern, democratic and legal state."
09:57 The Russians have destroyed the second bridge between Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, they are powerfully shelling the third one, said the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai. The territory of Azot is constantly shelled, fighting is going on in the surrounding streets. The enemy is approaching Vrubovka.
09:36 The decision to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership at the summit on June 23-24 should be of a legal nature, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishyna said on the air of the telethon: "The legal nature is the granting of a specific status to Ukraine, which will fix the political will leaders and will create an opportunity for funding, and for the restoration of the state, and for our movement towards European reforms.
According to her, any other formats will not carry legal obligations, but will only be a political promise that is easy enough to break. As an example of broken political promises, Stefanyshina named the situation with Ukraine's accession to NATO in 2008 and the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.
09:34 Vladimir Rogov, a member of the "main council of the military-civilian administration" of the Zaporozhye region, said that "two pops occurred due to a short circuit" at the transformer station in Berdyansk, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
09:23 In Chortkiv, Ternopil region, the consequences of a missile strike were eliminated all night. There are no dead, but there are victims, including children, said Vladimir Trush, head of the OVA.
08:56 The ship grouping of the enemy fleet in the Black Sea has increased by two large landing ships, the threat from 40 cruise missiles and the readiness of four large landing ships remain, the Operational Command Pivden reported.
08:47 The Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the battles for Bogorodichne to the west of Svyatogorsk are continuing, there are also battles in Severodonetsk and Toshkovka, the enemy’s attack on Vrubovka, Nikolaevka and Vasilievka has been repulsed. In the border areas of Belarus, additional measures are being taken to equip checkpoints with engineering equipment and deploy additional electronic warfare equipment.
08:45 Mayor of Energodar Dmitry Orlov asks residents of the city today not to attend mass events planned by the Russians - provocations from the special services of the Russian Federation are possible.
08:44 In the Luhansk region, fighting for Severodonetsk continues, a very difficult situation in Toshkovka, where the Russians are trying to "push through" the defense line, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
08:33 Several explosions sounded in Russian-occupied Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region, on the morning of June 12, RIA-Melitopol reports. According to preliminary information, one of the explosions occurred at an electrical substation, half of the city was left without electricity.
08:06 The German concern Rheinmetall announced that it is modernizing 100 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, previously in service with the Bundeswehr. Several infantry fighting vehicles are already ready for use and can be immediately sent to Ukraine, but the date of dispatch will be determined by the German government.
07:57 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that the actions of the Russian invaders indicate that they will continue and intensify their offensive against the cities of Slavyansk and Seversk in the Dornetsk region. We are talking about the construction of a new bridge along the land lines of communication of the occupiers to the Izyum of the Kharkov region.
The statement by the Main Intelligence Directorate that Russia is planning a war for the next 120 days until October 2022, according to ISW, probably indicates that the Kremlin, at a minimum, has recognized the impossibility of quickly achieving its goals in Ukraine and continues to adjust its military goals in an attempt to eliminate initial disadvantages of the invasion.
The Institute, citing geolocation footage, suggests that Russian and Chechen units have also taken control of the railway station in Kamyshevakh, Lugansk region (about seven kilometers west of T1303) and are likely to try to link up with units advancing on Orekhovo.
07:50 Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said that Beijing is not interested in the Ukrainian conflict, but does not believe that sanctions will help resolve the crisis. He also expressed hope for negotiations between the US, NATO and Russia for an early ceasefire. Fenghe stressed that the Ukrainian crisis has further changed the international geopolitical landscape, and now there are even more crises and chaos, "the world cannot be called either peaceful or serene." The official also assured that China has never provided any material or military assistance to Russia.
In addition, he stated that "China will fight to the end if anyone tries to separate Taiwan from it."
07:41 The British Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin, as well as the Moroccan Saadun Brahim, "sentenced" by the court of the so-called "DNR" to death, have not yet been provided with the text of the "sentence" in their languages. According to one of the lawyers, Pavel Kosovan, the convicts will have 30 days to file a complaint after receiving the translated text of the verdict.
07:30 U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink assured that Biden "really respects" Zelensky and his leadership. She said this, commenting on Biden's statement that Zelensky "did not want to hear" warnings about the Russian invasion, she told the UP: "This does not deserve to be news. Russia is trying to destroy the Ukrainian nation and its culture, the United States will not remain in side and will not allow this to happen. President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine have inspired the world with their courage and resilience, showing the world that Ukraine will never be conquered by Russia. President Biden has great respect for President Zelensky and the leadership he has shown throughout this war."
07:14 Biden said at a briefing in New Mexico that Putin "not just attacked Ukraine, he wants to destroy Ukrainian culture." Therefore, according to him, the West will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, even despite economic problems.
07:01 Kim Jong-un expressed full support for Putin's actions in congratulations on the occasion of Russia Day: "The Russian people have made great strides in carrying out the just cause of protecting the dignity and security of their country, overcoming all sorts of difficulties and problems. The Korean people express their full support and approval to him" .
03:18 Russia seeks to militarize schoolchildren and censor textbooks in a war. Schools have been ordered to hold "patriotic" classes with the Kremlin's views on the war, and teachers who refuse are fired, writes The Washington Post.
02:46 The occupying "authorities" of the Kherson region will take under "temporary state administration" enterprises whose owners will not be able to prove their ownership, said the "head" of the occupied Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo.
00:07 The West has the right to donate nuclear warheads to Ukraine in order to protect its independence, MEP Radoslav Sikorsky believes: "After Ukraine gave up its nuclear potential in 1994 under the Budapest Memorandum and in return became an independent country within the borders established since the times of the USSR , the Russian Federation has violated this memorandum, and therefore the West can provide an opportunity for Ukraine to defend its independence."
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