Ukraine - Russia's perfidious attack, a chronicle of events

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 08.06.23 were approximately:

 

Situation update as of 6 a.m., June 8, 2023

Day 470 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

The russian federation continues to wage its war of aggression disregarding the losses. In order to achieve its goals, russia continues to use terror tactics, launches strikes and shells civilian targets, including residential areas.

During the day of June 7, the adversary launched 5x missile and 48x air strikes, 70x MLRS attacks. Unfortunately, the attacks caused civilian casualties on top of the destroyed infrastructure.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains very high.

The adversary continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to fully occupy Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. During the day of June 7, there were 30x combat engagements.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary continues to maintain military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. During the day of June 7, the enemy launched air strike in the vicinity of Strilecha (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired mortars and artillery at the settlements of Halahanivka, Leonivka (Chernihiv oblast), Novovasylivka, Volfyne, Rozhkovychi, Vovkivka, Yablunivka (Sumy oblast), Udy, Veterynarne, Hraniv, Morokhovets’, Ternova, Starytsya, Vovchans’k, Hatyshche, Pokalyane, Budarky, Zemlyanky, Zarubynka, Chuhunivka, and Milove (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yansk axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinity of Kyslivka (Kharkiv oblast) and Stel’makhivka (Luhansk oblast) during the day of June 7. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at Kam’yanka, Topoli, Krasne Pershe, Petro-Ivanivka, Fyholivka, Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kindrashivka, Kyslivka, Tabaivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), and Novoselivs’ke (Luhansk oblast).

Lyman axis: during the day of June 7, the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Vesele (Donetsk oblast). The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Zarichne, Yampolivka, Bilohorivka, Sivers’k, Zvanivka, Ivano-Dar’ivka, Spirne, Vesele, and Nykyforivka (Donetsk oblast). Makiivka, Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Tors’ke, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery.

Bakhmut axis: the adversary conducted offensive operations towards Orikhovo-Vasylivka Ivanivske, and Pivnichne, to no success. Russian aircraft launched air strikes in the vicinities of Dyliivka and Bila Hora (Donetsk oblast). Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Oleksandro-Shul’tyne, Bila Hora, Toretsk, and Pivnichne (Donetsk oblast) came under enemy artillery fire.

Avdiivka axis: the adversary made an unsuccessful attempt to advance towards the settlements of Avdiivka and Pervomais’ke. Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinity of Avdiivka. The invaders fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Berdychi, Stepove, Avdiivka, Pervomais’ke, and Karlivka (Donetsk oblast).

Mar’inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the vicinity of the city of Mar’inka, inflicting major casualties on the enemy. At the same time, the enemy launched air strikes on Krasnohorivka, fired artillery at the settlements of Ukrains’k, Hostre, Maksymil’yanivka, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).

Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, and Shakhtars’ke. The occupiers shelled the settlements of Vuhledar, Shakhtars’ke, Zolota Nyva, and Vremivka (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary stays on the defensive. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Ol’hivs’ke, and Poltavka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The occupant forces fired artillery at Burlats’ke, Novosilka, Novopil’, Temyrivka (Donetsk oblast), Ol’hivs’ke, Poltavka, Hulyaipole, Charivne, Bilohir’ya, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaky, Stepove, Kam’yans’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Nikopol’ (Dnipropetrovsk oblast), Beryslav, Vesele, Tokarivka, Sadove, Bilozerka (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.

The occupiers were unprepared for the effects of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station dam blowing up, which caused their casualties and losses in weapons and military equipment. In particular, the units of the 7th Air Assault Division and the 22nd Army Corps of the russian Armed Forces have injured, killed and missing. In addition, these units have lost several field ammunition depots and food storages, soft-skinned vehicles and armored vehicles, as well as other military property.

At the same time, civilians were evacuating en masse from the town of Kakhovka on June 6, during which people used their own vehicles. The russian occupiers used the evacuation routes along with the civilians. During this movement, the invaders used local residents as human shields.

During the day of June 7, Ukrainian Air Force launched 23x air strikes on the concentrations of troops and 4x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

During the day of June 7, the Ukrainian defenders intercepted 4x reconnaissance UAVs of the enemy.

The Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 4x command posts, 9x concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, 5x ammunition depots, 2x anti-aircraft missile systems, and 1x radar station the adversary during the day of June 7.

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[Alex_Sor]

The destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP) dam is significantly changing the geography and topography of the Kherson frontline sector in southern Ukraine. 

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-7-2023

 

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President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the catastrophic situation with the provision of assistance to Ukrainians in the occupied part of the Kherson region and called on international organizations to join the rescue operation. Zelensky said this in his evening video message.

“Today, all day long, maximum attention is paid to the consequences of the Russian terrorist attack at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. Dozens of settlements in the territory under our control are flooded. Thousands of houses! Evacuation continues. And under fire! Russian artillery continues to strike, no matter what,” the president stressed.

According to him, as of this time, more than 2,000 people have been saved on the territory of the Kherson and Nikolaev regions.

At the same time, he noted that the situation in the occupied part of the Kherson region is absolutely catastrophic.

"The occupiers simply abandoned people in these terrible conditions. Without rescue, without water, just on the roofs of houses in the flooded bulks. And this is another deliberate crime of Russia: after the terrorist state has caused a catastrophe, it also maximizes the harm from it" Zelensky noted.

According to him, a clear and quick reaction of the world to what is happening is now needed.

"It is even impossible to establish exactly how many people in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region can die without rescue, without drinking water, without food, without medical care. Our military and special services are saving people as much as possible, despite the shelling. But larger efforts are required "It is necessary that international organizations, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, immediately join the rescue operation and help people precisely in the occupied part of the Kherson region. Every dead person there is a verdict on the existing international architecture, international organizations that have forgotten how to save lives. If now the international there is no organization in the zone of this catastrophe, which means that it does not exist at all, which means that it is incapacitated," Zelensky said.

He added that all relevant appeals from Ukraine and our government are available.

The head of state stressed that Ukraine has already received the support of many world leaders, heads of states, governments, interstate associations, who clearly condemned the Russian crime - ecocide.

"Together we must hold the occupiers accountable. They controlled both the dam and the entire hydroelectric power station for more than a year. Russian propagandists discussed just such a scenario - a man-made disaster. Last fall, we warned the world about Russia's mining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, we also called for the dispatch of an international observation mission to Kakhovka, to demining units and all structures of the station. Unfortunately, world attention was not enough then to ensure all this. Now we must concentrate the attention of the world to eliminate the consequences of another catastrophe caused by Russia, we must prevent further destructive activity of the occupiers, " Zelensky noted.

Addressing people in the regions dependent on the Kakhovka reservoir, the president assured that they would be provided with drinking water and other necessary assistance.

  "Peace will be with us. Partners are fully informed about what is happening, about what kind of help we need ... the direct duty of state and local authorities in all communities and areas that have been affected is to help people. From the government and the State Emergency Service to the regional authorities , local communities - everyone is involved to the maximum in order to save and protect as many people as possible," Zelensky said.

[Alex_Sor]

The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria is preparing an arbitration claim against the Russian state gas company Gazprom for the suspension of gas supplies in April 2022.

This was stated by the acting minister of energy of the government Rossen Hristov, noting that the supplies were stopped after Bulgaria refused to make settlements with the aggressor in Russian rubles, according to Euractiv.com.

Bulgaria and Poland have become the first EU member states to suffer a cut in gas supplies from Russia after refusing to pay in Russian rubles in violation of dollar-denominated contracts.

Rumen Radev's government has been trying for a long time to negotiate the restoration of supplies, in connection with which International Arbitration Lawyer Metodi Baikushev criticized the Bulgarian government for its passivity towards Gazprom and warned that Russia could use the hybrid operation case to destabilize the new pro-Western government.

“My concern is that one of the attacks on the new government could come from Gazprom Export, which will (primarily) sue Bulgaria. Clearly, the Russian Federation has no problem running this hybrid operation, whether or not it loses. case," the lawyer said.

Russia could use the lawsuit as a hybrid attack on Bulgaria, the article says, because pro-Russian voices could portray it as a risk posed by pro-Western politicians who refused to pay rubles for Putin's gas.

A similar pro-Russian narrative was used in the immediate aftermath of the shutdown by pro-Russian journalists, pundits and political leaders who portrayed Bulgaria as completely dependent on the Kremlin's decision.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-to-sue-gazprom-over-suspended-gas-supplies-2/

[Alex_Sor]

The lack of a global reaction to the explosion of the Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Station may push Putin to even worse crimes.

There were no new punitive measures against the Kremlin for undermining the Kakhovskaya HPP.

This was announced on Twitter by the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrii Melnyk.

He drew attention to the fact that after the Russians entered a "new dimension" of the war with the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya HPP dam, the world public expressed only concern.

"But there were no new punitive measures against the Kremlin. This is dangerous. It can push Putin to even worse crimes," Melnyk emphasized.

On the eve of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP, the Russians "jammed" mobile communications in the occupied territories.

On the morning of June 6, it became known that the Russian occupiers blew up the Kakhovskaya HPP. As a result of the explosion, the engine room was completely destroyed, the station cannot be restored.

Evacuation has begun in the region. 80 settlements can be flooded. In total, 16,000 people are in the critical zone on the right bank of the Dnieper.

The explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP threatens the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, but the situation is now under control. Also, an explosion can cause an imbalance in the energy system of Ukraine. The fields in the south of Ukraine may turn into a desert.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one, except Russia, had the technical ability to blow up the HPP. The NYT interviewed experts and also concluded that the station was blown up from the inside.
 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/world/europe/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-russia.html

Telegram channel 205 of the motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation, which is suspected of undermining the dam, wrote about the detonation of the HPP and the possibility of detonation back in October 2022.

The Kremlin insists that the Russians are allegedly not involved in the undermining of the Kakhovskaya HPP, and places all responsibility on the Ukrainians.

https://vp.nyt.com/video/2023/06/06/109172_1_06video-vi-satellite_wg_720p.mp4

 

[Alex_Sor]

Russians shell Kherson during evacuation: there are victims (photo, video)

Russian invaders strike at the coastal areas and the central part of the city.
Russian invaders strike at Kherson during the evacuation of people from the flooded parts of the city.

This was announced by the head of the Kherson regional military administration Alexander Prokudin in Telegram.

"The Russians are shelling Kherson," Prokudin said.

The head of the OVA noted that the Russian invaders were striking at the coastal areas and the central part of the city.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on the social network Facebook, people were injured as a result of Russian shelling.

"Now it is known about at least three victims: a civilian woman, a policeman and a rescuer. All the necessary assistance is being provided," the message says.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that the shelling began precisely during the evacuation of citizens whose houses were flooded.

     "Russia has abandoned people in the occupied part of the Kherson region in trouble. And it continues to prevent Ukraine from saving the most valuable thing - human lives," the message says.

According to updated data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 8 people were injured as a result of the shelling of Korabelnaya Square. Information about the dead has not yet been received, the injured are receiving medical assistance.

 

 

[Alex_Sor]

Russia was able to return the export of Western microchips and electronics to the pre-war level

European companies sell these materials to other countries, which resell what they receive to Russia.

Exports of key Western microchips and electronics that Russia needs to continue its war against Ukraine have returned to pre-sanction levels. The aggressor country stepped up its efforts to circumvent the sanctions.

"Earlier this year, Russia was able to reimport certain key categories of electronics at roughly pre-war levels," said Jim O'Brien, sanctions coordinator at the US State Department, quoted by Politico.

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-better-evading-western-sanctions-electronics-war-ukraine/

As noted, we are talking about microcircuits, processors and integrated circuits that are necessary to create modern weapons. The problem, O'Brien said, is that European companies sell these materials to other countries, which then resell them to Russia.

The official stressed that sanctions circumvention remains a "significant problem." Now the US has discovered the involvement of five countries: Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates and Armenia.
Russia bypasses sanctions - latest news

As UNIAN previously reported, despite the largest number of sanctions in the world, the Russian Federation still has the resources to buy technology and produce weapons for the war against Ukraine.

The media regularly reveals new ways to bypass Russia's sanctions. In particular, it is known how the Kremlin buys microchips from Dutch manufacturers.

The German company Smart Impex is also suspected of supplying microchips to the aggressor market in circumvention of Western sanctions.

Recently it was reported that microchips continue to be supplied to the Russian Federation using intermediary firms in Turkey and Hong Kong. Through companies registered in March 2022, chips worth $777 million were delivered to the Russian Federation.

[Alex_Sor]

A big fish jumped into the hatch of a Ukrainian BMP-1 while crossing the river. VIDEO

During the crossing of the river by Ukrainian soldiers on the BMP-1, a large fish jumped into the open hatch of the armored vehicle.

According to Tsenzor.NET, Ukrainian soldiers published a video recording of curious fishing on social networks.

"A nice bonus in the form of a fish that jumped into the hatch of the driver of the Ukrainian BMP-1 while crossing the river," the fighters write in the comments to the video and show fish soup already cooked from fish.

https://censor.net/ru/video_news/3423415/bolshaya_ryba_zaprygnula_v_lyuk_ukrainskoyi_bmp1_vo_vremya_forsirovaniya_reki_video

https://t.me/karymat/2563

[Alex_Sor]

Conservative anchor Tucker Carlson, who was recently terminated from FOX News, has released the first episode of his vlog. In it, he talks about the fact that it was Ukraine that blew up the Kakhovskaya HPP.
The video is full of manipulations and distortions. However, in 6 hours - more than 38 million views, and they are growing at some incredible speed. By the time I finish writing this post, there will probably be more.
Among others, the video was shared by Elon Musk, conservative American bloggers with millions of followers, MAGA Republicans in Congress, and (surprise) Russia's representative at the UN.
At the same time, some are trying to advance the thesis that it is not clear who is responsible for the destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP. Maybe it's the Russians, maybe the Ukrainians, or maybe the dam broke by itself.
Here are satellite images, here is the opinion of some expert, here is a blurry video from a telegram, and here is last year's statement of an anonymous official. And in general, no one knows what really happened.
All of this reminds me very much of the information hype that Russia and its supporters tried to create after the downing of MH17.
Spread dozens of different versions and speculations, confuse, create fog, so that eventually people get lost in it and lose understanding of what is true and what is not.
And it seems that these efforts have now become very active - especially for the English-speaking audience. The informational struggle continues.
UPD: As of writing, Tucker Carlson's video has racked up two additional million views.
:-(

[Alex_Sor]

A mass plague of fish was recorded in the Dnipropetrovsk region as a result of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP (photo, video)

As a result of the occupiers undermining the HPP dam in the Kakhov reservoir, the water level dropped.

A mass plague of fish began in the village of Maryanske, Dnipropetrovsk region, on June 7 as a result of the occupiers undermining the Kakhovskaya HPP dam and a sharp drop in the water level in the reservoir.

This was announced by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, who published a corresponding video.

"Dnipropetrovsk Region - a mass plague of fish as a result of the terrorist destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP by the Russians," - said the statement of the head of the OP.

 

https://1plus1.video/novosti-tsn/ukraina-na-dnipropetrovshtini-pochavsya-masovij-mor-ribi-pislya-pidrivu-kahovskoyi-ges

[Alex_Sor]

The Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, controlled by Russia, has been destroyed. One consequence is a humanitarian disaster that, had it not taken place within a war zone, would already have drawn enormous international assistance. Thousands of houses are flooded and tens of thousands of people are in flight or waiting for rescue. Another consequence is ecological mayhem, among other things the loss of wetland and other habitats. A third is the destruction of Ukrainian farmland and other elements of the Ukrainian economy. So much is happening at once that the story is hard to follow. Here are a few thoughts about writing responsibly about the event.

...more:

https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-nova-kakhovka-dam-in-ukraine

 

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[Alex_Sor]

"It's very clear that on a daily basis, there are Russian forces attempting to kill innocent Ukrainians. In February of 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and attempted to eliminate it as a country. So, the Ukrainians naturally have a right to defend themselves. And we have a right to be able to support them to defend themselves. And we — the United States government — are going to work with the international community to do everything we can to help them defend their country and take back sovereign territory." - said Pentagon Press Secretary United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.

Ryder also announced that Secretary Austin will journey to Europe next week where he and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley will host an in-person meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on June 15, followed by the NATO Defense Ministers meeting on June 16.

Текст / Text by : © U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) News

https://www.defense.gov/.../pentagon-spokesman-addresses...

Фото / Photo by: © Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders © Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

 

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 09.06.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6 a.m., June 9, 2023

Day 471 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

Last night, the russian federation launched yet another missile and air strike on Ukraine. Detailed update will be published later.

During the day of June 8, the adversary launched 7x missile strikes, 2x of which targeted the city of Uman, and 43x air strikes, 79x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. There are civilian casualties.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.

The adversary continues to focus its main efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar’inka axes, heavy fighting continues. During the day of June 8, 43x combat engagements took place in the above-mentioned areas of the frontline.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy reinforces its group engaged in border protection with units of territorial troops. During the day of June 8, the enemy launched air strikes on the settlements of Myropillya, Sinne, and Severynivka (Sumy oblast). The invaders fired mortars and artillery at the settlements of Seredyna-Buda, Atyns’ke, Bezsalivka, Myropillya, Hrabovs’ke, Velyka Pysarivka, Ponomarenky (Sumy oblast), Krasne, Morokhovets’, Luk’yantsi, Starytsya, Hatyshche, Vovchans’k, and Chuhunivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Kyslivka. The adversary fired artillery and mortars at Kam’yanka, Krasne Pershe, Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, Kyslivka, Tabaivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), and Novoselivs’ke (Luhansk oblast).

Lyman axis: during the day of June 7, the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Vesele (Donetsk oblast). Makiivka, Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Tors’ke, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery.

Bakhmut axis: the adversary conducted offensive operations towards the settlements of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Bila Hora, to no success. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Bila Hora and Toretsk (Donetsk oblast). Vasyukivka, Min’kivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Oleksandro-Shul’tyne, Bila Hora, Druzhba, Toretsk and Pivnichne (Donetsk oblast) came under enemy artillery fire.

Avdiivka axis: the adversary made unsuccessful attempts to advance near the settlements of Sjeverne and Opytne. Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinity of Avdiivka. The occupant forces fired artillery at the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Tonen’ke, Pervomais’ke, and Karlivka (Donetsk oblast).

Mar’inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinity of the city of Mar’inka. The enemy suffered losses. At the same time, the enemy fired artillery in the vicinities of Mar’inka, Pobjeda, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).

Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy launched an air strike in the vicinity of Velyka Novosilka, shelled the settlements of Vuhledar, Shakhtars’ke, Zolota Nyva, and Vremivka (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary stays on the defensive. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Hulyaipole (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Zmiivka, Beryslav, and Kozats’ke (Kherson oblast). The occupant forces fired artillery at Burlats’ke, Zelene Pole, Novosilka, Novopil’, Temyrivka (Donetsk oblast), Ol’hivs’ke, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Bilohir’ya, Kam’yans’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Beryslav, Antonivka, Dniprovs’ke (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.

In the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Simferopol, in particular), there is a certain trend in local media. They ignore the fact of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station dam by the Russian occupiers and the aftermath of this disaster. The local occupation authorities are reported to be concerned about possible panic among the public.

An “Akhmat” unit was spotted in the southwestern part of the temporarily occupied Donetsk. The occupants are robbing civilians in the said area of the city, as well as filming staged combat engagement videos. On 6 June, an effective fire attack by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on the militants’ concentration in a training camp resulted in the enemy casualties of 56x killed. Their sanitary losses are being finalized.

During the day of June 8, Ukrainian Air Force launched 19x air strikes on the concentrations of troops and 2x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

Ukrainian defenders intercepted 6x combat and 4x reconnaissance UAVs of various types.

During the day of June 8, the Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 5x command posts, 6x concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 2x anti-aircraft missile systems, 8x artillery units at their firing positions, and 2x other important adversary targets.

[Alex_Sor]

On the night of June 9, 2023, between 10:00 p.m. and 04:00 a.m., the Russian invaders struck Ukraine with Iranian Shahed attack drones and Kh-101/Kh-55 air-based cruise missiles against military facilities and critical infrastructure facilities .
"Shaheed" launches were carried out from the south, cruise missiles - from the Caspian Sea region, from four Tu-95ms strategic bombers.
During the attack, up to 16 attack UAVs and six air-based cruise missiles were launched.
Air defense forces and means destroyed 4 Kh-101/Kh-55 cruise missiles, 10 Shahed-136/131 attack drones, Lancet and four UAVs of the operational-tactical level ("Orlan-10" and "Supercam").
Also, at around 8:00 p.m. on June 8, the enemy attacked one of the civilian objects in Cherkasy region with two Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea.

 

 

[Alex_Sor]

Politics returns to Russia
 

https://snyder.substack.com/p/politics-returns-to-russia

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 12.06.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6 a.m., June 12, 2023

During the day of June 11, the enemy launched 1x missile and 36x air strikes, 38x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.

The adversary focuses its main efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar’inka axes, heavy fighting continues. During the day of June 11, there were 25x combat engagements.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary launched air strikes on the settlements of Bilopillya (Sumy oblast) and Kolontaiv (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired mortars and artillery on the settlements of Seredyna-Buda, Fotovyzh, Bilopillya, Oleksandrivka (Sumy oblast), Ivashky, Veterynarne, Strilecha, Ternova, Starytsya, Hatyshche, Vovchans’k, Kruhle, Budarky, Buzove, Chuhunivka, and Ambarne (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: russian forces launched an strike in the vicinity of Berestove. The adversary fired artillery and mortars at Kam’yanka, Fyholivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kyslivka, Tabaivka, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), and Novoselivs’ke (Luhansk oblast).

Lyman axis: during the day of June 11, the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Bilohorivka. The invaders launched air strikes on the settlements of Nevs’ke (Luhansk oblast), Ivanivka, Tors’ke, and Serebryanka (Donetsk oblast). Nevs’ke, Novoselivs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Yampolivka, Tors’ke, Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery.

Bakhmut axis: the adversary attempted to improve its tactical situation, conducted offensive operations towards Ivanivske and Bila Hora, to no success. Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinity of Toretsk. The enemy fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Razdolivka, Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Ivanivske, Bila Hora, Druzhba, Toretsk, Zalizne, and Pivnichne Donetsk oblast.

Avdiivka axis: the enemy conducted offensive operations towards Avdiivka, to no success. The russian forces launched air strikes near Avdiivka and Nevel’s’ke. The invaders fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Orlivka, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, Pervomais’ke, Karlivka, and Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Mar’inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinity of the city of Mar’inka. At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Hostre, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, Pobjeda and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by the enemy artillery.

Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne, Velyka Novosilka, and Neskuchne (Donetsk oblast). The invaders shelled Vodyane and Vuhledar.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary stays on the defensive. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Novoberyslav and Kozats’ke (Kherson oblast). The adversary fired artillery at the settlements of Vremivka, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Ol’hivs’ke, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Bilohir’ya, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Kam’yans’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Kherson, and Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast).

Over the past week, russian invaders have suffered significant losses on Bakhmut axis. Thus, more than 50 occupants with severe injuries arrive daily to a military hospital in the vicinity of settlement of Persianovka (Rostov oblast, russia). The hospital is overcrowded and, the mortality rate in the seriously wounded is high due to the lack of sufficient medical staff.

During the day of June 11, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 6x air strikes on the concentrations of the adversary troops.

At the same time, the Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 2x command posts, 2x artillery units at their firing positions and 1x radar station of the enemy.

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What do you know about luck?

 

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11 cruise missiles and an attack drone were destroyed
Another night attack and another act of terror by the occupying state against the civilian population of Ukraine.
On the night of June 13, the enemy struck with strategic aviation - 8 Tu-95ms bombers from the Caspian region, as well as several strike drones from the south.
A total of 14 Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and up to four Shahed-136/131 unmanned aerial vehicles were launched.
The forces and means of air defense of the Air Force destroyed 10 cruise missiles and one attack drone.
In the city of Kryvyi Rih, rockets hit a residential sector, in particular, a five-story building... We sympathize with the families of those killed and injured at the hands of terrorists...
In the morning, the Russians launched a second attack from the Caspian Sea with three Tu-95ms. According to preliminary data, only one cruise missile reached Ukraine this time, which was destroyed by Ukrainian air defense!

 

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 13.06.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6 a.m., June 13, 2023

Day 475 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

Last night, the russian federation launched even more attacks on Ukraine.

Preliminarily, the enemy used 14x Kh-101/555 cruise missiles, 10x of which were intercepted by air defense. It also launched 4x Shaheds, 1x of which was intercepted by our defenders.

Kryvyi Rih. A five-storey building and other civilian infrastructure were hit. Unfortunately, the casualties are in extremely serious condition. The information is being updated.

During the day of June 12, russian occupants used 2x Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles targeting residential buildings in Kharkiv oblast. In addition, the enemy launched 31x air strikes and 47x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Civilian infrastructure was damaged. In particular, the shelling of Bilopillya (Sumy oblast) and Shevchenkove (Kharkiv oblast) destroyed private houses. Russian terrorists also dropped 3x guided aerial bombs on the town of Orikhiv (Zaporizhzhia oblast), killing one civilian and destroying private houses. As a result of the air strike on Avdiivka, civilians were wounded, a cultural center and residential multi-storey buildings were damaged.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains very high.

The adversary continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to fully occupy Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. Heavy fighting continues. During the day of June 12, 26x combat engagements took place in the above-mentioned area of the frontline.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were found. Certain units of the russian federation’s Armed Forces continue their deployment at the training grounds of the republic of belarus.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary continues to maintain military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. During the day of June 12, the enemy fired mortars and artillery at the settlements of Tymonovychi, Khotiivka (Chernihiv oblast), Seredyna-Buda, Tovstodubove, Sopych, Zaruts’ke, Hirky, Bilopillya, Yunakivka, Zapsillya, Stepok (Sumy oblast), Ivashky, Veterynarne, Vysoka Yaruha, Strilecha, Morokhovets’, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, and Budarky (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Milove, Kyslivka (Kharkiv oblast), and Novoselivs’ke (Luhansk oblast). Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Lyman Pershyi, Kyslivka, Tabaivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), and Novoselivs’ke (Luhansk oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire.

Lyman axis: during the day of June 12, the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Vesele (Kharkiv oblast) and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast). The invaders launched air strikes on the settlements of Yampil’, Spirne, and Vesele. Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Yampolivka, Tors’ke, Dibrova, Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery.

Kup’yans’k axis: the adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Bila Hora. The enemy fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Vasyukivka, Blahodatne, Novomarkove, Kalynivka, Ivanivske, Bila Hora, Druzhba, Toretsk, Pivdenne, and Sukha Balka (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka axis: the adversary conducted offensive operations towards Avdiivka, to no success. The occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Avdiivka and Sjeverne. The invaders fired artillery at the settlements of Keramik, Novokalynove, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Netaylove, Karlivka, and Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Mar’inka axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled all 14x enemy attacks in the vicinity of the city of Mar’inka. The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Staromykhailivka and Krasnohorivka. At the same time, Mar’inka, Heorhiivka, Maksymil’yanivka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, and Krasnohorivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by the enemy.

Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives towards Blahodatne. The occupant forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Zolota Nyva, Shakhtars’ke, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, and Blahodatne (Donetsk oblast). The invaders shelled the settlements of Bohoyavlenka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, and Velyka Novosilka (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary stays on the defensive. Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Orikhiv (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The enemy fired artillery at various settlements. The targets included Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Levadne, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, Zhereb’yanky, Lobkove, Kam’yans’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Novoberyslav, Vesele, Kozats’ke, Chornobaivka, Dniprovs’ke, Yantarne, Berehove, Kizomys (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.

Forced passportization in Melitopol’ (Zaporizhzhia oblast) continues. Thus, the occupiers are actively threatening parents of graduates with the impossibility of obtaining graduation certificates if their children refuse to obtain a russian passport.

The russian invaders are actively looting in the flooded settlements in Kherson oblast. In particular, empty trucks are arriving in Hola Prystan under the guise of humanitarian aid, which the russian servicemen load with their loot – household appliances, furniture, and other property.

During the day of June 12, Ukrainian Air Force launched 9x air strikes on the concentrations of troops and 4x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

Also, Ukrainian soldiers intercepted 1x Ka-52 helicopter and 1x Orlan-10 operational-tactical level UAV of the enemy.

During the day of June 12, the Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 3x command posts, 2x anti-aircraft missile systems, 1x concentration of enemy troops, and 3x artillery units at their firing positions.

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Blurred cemeteries and cattle graves. What diseases threaten Ukraine after the dam disaster

When Serhii Rybalchenko walked waist-deep in water in flooded Kherson, what did he not see - garbage, pieces of furniture, clothes and even a dead cat.

"The streets turned into rivers in which everything floated. Everything that people had in their yards," says a resident of the city. He pulled eight people, seven dogs and one parrot to land in Kherson.

And although the water level is gradually decreasing, dozens of villages and thousands of houses remain flooded in the south of Ukraine - a huge territory with an area of hundreds of square kilometers.

Environmentalists and doctors say that many dangerous substances have entered the water, which can cause outbreaks of intestinal infections, hepatitis, botulism, cholera and even anthrax.

Hepatitis and cholera

"We had a problem with cemeteries in Oleshki even before the flooding. The groundwater level was high, we couldn't bury the dead deeply. What's happening there now is a real disaster. It's sandy soil that easily washes out," says Yevhen Ryschuk, mayor flooded Oleshok in Kherson Oblast, which has been under Russian occupation for a year and a half.

In addition, almost all private houses in the city had cesspools, which were also flooded.

"All these feces will now flow into the Dnipro," says Ryschuk, who himself is in Kyiv. With a very high probability, thousands of cattle, many dogs and cats drowned.

Flooding is always a problem with drinking water when water treatment systems fail and sewage mixes with drinking water sources. Because of this, there is a risk of spreading infections.

And this is exactly what is happening on a large scale in the south of Ukraine.

As of June 9, cemeteries in at least seven settlements of the Kherson region (Korsunka, Olhivka, Odradokamianka, Krynyk, Oleshki, Saga, Solontsi), as well as filtration fields in Oleshki, where water was purified, and a huge agricultural farm with waste were completely flooded and several warehouses with fertilizers. A landfill near the city of Gola Prystan and a cattle cemetery near the village of Dnipryani are also under water.

This is far from a complete list of dangerous flooded objects, local officials and ecologists told the BBC. Data is still being collected.

The Ministry of Health warns of a significant risk of spreading hepatitis A (Botkin's disease), acute intestinal infections, including cholera and botulism in flooded areas due to a plague of fish that died at the bottom of the Kakhovsky Sea.

Even before the war and flooding, this region was considered potentially favorable for the spread of cholera, but now the risks have increased, says the chief sanitary doctor of Ukraine, Ihor Kuzin, but assures that the situation is under control.

People are asked not to collect fish at the bottom of the sea, not to buy it at spontaneous markets. In flooded areas, drink only bottled or purified water, wash and heat-treat foods thoroughly.

Anthrax

In the south, many fields that were treated with fertilizers were flooded. After the dam burst, it all went into the water. If you use such water, kidney and liver diseases may occur.

"In such cases, it is advised to boil water or (better) to drink imported water in order to reduce the chances of infection. Because boiling will not help if the water is contaminated with nitrates," says Volodymyr Kurpita, former head of the Center for Public Health. Therefore, people are advised not to use water from wells near flooded areas, even if the water has not reached there.

"There are many farms around us, many warehouses with fertilizers. People kept greenhouses, stored pesticides. All of this could get into the water. But this is not the worst thing - we are most afraid of anthrax," says Taisia Kozak, an environmentalist from Novaya Kakhovka. She has been working in the field of environmental protection for many years and heads the local environmental organization "Mama-86".

In the 1950s and 1970s, cattle with anthrax were buried in the cattle cemetery between the villages of Dnipryan and Korsunka, on the left bank of the Kherson region.

Now this area is completely under water.

 

 

 

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That night, Russian terrorists launched another rocket attack on Ukraine. In particular, in Krivoy Rog, rockets hit a residential five-story building and a private enterprise.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that during the night attack on Krivoy Rog, one of the rockets hit a warehouse of bottled water intended for residents of the Kherson region. One of the victims there was a 17-year-old boy.

Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klymenko recalled that as a result of another terrorist attack by Russians, 11 residents of Krivoy Rog were killed, and another 28 in the hospital. According to him, enemy missiles also attacked a warehouse of bottled water, which was collected for the needs of the Kherson region.

“About 25 civilians worked at the warehouse. And this water was transported to all corners of our state, including the Kherson region for the victims of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station,” the minister said.

Klimenko specified that the bodies of seven people were found under the rubble in the warehouse, one of them was 17 years old. In addition, three wounded from there are now in the hospital.

At the same time, as Alexander Vilkul, chairman of the city's Defense Council, clarified, a 22-year-old spouse was killed during an attack on a high-rise building. "David and Ksenia ... a couple in love got married only last year. On the third of June they celebrated their wedding anniversary ... both teachers by education. The most peaceful profession on earth," he said.

 

 

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On front lines of Ukraine counteroffensive, soldiers pay heavy price
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/13/ukraine-counteroffensive-kryvyi-rih-donetsk/