Latest news on the war against Russia (official)

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12.06.22 09:35

Total combat losses of Russian Federation since beginning of war - about 32,150 people, 212 aircraft, 178 helicopters, 1,430 tanks and 3,484 armored vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS

The Russian troops that invaded the territory of Ukraine continue to suffer losses. As of the morning of June 12, the loss of enemy personnel amounted to approximately 32,150 people.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
As noted, the total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 12.06 are approximately:
personnel - about 32,150 (+100) persons were liquidated,
tanks - 1430 (+11) units,
armored combat vehicles - 3484 (+18) units,
artillery systems - 715 (+3) units,
MLRS - 226 (+4) units,
air defense means - 97 (+0) units,
aircraft - 212 (+0) units,
helicopters - 178 (+0) units,
UAV operational and tactical level - 583 (+3),
cruise missiles - 125 (+0),
ships / boats - 13 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 2455 (+7) units,
special equipment - 54 (+0).

 

[Edmunde Burke]

Total losses of Ukraine.

Currently 20% of its land mass or approximately 100,000 square kilometres.

 

[ANACONDA]

13.06.22 09:18

Total combat losses of Russian Federation since beginning of war - about 32.3 thousand people, 213 aircraft, 178 helicopters, 1432 tanks and 3492 armored vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS

The Russian troops that invaded the territory of Ukraine continue to suffer losses. As of the morning of June 13, the loss of enemy personnel amounted to approximately 32,300 people.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
As noted, the total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 13.06 are approximately:
personnel - about 32,300 (+150) people were liquidated,
tanks - 1432 (+2) units,
armored combat vehicles - 3492 (+8) units,
artillery systems - 718 (+3) units,
MLRS - 226 (+0) units,
air defense means - 97 (+0) units,
aircraft - 213 (+1) units,
helicopters - 178 (+0) units,
UAV operational and tactical level - 585 (+3),
cruise missiles - 125 (+0),
ships / boats - 13 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 2460 (+5) units,
special equipment - 54 (+0).

 

[Edmunde Burke]

Ukrainian servicemen lost the opportunity to leave Severodonetsk and may surrender - Eduard Basurin

“Severodonetsk is actually blockaded after yesterday they blew up the last bridge that connected with Lysichansk. Those Ukrainian military units that are stationed there remain forever. They have two options: either follow the example of their colleagues and surrender, or die.

 

[ANACONDA]

13.06.22 18:25


Operational information of General Staff regarding Russian invasion as of 6:00 pm on June 13
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released operational information on the Russian invasion as of 6:00 pm
According to Censor.NET, this is stated on the official Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The message reads: "One hundred and tenth day of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion continues.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions without much change.
In the northern direction, the enemy fired mortars and grenade launchers at the settlements of Zapsillia in the Sumy region and Hirsk and Hremiach in the Chernihiv region. Units of the aggressor continue engineering equipment of defensive positions in border areas in the specified direction.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy systematically fires on the positions of units of the Defense Forces, improves the engineering equipment of its own defense facilities and conducts air reconnaissance.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy's main efforts are focused on trying to disrupt the logistical routes of supplying a group of our troops operating in the Sloviansk direction.

In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy made an attempt to carry out assault operations in Bohorodichne, was unsuccessful, withdrew, and established itself in the north-western part of the settlement.
In the Donetsk direction, the occupiers are regrouping units and strengthening groups, trying to surround the units of our troops in the area of settlements Lysychansk, Privillia, Severodonetsk, Borivske.
The enemy did not take active action in the Lyman direction.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy carried out assaults in order to establish full control over the city of Severodonetsk, carried out an offensive on the positions of our troops in the area of Metolkino, had no success.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continued shelling the positions of our troops with artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Using the results of the fire, he fought in the areas of Toshkivka - Ustynivka, Orikhove - Zolote, Komyshuvakha - Vrubivka, Vasylivka - Bilohorivka, Nyrkove - Mykolaivka, Dolomitne - Novoluhanske, had no success.

The aggressor did not take active action in the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv and Zaporizhia directions. In order to restrain and prevent the transfer of our troops to other areas, he carried out shelling with mortars, artillery and jet artillery.
In the South Bug direction, the enemy continues to defend. The main efforts are focused on conducting reconnaissance, counter-battery combat, increasing the combat capabilities of reserve formations and the air defense system in the direction, engineering equipment of defense lines and positions.
The enemy continues to strengthen the group of troops operating in the Kryvyi Rih direction.
The situation in the Bessarabian direction has not changed significantly.
The enemy has significant problems with the recruitment of units carrying out assault operations in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions."

 

[Edmunde Burke]

20% of Ukraine taken, 8000 prisoners taken, thousands of weapons seized....

And, amazingly, Russia did this with all their generals dead, all their tanks blown up, their planes shot out of the air by the Ghost of Kiev, and no fuel for their vehicles since early March directed by an evil cancer ridden dictator with alzheimer's.

 

[ANACONDA]

14.06.22 09:08
Total combat losses of Russian Federation since beginning of war - about 32.5 thousand people, 213 aircraft, 179 helicopters, 1434 tanks and 3503 armored vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS
The Russian troops that invaded the territory of Ukraine continue to suffer losses. As of the morning of June 14, the loss of enemy personnel amounted to approximately 32,500 people.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

As noted, the total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 14.06 are approximately:

personnel - about 32,500 (+200) people were liquidated,

tanks - 1434 (+2) units,

armored combat vehicles - 3503 (+11) units,

artillery systems - 721 (+3) units,

MLRS - 229 (+3) units,

air defense means - 97 (+0) units,

aircraft - 213 (+0) units,

helicopters - 179 (+1) units,

UAV operational and tactical level- 588 (+3),

cruise missiles - 125 (+0),

ships / boats - 13 (+0) units,

automotive equipment and tank trucks - 2473 (+13) units,

special equipment - 54 (+0).




14.06.22 18:35
Enemy regroups troops and tries to strengthen groups in Severodonetsk direction, - General Staff
Operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding the Russian invasion as of 6:00 pm on June 14, 2022.
As reported by Censor.NET
"111 days of heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion continue. The aggressor continues to launch missile and air strikes on military and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no active action was taken by the enemy. As part of the check of combat readiness of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus, exercises were conducted with units of special operations forces.
In the northern direction, the enemy continues mortar shelling of settlements in border areas, including civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlement of Mykhalchyna Sloboda, Chernihiv region.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy focused its main efforts on maintaining the occupied frontiers. To restrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces, it carries out systematic fire on the positions of our troops. In addition, the Russian occupiers fired on civilian infrastructure in the settlements of Dementievka, Ruska Lozova, Mospanove, and Bazalovka. The enemy remotely mined the area in the areas of Bayrak, Peremoha, and Shestakovo. Conducts assault operations near Rubizhne, fighting continues.
Systematic enemy artillery shelling was recorded in the Sloviansk direction in the areas of the settlements of Tetyanivka, Chepil, Dolyna, Dibrivne, and Bohorodychne. The enemy did not take any active action in the Lyman direction. He fired artillery at civilian infrastructure in the Siversk area.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the invaders fired on civilian infrastructure in the settlements of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Bila Hora, Ustynivka, Toshkivka, and others. Helicopter strikes near Metelkino. The enemy is conducting assaults in the city of Severodonetsk, fighting continues. The enemy is regrouping troops and trying to strengthen the group.

In the Bakhmut direction, the occupiers fired at our troops with mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Mykolayivka, Berestove, Vrubivka, Pokrovske, and New York. Enemy army aircraft launched an air strike near Bilohorivka. In the Berestove area, Ukrainian soldiers repulsed an enemy assault, inflicted losses on the enemy and forced them to retreat to their former positions. The enemy is conducting assault operations in the area of the settlement of Zolote, the fighting continues.
The aggressor did not conduct active hostilities in the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv, and Zaporizhia directions. He fired on civilian infrastructure near Avdiivka, Mariinka, and Huliaipole. He struck with assault and army aircraft in the areas of Sribne and Mali Shcherbaki. He conducted reconnaissance in battle near Pavlivka.
In the South Bug area, the enemy fired on units of our troops and tried to fight the counter-battery. In the areas of Trudolyubivka, Tokareve, Bashtanka, Kvitneve, Luch, Tavriyske, and Oleksandrivka, the Russian occupiers fired at the infrastructure with artillery, mortars, and multiple rocket launchers. The enemy conducts reconnaissance in this direction using UAVs. Remotely mined some parts of the river Inhulets. Continues engineering equipment positions.
The situation in the Bessarabian direction has not changed significantly.

Ukraine's defense forces are skilful on the battlefield and inflict heavy losses on the enemy. Total resistance continues in the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian occupiers. We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine!" it is said in the information of the General Staff.

 

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14.06.22 20:33
U.S. will transfer additional long-range MLRS to Ukraine, - Pentagon

The U.S. will send additional multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine.
According to Censor.NЕТ, this was stated by U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl, writes The Washington Post.
He told on a security conference held by the Center for a New American Security in Washington that it is "perfectly fair" to say that four M142 high-mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, have so far been sent to Ukraine only as a starting point.
"We're going to give the Ukrainians what they need to go after targets in Ukraine," Kohl said, calling the weapons sent so far an "initial tranche."
U.S. officials, particularly Kohl, have previously stated that the United States may send additional HIMARS after Ukrainian troops demonstrate that they can use them effectively. They are being trained for two weeks and it is expected to be a three-week course.

 

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15.06.22 09:15

Total combat losses of Russian Federation since beginning of war - about 32,750 people, 213 aircraft, 179 helicopters, 1,440 tanks and 3,528 armored vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS

The Russian troops that invaded the territory of Ukraine continue to suffer losses. As of the morning of June 15, the loss of enemy personnel amounted to approximately 32,750 people.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
As noted, the total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 15.06 are approximately:
personnel - about 32,750 (+250) people were liquidated,
tanks - 1440 (+6) units,
armored combat vehicles - 3528 (+25) units,
artillery systems - 722 (+1) units,
MLRS - 230 (+1) units,
air defense means - 97 (+0) units,
aircraft - 213 (+0) units,
helicopters - 179 (+1) units,
UAV operational and tactical level - 591 (+3),
cruise missiles - 129 (+4),
ships / boats - 13 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 2485 (+12) units,
special equipment - 55 (+1).

 

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5.06.22 18:45
Fighting in Severodonetsk proceeds, storm by occupiers of Toshkivka is repulsed, - General Staff
Operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding the Russian invasion as of 6:00 pm on 15.06.2022.
As reported by Censor.NET.
"112 days of heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion continue.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the engineering equipment of the area in the border areas of the Pinsk district of the Brest region continues. The threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of the Republic of Belarus continues.
In the northern direction, the enemy fired mortars at the positions of our troops in the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions. In order to clarify the position of our units and correct the fire, he conducted air reconnaissance of UAVs. The enemy used electronic warfare systems to disrupt the Defense Forces' command and control system.
In the Kharkiv direction, the main efforts of the enemy and deeds are focused on maintaining the occupied borders, preventing the entry of our troops to the State Border of Ukraine north of Kharkiv.
In the Sloviansk direction, the aggressor's main efforts are focused on continuing the offensive in the direction of Izium - Sloviansk. The enemy unsuccessfully carried out assault operations in the direction of Dovhenke - Krasnopillia. The enemy tried to improve the tactical situation in the area of the settlement of Dolyna. Ukrainian soldiers repulsed and forced the occupiers to withdraw.
The enemy did not take active action in the Lyman direction, firing at our units with artillery.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the occupiers continue to fire on the positions of the Defense Forces with artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Enemy units are storming in order to establish full control over the city of Severodonetsk, the fighting continues. In Toshkivka, our defenders successfully repulsed another enemy assault.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired at our troops with artillery and jet artillery. Ukrainian soldiers inflicted losses on the enemy during his offensive in the directions of Vasylivka - Yakovlivka and Vasylivka - Berestove. The occupiers withdrew.
The enemy did not take active action in the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv, and Zaporizhia areas. In order to restrain the actions and prevent the transfer of units of our troops to other directions, the enemy fired mortars, artillery and jet artillery.
The enemy continues to hold defensive positions in the South Bug and Tavriia directions. It is trying to improve the engineering equipment of the positions in the areas of Bezvodne and Ishchenko settlements. In order to counter the technical means of reconnaissance of the Defense Forces, the Russian occupiers deployed a complex of electronic warfare in the area of Melitopol.
According to the available information, changes in the combat and numerical composition of the enemy operating on the territory of Ukraine have been revealed. Thus, the grouping of the occupying forces was increased by one battalion tactical group from the 138th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Western Military District.
In addition, in the Bakhmut direction, the enemy increased the group with a battalion tactical group from the operational reserve, which was redeployed to Pervomaisk from the Kupyansk district. After the restoration of combat readiness, separate units of the 8th All-Military Army of the Southern Military District were introduced in the districts of Komyshuvakha and Popasna.

The leadership of the Russian law enforcement agencies continues to take measures to attract additional human resources to the war against Ukraine by increasing payments and introducing short-term contracts, with the possibility of their extension.
The enemy continues to use enterprises in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region to restore and repair damaged weapons and military equipment.
According to available information, in the city of Belgorod and the region there is an additional involvement of medical workers from other regions of the Russian Federation to work with wounded servicemen. All this indicates the significant losses of the Russian occupiers.
We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine!" it is said in the information of the General Staff.

 

[ANACONDA]

16.06.22 18:48

Operational information of General Staff regarding Russian invasion at 6:00 pm on June 16

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released operational information on the Russian invasion as of 6:00 pm on June 16
According to Censor.NET, this was reported on Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The message reads: "One hundred and thirteenth day of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion continues.
In the Volyn and Polissya areas, certain units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to carry out tasks to cover the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Engineering equipment of positions in the border areas of Brest region is underway. In the period from 14 to 16 June, a command and staff exercise was conducted with the military units of the logistics of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
In the northern direction, the enemy fired artillery at the settlements of Leonivka in the Chernihiv region and Ulanovo, Sopych, and Baranivka in the Sumy region. He struck a couple of Ka-52 helicopters near the town of Hlukhiv in the Sumy region.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is fighting to deter units of the Defense Forces from further advancing towards the State Border.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy used artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers in the areas of Zolochiv, Uda, Bayrak, Peremoha, Rubizhne, Verkhniy Saltiv, Pecheniha, and Lebiazhe.
Artillery shelling was recorded in the Sloviansk direction near Mazanivka, Krasnopillya, and Dibrovny. Ukrainian soldiers repulsed an enemy assault in the direction of the village of Dolyna. The enemy retreated.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy does not stop firing on the positions of our troops along the line of contact, concentrating the main efforts on the Severodonetsk and Bakhmut directions.


No active offensive operations were observed in the Lyman direction. The occupiers fired artillery at the Starodubivka district.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy used artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers in the areas of the settlements of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Ustynivka, Loskutivka, Metolkine, and Borivske. Inflicted an air strike on Loskutovka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian occupiers fired artillery at areas of the settlements of New York, Zaitsevo, Pokrovske, Nova Kamianka, Yakovlivka, Berestove, Mykolaivka, and Novoivanivka. A couple of Ka-52 helicopters were attacked in the peaceful settlement of Yakovlivka. Our soldiers again successfully repulsed the assault of the enemy in the direction of Berestove.
In the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavlivsk, and Zaporizhia directions, the enemy tried to carry out assault operations in order to prevent the transfer of our troops to other directions. He fired mortars, artillery and multiple rocket launchers in the areas of Mariinka, Novomykhailivka, Zaliznychne, Huliaipole, and Charivne.


The situation in the South Bug area has not changed significantly. The enemy continues to focus on maintaining the occupied frontiers and improving the engineering equipment of the positions.
He used barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Osokorivka, Dobryanka, Topolyne, Kniazivka, Murakhivka, Chervona Dolyna, Zorya, Kotlyareve, Novomykolaivka, Stepova Dolyna, Tavriyske, Lymany, and Oleksandrivka.
The enemy maintains three high-precision weapons carriers with a total volley of up to 20 Caliber cruise missiles.
Significant losses of Russian occupation troops ruin the military leadership's plans to move rapidly into Ukraine. Cases of large numbers of personnel being fired for refusing to take part in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine have become more frequent. This does not allow to strengthen and replace Russian units that have lost their combat capability in a short time.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian units, performing fire tasks, continue to successfully reduce the number of Russian occupiers on Ukrainian soil."

 

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[ANACONDA]

17.06.22 10:33

Enemy death toll update: 33,150 Russian invaders eliminated since war-start

From February 24 to June 17, nearly 33,150 Russian servicemen were killed in the invasion, including 200 in the past day.
As reported by Censor.NET.
That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Defenders of Ukraine also destroyed 1,456 (+7) enemy tanks, 3,563 (+18) armored combat vehicles, 734 (+5) artillery systems, 233 (+3) MLR systems, 97 (+0) air defense systems, 215 (+2) warplanes, 180 (+1) helicopters, 593 (+2) operational and tactical level UAVs, 129 (+0) cruise missiles, 13 (+0) warships / cutters, 2,496 (+2) trucks, including tankers, and 55 (+0) units of special equipment.

 

[ANACONDA]

U.S. DepartmentofDefense
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine
JUNE 17, 2022


The United States has committed approximately $6.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $5.6 billion since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked invasion on February 24.

On June 15, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $1 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine. This includes an authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $350 million, as well as $650 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds. This authorization is the twelfth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

United States security assistance committed to Ukraine includes:

• Over 1,400 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
• Over 6,500 Javelin anti-armor systems;
• Over 20,000 other anti-armor systems;
• Over 700 Switchblade Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
• 126 155mm Howitzers and 260,000 155mm artillery rounds;
• 108 Tactical Vehicles to tow 155mm Howitzers;
• 19 Tactical Vehicles to recover equipment;
• High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and ammunition;
• 20 Mi-17 helicopters;
• Hundreds of Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles;
• 200 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers;
• Over 7,000 small arms;
• Over 50,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition;
• 75,000 sets of body armor and helmets;
• 121 Phoenix Ghost Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
• Laser-guided rocket systems;
• Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems;
• Unmanned Coastal Defense Vessels;
• 22 counter-artillery radars;
• Four counter-mortar radars;
• Four air surveillance radars;
• Two harpoon coastal defense systems;
• M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel munitions;
• C-4 explosives and demolition equipment for obstacle clearing;
• Tactical secure communications systems;
• Thousands of night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders;
• Commercial satellite imagery services;
• Explosive ordnance disposal protective gear;
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear protective equipment;
• Medical supplies to include first aid kits;
• Electronic jamming equipment;
• Field equipment and spare parts;
• Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.

The United States also continues to work with its Allies and partners to identify and provide Ukraine with additional capabilities to defend itself.

 

[Dani]

Trust me @ANACONDA I DO REALIZE ALL MY TAX PAYER MONEY going to YOUR COUNTRY TO FIGHT YOUR WAR! Not mine.

 

[Dani]

Just curious @ANACONDA, how much of our funds would your country actually give back or send to help out the US??

 

[Dani]

Just curious @ANACONDA, how much of our funds would your country actually give back or send to help out the US??

None is my guess. . . Enjoy your hand out while the rest of us are working our butts off to pay for Biden's unlimited spending.

 

[Schattentarn]

I am over Ukraine completely. I am watching my government throw my money into a hole in Eastern Europe instead of building The Wall to protect us. I only want that war concluded promptly, now, and I really don't give a f-- k who wins or loses.

 

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17.06.22 19:18

Enemy concentrates efforts on continuation of offensive in direction of Sloviansk and establishment of full control over Severodonetsk, - General Staff

Operational information of General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding Russian invasion as of 6:00 pm on June 17, 2022.
According to Censor.NET.
"114 days of heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion last.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions without changes. Combat training activities are being carried out with the personnel of engineering units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. In the northern direction, the enemy fired on civilian infrastructure near Mezenivka and Hlukhiv, Sumy region. In addition, enemy aircraft struck two settlements in the Sumy region.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy remotely mines the area. Conducted air reconnaissance using UAVs.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy is trying to prevent units of the Defense Forces from entering the state border of Ukraine and the rear of the Russian group of troops operating in the Sloviansk direction. In order to identify weaknesses in the defense of our troops in the areas of Dementievka, Rubizhne, and Pyatihatki, the enemy used sabotage and reconnaissance groups. Ukrainian soldiers found them and inflicted losses. The enemy retreated. Not far from Kochubiivka, the occupiers tried to conduct reconnaissance by fighting. Our defenders did not give them any chance of success and the enemy retreated with losses. The Russian occupiers fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Tsyrkuni, Verkhniy Saltiv, Pishchane, Ruska Lozova, and Krynychne.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy's main efforts are focused on continuing the offensive in the direction of the city of Sloviansk, the fighting continues. He tried to conduct reconnaissance near Krasnopil by battle, was unsuccessful, and retreated. The enemy carried out systematic artillery shelling in the areas of the settlements of Dibrivne, Pashkove, Hrushuvakha, Kurulka, and Velyka Komyshuvakha. Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine forced the enemy to leave the village of Dmytrivka, Izium district, Kharkiv region.
The enemy did not take active action in the Lyman direction. He fired at the positions of our artillery units.

In the Severodonetsk direction, the occupiers continue to fire from artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. In addition, they launched air strikes on the positions of our units near Sirotyn and Borivsky. Fighting continues to establish full control over the city of Severodonetsk. Our soldiers successfully repulsed the assault in the areas of Sirotin and Metolkin. The enemy withdrew to the previously occupied positions.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Mykolaivka, Bilohorivka, Pokrovske, Zaitsevo, and Stepne. Near Hirsky, Ukrainian defenders stopped selective reconnaissance by fighting with selective fire. Also, the enemy again conducted unsuccessful assaults in the areas of Berestove, and Kodem. He suffered losses and left.
After regrouping, with the support of artillery, the occupiers attempted an assault near Nirkove. Ukrainian soldiers by fire forced them to abandon this idea. Now the enemy is counting his losses.
In the Avdiivsky, Kurakhivsky, Novopavlovsky and Zaporizhzhya directions, the enemy did not take active action. He fired on civilian infrastructure in the settlements of Novoselivka, Krasnohorivka, Zelene Pole, and Kamyanske. He struck air strikes on New York, Avdiivka, and Pobeda.
In the South Bug direction, the enemy conducted air reconnaissance of UAVs in order to detect changes in the position of our troops and correct artillery fire. In order to deter our units, he fired from artillery and jet artillery and mortars in the areas of the settlements of Topolyne, Knyazivka, Lupareve, Posad-Pokrovske, and Novohryhorivka.

The occupiers continue to violate the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territory, to destroy and export to the territory of the Russian Federation the property of the seized industrial enterprises, to carry out measures of the administrative-police regime. The enemy does not understand and is afraid of total resistance from Ukrainians.
Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine!" it is said in the information of the General Staff.

 

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17.06.22 20:47
Shootdown Russian tugboat "Vasiliy Bekh" sank in Black Sea.

The Russian Black Sea Fleet tugboat "Vasily Bekh" sank. On the night of June 17, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the tugboat with Harpoon missiles.

As reports Censor.NЕТ, this was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to statement of the Head of Odessa Regional Military Administration Maksym Marchenko.

"This morning our Naval Forces hit the Black Sea Fleet supply vessel "Vasiliy Bekh," which had a TOR SAM on board. Later it became known that it sank," Marchenko said.
"Are the stupid orcs going to say again that one of the crew had a bad smoke on board? Our military already has an enemy cruiser on its account, several gunboats, and now a supply vessel has been added.
I'm sure our military will soon add a frigate, a corvette, and a big landing craft. And we will be able to say that we have created a kind of Russian underwater brigade of ships at the bottom of the Black Sea" he added.

 

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18.06.22 10:09

Total combat losses of Russian Federation since beginning of war - about 33,350 people, 216 aircraft, 180 helicopters, 1,465 tanks and 3,573 armored vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS

The Russian troops that invaded the territory of Ukraine continue to suffer losses. As of the morning of June 18, the loss of enemy personnel amounted to approximately 33,150 people.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
As noted, the total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 18.06 are approximately:
personnel - about 33,350 (+200) people were liquidated,
tanks - 1465 (+9) units,
armored combat vehicles - 3573 (+10) units,
artillery systems - 739 (+5) units,
MLRS - 233 (+0) units,
air defense means - 98 (+1) units,
aircraft - 216 (+1) units,
helicopters - 180 (+0) units,
UAV operational and tactical level - 594 (+1),
cruise missiles - 129 (+0),
ships / boats - 14 (+1) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 2513 (+17) units,
special equipment - 55 (+0).

 

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18.06.22 13:42

Explosion took place in Kherson, occupiers declared "terrorist attack" of Ukrainian partisans. PHOTOS

The explosive device was attached to a tree on Senyavin Street in Kherson and detonated on an Audi car. At the wheel was the head of the colony № 90, which cooperates with the occupation authorities.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to Suspilne.
The driver survived. The Russian military announced a terrorist attack from Ukrainian partisans.

 

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With scant options in Ukraine, U.S. and allies prepare for long war
By Missy Ryan
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Dan Lamothe

June 17, 2022 at 7:33 p.m. EDT

The United States and its allies are making preparations for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine, officials said, as the Biden administration attempts to deny Russia victory by surging military aid to Kyiv while scrambling to ease the war’s destabilizing effects on world hunger and the global economy.

President Biden’s announcement this week of an additional $1 billion in security aid for Ukraine, the single largest tranche of U.S. assistance to date, offered the latest proof of Washington’s determination to ensure Ukraine can survive a punishing battle for the eastern Donbas region. European nations including Germany and Slovakia unveiled their own shipments of advanced weapons, including helicopters and multiple-launch rocket systems.
“We’re here to dig in our spurs,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said after convening dozens of nations in Brussels to pledge greater support for Kyiv.

The decision to supply Ukraine with increasingly sophisticated arms such as anti-ship missiles and long-range mobile artillery — capable of destroying significant military assets or striking deep into Russia — reflects a growing willingness in Western capitals to risk unintended escalation with Russia.
The support appears to have emboldened the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky, who this week vowed to retake all of Russian-controlled Ukraine, even areas annexed by Moscow long before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion.
But analysts say that despite the surge in outside aid, and strong morale among Ukrainian troops, Kyiv and its backers can hope for little more than a stalemate with Russia’s far bigger, better armed military. Unlike in Moscow’s failed attempt to seize the capital Kyiv, the Donbas battle has played to Russia’s military strengths, allowing it to use standoff artillery strikes to pound Ukrainian positions and gradually expand its reach.
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Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO who now heads the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, said the battlefield impasse leaves the United States with a stark choice: either continue to help Ukraine sustain a potentially bloody status quo, with the devastating global consequences that entails; or halt support and permit Moscow to prevail.

“That would mean feeding Ukraine to the wolves,” Daalder said, referring to a withdrawal of support. “And no one is prepared to do that.”
A senior State Department official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe ongoing international deliberations, said Biden administration officials had discussed the possibility of a protracted conflict with global spillover effects even before February, as U.S. intelligence suggested Putin was preparing to invade.
The Biden administration hopes that the new weaponry, in addition to successive waves of sanctions and Russia’s diplomatic isolation, will make a difference in an eventual negotiated conclusion to the war, potentially diminishing Putin’s willingness to keep up the fight, the official said.

Even if that reality does not materialize immediately, officials have described the stakes of ensuring Russia cannot swallow up Ukraine — an outcome officials believe could embolden Putin to invade other neighbors or even strike out at NATO members — as so high that the administration is willing to countenance even a global recession and mounting hunger.

Already the war, compounding the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, has plunged the world economy, now expected to suffer years of low growth, into renewed crisis. It has also deepened a global food emergency as the fighting pushes up prices of basic goods and cripples Ukraine’s grain exports — which typically feed hundreds of millions of people a year — pushing some 44 million people closer to starvation, according to the World Food Program.
“While it’s certainly challenging — we’re not certainly sugarcoating that — in terms of how to navigate these stormy waters, our guiding light is that the outcome of Russia being able to achieve its maximalist demands is really bad for the United States, really bad for our partners and allies, and really bad for the global community,” the State Department official said.

On Friday, Ukrainian forces attempted to defend dwindling areas under their control in Severodonetsk, a strategic city in Luhansk province that Pentagon officials expect to fall soon.

In a sign of how Western weaponry has the potential to pull the West deeper into the war, a U.S. defense official on Friday confirmed that a U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missile had struck a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea. For the first time as part of Biden’s latest arms package, the United States said it will provide Ukraine mobile Harpoon launchers.
Ukrainian leaders’ longtime ambition to integrate more further into Europe moved closer to reality on Friday, when the European Commission recommended that Ukraine be made an official candidate for European Union membership. Zelensky hailed what he called a “historic decision,” even though membership might be years away.
“Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective,” European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said. “We want them to live with us the European dream.”

 

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Putin, lashing out at the West in a speech on Friday, said he had nothing against the idea of Ukraine joining the E.U. but also warned that “all the tasks of the special operation will be met,” as the Kremlin calls the invasion, and said his country could employ nuclear weapons if its sovereignty was threatened.
Underscoring what Western nations say is a radically altered security outlook, NATO leaders are expected to unveil new deployments to Eastern Europe at a late June summit in Madrid.
Ahead of that meeting, Gen. Mark. A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has defended the need to stop Russia in stark claims, equating the suffering among civilians in Ukraine to what Nazi Germany inflicted on Europe. But he has also cautioned that while Moscow faces chronic issues in its Ukraine offensive, including leadership, morale and logistics, the numbers “clearly favor the Russians” in eastern Ukraine.

The prospect of a negotiated conclusion seems distant with Putin appearing undeterred, likely pursuing what analysts describe as a strategy of seizing the entire Donbas region then offering a cease-fire that would freeze in place Russia’s control of that and other areas.
“My concern is that basically Russia on one hand and the Ukrainians and their partners on the other are pursuing mutually incompatible goals,” said Samuel Charap, a Russia expert at the RAND Corporation. “That leads the Russians to keep pushing harder and harder and us to give more and more.”
Many experts believe the war is likely to settle into a lower intensity conflict or a situation like that on the Korean Peninsula, where north-south fighting was halted in a 1953 armistice without a formal end to the war. A heavily militarized boundary developed between the two Koreas, with occasional flare-ups, and is a scenario some analysts predict could occur between Ukraine and the parts of its territory controlled by Moscow.

“I don’t think either Putin or Zelensky can continue at the current level of combat for years,” James Stavridis, a retired Navy admiral and former supreme allied commander of NATO, said in an email. “Certainly for some months, but unlikely years.”
As the conflict grinds on, it is prompting conversations about what trade-offs the United States may need to make in its larger foreign policy goals or its massive military budget. The Senate Armed Services Committee, citing inflation and the war in Ukraine, on Thursday added $45 billion to the defense budget, bringing the likely bill to $847 billion for the next fiscal year.
Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, said the war also continues to eat up the bandwidth of senior U.S. officials that could be spent on long-term planning and modernization. In the past officials have cited crises like the multiyear war against the Islamic State as factors that delayed a planned shift to focus on China.

“They keep having to deal with Ukraine because the situation is evolving and it is immediate, and we need to provide the assistance that we can and figure out how to support the Ukrainians,” she said. “But that means that they don’t have the time and attention to sort of press ahead on those other issues that are really important, and those long-term changes that would be necessary if the U.S. is really going to pivot its attention and focus to the Pacific.”
The Biden administration has vowed it will not pressure Kyiv to accept concessions to cement a resolution to the war. Officials point out that Zelensky, even if he were inclined to yield large parts of Ukraine’s territory, could face a revolt from Ukrainians if he accepted Moscow’s terms.
“Our job is not to define those terms,” Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said at a think tank event on Thursday. “Our job is to give them the tools they need to put themselves in the strongest position possible.”

 

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18.06.22 16:36

Pilot of Russian Su-25 plane shot down in morning in Donetsk region was taken prisoner. VIDEO

The pilot of a Russian Su-25 attack plane shot down in the morning in the Donetsk region was able to eject and is currently being taken prisoner.
Про це повідомляється в This was reported on Telegram channel of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces, Censor.NET informs.
And here the pilot was drawn. A live trophy of the 72nd SMB named after the Black Cossacks. Our soldiers provided the removal of the pilot of the downed Russian Su-25, who managed to eject. The man is alive, has injuries due to a "soft" landing, he was given first aid, he is in the reliable and caring hands of the Armed Forces," the message reads.
https://t.me/landforcesofukraine/2370Earlier, the speaker of the Odesa regional military administration Serhii Bratchuk reported about the plane shot down in the Donetsk region. According to him, the plane was shot down by Igla MANPADS

 

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18.06.22 18:59

Operational information of General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine at 6:00 pm on June 18
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released operational information on the Russian invasion as of 18:00 on June 18
According to Censor.NET, this was reported on the official Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The report states: "One hundred and fifteenth days of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya areas remained without significant changes.
In the northern direction, the enemy continues to demonstrate the presence of its troops in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk regions.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is holding back the defense of the previously occupied borders, using the available means of fire destruction and trying to prevent the advance of units of the Defense Forces in the direction of the state border of Ukraine.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy carried out artillery shelling in the areas of the settlements of Dementievka, Pecheniha, Korobochkine, Bayrak, Verkhniy Saltiv, Kharkiv, Kapitolivka, and Tsyrkuny.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy used mortars, artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers in the areas of the settlements of Hrushuvakha, Dolyna, Morosivka, Pryshib, and Chepil. It is trying to create favorable conditions for the continuation of offensive operations in the direction of Izium - Sloviansk.
In the Krasnopillia area, Ukrainian soldiers inflicted heavy losses on the enemy when he tried to conduct reconnaissance in combat.
In the Lyman direction, the occupiers used artillery near the lighthouses.

In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy continues to fire from artillery and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of Metolkine, Bila Hora, and Ustynivka. He tried to carry out assault operations in order to establish full control over the city of Severodonetsk, but was unsuccessful.
As a result of fire damage and assault, the enemy has partial success in the village of Metolkine, trying to gain a foothold. Our soldiers repulsed the assault in the direction of Sirotyn.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy launched an air strike near Berestove.

In the Avdiivka, Novopavlivsk, and Zaporizhia directions, the enemy continues systematic shelling in order to prevent the regrouping of units of our troops in other directions. He used barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Zhelanne, Orlivka, Opytne, Vodiane, Novodanylivka, Shcherbaky, Malynivka, and Temyrivka.
In the South Bug and Tavriia directions, the enemy fired artillery at the districts of Oleksandrivka, Novohryhorivka, Shiroky, Kvitnevy, and Pervomaisky.
In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas there is a relocation of the ship-boat composition of the Black Sea Fleet.
The enemy continues to suffer significant losses in the course of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine."

 

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18.06.22 22:31

oldiers of 44th Separate Artillery Brigade using American M777 howitzers to destroy Rashists in Donbass. PHOTOS

Soldiers of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade of the AFU mercilessly destroy Russian occupation troops with American M777 howitzers.
This is stated by Censor.NЕТ with reference to рress center of Joint Forces grouping.

 

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19.06.22 10:34

Total combat losses of Russian Federation since beginning of war - about 33,600 people, 216 aircraft, 181 helicopters, 1468 tanks and 3577 armored vehicles. INFOGRAPHICS


The Russian troops that invaded the territory of Ukraine continue to suffer losses. As of the morning of June 19, the loss of enemy personnel amounted to approximately 33,600 people.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
"The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 19.06 were approximately:
personnel - about 33,600 (+250) people were liquidated,
tanks - 1468 (+3) units,
armored combat vehicles - 3577 (+4) units,
artillery systems - 745 (+6) units,
MLRS - 235 (+2) units,
air defense means ‒ 98 (+0) units,
aircraft - 216 (+0) units,
helicopters - 181 (+1) units,
UAV operational and tactical level ‒ 598 (+4),
cruise missiles - 130 (+1),
ships / boats - 14 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks ‒ 2523 (+10) units,
special equipment ‒ 55 (+0).
The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut and Zaporizhia directions.
The data is being clarified, "the statement reads.

 

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Seth Harp

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An incredibly sobering account of the battle of Severodonetsk from an American volunteer with the Ukrainian army.