€[Korrespondent] 23:53 The US government is boycotting the Russian economic forum in St. Petersburg and is calling for other governments and companies to join the boycott, State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "No business as usual while Russian troops destroy Ukraine."
23:46 Zelensky announced talks with European leaders next week: "Today we had very fruitful talks in Kiev with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. I am glad to note her sincerity. It is the European Commission that will prepare an opinion on our application. Ukraine has provided all the necessary answers, and it was done well. There will be many more equally important and, I hope, fruitful negotiations with European leaders next week."
23:43 In Chortkiv, the gas was turned off - work is underway there with the consequences of the shelling, said the head of the Ternopil OVA Volodymyr Trush.
23:28 Scholz, Macron and Draghi are planning a joint visit to Ukraine, writes the German publication Bild am Sonntag.
23:26 Zelensky confirmed that the Ukrainian military is gradually liberating the Kherson region, today the village of Tavriyskoye has been added to the list of returned settlements , there are certain successes in the Zaporozhye region. Fierce street fighting continues in Severodonetsk.
23:17 Zelensky, in an evening video message, announced Ukraine's prospects in the EU: "Today, the final stage of a large diplomatic marathon began, which should end in a week and a half. And we are really in this marathon together with the European Union - in one team, and this team will have to win "We will soon receive an answer about the status of the candidate for Ukraine. I am convinced that this decision can strengthen not only our state, but the entire European Union."
22:09 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Chortkovsky district of the Ternopil region, residents are asked to stay in shelters, not to film or photograph the consequences of the explosions, said the head of the OVA Vladimir Trush.
22:05 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko urged the head of the African Union, Maki Sal, who, after meeting with Putin, asked Kiev to clear ports of mines, not to believe the Kremlin's statements: "Africa is threatened by a jump in food prices and potential famine due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In this context, it is unpleasant to hear that Ukraine should do something without condemning Russia and calling on it to stop the destructive war."
21:33 Spiegel writes that Germany did not agree with the plans of the Spanish government to supply Ukraine with 40 old German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks. If Berlin agreed, it would be the first time that a NATO member would supply battle tanks to Ukraine, the newspaper notes. But the German government warned the Spaniards in telephone calls that such a move would be a retreat from the informal decision taken by the Western Allies not to supply Kyiv with tanks.
20:49 Zelensky signed a law allowing the use of SRW in combat areas.
20:18 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, reports that the occupation authorities are planning the construction of prefabricated apartment buildings using a technology similar to the construction of shopping centers such as the Metro. In fact, these will be temporary metal booths. And a few hundred meters from these houses, the invaders are preparing a line of defense, including digging in heavy equipment. Such an arrangement of fortifications makes it impossible for Ukrainian artillery to strike at the fortifications of the occupiers.
19:59 The head of the Luhansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, said that there are now several difficult directions in the region - from the side of Popasnaya, Severodonetsk and the Seversky Donets River, which has grown numb. Very tough battles are going on in Toshkovka and Severodonetsk. The territory of Azot is shelled for hours from artillery, a fire broke out after Russian shells hit radiators, from which oil leaked. At the same time, in street battles in Severodonetsk, the Ukrainian military wins, but Russian artillery "destroys house after house." Grain is transported from the newly occupied territories by KrAZ vehicles, Gaidai added.
19:41 According to Bloomberg sources, the European Commission on June 17 will recommend granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate, but with certain conditions, including strengthening the rule of law and strengthening the fight against corruption. However, the conclusions of the European Commission must be approved by all 27 member countries, not all of which support the rapid granting of candidate status to Kyiv.
19:30 Former vice-president of Gazprombank Igor Volobuev joined the Freedom of Russia legion, the legion itself said.
19:27 The seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions should be even tougher and affect Russian officials, judges, banks and companies, Zelensky said during a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen. "Of course, the EU, for its own good, should work towards a total phase-out of Russian energy resources. This is a fundamental security issue for everyone," he added.
19:25 Zelensky created the city military administration of Lisichansk, Valery Shibik was appointed its head.
19:23 In the Odessa region, a man died on the beach while relaxing - he was blown up by a mine, said OVA speaker Sergei Bratchuk. He also said that today a mine washed up on the shore, which detonated in the sea.
19:21 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian troops successfully resist the assault of the Russians in Severodonetsk and in the Metelkino region. In the Slavic direction, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled the assault in the areas of Brazhkovka, Dolyna and Vernopol. Also stopped the offensive of the Russians in the area of Popasnaya. In the area of Berestovoye, the Russians suffered losses during an attempted assault and retreated to their previously occupied positions; in the direction of Nikolaevka, the enemy’s offensive was unsuccessful.
At the same time, Russian troops are storming Ukrainian positions in the Toshkovka area, the fighting continues. The Russians are trying to gain a foothold in Bogorodichnoye, there are also fights. In the Limansky direction, the enemy is reinforcing the grouping in the direction of Lisichansk. Also, the RF Armed Forces are advancing in the Nyrkovo area, the fighting continues.
19:14 Podolyak refuted claims that Ukraine ignored the threat of a Russian invasion: "If Ukraine" did not "prepare" for war, why did the first Russian strikes fall on mock-ups, all the ammunition was dispersed, and January and February were held in exercises? Ukraine was preparing for war since last year: information about the upcoming invasion was given not only by Western intelligence, but also by ours.Only if someone gave us three days, Ukrainian intelligence said: we will stand.But what other countries did, knowing about Moscow's plans to commit genocide in order to stop it - question. If we started receiving heavy weapons in January, the situation could be different. "
18:50 The Ukrainian army is experiencing a shortage of long-range artillery systems, Russian artillery "plows" the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and dominates the battlefield. In half a day, from 2,000 to 4,000 artillery shells arrive at Ukrainian positions, Dmitry Krasilnikov, head of the Pivnich operational command, said. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffer serious losses, constant strikes demotivate the best Ukrainian fighters in 2-3 days, and the demotivation of the infantry leads to the disruption of combat missions.
18:36 The north of the Donetsk region is de-energized, said the head of the OVA Pavlo Kirilenko: "As a result of Russian shelling, power lines were damaged in the Toretsk area, which in turn led to the shutdown of substations of NEK Ukrenergo in the region. Without electricity, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Bakhmut ". The timing of the repair will depend on the security situation, said Kirilenko.
18:11 The Chinese delegation did not leave the hall during Zelensky's speech at the Asian Security Summit. Political analyst Olivia Enos, who previously reported this, has since deleted her tweet. The media suggest that she mixed up the delegations of China and Vietnam - the Vietnamese really went out for a few minutes and returned.
18:02 The German IRIS-T air defense system will help cover Kiev in the fall, and in 3-4 years it will protect other cities and important objects of Ukraine from missile attacks, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said in an interview with NV. According to him, the production of the system for Ukraine will be completed at the end of summer, then it will undergo training, and the delivery of IRIS-T will take place in October.
"The IRIS-T system is the only thing I thanked both the chancellor and the government for in recent months. This system is the coolest in the world. It can be compared with the American Patriot. It is a German product. The breakthrough is that this is the first non-old-style weapon but the latest," the ambassador said. He also noted that in this case, long delivery times are justified, since the system is only being produced for Ukraine.
17:53 In Mariupol, on the territory near the former OBI supermarket, a tractor of the Russian Emergencies Ministry was blown up by a mine. Two employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation and one Russian military man died on the spot, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. He also said that the occupiers changed Freedom Square in Mariupol to Lenin Square and raised their tricolor over it.
17:21 According to Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia still has sufficient potential to wage a long-term war. Vadim Skibitsky, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said on the air of the Present Time TV channel that the enemy uses 103 battalion tactical groups on the territory of Ukraine, which are directly involved in hostilities. About 40 more armored personnel carriers are in reserve and can be used against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, a representative of the military intelligence of Ukraine said that due to military failures, the General Staff of the Russian Federation has to adjust invasion plans every 30 days and focus all efforts only on certain areas: "We have confirmed information that the Russians have a plan for 120 days of war. Further adjustment this plan will depend on how the enemy succeeds or, conversely, fails in eastern Ukraine. However, the goal of the so-called special military operation, which Putin announced at the beginning of the war, was not achieved by the Russians."
16:45 Ursula von der Leyen said that the talks she held in Kiev with Zelensky would allow finalizing the assessment of Ukraine's application for EU membership by the end of next week: "More needs to be done. Don't get me wrong. There is a war in Ukraine. So your the focus and our support is on overcoming this terrible war, but we want to look ahead."
16:27 During the visit of the head of the European Commission to Kiev, Zelensky said that the future of the European project depends on whether the EU grants Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership: "It is now being determined what the future of a united Europe will be, and whether there will be a future at all. A positive response from the European Union to the Ukrainian application for membership could be a positive answer to the question of whether there is any future for the European project at all."
16:01 The "DNR" announced that they are preparing a trial of the "mercenary" from South Korea, but the trial will take place not in the "DNR", but in his country.
15:38 In the Kherson region, the Russians are strengthening the defense of the North Crimean Canal, which supplies water to the Crimea, reports the Operational Command Pivden. In particular, protective reinforced concrete structures have been built around the North Crimean Canal, and the number of checkpoints has been increased on access roads and near bridges. It is also reported about "quite intense" hostilities on the administrative border of the Kherson region with neighboring regions and in the Berislav region.
15:16 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting a counteroffensive in the direction of Kiselevka, Soldatsky and Aleksandrovka on the southwestern border of the Kherson region, the Kherson City Council reported. It is also reported that the village of Tavriyskoye is completely under the control of Ukraine.
14:55 Yermak said that Russia is trying to repeat the Holodomor: “The Russians are shelling Ukrainian fields with incendiary shells. Those who create a global food crisis, trying to reconstruct the Holodomor, want to destroy the Ukrainian crop. Our soldiers are putting out the fire, but food terrorism must be stopped. with our allies, we are discussing ways to resolve the food crisis."
14:41 Ukraine is currently preparing a document with G7 allies "to determine how they can help our people live without fear," Zelensky said at the Asian security summit Shangri La Dialogue, commenting on the issue of security guarantees.
14:30 Singapore will transfer life-saving equipment, mine detectors, two fire engines, nine ambulances and fire-fighting protective equipment to Ukraine, Ambassador Yekaterina Zelenko said.
14:12 The Chinese delegation left the hall during Zelensky's speech at the Asian Security Summit, said Olivia Enos, a senior political analyst at the Center for Asian Studies.
13:44 Zelensky during the Asian Security Summit Shangri-La Dialogue said that Russia's war against Ukraine is not only Europe: "This is about globally important things. The Russian leadership wants to discard all the achievements of the historical development of mankind, in particular the system of international law that we have today, and return to life as in the 19th century or even earlier, when everything that gave billions of people a chance for harmonious development and well-being was impossible."
"The world today must return Russia to its territory, and not seek understanding with it, because no one can appease the Russian leadership with words alone," the president added.
13:19 The first "passports" of the Russian Federation were issued in Kherson, the document was received by 23 people, including the "head of administration" of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo, appointed by the Russians, Russian media write.
12:47 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are planning to de-occupy the territories of the Zaporozhye region occupied by Russia in the near future, Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said: “Over the past two weeks, the front line has been moved away from Zaporozhye by about five kilometers, somewhere by seven. Therefore, the de-occupation of the city of Melitopol and others "There will be temporarily occupied territories. This is the agenda our defenders are setting for themselves in the near future."
12:23 Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian-controlled "main council of the military-civilian administration" of the Zaporozhye region, said that a "ceremony for issuing the first Russian passports" was held in Melitopol. Earlier, Rogov said that, as of June 6, more than 70,000 residents have already applied for Russian citizenship.
11:55 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that she had arrived in Kiev: "It's good to be in Kiev again. With President Zelensky, I will sum up the joint work necessary for the recovery and progress made by Ukraine on its European path. Europe is for you!"
11:28 The head of the Luhansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, refuted the statements of the "LNR" that the Ukrainian military was blocked at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk: "This is a lie that Russian propagandists are spreading. Ours are holding the industrial zone of Severodonetsk and destroying the Russian army in the city."
11:12 "Authorities" in the Kherson region demand from the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "to register and hand over their weapons" - such an order was given by the so-called "military commandant of the Kherson region", said the speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk: "Everyone already knows what fate awaits those whoever seems to the rashists is a bag on his head, a body exhausted by torture and, at best, a disability.As they write, "get registered, as well as voluntarily hand over weapons and ammunition" means to independently fall into the clutches of the beast, which at the first opportunity will cruelly take life And collaborators who voluntarily fail to show up are threatened with reprisals."
11:08 Biden said that Zelensky ignored his warnings about the impending Russian invasion in February 2022: "I know many people thought that I might be exaggerating, but I knew and we had data to confirm that he was going to cross border. There was no doubt. And Zelensky did not want to hear it, and many others did too."
11:06 In the Kherson region, there is a "clear integration" into the Russian Federation, the region will "never in life" return to Ukraine, said the "deputy head of administration" of the region Kirill Stremousov. He also said that all the debts of the residents of the Kherson region to Ukrainian banks are likely to be written off.
11:03 Heavy weapons from Germany will begin to arrive at the end of June , Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said. According to him, the arrival of seven Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers is expected on June 22, and 15 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns - in July and August. Melnyk reproached Berlin for the fact that on the 105th day of the war, not a single piece of heavy military equipment from Germany had been delivered to Ukraine.
10:27 At the time of the occupation of the city on May 8, there were one and a half thousand people left in Popasna - all of them were forcibly taken by Russians to Pervomaisk. When people were allowed to return home (they walked about 7 km), they saw the houses looted by the Russians, from which they took everything they could, said the head of the Popasnyanskaya city military-civilian administration, Nikolai Khanatov. At the same time, the bodies of the killed citizens remained lying on the streets for a month.
He also said that 60 people were hiding in the temple in Kamyshevakh, the invaders promised to bring them food, but the next day they were also deported.
10:22 Ukrainian officials in the south refuse to work with the occupiers, Podolyak said: "The number of collaborators in the occupied part of the south is so small that Moscow plans to import officials from Russia. But there are also traitors. Every official who agrees to cooperate with the occupiers must understand who signs his own sentence and becomes a legitimate target for the Ukrainian special services and courts."
10:20 In the Donetsk region, two civilians were killed in a day - in Konstantinovka and Gornyak, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko. Seven more people were injured.
10:13 In Mariupol, houses are being massively demolished, without dismantling the rubble, under which the bodies of the dead residents of the city are located. They are taken to the landfill along with construction waste. At the same time, residents are not allowed into their apartments, even if they are in the surviving part of the house, they are not allowed to take personal belongings, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.
09:44 British intelligence reports that since April, Russian medium bombers have launched dozens of Kh-22 heavy air-launched missiles at ground targets. However, these missiles were intended to destroy aircraft carriers, and when used with a conventional warhead, they are highly inaccurate and can cause significant collateral damage - in particular civilian casualties.
Analysts point out that Russia is likely resorting to such ineffective weapons systems because it lacks more accurate modern missiles, while Ukraine's air defense system still keeps its tactical aircraft from striking much of the country.
09:27 Zelensky responded to a petition to lift the travel ban for men from Ukraine. The President said that, according to the Constitution, the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state is the business of the entire Ukrainian people, therefore, the travel ban will be lifted after the end of martial law. As for the queues for mobilization and corruption at the border, the Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to work on this issue.
09:03 In Severodonetsk, the occupiers suffered serious losses during a meeting in one of the buildings of the city, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, most of the city is controlled by the Russians, fighting continues. Gaidai also noted that by the "Day of Russia", which is celebrated on June 12, the Russians are likely to "many times" increase the number of shelling.
09:00 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of June 11. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Severodonetsk and Bakhmut directions.
- personnel - about 32,050 (+150) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1419 (+10),
- armored combat vehicles - 3466 (+16),
- artillery systems - 712 (+0),
- MLRS - 222 (+0),
- air defense systems - 97 (+0),
- aircraft - 212 (+0),
- helicopters - 178 (+0),
- UAVs of the operational-tactical level - 579 (+7),
- cruise missiles - 125 (+0),
- ships/boats - 13 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2448 (+10),
- special equipment - 54 (+0).
08:42 In Mariupol, the occupiers are urgently preparing to launch an infectious diseases department based on an emergency hospital. Four boxes for isolation of patients are almost ready. The infectious department will be opened on the basis of the covid department, which was used by the occupiers to store about 600 bodies of the dead during the street fighting in Mariupol, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city.
He also reports that the queue for obtaining permission to bury loved ones is up to ten days, and during this time, Mariupol residents must store the bodies at home or in makeshift morgues. Given the hot weather, the number of self-made graves in the yards is growing, the exhumation has actually been stopped.
08:37 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Ukrainian officials are stepping up and accelerating requests for more advanced weapons systems amid reports of the advantage of Russian artillery. Given the current prevalence of protracted positional fighting, especially in the area of Severodonetsk-Lysichansk, Ukrainian troops urgently need new supplies of artillery systems.
Analysts also report that Russian forces are continuing ground assaults in Severodonetsk but, as of June 10, do not yet have full control of the city. The Russians are preparing to resume their offensive against Slavyansk and have made little progress north of the city. Efforts are continuing to cut the T1302 Bakhmut-Lysichansk highway and storm settlements near the highway. Russian attacks remain mostly road-bound and limited to narrow fronts, experts say.
According to ISW, Russian troops have taken control of the Kinburn Spit, which will allow them to strengthen control over the Black Sea coast. Also, ISW, without confirmation, but citing various sources, suggests that the Russians advanced south of Svyatogorsk and crossed the Seversky Donets River in the Svyatogorsk-Tatyanovka area.
08:28 Russian invaders hit Vrubovka with a flamethrower system, entered Orekhov and are fixed on its northern outskirts, they are storming Severodonetsk, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. During the day of June 10, the enemy opened fire from various types of weapons on Severodonetsk, Lisichansk, Ustinovka, Toshkovka, Zolotoy, Kidney, Gorny, Vrubovka, Kamyshevakhe. In Rubezhnoye and Popasnaya, the Russian army did not leave industrial facilities that survived, destroying factories in Lisichansk and Severodonetsk.
08:20 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaking at the international security conference Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, appealed to the international community to join forces in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the Kremlin's attempts to undermine the world order: "Russia's invasion of Ukraine - this is what happens when the oppressors scorn the rules that protect us all. It's what happens when big states decide that their imperial appetites are more important than the rights of their peaceful neighbors."
Austin stressed that Russia is destroying the rules-based world order. And if not intervened, it will lead to the formation of a world filled with chaos and disorder, in which no civilized country would like to find itself: "Let's use this moment to unite for a common goal. Let's use this moment to strengthen the international order based on rules."
08:12 The Zaporizhia Regional Military District has imposed a long curfew on the territory of the occupied districts of the region - Berdyansk, Melitopol, Vasilyevsky and Pologovsky. The travel ban will last from Saturday, June 11 at 10:00 pm until Monday, June 13 at 5:00 am.
08:09 The occupiers fired at the Krivoy Rog district in the Dnipropetrovsk region. In particular, Zelenodolsk and Shirokovskaya communities were fired from artillery and Hurricanes, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. Two people were wounded, houses, the headman, the house of culture were damaged. The village of Velikaya Kostromka was left without electricity and gas.
07:57 The enemy is focusing its main efforts on preparing troops for an attack on Slavyansk. He is conducting assault operations in the direction of Pasek - Bogorodichnoye, is successful and is trying to gain a foothold on the northwestern outskirts of Bogorodichnoye, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report .
07:29 Ukrainian partisans helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy Russian bases in the Kherson region, writes The New York Times. According to the publication, which cites a high-ranking Ukrainian military official, this week "guerrilla intelligence officers sent artillery strikes against two Russian bases in the occupied Kherson region," as a result of which "dozens of enemy soldiers died, including two generals."
06:52 Biden urged Congress to pass a law that will help counter price increases. In particular, he called for the urgent implementation of the necessary procedures to create a reform of the taxation of the richest Americans and large corporations.
06:40 Germany launched a large-scale energy saving campaign: the entire population of the country - 80 million people - called for saving energy, writes DW. German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck announced that his ministry had turned off air conditioning and facade lighting. German business supported the initiative.
06:27 In the Kherson region, scouts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a group of Russian paratroopers, and also captured enemy weapons and means of communication, the operational command Pivden reports. In addition, in the Kherson region, Mi-8 helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked an enemy cluster, and in the Mykolaiv region, Su-27 aircraft hit an ammunition depot and a cluster of enemy equipment.
00:39 The first deputy head of the presidential administration of Russia, Sergei Kiriyenko, is called the new curator of the Ukrainian territories occupied by the Russian Federation. For more details, see Who Controls the Occupation from the Kremlin .
00:25 Lukashenko said that Western countries can send troops to the territory of Ukraine and attack Belarus from there: "They still have not abandoned the goal of leveling the front so that it passes: Smolensk-Pskov, Smolensk-Bryansk-Kursk and there to Rostov "They need to level the front. And we, almost a thousand kilometers, this balcony, we need to cut it off." He added that "they won't stop there."
“They will come from Western Ukraine or from somewhere else. Also, maybe they will have to fight for Western Ukraine so that they don’t chop it off. Because this is like death for us, not only for Ukrainians. Terrible processes are taking place around,” Lukashenka added.
00:14 Zelensky announced that Ukraine received $1.5 billion in direct budget assistance - $1 billion from the World Bank and $500 million from the UK. According to him, these funds will be used to pay salaries to state employees. In addition, Canada transferred 1 billion Canadian dollars to the Ukrainian administrative account with the IMF.
00:08 First Lady Elena Zelenska spoke via video link at the international conference Women in Conflicts , where she said that the majority of Ukrainian doctors are women, 50% of entrepreneurs are women, and there are 37,000 women in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, more than a thousand of whom became commanders.
00:04 The issuance of Russian passports to residents of the Zaporozhye region who have received Russian citizenship will begin on June 11, Vladimir Rogov, a representative of the "administration", said: "Tomorrow, residents of the liberated territory of the Zaporozhye region will begin to receive passports of Russian citizens, that is, they will become full-fledged citizens of our great united Motherland."