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2023-06-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 12th, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:44 The UN is already supplying humanitarian aid to the right bank of the Dnieper in the flood-affected Kherson region, and has also formed a mission for the occupied left bank, which is waiting for security guarantees from Russia, Kuleba said. "The United Nations has finally turned around, the International Committee of the Red Cross has begun to work. They also supply their humanitarian aid to the affected population on the right bank," the minister said.
Kuleba also said that the UN coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, promised him to redouble the relief effort: "And they really did. And they promised to prepare missions ready to go to the left bank to alleviate the humanitarian consequences for the population." Such a mission, according to him, has already been formed. She sent a request for security guarantees for Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine immediately provided such guarantees, the Russian Federation has not yet responded. According to Kuleba, 19 countries have already provided humanitarian assistance to overcome the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
22:39 The United States warned the Chinese side about the inadmissibility of military support for the Russian Federation and so far does not see Beijing stepping over this red line, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. At the same time, according to him, Washington is concerned about the activity of some private Chinese companies engaged in the transfer of technology, including dual-use technology, to Russia. In addition, Blinken drew attention to the problem of Iran's transfer of weapons to Russia, including drones. He stressed that the United States continues to make efforts to deprive the Russian Federation of this opportunity.
22:31 Macron said following a meeting with Scholz and Duda that the Ukrainian offensive will last several weeks or months: "The Ukrainian counteroffensive began several days ago, it was carefully planned. This counteroffensive should last several weeks or months ... We have done everything to help implement it within the framework we have outlined since the beginning of the conflict: punish Russia to stop its military efforts, help Ukraine resist and retake territory, but never attack Russia and avoid any form of escalation of this conflict."
22:26 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief: “The fighting is tough, but our movement is there, and this is very important. The enemy’s losses are exactly what we need. And although the weather these days is unfavorable, our rains the task is complicated, but still the strength of our soldiers gives results. Generals Syrsky and Tarnavsky reported on the successes already achieved, on which points of the front we need to strengthen and by what actions we can break more Russian positions."
"There was a report by the commander-in-chief on the general situation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service - on stabilization measures in the de-occupied territories. We are very actively working with the supply of the necessary weapons, shells. There was also an intelligence report - on the options for the enemy's actions. We maintain and strengthen our operational dominance. I am especially grateful for Bakhmut We are increasing our control in this area," the president added.
22:22 The G7 countries are developing a scheme to combat the theft of Ukrainian grain by Russia, said UK Minister of Food and Agriculture Mark Spencer. According to him, it is planned to use chemical identification of the origin of grain. The G7 countries are already cooperating with Ukraine to prevent grain theft, he added.
22:18 Due to the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and the spill of the reservoir, four regions - Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson and Nikolaev - will suffer from problems with water supply in the near future, and water will not flow to Crimea for at least a year, Ukrhydroenergo CEO Igor Sirota told Radio Liberty . He clarified that even if the peninsula is de-occupied, Ukraine will not be able to provide it with water at first. Sirota added that alternative solutions are now being considered to provide the population, primarily with drinking water.
21:47 Kiev is working on creating an alliance of defense industries that would unite the production capacities of Ukrainian and Western arms enterprises and help establish the production of modern equipment for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kuleba said. "Since the scale of the war is not decreasing, since we are receiving more and more assistance, all this needs to be serviced. Secondly, we need new modern developments: drones, the production of high-precision projectiles, many other things - all this also needs to be created," the minister explained.
The new alliance is designed to solve two problems: to ensure the continuity of the supply of Western equipment to Ukraine, and to integrate the Ukrainian military-industrial complex into the Western defense industry.
21:04 Over the past week, during the offensive operation in the Donetsk and Taurida operational areas, seven settlements were liberated: Lobkovoe, Levadnoye, Novodarovka, Neskuchnoye, Storozhevo, Makarovka, Blagodatnoye, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. The advance of the Ukrainian troops amounted to 6.5 km, the area of the territory taken under control - 90 square meters. km.
20:59 11 people have already been evacuated from the recently liberated settlements of Donbass, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said. In particular, three people were evacuated from Blagodatnoye, seven from Storozhevoye, and one from Neskuchnoye.
20:53 Kiev's partners no longer doubt that Ukraine is not involved in undermining the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, but have not yet built a consensus on Russia's direct responsibility for this, Kuleba said. According to him, the Western media, with their ambiguous headlines, "caused great harm to the truth about this story, and now we have to turn this story towards the truth with super efforts."
20:01 Iran receives Chinese spare parts for drones, which allows them to be quickly produced and transferred to Russia. The process takes about three months, writes The Wall Street Journal. The journalists found out that in the Iranian drone, which was shot down over Ukraine in April, they found a Chinese part - a voltage converter. For the first time, experts found a component from China, manufactured in 2023, in a drone.
19:45 The death toll due to the flooding of Kherson has increased to ten, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Another 20 people were injured, including five police officers and two rescuers. 35 people are listed as missing, including seven children.
19:34 Denmark will provide Ukraine with additional ammunition, including 2,000 artillery shells, worth about 33.5 million euros, the country's government said.
19:28 NATO defense ministers on June 15, the day of the Ramstein meeting, will also meet with the heads of 25 major Western defense companies as part of efforts to increase the production of ammunition, Euractiv writes, citing defense sources. Western states are looking for ways to continue military support for Ukraine and replenish their own supplies.
19:17 Ukrainian defenders destroyed another Russian attack helicopter Ka-52, known as the Alligator, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
According to the General Staff, cases of desertion in the Storm-Z assault units of the Russian troops have become more frequent in the Luhansk region, which are increasingly leaving their combat positions without permission. It is also known about the desertion of about 25 Russian soldiers in Mariupol and Novoazovsk due to the unofficial termination of vacations promised to them by the Russian military leadership.
In the flooded Hola Pristan, Kherson region, the invaders allow the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens only after receiving a bribe. At the same time, passports and birth certificates and other Ukrainian documents are destroyed. Local residents are resettled in the Crimea and Krasnodar.
18:39 The Russians mined a chemical plant in the Crimea. In the event of its undermining, not only seven regions of Ukraine will suffer, but also Turkey and the Russian Federation itself. Both the Main Intelligence Directorate and experts are convinced that the occupiers are ready to create a new man-made man-made disaster. About why this is for the enemy - in the material New threat from the Russians .
18:33 Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said that Ukrainian pilots can start training on F-16 fighters this summer. Reuters, citing two sources, reports that the training will begin with two groups of 12 Ukrainian pilots who already have experience flying MiG fighter jets. A likely training location would be Denmark, which has the necessary flight simulators.
18:15 A division of the Bal missile system has been relocated to the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, which is capable of launching X-35 / 35U missiles with a range of up to 500 km, the National Resistance Center under the MTR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported, citing information from the underground. This installation is part of the 11th separate coastal missile and artillery brigade of the coastal troops of the Black Sea Fleet, the location is Utash, Krasnodar Territory. The division is designed to destroy ships, however, due to the lack of missiles, the Ball was compared in terms of range and ability to fire at land targets with the Bastion missile defense system using the Onyx supersonic missile.
17:57 In Kherson, a ban on entry to the Korabel microdistrict is introduced, said the head of the Kherson GVA Roman Mrochko. The curfew for this microdistrict will be in effect from 15:00 Tuesday, June 13, until 12:00 the next day. The curfew in this mode will last until June 19 inclusive. Demining, investigative actions and work of utilities will be carried out. Mrochko also said that after the water drops, the locations for the distribution of humanitarian aid and medicines will be determined, which can be received from 12:00 to 15:00 daily.
17:34 Head of the Defense Committee of the British Parliament Tobias Ellwood said that "in the next few days we should expect a big attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one or another part of Donbass." According to him, Ukraine is now conducting probing and formative operations, and "the main front of the Ukrainian potential is still in reserve, ready for this attack."
16:46 The Russians dropped three guided bombs on the front-line city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region. One person was killed, one was wounded, private houses and communications were destroyed, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko.
16:21 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin denied media reports about the supply of Chinese armored vehicles to Russia: "We are making efforts for a peaceful dialogue, and do not supply weapons and do not incite enmity. This position is obvious to the world community."
Information about the deliveries appeared in the media after Ramzan Kadyrov published a video of new purchased military equipment from his Akhmat unit on June 6. What kind of equipment it was and where it was bought, he did not say.
15:55 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that he was already on his way to Ukraine, where, in particular, he would meet with Zelensky, assess the situation at the ZNPP and present his assistance program after the disaster at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
15:19 In Melitopol, in the locomotive depot, a diesel locomotive was blown up at night, with which the Russians transported fuel to the front, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.
15:05 Zelensky signed a law establishing May 8 in Ukraine as the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939-1945, and May 9 as Europe Day. Now the day off will be exactly May 8th.
14:47 The water level in the cooling pond of the Zaporozhye NPP is 16.67 meters - this is quite enough to meet the needs of the station. Despite the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam by the Russians, the situation at the ZNPP remains stable and under control, Energoatom said.
14:21 Borrell believes that peace talks on Ukraine are unlikely to begin before the 2024 US presidential election, as Putin is waiting for the results of these elections. At the same time, the European diplomat urged China to put pressure on Putin to end the war as soon as possible.
13:56 The State Bureau of Investigation handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine the arrested cars of Medvedchuk and Kozak's relatives for $1 million. In particular, 12 trucks, a truck crane, a minibus, a van and two SUVs were handed over.
13:38 Russian publics write that the reason for the derailment of a freight train with 15 wagons in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation was the attack of kamikaze drones. According to them, one drone hit the tail of the freight train, and the second exploded right in front of the train. The authorities of the region claim that all 15 cars were empty.
13:26 In the Kherson region, the number of deaths due to flooding after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station has increased to eight, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said. In addition, 42 people are considered missing, including seven children. In the Nikolaev area two persons were lost.
13:07 The leader of the private military campaign Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, firmly refused the contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense. The militant Igor Strelkov-Girkin has already reacted to such an attack. He dubbed the current situation in the Russian army as a "military mutiny." For more details, see the article Military conflict in Russia .
12:58 Brazil will be invited to the Global Peace Summit, which will discuss the Zelensky Peace Formula, Yermak said: "I believe that the summit will not be complete without the participation of the countries of the Global South, in particular, Brazil, India, China, Saudi Arabia and African countries "Ukraine is very interested in developing relations with Brazil, in our strategic partnership. And we are ready to do everything in our power to achieve this goal."
12:29 In the morning, the Russians fired two rockets at Avdiivka, Donetsk region. According to preliminary information, two people were injured, the House of Culture and residential high-rise buildings were damaged, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
12:02 Kadyrov's special unit Akhmat reported that he had signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry, as required by Shoigu's new order. Earlier, Prigozhin said that his mercenaries would not do this.
11:57 Zaporozhye separate territorial defense brigade reported that on June 4, the village of Novodarovka was liberated from the invaders. Numerous attempts by the enemy to return the settlement under control, which lasted several days, were unsuccessful.
11:26 Over the past day, the Defense Forces advanced on the flanks in the Bakhmut direction at a distance of 250 to 700 meters, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty. According to him, positional battles are taking place in this direction, the enemy is trying to counterattack, but to no avail.
11:23 In Armyansk in the north of Crimea, the Russians are preparing representatives of the occupation administration and the local population for the evacuation, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. According to Ukrainian intelligence, due to the terrorist attack at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and, as a result, the lack of water in the North Crimean Canal, production processes at the Crimean Titanium plant in Armyansk have been disrupted to a critical level. There is talk in the city about a possible shutdown of the plant. At the same time, the engineering units of the Russian army over the past few days have been mining the workshops of the enterprise, which are still working, and also laying explosives in the factory and adjacent territory.
The terrorist attack at the Crimean Titan enterprise, for which the Russians are preparing, will mean an artificial man-made disaster, terrifying in its consequences, the GUR warns. Thus, about 200 tons of technological ammonia are used in the refrigeration equipment of the plant. In the event of an explosion at the plant, the ammonia cloud, depending on the direction of the wind, will cover the surrounding areas in half an hour. Under the threat, first of all, will be the occupied Armyansk, Krasnoperekopsky district and the southern regions of the Kherson region.
11:09 NATO begins unprecedented exercises to deploy air forces in Europe. Up to 10 thousand people and about 250 military aircraft from 25 countries of the Alliance and partners, including Japan and Sweden, will take part in them. The purpose of the event is to increase readiness to defend against drones and cruise missiles in the event of an attack on cities. The exercises will last until June 23.
11:03 Patriot manufacturer Raytheon Technologies intends to increase the production of these air defense systems to 12 units per year and transfer five more systems to Ukraine by the end of next year, Greg Hayes, the company's executive director, told The Wall Street Journal.
10:58 The Russian Telegram channel Mash writes that a cell tower has been destroyed in the village of Novy, Volokonovsky District, Belgorod Region. According to the channel, on the evening of June 11, local residents heard a strong explosion - a kamikaze drone flew into the tower of one of the mobile operators. The border is about 4 km from the scene of the incident. Residents report that there are minor communication problems in the Volokonovsky district.
10:47 The Russian side does not carry out the evacuation of people after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, but instead uses the information of the Ukrainian side and passes it off as their work, spokesman for the State Border Service Andriy Demchenko said. In particular, according to him, they use the staff of the State Border Guard Service, passing them off as their own.
Demchenko said that the entire subdivision of the GNSU involved in the evacuation of the victims, evacuated about 100 people, including 15 over the past day. Aerial reconnaissance units are also involved in the process to identify people in need of help.
Demchenko also said that the border guards are recording uncontrolled explosions of ammunition, which, together with fragments of household items and garbage, were carried into the Black Sea by water from the Kakhovka reservoir. The State Border Guard Service urges citizens not to get anything out of the water on their own.
10:08 More than 72% or 14,395 cubic meters have already been lost from the Kakhovka reservoir. km of water, the Ministry of Ecology reported. The water level in the Dnieper in Kherson, on average, has been decreasing by 1-5 cm per hour over the past day. In the area of the Nizhnedneprovsky Natural Park, the water is gradually disappearing. The shallowing of the water area in the Kamenskaya Sich National Park by 8.5 meters continues. River water level Ingulets in the alignment of the Ingulets irrigation system is slowly decreasing, but the water gradually continues to arrive in the Nikolaev region.
09:39 In Kherson, the water continues to recede and has already reached 3.29 meters. For half a day, the level decreased by 64 cm, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 46 settlements remain flooded: 32 on the right bank (3801 houses) and 14 on the temporarily occupied territory. 2743 people were saved, including 228 children. On the left bank, the situation remains critical, with the Russians blocking the evacuation and opening fire in the back of those trying to escape. However, 112 people still managed to evacuate.
09:03 The water level in the Kakhovka reservoir near Nikopol as of 20:00 on June 11 was 9.04 meters. Due to the loss of hydraulic connection with the main part of the reservoir, further observations are not possible, Ukrhydroenergo reported. The water level in the Dnieper at the level of Kherson per day decreased by 57 cm and as of 6:00 on June 12 is 3.62 meters. The undermining of the Kakhovskaya HPP did not affect the operating modes of the Kievskaya HPP and the PSP, Kanevskaya, Kremenchugskaya and Srednedneprovskaya HPPs.
08:45 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed, 12 were injured. In the Donetsk region, one dead (in Avdeevka), two wounded. In the Kharkiv region, three people were injured, in Zaporizhia - one, according to the IVA.
08:41 At the next meeting in the Ramstein format, which will be held on June 15, Ukraine's partners will discuss the details of creating an "aircraft coalition," Reznikov said. "For the time being, we are talking about the training of pilots and our technicians and engineers who will be involved in aircraft maintenance. Substantive issues will be discussed with the teams of the ministries of defense of the Netherlands, Denmark, the United States and other countries that have joined this coalition," the minister specified. Also, according to him, "everything related to air defense, shells, ammunition, artillery" will be discussed.
08:34 The Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated Storozhevoye in Donetsk region , the joint press center of the Defense Forces of the Taurida direction reported.
08:30 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 12.
- personnel - about 216,180 (+540) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3931 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 7636 (+5),
- artillery systems - 3746 (+10),
- MLRS - 601 (+0),
- air defense systems - 362 (+0),
- aircraft - 314 (+0),
- helicopters - 299 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 3307 (+7),
- cruise missiles - 1183 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 6471 (+10),
- special equipment - 510 (+1).
07:33 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, there are heavy battles. Over the past day, there have been 25 clashes, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, over the past week, the Russians have suffered significant losses in the Bakhmut direction. Only in the military hospital near the village of Persianovka, Rostov region, more than 50 soldiers with severe wounds arrive daily. The hospital is overcrowded, and due to the lack of medical staff, the mortality rate among the seriously injured is very high.
01:09 Vladimir Rogov, a representative of the "administration" of the occupied Zaporozhye region, reported explosions in Tokmak and Melitopol. According to him, Tokmak was allegedly shelled from multiple launch rocket systems, and air defenses went off in Melitopol.
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