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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:53 Zelensky commented on the PRC’s “peace plan”: “If China has an alternative view of this, then it can prepare an alternative formula for peace. If they share this path to peace, then we will find an opportunity for dialogue.”
22:50 Zelensky said that the agreement with the United States contains provisions for the supply of Patriot and F-16. In addition, according to him, the document provides for United States support for Ukraine “to win the war,” and it will continue in peacetime. Among other provisions, Zelensky highlighted cooperation between the defense industries of Ukraine and the United States, steps to hold Russia accountable, in particular sanctions and export controls, as well as support for Ukraine’s future membership in NATO.
22:47 The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy, confirms the United States' support for Kiev in protecting sovereignty and territorial integrity. More details about him can be found in the article 10 years of Ukraine and the USA.
22:44 Zelensky said that Xi Jinping gave him his word that he would not transfer weapons to Russia: “I had a telephone conversation with the leader of China, then he said that he would not give weapons to Russia. If he is a respected person, then this will not happen to do as he gave me his word."
22:40 Five countries will help Ukraine with Patriot systems, Biden said: “We have the support of five countries to provide Patriot systems. We also let the countries expecting us to supply air defense systems know that they need to wait. All we have, will be transferred to Ukraine." Zelensky, in turn, again stated that Ukraine urgently needs seven such air defense systems: “We discussed the possibility of getting five of them, this is true, and our partners are working on it. This does not mean that we will have them tomorrow, but we see good results for Ukraine in the near future."
22:33 Zelensky and Biden signed a bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and the United States. Under the agreement, the United States will work with partners to strengthen Ukraine's ability to defend itself now and deter future aggression. With the signing of this ten-year agreement, the United States and Ukraine will work together to:
- Develop and maintain Ukraine's credible defense and deterrence capabilities: the agreement sets out a vision for the future of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The United States will support the full range of Ukraine's ongoing defense needs now and over the long term.
- Strengthen Ukraine's ability to sustain its fight over the long term, particularly by building on efforts to strengthen Ukraine's defense industrial base, as well as supporting its economic recovery and energy security.
- Accelerate Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration, in particular through Ukraine's implementation of reforms of democratic, economic and security institutions.
- Achieve a just peace that respects Ukraine's rights under international law, has broad global support, upholds key principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty and territorial integrity, and holds Russia accountable for its actions.
- Conduct consultations at the highest level in the event of a future armed attack by Russia on Ukraine to determine appropriate and necessary measures to support Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia.
21:55 The Netherlands will transfer 152-mm shells to Ukraine in the amount of 350 million euros, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. The exact number of shells and delivery time are not reported for security reasons.
21:47 G7 leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with a loan of about $50 billion by the end of the year, said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “We are using excess income from Russia’s sovereign assets to pay them off,” she noted.
21:29 The Pentagon has extended the contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for another six months to provide Starlink Internet services in Ukraine, Space Systems Command spokesperson Bonnie Poindexter said. Thus, the US Space Force extended the contract with SpaceX until November 30 in the amount of $14.1 million. The contract provides access to Starlink, hardware and customer support on agreed terms.
20:50 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed that G7 leaders have reached a political agreement on financing Ukraine with the help of Russian assets. However, she emphasized that the decision concerns only the use of interest, and not the confiscation of assets. Income from Russian assets will be used as loan guarantees for Ukraine.
20:46 In May, Russia in the Kharkov direction was losing up to 1,000 military personnel killed every day, a NATO official told reporters in Brussels on condition of anonymity: “Achievements in the Kharkov region seem to have come at quite a high price for Russia. Russia probably suffered losses of almost 1,000 people each.” per day in May, which is quite an astronomical figure." At the same time, the official clarified that we are talking specifically about the number of deaths.
The NATO representative also noted that Russia was unable to create a buffer zone in the Kharkov region, as stated by Putin. According to him, the front in this region has stabilized, and the territories controlled by the Russian Federation are fragmented. “Thus, ultimately, Russia’s victories in this area will be limited,” the NATO official concluded.
20:35 Stoltenberg confirmed that NATO will agree on the coordination of military assistance to Ukraine on Friday, June 14: “I expect that tomorrow ministers will agree on a NATO plan for coordinating security and training assistance. This means that NATO support will be stronger, and also more predictable."
19:54 Journalist of the propaganda channel NTV Valery Kozhin, wounded as a result of shelling in the occupied Gorlovka Donetsk region, has died, “mayor” Ivan Prikhodko said.
19:49 On June 11, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Belgorod region with HIMARS - seven soldiers were killed, the opposition Russian publication Astra reports, citing sources. The strike was carried out by two missiles on the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Borisovka, 18 km from the border with Ukraine.
19:47 The Canadian Foreign Ministry announced new sanctions against Russia. The restrictions included, in particular, individuals and legal entities involved in disinformation and propaganda operations, as well as enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex. In addition, the restrictions apply to individuals involved in sanctions evasion, which facilitate Russia's access to sanctioned goods and help it evade oil price ceilings.
Among others, the sanctions list included the Minister of Industrial Trade of the Russian Federation Anton Alikhanov, the head of the Safe Internet League Ekaterina Mizulina, the publisher Aram Gabrelyanov, the Russian parliamentary publication Rossiyskaya Gazeta, several Russian media outlets in the occupied territories of Ukraine and the Voice of Europe platform. In a separate decision, Canada introduces a ban on the export of numerically controlled machines, which Russia can use in the production of weapons.
19:39 The number of victims as a result of the Russian strike on Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk region, has increased to six, including two children, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. 91 private houses, five educational institutions, and gas infrastructure were damaged.
19:28 NATO members, after lifting Orban’s veto, adopted an “operational plan to expand support for Ukraine,” providing for a greater role for the Alliance in the supply of weapons and training to the Ukrainian military, DPA writes, citing sources. The approved plan, in particular, assumes that in the future the Alliance will take over the international coordination of arms supplies and training for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Thus, NATO will create an analogue of the American Security Assistance Group in Ukraine (SAG-U), operating at the European headquarters of the US Armed Forces in Wiesbaden, Germany, and numbering about 300 military personnel. The document was adopted by a written procedure on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, and will be made public on Friday, June 14, after official approval by the ministers, DPA writes.
18:35 The war in Ukraine is exacerbating climate problems in the world, The Guardian cites research results. Thus, the climate costs of the first two years of the war in Ukraine exceeded the annual greenhouse gas emissions produced by 175 countries separately.
The war produced at least 175 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, equivalent to 90 million gasoline cars driven in a year. This is the use of fuel by military equipment, its delivery to the front, the production of weapons and fortifications, the restoration of destroyed infrastructure, fires after shelling, changes in the routes of commercial aircraft, attacks on energy infrastructure and the displacement of almost 7 million Ukrainians and Russians.
18:29 The United States currently has no plans to supply Ukraine with additional Patriot systems, including the transfer of those based in Poland, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said. According to him, strengthening Ukraine's air defense has been a US priority for many months, but Washington devotes a lot of time to the supply of other capabilities, in particular interceptor missiles.
18:26 Ukraine and Japan signed a security agreement at the G7 summit, Zelensky said. According to the document, during 2024 Japan will allocate $4.5 billion to Ukraine and will support the country throughout the ten-year term of the agreement. The agreement provides for assistance in the field of security and defense, cooperation in the humanitarian, technical and financial spheres, joint work on the implementation of the points of the Peace Formula, sanctions against the Russian Federation and bringing the aggressor to justice, as well as cooperation in reconstruction. Zelensky stressed that for Japan “this type of agreement and this level of support is breakthrough.”
18:23 On Friday, June 14, hourly power outage schedules will be applied throughout Ukraine from 18:00 to 22:00, Ukrenergo reported.
18:20 Russian troops shelled Tokarevka, Daryevsk community, Kherson region, one person was killed, OVA reported.
18:17 On Friday, June 14, Zelensky will meet with Pope Francis on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, Vatican News writes.
18:12 The United States does not plan to remove Patriot from Poland’s air defense to transfer it to Ukraine, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said.
17:56 Shelling from S-300 and S-400 in the Kharkov region has become less, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov: “The enemy attacked Kharkov with S-300 missiles almost every night and day. In addition, with guided bombs, etc. d. Therefore, we are now stating that there are fewer such attacks. However, one S-300 missile strike was still carried out at night on a populated area in the Kharkov region. Therefore, the threat still remains.”
17:21 The Russians have almost completed the construction of the railway from Rostov-on-Don to Mariupol, said advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko: “As soon as they finish, it will radically change the entire logistics picture along the front line. At least when we are talking about the south Donetsk region, part of the Zaporozhye region... This is really a reduction in logistics in terms of mileage by about 300 km, and in terms of time this is a reduction in days.”
16:55 Britain has expanded sanctions against Russia. Another 50 new items have been added to the list of sanctions restrictions, which affected, in particular, six ships of the so-called “shadow fleet”. The sanctions also included the Moscow Exchange, St. Petersburg Exchange, National Clearing Center, National Settlement Depository of Russia and others.
16:34 The Russians attacked Novomoskovsk in the Dnepropetrovsk region - two children, aged three and 12 years old, are currently known to be injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. A fire broke out and nine residential buildings were damaged.
15:58 Participants in the peace summit are already discussing where the next conference on Ukraine will take place, said Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis: “The Swiss peace conference will be the first in a series of summits on Ukraine. Discussions are currently underway which country will host the next event to develop a settlement plan ".
15:23 The government has allocated 2.5 billion hryvnia for Kharkov and the region, Shmygal said. The funds will be used to restore the energy system, install cogeneration units, block-modular boiler houses and gas generators.
15:17 Russian troops inflicted more than ten strikes on Veletensky, Belozersk community, Kherson region, one wounded is known, the OVA reported.
15:00 G7 leaders will approve the provision of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said: “Another $50 billion for Ukraine. To do this, we use interest on frozen assets - a smart tool that demonstrates to Putin our unity, helps Ukraine a lot and relieves the burden on budgets. Now we are working on the details."
14:48 Energoatom warned that in the coming days it will put out another thousand-ton power unit for repairs, so the generation deficit in the energy system may increase.
14:42 China, on the eve of the Peace Summit in Switzerland, is lobbying its “peace plan” among world governments, Reuters writes after talking with ten unnamed diplomats. As the Peace Summit approaches, Beijing has stepped up its outreach efforts through meetings with visiting foreign officials, phone calls and messages to foreign missions on China's WeChat platform, diplomats said.
14:10 Member countries of the Ramstein Contact Group have pledged to provide almost $100 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.
14:04 Poland does not agree to the transfer to Ukraine of the American Patriot system located on its territory, said the country’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk. According to him, the American battery will be replaced by a battery “from another part of the world.” “Poland did not agree to the transfer of the Polish battery. Polish patriots are defending Polish skies, and this will not change,” Tomczyk emphasized.
13:29 In the occupied Gorlovka, Donetsk region, “while performing professional duties,” a correspondent for the NTV propaganda channel Alexey Ivliev and two other channel employees were seriously wounded, reported “mayor” Ivan Prikhodko.
13:23 The Russians in the southern direction lost five boats during the day, said the speaker of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmitry Pletenchuk. According to him, usually the enemy loses 1-2 boats.
13:08 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that taking into account the third system, Germany is transferring a quarter of its Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, and can no longer do so.
12:47 Argentina has joined the Ramstein format, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said at the opening of the contact group meeting: “Support for Ukraine is increasing. And therefore I welcome the efforts of Argentina as a new member of the contact group. I welcome you here with us today.”
12:22 Canada will send Ukraine 2.3 thousand CRV7 aircraft missiles, which were previously used by the Royal Air Force, said the head of the country's Ministry of Defense Bill Blair. According to him, these missiles have already been tested. Blair added that Canada will continue to test these missiles and, based on the test results, will send more of them to Ukraine.
12:06 The Group of Seven “has made good progress” on the issue of using frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said. According to him, an agreement could be concluded when G7 leaders begin negotiations with Zelensky today.
12:00 Norway will transfer ammunition for mortars to Ukraine at an estimated cost of almost 42 million euros, Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said. He added that Norway recently also transferred a batch of hand grenades worth 4.7 million euros and ammunition for sniper weapons worth 260 thousand euros.
11:53 At today's G7 summit in Italy, topics such as the development of a coalition of fighters, accelerating the training of Ukrainian pilots, accelerated delivery of aircraft, the development of the Ukrainian air defense system, increasing long-range capabilities, the use of Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, joint production of weapons will be discussed, Zelensky said.
The President of Ukraine will personally take part in the G7 meeting and hold a series of bilateral meetings. Bilateral security agreements will be signed during meetings with US President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “The document with the United States will be unprecedented, as befits leaders of support for Ukraine,” Zelensky added.
11:31 Biden and Zelensky will sign a ten-year security agreement at a summit in Italy, but any future US president can withdraw from it, writes The Washington Post. The publication explains that the document obliges Washington to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a long-term basis, including the transfer of advanced technologies. But since the agreement is not a treaty and will not be ratified by Congress, any other US president except Biden could withdraw from it.
11:15 Following the results of the international conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Berlin, the G7+ partners adopted a statement in which, in particular, they announced additional assistance to the Ukrainian energy sector in the amount of more than $1 billion. Of these, $500 million is new funding from the United States to support the energy sector, €300 million is additional funding from the EBRD, more than €70 million is new grant contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, at least $47 million is an additional grant from the World Bank. bank, as well as donations in the form of humanitarian aid from EU member states.
11:07 The Special Operations Forces said that for the first time in history they hit the Russian digital radio relay station R-416GM, which was supposed to increase the efficiency of radio relay communication units in the field. Russian troops adopted the R-416GM for service in 2018.
11:01 The President's Office presented the film World Formula. It tells how the Ukrainian Peace Formula was created, why it is a comprehensive solution for sustainable and lasting peace not only in Ukraine, but throughout the world, the importance of each point and why Russia is actively opposing the Peace Summit in Switzerland.
10:56 According to a new analysis presented at the International Criminal Court, Russia employed a “deliberate pattern” of starvation tactics during its 85-day siege of Mariupol that amounted to a war crime, The Guardian writes. Lawyers note that the Russian Federation and its leaders intended to kill and harm large numbers of civilians. According to estimates, 22 thousand people died during the cordon and capture of Mariupol at the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
10:38 NATO does not consider Ukraine’s use of Western weapons, including F-16s, on Russian territory to be an escalation, Stoltenberg said.
10:27 Russia purchased 90% of chips from China last year, which allows it to continue the war in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “We see how China is now playing a key role in ensuring or supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. 90% of microelectronics, which Russia imported last year, came from China. These items, electronic equipment, are key to the production of missiles, bombs and battle tanks used in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine."
09:34 On June 12, one person was killed in the Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling - in Ostrom, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin.
08:59 The Russians fired at the village. Stary Saltov, Chuguevsky district, Kharkov region, three people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Two more people were wounded as a result of enemy shelling. Kurilovka, Kupyansky district.
08:28 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 13:
- personnel - about 522,810 (+980) people,
- tanks - 7928 (+17),
- armored combat vehicles - 15,208 (+21),
- artillery systems - 13,770 (+34),
- MLRS - 1099 (+0),
- air defense systems - 846 (+2),
- aircraft - 359 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAV - 11,075 (+33),
- cruise missiles - 2285 (+5),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,794 (+58),
- special equipment - 2294 (+4).
08:16 As a result of yesterday's missile attack on Krivoy Rog, nine people were killed, 32 were injured, including five children. The rescue operation has been completed, said the head of the city military administration, Alexander Vilkul. According to preliminary information, the enemy hit a residential area of the city with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Crimea. 41 apartment buildings, one gymnasium, and two colleges were damaged. On Friday, June 14, a day of mourning will be declared in Krivoy Rog.
07:20 In the Kiev region, they have been extinguishing a fire at an industrial enterprise for 24 hours, which arose as a result of yesterday’s Russian attack, the State Emergency Service reported. There are 249 rescuers, 98 pieces of equipment, and four firefighting trains on site.
03:34 Advisor to the US President Jake Sullivan said that the White House has new reliable reports that Russian authorities are placing abducted Ukrainian children on Russian adoption sites.
01:42 Canada is sending Ukraine the first four armored medical evacuation vehicles out of the promised 50, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. These armored personnel carriers are equipped with equipment that will allow “to provide medical care for various injuries,” the department added.
01:03 The focus of the 23rd Ramstein meeting, which will take place on June 13 in Brussels, will be to discuss opportunities to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense, including with Patriot installations and other systems, said Pentagon Deputy Speaker Sabrina Singh. She also noted that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, along with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown, flew to Brussels to participate in the contact group meeting. There he will also take part in a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Friday, June 14.
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