[VESTI] June 21 is the 483rd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . At night, Russia launched six UAVs in Ukraine. All six kamikaze drones were destroyed in the Khmelnitsky region. Also during the day, the Defense Forces landed four Russian reconnaissance drones of various types.
08:00 . The Russians are preparing to evacuate after the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , the General Staff reports. In Genichesk, collaborators' mobile phones receive SMS messages with instructions and coordinates of evacuation points.
RF. In the morning, several UAVs fell in the Moscow region at once. According to the local governor, this happened at 05:30 and 05:50 local time not far from the warehouses of one of the military units in the Moscow region. There were no casualties.
Dnipropetrovsk region. During the night, Russia hit the Nikopol region twice . The Marganets bulk was hit by artillery and from a drone. No victims or injured.
Kharkov region. At night, the Russians shelled Volchansk : a private house was completely destroyed, outbuildings were damaged, no casualties were reported. During the day, the Russian military shelled the settlements of Kharkov, Kupyansky and Chuguevsky districts of the region. Private houses damaged. A woman was wounded in Volchansk.
09:00 . Zaporozhye region. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 87 attacks on 18 settlements in the region. During the evening attack in Preobrazhenka, four local residents (38, 43, 47-year-old women and a 54-year-old man) received mine-explosive injuries.
Kherson region. Russian troops shelled peaceful settlements 72 times. Two people were killed and eight others were injured.
11:00 am . Kherson region. Explosions are heard in Kherson.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions , said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. Over the past day, they had partial success, entrenched themselves on the achieved lines and leveled the front line. Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back a large-scale offensive of Russian troops in the Liman and Bakhmut directions. The East remains the main direction of the offensive of the Russian Federation. The goal is to reach the borders of Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
12:00 . The United States will provide $1.3 billion in additional assistance to rebuild Ukraine. The money will be used to repair the energy system and help enterprises, digitize systems, as well as upgrade checkpoints, railway lines, ports and other critical infrastructure.
13:00 . The European Investment Bank will allocate 840 million euros to Ukraine for the implementation of projects to rebuild schools and hospitals, transport networks, water supply and drainage infrastructure, as well as finance the development of digital transformation and strengthening cybersecurity.
Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional 381 million euros in humanitarian aid in 2023. The country handed over a new military aid package to Ukraine. It included:
2 tractors for MAN HX81 tanks and trailers for them;
1,000 155mm artillery rounds;
6 vehicles for patrolling the border;
155 mm Vulcano precision-guided munitions (quantity not specified);
Berlin also plans to transfer missiles for the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.
14:00 . The French Foreign Ministry will allocate an additional 40 million euros in assistance for the current reconstruction of Ukraine. The country is preparing a multi-year package of civil assistance to Ukraine, which will mainly consist of grants.
15:40 . Kherson region. Explosions are heard in Kherson.
16:30 . EU ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of restrictions against Russia, which, in particular, is aimed at countering the circumvention of sanctions.
Latvia is preparing to transfer its entire fleet of helicopters to Ukraine.
18:00 . The Ukrainian Air Force announces the take-off of the Tu-22m3 strategic aircraft from the Shaikovka airfield in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation.
20:03 . The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov for the first time held a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant. According to Reznikov, the ministers had a very productive conversation - they discussed the current situation on the ground and the prospects for a project to protect Ukrainians from air threats.
20:27 . The mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, said that the number of victims of a Russian rocket attack on the composition of the Tavria V trade network on June 14 increased to four people - another person died in the hospital. Also on Wednesday, two victims of this strike were sent to Austria for an operation.
21:32 . Services in the application "Diya" will be temporarily unavailable for Ukrainians this night. The reason is moving to new equipment. “It takes a little time to move to new equipment. So online services will not work today from 23:00 to 01:00. Right after that, Diya will be ready for work,” the Diya Telegram channel says.
22:39 . The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee backed a resolution calling on the administration of President Joe Biden to transfer ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine . In order for the United States to adopt a resolution, the document must still be supported in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
During the discussions, the head of the committee, Republican Michael McCall, said that ATACMS missiles are critical to the success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.