Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:36 President of the European Council Charles Michel said that to achieve peace, dialogue with Russia is needed, but “this dialogue must be based on international law and the UN Charter. It is Ukraine that must determine when this will be possible.” He added that Ukraine can always count on the EU.
20:13 Scholz spoke out against the ceasefire in Ukraine at the Peace Summit: “An immediate ceasefire without serious negotiations, without a road map to a just and lasting peace will simply legitimize Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian land and lead to a new frozen conflict.” At the same time, the chancellor noted that “peace cannot be achieved without the involvement of the Russian Federation.” But, he said, “today Russia has abandoned the collective call for peace.”
20:07 Zelensky said that at the first Peace Summit “we must decide how to achieve a just peace, and at the second we must record a real end to the war.” According to him, the world must decide together what a just peace means and how it can be achieved on the basis of the UN Charter.
“Russia is not here now. Why? If Russia were interested in peace, there would be no war... Then, when the action plan is on the table, agreed upon by everyone and transparent to the peoples, then it will be communicated to Russian representatives. So that at the second Summit peace, we could record the real end of the war,” Zelensky emphasized.
In turn, Swiss President Viola Amherd said that “we also want to discuss how and under what conditions Russia can be included in this process.” According to her, finding a path to peace requires persistence, will and effort: “We can achieve a concrete goal when we unite. Even where our thoughts differ. At this summit we will take the first step. It is very important that it is followed by the second.”
17:51 On Sunday, June 16, hourly outage schedules will not be applied throughout Ukraine, Ukrenergo reported.
16:12 Russia’s artillery advantage at the beginning of the year was 7:1, but has now decreased to 5:1, said First Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Gavrilyuk.
14:46 Ukraine does not rule out negotiations with Russia during the second peace summit, said the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak: “No compromise with independence, no compromise with sovereignty and territorial integrity. We are looking for an opportunity to present this plan to the representative of the Russian Federation. We think that this could happen at the second summit."
13:40 The United States is allocating more than $1.5 billion for the energy sector and humanitarian needs of Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said during a meeting with Zelensky on the sidelines of the Peace Summit in Switzerland.
13:28 The Russians fired at the village. Ulakly Volnovakha district of Donetsk region - three people were killed, five were injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
10:47 The document on negotiations with Ukraine on joining the European Union included Hungary’s demands for the protection of national minorities, said the country’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó. According to him, the document states that “Ukraine must return the rights taken away from Transcarpathian Hungarians over the past few years.”
09:16 On June 14, the Russians shelled the village. Glushkovka, Kupyansky district, one person died, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the local police department. Two more people were wounded as a result of enemy shelling. Boguslavka, Izyum district.
09:10 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and another was wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Seven private houses were damaged.
08:28 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 15:
- personnel - about 525,150 (+1090) people,
- tanks - 7956 (+20),
- armored combat vehicles - 15,263 (+29),
- artillery systems - 13,855 (+37),
- MLRS - 1103 (+2),
- air defense systems - 853 (+4),
- aircraft - 359 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- UAVs of operational-tactical level - 11 148 (+51),
- cruise missiles - 2293 (+7),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,911 (+57),
- special equipment - 2322 (+12).
07:59 In the Kiev region, rescuers completed extinguishing a fire at an industrial enterprise that broke out on June 12 as a result of a Russian attack, the State Emergency Service reported.
07:13 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense allegedly destroyed three drones over the territory of the Rostov region at night. Governor Vasily Golubev said that the UAVs were shot down in the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky - fragments of the drones fell on the territory of the industrial site, the glazing of a non-residential building was damaged, but there were no casualties. In Kamensk there is a federal government-owned enterprise, the Kamensky Combine, which is listed in CIA documents as the location for the production of composite fuel for rocket engines.
03:50 Last night, Ukrainian forces used at least 70 Dragon and Splash drones to strike the Russian Morozovsk airbase, Budanov told The War Zone project. According to him, the damage to the Russian side is currently being assessed. The War Zone notes that the Morozovsk airfield, located in the Rostov region, is home to dozens of Su-34 fighter-bombers, which are the main weapon in the war.