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23:01 The summit on Ukraine in Switzerland was not peace negotiations, since a peaceful settlement requires the presence of Russia, said US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “It is important to note that this summit was not exactly formal peace negotiations. In the end, for a peaceful "a settlement will require the presence of both Ukraine and Russia at the negotiating table."
22:55 Putin went to Pyongyang to visit the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-un. The Kremlin head's visit to North Korea will last two days. The key topic of the meeting is military cooperation, which Moscow is actively using in the war against Ukraine. For more details, see the article In the DPRK for weapons.
22:03 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China, Iran and North Korea “countries of concern” due to Russian support.
21:20 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the destruction of Russian positions and launchers near the border “works exactly as we expected.”
The president also spoke about active preparations for the second Peace Summit: “I held a meeting with international affairs experts on assigning those responsible for the regions, for parts of the world, in order to attract even more participants to joint work on the points of the Peace Formula. We are gradually moving on to the formation of groups that will work on developing concrete steps to restore security, just like the first Peace Summit in Switzerland, the groups must become as inclusive as possible - so that different countries and leaders can express themselves."
In addition, according to Zelensky, Kyiv continues to work to support the communiqué of the first summit: “I am grateful to His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew for joining the communiqué and for his continued support of our peace-building efforts. There will be other such news - other new additions to the communiqué. The team is working on this.”
19:51 The Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada held a meeting with representatives of the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense. One of the key issues is the preparation of a bill on demobilization, the parliament's press service reported. Representatives of the General Staff spoke about the positive impact of the law on mobilization: “There is a well-established tendency to soon reach levels of staffing or the creation of military units that will allow the introduction of the desired rotation mechanisms, and in the medium term to consider the possibility of demobilization.”
19:38 During the day, the Russians attacked Nikopol, as well as the Mirovskaya, Pokrovskaya and Marganetskaya communities of the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. One person was injured and a multi-storey building was damaged. Also, one person, wounded as a result of a night suicide attack on the Dnieper region, sought medical help.
18:52 The Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the list of persons who can receive payments in the event of the death of a military man. In particular, we are talking about women or men who lived with a serviceman without registering a marriage, as well as the grandchildren of a serviceman.
18:33 On Wednesday, June 19, hourly shutdown schedules will be applied throughout Ukraine for industrial and household consumers from 00:00 to 24:00, Ukrenergo reported.
17:59 At the NATO summit in Washington, “there will be no dates” on Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance, Stoltenberg said. At the same time, he expressed hope that the meeting participants would come to an agreement on “wording that will send a clear message about the prospects for Ukraine’s membership and that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance.”
When asked whether hostilities are an obstacle to Ukraine’s entry into the Alliance, Stoltenberg replied that “the allies do not have a definition of specific obstacles.” "Also because we have a certain dilemma. It is difficult to invite Ukraine while there is a war. On the other hand, it is also difficult to say that we cannot do this while there is a conflict with Russia, because then Russia will have an incentive to continue the conflict," - explained the Secretary General.
17:26 In Crimea, the Russians resumed the work of the ferry crossing, which was hit by the Defense Forces, said Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk: “Yes, I can state that it is now working. This ferry crossing is actively used by the enemy to support its group of troops temporarily occupied Crimea."
16:58 The Verkhovna Rada allowed local councils to finance the Defense Forces during martial law, said People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
16:40 Italy will provide Ukraine with the SAMP/T air defense system as part of the ninth military assistance package. The full contents of the package are kept secret, said the country's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
16:29 The Russians are intensifying attacks to reach the borders of the Luhansk region, reports the Third Assault Brigade. In particular, the enemy’s immediate task is to reach the settlement. Cherneshchina - Pervomayskoe, with the subsequent capture of the village. Borovaya. The Russians are advancing with tank regiments, attracting a significant amount of artillery and additional detachments from PMCs and special forces. They use FPV, CABs and chemical weapons.
16:07 In the Donetsk region, the Russian military beheaded a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin. According to him, on June 17, the Ukrainian military received information that representatives of one of the units of the Russian troops in the Volnovakha region gave orders to their subordinates not to capture military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and to behead them. After this, aerial reconnaissance found a damaged armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and on it - the head of a Ukrainian defender.
15:48 Russia will involve teenagers in the production of Shahed drones, the Center for National Resistance reports, citing data obtained by activists of the Cyber Resist group. According to their information, teenagers from Tatarstan will be primarily involved in the production of weapons. They are enrolled to study at Alabuga Polytech - an educational cluster whose task is to train personnel. And given that Alabuga has become a military facility, the actual task of the Polytechnic University is to train personnel for the Russian military-industrial complex. Activists have collected a database of 1,209 names and phone numbers of students in the 2023 intake. These are mainly minors who undergo training and internships from 9th to 11th grade.
14:55 The United States imposed sanctions against the Russian Orel company, 51% of which is owned by the Italian company Beretta.
13:59 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russia is transferring forces from the Donetsk region to the Kharkov direction, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched counterattacks from Tikhoye near the Glubokoye and Aggregate plants in the Volchansk region. At the same time, the Russian army continued its offensive north of Kharkov in the Liptsy region and northeast of Kharkov near the center of Volchansk and Volchanskiye Khutors.
13:16 In the area from Raigorodka to Novovodyany, the Russians have increased up to 10 thousand personnel and about 450 units of military equipment, of which 200 artillery systems, reports the analytical project DeepState. Thus, according to experts, the Russian army intends to try to repeat last year’s attack on Borovaya, Kharkov region.
12:54 The European Union has become an observer in the International Coalition for the Return of Illegally Deported Ukrainian Children, said EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell.
12:35 British intelligence reports that Russian troops could probably take control of the village of Novoaleksandrovka in the Donetsk region. The occupation of Novoaleksandrovka will allow the enemy to get closer to the T-05-04 road, which is one of the main supply routes for the Defense Forces in the east.
12:27 The drone attack on oil depots in the Rostov region was a special operation of the SBU, Ukrainian media write, citing sources.
11:56 Italy will transfer long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, writes Fatto Quotidiano, citing sources. The missiles, along with the Samp-T air defense system, should be included in the next military aid package, which will be announced before the end of the month.
11:18 The German defense concern Rheinmetall will give Ukraine a new Frankenstein air defense system that can shoot down missiles and drones, the company reported. The installation consists of the latest German anti-aircraft gun Skyranger, which is based on the Leopard 1 tank. Exactly how many Frankenstein installations will be transferred to Ukraine and when is unknown.
10:23 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte promised his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban the opportunity to refuse to participate in NATO activities to support Ukraine if he is appointed Secretary General of the Alliance, writes the Financial Times. According to sources, the day before Rutte and Orban met on the sidelines of the EU leaders' dinner in Brussels.
10:16 The blackout schedules were canceled today until 15:00, and from 15:00 to 24:00 will be applied again, DTEK reported.
09:41 In Azov, Rostov region, tonight UAVs attacked two oil terminals at once - Azovproduct and DonTerminal, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra, citing sources. In the first, a drone fell into a tank containing petroleum products, causing a leak and a fire. In the second, the drone hit an empty tank and it was partially destroyed. There were no casualties.
In addition, one oil depot was attacked tonight in the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory. In particular, the Yugneftekhimtranzit terminal for transshipment of liquid petroleum products and chemical cargo in the village of Chushka was attacked. A fire broke out, the pipeline and technical premises were damaged, but there were no casualties. Previously, the attack was carried out using Ukrainian Neptune missiles.
09:28 On June 17, the Russians fired at Zvanovka, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. Another person was wounded in the Chasovoyarsk community.
08:39 At night, the Russians fired at the village. Borovskaya Andreevka, Izyum district, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
07:51 An electronic military registration document has become available in the Reserve+ mobile application, said Deputy Minister of Defense Ekaterina Chernorenko. A QR code is also available in the application for convenient data verification by the TCC or the police. Thus, now you don’t have to carry a paper military ID or registration certificate with you.
07:47 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 18:
personnel - about 528,620 (+1230) people,
tanks - 7974 (+16),
armored combat vehicles - 15,307 (+20),
artillery systems - 13,959 (+32),
MLRS - 1104 (+0),
air defense systems - 853 (+0),
aircraft - 359 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAV - 11,187 (+20),
cruise missiles - 2297 (+1),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 19,031 (+40),
special equipment - 2344 (+7).
07:34 On Monday, June 17, the Russians attacked the village. Dmitrovka of the Kutsurub community of the Nikolaev region with two kamikaze drones of the FPV type. A private house was damaged and one person was injured, said Vitaly Kim, head of the OVA.
07:30 In the Azov district of the Rostov region, firefighters are extinguishing a fire in a tank with oil products after a night attack by drones; the volume of the fire is 5,000 cubic meters, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. 73 people and 21 pieces of equipment were involved in the liquidation.
07:26 Air defense at night destroyed all ten attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force reported. Drones were shot down in the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
05:57 After Iraq and Jordan, Rwanda also disappeared from the list of signatories of the Peace Summit communiqué. At the same time, the Ecumenical Patriarchate appeared on the list, which was not there as of June 16.
05:40 In Azov, Rostov region, tanks with petroleum products are burning after an attack by a UAV, said Governor Vasily Golubev. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.
01:34 To become a full member of NATO, Ukraine needs to win the war, said White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby: “First they have to win this war. And we are doing everything possible to make sure that the Ukrainians can do this... The President said that he believes NATO is in Ukraine's future. But there are many things that need to be done before they can join the Alliance, just like any NATO member before joining the Alliance. However, the President firmly believes that NATO is there. in the future of Ukraine."
01:12 Explosions are heard in Crimea, Russian public pages write about the work of air defense, in particular in the Kerch region. The Crimean bridge is blocked, aircraft are scrambled from the Belbek airfield.