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[Korrespondent] 21:31 Only 27% of thermal power plants are currently operating in Ukraine, Shmygal said. According to the prime minister, 42 power units were destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. In addition, 20 hydropower units are not operating - this is another 1.3 GW of capacity.
21:25 Macron said that France decided to create a coalition of countries that would like to send instructors to Ukraine, and many partners have already given their consent: “Out of respect for them, I cannot tell you now that France will do this, but we We already know that we will not be alone. We will use the next days to organize this broader coalition to respond to Ukraine's requests."
At the same time, he emphasized that France is not at war with Russia and does not want escalation, but wants to do everything to help Ukraine defend itself: “So when Ukraine asks us to train on its sovereign territory, is this an escalation? No. This is not sending soldiers to the line front. Why should we obey Russia, which will decide that we have no right to send instructors? We do not agree with these red lines."
21:22 Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone onto a transformer substation in the Belozersk community of the Kherson region - seven settlements in the Belozersk region were left without electricity, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
21:07 In Ukraine, 90% of rescuers and police officers are booked, said Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko. According to him, all firefighters, sappers, rescuers, chemists, engineers and other employees of rapid response units are reserved for the State Emergency Service.
21:04 Germany is considering the possibility of sending a fourth Patriot battery to Ukraine, but a final decision has not yet been made, Bloomberg writes.
20:59 Macron and Zelensky signed an agreement on financing critical infrastructure in Ukraine. The French president said that the agreement provides for the creation of a fund of 200 million euros, intended for those enterprises that will invest in Ukraine's critical infrastructure for reconstruction. Of this, 60 million euros will be allocated to the energy sector.
20:35 The Netherlands, together with Denmark, will produce CV90 infantry fighting vehicles for Ukraine, as well as, together with Germany, missiles for the Patriot air defense system, the country's government reported.
19:06 The government has simplified military registration for Ukrainians abroad: now military registration can be carried out through foreign diplomatic institutions. In addition, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution according to which reservations will be made in Dii, and not in paper form.
18:50 On Saturday, June 8, all regional power companies will apply hourly shutdown schedules from 00:00 to 05:00 and from 16:00 to 24:00, Ukrenergo reported.
18:44 Ukraine is now using all slots for training pilots and engineers for F-16 fighters, Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash said: “We have several stages, and they are all filled. The first stage is ground training and language courses. The second stage is training on light aircraft and the third stage - directly on the F-16, this is the final stage. There are a number of bureaucratic procedures and technical nuances left. We are waiting for the aircraft as soon as possible."
18:19 The government has instructed all public authorities to reduce electricity consumption - in particular, to abandon the use of air conditioners, external lighting of buildings and surrounding areas. The Cabinet of Ministers also recommends that law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities, and other government agencies take similar steps, and local authorities limit street lighting. Businesses are urged to limit the use of air conditioners and other energy-intensive equipment that is not critical to production activities.
In addition, the prime minister announced an upcoming program of preferential loans for the purchase of energy equipment for both citizens and businesses.
18:07 In Ukraine, starting from Saturday, June 8, a new procedure for applying hourly power outage schedules will be launched in test mode, which should ensure a shorter duration of restrictions, said First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Energy Yuriy Vlasenko.
17:58 Putin said that “a usurpation of power has occurred” in Ukraine, but negotiations are “still possible.” He believes that the executive power of Ukraine has lost its legitimacy, and possible negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should be based on “current realities.”
The head of the Kremlin also claims that Russia supposedly “does not rattle nuclear weapons.” “I proceed from the fact that the world will never come to this,” he said. Putin does not believe that a case has come when the use of nuclear weapons is possible, but he does not rule out making changes to the nuclear doctrine. In addition, Putin asked “not to mention in vain again” the possibility of nuclear strikes.
17:24 Zelensky met with Joe Biden in France on the sidelines of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landing. Biden has officially announced a new arms package for Ukraine. The presidents will hold at least two meetings within a few days: the second is expected at the G7 summit, which will take place June 13-15 in Italy. Read more in the material Apologies and help.
17:01 Russians fired at civilian infrastructure in the Poltava region. According to preliminary information, one person was wounded as a result of a hit in a residential building, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.
16:57 Germany is “irritating” many NATO allies by resisting the word “mission” in the name of the new program to support Ukraine, dpa writes. They want to call the program NATO Mission Ukraine, and Berlin opposes the word “mission” due to fears that this will create a false impression about the Alliance’s alleged intentions to send Western military personnel to Ukraine and Russian propaganda will additionally use this to promote the narrative of an “aggressive bloc.” For almost all other allies, these arguments from Berlin allegedly look completely “incomprehensible” and “an unnecessary glance at Russia.”
16:12 Biden apologized to Zelensky for the delay in the arms delivery: “I apologize for the weeks of not knowing whether the funding would be accepted because we had problems passing the bill that we had to pass from some of our very conservative members who delayed him, but we did it."
15:49 The Pentagon has released a list of weapons that Ukraine will receive as part of the new aid package:
15:23 In Zatoka, Odessa region, there was a threat of landing, so the swimming season will not open there, said the head of the OBA Oleg Kiper: “In Zatoka at the beginning of the war there were questions about the possibility of landing. There are very convenient steep sandy beaches where troops can land, Therefore, today there is a question of danger there that will be studied."
15:17 The French-German concern KNDS, which produces Caesar self-propelled guns, announced the creation of a subsidiary in Ukraine. Representatives of KNDS and the Ukrainian company ENMEK signed two declarations of intent, one of which concerns the creation of a maintenance center for Caesar self-propelled guns, and the second - 3D printing of spare parts. A contract was also formalized to transfer licensed production of 155 mm shells to Ukraine.
14:52 Biden, at a meeting with Zelensky in Paris, announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $225 million, CNN reports.
14:18 France will not send its instructors to Ukraine, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said: “We have returned to the issue of creating a brigade, 4,500 soldiers is a lot. This requires training, as well as engineering capabilities, artillery capabilities, reconnaissance capabilities. For the first time We are going to provide such consistent support. These 4,500 Ukrainian soldiers in the brigade will be fully equipped and trained by the French army, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, but will be trained in France."
Politico writes, citing sources, that before yesterday’s meeting in Normandy, Macron, in a telephone conversation, suggested Biden send Western instructors to Ukraine, but the US President did not support him. Biden expressed concern that they could be hit and lead to an escalation.
14:13 Strikes in Lugansk today were carried out in the south and east of the city - in particular, in the Ostroy Mogila area, near the barracks of the former Lugansk Higher Military School of Navigators, where Russian military personnel were stationed, said the head of the Lugansk OVA Artem Lysogor. According to him, in the same place there is an airfield, an aircraft repair plant, and also a route to the Russian border. They also report that an oil depot was hit - this is the fourth time in the last two months.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ukraine fired five ATACMS missiles at Lugansk, four of which were allegedly shot down and one hit two residential buildings.
13:54 The Russians again shelled Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
13:35 The European Commission supported the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The announced conclusion of the EC states that Ukraine continues systematic efforts to join the European Union and has completed all four additional reform steps, Shmygal said.
12:29 The Cabinet of Ministers approved a new procedure for issuing passports to Ukrainian citizens abroad - men from 18 to 60 years old will need to show a military registration document.
12:30 The “LPR” announced a Ukrainian attack on occupied Lugansk, as a result of which the entrance to an apartment building collapsed. There are 22 casualties known, and there are people under the rubble.
12:26 Peskov said that there are no discussions about the creation of a new federal district in the presidential administration of the Russian Federation.
11:58 Zelensky, in his speech to the French National Assembly, rejected the possibility of territorial concessions to Russia to end the war: “Can Putin win the war? No, because you and I have no right to lose. Can this war fade away on the current lines? No, because there are no lines for evil, whether 80 years ago or now. And if someone tries to draw time lines themselves, it will give a pause before a new war... Hitler overcame line after line, and Putin does the same today."
11:29 Russia may already participate in the next peace conference, said Swiss President Viola Amherd: “It is clear to us that we will not sign a peace agreement following the conference. For peace, both sides must sit at the negotiating table. Russia could attend the possible next conference ". In her opinion, the summit in Switzerland on June 15-16 will become the basis for further negotiations.
11:14 Japan handed over to Ukraine a batch of SUVs for the Defense Forces, the embassy reported. These are 101 vehicles - in particular, Toyota HMV SUVs, Mitsubishi Type 73 Kogata and PC-065B tracked engineering vehicles.
10:47 As a result of a night attack in Crimea, two Russian radar stations in the village of Mysovoye in the Leninsky district were slightly damaged. One serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces was wounded, the opposition Russian publication Astra reports, citing sources in the emergency services. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 11 drones were shot down over Crimea overnight.
10:35 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense warns that the Russian special services are preparing another information and psychological operation worth $15 million, aimed at discrediting the military leadership of Ukraine, including against Ukrainian military intelligence. It is planned to post a number of articles and “films” in the media space of Ukraine and Western countries, in which, in particular, the data of employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Moscow Region will be disclosed. The goal of Russia’s next information attack is to discredit Ukrainian combat special forces, block the work of departments developing and carrying out combat and special missions against Moscow, as well as create another factor of social tension in Ukraine.
10:16 The Ministry of Energy stated that energy facilities were not damaged as a result of the overnight Russian attack.
10:03 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling - in Chasovoy Yar, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin. Four more people were injured: in Torskoye, Zeleny Pole, in the Chasovoyarsk community and in the Toretsk community.
09:28 Associated Press writes that the new US aid package worth $225 million will include, in particular, ammunition for HIMARS and artillery shells, mortar systems, HAWK air defense missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems, armored vehicles patrol boats. Biden is expected to announce the new package at a meeting with Zelensky in Paris on Friday, June 7.
08:37 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, four people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Three high-rise buildings and 14 private houses, as well as a shopping hypermarket, were damaged.
08:19 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 7:
personnel - about 516,080 (+1080) people,
tanks - 7834 (+6),
armored combat vehicles - 15,096 (+20),
artillery systems - 13,497 (+64),
MLRS - 1095 (+0),
air defense systems - 833 (+2),
aircraft - 357 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAV - 10,886 (+40),
cruise missiles - 2270 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+1),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,416 (+56),
special equipment - 2238 (+8).
07:51 At night, the Russians attacked Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, with artillery and kamikaze drones, two people were injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. About 15 private houses were damaged.
07:46 Air defense at night destroyed all five Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 48 of 53 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. Russia struck critical infrastructure facilities with strategic aviation - Tu-95MS bombers from the airspace of the Saratov region and attack drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Yeisk, Kursk and Cape Chauda. Air targets were destroyed in Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kirovograd, Nikolaev, Kherson, Odessa, Kharkov, Kyiv and Khmelnytsky regions.
05:58 Throughout the night, Russia attacked the Kiev region with drones and missiles. As a result of the attack, a fire occurred at one of the industrial facilities, no people were injured, said the head of the police department, Ruslan Kravchenko. Elimination of the consequences of the fire continues.
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[Korrespondent] In the Pokrovsky direction, out of 26 battles, 12 are currently ongoing. The Russians are attacking near Novoaleksandrovka, Evgenievka, Sokol and Yasnobrodovka.
The number of military clashes along the entire front line since the beginning of the current day has increased to 65, and a number of battles are still ongoing. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this on the evening of Friday, June 7.
It is noted that in the afternoon, Russian troops continued to launch air strikes on the Kharkov region from their territory. In particular, from the Murom area, the invaders dropped four guided bombs on Bely Kolodets, three on Liptsy, and one on Veseloye. The enemy launched 16 unguided missiles at Ternovoye.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled seven enemy attacks, one military clash is still ongoing.
It has been previously established that since the beginning of the day on this section of the front, the Russian army has lost 84 of its military killed and wounded, as well as two tanks and two armored combat vehicles.
In the Liman direction, none of the eight enemy assaults were successful. The defense forces are monitoring the situation.
In the Seversky direction, the Russians twice tried to attack Ukrainian troops near Belogorovka, but also without success.
In the Kramatorsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the Russian Army has tried seven times to oust the Defense Forces from their positions near Kalinovka, Klishchievka, Andreevka and Ivanovsky. All these attempts remained unsuccessful.
In the Pokrovsky direction, out of 26 battles, 12 are currently ongoing. The Russians are attacking near Novoaleksandrovka, Evgenievka, Sokol and Yasnobrodovka.
In the Kurakhovsky direction the number of enemy attacks increased to nine. The Ukrainian defenders repulsed eight assaults, and another clash continues. In the Vodyanoye area, the Russian army launched an air strike from a Su-25 attack aircraft with ten unguided missiles.
In the Orekhovsky direction, Russian troops also use aviation. Two enemy Ka-52 helicopters fired 30 unguided missiles at Kamensky. Since the beginning of the day, on this section of the front, the Defense Forces have repelled three assault actions of the invaders near Robotiny, and the battle continues near Malaya Tokmachka.
Earlier it was reported that the Defense Forces are taking measures to stabilize the situation in the Pokrovsky direction, where the enemy is trying to advance in the areas of six settlements.
Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to June 7, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine approximately amounted to 516,080 people (+1080 per day).
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back Russian attacks in the south and east of Ukraine.
The occupiers are most active in the Pokrovsky direction. Defense forces deter enemy attacks.
Since the beginning of the current day, 34 military clashes have occurred at the front. Currently, 16 clashes are ongoing along the entire front line, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Friday, June 7.
Thus, the invaders became more active in the Kupyansk direction. There have already been six clashes here in the areas of Sinkovka, Peschany and Druzhelyubovka. Near Grekovka, two enemy assaults are still ongoing. Loss of positions is not allowed.
In the Liman direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled three assaults near Ternov, Torsky and Serebryansky Forest. In the areas of Novosadovoy and Yampol, the enemy continues to attack.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians maintain a high intensity of assault operations. Since the beginning of the day, they have already tried 11 times to improve the tactical situation near Novoaleksandrovka, Evgenievka, Sokol and Yasnobrodovka. Our soldiers successfully repulsed three attacks, eight are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already repulsed three assaults near Krasnogorovka, Georgievka and Praskovievka. Three more clashes are ongoing.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the Russians twice tried to push back our units near Rabotinoye. One fight continues.
In other areas, the situation has not undergone significant changes.
Let us remind you that on June 6 the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed about 1,100 Russian invaders. The total losses of Russia since the beginning of the war exceeded 516 thousand people.
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[EngMilRu] From 1 to 7 June 2024, in response to the Kiev regime's attempts to hit Russian power facilities, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 27 group strikes by ground-, air-, and sea-based precision weapons, as well as strike drones, during which the Russian Armed Forces engaged power facilities that supported the work of enterprises of the Ukrainian military industrial enterprises.
In addition, the strikes hit depots of Western weapons and ammunition, missile and artillery equipment, uncrewed vessels, temporary deployment areas of AFU troops and mercenaries. The goal of the strikes have been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
The Sever Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of the enemy's defence and inflicted damage on manpower and hardware of seven formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as on one marine brigade, as well as on the two territorial defence brigades. Thirty-six counterattacks of AFU assault groups were repelled during the week.
The enemy losses were up to 1,400 troops, five tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, including one Stryker armoured personnel carrier, and two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 32 motor vehicles, as well as 26 field artillery guns.
The Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines over the past week. Strikes were delivered at units of the four mechanised, one tank, and one airmobile brigades of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and two Ukrainian National Guard brigades.
Eleven counter-attacks launched by AFU units were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 2,850 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, 19 armoured fighting vehicles, 34 motor vehicles, and 25 field artillery guns.
Over the past week, the Yug Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line, liberated Paraskoviyevka (Donetsk People's Republic), and hit manpower and hardware of 14 AFU formations.
The enemy suffered losses of up to 2,835 Ukrainian troops, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 29 motor vehicles, 35 field artillery guns, including 13 Western-made guns, as well as one Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled artillery system. Seven AFU ammunition depots have been eliminated.
During the week, the Tsentr Group of Forces carried on advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Umanskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Strikes were delivered at nine AFU and Ukrainian National Guard units, and 39 counter-attacks of the enemy were repelled.
Over the past week, the enemy has suffered losses of up to 2,690 troops, two U.S.-made Abrams tanks, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, to include two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 21 motor vehicles, 62 field artillery guns, as well as one HIMARS MLRS combat vehicle.
The Vostok Group of Forces has improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on the manpower and hardware of the two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the two territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 935 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 37 motor vehicles, and ten field artillery guns.
The Dnepr Group of Forces has inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three naval infantry brigades, one mechanised, one infantry, and one mountain assault brigades, one territorial defence brigade, and formations of the Ukrainian National Guard over the past week.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 430 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 32 motor vehicles, and 24 field artillery guns.
Air defence systems have shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, two Tochka-U operational-tactical missiles, two converted surface-to-surface guided missiles of the S-200 system, 17 French-made Hammer guided bombs, three U.S.-made Patriot missiles, three Neptune anti-ship missiles, 93 U.S.-made HIMARS, Czech-made Vampire, and Olkha projectiles, as well as 424 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In addition, one Su-25 ground-attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was hit by a Lancet loitering munition.
Over the past week, 27 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
In total, 610 airplanes and 274 helicopters, 25,326 unmanned aerial vehicles, 528 air defence missile systems, 16,287 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,330 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 10,188 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,336 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 06/07/2024 to 00:00 06/08/2024.
A total of 23 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Information was received about a civilian being injured.
DAMAGED:
One residential building
Twelve artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
Ten artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
One artillery attack in the Yasinovat direction.
A total of 57 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:35 Around 20.00 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
20:24 South Donetsk direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka.
Reported about active shooting battles with the use of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in the Krasnogorovka area. The enemy is again trying to hold Krasnohorivka using reinforcements and reserves.
20:01 Around 18.50 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
19:31 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Volchansk after repelling attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine -map:
Reflecting a counterattack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Glubokoye area (the enemy lost five armored vehicles), the Russian Armed Forces retreated to Glubokoye. In general, the fighting in the Khar'kov region can now be characterized as counter-fighting.
Advance near Konstantinovka (Ugledar direction)
There is no full fire control over the Konstantinovka-Ugledar highway yet. But they are working on it.
18:30 Khar'kov direction.
Accurate arrivals of two of our FAB-500 aerial bombs on the forest plantation where the Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified area was located.
18:15 Correction in the Kalinovka area, near Chasy Yar -map.
17:12 Russian Defense Ministry reported on the complete liberation of Paraskoveevka (Ugledar direction).
The clearing of the village has been completed. The fighting shifted to Konstantinovka, through which the key supply route for the Ugledar enemy group, Konstantinovka-Ugledar, passes.
16:18 Khar'kov direction.
A strike was inflicted this morning by a pair of our front-line Su-34M “Duck” bombers on the location of enemy manpower and equipment.
15:55 Around 15.00 Moscow time in the southwestern part of the Black Seawere discovered unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.
Two targets were destroyed by standard weapons of naval and army aviation.
14:42 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
UAV raid on Crimea and Rostov region
The next night, after an attack by Ukrainian unmanned boats on Mezhvodnoye near the Black Sea, Ukrainian formations launched kamikaze drones in the direction of the Crimean Bridge and the Rostov region.
18 drones were sent towards Kerch through the Kherson region and the Sea of Azov. All targets were shot down in the Mysovoy and Lenino areas in the east of the peninsula.
Moreover, ten UAVs were shot down by rifle squads, five were destroyed by Russian Aerospace Forces fighters, and three more were suppressed by electronic warfare.
Another seven drones were shot down over mainland Russia. According to various sources, drones were shot down near Slavyansk-on-Kuban, as well as on approach to Rostov-on-Don.
Nothing good can be expected from such attacks. The small number of drones should not be misleading, since the goal in such strikes is not to hit targets, but to evaluate the actions of air defense units.
The most important thing to note is the change in the geography of attacks from strike to strike. They attack Cape Tarkhankut, then the outskirts of Sevastopol, then Kerch, then again return to the Black Sea. Now preparations are being made for new attacks in the east of Crimea.
The satellite activity of the Western constellation is high, and special attention is paid to the Kirovskoye airfield, Feodosia, Kerch, as well as various surrounding settlements, where NATO intelligence is looking for air defense positions.
14:15 Around 13.00 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:57 At 11.00 Moscow time by the Kyiv regime committed a crime against the civilian population of the Lugansk People's Republic using weapons supplied by the West.
Residential areas of the city of Lugansk were targeted with five ATACMS missiles made in the USA. Four American missiles were shot down by Russian air defense systems. One missile hit two apartment buildings.
As a result, according to preliminary data, more than 20 civilians were injured, including children.
13:09 Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" group -video.
As a result of active actions, units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 5th Assault, 79th Air Assault, 54, 92 Mechanized brigades, 116th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of Verkhnekamensky, Elizavetovka, Konstantinovka and Kurdyumovka.
The enemy lost up to 640 troops wounded and killed.
Artillery and loitering ammunition hit two armored combat vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier, two cars, a Bukovel electronic warfare station and two field ammunition depots.
During the counterbattery fight, a 155mm M198 howitzer, three 152mm Msta-B howitzers, and a 152mm D-20 gun were destroyed.
12:24 Around 10.00 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using a Neptune-MD guided missile against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A guided missile was destroyed by duty air defense systems over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:53 Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group -video.
Units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the formations of the 141st Infantry brigade, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade and the 121st territorial defense Brigade in the areas of Pyatikhatki, Mylovoye, Novotyaginka and Ingulets.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 60 military personnel, five vehicles, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount and a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
11:05 During last night suppressed attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted: eleven UAVs over the Crimean Peninsula; eight UAVs over the Sea of ??Azov; six UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory; two UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region and one UAV over the territory of the Rostov region.
10:46 Summary on the morning of June 7, 2024
At night, a combined air strike was launched against enemy rear lines. In the first half of the night, the Geranium UAVs were actively operating, after which missile weapons were used, incl. from Tu-95ms strategic bombers. Explosions were heard at the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, in Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region, Chernomorsk (Ilyichevsk) and Odessa, Kharkov, Chuguev, and Poltava region.
In the Khar'kov direction, the battles are becoming positional in nature; there are many drones in the sky. The Russian Armed Forces destroy enemy personnel and equipment with Lancet UAVs, artillery and aviation. In Volchansk there are heavy battles for the territory of the Aggregate Plant. They report that our attack aircraft have occupied the dominant heights in the forest to the west of the settlement. Green, which is located close to the border, the enemy tried to counterattack.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian Armed Forces established a foothold north of Ivanovka in an area up to two km wide and to a depth of up to one km. Thus, in recent weeks, incl. As a result of the liberation of several settlements, front bulges formed near Ivanovka, west of Kislovka, in the area of Tabaevka and Berestovoy.
On the direction to Chasov Yar, the enemy discovered that in order to covertly move along the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, units of the Russian Armed Forces were using a huge overhead pipe to exit the southern part of the forest to the Kanal microdistrict area.
West of Avdievka, the Russian Army is conducting attack operations in Novoaleksandrovka, near the village. Sokol, near Novopokrovsky and north of Umansky.
On the Zaporozhye Front, the Russian Armed Forces continue to destroy enemy positions north of Rabotino, west of Nesteryanka, as well as in Pyatikhatki, where our TOS operate.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy coast is under constant attacks from our FAB with UMPC and artillery. The enemy, in response to the intensification of our actions in the island zone, is increasing the supply of FPV drones to the direction; the amount of recently received UAV data is in the hundreds. In turn, to protect against our drones, the Ukrainian Armed Forces use portable electronic warfare systems on the islands.
In the Belgorod region, four civilians were injured from terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In Prilesye and Repyakhovka, Krasnoyaruzhsky district, women were injured as a result of artillery attack and strikes by FPV drones, and a resident of Grayvoron was also injured. The administration building of the Grayvoronsky urban district was attacked, and an administration employee was injured. Gruzskoye, Borisov district, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked an agricultural enterprise twice. Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka and Bezymeno of the Shebekinsky urban district were hit
In the Kursk region, the checkpoint "Sudzha", Gornal and Plekhovo of the Sudzhansky district, the checkpoint "Tyotkino", Politotdelsky, Volfino and Elizavetovka of the Glushkovsky district were shelled. Drone attacks were recorded near the village of Gorodishche in the Rylsky district, Gordeevka and Uspenovka in the Korenevsky district, Elizavetovka in the Glushkovsky district, Gornal and Plekhovo in the Sudzhansky district. A total of 17 Ukrainian drones were suppressed by electronic warfare equipment in border areas.
In Donetsk (DPR), two civilians were injured as a result of enemy artillery shelling.
10:15 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- the village of Novaya Kakhovka five rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan three rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery four rounds;
-- n.p. Golaya Pristan four rounds;
-- n.p. Pechanovka five rounds;
-- n.p. Tavriysk four rounds.
As a result of a UAV attack on the village. In Dnepryan there was a house fire. In addition, the village came under attack from a UAV. Alyoshki.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Malokakhovka, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Tavriysk, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Kazachi Lagery, firing a total of 22 cannon artillery rounds. Civilian casualties and infrastructure damage are being determined.
09:54 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning 06/07/2024
- Zaporozhye Front. LBS without significant changes. Fighting continues in the Rabotino area and northwest of Verbovoy.
– Donetsk front. The Russian Armed Forces are approaching Konstantinovka with fighting. In Paraskovievka, the cleanup of the western outskirts continues. A similar situation is in Georgievka. In Krasnogorovka, Russian troops continue to fight their way into the central part of the city and on its eastern side. Also, Russian troops are fighting on the outskirts of Karlovka, and there are tactical successes. In the Yasnobrodovka area there are small advances from the Umansky side. Heavy fighting continues in the area of the village of Sokol and on the outskirts of Novoaleksandrovka.
– Chasovoyarsk direction. Russian troops, supported by aviation and artillery, are storming the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar, while simultaneously trying to improve their positions on the flanks. LBS without significant changes.
- Khar'kov Front. Fierce fighting continues in the central part of Volchansk and north of Liptsy. Despite the high activity of hostilities, there are no significant changes in the LBS.
09:20 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation for June 6, 2024
– Russian troops hit Ukrainian Armed Forces targets in the rear areas of the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime, including in the Khmelnitsky region. The enemy carried out a drone raid on the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery in the Rostov region, and also attacked a Russian tugboat in Crimea with unmanned boats.– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the assault on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar continues, where Russian troops are trying to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
– In the Ugledar direction, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting at the Paraskovievka-Konstantinovka line and are advancing in the area of ??the Ikryana gully.
– In the Vrem'yevsky direction, Russian troops are expanding the zone of control in the northern part of Staromayorsky and on the southern outskirts of Urozhayny.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Aleksandr Vasiliev
[REGNUM] Modern Ukrainian officialdom denies the very fact of the founding of Odessa by Empress Catherine II and her associates. “Everything was already founded before them,” Ukrainian historians report, specifying that the city was first mentioned by the 15th-century Polish chronicler Jan Dlugosz as the “royal port of Kachubey.” This version was canonized in 2015 by a special resolution of the Verkhovna Rada on the celebration of the 600th anniversary of Odessa.
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[Regnum] Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), called on Armenian parliamentarians to share the list of people allegedly killed in Bucha, handed over to them by Kiev.
“We really hope that the Armenian side, the official Armenian delegation, will share the list of these people with the Russian side,” she said.
The diplomat recalled that for two years Russia has been unable to get anyone, including the UN, to provide data with a list of people who allegedly died there. Bucha was visited by delegations from the EU, USA, and Canada, however, according to Zakharova, one cannot expect anything constructive from them.
“But we maintain regular contact with the Armenian side. We really hope that our Armenian friends will hand over the list of people who allegedly died in Bucha,” noted the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As Regnum reported, the Ukrainian city of Bucha was under the control of the Russian military until the end of March 2022. Afterwards, the Russian Armed Forces left the locality. At the same time, Ukrainian and Western media published footage from the settlement, which allegedly showed the corpses of civilians. Kyiv blamed the Russian side for their deaths.
The Russian Ministry of Defense denied this information and called the published materials a provocation. In July 2022, volunteer and former French military man Adrien Boquet, who visited Ukraine, admitted that he witnessed a staging in Bucha.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov doubted that the West was conducting an investigation into the incident in Bucha. The Foreign Minister said he constantly reminds UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the importance of clarifying the situation, but there is no response from him.
Russia will continue to tell the world the truth and fight the fakes that the Kiev regime spreads about the events in Bucha, Zakharova previously promised. According to her, the Kiev regime is afraid of the investigation, because in the course of it it risks exposing itself.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Russia has no need for mobilization, President Vladimir Putin said on June 7 at a plenary meeting of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), answering a corresponding question.
“There is no need to mobilize. We are not planning this, ” said the head of state.
If Russia’s goal was to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, the current contingent would not be enough, the head of state said. But Russia has a different tactic, the Russian Armed Forces are pushing out the enemy, and there is no need for mobilization, he noted.
In 2022, 300 thousand people were mobilized into the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces, but even without this, patriotic citizens of the country came and voluntarily signed contracts, and there were more than 300 thousand of them, the president emphasized.
Since the beginning of 2024 alone, more than 160 thousand people have signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces, an average of more than a thousand people a day, Putin said.
While in Ukraine there is forced mobilization, and the United States is demanding that Kyiv lower the conscription age to 23, if not 18, in Russia people come to serve voluntarily, the head of state added.
On May 14, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said at a plenary meeting of the Federation Council that there is no talk of mobilization in the country. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov made similar explanations earlier.
As reported by Regnum, SPIEF runs from June 5 to 8. 136 countries and territories confirmed their participation in the forum. The main theme is “The basis of a multipolar world is the formation of new growth points.”
In his greeting to the forum participants, Putin noted that SPIEF should give a start to new promising initiatives and projects and serve to build up mutually beneficial cooperation between countries and peoples.
On June 5, Peskov, answering the question about the ideology of the forum in 2024, said that Russia notes a significant change in global conditions and advocates business cooperation based on law and on mutually beneficial conditions.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Investigative Committee of Russia is establishing the circumstances of another crime of the Kyiv regime against the civilian population of the Kherson region, the department reported on June 7 in the Telegram channel.
“The Investigative Committee of Russia will establish all the circumstances of the incident, as well as the circle of persons involved in the commission of the crime, and will give their actions a legal assessment,” the press service of the Investigative Committee indicated.
According to executive authorities, as a result of shelling by Kyiv militants in the village of Sadovoye, Golopristansky municipal district, a store was destroyed. There were visitors and staff inside at the time of the impact.
As Regnum reported, the death toll after the shelling of the village of Sadovoye in the Kherson region on June 7 increased to 22 people. 15 civilians were injured by shrapnel, five of them are in serious condition. All victims are provided with the necessary medical care, said regional governor Vladimir Saldo.
He added that Ukrainian militants hit a store in the Kherson region from the right bank of the Dnieper, first with a controlled aerial bomb, and then with a HIMARS MLRS. According to Saldo, after the first arrival, residents of neighboring houses ran out to help the victims. A few minutes later, a second strike was carried out for more casualties.
A woman was killed in Russia’s #Belgorod region and her parents injured in a Ukrainian drone attack, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says.https://t.co/uvDqwOF9fM
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 7, 2024
Gladkov said the Ukrainian drone had attacked a car the three were traveling in when it left a village.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on his assertion.
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