June 19, 2022 1:58 p.m
Kyiv: “We are advancing towards Kherson, we will liberate it”
“Today, the Ukrainian armed forces have made significant progress and are already on the borders of Kherson. I’m sure that Kherson will be liberated from the Russians in the next few weeks. The situation is similar in the direction of Melitopol. Our armed forces have already advanced more than 10 kilometers from Zaporizhia to Melitopol,” Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov, quoted by UNIAN, said. The mayor stressed that thanks to the new shipments of weapons, Melitopol could be liberated: “A large shipment of western weapons has arrived, which brings us closer to victory. I hope that in the near future it will be enough to liberate our occupied cities and save our inhabitants.
June 19, 2022 1:43 p.m
Britain: ‘Army prepares for renewed combat in Europe’
The new head of the British army has appealed to his troops: we must be ready to face the renewed threat from Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. The BBC reports. In a letter to “all ranks and officials,” General Sir Patrick Sanders highlights the threat posed by Moscow, noting that he is the first chief of staff “since 1941 to assume command of the Army in the shadow of a land war in Europe, on which a major continental power is involved”. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underscores our primary objective – to protect the UK and be ready to fight and win land wars – and reaffirms the need to repel Russian aggression with the threat of force,” General Sanders said. And he adds: “The world has changed since February 24 and now there is a categorical imperative to forge an army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle.” Britain’s chief of staff states his aim is to “accelerate the mobilization and modernization of the army to strengthen NATO and deprive Russia of the ability to occupy other parts of Europe. We are the generation that must prepare the army to fight again in Europe.” A defense source said it was not surprising that the new army chief addressed his troops in this way, noting the deteriorating security situation in Europe. Armies, he said, “train to fight.” The General’s letter was sent on April 16.
June 19, 2022 12:47 p.m
The pro-Russians: “Aidar Severodonetsk battalion surrendered”
According to the ambassador of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in Russia, Rodion MiroshnikFighters of the Ukrainian nationalist battalion aidar and some officers arrested the Russian army in the suburbs of Severodonetsk. “In the suburbs of Severodonetsk, in Metelkino, the surrender of the Aidarov fighters was confirmed along with their leaders,” Miroshnik wrote on Telegram, quoted by Tax.
June 19, 2022 12:01
Kyiv: Russians attempt to advance toward Kharkiv
The Russians are trying to advance in direction Kharkivsecond city Of Ukrainein the north-east of the country, while a Severodonetsk The situation is “very difficult”, but under control. He said that on TV Vadim DenysenkoAdvisor to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine quoted by Ukrinform.
“The situation is very difficult, especially in the Severodonetsk direction, but controlled. We can say that the Russians have not made any progress in key areas,” Denysenko said, although they had repeatedly tried, adding that an attempt to advance on the Bakhmut-Lysychansk road “failed and was used by the Ukrainians” The Russians “did not make any breakthroughs in Severodonetsk,” he specified. Denysenko then stressed that the situation in the north of the region was also difficult Kharkiv, where the Russians again try to advance towards the city to bombard it again heavily. Finally, this morning the advisor reported explosions in the Kyiv region, where anti-aircraft guns shot down Russian missiles.
June 19, 2022 11:57 am
Medvedev: The EU could disappear before Ukraine joins
“What if the EU had also disappeared by then? It makes me think about what scandal, what sacrifices were made on the altar of EU accession and what deception of the expectations of unfortunate Ukrainians? Not to bring bad luck…”. Former prime minister and ex-Russian president-turned-vice-president of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev returns to attacking Telegram and threatening Europe in a post analyzing Ukraine’s EU accession process. Ukrainians will “be under surveillance for decades. Therefore, the actual deadline is mid-century. Not before,” he said.
June 19, 2022 11:13 am
Berlin announces immediate measures after Russian gas blockade
there Germany will take contingency measures to ensure gas supplies in light of recent Russian supply cuts, particularly given increased gas consumption coal power plants. This was announced by the federal government. “In order to reduce gas consumption, it is necessary to use less of it to generate electricity. Instead, more coal-fired power plants must be used,” says a statement from the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
“Gas consumption must continue to fall, so more gas must be stored, otherwise it will be really hard in the winter,” it says again in view of Russia’s cuts. The aim is to reduce the use of gas for power generation and industry and to promote the filling of storage facilities.
June 19, 2022 11:05 am
Kyiv: Russians bomb Azot plant twice
The Russians hit the plant twice azot out Severodonetskdestruction of checkpoint and the factory’s sewage treatment plants, where approx 500 civilians. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are reportedly supporting this Ukrinform The bridges in the city of Lugansk, the epicenter of the Russian attack, were again bombed.
According to Kyiv, the Russians also hit Lysychansk, Metolkine, Borivske, Bila Hora, Ustynivka, Mykolaivka and Belogorivka and launched airstrikes near Bila Hora, Myrna Dolyna and a missile attack near Verkhnyokamyanka. Considerable destruction in the settlements and mountain communities of Popasna, where 2 people died.
June 19, 2022 11:00 am
Kiev MP: “US-sent Stinger and Javelin have arrived”
That United States They moved to Ukraine 1400 rockets shoulder anti-aircraft spike and 6500 launches anti-tank missiles spear. He announced it on Twitter Kira Rudikleader of Ukraine’s Golos party, adding that the arms shipments include drones interchangeable bladehowitzers, helicopters M-17 and anti-ship missiles Harpoon.
The tweet comes after the US President this week Joe Biden announced the delivery of new weapons to Ukraine worth a billion dollars.
June 19, 2022 10:51 am
Moscow: Kaliningrad railroad blockade violates international law
Moscow reacted harshly to the restrictions imposed by the Lithuania to rail freight between the Russian enclave Kaliningrad and the rest of Russian territory. The incipient blockade of Kaliningrad violates international law, he wrote Konstantin Kosachev, Vice-President of the Council of the Russian Federation, the upper house of parliament, in a post on Telegram. “As an EU member state, Lithuania violates a number of legally binding international laws,” Kosachev added, referring to the EU-Russia partnership agreement, which prohibits interference in their respective transport networks.
June 19, 2022 10:41 am
New attacks on Severodonetsk, Russian army in Metolkine
The Ukrainian army declared that the city was under siege Severodonetsk again faced heavy artillery and rocket fire as Russian forces attacked the surrounding areas. The Army General Staff acknowledged in its bulletin, as reported by the Guardian, that its forces have suffered a setback in settling Metolkin, southeast of Severodonetsk, while the battle for the industrial city in eastern Ukraine continues. “After artillery fire and an attack, the enemy achieved partial success in the village of Metolkine and tried to gain a foothold,” he said in a Facebook post. Sergei Gaidai, the Ukrainian-appointed governor of Luhansk, spoke of “tough fighting” in another online post. Metolkin.