There are important Russian movements to report in the Donbass. The head of the regional military administration of DonetskPavlo Kyrylenko said that the Moscow District Armed Forces are trying not only to establish full control over the village of Bogorodichne, but also to create the conditions for the development of the offensive Sloviansk. Capturing this center could prove crucial to continuing the battle in Ukraine’s eastern quadrant. In fact, from here, Russian units could attempt to link up with other Moscow contingents to encircle the Ukrainian forces Donbass. And, consequently, to exhaust Severodonetsk and defeat the last niches of enemy resistance.
The focus is on the firepower of the Russian artillery Severodonetsk but at the same time Vladimir Putin’s men are advancing in other directions. Moscow advances Lysychansk from the south and fights in Berestove, Spirne, Vovchoyarivka and the Lysychansk oil refinery. Russian troops, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), conducted air raids around the aforementioned Severodonetsk and Lysyhansk and reinforced their grouping south of the Orikhove and Toshkivka area. The Russians are also likely to try to enforce their attempts to ban itT1302 Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway To support offensive operations in Lysychansk.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe now foresees a dangerous tightening in the next few days Russian raids on Ukraine in connection with the meetings of the G7 and NATO Heads of State and Government. In a video message posted on his social media channels last night, the head of state also emphasized that a “really historic” week begins for Kyiv today. “A week in which we will hear a response from the European Union on Ukraine’s candidate status. We already have a positive decision from the European Commission, and by the end of the new week there will be a response from the European Council,” said Zelensky.
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10:28 am | New bombings in Kharkiv
The bombings in Kharkiv and the region continue. In the village of Ivanovka, three children were injured. This was reported by Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of the Kharkiv State National Park, claiming that the Russians hit the city of Chuguev and the villages of the Kharkiv region Baranovka, Ivanovka, Korobochkino. This is what Ukrainian media reported.
10:16 am | Destroyed Russian missiles towards Odessa
The Russians tried to launch a missile attack on the Belgorod-Dniester district of the Odessa region, and also on Odessa in the morning, but the missiles were destroyed in the air. The municipality of Odessa reports this on the Telegram channel, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
10:02 am | Borrell: “Blocking grain exports is a real war crime”
Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian wheat exports is a veritable war crime. This is what Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said on his arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. “I believe that nobody can withstand the pressure of the international community. I hope, and it is more than a hope, that the United Nations will come to an agreement. It is unthinkable that millions of tons of wheat could get stuck in Ukraine when people in the rest of the world are starving. This is a real war crime. I can’t imagine it going to be much longer,” he said.
9:35 a.m. | Lysychansk bombed, fighting in Severodonetsk
Russian airstrikes caused significant damage to residential buildings in Hirske and Vrubivka, several administrative buildings were bombed in Lysychansk and fighting continues in Severodonetsk, according to the head of the Lugansk regional military administration Sergiy Gaidai, quoted by Ukrinform.
8:53 am | Intelligence Gb: “Limited success Russia due to inability to air power”
“So far, Russian aviation has fared poorly in the conflict in Ukraine. Their inability to consistently deliver air power is one of the key factors in the limited success of the Russian campaign against the Russian ground forces,” the British Ministry of Defense said in its latest intelligence report published on Twitter.
8:27 am | China-Russia: Oil imports up 55% in May
China’s crude oil imports from Russia rose 55 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a new record high. This is what the Nikkei newspaper writes, citing information from the General Administration of Chinese Customs. For example, total oil imports from Russia last month, including those by sea and through the East Siberia-Pacific Pipeline, amounted to nearly 8.42 million tons. Russia has thus replaced Saudi Arabia as China’s most important crude oil supplier
8:15 am | Kryvyi Rih was hit by Russian artillery during the night
During the night, Russian artillery hit the Kryvyi Rih district, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine. This was stated by Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the regional military administration, quoted by Ukrinform. Meanwhile, in the Novomoskovsk district of the region, rescuers extinguish a fire caused by a rocket attack on a fuel depot for the second day in a row, injuring three people.
7:54 am | Kirill: “Russian soldiers guided by inner morals. exemplary courage”
“The Russian military involved in the special military operation in Ukraine and Donbass are showing surprising examples of courage and self-denial, and it’s all based on their ‘inner moral sense’. This was said by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has repeatedly blessed the war in Ukraine wanted by President Vladimir Putin. “Our young people are now defending Russia on the battlefield,” Kirill said, quoted by Radio Svoboda. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said the priests who “cared” for the Russian army told him numerous examples of courage and sacrifice. The patriarch believes this does not come from “a high salary” but from “moral sense”.
7:35 a.m. | Moscow prepares offensive in Sloviansk
Two civilians were killed and 12 injured in a rocket attack by the Russian army in the Donetsk region in the past 24 hours, said the head of the regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko, quoted by UNIAN. Kyrylenko added that enemy troops in the district are trying to gain full control over the village of Bogorodichne and create conditions for the development of the Sloviansk offensive.
7:00 a.m. | Ukrainian staff: “Russians attack towards Bakhmut and Severodonetsk”
Russian forces continue to attack Ukrainian positions in Severodonetsk, Lugansk region and in the direction of Bakhmut, Donetsk region. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on its Facebook page this morning. “In the direction of Severodonetsk, the enemy conducts 24-hour aerial reconnaissance using Orlan-10 drones. He conducts offensive operations to gain full control of the city of Severodonetsk. Hostilities continue, the enemy is unsuccessful,” reads in the message.
6:30 a.m. | Zelenskyi predicts an intensification of hostility from Russia
“We can assume that Russia will step up its attacks this week.” This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the President, new and intense attacks could take place these days, when discussions of European Union countries on Kiev’s application for EU membership open.
0re 6:00 | 007 USA: “Moscow will try to undermine midterm vote”
Moscow will ‘likely’ seek to discourage voting and undermine Americans’ confidence in November’s midterm elections in retaliation for the American-led Western response to Ukraine’s invasion: CNN reveals, citing a new declassified document by the secret service of the Ministry of the Interior.