3:54 p.m
Kiev, successes of elite Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut and Donetsk
“Today, the 5th Assault Brigade and the 35th Marines Brigade are engaged in active combat operations and making progress, with the 5th Assault Brigade occupying a dominant position around Bakhmut’s flanks, and the 35th Marines Assault Brigade instead defeating the occupiers in the Mykolaiv area of the Kherson region and are now fighting the enemy in the Donetsk region». Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Hanna Malyar writes on her Telegram channel. These military bodies – adds Malyar – have received letters of thanks from the President of Ukraine for their active and effective actions
2:41 p.m
Kiev: Buildings occupied by the Russian military in Kherson hit
Ukrainian forces this morning attacked the facility where Russian troops are stationed in the Arabat Strip in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, regional councilor Sergi Khlan said in a Facebook post, quoted by Ukrinform. »Kherson region. Around 5 and 6 in the morning, several shots went up in smoke towards the armed forces of Ukraine and the buildings of the occupier’s ‘government district’ on the Arabat peak,” he wrote. Khlan added that walls at one base collapsed just as the Russians were eating. Yesterday evening the Russian military suffered another attack in the village of Strilkove in the Arabat Strip, the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation was hit. According to Ukrainska Pravda, the pro-Russian governor of Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, was to spend the night in one of the buildings bombed by Ukrainian forces. According to the Russian government, Saldo is alive.
2:10 p.m
Peskiv, Putin still has no intention of speaking to Scholz
Russian President Vladimir “Putin still has no intention of speaking to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti news agency. This morning, Scholz said he wanted to speak to Putin “soon,” as he did shortly after the start of Russia’s military operation against Ukraine.
1:55 p.m
Kiev: The last Zaporizhia reactor is also shut down cold
Ukraine’s nuclear agency Energoatom has announced that the last of the six reactors at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, like the other five, has been shut down for some time as a precautionary measure implemented on Thursday after the Kakhovka Dam explosion and the resulting reduction in the water level of the river reservoirs used to cool the plant. The plant is occupied by Russian forces. There is no “immediate danger” for the nuclear power plant, it says. A visit from the Director of the IAEA, Mariano Grossi, is expected in the coming days. As all reactors are shut down, temperatures and pressures within the facilities gradually decrease, also reducing the amount of water cooling required for the nuclear fuel. Energoatom employees continue to work in Zaporizhia under Russian occupation.
1:53 p.m
Filorussi, 6,000 people evacuated from the Kherson region
More than 6,000 people, including 235 children, have been evacuated from flooded areas of the Kherson region after the recent collapse of the Kakhovka dam, the region’s pro-Russian interim governor Vladimir Saldo said today on Telegram. The tax office reports it. “As of June 10, more than 6,000 people have been evacuated from the flooded areas of Novaya Kakhovka, Aleshki and Golaya Pristan, including 235 children and 81 people with reduced mobility,” Saldo wrote, adding that 32 people were being treated in hospital. A total of 795 people are involved in relief operations.
1:52 p.m
How do you recognize Putin’s doppelganger? From ears to chin to walk, here’s your guide to Kiev
The details of the face, from the eyes to the chin. The movements, the posture, the gaits. How do you recognize Putin’s doppelganger? Do they really exist? According to Andriy Yusov, spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, the tsar usually uses stunt doubles at certain events. Doubts about Putin’s authenticity have already been expressed in public contexts in recent months, whether during his visits to Mariupol and Kherson or during close meetings with students in Moscow. On this occasion, Bild published the images intended to show the differences between Putin and his doubles. In an interview with Britain’s Chron, the head of Ukraine’s intelligence service, Kyryll Budanov, counted three who he says “have had plastic surgery to look like the real thing.” The Kremlin has, of course, repeatedly denied the allegations.
12:59 p.m
Hacker attack yesterday from the port of Trieste
Yesterday the port of Trieste suffered a hacker attack whose website was unavailable for several hours, from morning to early afternoon. The attack was confirmed by the Port Network Authority of the East Adriatic. As reported by local media, the pro-Russian hacker collective NoName057, which also had other Italian airports as targets, claimed responsibility for the operation. In relation to Trieste, no impact on the infrastructure’s internal IT network was identified. The use of the postal and telecommunications police mitigated the effects of the cyber offensive and the functionality of the website was regularly restored in the early afternoon. Via Telegram, the alleged perpetrators of the attack stated that “Italy is preparing the seventh package of military aid to the Ukrainian Nazis, as announced by the Defense Minister.” And again: “The Pasta government also plans to participate in an initiative to train Ukrainian soldiers.” This is how these stories can end for them.”
11:58
Trudeau in Kyiv will see Zelenskyy
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Kiev for a surprise visit. The BBC reports on this and states that Trudeau is planning a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trudeau, who is accompanied by his deputy and Treasury Secretary Chrystia Freeland, also met with Ukrainian soldiers trained by the Canadian military.
10:15
London: Kiev breaks through front line of Russian defenses
Ukrainian forces have penetrated the front line of Russian defenses in some areas of the front, while Russia’s performance to date has been mixed, writes the British MoD in its daily intelligence report on the course of the conflict. “Over the past 48 hours, major Ukrainian operations have been taking place in various sectors of eastern and southern Ukraine,” the report, published on Twitter, reads. In some areas, Ukrainian forces may have made good headway, breaching the front line of Russian defenses. In other countries, progress in Ukraine has been slower.”
09:03
The death toll in Odessa rises to 26
The number of wounded rose to 26 in last night’s attack by Russian forces on Odessa, which killed three people. This was announced by the southern Ukrainian task force, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
08:23
UN: Humanitarian crisis deepens after dam collapse
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine after the collapse of the Kakhovka dam “much worsened,” said Martin Griffiths, UN chief for humanitarian affairs, as reported by the Guardian
07:26
Two ballistic missiles launched at Crimea were destroyed
Russian air defense forces stationed in Crimea have destroyed two ballistic missiles launched from Ukrainian territory. This was announced by the Tass agency, indicating that these were Grom-2 Otrk tactical missiles. There are no deaths or injuries.
07:25
Airplane alarm in Kyiv
Shortly after 2:30 a.m., an alarm was raised in Kiev about an impending air raid. All citizens have been asked to go to the nearest emergency shelters. There are currently no reports of explosions and anti-aircraft defenses are not deployed
07:25
Russian drone attack in Odessa: two dead
Late on Friday evening, a Russian drone attack took place in the Odessa and Mykolaiv oblasts in southern Ukraine. According to reports from the Southern Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Shahed-136/131 attack drones were deployed and anti-aircraft guns were activated. MP Oleksiy Goncharenko – reports UNIAN agency – announced the death of two civilians in Odessa due to a Russian attack