Ukraine’s army said Sunday June 19 it had repelled Russian attacks near Sievierodonetsk in the east of the country, the scene of fierce fighting in a war that NATO says could last “for years”.
Here’s what to remember from the news about the war in Ukraine this Sunday, June 19, 2022, the 116th day of the conflict.
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According to Kyiv, Russian attacks in the east repelled
Ukrainian troops said they repelled Russian attacks on villages near Sievierodonetsk, a key city in the east of the country where the two armies have been fighting bloody battles for weeks.
“Our units repelled the attack in the Tochkivka region”near Sievierodonetsk, the Ukrainian military said on Facebook. “The enemy has retreated and is regrouping”she said, adding that the Russian armed forces “stormed” the village of Orichove.
The local governor, Serguiï Gaïdaï, described as ” Lie ” the idea that the Russians controlled the strategic location of Sievierodonetsk. “Indeed they control most of the city, but they don’t control it entirely.”he said on Telegram.
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The situation in Ukraine this Sunday, June 19, 2022. | INFOGRAPHIC WEST FRANCE
This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday “The offensive against Seyerodonetsk is successful”. “Units of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk People’s Republic, supported by the Russian armed forces, liberated the village of Metolkin”southeast of Sievierodonetsk.
NATO warns that the war could last “for years.”
The war in Ukraine could continue ” Years “warned NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview published by German daily Bild on Sunday, June 19, 2022, urging Western countries to continue their support for Kyiv.
“We have to be prepared that this will last for years”said Jens Stoltenberg, “We must not let up in supporting Ukraine, even if the costs are high, not only in terms of military support, but also because of rising energy and food prices.”.
Zelensky has no doubts about victory
Back from the southern front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assures that his troops are keeping morale high and have no doubts about victory against the Russians.
On a rare visit outside of Kyiv, where he barricaded himself early in the conflict when the capital was threatened by the Russian army, Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the Black Sea town of Mykolaiv and returned the visit to troops stationed nearby and in the neighboring Kyiv region were stationed in Odessa.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rewards a military member during his visit to the southern Mykolayiv region. | AFP PHOTO/ UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY PRESS SERVICE
“We will not give anyone the south, we will take everything back, and the sea will be Ukrainian, it will be safe” he said in a video posted on Telegram when he returned to Kyiv.
MAP. Ukraine: Russian attacks ‘repelled’, NATO fears long conflict… Update on day 116