The Ukrainian army on Sunday, June 11, claimed the capture of a village in the southeast, the first announced territorial gain from its attack on Russian positions in that part of the front. “The glorious soldiers of the 68th brigade (…) liberated the village of Blagodatné,” wrote the Ukrainian army’s ground forces on Facebook, posting a video showing soldiers with the Ukrainian flag in a destroyed building. Blagodatné, which had fewer than 1,000 inhabitants before the war, lies on the border of the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions in south-eastern Ukraine. Follow our live.
Russia claims to have repelled an attack on one of its ships in the Black Sea. This boat was patrolling near two gas pipelines carrying Russian hydrocarbons to Turkey. “The Armed Forces of Ukraine unsuccessfully tried to attack the Priazovie ship of the Black Sea Fleet with the help of six unmanned boats and at high speed,” the Russian Defense Ministry told Telegram.
An American accused of “drug trafficking” has been remanded in Russia. According to a Moscow court, Travis Leake is charged with “organizing the sale of drugs to young people,” a crime punishable by several years in prison. Until his possible trial, he will “remain in custody until August 6, 2023”.
Kiev announces that its army has advanced 1,400 meters around Bakhmout. The “Eastern” command of the Ukrainian army said on television on Saturday that Ukrainian troops managed to advance around the devastated city, which has become the symbolic epicenter of the conflict. In May Moscow claimed the capture of Bachmout.