The European Union will step up efforts to supply arms to Ukraine, said EU Commissioner Thierry Breton.
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a grenade launcher near Bakhmout (Ukraine), June 17, 2023. (ANATOLII STEPANOV / AFP)
The counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army against the Russian occupying forces continues, but remains in the dark. A local pro-Russian official, Vladimir Rogov, told Telegram on Sunday, June 18 that Ukrainian troops had recaptured a place in the Dnipro region, Piatykhatky, on the southern front. But no other Russian source has confirmed this information. For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry said its army repelled offensives on three front sectors on Sunday. Here are the rest of the notable tidbits of the day.
Breton promises to expedite arms shipments
In an interview with Le Parisien published in Sunday’s edition, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, French Thierry Breton, assures us that the European Union will “grow”. [son] “It’s a high-intensity war in which they play a crucial role,” he explains, recalling the commitment “to provide one million large-calibre weapons within twelve months (…).” in Kyiv.
In flooded areas, the water recedes
In the Kherson region, which was inundated by the waves of the Dnipro River after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, the water level has dropped and is now reaching one meter, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said on Telegram. It calls for the evacuation of nearly 2,800 people from the flood plains controlled by Ukraine. On Saturday, Kiev updated the number of victims of this disaster and reported 16 dead and 31 missing, while the occupation authorities deployed by Russia, on the other hand, recorded 29 dead.
Zelenskyy thanks the soldiers for Father’s Day
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked all “strong and brave” soldiers fighting the Russian invasion on Father’s Day on Sunday and hoped that one day they will all be able to return from the front. “Thank you to every Ukrainian father, every Ukrainian family for your strong and brave soldiers who defended Ukraine’s independence and fought for the life of Ukraine,” the head of state said on social networks.
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