Nikolaev in the south and Kharkiv in the east have been attacked, authorities say
The large cities of Nikolaev, a port in the south, and Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast, have come under heavy attack, according to officials in the regions.
The head of the Nikolaev regional council Hana Zamazeeva told in the account in Telegram on Tuesday that the Russian forces continue to fire at Nikolaev and to strike on targets in the city, leaving 15 wounded.
Aerial view of completely destroyed settlements after the shelling, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Russian border in Kharkov, eastern Ukraine, on June 12, 2022.
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Meanwhile, Olekh Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, told his Telegram account that Russian forces had shelled various parts of the city, damaging and destroying various public and commercial buildings.
Sinehubov said three people had been killed and seven injured in the past 24 hours.
Ukrainka collects water in Nikolaev, Ukraine, on June 12, 2022.
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Nikolaev and Kharkov are key targets for Russian forces, as controlling these cities would allow Russian forces to occupy more space in the east and south of the country.
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Governor: “Calm before the storm” as Russian forces regroup in eastern Ukraine
The governor of the Luhansk region, where the most intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops is taking place, said he was witnessing a “calm before the storm” after a relatively quiet night on the front line.
Sergei Haidai, the governor of Luhansk province, where fierce fighting is taking place in and around the cities of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, said in a Facebook update Tuesday that Russian forces had stopped regrouping.
He said that “in the Luhansk region, a difficult time has passed after a full day of offensive in all directions” of Russian forces.
Haidai said that the deadline for Russian forces to take over the Luhansk region on June 26, although he did not specify the source of this information. “This will not happen in five days,” he said, adding that Ukrainian forces in the region were still waiting for long-range artillery.
Ukraine desperately needed more distant weapons to help it reverse the battle in eastern Ukraine, where Russia is making slow but steady progress in terms of territorial gains.
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Russia says it cannot guarantee that captured American fighters will not be sentenced to death
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at an event celebrating Russia’s Victory Day in Moscow on May 9, 2022.
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A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin told NBC News on Monday that Moscow would not guarantee that two American veterans fighting in captivity in Ukraine would not face the death penalty.
“It depends on the investigation,” Dmitry Peskov told NBC News when asked if Alexander Drucke and Andy Huyn would “face the same fate” as two British citizens and a Moroccan who were sentenced to death in a pro-Russian separatist “court” – widely perceived as a kangaroo court – in eastern Ukraine this month.
Peskov said Drucke and Huyn were “involved in illegal activities” in Ukraine and said “these guys on the battlefield were shooting at our military. They were threatening their lives,” NBC reported.
“There will be a court and there will be a court decision,” Peskov said, adding: “They must be punished.”
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“You are my hero”: Ben Stiller meets with President Zelensky
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller met with President Vladimir Zelensky in Kyiv on Monday, calling the wartime leader “my hero.”
Stiller is a goodwill ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and has been in Ukraine for several days as part of his role in meeting Ukrainian refugees.
“It’s a great honor for me,” Stiller said when introduced to Zelensky, adding, “You’re my hero.” You are amazing.
Stiller also praised the president for his previous acting career, saying that “you left your great acting career because of it.” “It’s not as great as yours,” Zelenski replied.
Stiller added that the president’s military leadership was “inspiring” to the rest of the world.
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Mariupol “for survival”
Residents of the southern port city of Mariupol, which was captured by Russian forces in May, are on the brink of survival due to a lack of drinking water, the city’s regional military administration said.
Citing information from Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boychenko, the administration said that “more than 100,000 people who still remain in the city do not have access to drinking water.”
“Currently, the occupiers provide it once a week. Residents stand in line for 4-8 hours. They are on the verge of death. This is a humanitarian catastrophe. That is why we must do everything possible to open a green corridor and save people. “, Said the mayor.
He added that Russians and “collaborators” have also restricted residents’ access to food. “At the same time, the city is left without gas, lighting and sewerage.
CNBC failed to verify the information from the administration and Boychenko.
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The battles moved to the villages around Severodonetsk and Lisichansk
Battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces are taking place in “many villages” around the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, with Ukrainian forces losing control of one settlement, according to Sergei Haidai, head of the Luhansk regional military administration.
In his latest Twitter update, the official said the Ukrainian army had lost control of the village of Metiolkine just outside the regional center.
“Fighting is taking place in many villages around Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. “Unfortunately, we do not currently have control of Metiolkine near the regional center,” he said, adding that Russian forces had “increased artillery and air fire.”
Debris and destroyed cars on the street in Lisichansk.
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Russian and Ukrainian forces have been embroiled in intense fighting and street fighting in recent weeks, with the conflict targeting Severodonetsk, the last Ukrainian-controlled city in Luhansk province, and its “sister” city across the Seversky Donets River, Lisichansk.
Haidai noted that Ukrainian fighters have been successful in close warfare, but enemy artillery predominates in the area. He added that Russia was smashing Lisichansk, but said a “quiet” evacuation of civilians was taking place with the help of armored vehicles.
“A lost settlement does NOT mean a ‘lost war.’ The Luhansk region will be defended to the last, we will hold the horde as needed, “Haidai said.
Flames are rising from a structure after it was hit by a projectile on June 20, 2022 in Druzhkivka, Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has concentrated its firepower in Ukraine’s Donbass region, where it has long supported two separatist regions that have been at war with the Ukrainian government since 2014.
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He added that the “Russians are hitting the industrial zone of Severodonetsk and the outskirts of the city. The same is true in the Toshkivka and Ustinovka districts, where the Orcs are seeking a breakthrough.” For this purpose, they have gathered a large amount of equipment there, “he said.
Ukrainian authorities often liken Russian fighters to the fictional, monstrous “orcs” in J.W. RR Tolkien The Lord of the Rings.
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