“Surrender, or die,” says separatist militia leader tells Ukrainian fighters in Severodonetsk
A senior military official from the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine has told Ukrainian fighters in Severodonetsk, the last city that now partially occupies Ukraine in Luhansk, that they must surrender or die.
The deputy leader of the “People’s Militia” of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR) told reporters on Monday that Ukrainian fighters in the city are now trapped after the last entrance bridge was destroyed yesterday or departure from the city. .
An image taken on May 22, 2022 shows a destroyed bridge connecting the city of Lysychansk with the city of Severodonetsk in the eastern Donbas region. All major bridges in Severodonetsk are now destroyed.
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“Severodonetsk is really blocked after the last bridge connecting it to Lysychansk was blown up yesterday,” the deputy leader of the RPD’s popular militia, Eduard Basurin, told the Associated Press.
“Therefore, the Ukrainian military units stationed there remain there (in Severodonetsk) forever. They have two options: either follow the example of their comrades and surrender, or die. They have no choice,” he warned.
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Injured baby, mother dies after bombing in Kharkiv
Russian forces have bombed the city of Kharkiv and its environs, killing one person and wounding five others, including three children.
Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional administration, told Telegram that for the past 24 hours, Russian forces have bombed the city of Kharkiv, as well as the Izyum, Bohodukhiv and Chuhuiv districts of the surrounding region.
A number of civilians were injured in the bombing, and in one town, Pechenihy, a three-month-old baby was injured and his mother, 35, was killed.
In Kharkiv, Russian missiles set fire to warehouses, and trucks reportedly set fire to the district.
In the Izyum area, southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Synehubov said, Russian forces were trying to establish control over Bohorodychne and were preparing an attack on Sloviansk.
CNBC was unable to immediately verify the publication information.
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The risk of a “frozen conflict” increases as Russia gains gains in eastern Ukraine
Tanks of pro-Russian troops are driving down a street during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Popasna in the Luhansk region, Ukraine, on May 26, 2022.
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As Russia gradually seizes more territory in Ukraine and continues to hit several targets in the Donbas, analysts fear that Ukrainian fighters are losing the lead in the conflict and that there will be a war of attrition.
“I’m concerned about that,” William Alberque, director of strategy, technology and arms control at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told CNBC. “There is a high risk that Ukraine will continue to lose ground gradually.”
Alberque said there was still a possibility that the Russian line would sink somewhere, but what made this invasion turning point dangerous is that Russia is launching everything it has to completely occupy the eastern part of the world. ‘Ukraine.
“This is the part of the war that really worries because it’s a war of attrition because only Russia throws tons and tons of shitty equipment into battle. They’re the ones who use the Donetsk and Luhansk fighters as cannon fodder. They are just drawing on their huge human resources and there is an opportunity [Ukraine is] it will lose more ground. “
More information here: “Frozen conflict”: Ukraine’s war could last 10 years or more if Russian forces are not repulsed
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Russia is making progress around Kharkiv for the first time in weeks, according to the UK
While Russia’s main target remains the assault on Severodonetsk’s pocket in the Donbas, the UK Ministry of Defense said Russian forces “have probably made small strides in the Kharkiv sector for the first time in several weeks “.
View of a shopping mall destroyed after a bombing in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 8, 2022.
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The ministry, which posted its latest intelligence update on Twitter on Tuesday, also noted that Russia could be starting to take advantage of its industrial base for the war effort.
On June 10, the United Kingdom noted, an official with the Russian Military-Industrial Commission predicted that state defense spending would increase by 600 to 700 billion rubles (up to $ 12 billion). could approach a 20% increase in Russia’s defense budget.
“Russian government funding is allowing the country’s defense defense base to slowly mobilize to meet the demands of the war in Ukraine,” he said. “However, the industry could struggle to meet many of these requirements, in part because of the effects of sanctions and lack of experience.”
The ministry said Russia’s production of “high-quality optics and advanced electronics is likely to remain problematic and could undermine its efforts to replace lost equipment in Ukraine.”
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All bridges in Severodonetsk are now destroyed, the governor says
The city of Severodonetsk in Luhansk province – one of the last strongholds of Ukrainian forces in the area – has now seen all its bridges destroyed, according to the Luhansk governor, who said evacuation of civilians is now impossible.
Severodonetsk has been the focus of heavy fighting for weeks, as Ukrainian soldiers have desperately tried to prevent the city from falling into Russian hands. Russia’s relentless bombing has taken its toll, however, and at least 70 percent of the city is now under its own control.
Smoke was rising in Severodonetsk, seen from neighboring Lysychansk, Ukraine on June 10, 2022.
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Following an update on Monday that said only one bridge remained in the city and that it was severely damaged, Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai updated the situation on Facebook on Monday night, saying that “all bridges are destroyed. , but Severodonetsk is not blocked. Communication with the city is there !! “
“Evacuation and transport of human cargo is impossible,” he added
He added that the Russians had not completely captured Severodonetsk and that part of the city was still under Ukrainian control.
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U.S. officials say new military aid to Ukraine could arrive this week
Ukrainian soldiers move U.S.-made missiles on Feb. 13, 2022. The U.S. could announce new military aid to Ukraine as early as this week, a defense official and an administration official said.
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The United States could announce new military aid to Ukraine as early as this week, a defense official and a government official said.
The additional assistance is likely to come from the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative, which can be used to train, equip and advise Ukrainian forces. The U.S. has used more than $ 6 billion for U.S. funds in fiscal year 2022.
Another package of military aid, with additional weapons and equipment, could also be announced next week through the Presidential Reduction Authority, the defense official said.
It would be the 12th withdrawal of U.S. weapons and equipment for the defense of Ukraine.
Last month, Congress approved an additional $ 40 billion for aid to Ukraine at the request of President Joe Biden for $ 33 billion.
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“We are facing absolute evil,” says Zelenskyy; promises to rebuild Kyiv
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, visits the positions of Ukrainian troops in the city of Bakhmut and Lysychansk district, Ukraine, on June 5, 2022.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the capital of Kyiv “will rebuild everything that was destroyed by the occupiers.”
“We are facing absolute evil. And we have no choice but to move on,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly speech to the nation on the 110th day of his invasion of Russia.
He added that Ukrainian forces “will eliminate the occupants of all our areas.”
“We will rebuild everything that was destroyed by the occupiers, from Volnovakha to Chortkiv, because this is Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.
“And our destiny was to come back and strengthen it.”
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A look inside the destroyed Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol
Russian military patrols the ruins of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.
The Russian army had besieged the strategic port city for three months, and only took full control in late May after a group of Ukrainian soldiers hiding at the steel plant surrendered.
A Russian military man inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP) (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV / AFP via Getty Images)
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A Russian military inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022.
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A Russian military inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022.
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A Russian military man inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP) (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV / AFP via Getty Images)
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A Russian military inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022.
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