Ukraine advances towards Russian-occupied cities in the south

2023-06-22 13:03:51

War Russia Ukraine, live: Ukraine advances towards the cities occupied by Russia in the south

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that progress in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces was “slower than desired” but Kyiv will not be pressured to speed it up.

Updated: Jun 22, 2023 | 13:03
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Zelensky warns that Russia is preparing an attack against the Zaporizhia plant

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has warned of the possibility that Russia is preparing an attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, as part of a “terrorist” plan that began with the blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam, to release radiation. “Our Intelligence has received information that Russia is considering the scenario of a terrorist act at the Zaporizhia nuclear plant. A terrorist act with the release of radiation,” Zelensky warned.

12:31

Ukraine advances one kilometer towards the occupied cities of the south

Ukrainian forces have managed to advance one kilometer towards the Russian-occupied cities of Melitopol and Berdiansk in the south of the country in the past 24 hours, a Ukrainian military spokesman reported on the national television news service on Thursday. According to the source, the Ukrainian forces inflicted a total of 129 casualties on the Russian troops defending their positions in the area, and injured 236 Russian army soldiers.

“Armed forces in the Tavria area (south-eastern Ukraine) continue to carry out offensive operations in the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions,” said the spokesman for the Tavria Operational Strategic Group of the Ukrainian army, Valeri Shershen. “We have advanced towards the enemy up to a kilometer,” said Shershen, who described the movement as “tactical” implying that it is an advance of the lines in preparation for a subsequent assault on the Russian defensive line.

12:03

Scholz advocates focusing on Ukraine’s actual combat capability at NATO summit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has advocated that the next NATO summit in July focus, among other issues, on strengthening Ukraine’s real combat capacity, while calling on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to not hinder Sweden’s entry into the alliance. In a government statement before the Bundestag (Parliament), Scholz has reiterated that Ukraine’s accession to NATO is ruled out as long as the Russian war of aggression does not end, as Kiyv has also recognized.

11:27

The World Bank announces new aid of 1.6 billion euros for Ukraine

The World Bank (WB) has announced that it will grant Ukraine an “additional support” loan worth more than 1,750 million dollars (about 1,600 million euros), which will be subsidized by the United Kingdom, the United States and Finland. Specifically, the United Kingdom will contribute 500 million dollars (just over 450 million euros), the United States will grant another 1,250 million dollars (approximately 1,140 million euros) and Finland will add 15 million dollars (close to 14 million euros).

10:55

UK calls Russian investigation into alleged Ukraine crimes against children in Donbas ‘lawfare’

The UK Intelligence services have described as “a type of ‘lawfare'” the decision of the Russian Duma to create an investigative committee of alleged crimes committed by the Ukrainian authorities against minors in the Donbas region (east) after the outbreak of the conflict in 2014. The Russian Duma approved on Monday to create a parliamentary committee on “alleged crimes committed by the Ukrainian government against children in Donbas since 2014”, when a conflict broke out between the central authorities and pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, which self-proclaimed the independence of areas under their control.

10:35

Ukraine reports offensive operations in Liman and towards Melitopol and Berdyansk

The Ukrainian Armed Forces “continue to carry out offensive operations” in the direction of Melitopol and Berdyansk, Russian-occupied cities in southern Ukraine, and in the Liman area, in the eastern Donetsk province, the state reported today. Ukrainian major. The General Staff note speaks of “partial successes” in the surroundings of the towns of Rivnopil and Staromayorske, located in the southwest of Donetsk, near the administrative border with Zaporizhia, and from where Ukraine intends to advance south towards Melitopol. and Berdiansk. In this area of ​​the front, the Ukrainian forces “have consolidated” their positions on the recently recaptured ground.

10:04

They warn of the risk for the EU of Russian influence through Algeria in the Maghreb

Geopolitical experts convened by the Coordinates Institute of Governance and Applied Economics warned of the risk for the EU of Russian influence through Algeria in the Maghreb. During a conference on the Maghreb in the geopolitical context of the war in Ukraine at the Coordinates Institute, prominent experts and opinion leaders, who analyzed the implications of the war in Ukraine for the Maghreb region and its impact on the stability and security of Spain and the European Union.

The conclusions of the conference highlighted the “worrying” magnitude of the war in Ukraine and its global reach, as well as the repercussions that this Russian aggression has in the Maghreb and throughout the West. The experts also analyzed the geopolitical collaboration between Russia, Algeria and Iran, which seeks to destabilize the Maghreb region and considered that it represents a direct threat to Spain and the European Union.

09:38

The death toll from an explosion in a building in Kiyv rises to two

The death toll from the explosion registered at dawn this Thursday in a high-rise residential building in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, has risen to two, as confirmed by the authorities, who have attributed the incident to a leak. Of gas. The mayor of Kiyv, Vitali Klitschko, has pointed out in a message on his Telegram account that the event has resulted in four other injuries, two of whom have been hospitalized. Likewise, he has indicated that 18 people “have been rescued from the damaged buildings”, located in a 16-story building located in the Dnipro neighborhood.

08:17

Ukraine denounces drone attack in Odessa

The Ukrainian military authorities have denounced that a new drone attack took place at dawn on Thursday in Odessa, in the south of the country. “At night, the Odessa region has been attacked by Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles,” the head of the Odessa Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Bratchuk, reported in a Telegram message.

07:23

Russia denounces a Ukrainian attack on the Chongar bridge between Kherson and Crimea

Russian authorities in Crimea and Kherson today denounced a Ukrainian bombardment, allegedly carried out with long-range British Storm Shadow missiles, against the Chongar bridge, which links the two Russian-annexed Ukrainian regions.

“At night, the Chongar bridge was hit. There were no casualties. At the moment, explosives experts are conducting an examination to assess the type of ammunition,” wrote the head of the Crimean peninsula, Sergei Axiónov, in his Telegram channel.

07:23

Putin points out that they have observed a “pause” in the Ukrainian counteroffensive

His adversary, Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Moscow had observed a “pause” in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which began earlier this month. Although Ukraine still had some offensive potential, Kyiv understood that it “had no chance,” Putin said.

A few words that have been answered by the Ukrainian president. Zelensky insists that the troops advance on the southern front and maintain the defense lines in the east, long the focus of the Russian offensive that has lasted 16 months.

Zelensky specifically mentioned the Kupiansk area in the northeast, where military officials say Russian troops have been applying increasing pressure.

“In the Kupiansk sector, regardless of what the Russian terrorists plan, we are destroying the enemy. In the south, we are advancing… In the east, we are maintaining our defenses,” the Ukrainian leader said.

07:01

Ukraine’s offensive progresses slowly, according to Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that progress in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces was “slower than desired” but Kyiv will not be pressured to speed it up.

“Some people think this is a Hollywood movie and expect results now. It’s not,” he said in an interview with Britain’s BBC. “What is at stake is people’s lives.”

06:52

At least one dead and two injured by an explosion in a building in Kyiv

At least one person has died and two others have been injured after the explosion in a high-rise residential building in Kyiv due to a gas leak that occurred at dawn.

The Ukrainian Emergency Service has reported that 18 people have been rescued, while 70 rescuers and thirteen emergency units have participated. The incident, which took place at 03:45 a.m. (local time), has left four apartments destroyed and six others damaged, according to a report published on the Telegram account of the Ukrainian emergency service.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has indicated that search and rescue operations are ongoing and that experts are investigating the causes of the explosion.

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