The head of Mykolaiv Regional Council, Hanna Zamazieva, told the Telegram on Tuesday that Russian forces continued firing on Mykolaiv and hit targets across the city, injuring 15 people. Aerial view of completely destroyed settlements after bombing, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Russian border in Kharkov, eastern Ukraine, on June 12, 2022. Methane Acta | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Meanwhile, Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Command, told his Telegram account that Russian forces had fired on various parts of the city, destroying and destroying various public and commercial buildings. Synehubov said three people had been killed and seven injured in the past 24 hours. A Ukrainian woman collects water in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on June 12, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Mykolaiv and Kharkiv are key targets for Russian forces, as control of these cities would allow Russian forces to occupy a larger area in the east and south of the country. – Holly Eliat
‘Calm before storm’ as Russian forces regroup in eastern Ukraine: Governor
The governor of Luhansk region, where the fiercest fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops is taking place, said he was witnessing “calm before the storm” after a relatively quiet night on the front line. Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Luhansk province, where heavy fighting is taking place in and around the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that Russian forces had stopped regrouping. He said that “a difficult time has passed in the Luhansk region, after a whole day of advancing in all directions” of the Russian forces. Haidai said Russian forces had set June 26 as the deadline for occupying the Luhansk region, although he did not give the source for that information. “In five days from now it will not happen,” he said, adding that Ukrainian forces in the region were still waiting for long-range artillery. Ukraine is desperately looking for more long-range weapons to help it turn the tide in the battle in eastern Ukraine, where Russia is seeing slow but steady progress in territorial gains. – Holly Eliat
Russia says it can not guarantee that captive American fighters will not face the death penalty
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov at an event during Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin told NBC News on Monday that Moscow would not guarantee that two American veterans who had fought in Ukraine would not face the death penalty. “It depends on the investigation,” Dmitry Peshkov told NBC News when asked if Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh would “face the same fate” as two British nationals and a Moroccan man sentenced to death in a pro-Russian separatist “court”. is widely regarded as a kangaroo court – in eastern Ukraine this month. Peshkov said Druke and Huinh were “involved in illegal activities” in Ukraine and said “these guys on the battlefield were shooting at our military. They were risking their lives,” NBC reported. “There will be a court and there will be a court ruling,” Peshkov said, adding: “They should be punished.” – Holly Eliat
“You are my hero”: Ben Stiller meets President Zelensky
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday, calling the wartime leader “my hero.” Stiller is a Goodwill Ambassador at the UN 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 as they met Zelensky, adding: “You are my hero. You are amazing”. Stiller also praised the president for his former acting career, saying “you gave up a great acting career for it.” “Not as great as yours,” Zelensky replied. Stiller added that the wartime president’s leadership was “inspiring” to the rest of the world. – Holly Eliat
Mariupol residents “suggest survival”
Residents of the southern port city of Mariupol, which was occupied by Russian forces in May, are on the brink of survival due to a lack of drinking water, according to the city’s regional military administration.
Citing information from Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boichenko, the administration said that “more than 100,000 people who remain in the city do not have access to drinking water.”
“Right now, the occupiers are providing it once a week. The residents are standing in line for 4-8 hours. They are on the verge of death. This is a humanitarian catastrophe. Therefore, we must do everything possible to open a “Green corridor and save people,” said the mayor.
He added that Russians and “collaborators” had also restricted residents’ access to food. “At the same time, the city is left without gas, light and sewerage.”
CNBC could not verify the information from the administration and Boychenko.
– Holly Eliat
The fighting is moving to villages around Severodonetsk and Lysychansk
Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces is taking place in “several villages” around the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, with Ukrainian forces losing control of a settlement, according to the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy.
In his latest Twitter post, the official said that the Ukrainian army had lost control of the village of Metiolkine just outside the regional center.
“Fighting is taking place in many villages around Siverodonetsk and Lysychansk. Unfortunately, at the moment we have no control over Metiolkine near the regional center,” he said, adding that Russian forces had “intensified artillery and air fire”.
Debris and damaged cars along a road in Lysychansk.
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Russian and Ukrainian forces have been embroiled in intense fighting and street fighting in recent weeks, with the conflict focusing on Sheverodonetsk, the last Ukrainian-controlled city in Luhansk Oblast, and its “twin” city across the Siverskyi River. Donets, Lysychansk.
Haidai noted that the Ukrainian fighters are successful in a war close to a quarter, but enemy artillery dominates the area. He added that Russia was “hitting” Lysychansk, but said there was a “quiet” evacuation of civilians using armored vehicles.
The lost settlement does NOT mean “lost war”. “The Luhansk region will be defended until the end, we will reduce the horde as needed,” Haidai said.
The flames erupted from a construction site after it was hit by a missile on June 20, 2022 in Druzhkivka, Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has focused its firepower on 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 Sheverodonetsk industrial zone and the outskirts of the city hard. The same is true in the Toshkivka and Ustynivka areas,” where the “orcs” are seeking to make a major breakthrough. “For this purpose they have amassed a large amount of equipment there,” he said.
Ukrainian officials often liken Russian fighters to the fictional, monstrous “orcs” in JRR Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” series.
– Holly Eliat
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Several towns, towns and villages in the Luhansk region have been the scene of heavy fighting for weeks with Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in street battles, with Russian artillery fire destroying infrastructure and homes in the area. Tensions, meanwhile, are high between Russia and Lithuania, as the latter, a NATO member, has banned the rail transport of all EU-sanctioned goods (such as metals, coal, construction materials and high-tech products) originating in from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave in the Baltic Sea. Russia has warned of “serious” consequences for what it called Lithuania’s “hostile actions”, and NATO members have reiterated their support for the country. Otherwise, it is a tense week for Ukraine, as it waits to see if it will receive the status of candidate country for the European Union. He should know by the end of the week when an EU summit will end.
