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The first four M113AS4 armored personnel carriers handed over to Ukraine by the Australian government have left the RAAF Base Amberley. That's according to the Ministry of Defense of Australia, Ukrinform reports. Loaded into a Ukrainian Antonov AN-124 aircraft, the four vehicles are the first of 14 M113AS4s to be provided by Australia, the report says. The Australian government’s military assistance package consists of over AUD 285 million worth of support including Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, M777 Howitzers; anti-armour weapons, ammunition, unmanned aerial systems and a range of personal equipment. Prime Minister, The Hon. Anthony Albanese said the latest shipment…

EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore and Kyiv Police Chief Andriy Niebytov have visited the Kyiv suburbs of Irpin and Bucha. That's according to the Ukrainian National Police, Ukrinform reports. Gilmore and Niebytov visited the destroyed Irpin police station, the Romanivka bridge and other civilian infrastructure damaged by the aggressors' shelling, as well as a mass grave in Bucha. The interlocutors discussed the investigation into war crimes committed by Russia in the Kyiv region, violations of international humanitarian law, as well as assistance to victims of Russian aggression. "It is extremely important for us that the leadership of…

At a meeting on Sunday, the Verkhovna Rada supported a bill that ensured Ukraine's withdrawal from the agreement on the joint development of mobile communications with the CIS countries. According to Ukrinform, the State Special Communications Service said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Deputies supported the termination of the agreement on cooperation of the CIS member states in the development of mobile communications for Ukraine," the State Special Communications Service said. On the one hand, this agreement has not been filled with real content since its signing. On the other hand, it provides for the approximation of CIS legislation in…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have advanced more than 10 kilometers towards the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol. The relevant statement was made by Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Our heroic Armed Forces have significantly advanced and are now at the border of Kherson. I am confident, in the near future, our military will liberate Kherson. A similar situation is in the direction of Melitopol. Our Armed Forces have advanced more than 10 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia towards Melitopol,” Fedorov told. He called on local residents to trust in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukraine’s…

Over the past day, Russian troops have been shelling civil infrastructure in the Huliaipole community, Zaporizhzhia Region. Casualties among civilians were reported. The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Yesterday, the Huliaipole community residents were reporting to the police that Russian troops again fired at their houses. […] Russian projectiles hit several dozens of detached houses. As a result, some of them were destroyed completely and some damaged to a different extent,” the report states. Enemy shells also caused damage to various household buildings, garages, cellars, outdoor kitchens and yards. In…

A total of 50 rescuers have been extinguishing a massive fire at an oil depot in Novomoskovsk District for more than 14 hours so far, which was caused by Russia’s missile attack on Dnipropetrovsk Region. The relevant statement was made at a briefing by Daryna Tsurkan, Chief Public Relations Specialist at the Main Department of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in Dnipropetrovsk Region, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A total of 50 rescuers and 13 equipment units are working at the scene,” Tsurkan said. In her words, eleven civilians were injured in the missile strike. One person is now in critical…

The situation at the front is very difficult but controlled by the Ukrainian military. The Russians actually have no progress in key areas. "I would say that the situation is very difficult, especially in Sievierodonetsk direction, but controlled. That is, now we can say that the Russians do not actually have progress in key areas, they really wanted, once again tried this night, over the past day, tried to make it to Bakhmut–Lysychansk route. They again failed, we repulsed them again. And, in fact, they have no significant breakthroughs in Sievierodonetsk,” Vadym Denysenko, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs…

Yesterday, Russians twice attacked Mykolayiv city with missiles, destroying industrial enterprises and infrastructure objects. "On June 18, Mykolayiv was attacked with missiles twice. In the middle of the day, a double missile strike was launched on industrial infrastructure. In the evening, the second strike was launched with five missiles from Kherson region. According to the Operational Command ‘South’, one missile was destroyed by a portable anti-aircraft missile system. Two missiles hit an industrial facility, one – a residential building, and another one – hit the production infrastructure," the press service of the Mykolayiv Regional Military Administration posted on Facebook. In…

In Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops amass military equipment and personnel. The Ukrainian military does not rule out that the enemy is preparing for active action. "Russian troops continue to amass military equipment and personnel in certain directions, probably preparing for active hostilities. Restraining actions are being carried out on all frontiers along the line of contact. In the territory of two enterprises in the locality of Dniprorudne (Vasylivka district), the enemy is spotted amassing military equipment," Ukraine’s Defense Forces of Zaporizhzhia region posted on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. It is also noted that the enemy unloaded a significant batch of heavy…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz : Ukraine can expect to receive the support it needs "for as long as necessary." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this in an interview with Germany's dpa news agency published on June 18, Ukrinform reports, citing AP. According to Scholz, he wants to use next week's meeting with fellow G7 leaders in the Bavarian village of Elmau to discuss Ukraine's long-term prospects. "We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary," he said. "We want to make sure that Russian President (Vladimir Putin's) calculations do not work out. Putin obviously hopes that everything will…