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Evacuation has been announced for the villages of Zaizd, Petrivske, Tykhe and Sukhostavets in the Pryluky district, Chernihiv region, after a Russian missile strike. The department for civil defense and defense work of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration told this to Suspilne, Ukrinform reports. "The reason is that due to a missile strike there is a risk of a fire spreading," said Serhii Boldyriev, director of the department. Russian forces launched a missile strike on Pryluky at 13:15 on June 13.

Ukraine's Armed Forces have liberated three villages in the Donetsk region and moved the front line by 15 kilometers. According to Ukrinform, the Joint Forces Task Force said this on Facebook. "In some areas of the Donbas, Ukraine's Armed Forces are not only defending but are also gradually advancing. Our soldiers have recently liberated three villages in the Donetsk region and moved the front line by 15 kilometers," the statement reads. On February 24, Russia launched a new phase of the war against Ukraine - a full-scale invasion. The invaders are shelling and bombing peaceful towns and villages in Ukraine,…

Ukrainian artillery units have destroyed three Russian Grad launchers outside Sieverodonetsk, Luhansk region. That’s according to the Special Operations Forces’ report on Telegram, as seen by Ukrinform. In the Sieverodonetsk direction, operators of the Special Operations Forces located BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers during a reconnaissance mission in the enemy's rear. Having established the exact coordinates of enemy vehicles with a drone, the task force units passed the data to the artillery crew of an M777 howitzer manned by the National Guard. “Our colleagues destroyed three of the four enemy MLR systems with high-precision strikes. Another Grad was damaged," the…

Russian aggressors have launched hypersonic missiles on Donetsk region and attacked the territory using tanks and artillery. That’s according to a report by Ukraine’s National Police on Telegram Monday, June 13, Ukrinform reports. "During the day, the occupiers struck at 11 settlements: Avdiyivka, Toretsk, Bakhmut, Soledar, Svitlodarsk, Krasnohorivka, Udachne, Maksymilianivka, Halytsynivka, Mykolaivka, and Dolynivka. Civilian casualties are reported," the statement reads. Further details reveal that the enemy launched Kh-22 air-to-surface hypersonic missiles in air strikes on the village of Mykolaivka, Pokrovsk district. At least six households were damaged. Read also: Ukraine needs 1,000 howitzers, 500 tanks and more to end…

"On February 24, at 4 a.m., explosions were heard outside our military unit. These were missile strikes launched by the Russian Federation. And I immediately received a call from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who said, 'Hold on. Fight.' I replied, 'Understood.' I immediately gave the order to take up fire positions and start defending." These are the first moments of the full-scale Russian invasion recalled by Hero of Ukraine Pavlo Fedosenko, commander of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Ivan Sirko. It was under his leadership that the brigade's units held the defense of Kharkiv…

In captured Mariupol, the invaders and their collaborators from among the locals began trading in stolen humanitarian aid. That’s according to Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the Mariupol mayor, who issued a report via Telegram, as seen by Ukrinform. "Mariupol. The occupiers, together with collaborators, began trading in the stolen humanitarian aid. The Russian one. The son of a sham mayor, Vadym Kostiantynovych Ivashchenko, who took over the function of a hustler close to power circles, found a common language with the staff of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies. Not without the help of Urzuf collaborators Ivan Topuzov and his…

Russian troops are in control of 70% of Siverodonetsk, Luhansk region, while mass evacuations and humanitarian aid deliveries are currently impossible due to constant shelling, so Ukraine’s forces are able to evacuate only a few people a day. This was announced on Facebook by the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai, Ukrinform reports. "The Russians totally control most of Siverodonetsk. The fighting is so fierce that the battle for a single apartment block, let alone a street, can last for a day. About 500 civilians, including 40 children, remain at the Azot (plant’s shelter). The industrial zone…

The anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have shot down Russia’s Su-34 bomber aircraft in Kharkiv Region. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “At about 10:00 a.m., June 12, 2022, the anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft near Izium, Kharkiv Region,” the report states. The aircraft crashed in the temporarily occupied area. Information about pilots is yet to be checked. In addition, on June 12,…

Russian invaders have opened fire on the border areas of Chernihiv Region and Sumy Region from the territory of Russia. The relevant statement was made by the North Operational Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Between 00:10 a.m. and 00:30 a.m., observers recorded 20 explosions (presumably, 120 mm mortar shells) and a volley of large-caliber automatic gunfire in the direction of Mykhalchyna Sloboda, Chernihiv Region. No losses among personnel and equipment were reported,” the report states. In addition, at about 05:40 a.m., Russian troops fired at Bachivsk, Sumy Region, with mortar systems. Eight explosions were recorded, presumably 120 mm…