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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…

A total of 288 children have been killed and over 527 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As of June 13, 2022, over 815 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 288 children were killed and over 527 injured,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently, most casualties were recorded in…

At night, the enemy struck Dnipropetrovsk region. One person was killed, five more were injured. "The tensest night. The enemy opened fire from Uragan launchers on the residential neighbourhoods of Zelenodolsk community. In Zelenodolsk, they hit the town center. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and five more were injured," Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. In Velyka Kostromka, no casualties have been reported so far. The village is partially without electricity. In Zelenodolsk and Velyka Kostromka, houses were damaged and destroyed. The impacted areas are littered with cluster munitions.…

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhny, in a phone call with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, informed him about the current situation at the front and the need for Ukraine to get more new artillery pieces as soon as possible. Zaluzhny said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "I emphasized that the enemy concentrated its main efforts in the north of the Luhansk region. They use artillery en masse and, unfortunately, they have a tenfold fire advantage. Despite everything, we keep holding our positions. Every meter of Ukrainian land there is…

Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk has once again criticized the host country's government for hesitating to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces, suffering heavy losses, with armored combat vehicles that have even been prepared for shipment by manufacturers. The diplomat expressed his misunderstanding on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "Dear Government, why are you denying the Ukrainian army these Marder infantry fighting vehicles, which are already available at (Rheinmetall) concern, while Ukraine is bleeding in Donbas? 109 days of the Russian war of annihilation. WHY?” the ambassador said. The post contains a link to a Bild article, which states that the German…