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The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry says the so-called ‘judicial trial’ of foreign fighters, who served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, within the temporarily occupied territories is worthless. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko in a commentary to Ukrinform. In his words, all foreigners fighting on the Ukrainian territory as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Hence, according to the international humanitarian law, they have a legal status of combatants. “All servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who are taken prisoner by the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree on the implementation of the decision by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) of June 9, 2022 to impose sanctions on a number of Russian high-rank officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Relevant decree No. 400/2022 was published on the website of the Office of the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, sanctions will be imposed on 35 individuals, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of…

European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič has visited Irpin town in Kyiv region which was destroyed by Russian invaders. “Today I was in Irpin. I was deeply shocked about the atrocities committed here but also elsewhere. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be a target, never, nowhere,” Lenarčič posted on Twitter. Today I was in Irpin. I was deeply shocked about the atrocities committed here but also elsewhere. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be a target, never, nowhere. Again, I most strongly condemn the deliberate 🇷🇺 attacks against 🇺🇦civilians and civilian infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/CDV0gpHnx2 — Janez Lenarčič (@JanezLenarcic) June…

Poland has sent weapons worth nearly $2 billion to Ukraine, including more than 240 tanks and about 100 armored personnel carriers. “We sent tanks from Poland to Ukraine: almost two combat tank groups. There are more than 240 tanks that the Ukrainian army can service. We have sent almost a hundred armored personnel carriers," President of Poland Andrzej Duda told the Bild German newspaper in an interview, Ukrinform reports. He added that Warsaw had also supplied Kyiv with small arms, ammunition, military equipment. "In total, we have sent weapons worth nearly $2 billion to Ukraine," Duda said. He also called…

The Russian military is considering a way to "demine" captured Mariupol by forcing captured Ukrainians to walk across minefields. The Security Service of Ukraine issued the relevant report on Telegram following a study of an intercepted call. To this end, Russian invaders even came up with a new term: "natural demining." The SBU became aware of these terrible intentions of the Russian military from intercepted phone calls. "It seems that the issue was being discussed: to help you or the city of Mariupol with natural demining, or to send to the trenches those captured in Melitopol," a Russian FSB operative,…

If the Ukrainian Armed Forces of Ukraine defending Sivierodonetsk receive long-range artillery from the country’s Western partners, it will silence the Russians, while special operations forces will quickly clear the city of invasion troops. Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhii Haidai shared his opinion on Facebook. "The Russians stick to primitive tactics: heavy artillery shelling, followed by attempted breakthroughs. The same thing happened in previously destroyed Rubizhne and Popasna. The enemy is heavily bombarding the industrial area, which we control. If we get Western long-range weapons quickly then an artillery duel begins, the ‘Soviets’ will lose to the West,…

A total of 263 children have been killed and 488 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. “Over 751 children in Ukraine have been affected by the Russian armed aggression. As of June 9, 2022, the number of those killed remained unchanged (263 children). The number of those injured increased to 488,” 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 Donetsk…

Russian troops shell industrial facilities and residential neighborhoods in Luhansk region. “The enemies continue making unsuccessful attempts to find weak spots in the defense of Sievierodonetsk, while firing on residential neighborhoods and industrial facilities in Luhansk region. On the evening of June 8, they twice hit the Azot association in Sievierodonetsk. At least two workshops at different ends of the chemical plant were damaged. One of them is an ammonia production workshop,” Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai posted on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. At least four residents of the region were killed. One of them is a…

In Sievierodonetsk direction, Russian troops fired mortars, artillery, and multiple rocket launchers on the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy continues making futile attempts to find weak spots in the defense of Sievierodonetsk. This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook. In Volyn and Polissya directions, the enemy did not take active action. The situation has not changed significantly. In Siversky direction, the enemy continues to guard the Ukrainian-Russian border and fire mortars on civilian infrastructure in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions. In Kharkiv direction, the…

Over the past day, the strike aircraft of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated at least ten enemy armored personnel vehicles and about two dozen invaders. "On June 8, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched missile and bomb strikes on the occupying forces. At least ten armored personnel vehicles and about two dozen ruscists were eliminated," the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook. Moreover, the Air Force units downed two Orlan-10 UAVs, and seven more UAVs of this type were destroyed by the air defense units…