War

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…

Ukrainian forces have repulsed seven enemy attacks and destroyed a significant number of military equipment in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine in the last 24 hours. The Joint Forces Task Force said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. "Along the entire line of defense, the enemy uses combat aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, large-caliber artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems, launching missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure, peaceful residential areas," the statement said. It added that Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks on June 8, with fighting taking place at one location. In the…

Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. According to an Ukrinform correspondent in New York, he stated this on Wednesday at a press conference dedicated to the presentation of a report on the conflict’s impacts on food security, energy, and financing. Earlier, he said the war in Ukraine is inflaming a three-dimensional global crisis – food, energy and finance. The UN Secretary General said that countries must act now to save lives and livelihoods. "Three months into the Russian invasion of…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decrees presenting state awards to 285 Ukrainian heroes, participants in hostilities. Zelensky stated this in his address, Ukrinform reports. "I signed decrees on awarding our heroes. Some 285 participants of hostilities were given state awards, 68 of them posthumously. Eternal memory to all who gave their lives for Ukraine! Eternal glory to our heroes who are defending our state! Glory to Ukraine," he said.

All foreign nationals fighting against Russian invaders on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are seen as combatants, being entitled to the relevant rights. That’s according to a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the status of foreign citizens and stateless persons taking part in hostilities in the territory of Ukraine. It is noted that all foreign citizens and stateless persons who take part in hostilities in the territory of Ukraine as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shall be admitted to contracted military service voluntarily in accordance with Law of…

The United States should find opportunities to provide fighter jets, air defenses, as well as other necessary weaponry to repulse Russian invasion. That’s according to U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen, who spoke with Guildhall, Ukrinform reports. “I recently joined nine of my Senate colleagues on a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip to Germany and Poland – to show unity with Ukraine and our NATO allies, gain greater insights into the U.S. response to Russian aggression, learn more about how Congress can continue to support the Ukrainian people, and meet with Ukrainian refugees, seeing firsthand the heartbreaking humanitarian impact of Vladimir Putin’s unjustified…

The village of Yahidne, Chernihiv Region, has become synonymous with hell on earth. Hell was made there by Russian invaders, when they seized the village and herded local residents together into a school basement. An Ukrinform photojournalist visited Yahidne two months after it was liberated from Russian troops to see how the village is now. Demining works are still underway here. Patron, a famous four-paw landmine finder, is helping the Ukrainian State Emergency Service. Russia’s destroyed military vehicles are remaining within the territory of the village. The village of Yahidne is situated 140 kilometers north of Kyiv, not far from…

In the Southern direction, the situation on the battlefield is remaining tense. Artillery and air duels continue. The relevant statement was made by Head of the Joint Coordination Center of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine Natalia Humeniuk during a briefing at Ukraine Media Center, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The situation at the contact line in the Southern direction is remaining stable but tense, as the enemy continues to conduct hostilities at the captured positions. Mainly, artillery and air duels are underway, as Russians launch air strikes and receive a response from our units. Thus, it is remote work at…