War

The defense forces continue to conduct offensive actions in the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions. The spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andrii Kovalov said this on the air of the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports. "The Ukrainian defense forces continue to conduct offensive actions in the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, namely in the directions of Novodanylivka - Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka - Verbove, Vilne Pole – Makarivka," he said. The spokesman emphasized that Ukrainian soldiers are consolidating their positions. According to Kovalov, the enemy is focusing its main efforts on defense and preventing the advance of…

Russian army has killed 490 children and injured another 1,027 children in Ukraine. "As of the morning of June 20, 2023, more than 1,517 children were killed and injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information from the juvenile prosecutors, 490 children were killed and more than 1,027 received injuries of various degrees of severity," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. These numbers are not final as efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of military operations, in temporarily captured and liberated territories. Most children…

Over the past day, the Russian army shelled 19 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, causing destruction and injuring one person. "The occupiers launched 72 strikes on civilian objects and supply lines in 19 towns and villages: they hit Zaporizhzhia and Rozumivka with missiles, Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka with aircraft, Mahdalynivka with UAVs, Huliaypole, Levadne, Lobkove with MLRS, 65 artillery strikes were launched on Huliaypole, Novodarivka, Zaliznychne, Novoandriyivka, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, and other front-line villages," Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko posted on Telegram. A 54-year-old man received mine blast injuries in Orikhiv and was taken to hospital. Fifty reports…

Three UAVs "Shahed-131/136" were destroyed by air defense systems in the Mykolaiv region. Vitaliy Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "At night, on June 20, three Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs were destroyed by air defense forces in the Mykolaiv region," he said. Kim added that the day before, at 13:17 and 17:19, the enemy had launched artillery strikes on the coastal and port areas of Ochakiv in the Ochakiv community. There were no casualties. "Also yesterday, at 16:55, as a result of shelling of the settlement of the Kutsurub community, a field…

Russia has reduced the number of ships on combat duty in the Black Sea to five, with one missile carrier among them. The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "As of 12:00 on June 18, 2023, there were five enemy ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including one Kalibr cruise missile carrier, with a total salvo of eight missiles," the report says. There is also one enemy warship in the Sea of Azov. In the Mediterranean Sea, Russia keeps eight warships on combat duty, including one Kalibr cruise missile…

Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force Command, confirmed the destruction of an ammunition depot of the Russian invaders near occupied Henichesk in Kherson region. "You have probably already seen the work in the village of Partyzany (Rykove), burning ammunition depots. The commander on his official Telegram channel has already thanked the guys for the good work. Less ammunition, more fire, more detonation of enemy warehouses, less of this will be directed at our defenders," Ihnat said on the air of the United News telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Read also: Defense forces destroy 77 enemy military equipment units in…

Over the past day, Russian troops shelled 20 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. “The occupiers attacked 20 towns and villages of the region, launching 96 strikes from various types of weapons: four UAV attacks on Huliaypilske, Charivne; eight MLRS attacks on Stepove, Novoivanivka, Novodarivka; 84 artillery strikes on Huliaypole, Zaliznychne, Orikhiv, Kamyanske, and surrounding villages,” Yuriy Malashko, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. As noted, five reports on damage to houses and cars were filed. A 56-year-old man was injured in the Russian shelling of Orikhiv. He was hospitalized. Read also: Russian troops fire 467 shells at…

The air force of Ukraine's defense forces launched 14 air strikes on Russian troop concentration areas on June 17, destroying two anti-aircraft missile systems. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its morning update, Ukrinform reports. "Over the last 24 hours, [Ukrainian] rocket and artillery units hit three command posts, two personnel concentration areas, five ammunition depots, and three artillery units in firing positions," the military said. In total, over the past day, the enemy launched 43 air strikes, 4 missile strikes, and mounted 51 attacks using MLRS against the positions of Ukrainian troops and…

The Ukrainian government is preparing a draft law that will enshrine English as a language of international communication and is also developing solutions that will make learning English more accessible to everyone. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Ukraine is open to the world. Along with Ukraine's integration into the EU, we are strengthening cooperation with the international community. At the same time, the need for people with knowledge of English is growing. Learning it should become more accessible to Ukrainians," Shmyhal wrote. Shmyhal noted that he had held a meeting on this issue…

In the temporarily captured Mariupol, the invaders are clearing a railway track running from the port to the railway station to organize the delivery of ammunition to Volnovakha and Vuhledar, Donetsk region. "The occupiers started clearing a railway track running from the Mariupol port to the station... They decided to use the port to supply ammunition to Volnovakha/Vuhledar line," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to Mariupol mayor, posted on Telegram. According to him, the deliveries are planned according to the following route: the port – railway from the port to the Volnovakha railway junction – vehicles to Vuhledar. "Another option: ammunition delivery…