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MK is broadcasting events in Ukraine online. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu checked the forward command post of the «Western» group of forces in the zone of the special operation. Poland began to strengthen the borders with Belarus after reports of the transfer there of the head of the PMC «Wagner» Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Russian intelligence officer said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the defensive in Artemovsk. German media report that negotiations may take place in July to resolve the situation in Ukraine.
The head of the Crimean parliament Vladimir Konstantinov said that the idea of European integration led Ukraine to destruction.
Chairman of the movement «We are together with Russia» Volodymyr Rogov said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed strategic reserve forces to the area of the city of Huliaipole.
Graham Ellison, professor of public administration at Harvard Douglas Dillon University, told the Washington Post that Ukraine will lose territories for many years if it does not succeed on the battlefield in the next few weeks.
.Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) deployed strategic reserve forces to the area of the city of Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye region. This was announced to TASS on Tuesday by the chairman of the movement «We are together with Russia» Vladimir Rogov.
Graham Ellison, a professor of public administration at Harvard Douglas Dillon University, wrote in an article for the Washington Post that if Ukraine does not succeed on the battlefield in the next few weeks, it will lose territory for many years.
Vostok troops «Thanks to the courage of senior sergeant Ivan Gruo, up to 20 soldiers were destroyed, as well as 2 vehicles with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) in the Donetsk direction. This was reported to TASS by the head of the press center of the group, Oleg Chekhov.
Rogov: the US statement about the situation at the ZNPP is an attempt to reason with Zelensky
Retired American intelligence officer Scott Ritter explained why the West will not be able to defeat Russia: «this is a life-and-death struggle.»
In Poland, the defense concern PZG and tank manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems signed an agreement to create a center maintenance of Abrams tanks.
Rogov spoke about the situation on the Zaporozhye front
Elon Musk was alarmed by the statement of businessman David Sacks about the possible «Americanization» of the Ukrainian conflict in the event of the destruction of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
< p>Ren-TV:, political scientist Yury Svetov called the appeal of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the nation on the rebellion of PMC «Wagner» «a lesson for the future of politicians.»
Washington will continue sanctions pressure on PMC «Wagner», the White House reported
Financial Times: a number of EU foreign ministers, commenting on the Wagner rebellion, said that the destabilization of Russia is not in the interests of Europe.
Slutsky called for the creation of a contract army of 7 million people
The representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the JCCC reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 10 shells of «NATO» caliber 155 millimeters at Donetsk in more than two hours.
Kirby: The United States does not question the fact that the vertical of command of the Russian Armed Forces and their submission to President Putin.
Sky News: Kirby said the White House had «good» talks with Moscow during the Wagner PMC mutiny.
Brazilian presidential foreign affairs aide Celso Amorim : no one is interested in a weak Russia
Peskov called fake statements published by a number of media outlets allegedly on his behalf before Vladimir Putin's address to the nation that it would be «fateful».
The Kremlin showed footage of Putin's meeting with the security forces with the participation of Shoigu.
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Putin never mentioned Prigozhin's name in his address
Putin began a meeting with the leaders of the power bloc. Participating are Prosecutor General Krasnov, Interior Minister Kolokoltsev, Defense Minister Shoigu, Director of the FSB Bortnikov, Head of the National Guard Zolotov, Director of the FSO Kochnev, Head of the Investigative Committee Bastrykin, and Head of the Kremlin Administration Vaino
Putin offered the Wagnerites three options for their future fate
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Lukashenko, whose speech was also announced, will only speak tomorrow and answer journalists' questions.
Putin: «The courage and self-sacrifice of the fallen heroes-pilots saved them from terrible consequences.»
Putin said that the Wagner fighters were used «in the dark», that the organizers of the rebellion had lost their adequacy, and that Russia's enemies wanted to unleash internecine strife, but the whole country rallied. According to him, from the very beginning, the authorities took all the necessary actions and the rebellion would have been suppressed in any case, but the authorities tried to prevent bloodshed.
Lukashenka, following Putin, was announced
In Bulgaria approved a new package of military and military-technical assistance to Ukraine. The contents of the package were not disclosed.
Peskov announced Putin's statements from the Kremlin
The United States considers it premature to assess what impact the events around PMCs will have on the course of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, said State Department spokesman Miller.
Storm Shadow missiles allegedly helped Ukraine change the course of the NMD. This was stated by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace.
Two Su-27s intercepted an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon multipurpose fighters of the British Air Force over the Black Sea, approaching the border of the Russian Federation, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Russian Foreign Ministry: The West has turned Ukraine into a terrorist cell and nurtured a neo-Nazi regime.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Donetsk region, the press service of the President's Office reported.
Tomorrow, the United States will announce a new package of military assistance to Ukraine worth up to $500 million, including ground equipment, Reuters reports.
The Federal Republic of Germany still does not intend to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, Bild reports, citing the words of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
EU Foreign Ministers failed to agree on the allocation of the eighth tranche of military assistance to Kyiv in the amount of 500 million euros from the European Peace Fund. This was stated by Josep Borrell.
Hungary has blocked aid to Ukraine for sanctions against its bank. This is reported by Reuters.
Expert Peter Suchiu, referred to by 19fortyfive.com, said that one of the reasons explaining the successful repulse of counteroffensive attempts by the Russian Armed Forces is the ZALA Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle.
16:59Germany will supply Ukraine with ammunition on a long-term basis, writes Der Spiegel.
Politico: the EU uses the non-budgetary peace fund to finance the Zelensky initiative
Denmark has begun training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, AP reports. Defense Minister Poulsen noted that Denmark «has taken a step to start training and improve the skills of Ukrainian pilots.» According to him, Ukrainian pilots must undergo 6 to 8 months of training before the possible transfer of Danish F-16 aircraft becomes a reality.
Lavrov called the allegations of the West and Kiev that the Russian Federation is allegedly going to blow up the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant nonsense.
What will happen next with Wagner PMC: three scenarios are named
In Ukrainian airspace, closed for civil aviation in connection with hostilities, a Polish passenger Boeing 737-800 of Enter Air flew in. The pilots of the airliner decided to try their luck by flying over the Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod.
Hungary will not support Ukraine's European integration until the problem with the rights of national minorities in Transcarpathia is resolved, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
«Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with sea-based long-range precision weapons against artillery ammunition depots, including those delivered to Ukraine from Western countries. The targets of the strike were achieved. All designated targets were hit,» Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.< /p>
The Danish Air Force will replace its fleet of F-16 aircraft with F-35 two years earlier, which will speed up the transfer of F-16 fighters to Ukraine. This is reported by Danish Radio with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom.
At the front near Avdiivka, a new Russian kamikaze drone called «Gadfly» was successfully used: with its help, a drone operator from the First Slavic Brigade of the First Army Corps of the group of forces » South» The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the Ukrainian dugout, RIA Novosti reports.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive is «behind schedule,» according to the New York Times, citing Biden administration officials. According to them, the results of the first weeks of the Ukrainian offensive are «sobering».
The US admits that at least 17 Bradley infantry vehicles transferred to Kiev were damaged or destroyed, more than 15% of the promised number — media .
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue to suffer huge losses in the Zaporozhye region. All wounded soldiers are massively sent to Zaporozhye. This was announced by Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional administration.
The head of Ukroboronprom, Yuri Gusev, was removed from his post after the «failure of the missile program.» His place will be taken by German Smetanin.
The captured fighter Andrey Tlustyak, who served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU), reported serious problems in the training of the Ukrainian military in Lithuania. A video of the interrogation of a prisoner of war was published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
A meeting of national security advisers and «political directors» of Ukraine, the G7 countries and the global South, during which the so-called peace plan of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was discussed, took place in Copenhagen. Information about this was confirmed in the office of the Ukrainian leader.
The acting governor of the Kherson region, Saldo, denied the information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were entrenched on the left bank of the Dnieper under the Antonovsky bridge.
EU Foreign Ministers approved an increase in the military assistance fund for Ukraine by €3.5 billion — statement.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba will have to present a report on the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Foreign Ministers of the EU countries. He is due to submit the report during a videoconference on June 26.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that the time had not yet come for Ukraine to join NATO. He stressed that in order to join the alliance, it is necessary that the conflict cease.
Ukrainian Armed Forces representative Yuri Ignat said that Western fighters, in case of deliveries to Ukraine, would be based at the country's airfields.
NATO considers the events in the Russian Federation its internal affair — Stoltenberg.
Official negotiations on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine may take place as early as July, the ARD TV channel reported. It is noted that on June 24, a meeting on Ukraine was held in Copenhagen in the «strictest secrecy» mode. It was attended by diplomats from Western countries, as well as representatives from Brazil, India, China and South Africa.
The head of EU diplomacy, Borrell, said that recent events in Russia show the need to continue supporting Ukraine.
Germany did not support the idea of the EU to transfer the frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for the restoration of Ukraine. The Financial Times writes about this.
The Voronezh region has returned to standard management after the removal of the CTO-Gusev regime.
A UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack the oil depot of Rosneft in Kursk, writes Shot. The attack took place around midnight today. An aircraft-type UAV flew into the territory of the RN-Chernozemye oil depot, but did not detonate.
The FSB detained a resident of the Amur Region on suspicion of treason, transferring funds for the purchase of kamikaze drones and other equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that the Russian military repelled all attempts by Ukrainian militants to launch an offensive against Artemovsk.
The West destroyed Ukraine's hopes for the consequences of Prigozhin's rebellion
In Moscow and the Moscow region, as well as the Voronezh region, the regime of the counter-terrorist operation was canceled.
The armed forces of Ukraine attacked the city of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region. This is reported by TASS with reference to the operational services of the region.