Thats grim Igotjelly :(
ISW Key Takeaways
Russian forces continued to drive north to Lysychansk and have likely encircled Ukrainian troops in Hirske-Zolote.
Ukrainian officials announced that Ukrainian forces are fighting their last battles in the industrial zone of Severodonetsk before withdrawing from the city.
Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations west of Izyum and north of Slovyansk. Russian forces will likely prioritize encircling Ukrainian troops in Lysychansk and interdicting remaining GLOCs northwest of the city before resuming a full-scale offensive operation on Slovyansk.
Ukrainian forces are continuing to launch counteroffensive operations along the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border and are threatening Russian forces in Kherson City.
Ukrainian partisans continued to attack Russian collaborators in Kherson City.
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Kyiv Independent:
⚡️ Ukraine, France to cooperate on investigation of Russian war crimes.
⚡️ Belarus convicts Wikipedia editor for updates on Russia's war.
⚡️ General Staff: Russian forces shell communities near Sievierodonetsk, attempt to cut off Lysychansk.
The Kyiv Independent, [25/06/2022 09:12]
⚡️Mayor: Russia fires 24 missiles at military units, infrastructure in Zhytomyr Oblast.
Zhytomyr Mayor Serhiy Sukhomlin said the missiles were launched by aircraft coming from Belarus.
Sukhomlin also said the city of Zhytomyr was left untouched but he that cannot comment on information regarding casualties or what the missiles hit.
⚡️National Guard: Withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk was to save soldiers' lives, move them to better-fortified positions.
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UkraineNOW telegram channel
📊 Russia is currently the country with the largest number of sanctions imposed in the world. It is ahead of Iran, Syria, and North Korea.
📍 The Russian Baltic Fleet began the exercises with a landing at one of the training grounds in the Kaliningrad region
The military parachutes in full combat gear from Mi-8 transport and attack helicopters, and naval aviation aircraft at an altitude of about 800 meters.
During the week, the military will "work out the skills of capturing prisoners, conducting reconnaissance, disabling enemy communications and using GLONASS systems."
🇭🇷 Croatia will supply fuel and liquefied gas to Ukraine
💥 Ukrainian paratrooper shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft
An armored Russian plane has been permanently landed from the Igla man-portable anti-aircraft missile system.
🇨🇦 Canada's Senate passes budget, greenlighting measures on Russian assets
📣 Russians are yet to feel the impact of sanctions on their daily lives
The restrictions have made the ruble exchange rate unstable and will lead to a 10-15% drop in the Russian economy in 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference.
At the same time, the sanctions will continue to tighten until the hostilities in Ukraine cease.
“At some point, despite the propaganda, the people of Russia will feel it in their daily lives,” Blinken said.
🇬🇪 An anti-government rally was held in Tbilisi – the participants demand that the authorities comply with the requirements of the EU so that the country becomes a member candidate.
Ratings of Putin and Russia are record low, – an international poll by Pew Research
90% of respondents do not trust the actions of the Russian president on the world stage. This is the lowest level of trust in Putin recorded in all the years of the survey [Please note, this was carried out by a US company]
📌 The gas supply from Russia could be withdrawn [completely] , – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck in an interview with ZDF
🛥 The package of military assistance to Ukraine from the States includes 18 boats, – Pentagon
In particular, we are talking about two 10-meter river vessels, six 12-meter naval warships, and ten 11-meter Dauntless Sea Ark patrol boats.
❌ “It was a deep fake”: the mayor of Berlin talked with fake Klitschko for 30 minutes
The incident was reported to German journalists in the Chancellery of the Berlin Senate.
According to the press secretary of the mayor of Berlin, the first 15 minutes of the conversation did not cause concern.
Suspicions arose after Klitschko began to emphasize that refugees are trying to receive social benefits in the German capital. The conversation was terminated prematurely.
"Unfortunately, part of the reality is that the war is being waged by all means, including online, in order to digitally undermine trust and discredit Ukraine's partners and allies," Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey said.
The falsity of the call was later confirmed by Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk and Vitaliy Klitschko himself.