morning.
Kyiv Indep:
⚡️Bloomberg: Sanctions push Russia to first foreign default since 1918. (expanded a bit below)
ISW Key Takeaways
Russian forces conducted a missile strike against Kyiv for the first time since April 29, likely to coincide with the ongoing G7 leadership summit.
Russian Colonel-General Gennday Zhidko has likely taken over the role of theatre commander of operations in Ukraine. [it's been a long time since we heard of Gerasimov hasn't it? anyone heard of him?]
Russian forces continued attacks against the southern outskirts of Lysychansk and consolidated control of Severodonetsk and surrounding settlements.
Russian forces are conducting operations to the east of Bakhmut to maintain control of the T1302 Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway.
Russian forces conducted unsuccessful ground assaults to the northwest of Slovyansk.
Russian forces intensified artillery strikes against Ukrainian positions along the Southern Axis.
Russian occupation authorities are escalating measures to stem Ukrainian partisan activity in occupied areas through increased filtration measures and the abduction of civilians.
Russian forces conducted a missile strike against Kyiv for the first time since April 29, likely to coincide with the ongoing G7 leadership summit.
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Kyiv Indep. Telegram:
Two Russian ammunition depots in Mykolaiv Oblast and one in Kherson Oblast were also destroyed.
⚡️ Russia launches missile strike on Odesa Oblast, casualties reported. Six people, including one child, were injured in a missile strike launched from a Tu-22M Russian aircraft,
⚡️ CNN: US to announce purchase of surface-to-air missile defense system for Ukraine.
⚡️Bloomberg: Sanctions push Russia to first foreign default since 1918.
Russia has defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century due to punitive Western sanctions imposed for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. June 26 marked the expiry of a 30-day grace period for the payment of around $100 million to investors.
⚡️Japan announces additional sanctions on Russia.
⚡️General Staff: Russian troops push to block off Lysychansk from south.
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UkraineNOW
🇪🇺 EU candidate status gives access to money to bring Ukraine closer to EU standards
⚡️Ukraine has asked Switzerland to help provide consular relations for Ukrainians in Russia
Switzerland already represents the interests of Georgian citizens in the Russian Federation since Tbilisi severed diplomatic relations with Moscow after the 2008 Russian invasion.
❗️The missiles that the Russians used today to hit Ukrainian cities cost from $5 million per piece. Strategic bombers Tu-95 and Tu-160, which attacked Kyiv from the waters of the Caspian Sea, are armed with high-precision Kh-101 type missiles. These are one of the most expensive cruise missiles in Russia. One such missile costs at least $5 million. [the sheer economic cost of this war!]
Ukraine NOW [English], [27/06/2022 07:32]
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⚡️Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said that Ukraine is not in danger of losing its candidate status for membership in the European Union if the conditions are not met. "The decision of the European Council, which was adopted on June 23, is different from the recommendation provided by the European Commission. Because the candidate status we received unconditionally", Stefanishyna explains. She noted that the decision of the European Council stipulates that the European Commission will assess the implementation of the conditions of reforms at the end of 2022, but the further stages related to membership will depend on it.
📦 General Staff: Belarus sent about 20 wagons of ammunition to Russia