On the 118th day of the Ukrainian war, battles are taking place in the east of the country, where the Russian army is striking.catastrophic devastation: is going to intensify its bombing, according to the Ukrainian authorities. Le Figaro: This Tuesday, June 21, summarizes the latest information of journalists, Ukrainian-Russian official statements, Western sources, analysts, international organizations.
«Catastrophic devastation“In the East
The Russian army is hurtingcatastrophic devastationAccording to the governor of Lugansk region Sergui Gaidai, in the city of Severodonetsk, neighboring Donbas, in Lisichansk. According to him, the attacks continue on the three bridges already destroyed between the two cities, cutting a little more per 100,000 inhabitants of Lischansk a day from the rest of the areas controlled by Ki. Fighting is raging around this key agglomeration for control of the entire Donbas, an industrial basin that has been partially controlled by pro-Russian separatists backed by Moscow since 2014.
The Russians are a few kilometers awayfully controlTochkivka village on the front line, according to the Ukrainian authorities. According to the American Institute for War Studies (ISW), Russian forces want to cut off enemy lines along the highway connecting Bakhmut and Lisichansk. Several other cities in the east are preparing for the advance of Russian troops. «The front has approached 15-20 kilometers in recent weeksThe mayor of Slovyansk, Vadim Lyach, explained to “AFP”, hoping that “The new weapons needed by our army will arrive soon«.
Fifteen people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed by Russian artillery fire in the Kharkov region (northeastern Ukraine), the governor said on Tuesday.
Targeted Russian facilities in the North Sea
Ukraine said on Tuesday that it had targeted drilling rigs in the North Sea yesterday, which it said had been used as “Amenities:by the Russians to strengthen their control in the region. «Russia has set up small garrisons in this area, storing air defense equipment, including radars. In other words, those platforms turned into objects that helped the Russians to strengthen their full control over the north-western part of the Black Sea.“- said the spokesman of the Odessa region Sergiy Brachuk during an online press conference.
The hydrocarbon drilling rig և its father burned down on Tuesday. «The fire on the platform did not subside, we tried in vain to approach it by boat. The fire spread to the well, attempts to extinguish it continueAccording to RIA Novosti news agency, said Senator Olga Kovitidi from the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which is occupied by Russia. Russia has accused Ukrainian forces of leaving at least three wounded and seven missing.
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Kherson region is connected to Russian television
The policy of Russification has intensified in the occupied regions. Moscow has announced that it has connected the entire Kherson region to Russian TV channels, which will now be available there.for free«. Bordering the Crimean peninsula, the region has been occupied by the Russian army since the first days of the attack, which began in late February.
She gets German weapons!
The woman announced on Tuesday that German Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled guns were in her arsenal after weeks of negotiations with her Western allies to obtain “powerful weapons«. Berlin did not immediately confirm the delivery or number of these rifles.
Washington »sure Cooperating with Macron on Ukraine, despite his election failures
The United States announced its decision on Tuesdaytrustcontinued close diplomatic cooperation with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Ukraine war, despite the electoral failures of his camp. «President Macron has just been re-elected“American diplomacy spokesman Ned Price first stated in front of the press in Washington. «France is an ally of the United States. We are confident that our work will continue in the future, coordinating very closely with the Macron government on the challenge posed by Russia and other common challenges.“, he added.
United States: They promise to help prosecute war criminals
“US Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Ki on Tuesday to speak with Ukraine’s Attorney General to help the country.”identify, arrest և prosecute persons involved in war crimes«. Ukrainian investigators say they have listed more than 18,000war crimes և attacksMore than 600 suspects have been identified since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
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Washington has confirmed the death of a second American in Ukraine
The United States on Tuesday confirmed that a second American citizen had been killed during an operation in Ukraine, reiterating its call not to take part in the conflict because two Americans had been taken prisoner by Russia. The State Department has confirmed the death of 52-year-old Steven Zabielsky, saying that he is providing consular assistance to his family.
Transit to Kaliningrad. Moscow promises retaliationSeriously »For Lithuania
Russia has promised fundsSeriouslyAgainst Lithuania, which has imposed restrictions on some goods in Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave under European sanctions against Moscow. The Kaliningrad region of Russia, located on the shores of the Baltic Sea, borders Poland to the west and Lithuania to the east, two EU countries that have no other borders with Russia. Moscow accused of encouraging the EU.escalation“Tension. «We demanded the immediate resumption of transit to Kaliningrad. Otherwise, retaliation will followThe Russian diplomacy said after calling the head of the EU delegation to Russia.
«General consensusUkraine’s EU candidacy from 27
Ukraine to be granted EU candidate statusgeneral consensus In the framework of the European Union Ministers, French Minister Clement Bonn said on Tuesday, two days before the decisive summit of the 27th, which is dedicated to this issue.
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€ 600 million against the food crisis
The EU announced on Tuesday that it wanted to mobilize an additional 600 million euros to help countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific overcome the food crisis caused by the war. The West is responsible for the rise in grain prices for Moscow. «The famine will start, they will lift the sanctionsMargarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Kremlin RT TV channel, announced at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on Sunday.
One third of displaced or refugee Ukrainians
More than seven million Ukrainians have been displaced in the country, according to the United Nations. Add to that the 7.7 million who fled abroad. Prior to the Russian invasion, Ukraine had a population of 37 million in the Ki-controlled area, which was cut off from Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014.
Source: Le Figaro
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