The deputy leader of the “People’s Militia” of the breakaway, self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR) told reporters Monday that Ukrainian fighters in the city were now trapped after the destruction of the last bridge in or out of the city yesterday. . A photo taken on May 22, 2022, shows a damaged bridge connecting the city of Lysychansk with the city of Severodonetsk in the eastern Donbas region. Now all the main bridges in Severodonetsk have been destroyed. Aris Messini Afp | Getty Images “Sheverodonetsk is in fact blocked after the last bridge connecting it to Lysychansk was blown up yesterday,” said LDP People’s Militia Deputy Chief Eduard Basurin, according to the Associated Press. “Therefore, the Ukrainian military units stationed there remain there (in Severodonetsk) forever. They have two options: either follow the example of their colleagues and surrender or die. They have no choice,” he warned. – Holly Eliat
A baby was injured, a mother died after a bombing in Kharkov
Russian forces bomb the city of Kharkiv and surrounding areas, leaving one dead and five wounded, including three children. Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional administration, told the Telegram that in the last 24 hours, Russian forces had been bombing the city of Kharkiv, as well as the Izyum, Bohodukhiv and Chuhuiv districts. The bombings injured several civilians and in a town, Pechenihy, a three-month-old baby was injured and his 35-year-old mother died. In Kharkov, Russian missiles set fire to warehouses and trucks reportedly caught fire in the area. In the Izyum area southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Synehubov said, Russian forces were trying to take control of Bohorodychne and were preparing an attack on Sloviansk. CNBC could not immediately verify the information in the post. – Holly Eliat
Risks of ‘frozen conflict’ rise as Russia gains in eastern Ukraine
Tanks of pro-Russian troops lead along a road during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk region, Ukraine, May 26, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters As Russia gradually occupies more territory in Ukraine and continues to pound various targets in Donbas, analysts fear that Ukrainian fighters are losing the upper hand in the conflict and that a war of attrition is under way. “I’m worried about this,” William Alberque, director of strategy, technology and weapons control at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told CNBC. “There is a huge risk that Ukraine will continue to lose land gradually.” Alberque said there was still a chance the Russian line would collapse somewhere, but what made this turning point of the invasion dangerous was that Russia was now dropping what it has to fully occupy eastern Ukraine. “This is the part of the war that one is really worried about because it is a war of attrition, because Russia is just throwing tons and tons of crap equipment into battle. They are using Donetsk and Luhansk fighter jets as food for cannons. their human resources and there is the opportunity [Ukraine is] will lose more land “. Read more here: “Frozen conflict”: The war in Ukraine could last 10 years or more if Russian forces are not repulsed – Holly Eliat
Russia is moving around Kharkov for the first time in weeks, says the United Kingdom
Although Russia’s main target remains the attack on the Sheverodonetsk enclave in Donbas, the UK Department of Defense said Russian forces “probably made little progress in the Kharkov area for the first time in several weeks”. View of a damaged shopping center after the bombing in Kharkov, Ukraine, June 8, 2022. Metin Aktas Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The ministry said in a recent Twitter post on Tuesday that Russia could begin using its industrial base for the war effort. On June 10, the United Kingdom noted, an official of the Russian Military-Industrial Committee predicted that state defense spending would increase by 600-700 billion rubles (up to $ 12 billion), which could approach a 20% increase in Russia’s defense budget. “Russian state funding allows the country’s defense industrial base to be mobilized slowly to meet the demands of the war in Ukraine,” the United Kingdom said in a statement. “However, the industry could find it difficult to meet many of these requirements, in part due to the impact of sanctions and a lack of know-how.” The ministry said Russia’s production of “high-quality optics and advanced electronics is likely to remain problematic and could undermine its efforts to replace equipment lost in Ukraine.” – Holly Eliat
All bridges to Sheverodonetsk have now been destroyed, the governor said
The city of Sheverodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast – one of the last strongholds of Ukrainian forces in the region – has now destroyed all its bridges, according to the Luhansk governor, who said the evacuation of civilians was no longer possible. Sheverodonetsk has been at the center of heavy fighting for weeks as Ukrainian troops try desperately to prevent the city from falling to the Russians. The relentless bombing by Russia, however, has its weight and at least 70% of the city is now controlled by its forces. Smoke rises in Severodonetsk, seen from neighboring Lysychansk, Ukraine on June 10, 2022. Marcus Yam | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images After a briefing on Monday saying there was only one bridge left in the city and that it had been severely damaged, Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai updated the situation on Facebook on Monday night, saying “all the bridges have been destroyed, but “Severodonetsk is not blocked. Contact with the city is there !!” “It is impossible to evacuate and transport human cargo,” he added He added that the Russians had not fully occupied Sheverodonetsk and that part of the city was still under Ukrainian control. – Holly Eliat
US officials say new military aid to Ukraine could arrive as early as this week
Ukrainian troops move US-made missiles on February 13, 2022. The United States could announce new military aid to Ukraine as early as this week, a defense official and a government official said.
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The United States could announce new military aid to Ukraine as early as this week, a defense and government official said.
The additional assistance is likely to come from the Ukraine Security Initiative, which could be used to train, equip and advise Ukrainian forces. The US has used more than $ 6 billion in USAI funds in fiscal year 2022.
Another military aid package, with additional weapons and equipment, could also be announced as early as next week through the Presidential Withdrawal Authority, the defense official said.
This would be the 12th withdrawal of US weapons and equipment for Ukraine’s defense.
Last month, Congress approved an additional $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine following a request from President Joe Biden for $ 33 billion.
– Chelsea Ong
“We are dealing with absolute evil,” says Zelenskyy. vows to rebuild Kyiv
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the positions of the Ukrainian troops in the city of Bakhmut and the Lysychansk region of Ukraine, on June 5, 2022. Ukrainian Presidency / Brochure / Anadolu Agency Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the capital of Kiev “will rebuild what was destroyed by the occupiers”. “We are dealing with absolute evil. And we have no choice but to move forward,” Zelensky said in his overnight address to the nation on the 110th day of his invasion of Russia. He added that Ukrainian forces would “strike the occupiers from all our territories.” “We will rebuild what was destroyed by the occupiers, from Volnovakha to Chortkiv, because this is Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said. “And it was our destiny to go back and strengthen it.” – Amanda Macias
A look inside the damaged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol
Russian troops patrol the ruins of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine. The Russian army besieged the strategic port city for three months, taking full control only at the end of May, after a group of Ukrainian soldiers hiding in the steel plant surrendered. A Russian soldier inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP) (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV / AFP) via Getty Images Yuri Kadobnov AFP | Getty Images A Russian soldier inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022. Yuri Kadobnov AFP | Getty Images A Russian soldier inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022. Yuri Kadobnov AFP | Getty Images A Russian soldier inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP) (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV / AFP) via Getty Images Yuri Kadobnov AFP | Getty Images A Russian soldier inspects an underground tunnel under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, amid ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine on June 13, 2022. Yuri Kadobnov AFP | Getty Images Yuri Kadobnov AFP | Getty Images
