Vladimir Putin, a senior defense official, has called on Ukrainian fighters trapped at a chemical plant in Sivierodonetsk to “stop their irrational resistance and lay down their arms” as Russia seeks to secure the key city. Russia says it will allow civilians to flee through a humanitarian corridor, Mikhail Mizinchev, head of Russia’s National Defense Management Center, told Interfax news agency. at the port of Mariupol last month. It comes as a Pentagon official says Putin still has plans to occupy all of Ukraine on behalf of Russia, even though he had to limit his goals to the current war. Moscow has now concentrated its power in the eastern Donbass region, where it has occupied large swathes of land. Faced with fierce resistance since Russia launched its invasion in late February, Moscow had to abandon attacks on several Ukrainian cities about a month after the conflict, as it failed to make significant progress.
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Australia wants ‘broad, deep’ security ties with Japan as a result of conflict in Ukraine
Australia wants “broad and deep” co-operation with Japan as the two US allies face complicated security conditions in Asia as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation and the disruption of COVID-19, the Secretary of Defense said on Wednesday. of Australia. “It is clear that our region is facing the most complex set of strategic conditions we have known since the end of World War II,” Minister Richard Marles told a news conference with his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi after talks in Tokyo. . . Allies are stepping up defense cooperation as a counterweight to China’s growing military power and influence in Asia. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fueling a deepening of these ties as it worries that what Russia calls a “special operation” could encourage China to use force against self-governing Taiwan. Marles said Australia and Japan would use a mutual access agreement signed in January to engage in deeper and more sophisticated co-operation that would enhance the interoperability of their troops. The accession pact provides a legal basis for the Australian and Japanese forces visiting each other’s countries and creates a framework for co-operation. Maryam Zakir-Hussain 15 June 2022 07:48 1655275077
NATO defense ministers to discuss military aid to Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have again called on the United States and its allies to send more and better artillery as well as tanks, drones and other heavy weapons. Western nations have pledged weapons in line with NATO standards – including advanced US missiles. But their development takes time, and Ukraine will require consistent Western support for the transition to new supplies and weapons systems as stockpiles of Soviet-era weapons and ammunition dwindle. The meeting on Wednesday on the sidelines of NATO Ministerial Defense is chaired by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. This is the third time the group of almost 50 countries has met to discuss and coordinate aid to Ukraine. Washington has pledged about $ 4.6 billion in security assistance since the Feb. 24 invasion of Russia, including long-range missile systems, drones and advanced artillery. However, Zelensky said Ukraine did not have enough anti-missile systems to protect its cities, adding that “there can be no excuse for delays in their delivery.” As Western sanctions hit the Russian economy hard, global oil and grain shortages have pushed up energy and commodity prices. And a speech that Putin is scheduled to deliver Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be closely watched. Maryam Zakir-Hussain 15 June 2022 07:37 1655274202
Information of the Ministry of Defense
Elements of the Ukrainian armed forces and several hundred civilians are sheltered in underground shelters at the Azot chemical plant in the war-torn city of Sievierodonetsk, the British Ministry of Defense announced. Russian forces now control most of the Ukrainian city, the British Ministry of Defense said in a news release on Twitter. Russia has told Ukrainian forces trapped in the chemical plant to lay down arms by early Wednesday, pushing its advantage in the battle for control of eastern Ukraine. Maryam Zakir-Hussain 15 June 2022 07:23 1655272870
Russia launches mortars, artillery and multiple rocket launchers in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine says
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has accused Russia of firing mortars, artillery and multiple rocket-propelled grenades at Sivierodonetsk. Russia also fired on “political infrastructure in the settlements of Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Toshkivka, Ustynivka, Borivske and Metelkino, and the enemy military plane struck near Bila Hora,” the ministry said in a statement Wednesday morning. However, he added that Ukrainian troops “successfully repelled attempts to invade the enemy in Sievirodonetsk and Toskivka” as fighting in the area continued. On the Black Sea front, the Ministry of Defense said that Russian fighters continue to block civilian ships in the northwestern part of the sea. “Three Caliber rocket launchers are ready for use in the Black Sea,” the Pentagon said in a statement. Arpan Rai15 June 2022 07:01 1655271922
“The Kremlin forbade me to travel to Russia – but such sanctions will not silence our journalism”
Russia’s travel bans of nearly 30 journalists in the midst of the ongoing war will not silence the British media, writes The Independent CEO Christian Broughton. Broughton writes that any government that attempts to crack down on petitions in this way clearly has something to hide. He continued: “Forgive such a selfish, trivial reaction, but I am relieved that, fortunately, at least for now, our reporters are not on the list of 29 British journalists that the Kremlin has decided to ban travel to Russia. you can be sure that there will be no effect on The Independent’s fearless, free and (of course) truly independent report – or, to use the Kremlin’s preferred description of our journalism, the “deliberate dissemination of false and one-sided information” on Russia and events in Ukraine and Donbass “, with” biased assessments “that” contribute to the instigation of Russophobia in British society “. Read the full Voices article here: Arpan Rai15 June 2022 06:45 1655270703
Russian tactics cause extensive collateral damage in Donbas’s main city, UK says
The British Ministry of Defense claimed that the civil war tactics developed by the Russian forces caused significant collateral damage throughout the city of Donbass, Sievierodonetsk. “After more than a month of fierce fighting, Russian forces now control the majority of Sivierodonetsk. “Russia’s civil war tactics, which are based on heavy artillery use, have caused extensive collateral damage throughout the city,” the British Foreign Office said in a statement. The ministry confirmed that “elements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, along with several hundred civilians, are sheltered in underground warehouses at the Azot Chemical Plant, in the industrial zone of the city.” “Russian forces are likely to stabilize in and around the Nitrogen, while Ukrainian fighters can survive underground. “This will probably prevent Russia from temporarily reassigning these units for missions elsewhere,” the ministry said. According to the ministry, it is “very unlikely that Russia would have expected such a strong opposition or such a slow, destructive conflict in its original planning for the invasion.” Arpan Rai15 June 2022 06:25 1655270629
Defense ministers from almost 50 countries will meet today. to discuss Ukraine’s arms needs
Defense ministers from dozens of NATO nations and other parts of the world will discuss arms deliveries to Ukraine today in Brussels as the besieged country faces a fierce battle in the eastern region. Ukraine has added more weapons to its wish list to fight Russian troops and demanded 1,000 shells, 500 tanks and 1,000 drones, among other heavy weapons, Presidential Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Monday. By stepping up support for Kyiv, Western nations have vowed to help Ukraine with NATO-standard weapons, including advanced US missiles. Wednesday’s debate will be led by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, more than a month after a similar debate in Germany. This is the third time that nearly 50 countries have gathered to discuss military and other possible assistance to Ukraine. Arpan Rai15 June 2022 06:23 1655267198
Putin’s troops tell Ukraine to hand over weapons to battered Sievierodonetsk
Ukrainian forces stranded at the Sievierodonetsk chemical plant have been called in by Russian fighter jets to lay down their arms until dawn on Wednesday in a grim reminder of the battle at the Azovstal Mariupol steel plant. The fighters will have to “stop their irrational resistance and lay down their arms” by 8 p.m. Moscow time (05:00 GMT), “said Mikhail Mizinchev, head of Russia’s National Defense Management Center, according to Interfax news agency. The top defense official added that Russia would allow civilians to leave through a humanitarian corridor. This comes at a time when authorities have confirmed that Russia has occupied about 80 percent of the main city of Donbass and is seeking to gain more advantage in the region. More than 500 civilians besides soldiers were trapped inside the Azot chemical plant, Ukrainian officials said, as the country’s fighters faced Russian bombing and rocket attacks that leveled Sievierodonetsk. Arpan Rai15 June 2022 05:26 1655266590
Donbas fights to decide Russian or Ukrainian sovereignty, Zelensky says
The battle for the Donbas region between Russian and Ukrainian forces will be …
