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Goodnight Resisters everywhere 😴

Going to Branson tomorrow. Medical stuff.

🇺🇦Operational information as of 19.00 on 16.06.2024 regarding the Russian invasion. (2/2)

In the Limansky direction, during the day, the enemy attacked 10 times in the areas of Makeyevka, Nevsky, Druzhbyovka and Grekovka. He actively uses aviation, in particular, he struck three blows with six Kabami at Druzholyubovka, and two more blows, also with six Kabami, at Shiikovka. Ukrainian soldiers have repelled three assault actions, and seven more clashes are continuing.
According to preliminary information, today the enemy's losses in this direction amounted to: 54 invaders, one armored personnel carrier and an ammunition depot.

In the Pokrovsky direction, the invaders do not slow down the pace of the offensive. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked the defensive lines of the Ukrainian defenders 36 times. 25 assaults of the aggressor were not successful, and another 11 attacks continue.

Today, 10 military clashes occurred in the Kurakhovsky direction. Our defenders repelled five attacking actions of the enemy. The same number continue. Air strikes by Kabami were carried out by Gornyak and Konstantinovka. According to preliminary information, today the enemy's losses in this direction amounted to 56 invaders and one electronic warfare station.

In the Dnieper direction, our defenders repelled five attacks by Russian invaders in the Krynok area. The situation is under control.

In other areas, the situation has not changed significantly.

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Glory To Ukraine!‌‌

Practicing the landing of landings from helicopters of the 12th separate brigade of army aviation named after Corporal General Viktor Pavlenko of the Ground Forces.

Helicopters allow troops to be delivered quickly and unexpectedly. Thanks to this, the suddenness of actions and seizure of the initiative on the battlefield are ensured.

Activities practiced by our units with the direct participation of army aviation are part of the special training of personnel and helicopter crews to perform extremely difficult tasks.

For the first time since the full-scale invasion, Kyiv today hosted an Equality March with over 500 participants from the LGBTQ+ community. Despite ongoing challenges, including heightened security measures, the event marked an important moment of solidarity and resilience. Alongside our fight for national survival, we continue to stand up for equality and the rights that define us as a modern European state.

Baltics call Europe to prepare for war
Lithuania introduced compulsory military service. The law will take effect from 2026.

According to the law adopted by the Sejm, young men who have reached the age of 18 will have to report to the military registration and enlistment office after graduating from school to undergo compulsory military service. The period is nine months. Before this, at the age of 17, a medical board will test teenagers for suitability for service. The first medical examinations will take place next year, and they will begin to serve in 2026, when the reform comes into force.

Politicians are divided about the feasibility. Conservative Paul Saudarg claimed that already a few years ago it was realized that the professional army could not defend the entire state. The principle of universal defense must begin with the expansion of the armed forces and the transition to universal conscription or an increase in the marginal number.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, for her part, claimed that a professional army needs more funds. Thus, this law is a reconciliation between the regular army and the general conscription.

In winter, the Baltic countries announced that they would begin to build a “defense line” on the border with russia.
According to some NATO calculations Putin could attack the eastern flank in the next five to eight years - namely Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Baltic leaders urged other European countries to return to “cold war-era spending” levels and should discuss the return of compulsory military service to boost defence forces’ manpower, due to the increasing russian threat.

Rinkēvičs acknowledged that military chiefs preferred to have fully professional forces and that compulsory service might prove unpopular. But armed forces across Europe faced recruitment difficulties and conscription would help build up more capable reserve forces to deter russia.

“Nobody wants to fight,” Rinkēvičs said. “But the problem is nobody wants to be invaded as well. And nobody wants to see Ukraine happening here.”

Currently several European countries are considering options of military service models.

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🕊 🇨🇭  Reuters has reviewed the draft communique of the Peace Summit. Here are its main points:

🟠 Ukrainian nuclear power plants and facilities, including Zaporizhzhia NPP, must operate safely under full Ukrainian control and in accordance with IAEA principles and under its supervision.

🟠 Free, full and safe merchant shipping, as well as access to the seaports of the Black and Azov Seas, are critical to global food security. Attacks on merchant ships in ports and along the entire route, as well as on civilian ports and civilian port infrastructure, are unacceptable.

🟠 All prisoners of war must be released through an all-for-all exchange. All deported and illegally displaced Ukrainian children, as well as all other Ukrainian civilians illegally detained, must be returned to Ukraine.

The document also states that achieving peace requires engagement and dialogue between all parties.

The EMOTIONAL moment the rescued hostages reunited with their loved ones.

Keep in prayer the 120 hostages who are still being held in Gaza.

🇺🇦Operational information as of 19.00 on 16.06.2024 regarding the Russian invasion. (2/2)

In the Limansky direction, during the day, the enemy attacked 10 times in the areas of Makeyevka, Nevsky, Druzhbyovka and Grekovka. He actively uses aviation, in particular, he struck three blows with six Kabami at Druzholyubovka, and two more blows, also with six Kabami, at Shiikovka. Ukrainian soldiers have repelled three assault actions, and seven more clashes are continuing.
According to preliminary information, today the enemy's losses in this direction amounted to: 54 invaders, one armored personnel carrier and an ammunition depot.

In the Pokrovsky direction, the invaders do not slow down the pace of the offensive. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked the defensive lines of the Ukrainian defenders 36 times. 25 assaults of the aggressor were not successful, and another 11 attacks continue.

Today, 10 military clashes occurred in the Kurakhovsky direction. Our defenders repelled five attacking actions of the enemy. The same number continue. Air strikes by Kabami were carried out by Gornyak and Konstantinovka. According to preliminary information, today the enemy's losses in this direction amounted to 56 invaders and one electronic warfare station.

In the Dnieper direction, our defenders repelled five attacks by Russian invaders in the Krynok area. The situation is under control.

In other areas, the situation has not changed significantly.

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Released from Russian captivity, a policewoman from Mariupol endured sexual violence for two years, according to ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.

The 24-year-old policewoman was freed during the latest exchange after spending over two years in Russian captivity. Under international humanitarian law, she is not considered a prisoner of war as a police officer, but Russians treated her as such.

"She told my representatives that throughout these two years, she was subjected to sexual torture by Russian soldiers. The entire period."

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RUSSIANS SURROUNDED IN VOVCHANSK

400 Russian soldiers were captured after being surrounded by Ukrainian forces in the chemical plant.
Following this capture - half of a battalion tactical group - further advances have been made northwards in the city. Russian forces are said to be doing ‘extremely badly’.
Hope to have more details tomorrow on how this was achieved.

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Rebekah Jones

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Another blossoming business in Putinistan
More than a billion rubles were stolen by Ingush officials using fake social payments and mortgage loans.

The officials falsified birth and death certificates, allegedly issued by EU states and russian embassies in these countries, and assigned pensions and social benefits based on them.

Also, members of the organized group forged mortgage loan agreements, cashing out money that was transferred to the account of a regional mortgage lending operator. In this way they managed to steal more than a billion rubles.

Two accused were sent to a pre-trial detention center on suspicion of fraud in receiving payments. Another defendant was placed under house arrest, as she is raising seven children.

In February 2023, the Ingush department of the FSB reported the detection of fraud with social payments in the amount of more than 2 billion rubles. In the case of theft from the Pension Fund, 34 people were arrested, including the brother of the head of the republic, Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov.

“NeMoskva” reported about a similar trial in Dagestan, where officials, including the former Minister of Labor, are accused of fraud with social payments. But the amount there is much more modest - only 82 million rubles.

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Joint Communiqué on the Foundations of Peace.

First, any use of nuclear energy and nuclear facilities must be safe, secure, reliably guarded and not harmful to the environment. Ukrainian nuclear power plants and installations, in particular the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, must operate safely and securely under the full sovereign control of Ukraine and in accordance with the principles of the IAEA and under its supervision.
Any threat or use of nuclear weapons in the context of war in Ukraine is unacceptable.

Second, global food security depends on uninterrupted food production and supply. In this regard, free, full and safe commercial shipping, as well as access to seaports on the Black and Azov Seas, are extremely important. Attacks on merchant vessels in ports and en route, as well as on civilian ports and civilian port infrastructure, are unacceptable.
Food security cannot be used as a weapon in any way. Ukrainian agricultural products must be safely and freely supplied to interested third countries.

Third, all prisoners of war must be released by full exchange. All deported and illegally displaced Ukrainian children and all other illegally detained Ukrainian civilians must be returned to Ukraine.

👉 The final declaration of the Global Peace Summit, held in Switzerland, has been signed by 80 countries and four organisations.
Saudi Arabia, Thailand, India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates have not signed the document.

https://www.president.gov.ua/news/spilne-komyunike-pro-osnovi-miru-91581

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Argentina is aware of the value of peace and unconditionally supports Ukraine - President Miley

The President of Argentina, Javier Millay, called his participation in the Global Peace Summit part of "big changes" in his country, stressing that under his leadership it is returning to the civilized world and supports Ukraine without limit. "For us, for Argentina, this is an important step: we first visited the G7 Summit and now this Peace Summit. This is part of the big changes we are making as a country after turning our backs on the world for decades," Miley noted. He emphasized that now Argentina is being reborn and is re-adopting the ideas that made it one of the most prosperous in the world 150 years ago. "We, Argentinians, are well aware of the value of peace and democratic coexistence, which are the guiding principles of life and society. On behalf of the Argentinian people, I want to express our unlimited support for the people of Ukraine and our friend President Zelenskyi," Miley emphasized.

War of Words: Debunking the Myth of ‘Pro-War’ Support for Ukraine

Rarely have the ethical lines been so clear-cut in any war. Those who call Ukraine supporters warmongers are just “miserable creatures” hiding behind pacifist ideals to cover their own cravenness.

The absurdity of labeling politicians and countries that support Ukraine’s defense against Russia as “warmongers” or “pro-war” is laughable, yet these ludicrous claims are running rife on social media. Is it a classic case of blaming the fireman for trying to put out the fire or is it part of a larger disinformation war?

When a sovereign nation is invaded, it becomes a moral imperative for the global community to assist, especially when the aggressor blatantly disregards international laws, the rules of war and human decency.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is illegal, unjust, and an affront to the principles of sovereignty, self-determination and humanity.

Those who stand with Ukraine do so not out of a love for war but out of a commitment to justice and the preservation of international order.
Supporting Ukraine is about defending the right of a country to exist without fear of an unprovoked invasion.

It’s about standing up to a bully who thinks he can redraw borders through brute force. Putin is a criminal and a bully of the highest order. And a bully hates nothing more than a victim who fights back.

It’s as if critics believe that helping a friend in distress equates to encouraging a brawl. Picture this: a mugger attacks someone on the street. Do you call the person who intervenes to stop the attack a “violence enthusiast”?

It’s important to understand the distinction between supporting a nation’s right to defend itself and encouraging war for the sake of conflict.

The real and only warmonger is the one who initiates the war, not those who step in to help the invaded.

This is how the ruins of "Azovstal" look today

In 2022, Ukrainian defenders defended here for 86 days.

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A new marine drone, STALKER 5.0, was presented in Ukraine.

The drone is capable of reaching speeds of 55-75 km/h and carrying 150 kg of explosives. It has a range of up to 600 km and is equipped with a video communication and control system based on Starlink. The cost of the drone is 60,000 euros.