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(English) Ukraine on Fire, June 17


Russian Army manpower losses as of June 17: 527, 390


Children killed (according to the Prosecutor General Office of Ukraine): 551


Ukrainian forces destroy about 15 Russian air defense systems in Crimea in month and half

Ukraine’s defense forces have destroyed about 15 Russian air defense systems in temporarily occupied Crimea over the past month and a half. In particular, those are air defense battalions outfitted with S-300, S-350, and S-400 systems.


70% of Ukrainians believe Zelenskyy should stay in office until end of martial law

70% of the respondents in a recent poll agreed that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should remain president of Ukraine until the end of martial law. According to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. The majority of Ukrainians (58%) also agree that the Ukrainian government should not compromise in negotiations.


Ukraine takes out one third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – Navy spokesman

Ukrainian defenders have managed to disable a third of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's ships, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have officially destroyed 28 Russian ships, said the Navy spokesman.


Chief Russian drone designer still not sanctioned, his family owns property in Europe

Oleg Demchenko, Chief Designer at Russia’s Yakovlev Experimental Design Bureau, is still not subject to sanctions. Trap Aggressor project reports that his family owns properties in France and the UK and a business in Czechia. 


Switzerland plans to discuss Global Peace Summit outcomes with Russia and China - MFA

Switzerland plans to discuss the Global Peace Summit outcomes with Russia and China, and other countries that did not participate, Swiss Foreign Minister, Ignazio Cassis, said. 


NSDC chief: Ukraine’s task is to stop the Russian invasion forces on the front line and to strike at targets in Russia

The long delay in the supply of American weapons in early 2024 allowed the aggressor state to “achieve the greatest success on the battlefield since the beginning of the war,” National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Lytvynenko said. However, the resumption of supplies helped Ukraine fight back, and the situation in eastern Kharkiv Oblast is now “completely stabilized,” Lytvynenko added.

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