The South African Presidentia admin is currently in Kyiv and denying that they witnessed any Russian missile attack on Kyiv today, or even heard any air raid sirens. (twitter.com)
Russia admits Storm Shadow missiles are a nightmare for Putin's forces (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Yevgeniy Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of currently occupied Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine, said the weapons are causing 'trouble' for Russia's invading forces.
Russia May Attack Third-Country Airfields If Ukrainian F-16 Are Based On Them - Putin (ukranews.com)
NSFW/NSFL - Direct hit on russian troops from ATGM. Birds eye view. Ukraine 2023 (v.redd.it)
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‘This job simply cannot be done sober’ As the war rages on, Russian officials’ alcohol consumption is reaching new heights — Meduza (meduza.io)
How do members of Russia’s bureaucratic apparatus deal with the stress of waging a war? With their remedy of choice — alcohol. The independent outlet Verstka recently published a report about the drinking habits of Russia’s government officials, including their preferred type of vodka and whether Putin himself drinks at...
Ukrainian band ONUKA releases an epic music video called "PEREMOHA" which means VICTORY, dedicated to the Ukrainian warriors. (www.youtube.com)
Hypocrite: Putin proclaims end of 'ugly neo-colonialism' as tries to bribe Africa and after he invaded a sovereign Ukraine and has largely absorbed Belarus (www.macaubusiness.com)
International, MNA | President Vladimir Putin on Friday proclaimed the end of "neo-colonialism" in international politics and praised Russia's economic strategy following its ruptured ties with the West.
Bulgaria wants to join the EU’s ammo-for-Ukraine club (www.politico.eu)
Defense Minister Todor Tagarev also said he was ‘very worried’ about Russian influence in the country.
[reddit] A longer clip of the Sonenchko Battalion storming Russian positions (v.redd.it)
Putin, asked why he keeps calling Zelensky a Nazi: "I have a lot of Jewish friends, since childhood. They say Zelensky isn't a Jew. He is a disgrace to the Jewish people." (twitter.com)
The African delegation stated russian shelling of Kyiv was “disinformation and untruth” (ukrainefrontlines.com)
The South African delegation stated that today's shelling of Kyiv is "disinformation and untruth".
Putin: Zelensky isn't a Jew, he's a disgrace to the Jewish people. The Jews:
Defenders gradually advancing in south - up to 2 km on each front (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukrainian defence forces continue to conduct offensive and defensive operations, and defenders in the south are achieving tactical successes and advancing.
Moving forward is the most important thing: Zelenskyy holds military cabinet meeting with commanders and officers (www.pravda.com.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a military cabinet meeting with the commanders of Ukrainian forces and commanders on certain fronts. He says moving forward is the most important thing right now.
South African president says missiles from Putin won't deter him in "quest for de-escalation" (www.pravda.com.ua)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that despite the Russian attack he experienced in Ukraine on 16 June, he would continue his dialogue with the Russian dictator for the sake of "de-escalation".
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 479 of the invasion (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s counteroffensive pushes south towards Mariupol; Putin confirms first nuclear weapons deployed to Belarus
Appears another US big "NO" is shifting to "Yes" US Congress proposed to approve financing for the supply of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine - Pravda (www.pravda.com.ua)
For the first time, the draft defence budget for fiscal year 2024, prepared by the US House of Representatives, provides funding for the supply of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine.
Quick Explainer: Russia Might be Screwed if Ukraine Advances Another 10 Miles (www.dailykos.com)
It appears to have been a relatively quiet day and night on the Velyka Novosilka sector on June 14-15. Earlier reports of the liberation of Urozhaine proved to be false. Fighting reportedly continued on the left and right flanks of the battlefield, but...
Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets after 4 months of training (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov believes that Ukrainian pilots will be able to master F-16 fighter jets in a much faster time than the standard six months. He believes that the Ukrainian pilots will be able to master the Western fighter jets in four months.
Повітряні сили знищили російський гелікоптер Ка-52 (www.pravda.com.ua) Ukrainian
Ввечері 16 червня підрозділ Повітряних сил знищив російський ударний вертоліт Ка-52 на Донецькому напрямку. Джерело: пресслужба Повітряних сил, командувач ПС ЗСУ Микола Олещук у...
General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the AFU, visited and spoke with soldiers of the front line near the Bakhmut area (v.redd.it)
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Power cut in Sevastopol as substation was out of service (www.pravda.com.ua)
The power supply in Russian-occupied Sevastopol was cut off on the evening of 16 June as the automation of the Sevastopol electricity substation was disabled.
Заявами про передачу ядерної зброї Путін закріплює військовий контроль РФ над Білоруссю – ISW (www.pravda.com.ua)
Військові аналітики Інституту вивчення війни (ISW) вважають, що заяви Кремля про передачу ядерних боєголовок є закріпленням фактичного військового контролю Росії над Білоруссю....
Putin claims new world order upon us in rambling Ukraine rant (www.politico.eu)
Doubling down on his rationale for unleashing war, the Russian leader offered a more upbeat economic message than his own Central Bank.