Sweden does not rule out military attack from Russia
A Swedish parliament defence committee report said a Russian military attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out.
19 June 2023
A Swedish parliament defence committee report said a Russian military attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out.
Russia has started relocating elements of its Dnipro Group of Forces (DGF) from the eastern bank of the Dnipro River to reinforce the Zaporizhzhia and Bakhmut sectors.
The Russian troops shelled 14 border settlements in Chernihiv region over the past week - 197 explosions were recorded.
Enemy activity is observed in the southeastern direction, launches of guided bombs are possible.
Russia keeps three ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including one missile carrier.
The Ukrainian forces advanced deep in several areas in the Bakhmut sector in the past week.
The Ukrainian formula of peace provides the withdrawal of Russian troops from the entire territory of Ukraine, and no negotiations with the Russians are possible until then.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed more than 100 occupants on the left bank of the Kherson region. About 20 boats and 27 units of armored vehicles were also destroyed.
The Ukrainian defense forces captured more than 80 Russian invaders in the past week.
All Patriot air defense systems are in working order. The best proof of this is the destruction of enemy ‘Kinzhals’ on the approaches to Kyiv on June 16.
As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 490 children have been killed and 1,026 more injured in Ukraine.
Two civilians were injured in Russia’s shelling of Kharkiv region on June 18.
The Ukrainian soldiers liberated eight settlements, including Piatykhatky, over the past two weeks.
One civilian has been killed in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
Russia has already lost about 220,450 soldiers in Ukraine (+630 over the past day).
On June 18, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 35 times, having fired 261 projectiles.
On the night of June 19, 2023, four Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were destroyed over the Dnipropetrovsk region.
On the night of June 19, 2023, Russian troops fired four Kalibr-type cruise missiles at the Odesa region. All of them were destroyed in the sky by the air defense forces.
Russian troops continue focusing the main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. Twenty-four military clashes have occurred there in the past 24 hours.
There are less than 1,000 residents left in the Donetsk region’s town of Chasiv Yar, which is situated not far from Bakhmut. Most of them are the elderly who refuse leaving elsewhere.
Ukrainian forces continue advancing on the front. Position by position, step by step, they are moving forward.
The bodies of the killed PMC Wagner mercenaries are taken away from the front by KAMAZ trucks. Due to the high casualty rate, new fighters are sought everywhere because there are few suitable ones left in prisons.
An aggressive Russia continues its tactics of nuclear blackmail, using the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, as well as Belarusian territory where Russian nuclear weapons could be deployed.
The Kremlin will likely use the June 17 meeting with African leaders and their rhetoric to slow down Western aid to Ukraine.
The most intense combat focused in three areas during the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The Russian invaders suffer high casualties.
18 June 2023
The Russians launched 33 strikes on the border areas of Sumy region during the day, 223 explosions were recorded.
The Russian Federation has rotated missile carriers in the Black Sea. Currently, one missile carrier with four Kalibr missiles on board is on combat duty.
Ukraine’s Air Force launched seven strikes on Russian personnel clusters and destroyed an anti-aircraft missile system during the day.
Russian troops once again shelled Kharkiv region, injuring a civilian.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine downed four Russia’s drones of different types in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.