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Ukraine in brief: Latest regional news June 25, 2022 (photo, video)

Materials compiled by Tetiana Kliuchnyk-Horobets, Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka , Yana Hushchyna, Halyna Radevych, Ioanna Kryvenko

It has been the 122nd day of Ukraine’s heroic resistance to the russian invasion.

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It has been the 122nd day of Ukraine’s heroic resistance to the russian invasion.

´The enemy resumes launching Iskander missiles from the territory of belarus and for the first time uses long-range Tu-22M3 bombers from the airspace. In the evening, russian invaders fired 48 rockets of various types at the territory of Ukraine,´ reads the statement of the Сommand of the Air Defense Forces.

Here is the operational information акщь the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of 6pm:

Towards Volyn and Polissia, the units of the belarusian Armed Forces are tasked to defend the belarusian-Ukrainian border line in Brest and Gomel oblasts on a rotational basis. The threat of missile and airstrikes from the territory of this country remains.

Towards Siversk, the occupiers continue enhancing their defense positions in the russian border areas. The enemy fired artillery at our troops’ positions near the settlements of Khrinivka and Yanzhulivka in Chernihiv oblast.

In Sloboda, the enemy is engaged in providing its units with ammunition and recovering losses.

Towards Kharkiv, the enemy shelled the positions of our troops and infrastructural facilities of settlements.

Towards Sloviansk, Ukrainian soldiers repelled the enemy’s attack in the area of Bohorodichne and an assault towards Mazanivka. The occupiers left with losses.

Towards Donetsk, the enemy focuses on maintaining seized positions and regrouping its troops.

Towards Kramatorsk, the enemy did not take any active actions. The invaders shelled the settlements of Maiaky, Pyskunivka and Siversk. They conducted aerial reconnaissance with Orlan-10 UAVs to identify positions of our troops and correct the fire.

Towards Lysychansk, the enemy shelled Bila Hora, Loskutivka, Vovchoiarivka, Verkhniokamianka, Verkhniokamenske, Vyymka and Zolotarivka.

Towards Bakhmut, there was shelling from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery near the settlements of Berestove, Ivano-Dariivka, Klynove, Kostiantynivka, Mykolaivka, New York, Pokrovske, Vershyna, Volodymyrivka, and Zaitseve.

Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled all offensive and assault actions of the enemy towards Marinka, New York and Pokrovske. The invaders withdrew.

To deter the actions of our troops, the enemy carried out some demonstrative actions near Vershyna. There were airstrikes with Ka-52 and Mi-24 helicopters near Pavlivka.

After the withdrawal of our troops, the enemy is entrenched in the areas of Borivske, Sievierodonetsk, Syrotyne and Voronove.

In the South Buh direction, the enemy focuses its main efforts on preserving seized positions. The enemy shelled positions of our troops with mortars, barrel and rocket artillery along the contact line to deplete our personnel and destroy fortifications.

In the Black and Azov Seas, there are two carriers of high-precision weapons ready to carry out missile strikes on facilities on the territory of Ukraine. There are up to 16 sea-based Kalibr cruise missiles there.

The enemy’s servicemen are demoralized. The promised “huge” payments for participating in hostilities by the command of the russian troops are not made under various pretexts. The invaders continue to suffer significant losses in battles with the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on every Ukrainian, at the level that is possible, to work every day to win. The President notes in Telegram that winning is our national goal.

Within 3 days, Ukrainians have transferred 600 million hryvnias to the charitable foundation of showman and volunteer Serhii Prytula to purchase 4 Bayraktar drones for the Armed Forces. Although the goal was to raise funds in seven days for only three Bayraktars. “But the fourth will also come in handy,” said the founder of the charity.

The Ministry of Culture recorded almost 400 crimes committed by the russian federation against cultural heritage. Constant shelling and missile attacks destroyed 21 monuments of national importance. Cultural objects in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv oblasts suffered the most.

Mriia (dream) will come true! Ukrposhta has produced another patriotic stamp called “Ukrainian Dream” dedicated to the aircraft of the same name. The new stamp will be released on June 28 as reported in Ukrposhta. The stamp depicts the world’s largest aircraft AN-225 Mriia, destroyed by russian invaders in late February.

Eastern regions

Kharkiv oblast

According to the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine, toward Slobozhanske, the russian troops are providing units with ammunition and trying to compensate for losses.

Towards Izium, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 8 infantry fighting vehicles and eliminated russian servicemen. Additionally, Azov Kharkiv fighters eliminated 3 russian mercenaries involved in several military campaigns in Syria and Libya. The russian equipment was destroyed and military personnel was eliminated toward Izium by the Air Force Command.

The russian troops launched a missile strike on central Kharkiv. The missile hit the office premises on the 9th and 10th floors of the administrative building.

According to the head of the Zolochiv community, Viktor Kovalenko, russian invaders twice shelled Zolochiv, Kharkiv oblast: a 79-year-old woman was killed. Houses and outbuildings were damaged. Gas and power networks were damaged due to shelling. Specialists are currently dealing with the consequences.

Based on the information provided by the Kharkiv Regional Defence Headquarters, the russian troops shelled near Rohan village, with one of the shells hitting the yard of a private house. According to eyewitnesses, one of the shells fell from the sky on a parachute. The explosion created a crater as deep as a man’s height.

According to mayor Ihor Terekhov, in Kharkiv, invaders virtually do not stop shelling North Saltivka, Piatykhatky, part of Horyzont corporation and Kharkiv tractor plant.

Donetsk oblast

Enemy shelling from mortars, barrels and rocket artillery was reported near Berestove, Klynove, Ivano-Darivka, Kostiantynivka, Mykolaivka, New York, Pokrovske, Vershyna, Volodymyrivka, Zaytseve settlements. Our defenders successfully repelled all offensive and assault actions of the enemy toward New-York and Marinka, Pokrovske settlements. The invaders withdrew.

During the day, the russian troops carried out attacks on Sloviansk. During the night, russian invaders shelled Bakhmut. 1 person was killed and 2 injured as a result of shelling in Bakhmut.

8 times overnight, russians shelled Maryinka community: a residential building was damaged in Krasnohorivka, while in Marinka and Novomykhaylivka there was no damage or casualties. In Avdiivka, russians hit a medical facility and the central part of the city. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.

In Selydovo community, russians shelled Ukrainsk, there were no casualties. The amount of damage is to be verified. In Kurakhove community, the russians hit a local thermal power plant, but the damage did not affect the plant’s work. In Hrodivka community, an agricultural enterprise in Ivanivka was destroyed. There were no casualties.

Reconnaissance personnel of Special Operations Forces of Ukraine in Donetsk oblast discovered an enemy convoy of 6 Uragan multiple rocket launchers, transport and charging vehicles, fuel tankers, trucks, fire control vehicles, armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Having successfully deployed artillery, soldiers of Special Operations Forces of Ukraine corrected the fire of the Ukrainian cannons while they tore the enemy equipment to pieces.

In the occupied Mariupol, the “secret” information is spreading about houses to be demolished. According to Mariupol mayor’s councillor Andriushchenko, this way the invaders want to force people who left the city to return.

Luhansk oblast

After withdrawal of our troops, the enemy is gaining a foothold in Borivske, Sievierodonetsk, Syrotyne, Voronove.

According to the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Hayday, Sievierodonetsk has been occupied. After the withdrawal of our troops, the enemy is gaining a foothold in Borivske, Sievierodonetsk, Syrotyne, Voronove satellite villages.

It is now possible to leave Sievierodonetsk only through the temporarily occupied territories. The city is 90% dest royed. It will be very difficult to survive there, and the invaders will not be able to restore communications. There is serious destruction in the city. The russians attacked the industrial zone and shelled it with artillery, Azot and Skloplastyk plants are under attack again, and satellite villages are shelled in areas where bridges were destroyed.

In Maloriazantseve, a mother and her two children, ten and six years old, were injured as a result of shelling. They are hospitalized. A man was found dead in Lysychansk, and there was significant damage to residential buildings in the city.

According to the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Hayday, in the temporarily occupied Svatove city, explosions were heard in military depots during the night.

Northern regions

Kyiv oblast

More than 1338 civilians were killed in Kyiv oblast. Around 700 were murdered with small arms. More than 5K families lost their homes. Around 26K infrastructure facilities were either damaged or destroyed. The head of Regional Military Administration Olexiy Kuleba discussed the losses and damages caused by the hostilities in his interview for RSI (Radio Swiss Italy).

Fake mail requests for ZOOM calls were sent on behalf of the Kyiv mayor to mayors of European capitals. The perpetrator used DeepFake to communicate with mayors of Berlin and Madrid. The enemy is waging war on all fronts. Vitaliy Klytschko said that they are spreading disinformation and vilifying Ukrainian politicians. He strongly believes that law enforcers should investigate this crime and, if necessary, engage foreign specialists.

319 explosive objects were neutralized in Kyiv oblast. Inspection and disposal of explosive objects was carried out in the settlements of Brovary, Bucha and Vyshhorod regions. In total, 45 650 IEDs were found and cleared in the region.

In Kyiv, the State Security Service of Ukraine detained an organizer of illegal sale of weapons and ammunition. The perpetrator disguised himself as a volunteer of one of the volunteer formations. This was reported by the Security Services.

According to the report of Kyiv Regional Military Administration, 70% of all facilities damaged due to the russian military aggression have already been inspected in Kyiv oblast. Most of them need minor repairs, the rest need major reconstruction. Some facilities are beyond repair.

49 bridges were damaged during military operations in Kyiv oblast. Kyiv Military Administration informs that normal traffic is being restored on all regional and inter-regional highways. Currently, mechanized repair work is underway on the bridge over the river Trubizh on the section of the M-O3 Kyiv-Kharkiv-Dovzhanskyi highway.

A bridge in the village of Oseshchyna, Vyshhorod region, was repaired thanks to the efforts of a neighboring community. The bridge was destroyed as a result of russian aggression back in the early days of the full-scale war. Bila Tserkva community helped design and restore the bridge.

There are more than 80K internally displaced people registered in the capital, including 12K children. Kyiv Administration reported that the first free comprehensive counselling for these people was held today at the Vtsentri HUB in Shevchenkivsky district. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, community hubs have held more than 200 events, one third of them for internally displaced persons. In total, about 3K people have participated in the events since February 24.

Rescue teams held an event on children’s safety in Boryspil region. The specialists of the State Emergency Service of Kyiv oblast told the children of internally displaced persons how to behave at home, on the road, by the water, and how to act in case of an emergency situation.

An orchestra of one of the military units of the National Guard played at Zoloti Vorota metro station in Kyiv to boost the morale and patriotic spirit of citizens amid martial law. According to the Kyiv City Council, 344 members of metropolitan service are currently serving in the ranks of the Armed Forces. In the capital, the staff ensures the subway can function as a means of transportation and a shelter for people.

Kyiv citizens have chosen the best floral and patriotic composition of the city. Flower masterpiece Kyiv Madonna and Child was voted as the winner. It took 37K flowers to create this composition. 320K plants were planted to create patriotic flower beds in Kyiv.

Zhytomyr oblast

The enemy launched 30 missile strikes on the territory of Zhytomyr oblast, said Vitaliy Bunechko, the head of Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration. One soldier was killed and one wounded. There are reports of minor damages to military infrastructure. The missiles were fired by a russian aircraft from the territory of belarus. Ten missiles were shot down by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense systems.

A music school teacher is suspected of collaboration in Zhytomyr. The woman publicly justified the armed aggression of russians, made dismissive comments regarding Ukrainian defenders, and denied that the russians committed war crimes in Borodianka and Bucha. The pre-trial investigation is underway.

This week, Zhytomyr police visited a kindergarten and held an educational session for children. A makeshift crossroads was set up for the children where they could learn the theory of traffic rules and then use the knowledge obtained in practice. Every child had a chance to play the role of a patrol officer, a pedestrian, a car driver, or a cyclist.

Sumy oblast

The enemy continues shelling border areas of Sumy oblast. Artillery strikes were conducted on the territory of Khotyn community. 14 explosions were recorded. There were no casualties or damage.

According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, two russian helicopters shelled Sumy border areas. Enemy helicopters flew from the russian territory and launched six free-flight missiles on Krasnopillya community. No casualties have been reported so far.

According to Sumy Regional Military Administration, the repair works have started on the bridge in Lebedyn community. As a result of the russian invasion, the bridge became unfit for passage. The works are being carried out using funds allocated for maintenance; the cost of works is 32.5 million hryvnias.

Chernihiv oblast

According to the North Operational Command, Chernihiv oblast was subject to a massive missile attack at around 5 a.m. 20 rockets were fired by an aircraft and from the ground from the territory of the republic of belarus on Desna village. The infrastructure was damaged as a result of the attack. According to the preliminary information, there were no casualties.

Central region

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

It is still not quiet in Dnipropetrovsk region. The enemy still continues to shell Kryvyi Rih district. At night russian occupiers shelled the village of Velyka Kostromka, Zelenodolsk community. One woman was injured and hospitalized.

The head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Mykola Lukashyk informed that, villages of Velyka Kostromka and Mala Kostromka were shelled again from artillery and Uragan MLRSs in the afternoon. There are no victims. One outbuilding was destroyed and one more was burned down in Mala Kostromka, as a result of the shelling.

“Shid” Air Command reported that during air raid siren in Kryvyi Rih, the air defense was activated.

1950 internally displaced persons, who lost their jobs live in Dnipropetrovsk region.Almost 27K unemployed people are registered at the regional employment center.

Poltava oblast

The regional program to support the territorial defense of Poltava oblast was increased to UAH 100 million. Dmytro Lunin said that almost UAH 19 million has been allocated for bulletproof vests, which is 1,000 bulletproof vests. More than 3K sets of uniforms have been purchased. Allocated funds for the purchase of radio stations, quadcopters, cars. Funds were also provided to the staffing center, the Security Service of Ukraine, and law enforcement agencies and other units. About UAH 30 million have already been spent.

Southern regions

Zaporizhzhia oblast

Towards Zaporizhzhia, the situation has not changed significantly. The enemy’s main efforts are focused on improving the tactical situation and identifying weaknesses in the defense of our troops.

The enemy fired 44 times at positions of Ukrainian defenders using MLRSs and tube artillery along the entire line of contact.

1 507 people were evacuated from the temporarily occupied territory, 351 of them are children.

Ukrainian defenders carried out an airstrike on the enemy’s manpower and equipment. The occupiers’ losses are being clarified.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, the command of the russian occupation forces is using the war in Ukraine for its own enrichment, taking state and private property out of the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia oblast by truck. This fact causes dissatisfaction among lower-ranking officers and privates who believe they are being used for their own gain.

23 827 consumers in 79 settlements of Zaporizhzhia oblast do not have power supply due to damaged power lines. During the past day, power was restored for 567 consumers in the village of Kinski Rozdory.

The mayor Ivan Fedorov reported that russian occupiers set up a headquarters in Melitopol to prepare for a pseudo-referendum.

Mykolaiv oblast

The enemy continues carrying out air reconnaissance in Mykolaiv oblast. The Ukrainian military shot down another Orlan-10 drone.

Ukrainian attack aircraft struck an enemy cluster near Snihurivka, and helicopters struck near Oleksandrivka. As a result, confirmed losses of the enemy per day reached 46 people. A large-caliber 152-millimeter gun Hiatsynt, 2 T-72 tanks and 7 units of other armored vehicles were destroyed.

In the morning, Mykolaiv was under fire. The city’s civilian infrastructure, state-owned enterprises and educational institutions were damaged. Some missiles fell on the outskirts of the city. No casualties were reported. The enemy also fired on the village of Pervomaiske. As a result, buildings and power transformers were badly damaged. One person was wounded as a result of shelling at Kostiantynivka.

Photo: Consequences of shelling of Mykolaiv today

5903 civilian objects are partially or completely destroyed in Mykolaiv oblast due to hostilities. There is no power, water supply, drainage in 93 settlements of Bashtanskyi and Mykolaiv districts. This was reported by the Mykolaiv RMA.

On June 24, Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree naming the 10th Mykolaiv Naval Aviation Brigade after Hero of Ukraine Ihor Bedzai.

Odesa oblast

The naval group of the enemy fleet has decreased under the influence of a prolonged storm. Now it consists of 2 missile vessels and a large landing ship. Nevertheless, the threat of missile strikes remains high from the sea, sky and land.

The Pentagon claims that the United States will provide Ukraine with patrol boats to protect Odesa and other coastal areas. 18 boats will be shipped, including two 35-foot small river vessels, six 40-foot naval warships and ten 34-foot Dauntless Sea Ark patrol boats.

Kherson oblast

In the southern operational zone, the enemy continues to fight on the border of the defense pushed back by confident actions of Ukrainian units.

The russian military twice tried to regain the lost position in Potemkin area using available forces from the direction of Vysokopillia. They were unsuccessful. After losing 2 tanks, 4 armored vehicles and 19 people, the enemy retreated.

The enemy made a sudden air raid with 6 unguided missiles with helicopters in Beryslav district. No significant damage or casualties have been reported as of now.

An elevator, some houses, roads, buildings of the village council, and the House of Culture, where the National Museum was located, were destroyed as a result of constant shelling in the village of Bila Krynytsia.

Photo: Village of Bila Krynytsia in Velykooleksandrivska territorial community

Kherson regional council reported that the russian military continues to “inventory” the housing stock of Kherson. Not receiving information from the heads of condominiums, they directly interview the residents about the apartments and houses whose owners were forced to leave the temporary occupied territory.

Western regions

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the security situation towards Volyn and Polissia has not changed significantly, but a strict ban was imposed on citizens visiting forests in the north of Volyn oblast. The border with belarus has been guarded. In case of provocations of the Armed Forces, the Territorial Defense and volunteer units are ready for decisive actions.

Zakarpattia oblast

The Security Service of Ukraine reported that in Mukachevo, the SSU detained a russian citizen suspected of gathering socio-political information for russian special services.

The regional military administration reported that since the beginning of the war, over 100 IT companies and 30K employees have been relocated to Zakarpattia. Employees of relocated IT companies have raised over UAH 900 million to assist the Armed Forces.

Lviv oblast

150 people arrived by two evacuation trains in Lviv oblast. The police processed 1 575 complaints about suspicious people and objects.

At 4 am, 6 missiles were fired from the Black Sea towards Lviv oblast. The “West” Air Command managed to shoot down two missiles. Four missiles struck the Lviv landfill. Four people were victims of the air attack. They were hospitalized with various degrees of severity.

The meeting with a delegation of MEPs on food security around the world took place in the Lviv Regional Military Administration. The issue of Ukrainian grain exports and the issue of storing this year’s harvest were discussed.

Ternopil oblast

The Ternopil City District Court found a 62-year-old Ternopil resident guilty of propaganda of the war and support of russian aggression and sentenced him to 3 years in prison. The man posted messages justifying the atrocities of russians in Ukraine and urging Kadyrov to come and “restore order” in the russian social network banned in Ukraine.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

During the air raid, the air defense forces shot down two missiles over Khmelnytskyi oblast. The debris fell in a forest in Kamianets-Podilskyi district and in a village garden of one of the communities of Khmelnytskyi district. Windows and doors in several residential buildings were damaged. There are no casualties.

International support

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the Glastonbury Festival in Great Britain, calling for the truth about the russian war to be spread.

The EU allocated 9 billion euros to Ukraine. The funds will be used to finance the social sphere.

Russia and belarus have been deprived of observer status in the Energy Charter. It is a multilateral agreement on energy cooperation signed by about 60 countries, including the EU.

The Canadian Parliament has approved a bill, one of the provisions of which legalizes confiscation and sale of the assets of those responsible for russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The document will take effect after the royal consent is granted.

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine reports that Moldova and Ukraine will restore the rail service.

The speaker of the Moldovan parliament says that Moldova will join the anti-russian sanctions of the EU.

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine reported that the Minister of Finance of Ukraine and the Federal Minister of Finance of Germany have signed an agreement between the governments on providing Ukraine with 1 billion euros in grant funding for social and humanitarian spheres.

In the Netherlands, a residential area for 800 Ukrainian refugees will build and function for about three to five years.

Poland will receive a 450 million euro credit from EBRD credit to help refugees from Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war, over 4 million Ukrainians have found refuge in Poland.

The Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said that Turkey was pleased with the desire of Ukrainians to buy Bayraktars for the Armed Forces on their own. The Ukrainian showman and volunteer Serhiy Prytula started fundraising and planned to raise UAH 500 million for the purchase of three Bayraktars within a week. However, Ukrainians have collected UAH 600 million in three days, which will be enough to buy four devices.

The Pentagon reported that the USA allocated a new $450 million package of military assistance to Ukraine. It includes two 10-meter river vessels, six 12-meter naval warships and ten 11-meter Dauntless Sea Ark patrol boats.

Joe Biden will visit G7 and NATO summits to discuss enhanced military assistance to Ukraine, strengthening of sanctions against russia and the global food crisis.

The Japanese football club “Sionan Belmare” presented a uniform in blue and yellow, dedicated to Ukraine. The cost of the uniform is $ 122. All proceeds from the sale will be donated to Ukraine.