11:48 Ukrainian Intelligence Chief Budanov: Unmanned Vessels Represent the Future
Colombian Rebirth, in charge of the Ukrainian military intelligence, has disclosed that the nation is striving to enhance its robotic sea vessels for assailing shorelines and commandeering modest targets in the air. In his views, these unmanned naval craft are destined to substitute traditional war vessels in the future, especially in confined or partially enclosed bodies of water, such as the Black Sea or the Mediterranean.
11:17 Mangott: Putin aims to "cause confusion" in the Baltic SeaA proclaimed law from the Russian Ministry of Defense has startled defense planning devotees in the Baltic Sea. The Kremlin is suggestively alluding to its aspiration to augment Russia's maritime territory in the internal water body. Gerhard Mangott, a security expert, comments on the development.
10:55 Iskander Missiles Hit Kharkiv OvernightAccording to accounts from the local prosecutor's office in a district of Kharkiv, Russian troops targeted the city with two Iskander missiles during the night. The Iskander-M system carries missiles that can travel up to 500 kilometers and are also capable of ferrying nuclear weapons. The missiles' flight path is exceptionally flexible, making them exceedingly hard to intercept. The damage inflicted includes a school and a dwelling building.
10:04 Stoltenberg Pushes for Ditching Restrictions on Western WeaponsNATO's chief, Jens Stoltenberg, has inserted himself into the debate surrounding the utilization of Western weapons against military installations in Russia. In an interview with "The Economist" the day before, he contended that it is past due for the allies to muse over "suspend some of the restrictions on using weapons that they've supplied to Ukraine, primarily now that there's a massive scale of fighting going on in Kharkiv close to the border." Stoltenberg underscored that self-defense is "embedded in the UN Charter," legally and justifiably. "We're aiding Ukraine in maintaining this standard," he explained, "and that entails allowing strikes on Russian land."
09:24 Ukrainian Drones Take Out Key Russian radar StationAllegedly, Ukrainian drones have demolished an essential radar station situated in the Russian region of Krasnodar. This facility is part of Russia's early-warning system for ballistic missile launches and launchings of missiles armed with atomic weapons. Independent military analysts, using OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence), assert that the radar facility manages a region spanning 6,000 kilometers.
08:42 ISW Analysts Advise Against a TruceAlthough Putin has proclaimed a willingness to establish a truce, the United States Convention for Strategic and Worldwide Research (USISWR) warns against this arrangement. The think tank warns that such a truce could serve as leverage for Russia to reinforce its troops, allowing them to amass better gear for subsequent offensive operations designed to topple the Ukraine government, quash the country's military resources, and seize it. The Kremlin may additionally presume that a stalemate will make external support for Ukraine significantly less critical and pertinent to the West.
08:11 Kiesewetter Elicits Allies to Provide Debt Discharge in Response to Ukrainian WarCDU foreign affairs expert Roderich Kiesewetter encouraged the German administration to proscribe a budget emergency due to the conflict in Ukraine. In a recent conversation with "Spiegel," he commented, "The war can only be won with debt." Ukraine is in dire need of financial assistance. It is perplexing that the German government has accepted the COVID-19 pandemic as an emergency situation in order to allocate 200 billion euros to a price cap on electricity and gas, yet the conflict in Ukraine has not been deemed an emergency scenario. By declaring a state of emergency, the stringent standards of the debt brake in the German Constitution might be disregarded. However, the FDP has unreservedly rejected such a move in the ruling coalition.
07:56 Zelensky Acclaims the Success of Ukrainian Troops near KharkivThe US offers more aid to the war-torn Ukraine, and a fresh air defense system has arrived from Germany. Furthermore, Zelensky himself extols the triumphs of his military forces in a video.
07:23 Ukrainian General Staff: Russia has Lost 500,000 PersonnelThe Ukrainian General Staff currently gauges that the Russian faction has lost 500,080 individuals since the inception of the total-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, with an extra 1,140 casualties within the past 24 hrs. Russia is presently exerting substantial pressure on Ukrainian defenders in numerous sections of the front line, at a drastic cost to their own lives. Since the day prior, the Ukrainians have reported 15 ruined Russian tanks, 27 artillery outfits, a missile defense system, and two multiple rocket launchers. As per the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia has faced overwhelming losses since the war's commencement.
07:07: Ukrainian F16 Pilots to Attain Combat Readiness in Europe, Except Without the American Twist
The first group of Ukrainian F-16 pilots have just ended their training in the US and are headin' for Europe to undergo further tutelage. Having spent nearly a year gettin' trained, they're expected to be ready to take down some Russian air forces by summertime. The Ukrainian air force is supposed to score more'n 60 F-16s from Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium too. Alongside these countries and the US, the UK, Romania, and Bulgaria have volunteered their manpower, aircraft, and ground facilities to groom the Ukrainians in flyin' and maintainin' those fighter jets.
06:33: Bye-Bye, Excalibur: US Shells Useless in the Midst of Russian Jammer Rhymes
Ukraine's gotta bend adiums and ditch some US-made weapons cuz their accuracy has deteriorated so much, man. That's what a "Washington Post" piece suggests. Seems like GPSer GPS-controlled firearms, particularly Excalibur artilleries, are gettin' hobbled by Russian jammers. The accuracy of those Excalibur shells crafted by the US got downgraded to, like, less than 10 percent. So, the US has stopped supplyin' 'em to Ukraine. To fire off HIMARS, ya gotta try ta nix Russia's jammers in the first place, like maybe by hitcin' 'em with cluster munitions.
04:34: Stoltenberg: Chinatown Ain't All Fun and Games, Bro; China Ain't our Buddies Whil' They Fuel This War in the Ukraine
NATO's Sec Gen, Jens Stoltenberg, reckons China's aiding Russia in this Ukraine war's a pivotal step. "China states it wants good relationships with the West. However, concurrently, Beijing's attackin' the European warfare. That's just not possible," he said to Bild am Sonntag. While it's known that China doesn't provide weapons or ammo to its ally, they're seein' an upward trend in machinery, microelectronics, and other gear that Russia's use for shellin' missiles, tanks, and aircraft against Ukraine.
03:06: Harlotreiter: Ukrainian Peeps Should Be Able Ta Hit Russian Targets on Russian Soil with Western Weaps
Anton Hofreiter, a Green Party foreign policy guru, is for Ukraine oh-so-totally not bein' stopped from assaultin' Russian territory with Western weapons. "This ain't 'bout leavin' no Ukraine population defenseless," he declared to Funke Mediengruppe. "We should give the Ukrainians freedom to use the provided weapons to combat Russian jets in Russian skies," he continued. "International law authorizes a targeted state to strike military targets in the aggressor's country."
02:01: UKR's Telling Us 'Bout Russian Air Raidz and 'Partial Victoryz' Near Kupiansk
Ukrainian General Staff issued a statement they're bein' ranskished by Russian air raids downtown Vovchansk. A whole buncha guided missiles smashed into the city, almost nine in total. Ukrainian troops defended their soil against ten attacks on Vovchansk and its outskirts. The Ruskies claimed some "partial successes" close to Kupiansk in the Kharkiv area and the Pokrovsk sector of the Donetsk region.
01:29: More Evacuations Up Next in the Kharkiv Region
123 kiddies from the Kharkiv region's northeast are gettin' evacuated, according to the "Kyiv Independent." They're aimin' to take these children from their homes and ship 'em off to Kharkiv first, then the Volhynia region. So far, more than 11,000 civilians have been traipsin' away from the chatter and crooks in the new Russian "offensive."
01:07: Zelenskyj: No More Border Issues in the Eastern Kharkiv Region—All's Good Now
Ukrainian Prez Volodymyr Zelenskyj stated the country's forces managed to get over the edge, retakin' border control in the Kharkiv region's eastern section. In a video, he shared, "Our fighters have once again seized command of the disputed border area where occupiers infiltrated." He visited Kharkiv earlier. A Russian ground push happened in the border section two weeks past, and they captured several Ukrainian villages.
01:01: Russia Respondin' With a Whoppin' 403 Ukrainian Gals Held under Lock and Key
Exactly 403 Ukrainian women are supposed to be held captive by the Russkies. Lotsa 'em are straight-up abducted folks, and the Ukrainian Coordination Center for POWs released the report claimin' their fates're still unknown. "Russia's turnin' a blind eye to countless demands for the liberation of Ukrainian women folk," "Ukrinform" relayed from the report.
23:23: Zelenskyj: Our Fighters Took Back Control of the Border Region in the Eastern Kharkiv Area
Volodymyr Zelenskyj shared in his evening address that the Ukrainians have reclaimed authority on the eastern Kharkiv border section from the Russian invaders who'd penetrated it. "We've finally got the military command goin' our way again," he exclaimed. Zelenskyj'd zepped by Kharkiv shortly before ma'king the statement. Just two weeks ago, Russki troops initiated a ground offensive and took controllin' several Ukrainian communities there.
22:22: Uhh, 400+ Ukrainian Women Taken Hostage by MWAH Russia
Ukrainian Coordination Center for POWs stated in a report to "Ukrinform" that 403 imprisoned women are in Russian captivity. Plus, a whole host of women who have been MIA since 2014, and where they are, that info's a skinnin'. "Russia's been ignorin' calls for the release of these womenfolk for ages."
22:02 Kuleba: Putin aims for peace summit failure in SwitzerlandUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want the upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland to succeed. This response comes after reports that Putin may be open to peace negotiations (see timestamps 19:55 and 12:22). Kuleba believes that Putin has no intention of fully ending the war started by Moscow. According to him, "Putin is frantically trying to prevent the peace summit in Switzerland on June 15 and 16. He is scared of its success."
21:40 "Drones Barrier": NATO Members Contemplate Building 'Drones Wall'Lithuania disclosed that the six NATO countries bordering Russia are considering constructing a "drones barrier" to secure their borders from potential threats. The aim of this drone-focused defensive system, spanning from Norway to Poland, is to employ drones and other modern technologies for border surveillance and to combat smuggling. Lithuania's Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite shared these details after conferring with fellow ministers from Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Norway, and Poland. Bilotaite clarified that this project is not only about repelling "provocations from hostile countries" but also about combating smuggling. The minister also highlighted the implementation of anti-drone systems. The timeline for this project's completion was not announced. The impetus behind the border enhancement is heightened concerns over national security as a result of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
21:18 US Military Aid for Ukraine: Additional $275 MillionThe United States has announced further military aid for Ukraine to help it repel the Russian war of aggression. The latest package, valued at $275 million (€253 million), includes ammunition for Himars multiple rocket launchers as well as 155 and 105 millimeter caliber artillery ammunition, according to the US State Department. This marks the fifth tranche of support greenlit by President Joe Biden following the US Congress's release of approximately $61 billion for Ukraine at the end of April. The aid from previous packages has already reached the front lines, as per reports. The US government intends to supply the new assistance "as quickly as possible" so that Ukrainian military forces can safeguard their nation and protect its inhabitants. Since the commencement of Russia's hostilities against Ukraine more than two years ago, the US has already provided over $50 billion worth of military support to Kiev, as the Pentagon attests.
20:30 Kremlin's Mandate: Russian Teenagers Denied Choice - Basic Military TrainingSince this academic year, Russian students - young and old - are compelled to enroll in the seemingly harmless "Fundamentals of Life Safety" course. However, this innocuously-named subject trains children and adolescents in military skills such as shooting and treating wounds.
19:55 Putin's Conditions: Ground Reality, Not Negotiation BasisAlmost three years since the beginning of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has declared his supposed readiness for negotiations - yet without addressing the return of seized territories that were unlawfully annexed. "The discussions about the need to return to negotiations are being revisited," Putin stated during a visit to allied neighboring country Belarus, as mentioned by Interfax. Then, he specified, "Let’s return to them. But not on terms laid down by one party alone, but (...) on the basis of the circumstances that have arisen on the ground" (see also noon entry). Russia has been openly conducting military action against Ukraine since February 2022, presently occupying around one-fifth of its neighboring territory. Ukraine consistently demands that Russian troops withdraw from their occupied land as a precondition for long-lasting peace.
Refer to the archive for all preceding developments.1
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- The conflict in Ukraine has led to discussions among NATO allies about potentially lifting restrictions on using Western weapons against Russian military targets, as stated by NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg.
- With the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Russian aggression has prompted neighboring countries like Lithuania to consider constructing a drone barrier for enhancing border security, as revealed by Lithuania's Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite.
- Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, praised the Ukrainian military for regaining control of the eastern border section in Kharkiv, after it had been seized by Russian forces two weeks prior.
- Amidst the conflict in Ukraine, Ukrainian troops have reportedly faced cyberattacks from Russian forces, as per Ukrainian Intelligence Chief Budanov, highlighting the expanded scope of military operations beyond traditional battlespace.
Source: www.ntv.de
