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About 288 children from Ukraine have died since the war began: prosecutors
Some 288 children have been killed since the Russian-led invasion began on February 24, Ukrainian prosecutors say. Another 527 children have been injured, they added on social media. They also said that most of the victims were in the southeastern part of Donetsk (218), in the northeastern part of Kharkiv (166) and around Kyiv (116). Report by Mansur Mirovalev in Kyiv. 15 minutes ago (07:46 GMT)
Russia controls 70 percent of Severodonetsk: Governor
Russian forces control 70 percent of Sheverodonetsk, Luhansk region governor Sergie Gaidai said in a morning report on his Telegram channel. Gaidai also said evacuation efforts were impossible due to heavy bombardment. The nearby city of Lysychansk, he added, reported the highest death toll in recent days. 1 hour ago (06:43 GMT)
The southern region of Odessa, Ukraine is beginning to harvest grain
Farmers in the southern region of Odessa in Ukraine began harvesting grain in 2022, taking advantage of the favorable weather, regional officials said. Ukraine has already completed the sowing of cereals in 2022, but the Ministry of Agriculture did not give any prospects for the cultivation of cereals for 2022. The ministry had said that farmers planned to sow 14.2 million hectares (35 million acres) of spring cereals this year, up from 16.9 million hectares in 2021 due to the Russian invasion. The Odessa regional administration said local farmers had begun winter threshing of barley and producers would harvest a total of 1.06 million hectares of early grain, including 244,000 hectares of winter barley. Farmers will also harvest 551,000 hectares of winter wheat. 1 hour ago (06:35 GMT)
Miner Ferrexpo is reducing production due to the conflict in Ukraine
Ferrexpo, a London-based mine with operations in Ukraine, is in advanced talks with additional port operators in central Europe for maritime exports, he said, adding that it had reduced production amid the conflict with Russia. Ferrexpo also said damage to transport infrastructure had reduced its ability to operate barge companies serving European customers, according to Reuters. 2 hours ago (06:11 GMT)
Amnesty accuses Russia of war crimes in Kharkov, Ukraine
Amnesty International has accused Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks in the second-largest city of Kharkiv, many of which use banned cluster bombs, have killed hundreds of civilians. “Repeated bombings of residential neighborhoods in Kharkov are indiscriminate attacks that have killed and injured hundreds of civilians and therefore constitute war crimes,” the rights group said in a report entitled “Anyone can die at any time.” “This is especially true for strikes that are carried out using a complex [munitions] “as well as those carried out using other types of unguided rockets and unguided artillery missiles,” he said. Amnesty said it had uncovered evidence in Kharkov of the repeated use by Russia of 9N210 and 9N235 cluster munitions and landmines, all of which are banned under international conventions. “Anyone can die at any time…” Τηκε Posted on Monday 13 June – a new @Amnesty report documenting indiscriminate attacks by Russian forces in #Kharkov, #Ukraine 🚨 DM or email [email protected] for details on the embargo… pic.twitter.com/eO0foHkSPj – Laurie Hanna (@LaurieHanna) June 10, 2022 2 hours ago (05:39 GMT)
River crossings will become the key to determining the course of the war: UK
River crossings will be one of the most important determinants of the course of the war in the coming months, according to the UK Department of Defense. The ministry said the main line of Russia’s 90-kilometer (56-mile) front in Donbas was west of the Siversky Donetsk River, which Russian forces had previously been unable to cross. Ukrainian officials said Sunday that Russian troops had destroyed the bridge over the river that connected Sheverodonetsk with the twin city of Lysyhansk. “In order to succeed in the current operational phase of its attack on Donbas, Russia will either have to complete ambitious side actions or carry out aggressive river crossings,” the ministry said in its latest briefing. “Ukrainian forces often managed to demolish bridges before withdrawing, while Russia struggled to implement the complex coordination needed to carry out successful, large-scale river crossings under fire,” he added. Last updated defense information on the situation in Ukraine – 13 June 2022 Learn more about the UK Government’s response: 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/oV79kZBRi6 – Ministry of Defense 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) 13 June 2022 3 hours ago (05:18 GMT)
Three dead, one injured in Lysychansk: Governor
Three people were killed in Lysychansk on Sunday, including a six-year-old boy, and one person was injured, the Luhansk governor said. Russian forces continue to invade the city of Sheverodonetsk and have repulsed the Ukrainian army “because of a significant artillery advantage,” Serhiy Haidai wrote in the Telegram. He said the Russians were destroying the city “quarter by quarter”. A spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that Russian forces had repulsed Ukrainian units from the center of the city of Sheverodonetsk. “Several shells hit the Severodonetsk sewage treatment plant, the Azot region was bombed three times, where people are still in bomb shelters,” Haidai said. 3 hours ago (04:51 GMT)
Russian cluster bombs kill one and injure five in Hidden Rich
Russian forces dropped cluster bombs on a residential area in Dnipropetrovsk’s Kryvyi Rih district, killing a woman and wounding five others, the head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration said. The Russians also fired on the Zelenodolsk community, which set fire to a house but no casualties, Alexander Vilkul wrote in the Telegram. 4 hours ago (03:44 GMT)
About 500 people are hiding in the Severodonetsk Azot plant: Governor
The governor of Luhansk said nearly 500 civilians were hiding at the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk. “About 500 civilians remain on the territory of the Azot factory. 40 of them are children. “Sometimes the army manages to evacuate someone,” Haidai said on Sunday. 5 hours ago (02:47 GMT)
Canadian Foreign Minister disapproves of official’s visit to Russian embassy
It was “unacceptable” for a Canadian official to attend Russia Day celebrations at the country’s embassy in Ottawa, the Canadian foreign minister said. Yasemin Heinbecker, Canada’s deputy chief of protocol at the global affairs department, attended Friday’s event, along with representatives from Egypt, Pakistan and some African countries, the Globe and Mail reported. “No Canadian representative should attend the event hosted at the Russian embassy and no Canadian representative will attend this type of event again,” Melanie Jolie said in a Twitter post. Jolie also reiterated Canada’s support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion. This is unacceptable. No Canadian representative should have attended the event hosted at the Russian Embassy and no Canadian representative will attend this type of event again. pic.twitter.com/iZ2zRn1gJj – Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) June 12, 2022 5 hours ago (02:39 GMT)
Russian forces must occupy bridges instead of destroying them: ISW
Russian forces should, in principle, seek to occupy bridges instead of destroying them, as Russian troops have struggled to cross the Siverskyi Donetsk River in the past, the Institute for War Studies (ISW) said.
Ukrainian officials recently said Russia had destroyed a bridge over the river that connects Sheverodonetsk with Lysikhansk, cutting off civilian evacuation routes. The ISW said the move was most likely an attempt to cut off Ukrainian land lines from Bakhmut to Lysychansk and Severodonetsk.
“They could have hoped to trap the Ukrainian defenders in Severodonetsk by cutting off their retreat, but it seems unlikely that the benefit of capturing a relatively small number of defenders would be worth the cost of imposing a controversial river crossing on Russian troops.” . in his last offensive assessment on 12 June.
The ISW said Russian forces were probably waiting to evacuate their positions around Toshkivna or Popasna and encircle Lysychansk or attack it from the west bank of the river, “thus bypassing the need to occupy bridges or make an opposite crossing “.
Russian forces should, in principle, seek to occupy the bridges between Severodonetsk and Lysyhansk instead of destroying them, as Russian troops have difficulty crossing the Siversky Donetsk River. (1/3)
– ISW (@TheStudyofWar) June 13, 2022
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Ukraine reveals 50 Russian agents in Lysychansk: Governor
Ukraine reveals sabotage activities among 50 people in Lysychansk who leaked Ukrainian operational information to Russian forces to …
