The war in Ukraine entered its 146th day on Tuesday, with the focus of fighting in central Donbass, the eastern region of the country that includes the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and also in the south of the country. , in the region adjacent to the Crimean peninsula, with the Russians returning to attack the strategic city of Odessa.
In recent hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow saw no desire for Ukraine to abide by the terms of what he described as a preliminary peace deal in March. In the usual daily communication, the Ukrainian leader once again reinforced the call for Russia to be recognized as a terrorist state.
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Situation point. What happened during the afternoon and evening?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow saw no desire for Ukraine to abide by the terms of what he described as a preliminary peace deal in March, denouncing a Kalibr missile attack on Odessa.
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei expressed strong support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that if Moscow had not invaded Ukraine, NATO would have attacked Russia later.
- The governor of Mykolaiv, Vitaliy Kim, offers a reward of 100 dollars, 97 euros, to whoever helps identify Russia’s collaborators.
- The White House said the US Secret Service has information that Russia plans to annex more parts of Ukraine.
- Brussels indicates that member states must have national action plans for prevention in case the Commission declares a state of emergency in the event of a sudden gas cut in Russia.
- The European Union is also considering unlocking assets in Russian banks linked to the food and fertilizer trade.
- Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, fired by the Ukrainian president, said she accepts the decision but denies that pro-Russian collaborators worked in her office.
- The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency reaffirmed his concern about the Ukrainian nuclear plant in Zaporyjia, occupied by Russian forces, and denounced an “unsustainable” situation.
- Visiting the United States, the Ukrainian first lady, Olena Zelenska, was received by the Bidens at the White House. Zelenska accepted a human rights award on behalf of Ukraine.
- Authorities in Donetsk denounce a Russian attack that hit the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk and killed at least one person.
- The US Department of Justice is trying to extend its congressional power to sanction more Russian oligarchs.
- The six additional Caesar guns promised by the French president in mid-June are on their way to Ukraine, French diplomat Catherine Colonna announced.
What happened during the morning?
- Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Tuesday to meet with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with the situation in Ukraine on the table. At the center of the discussion will be the problem of Ukrainian agricultural exports, largely blocked due to the Russian invasion.
- The Russian army has again bombed the Odessa region, in western Ukraine, and the Dnipropetrovsk region, in the center of the country, destroying infrastructure and causing at least six injuries. The missiles were fired from the Black Sea, one of them shot down by air defense forces and the other six hit a village.
- The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, fired 28 employees of the secret service – the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) -, considering that they were performing their work “unsatisfactorily”. Zelensky intends to carry out an “in-depth analysis” of the entire service, according to a video released by the Ukrainian president on Monday night. Ukraine has already opened hundreds of cases against Ukrainian officials on suspicion of treason, collaboration or inaction in defending the territory against Russia.
North Korea could send workers to rebuild Donetsk and Lugansk
- North Korea could send workers to the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, the two regions in eastern Ukraine that Moscow recognized as independent days before it invaded Ukraine. The possibility was advanced by the Russian ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, who said that North Korean workers could be very useful in helping Donbass reconstruction efforts.
- On Monday, Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Washington for an official visit to the United States. She has already met with the United States Secretary of State, she will meet with the First Lady of the United States, and she will also address Congress.
- Also on Monday, the Ukrainian president revealed that the armed forces are inflicting significant logistical losses on the invaders, ensuring that the Ukrainian flag will be in all cities and towns in “a matter of time.”
Source: Observadora
