Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin’s North Korea weapons threat ‘incredibly concerning’, says US
Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that Moscow may supply weapons for North Korea after he signed a defence agreement with Kim Jong-un is “incredibly concerning”, US officials have said.
Russian military help to the North “would destabilise the Korean Peninsula, of course, and potentially... depending on the type of weapons they provide, might violate UN Security Council resolutions that Russia itself has supported”, said US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
As he wrapped up his North Korea trip, Mr Putin yesterday suggested that Russia supplying weapons to nuclear-armed North Korea will reflect how the West is arming Ukraine.
He also warned South Korea against making a “big mistake” if Seoul decides to aid Ukraine with arms, threatening a “painful” response.
On the war front, the US is arming Ukraine with air defence interceptor missiles by redirecting planned shipments dedicated to other nations, citing “existential danger”. It is a “difficult but necessary decision” to prioritise delivering Patriot and NASAM missiles to Ukraine, said National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.
“Right now, we know that Ukraine urgently needs these additional capabilities,” Mr Kirby said, adding more is needed and it is needed now.
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Ukraine’s use of US-given weapons in Russia not limited to near Kharkiv, Pentagon says
06:53 , Arpan Rai
Ukraine can use US-supplied weapons to hit Russian forces that are firing on Ukrainian troops anywhere across the border into Russia and not just in Russian territory near Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Pentagon said yesterday.
Last month, president Joe Biden quietly authorised Kyiv to launch US-supplied weapons at military targets inside Russia.
But officials said at the time that Biden’s decision applied only to targets inside Russia near the border with Ukraine‘s eastern Kharkiv region.
Pentagon spokesperson Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder told reporters that while there had been no change in policy, Ukraine’s use of weapons against Russian troops was not limited to near Kharkiv on the Russian side.
“The ability to be able to fire back when fired upon is really what this policy is focused on... as we see Russian forces firing across the border, the ability for Ukraine to fire back at those ground forces using US-provided munitions,” Ryder said.
“It’s self-defense and so it makes sense for them to be able to do that,” he added.
Trial of US ballerina accused of treason begins in Russia
06:00 , Alexander Butler
The trial of US ballerina Ksenia Karelina, 33, who was accused of high treason after sending a meagre $51.80 to a Ukrainian charity, has begun in western Russia today.
The 33-year-old, originally from Yekaterinburg but who moved to the US, sent money to the Ukrainian foundation Razom for Ukraine on the third day of the war in 2022. When she then visited her family at the start of this year in Russia, she was detained.
The press service of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court reported that Karelina “initiatively carried out a transfer of funds in the interests of one of the Ukrainian organizations, which were subsequently sent for the acquisition of tactical medicine items, equipment, weapons and ammunition by the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.
Judge Andrei Mineev, who is also considering the case of jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich, closed the trial to the press.
You can read more about the case here.
Zelensky lists measures to preserve Ukraine’s energy system
05:25 , Arpan Rai
Volodymyr Zelensky announced a set of measures to protect Ukraine’s energy system, including protection for plants coming under Russian fire and the development of alternative renewable energy sources.
“Life in Ukraine must be preserved and that includes in particular energy security,” the Ukrainian president said in his nightly video address.
Mr Zelensky outlined plans to minimise the effects of such attacks, including a programme of developing solar energy and energy storage facilities and a schedule for critical infrastructure sites to come up with alternative energy sources.
The work, he said, must be completed before winter and the increased energy demand associated with the change in seasons.
Mr Zelensky said the government would “continue to work on creating new energy generation and new decentralised energy capacities”. Also planned was “the construction of new balanced and manoeuvrable capacities for energy”.
“This process is quite challenging in wartime conditions, but we must implement it just as we have already implemented many difficulty projects,” he said.
And work was proceeding, Mr Zelensky said, on measures to protect existing energy sites.
Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy system in the first winter of the war, launched in February 2022, and renewed its assault on energy targets last March as Ukraine was running low on stocks of Western air defence missiles.
Drone and missile strikes have knocked out half of energy generating capacity since March, according to official accounts.
Attacks yesterday overnight hit four regions and cut power to more than 218,000 consumers, the Energy Ministry said.
South Korea says it could supply arms to Ukraine after Russia signs ‘absurd’ deal with North Korea
05:00 , Alexander Butler
South Korea could supply arms to Ukraine after Putin’s ‘absurd’ deal with North Korea
US says Putin remarks about possible weapons for North Korea ‘incredibly concerning’
04:59 , Arpan Rai
Vladimir Putin’s remarks that Russia may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defence pact with Pyongyang are “incredibly concerning,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that such weapons supplies to the isolated nuclear-armed country would be a mirror response to the Western arming of Ukraine.
He also warned that US ally South Korea would be making “a big mistake” if it decided to supply arms to Ukraine, and that Moscow would respond to such a move in a way that would be painful for Seoul.
“It is incredibly concerning,” Miller told a news briefing when asked about Putin’s remarks about possible arms supplies to North Korea.
“It would destabilise the Korean Peninsula, of course, and potentially... depending on the type of weapons they provide, might violate UN Security Council resolutions that Russia itself has supported.”
The treaty signed by Putin and Kim on Wednesday commits each side to provide immediate military assistance to the other in the event of armed aggression against either one of them.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby called it a cause of concern but no surprise. He said Russia’s need for such foreign assistance was a sign of desperation.
“We’ve been talking about this and warning about a burgeoning defence relationship between these two countries now for many months through a series of downgraded intelligence that we’ve put out there,” he said.
“Obviously it’s something we’ve taken seriously.”
Kirby said the US also believed the Russia-North Korea pact would also be a concern to China, which the United States has urged to do more to reign in Pyongyang.
US to rush air defence interceptor missiles to Ukraine
04:33 , Arpan Rai
The White House will rush delivery of air defence interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting planned shipments to other allied nations, as Washington scrambles to counter increased Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
National security spokesperson John Kirby said the US had taken the “difficult but necessary decision to reprioritise near-term planned deliveries of foreign military sales to other countries,” though he wouldn’t say which nations would be affected or how many.
“Right now, we know that Ukraine urgently needs these additional capabilities,” Mr Kirby said on a call with reporters, adding, “Obviously more is needed, and it’s needed now.”
The announcement comes after president Joe Biden, during last week’s Group of Seven meeting in Italy, suggested such action might be necessary, saying, “We’ve let it be known for those countries that are expecting, from us, air defence systems in the future, that they’re going to have to wait.”
“Everything we have is going to go to Ukraine until their needs are met,” Biden said. “And then we will make good on the commitments we made to other countries.”
Ukrainian author and soldier warns the West: ‘War is coming to you’
04:10 , Arpan Rai
A junkyard of burnt cars. Shattered glass and shell fragments. Bodies lining the streets.
This is Oleksandr Mykhed’s language of war. This is the language of Ukrainians. This is, he says, what we should be ready for: “Because this might happen in your country, and you’d better be prepared for that.”
Mykhed – one of Ukraine’s most prolific authors – is in London promoting his tenth book, The Language of War. His once floppy blonde hair is gone, shaved into a military-style buzz cut instead; it is a nod to his second job, the one he did not choose.
Mykhed, 36, enlisted in the military as soon as the full-scale invasion began. Though he had no previous experience, he was told he would be a mortar battery ammunition man. “You will pass grenades to the loader, carry a box of grenades and the mortar itself,” the enlistment officer said to him, after he asked what he meant by “mortar man”.
Tom Watling speaks to him:
Ukrainian author and soldier warns the West: ‘War is coming to you’
US will move Ukraine to front of line for air defense missile deliveries, White House says
04:00 , Alexander Butler
White House will prioritize weapons for Ukraine after new Russia attack
‘Mass’ drone attack in Russia’s Krasnodar region
03:59 , Arpan Rai
Ukraine’s military launched a “mass” drone attack on southern Russia’s Krasnodar region, but there were no casualties or damage, local Russian officials said this morning.
As a result of the attack, three municipalities came under attack, emergency officials said. Fragments from one drone fell on a guest house in Temriuk district, but its residents were evacuated and there were no injuries.
Emergency crews were working at the sites of the attacks.
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid again and Kyiv's drones target enemy oil depots
03:41 , Arpan Rai
Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, officials said yesterday.
In its seventh major attack on Ukrainian power plants since Moscow intensified energy infrastructure attacks three months ago, Russia fired nine missiles and 27 Shahed drones at energy facilities and critical infrastructure in central and eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force said.
The attack hit power structures in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions of Ukraine, according to national power company Ukrenergo.
Air defences intercepted all the drones and five cruise missiles, the Ukrainian air force said.
With no major changes reported along the 1,000km (600 mile) frontline, where a recent push by the Kremlin’s forces in eastern and northeastern Ukraine has made only incremental gains, both sides in the war have taken aim at distant infrastructure targets.
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid again and Kyiv's drones target enemy oil depots
A Ukrainian author turned soldier has a stark warning for the West: ‘Be prepared for war with Russia’
03:00 , Alexander Butler
Ajunkyard of burned cars. Shattered glass and shell fragments. Bodies lining the streets.
This is Oleksandr Mykhed’s language of war. This is the language of Ukrainians. This is, he says, what we should be ready for: “Because this might happen in your country, and you’d better be prepared for that.”
Mykhed – one of Ukraine’s most prolific authors – is in London promoting his tenth book, The Language of War. His once floppy blonde hair is gone, shaved into a military-style buzz cut instead; it is a nod to his second job, the one he did not choose.
Ukrainian author and soldier warns the West: ‘War is coming to you’
US to reprioritise missiles for Ukraine, White House says
02:00 , Alexander Butler
The US will reprioritise planned deliveries of foreign military sales of Patriot and other missiles to go to Ukraine, which is in “desperate need” of more air defense capabilities amid its ongoing war with Russia, the White House said.
Putin says South Korea would be making ‘a big mistake’ if it supplies arms to Ukraine
01:00 , Alexander Butler
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that South Korea would be making “a big mistake” if it decides to supply arms to Ukraine and that Seoul had nothing to worry about when it came to a mutual defence pact between Moscow and North Korea.
Putin, who said Moscow would respond to any such move by South Korea, was speaking to reporters in Vietnam at the end of a two-day trip to Asia. He held talks in North Korea a day earlier.
Yonhap news reported earlier on Thursday that South Korea would review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, after the leaders of North Korea and Russia signed a pact pledging mutual defence in the event of war.
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte wins race to head Nato
Friday 21 June 2024 00:01 , Alexander Butler
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is set to become the next Nato chief after his only rival dropped out of the leadership race.
Mr Rutte will become the secretary-general of the alliance in October after Romanian president Klaus Iohannis withdrew from the contest.
The 57-year-old has been one of the driving forces behind Europe’s military support for Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion, and says defeat on the battlefield for Moscow is vital to secure peace in Europe.
He will replace Norway’s former prime minister Jens Stoltenberg, who has run the US-led military alliance since 2014 and had his term extended four times.
What's known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
Thursday 20 June 2024 23:00 , Alexander Butler
What's known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
Pictured: Ukrainian solider launches reconnaissance drone
Thursday 20 June 2024 22:00 , Alexander Butler
Zelenkyy thanks Romania for 'bolstering air shield'
Thursday 20 June 2024 21:00 , Alexander Butler
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Romania’s decision to provide his country with two Patriot air defence systems will strengthen security in Ukraine and throughout Europe.
“This crucial contribution will bolster our air shield and help us better protect our people and critical infrastructure from Russian air terror,” the Ukrainian president said on X.
The Patriot, which stands for Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, is a surface-to-air missile defence system.
I am grateful to Romania and President @KlausIohannis for making the decision to provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system.
This crucial contribution will bolster our air shield and help us better protect our people and critical infrastructure from Russian…— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 20, 2024
The Putin-Kim bromance is a dangerous liaison
Thursday 20 June 2024 20:00 , Alexander Butler
The Putin-Kim bromance is a dangerous liaison
Russian interference in UK general election will likely ramp up dramatically, warns senior US senator
Thursday 20 June 2024 19:00 , Alexander Butler
Russian interference in the UK general election will likely “ramp up dramatically” over the next fortnight, the chair of the United States senate intelligence committee has warned.
Washington has witnessed “egregious efforts” by Moscow to interfere in the democratic process across the globe, similar to those alleged in the 2016 US presidential election, said Mark Warner.
The senior senator, who is regularly briefed on secret US intelligence, said he had been closely monitoring the situation in the UK, adding: “I think the next big test of the state of play will be the British elections in a few weeks.”
Russian interference in UK election may ramp up dramatically, warns senior US senator
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid again and Kyiv's drones target enemy oil depots
Thursday 20 June 2024 18:00 , Alexander Butler
Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, officials said Thursday.
With no major changes reported along the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, where a recent push by the Kremlin’s forces in eastern and northeastern Ukraine has made only incremental gains, both sides in the war have taken aim at distant infrastructure targets.
In its seventh major attack on Ukrainian power plants since Moscow intensified energy infrastructure attacks three months ago, Russia fired nine missiles and 27 Shahed drones at energy facilities and critical infrastructure in central and eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force said. Air defenses intercepted all the drones and five cruise missiles, it said.
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid again and Kyiv's drones target enemy oil depots
South Korea says it could supply arms to Ukraine after Russia signs ‘absurd’ deal with North Korea
Thursday 20 June 2024 17:00 , Alexander Butler
South Korea has strongly criticised North Korea and Russia’s new military pact, and said it will reconsider supplying Ukraine with weapons in response.
The comments from South Korea’s presidential office came a day after North Korea and Russia reached a mutual agreement on defence assistance, including in the event of war, on Wednesday. The deal was signed after Vladimir Putin met his “comrade” Kim Jong-un on a visit to Pyongyang.
North Korea’s state media published the text of the deal on Thursday, which says each country would provide the other with immediate military assistance if it were to be invaded.
South Korea could supply arms to Ukraine after Putin’s ‘absurd’ deal with North Korea
Russian glide bombs are obliterating front-line Ukraine towns
Thursday 20 June 2024 16:00 , Alexander Butler
Russia has accelerated its destruction of Ukraine’s front-line cities in 2024 to a scale previously unseen in the war using glide bombs and an expanding network of airstrips.
That’s according to analysis of drone footage, satellite imagery, Ukrainian documents and Russian photos.
The results can be seen in the intensity of recent Russian attacks. It took a year for Russia to obliterate Bakhmut, where the bombs were first used.
Russian glide bombs are obliterating front-line Ukraine towns. There’s more to come
Romania to donate Patriot systems to Ukraine
Thursday 20 June 2024 15:16 , Alexander Butler
Romania will donate two operational Patriot systems to Ukraine, the country’s supreme defence council has announced.
The council said the decision was “based on an in-depth technical evaluation” and “all measures were being taken to eliminate the risk of creating possible vulnerabilities for Romania”.
In a statement, it reiterated that Romania’s position will continue to be that Ukraine has a “legitimate right” to defend itself against Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
Russian attack kills three, injures four in Ukraine's eastern region
Thursday 20 June 2024 15:00 , Tom Watling
Russia attacked a village in Ukraine‘s eastern Donetsk region on Thursday, killing three people and injuring four more, including a child, prosecutors said.
The village of Rozkishne, about 25 km from the front line, was targeted by the strike, regional prosecutors said on Telegram.
According to preliminary data, Russian troops used the Smerch system to launch cluster munitions, prosecutors said.
Among the injured was a 14-year-old boy who was hospitalised. Four households, cars, and a gas pipeline were damaged in the attack, prosecutors added.
Footage appears to show Russia firing first 3000kg glide bomb
Thursday 20 June 2024 14:39 , Tom Watling
Footage has purported to show Russia firing its first 3000kg glide bomb near Ukraine’s second largest city.
The video, posted by a Russian military blogger called Fighterbomber, believed to be a member of the Russian air force, shows the bomb exploding on the outskirts of the village of Lyptsi, where Ukrainian soldiers are defending against a recently-launched attack in the wider Kharkiv region. The city’s namesake capital, just 17 miles south of the village, is home to some 1.3 million civilians.
Russian glide bombs, essentially Soviet-era explosives retrofitted with wings and navigation systems, have proved devastating in Ukraine.
In March, then defence minister Sergei Shoigu toured a weapons factory east of Moscow where he was shown the Fab-3000s in early production.
Reportedly the first video of a Russian FAB-3000 UMPK glide bomb strike. https://t.co/C1NY8OXWMG https://t.co/VilUVEYlmJ pic.twitter.com/ob32zsPLL9
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) June 20, 2024
South Korea says it could supply arms to Ukraine after Russia signs ‘absurd’ deal with North Korea
Thursday 20 June 2024 14:14 , Tom Watling
South Korea could supply arms to Ukraine after Putin’s ‘absurd’ deal with North Korea
Zelensky thanks Romania for donating Patriot system to Ukraine
Thursday 20 June 2024 13:53 , Tom Watling
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Romania’s decision to provide his country with a Patriot air defence system would bolster Ukraine‘s air defence shield and strengthen security throughout Europe.
“This crucial contribution will bolster our air shield and help us better protect our people and critical infrastructure from Russian air terror,” he said on X.
I am grateful to Romania and President @KlausIohannis for making the decision to provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system.
This crucial contribution will bolster our air shield and help us better protect our people and critical infrastructure from Russian…— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 20, 2024
Trial of US ballerina accused of treason begins in Russia
Thursday 20 June 2024 13:30 , Tom Watling
The trial of US ballerina Ksenia Karelina, 33, who was accused of high treason after sending a meagre $51.80 to a Ukrainian charity, has begun in western Russia today.
The 33-year-old, originally from Yekaterinburg but who moved to the US, sent money to the Ukrainian foundation Razom for Ukraine on the third day of the war in 2022. When she then visited her family at the start of this year in Russia, she was detained.
The press service of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court reported that Karelina “initiatively carried out a transfer of funds in the interests of one of the Ukrainian organizations, which were subsequently sent for the acquisition of tactical medicine items, equipment, weapons and ammunition by the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.
Judge Andrei Mineev, who is also considering the case of jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich, closed the trial to the press.
You can read more about the case here.
What's known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
Thursday 20 June 2024 13:15 , Tom Watling
What's known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
We have some of the latest photos from the frontline in Ukraine
Thursday 20 June 2024 13:00 , Tom Watling
Below, we have some of the latest photos coming from the frontline in eastern Ukraine.
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid again and Kyiv's drones target enemy oil depots
Thursday 20 June 2024 12:45 , Tom Watling
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid again and Kyiv's drones target enemy oil depots
Ukraine and EU extend permit-free regime for freight, PM says
Thursday 20 June 2024 12:30 , Tom Watling
Ukraine and the European Commission have extended a liberalisation of freight transport for another year, allowing Ukrainian cargo permit-free entry to the EU, Ukraine‘s prime minister has said.
Denys Shmyhal added on X that the agreement envisaged the possibility of an automatic extension until the end of 2025.
🇺🇦 🇪🇺 Ukraine and the European Commission have extended the agreement on the liberalisation of freight transport by one year, with the possibility of an automatic extension until the end of 2025. This is an important step towards integrating #Ukraine into the EU area, increasing…
— Denys Shmyhal (@Denys_Shmyhal) June 20, 2024
The Putin-Kim bromance is a dangerous liaison
Thursday 20 June 2024 12:15 , Tom Watling
The Putin-Kim bromance is a dangerous liaison
Mapped: Where Russia’s overnight attacks hit Ukraine and where they were intercepted
Thursday 20 June 2024 12:00 , Tom Watling
A map produced by Ukrainian open source group ‘monitorwar’ has produced a detailed look at Russia’s overnight aerial assault.
Russian forces continue to target Ukraine’s power infrastructure. In their latest attack, they damaged facilities in four regions.
Russia hit Ukraine's power infrastructure with a massive missile and drone attack, damaging facilities in four regions. Explosions reported in Dnipro region, thermal power plant seriously damaged. Russia's trying to leave Ukraine without heating, employing gaps in air defense. pic.twitter.com/Qmd4oKXK8Y
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) June 20, 2024
US to redirect Patriot air defense orders to Ukraine, FT reports
Thursday 20 June 2024 11:38 , Tom Watling
President Joe Biden’s administration plans to halt all open orders for Patriot air defense systems and interceptor missiles and redirect supply to Ukraine until its defense needs are met, the Financial Times has reported.
The move could be announced as early as Thursday, the report said, citing three people with knowledge of the decision.
Ukraine has been lobbying for the U.S.-made Patriot missile defences which have proved vital for Kyiv’s chances of shooting down Russia’s ballistic and hypersonic missiles. It has recently drummed up its requests for the missiles following Russian attacks on its critical energy sector.
Earlier this month, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced his country would deliver another 100 Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine in an initiative with Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.
Russian interference in UK general election will likely ramp up dramatically, warns senior US senator
Thursday 20 June 2024 11:17 , Tom Watling
Russian interference in UK election may ramp up dramatically, warns senior US senator
South Korea says will reconsider providing weapons to Ukraine, Yonhap says
Thursday 20 June 2024 11:04 , Tom Watling
South Korea has said it will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, Yonhap news reported, citing an official after the leaders of North Korea and Russia signed a pact pledging mutual defence in the event of war.
In an official statement released on Thursday, Seoul also condemned the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia this week, saying it violates United Nations sanctions.
“The government clearly emphasizes that any cooperation that directly or indirectly helps North Korea increase its military power is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and is subject to monitoring and sanctions by the international community,” the presidential office said in a statement, adding that such violation would worsen Seoul’s relations with Moscow.
North Korea and Russia revived an agreement made during the Cold War era when their leaders met in Pyongyang this week, and agreed to provide military assistance if they are ever attacked.
Ukrainian soldiers explore captured Russian tank
Thursday 20 June 2024 10:45 , Tom Watling
Ukrainian soldiers have been pictured exploring a Russian main battle tank in the eastern Donetsk region after capturing the vehicle this month.
The Soviet-era T-62 had been retrofitted with anti-drone protection to cope with the constant threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the frontline, a phenomena of this war.
We have some more footage of alleged Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries
Thursday 20 June 2024 10:30 , Tom Watling
Earlier, we reported that Ukrainian sources claimed responsibility for explosions at fuel depots in several regions of Russia.
Below, we have some more footage of the fires, as well as some maps detailing the location of the alleged strikes.
/2. Aftermath of the drone strike on oil depot in Platonovka. (52.7167227, 41.9622082) pic.twitter.com/5inIPRw6aJ
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) June 20, 2024
Fires at two Russian fuel depots after drone attacks by Ukraine's SBU, source says
Thursday 20 June 2024 10:15 , Tom Watling
Ukrainian drone attacks conducted by the SBU security agency caused fires at fuel depots in the Russian regions of Tambov and Adygeyea early on Thursday, a Kyiv intelligence source told Reuters.
Russian officials said earlier that fires had broken out at two fuel depots after suspected drone attacks.
The Ukrainian source said the depots supplied the Russian military and that the strikes aimed to reduce their resources.
Russian Telegram channels report drone attacks on several oil refineries in Russia last night.
A fire broke out at an oil depot in Tambov region of Russia. The governor wrote about "a pop and a fire". Eyewitnesses said they heard a loud explosion, and then the tank caught fire.… pic.twitter.com/QMnEGn6w41— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 20, 2024
Putin in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia's isolation deepens
Thursday 20 June 2024 10:00 , Tom Watling
Putin in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia's isolation deepens
Russia obliterates front-line Ukraine towns by retrofitting bombs and expanding its air base network
Thursday 20 June 2024 09:45 , Tom Watling
Russia obliterates front-line Ukraine towns by retrofitting bombs and expanding its air base network
