Ukraine has now entered a fierce stage of war against Russian invasion. Russians are advancing on every front, while building three defence lines on the occupied territories in the South.
Although the global support of Ukraine is obvious, it’s military needs are not fully satisfied. Ukraine still desperately neads heavy weaponry, especially MLRSs to liberate its cities.#ArmUkraineNOW #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin
Total losses of Russian forces (02.24 - 06.26)
217 Aircraft
184 Helicopters
1,532 tanks
3,659 APVs
764 artillery systems
243 MLRS units
99 anti-aircraft defence systems
2,564 vehicles and fuel tanks
630 UAVs
60 units of special equipment
14 sea vessels
139 cruise missiles
human casualties:
~140,400 total
~34,850 killed
~104,550 wounded
~1,000 prisoners of war
Source: General Staff
Russia is increasing its military presence in Belarus
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence reports that the Russian Federation is increasing its military presence in the Republic of Belarus, particularly military aviation.
The managers of institutions and organizations in the Gomel region are being warned about the possibility of units of the Russian army returning.
It is noted that the primary issue is the increase in the number of operational and tactical aircraft on the territory of Belarus.
“Officially (it is happening, - ed.) - to conduct joint airspace patrols as part of a joint training and combat training center for aviation units and air defense units. An overflight of 10 planes to Baranovichi airfield is planned for this purpose."
Source: Defence Intelligence
Columns of enemy vehicles are moving through Mariupol in a western direction
In the Donetsk region, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the Lysychansk direction and attempts to encircle Ukrainian troops.
The General Staff of the AFU informed about this in its daily morning report.
"The enemy fired near Vovchoiarivka, Loskutivka, Bila Hora, Verkhnokamianka, Vyimka, Verkhnokamianske and Zolotarivka," says the report.
Source: General Staff; Institute for the Study of War
The enemy draws forces to Sloviansk and tries to repeat the Mariupol scenario
Russian troops are accumulating forces in the Sloviansk direction, they are not changing tactics and will try to repeat the scenario of Mariupol and Sievierodonetsk, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration. However, the AFU are ready to meet them there.
"We are witnessing the accumulation of manpower, heavy armored vehicles and artillery in the Sloviansk direction. The enemy is applying its tactics and trying to move closer to our defense line in order to shell the city from the gun artillery in addition to missiles and aircraft which they systematically use in the Donetsk region. Russians are not changing their tactics, we have seen what happened in our Mariupol and in Sievierodonetsk, so we are preparing for any scenario with Sloviansk."
According to Kyrylenko, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will do everything to prevent Russians from using this tactic and will stand as long as necessary.
He also informed that the night in the Donetsk region passed under shelling along the entire front line. There were shellings of Kurakhove and a missile strike on Kostiantynivka. At present, rubbles are being dismantled there, fortunately, there are no casualties.
Reportedly, the shelling of Avdiivka was taking place at the time of Kyrylenko’s speech during the national telethon.
Source: Head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration; Ukrinform, government-owned media
In the south, Russians suffer from friendly fire while collaborators plan to flee
In the south, the enemy continues fighting while local partisans build up the resistance. This was reported by the Operational Command “South” on their official Facebook page.
The Command notes, that the occupiers often resort to firing at each other’s positions, in order to leave the combat area as soon as possible and attribute all the damage to Ukrainian troops.
At the same time, the increasingly active resistance of the Kherson partisans discourages the local collaborators. The latter are trying to improve their own security and making plans to flee to Crimea.
Source: Operational Command “South”
Kakhovka collaborator’s car was burned down in Kherson region
A car belonging to an invaders’ collaborator in Kakhovka, the "head" of the education department, burned down in Kherson region.
This was reported by the deputy of the regional council, the advisor to the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Serhii Khlan.
"Yesterday late at night a car was burning near Svetlovo in Kherson. Eyewitnesses say that it belongs to Kakhovka's "head" of the education department - a collaborator and traitor Irina Makhneva," the statement said.
Khlan advised the collaborator to run away. According to journalist Oleh Baturyn, the new "head" of the education department, Irina Makhneva, was a shoe trader before this "appointment."
Source: Advisor to the Head of Kherson Regional Military Administration
Columns of enemy vehicles are moving through Mariupol in a western direction
For the fourth day now, columns of enemy military equipment have been moving westward through Mariupol, while a limited corps of Russian troops remain in the city to guard crucial facilities (the port, industrial plants, the railway).
This was reported by the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andriushchenko in his Telegram channel.
"The mood of the occupiers cannot be called "victorious”. Leaving a city by the sea where they have already settled for the sake of going to the front doesn’t seem like the best choice," Andriushchenko said.
Source: Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol
Russian mortars fired at Sumy region
On the morning of June 26, Russian troops fired mortars at two territorial communities in the Sumy region: Yunakivka and Shalyhyne.
This was reported by Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
Between 5 and 6 a.m., Russians shelled the Yunakivka community with mortars. There were 10 explosions.
“Preliminary: no casualties," Zhyvytskyi noted on his Telegram channel.
At about 8.30 a.m., the enemy opened mortar fire on the Shalyhyne community. According to Zhyvytskyi, there were 14 explosions. Information on casualties and destruction is being confirmed.
Source: Head of Sumy Regional Military Administration
Russians fired at the Kryvyi Rih region on June 25, but Ukrainian defenders got their revenge
Russian military fired on the south of the Kryvyi Rih district with multiple rocket launchers: houses and social infrastructure were damaged.
This was reported by the Operational Command "South".
There are no casualties among the local population.
In response, our aircraft carried out 5 strikes on the concentration of Russians and their equipment, as well as on command and support points of the enemy units. The results of the strikes are being further investigated.
The following Russian losses were recorded on June 25:
24 servicemen;
2 tanks;
5 various armored vehicles;
2 field ammunition depots; and
1 firing point.
Meanwhile, in the Black Sea, the storm continues to test the vestibular strength of the Russian fleet and sailors. 2 missile ships continue to await in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
Source: Operational Command “South”
Missiles hit Russian base in Snizhne, Donetsk region
The equipment base of the Russian occupation forces in the town of Snizhne (Horlivka district, Donetsk region) was hit by missiles. Numerous reports of the hit appeared on local Telegram channels on June 25.
According to the residents of occupied Snizhne, two missiles that flew from the northwest hit the Snizhnianskkhimmash enterprise.
On June 26, the occupiers published photos of the remains of the missiles that probably hit the equipment base. Markings on the remains indicate that Snizhne was hit by the Tochka-U missile system.
Russians believe that the launches at Snizhne were made from the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region. Snizhne is located in the east of the Donetsk region near the border with the Russian Federation.
This city was one of the first to be occupied in 2014 and was never liberated by the AFU during the summer campaign. For the last 8 years, it has been considered to be way behind the enemy lines.
Source: Mil.in.ua
The AFU blew up a Russian command post in Izium
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed а Russian command post located in the school building in Izium with HIMARS MLRSs. This was reported by InformNapalm, an international volunteer investigative organization.
The video published by the media shows how the command post of the 20th Army of the Western Military District of the AF RF (Voronezh), which was stationed in the school building in Izium, was destroyed.
Source: InformNapalm, volunteer investigative organization
The SOF fighters destroyed a column of Russian equipment in the Donetsk region
The servicemen of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a column of Russian equipment: 6 Uragan MLRSs , transport and charging vehicles, fuel trucks, trucks, fire control vehicles and armored vehicles. This was reported by the SOF press service.
"It's no secret that enemy artillery has an advantage over ours. Therefore, it is always a priority target for Ukrainian soldiers. And especially when it comes to large-caliber systems," the report says.
The enemy equipment was moving in the Donetsk region. The results of the work of the Ukrainian military were recorded on video.
Source: Mil.in.ua
Another Russian Alligator helicopter down
Today, on June 26, Ukrainian paratrooper shot down an enemy Ka-52 Alligator helicopter from the Igla MANPADS.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
"Our team started its combat duty. At about eight o'clock in the morning, three enemy Ka-52s appeared in the sky from the enemy's side. As the helicopters approached, I aimed my Igla MANPADS at the target and fired. The missile hit the helicopter. Thick black smoke billowed out of the downed Alligator," says the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the AFU serviceman.
Source: Ministry of Defence
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