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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
Intensive artillery shelling of Lysychansk. Three locals were killed – a man and a woman, as well as a 6-year-old boy. In Severodonetsk, Ukrainian forces were forced to retreat from the city centre.
That night in Lysychansk the shopping complex burned down, four houses and buildings of the local mine were damaged. The Russians destroyed 11 houses in Vrubivka, four in Zolotyi, and two houses and a kindergarten in Gorsky.
Ukrainian soldiers successfully repulsed the assault in the directions of Viktorivka – Vrubivka and Komyshuvakha – Vrubivka. The enemy resumed offensive operations near the village of Golden. Three were killed and one was wounded.
Donetsk Region
Active hostilities near Avdiivka, Mariinka, Krasnohorivka, Sviatohirsk, Lyman.
At night – air strikes on Bakhmut, Udachne village. About half a hundred private houses, two hotels, railway infrastructure, life support facilities of the region – transformer substations, electric networks – were destroyed and damaged.
The region remains without gas, partly without electricity and water.
The evacuation of the population continues.
Sumy Region
In general, the night passed quietly, but in the morning the enemy began shelling again.
Esman community: almost at 6 am – mortar shelling. After 7 am – about 30 explosions. The fire was from Russia. There are no casualties or damage.
During the day, the enemy continued to shell the border with heavy weapons. Artillery, mortars. There are no casualties or destruction of civilian infrastructure.
Kharkiv Region
The night of the shelling, over the past day on the infrastructure of the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, the occupiers struck with MLRS, previously – without casualties.
Chuhuiv, Bohodukhiv and Izyum districts were shelled in Kharkiv region during the day. Previously – one person was injured, Korobochkino, Chuhuiv district.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
The enemy struck from the «Uragans» in the residential areas of the Zelenodolsk community. In Zelenodolsk itself, previously, one person was killed and five were injured. In Velyka Kostroma – no victims. Houses were destroyed and damaged in both settlements.
Mykolayiv Region
In the morning in Mykolayiv explosions were heard. The information is being clarified.
In the afternoon of June 12, there were shellings in the Shyrokiv community. According to preliminary information, there were no victims, houses were damaged and farms were destroyed.
The shelling continues in the Bereznehuvatskyi community. Information on casualties and injuries is being clarified. According to preliminary information, the houses are damaged.
Kherson Region
Residents of Kherson ignored the «big day» organized by the occupation authorities. According to residents of the region, on June 12, similar events – «without spectators, but with the participation of Russian stars of retirement age» – took place in all major cities of Kherson region on the occasion of Russia Day.
At the same time, the situation in the region is very difficult. Fighting inflicts many injuries, wounds and deaths.
Stably critical situation in the communities of the region bordering on the territory of Mykolayiv, Snihurivka, Zelenodolsk.
Almost the entire Beryslav district suffers from explosions and shelling, looting and bullying.
Most villages are without water, electricity and gas.
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Putin believes that there is no independent Ukrainian culture – Biden
US President Joe Biden is convinced that the goal of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not just a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the destruction of Ukrainian culture.
Biden recalled meeting with Putin in Geneva in the summer of 2021 and trying to reach a compromise on a number of issues. However, now «more than 100,000 Russians have invaded the country in the middle of Europe, when we thought those times were over.»
Biden said this during an event in California on June 10, according to the White House website.
«He doesn’t just want to invade Ukraine, he wants to destroy Ukrainian culture because he believes that there is no independent Ukrainian culture. Look what he is doing. He is wiping out not only what’s left. He is destroying all their cultural centers. museums, schools, historical monuments. He is trying to destroy culture, «said the US president.
Biden stressed that America could not stand aside and allow this to happen. «It’s just impossible,» Biden said. That is why Washington is strengthening NATO and helping Ukraine.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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