16 June Summary: Draghi, Macron and Scholz in Kyiv, results of Rammstein

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Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Draghi, Macron and Scholz

Draghi, Macron and Scholz

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By Pavlo Vitenko

Summary by regions

Luhansk Region

The enemy is trying to advance in Severodonetsk and Toshkivka, and is burning the villages of the Hirska and Popasna communities. Yesterday our military repulsed another assault on Toshkivka: the destruction there is increasing every day, as well as in Viktorivka, Novoivanivka, Vovchoyarivka, Nyrkove and other settlements. In Hirske 12 houses were damaged and one civilian was injured during the day.

Donetsk Region

Active hostilities along the entire front line, last night – missile strikes on remote settlements Pokrovsk, Hrishyn. Uragan volley fire was fired at Kostiantynivka. Damaged and destroyed houses, meteorological station, industrial enterprise, pig farm. One person was killed and 13 were injured in one day.

Sumy Region

During the day on June 15, the Russians fired mortars and artillery at the border communities. In the afternoon, a car exploded on an enemy mine near the border, killing three people and injuring one. In the evening, the invaders launched a rocket attack on the outskirts of Glukhov: one killed and six wounded.

On the night of June 16, a rocket attack was also carried out on the Sadivska community, killing four and injuring six. And in the morning – in the Krasnopil community, which was still shelled with mortars for another hour. Destroyed buildings, fires still continue. Information on the consequences is still being clarified.

Kharkiv Region

The night in Kharkiv passed with anxieties and isolated shelling. There are no victims in the city. As a result of the shelling of Lozova district, one person was injured, and Izyum district – four. Fighting continues in the Izyum direction.

Mykolayiv Region

In the Mykolayiv region in the afternoon on June 15 occupiers fired at residential quarters of the Mykolayiv from jet systems of volley fire, having aimed at the four-storeyed apartment house. Also yesterday, the Russians fired on the Shyrokiv community. According to preliminary information, there are no victims, but farmers’ warehouses have been destroyed.

The shelling continues in the Bereznehuvatskyi community. Information on casualties and injuries is being clarified. In the Mykolayiv region during a train on June 15 fired at the village of Lymany of the Galician community therefore two houses burned down there, in others windows and doors are broken, however, there are no victims.

As a result of enemy shelling yesterday in the village Zasillya in the Pervomaiske community burned down a house. There are no victims. The town of Pervomaiske was also shelled, as a result of which a fire broke out in a residential building.

Kherson Region

Fighting continues. Crisis situation in the settlements of Beryslav and Kakhovka districts: destroyed houses, killed and wounded people, mined infrastructure and the river bank, looting, kidnapping of locals. Information on mining the shores of the Youth Beach in Kherson is being checked. The situation with the provision of medicines and humanitarian aid is critical in the region.

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Most of the captured servicemen were taken out of Mariupol by the Russians and are being held in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. However, it is not known for sure that all the military are there. This was stated by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv on the morning of June 16. They will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to reaffirm Ukraine’s support, but also to emphasize the unity of Europe.

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Rammstein-3: what the world’s leading countries have agreed on

Following a meeting of the Rammstein-3 Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in Brussels on June 15, the participants agreed to provide the state with a number of weapons to counter Russian aggression. In particular, the United States will provide a lot of weapons and equipment.

In addition, Germany will provide Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers, Slovakia – Mi helicopters, Canada, Poland and the Netherlands – artillery.

This was announced by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie, at a press conference after the meeting.

Thus, the head of the Pentagon stated that Ukraine will try to provide weapons as soon as possible so that the Armed Forces can liberate the occupied territories.

According to him, Ukraine will receive:

  • 18 units of 155-millimeter howitzers;
  • 36 thousand 155-millimeter shells;
  • 18 tactical vehicles for transporting howitzers;
  • additional shells to HIMARS;
  • four cars for repair of equipment;
  • two coast guard systems with Harpoon missiles;
  • thousands of protected radio stations;
  • thousands of optical devices, including night vision.

By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News

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