Zelensky is in front in the Mykolayiv region
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
The Russians launched airstrikes on Syrotyn and Borivskyi near Severodonetsk. Fighting continues in the city itself. Another destruction on «Nitrogen», on the territory of the transport shop. Twice massively shelled residential neighborhoods near the former Donsoda plant in Lysychansk. 13 houses were destroyed in Hirske, another 14 – in Vrubivka.
Metolkine, Ustynivka, Mykolaivka, Bilohorivka, Voronove, Zolote and Troitske were also fired upon from barrel artillery and multiple rocket launchers. With the support of artillery, the Russians stormed near Nyrkove. Two civilians were killed.
Donetsk Region
The shelling does not stop along the entire front line. Small arms, tanks, artillery, mortars, MLRS «Tornado» and «Hrad», air strikes. 12 settlements are under fire: Avdiivka, New York, Zhelanne, Bakhmut, Netaylove, Krasnohorivka, etc. 18 private houses, three high-rise buildings, premises of Avdiivka Coke Plant and other industrial enterprises, gas station, house of culture, psychoneurological boarding school, school, shop were damaged. One civilian was killed and four were injured.
Odesa Region
At night, the occupiers launched two Onyx cruise missiles from the coastal missile complex in Crimea. They were destroyed by air defense units.
Kharkiv Region
As a result of the evening shelling of Kharkiv, a fire broke out in a 16-storey residential building in the Kyiv district. No one was injured. In total, 6 fires broke out in the region due to the shelling of the Russian Federation: in Kharkiv, Lozova, Bohodukhiv districts, residential buildings and outbuildings were on fire.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine released Dmytrivka of the Izyum district.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
Kryvyi Rih district was shelled at night. The village of Velyka Kostromka was shelled with artillery: houses were damaged, no one was injured.
Poltava Region
The Russians once again fired on the Kremenchug refinery, which was no longer working: they launched 6 missiles. Two more missiles were fired at the CHP. There are no victims. Rescuers are working on the spot; the fire is being extinguished in two cells.
Mykolayiv Region
On June 17, the Shyrokiv community was shelled. Farmsteads and three houses were destroyed. The shelling continues in the Bereznehuvatskyi community. The occupiers also fired on the village of Parutyne in the Kutsurub community. According to preliminary information, more than 12 arrivals of enemy cluster shells were recorded.
Kherson Region
Due to active fighting on the borders of the regions, the critical situation in all settlements of Vysokopilshchyna, Velykooleksandrivshchyna, Novovorontsovshchyna – there is no water, light, gas, medicine; many civilians were injured and private and infrastructure facilities destroyed. The occupiers declare the resumption of the railway, in particular the connection with the Crimea.
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By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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