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☆ Ukraine says it has retaken southeastern village of Rivnopil
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 26 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have liberated the southeastern village of Rivnopil from Russian control, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Monday. Rivnopil lies west of a cluster of settlements that Ukraine says it recaptured from Russian forces earlier this month after launching a counteroffensive. "(Ukrainian) Defence forces have brought Rivnopil back under our control. Maliar said in an earlier statement that Ukrainian forces had liberated about 130 square km (50 square miles) in the south since Ukraine since the counterattack began. Russia, which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, still holds swathes of territory in the east and south.

Persons: Hanna Maliar, Maliar, Anna Pruchnicka, Tom Balmforth, Timothy Organizations: Defence, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Rivnopil, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Zelenskiy visits two sectors of front, hands out awards to Ukrainian troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KYIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited two sectors of the frontline facing Russian troops in eastern and southern Ukraine, handing out awards and posing with troops in video footage posted online on Monday. The first visit, according to the president's office, involved the Khortytsia operational-strategic group, including soldiers who have fought Russian troops in the Bakhmut sector, where battles have been intense. "I have the honour to be here today, talk to the commander and first of all thank you, thank you for protecting our country, sovereignty, our families, children, Ukraine," Zelenskiy said. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERSA second video showed Zelenskiy at a fuel station. In the third video, Zelenskiy is shown handing out awards, posing with soldiers and again examining maps with officers.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Hanna Maliar, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Heritage, Ron Popeski, Sandra Maler Organizations: Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Deputy, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk, Russian, Donetsk region, Rivnopil, Kyiv

☆ Russia is wracked by mutiny and mistakes. Ukraine will seek to take advantage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But the Russian military may have panicked at seeing mercenaries advance on Moscow and sent help. Wagner forces drove tanks into Rostov-on-Don on June 24, 2023. Firstly, there must have been a radical impact on Russian military morale. Might an earthquake on the battlefield inadvertently rally Moscow’s elite around him, to stave of an existential defeat for Russia as a nation in Ukraine? Moscow’s mistakes have been so plentiful over the past months, at some point Ukraine will likely seize the initiative.

Persons: Wagner, Hanna Mailar, Wagner’s, STRINGER, won’t, Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin –, –, Putin’s, Prigozhin's, Putin, ”, Napoleon Organizations: CNN, Rivnopil, Getty, NATO, Troops, Russia Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Mariinka, Russian, Rostov, AFP, Kyiv, Russia, Belarus, Soviet Union, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It solves nothing as far as the special military operation is concerned," he said, vowing to repair the bridge and restore traffic. He threatened to retaliate by targeting a bridge linking neighbouring Moldova to NATO-member Romania: "A very serious response is coming very soon." The Chonhar bridge hit overnight is one of just a handful of access roads to Crimea, which is linked to the Ukrainian mainland by a narrow isthmus. Russian investigators said four missiles had been fired by Ukrainian forces at the bridge, the RIA news agency reported. He also described fierce fighting in the east, where Ukraine says it has been holding off Russian attacks.

Persons: Vladimir Saldo, Yuriy Sobolevsky, Andriy Kovaliov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Peter Graff, Gareth Jones Organizations: Russian, NATO, Kyiv, Troops, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine's Kherson, Ukrainian, Kherson, Crimea Russian, Crimea, Ukraine, Kyiv, London, Moldova, Romania, Russia, France, Rivnopil, Moscow

☆ Russia kills 10 in strike on Ukraine; Kyiv says troops make gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/7] A view shows a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023. Ukraine's top military command said that air forces destroyed 10 out of 14 cruise missiles Russia launched on Ukraine and one of four Iranian-made drones. After a week of giving little information about its offensive, Ukraine said on Monday it had recaptured seven settlements so far. Russia has not acknowledged any Ukrainian gains and says its forces have repelled advances since June 4. Its defence ministry said on Tuesday its forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks near the villages of Makarivka, Rivnopil and Prechystivka.

Persons: KRYVYI, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Olha Chernousova, Zelenskiy, Hanna Maliar, Peter Graff, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Dnipropetrovsk Regional, Civil, REUTERS, Russia, Troops, Deputy, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Reuters, Military, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: Moscow, KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Kryvyi Rih, Uman, Europe, Dnipropetrovsk, REUTERS Russia, Kursk, Russia, Ukraine's, Makarivka, Nova, Crimea, Belozerka

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