Monday, June 16, 2025

Ukraine hits attack drone production facility in Russia

"The Special Operations Forces, in coordination with other elements of
Ukraine’s Defense Forces attacked a critical defense industrial facility in Russia’s Yelabuga. The UAV production facilities in Yelabuga, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, was targeted as it is used to manufacture, test, and launch attack UAVs against Ukraine, including its energy and civil infrastructure." Ukrin

175 clashes on frontline over past day

"175 combat clashes recorded between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
In the Kharkiv sector, seven offensive attempts by
Russian troops were repelled near Vovchansk, Starytsia, Kamianka, and in the vicinity of Dovhenke.
In the Kupiansk sector, the
Ukrainian defenders pushed back 11 enemy assaults near Holubivka, Zahryzove, Stepova Novoselivka, and toward Petropavlivka and Nova Kruhliakivka.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian forces launched 14 attacks aiming to advance near Kopanky, Novoiehorivka, Lypove, and toward Shandryholove, Olhivka, Karpivka, Torske, and Hryhorivka.
In the Siversk sector,
Ukrainian troops successfully thwarted four enemy assaults near Serebrianka and Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, ten clashes occurred near Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Novomarkove, and Kurdiumivka.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy launched 15 attacks near Toretsk, and toward Rusyn Yar, Novospaske, Oleksandro-Kalynove, and Yablunivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the
Ukrainian defenders repelled 46 enemy assaults in the areas of Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novoserhiivka, Udachne, Oleksiivka, as well as in the directions of Mykolaivka, Novopavlivka, Novomykolaivka, and Pokrovsk.
In the Novopavlivka sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled 32 enemy attempts to break through defensive lines in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Novyi Komar, as well as in the directions of Zaporizhzhia, Novoukrainka, Myrne, Shevchenko, Odradne, and Bahatyr.
In the Orikhiv sector, three enemy assaults near Novoandriivka were repelled.
In the Kursk sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled 24 attacks and withstood heavy shelling, including 12 airstrikes and 233 artillery bombardments." Ukrin

6.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru

"A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck
Peru Sunday, killing one person and triggering landslides, officials said.
The quake hit shortly before noon and was centered around 20 miles from Callao, a port city next to the capital Lima, the National Seismological Center said."yahoo

Zelensky's Latest Tweetstorm Is Full Of Panic

"Zelensky fired off over a dozen paragraphs in his latest tweetstorm.
He demanded the imposition of more sanctions against Russia’s banking and energy sectors, complained about the “warm” tone of the US-Russian dialogue, expressed worries about reduced aid, fearmongered about Russia’s military-industrial complex, and pushed back
against claims that he’s oppressing
Russians, Russian speakers, and Russian Orthodox Christians. He’s clearly panicking.
Altogether, his tweetstorm says a lot about Ukraine’s increasingly difficult position if one reads between the lines, with this being brought about by Russia’s arrival in Dnipropetrovsk. Even if only some of what Zelensky is worried about comes to pass, especially reduced US aid and forthcoming American pressure upon Ukraine to comply with Russia’s demands, then the conflict might end sooner than expected. To be sure, this can’t be taken for granted, but it’s realistic enough of a scenario to make Zelensky panic." ZeroHedge