Saturday, June 21, 2025

Energy facilities, homes struck in latest Russian attack on Ukraine

"Russian
forces launched a large-scale combined attack on Poltava Oblast overnight hitting critical energy infrastructure in the Kremenchuk district, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut reported.

Kremenchuk Mayor Vitalii Meletskyi confirmed the city was targeted in a massive overnight assault involving both drones and various types of missiles. The strikes hit power facilities and also damaged residential neighborhoods, including private homes, apartment buildings, and vehicles." NV

Israel has killed three more Iranian commanders as war drags into second week

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Israel said Saturday it had killed three more senior Iranian commanders, including an official allegedly in charge of coordinating with Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Israel's military said a strike in Qom south of Tehran successfully targeted top Iranian official Saeed Izadi, in charge of coordination with Palestinian militant group Hamas, adding two other commanders from Iran's Revolutionary Guards were also killed overnight." France24

"A Spectacular Military Success" - Trump Says 'Bully' Iran's Nuclear Facilities Have Been "Completely & Totally Obliterated"

"President Trump addressed the nation at 2200ET and said that with "massive precision
strikes"
,
Iran's nuclear facilities have "been completely and totally obliterated" in a "spectacular military success."
He warned Iran ("the bully of the Middle East") that if they do not come to peace then there are many other targets:
"There will be either peace; or tragedy for Iran worse than the likes of which we have seen over the last eight days."
"If peace does not come quickly," we will go after the rest of the nation with "speed and skill." ZeroHedge

USA Bombs Iran… Live Updates Nuclear Sites ’Completely and Totally Obliterated’… …Three Targets Hit — Including Fordow POTUS to Iran: Choice Between ’Peace and Tragedy’…

 "President Donald Trump announced Saturday evening that the U.S. had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, and that he would be
addressing the nation at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time. He called on Iran to seek peace.

One Israeli-American who spoke to Israel’s Army Radio from the United States exclaimed: “Thank God we voted for Donald Trump!” He said there had been no real split among Trump supporters about the war.
Polling data provided exclusively to Breitbart News from Rasmussen Reports showed that a plurality of Americans favored an air or naval attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, but not the use of ground troops in the war." Breitbart

77 clashes recorded along front lines

"Since the beginning of the day, 77 combat clashes have been recorded between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, with fighting still ongoing in seven frontline sectors.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors,
Ukrainian defenders repelled three Russian assaults. The enemy also conducted three airstrikes, deploying six guided aerial bombs, and fired 152 artillery rounds, including five from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Ukrainian troops repelled two attacks near Kamianka and toward Krasne Pershne, while Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Komisarove.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled one attack near Holubivka, with another engagement ongoing near Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, 11 combat clashes were recorded near Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, and in the directions of Cherneshchyna, Olhivka, Novyi Myr, and Karpivka. Four of these clashes are still underway.
In the Siversk sector,
Russian troops launched two assaults on Ukrainian positions near Hryhorivka, with one engagement still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk sector, six enemy attacks were recorded near Bila Hora and toward Predtechyne. One combat engagement remains active.
In the Toretsk sector,
Russian forces carried out seven assaults in the areas of Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, and toward Yablunivka. Three combat engagements are still underway.
The Pokrovsk sector remains the most active, with 29 clashes of varying intensity reported over the past day. Fighting erupted near Myrne, Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Udachne, Horikhove, Kotliarivka, and in the directions of Shakhove, Novopavlivka, and Oleksiivka. At least five battles are still in progress.
Russian forces also launched air strikes targeting Razine, Novoekonomichne, and Sukhyi Yar.
In the Novopavlivka sector,
Russian troops attempted four assaults near Myrne, Shevchenko, and Vilne Pole. Two combat clashes remain ongoing.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy launched three attacks on
Ukrainian positions near Novoandriivka and Kamianske, while Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes on Lobkove and Stepnohirsk.
No active offensive operations were recorded in the Huliaipole and Prydniprovskyi sectors. However, an airstrike was reported on the village of Kozatske in the Kherson region."Ukrin

Iran's Internet Blackout Enters Day Two As Starlink "Beams Are On"

"One path to regime change in Iran involves targeted strikes on state media infrastructure,
designed to sever the regime's grip on domestic narratives. In parallel, Western technology—such as Starlink terminals—could flood the information vacuum with uncensored internet, enabling the West's long-prepared psychological operations to win hearts and minds on the ground.

Early-phase operations appear to have already involved Israeli airstrikes targeting IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) facilities and associated communication nodes in Tehran at the start of the week. The bombing of Iran's state broadcasters may paralyze the regime's centralized propaganda apparatus." ZH

Trump, Rubio Secure Congo-Rwanda Peace Treaty: ‘Great Day for the World’

"President Donald Trump revealed Friday that a peace treaty between the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
and the Republic of Rwanda has been secured, stating that it was “a Great Day for the World.
The Agreement includes provisions on respect for territorial integrity and a prohibition of hostilities; disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration of non-state armed groups; establishment of a Joint Security Coordination Mechanism that incorporates the CONOPS of October 31, 2024; facilitation of the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as humanitarian access; and a regional economic integration framework." Breitbart