Newsletter 11/06/2024
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Key emphases on air defense, energy industry - Zelensky at joint presser with Scholz
Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 is an event that has already yielded results.
This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who spoke at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after their meeting on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
“Today, Ukrainian and German officials, our communities, our businesses are represented here, and now we have concrete agreements at each level that will be implemented to better protect the lives of Ukraine and Ukrainians,” Zelensky said.
During the meeting, Volodymyr Zelensky and Olaf Scholz discussed in detail the frontline developments and the steps needed to ensure sufficient generation of energy. The president thanked the German chancellor for leadership in protecting the Ukrainian skies with Patriot systems.
Scholz announces transfer of third Patriot system, IRIS-T, Gepards to Ukraine
Germany will soon supply Ukraine with additional air defense systems and hopes other countries will join the German initiative.
U.S. revokes ban on Azov Brigade to use American weapons
The Joe Biden administration will allow the Azov Brigade to receive American weapons, reversing a ban imposed years ago amid concerns about the military unit's founders.
Admiral Levchenko ship catches fire in northern Russia
A fire broke out on the Russian large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko in the Barents Sea.
Russian Su-34 crashes in mountains of North Ossetia
The preliminary cause of the Su-34 crash in North Ossetia was a technical malfunction, the plane crashed during a "scheduled training flight". The crew members were killed.
Russia announces stage 2 of joint nuclear drill with Belarus
The Russian Ministry of Defense has launched the second stage of exercises to work out "the issue of joint training of Russian and Belarusian units on the combat use of tactical nuclear weapons" will be worked out.
War
Satellite captures aftermath of AFU strike on military facility in Dzhankoy
The Planet Labs satellite recorded the result of a missile strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a Russian military facility in Dzhankoy in the temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 10 June.
During storming of Bakhmut, 17,000 prisoners recruited by Wagner PMC were killed
The Wagner PMC, founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, recruited at least 48,366 prisoners from Russian colonies for the war in Ukraine, more than a third of whom were killed during the storming of the city of Bakhmut.
SBU exposes 19-year-old Russian agent preparing attacks on hospitals and military universities
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a resident of Odesa who, on the instructions of Russian special services, collected data on military educational institutions and hospitals in Odesa and Zhytomyr regions.
Politics
Polish government defines buffer zone on border with Belarus
"We have adopted a resolution, which resulted in the order of the Minister of the Interior and Administration to create a zone on the border with Belarus, which has been loudly discussed in recent days," said the head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk.
Tusk stressed that the government is aware of the growing discomfort of residents of the border regions from the creation of this buffer zone. However, everything possible will be done to help the locals in connection with the hybrid war of Russia and Belarus against Poland.
Social
The "de-imperialization" of Sevastopol Park continues in Dnipro
In the park, a monument is being dismantled at the site of the mass grave of fallen soldiers. Previously, on the central alley leading to the monument, the bust of Crimean War heroes was dismantled. This park was created on the site of a city cemetery where participants of the Crimean War of 1854-55, who died from injuries in hospitals of Katerynoslav, were buried. The park, along with the memorial in the form of a burial mound, was established for the 100th anniversary of the end of the Crimean War in 1955. Even before the start of the Great War, the remains of the first honorary citizen of Katerynoslav, Alexander Polya, were found in the park. The city authorities announced plans for the park's reconstruction and the creation of a Pantheon of prominent city residents.
Economy
EU establishing EUR 1.4B investment support program for Ukraine
Italy announces EUR 140M package for Ukraine’s infrastructure restoration
EBRD to provide another billion euros to rebuild Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Pritzker is in Berlin: US provides Ukraine with USD 824 million in energy support
EBRD to provide €25 million to restore water supply in mykolaiv
Defense
Estonia donating to ukraine mistral short-range air defense capabilities
"Ukraine urgently needs air defense to counter the ongoing brutal onslaught by Russia, and it is also in Estonia's direct security interest to contribute to this together with its allies. We put together the aid package so that it would be of maximum benefit to Ukraine, without the combat readiness of the Estonian Defense Forces suffering and without us being able to restore the necessary reserves as soon as possible," said Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur.
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