Newsletter 12/06/2024
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On the night of June 12, during the air raid alarm, 6100 people took shelter at the stations of the Kyiv metro, including 600 children
Ukrainian air defenses intercept 5 missiles, 24 drones overnight
Ukraine's air defense units shot down a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missile, four Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 24 Shahed-131/136 attack drones in the early hours of Wednesday, June 12.
Ukrainian air defenders shot down 29 missiles and drones, including:
1 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missile;
4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;
24 Shahed-131/136 strike drones.
The targets were destroyed in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kharkiv, and Vinnytsia regions.
Missile strike on Kryvyi Rih: Death toll rises to eight, 21 injured
The death toll from Russia’s missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, has risen to eight. Twenty-one people, including two children, have been injured.
Video: State Emergency Service of Dnipropetrovsk region
Ukrainian troops attacked Russian air defence systems in Crimea - General Staff
"Last night, our troops again attacked Russian anti-aircraft missile systems that the invaders deployed on the Ukrainian peninsula," the statement said.
Norway to contribute EUR 240M to Ukraine’s air defense measures
Norway will contribute €240M to air defense measures for Ukraine. Today, Germany announced it would deliver another 100 Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine in an initiative with Denmark, Netherlands and Norway. Norway will contribute €125M to this initiative.
EIB, EBRD planning further billion-dollar investments in Ukraine
The European Investment Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plan further investments in Ukraine’s economy, trying to take into account war risks and evenly distribute funds between the public and private sectors.
Ukraine’s defense intel confirms damage to two Russian Su-57 stealth fighters
Andrii Yusov, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, confirmed that for the first time in history, two Russian Su-57 multirole fighter jets have been hit at once.
Ukraine’s military denies Russian claims of capturing two villages in Luhanks, Kharkiv regions
"Today, the Russian Ministry of Defense, in its regular update on the ‘victories’ of its troops on the territory of Ukraine, released a report claiming that the settlements of Artemivka and Tymkivka had been ‘liberated’ of Ukrainian units. However, the thing is that Russian propaganda once again proved weak and nonsensical. Moreover, such populated areas there are no such settlements in Ukraine... Miasozharivka was referred to as Artemivka in the report. It should be noted that this had been the name of the settlement until 2016," Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesman for the Khortytsia Grouping of Troops clarified. According to the official, Myasozharivka is currently controlled by Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
War
Ukrainian cyber specialists attack Russian airports, several flights delayed - source
SBGSU: Russia does not have enough forces to achieve strategic goals on Kharkiv direction
Drone attack damages power facility in Sumy region - Ukrenergo
SBU exposes bot farms helping Russians hack phones of Ukrainian military
Economy
EIB, together with European Commission, to allocate EUR 1B for Ukrainian business
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, in cooperation with the European Commission and the Government of Ukraine, signed a number of important projects and partnership agreements; funds in the amount of EUR 1 billion will be directed to Ukrainian business and the restoration of local critical infrastructure.
Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund remains leader in implementing recovery projects in Ukraine
Ukraine to get from World Bank $109M in grants to restore, sustain energy secto
Ukraine Recovery Conference launches projects worth EUR 16B – Germany’s MFA
Ukraine signs 110 international agreements at recovery conference
Defense
Canada to provide another $5M for humanitarian mine action in Ukraine
Canada will allocate another $5 million to U.S. firm Tetra Tech for humanitarian demining in Ukraine.
"I am happy to announce today that Canada will make further contributions and an additional $5 million to Tetra Tech, bringing our contribution to this U.S.-led initiative to $12.5 million," said ssistant Deputy Minister at Global Affairs Canada Alexandre Leveque.
First Lynx IFV to be produced in Ukraine before year-end - Kamyshin
The first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle will be produced in Ukraine jointly with the leading German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall before the end of the current year.
Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshyn noted that the German government will finance the project and added that the German side has met and supported Ukrainian initiatives so far.
The minister also informed that on the eve of the conference, he and Rheinmetall management opened a production facility in Ukraine to repair weapons transferred by Germany, including Marder infantry fighting vehicles (als funded by the German government).