Newsletter 20/06/2024
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Ukrainian air defense intercepts 5 missiles, 27 drones overnight
The enemy attacked Ukraine with air- and ground-launched missiles and Shahed one-way strike drones on the night of June 19 to 20.
The enemy used 9 missiles and 27 strike drones:
4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles launched from Tu-95 MS strategic bombers (launch area – airspace over the Caspian Sea);
3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched from Russia's Voronezh region;
2 Kh-59 guided air missiles launched from airspace over the Sea of Azov;
27 Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia.
Ukrainian air defenders destroyed 32 missiles and drones:
4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;
1 Kh-59 guided air missile;
27 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs.
Romania to send Patriot air defense system to Ukraine
Romania's Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) at a meeting on Thursday decided to donate a Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine.
Drones attack Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region
Residents of the village of Enem in Adygea and the village of Afipskyi in the Krasnodar region reported explosions and fires.
The Kuban operational headquarters said that "reports of a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery are unreliable."
The Telegram channel Astra posted a video of the fire at the refinery and said the authorities kept silent.
Explosions occurred in Crimea at Cape Chauda
On June 20, explosions occurred at Cape Chauda in the temporarily occupied Crimea, and ammunition was probably damaged. There may be victims.
IAEA has no powers to force Russia to leave ZNPP - Grossi
The International Atomic Energy Agency has no powers to enforce its resolutions, including those calling on Russia to immediately withdraw all unauthorized personnel from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and immediately return the plant to the control of the competent authorities of Ukraine.
War
Partisans: Occupants preparing for landing of Ukrainian troops in Crimea
"The Russian Armed Forces are preparing for the landing of Ukrainian troops in Crimea. An ATESH agent conducted reconnaissance in Yevpatoria and discovered new firing points, the number of which has increased significantly. Also, old positions are being actively modernized and strengthened, which, in turn, indicates that the Russian Armed Forces are preparing for the worst-case scenario at the front," reported by the ATESH guerrilla movement.
DIU on the May 30 operation: one Magura drone hit four Russian Tunets (Tuna) boats
During a special operation of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine on May 30, one Magura drone hit four Tuna speedboats.
The streets of Vovchansk are under close fire control of the defense forces
General Staff: Enemy puts pressure and uses aircraft in Pokrovsk sector, with 34 attacks since start of day
Since the beginning of the day, Russian troops have carried out 96 attacks along the entire frontline, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector, while Ukrainian defenders are holding the defensive lines.
Economy
EU, Ukraine extend road transport agreement for one more year
Ukraine and the European Union have extended their Road Transport Agreement for one more year with the possibility of its extension.
Politics
EU ambassadors agree on 14th package of sanctions against Russia
The EU ambassadors have agreed on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine-Hungary relations complicated, but they cannot be called destructive - expert
Hungary generally shares the position of the EU and NATO regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the country's desire to take a "third" position on some issues is determined by the internal policy of its current political leadership.
Two Ukrainian-Hungarian cross-border projects under consideration in EU - expert
In the context of cross-border cooperation, Ukraine and Hungary are interested in projects designed to preserve the Carpathians and develop cross-border infrastructure.