Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.
- ” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to virtually address Canadian university students this morning. Zelenskyy is scheduled to speak to an in-person audience at the University of Toronto about how Canadian universities can support Ukraine, nearly four months after Russia’s invasion of the country. Students from 10 other universities across Canada will take part virtually, including the Université de Montréal, the University of Alberta, Western University and Dalhousie University …” (The Canadian Press via ctvnews.ca)
- ” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to Rwanda for the first leg of a 10-day trip to confer with other world leaders as the war in Ukraine is expected to loom large over nearly all his discussions. Trudeau is expected to arrive in Kigali, the capital, on Wednesday evening, where he will gather with the heads of government from the other 53 countries in the Commonwealth for the first time since 2018 …” (The Canadian Press via rdnewsnow.ca)
- “Canada in search for ways to deliver Nord Stream equipment to Germany — minister” (RUS state media)
- “Some advocates working with refugees and newcomers to Ottawa say people have largely forgotten those who fled various countries and are resettling in the region, as news headlines focus on helping Ukrainians fleeing war …” (CBC via yahoo.com)
- UKR MoD 22 June AM brief: “… The enemy is trying to establish full control over the city of Siverodonetsk, block units of the Defense Forces in the areas of Borivske and Voronove, fighting continues …”
- “Total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 22.06” (UKR MoD)
- UK MoD 22 June brief: “Heavy shelling continues as Russia pushes to envelop the Sieverodonetsk area via Izium in the north and Popasna in the south. Russia is highly likely preparing to attempt to deploy a large number of reserve units to the Donbas. The Russian authorities have not released the overall number of military casualties in Ukraine since 25 March. However, the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) publishes casualty figures for DPR forces. As of 16 June, the DPR acknowledged 2128 military personnel killed in action, and 8897 wounded, since the start of 2022 …” (via Twitter)
- UK MoD 21 June map (via Twitter)
- “Moscow fumes over Lithuania rail ban to Russian Kaliningrad region” (Reuters via channelnewsasia.com)
- “Russia has called Lithuania’s restriction of rail freight transport to Kaliningrad illegal. But is it?” (Meduza.io)
- “Russia’s retaliation for ban on transit to Kaliningrad to be practical — Foreign Ministry” (RUS state media)
- “Tit-for-tat measures to redirect Lithuanian economic flow to Russia — Governor” (RUS state media)
- “Delays with seaborne shipments to Kaliningrad not expected — Governor” (RUS state media)
- “Kaliningrad to redirect goods exempt from sanctions — Governor” (RUS state media)
- “Ukrainian forces are facing “massive” and relentless artillery attacks in a battleground eastern city, Kyiv warned, as Russian troops gained ground throughout the Donbas region. Moscow’s troops have been pummelling eastern Ukraine for weeks and are slowly advancing, despite fierce resistance from the outgunned Ukrainian military. With President Vladimir Putin’s forces tightening their grip on the strategically important city of Severodonetsk in the Donbas, its twin city of Lysychansk is now coming under heavier bombardment …” (AFP via RUS independent media)
- “Ukrainian troops hit Snake island, continue to push back the enemy in Kherson region – Pivden task force” (UKR media)
- ” ‘Luhansk region is really the toughest spot’: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine” (Reuters via The Irish Times)
- “Drilling platforms in Black Sea, on which Ukraine launches missile strike, functioned as points of strengthening of Russian invaders – Odesa Military Administration” (UKR media)
- “Iryna Vereshchuk spoke about the priorities of the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporary Occupied Territories of Ukraine during the war … In the future, the main priorities are internally displaced persons, deportees, missing persons, and civilians held hostage in russian prisons. “The main priority is internally displaced persons. We are talking about millions of Ukrainians. Our task is to mobilize public resources, as well as all possible international resources, and direct them to support IDPs: housing, employment and social protection,” …” (UKR Cabinet info-machine)
- “Melitopol mayor: occupants want to introduce death penalty” (Baltic News Network)
- ” “The intervention of Ukrainian troops into Crimea is not considered aggression”, CrimeaSOS” (pro-UKR Crimean media)
- “US Dept of Justice to provide Ukraine with prosecutor to advise on anti-corruption issues” (UKR Media)
- “Russia claims hundreds of casualties during strike in Ukraine” (RUS state media)
- “No appeal for pardon yet from mercenaries convicted in DPR — Donbass leader” (RUS state media)
- “Russian embassy received no requests about US mercenaries — ambassador” (RUS state media)
- “US Department of State says no response from Russia yet on fate of US mercenaries” (RUS state media)
- “US shocked by Kremlin spokesman’s remarks on possible death penalty for US mercenaries” (RUS state media)
- “Moscow is currently considering London’s request regarding the UK mercenaries, sentenced to death in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Russian Ambassador to London Andrei Kelin said on Tuesday that London had appealed to Moscow on the topic of the UK citizens and sent an “arrogant” note …” (RUS state media)
- “US Has Not Contacted Russian Embassy Regarding Captured Americans in Ukraine – Antonov” (RUS state media)
- “Russian and Turkish Defense Ministries discuss grain exports from Ukrainian ports” (RUS state media)
- “Major Russian Oil Refinery Says Struck By Ukrainian Drone” (RUS independent media)
- “Oil refinery in the Rostov region of Russia is on fire after an attack by an unidentified UAV: video” (UKR media)
- “Russia has started military drills, imitating missile attacks on Estonia’s territory, liga.net reports with reference to information from Estonia Ministry of Defence. The ministry notes that Russia’s provocative behaviour on the border increased on the eve of NATO summit, which is scheduled to take place in Madrid next week. As it is known, this isn’t the first such incident in recent time – Russian military helicopter Mi-8 entered Estonia’s air space in the evening on Saturday, 18 June …” (Baltic News Network)
- “Moscow names square near US embassy in honor of Donetsk Republic” (RUS state media)
- “Russia is commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union on Wednesday amid Moscow’s assault on Ukraine that has killed thousands and triggered Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II. June 22 — the date when Hitler’s forces invaded the Soviet Union as part of Operation Barbarossa in 1941 — marks the start of what Russia calls the Great Patriotic War and is today known in the country as Day of Remembrance and Sorrow …” (RUS independent media)
- “Authorities in Moscow said on Wednesday that they have changed the official address of the U.S. Embassy building in the Russian capital to one named after pro-Kremlin separatists in Ukraine. “The United States Embassy in Russia has a new official address,” Moscow City hall said in a statement, saying it had named a previously unnamed open area in front of the embassy’s main entrance. It said the embassy is now located at 1 Donetsk People’s Republic Square …” (AFP via RUS independent media)
- “Mobilization exercise for military enlistment offices in progress in Gomel Oblast” (BLR state media)
- “EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said he hoped that the country would be offered the status of EU candidate later this week, calling such a move “historic.” …” (RUS state media)
- “The US says that it “appreciated” anti-Russian sanctions imposed by EU nations and that its military is committed to the defense of Lithuania, after the country banned some Russian goods from passing through its territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Ned Price, the spokesman for the US state department, dismissed Moscow’s displeasure with the Lithuanian blockade of its territory as “saber-rattling” and “bluster.” Speaking at a daily briefing, he said he didn’t want to “give it additional time.” …” (RUS state media)
- “Sirens to undergo scheduled tests in Latvia next week” (Baltic News Network)
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