June 2022

Budanov about leaving Severodonetsk/Channel 24 Collage

Kyiv is trying to stabilize the situation in the Lugansk region. It is known that the Ukrainian troops withdrew from the destroyed Severodonetsk in the direction of Lysichansk, from where they will continue the defense.

This was told by the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov. A new interview with him was published on June 25, after Russia took full control of the city of Severodonetsk,

Budanov on Russian tactics and the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

According to the head of the GUR, in Severodonetsk, Russia used the same tactics that could previously be traced in Mariupol: the city was simply wiped off the face of the earth. Under these conditions, it is impossible to keep the defense. Therefore, the Ukrainian defenders are moving to the Lysichansk high ground.

The actions taking place in the area of ​​Severodonetsk are a tactical regrouping of our troops. This is a withdrawal to advantageous positions to gain a tactical advantage,” Budanov said.

He added that today the demonstration of the military force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the only real way to return all our territories.

“The strategy is very simple “Stabilize the situation. Get the necessary amount of equipment and prepare the necessary amount of forces and means to launch a counteroffensive in order to return our entire territory,” Budanov explained.

Earlier, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Major General Kirill Budanov, said that Ukraine is not considering any scenarios for ending the war, except for a complete victory and the country's entry to the borders of 1991 – along with Crimea and Donbass. He emphasized that a significant part of the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war now depends on international support.

Withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Severodonetsk: the main thing

• In an evening report for June 25, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that Ukrainian military units had already withdrawn from their positions in Severodonetsk. Now Russian infidels are entrenched there. For almost four months, our defenders courageously held back the Russian invaders near the regional center of the Lugansk region.
• Subsequently, the withdrawal of the Ukrainian military was commented on by the head of the Lugansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, who himself comes from Severodonetsk. “We will return our city! It won't be long. Severodonetsk is Ukraine,” he stressed.
• The head of the military-civilian administration of Severodonetsk, Alexander Stryuk, said that the Russians had already appointed their Gauleiter in the city, who was called the “commandant” .
• The Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that Lisichansk would be better for defense, because our main strategy now is to cause the greatest harm to the enemy, and on the other hand, to save the life of our military as much as possible. And if there are such threats, then it is better to redeploy and take more advantageous positions.

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Ukrainian military (illustrative photo)/Oleksandr Shulman

< strong _ngcontent-sc88="">Ukraine in the war with Russia uses Soviet and the latest weapons provided to our state by partners. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine need long-range weapons.

The United States is ready to provide Ukraine with long-range systems

This was stated by White House spokesman John Kirby, who noted that the Ukrainian military still needs Soviet weapons. He noted that the United States is striving to maintain a balance in the supply of military assistance to Ukraine.

Kirby said that in the first weeks of the war, Ukraine received former Soviet equipment, which our military was trained to use and knew how to use it.< /p>

There is still a need for this (Soviet weapons – Channel 24). I mean, they are still using these systems,” said a White House spokesman.

According to Kirby, after three months of war, more and more talk about artillery for the Donbass. Ukraine needs long-range systems that the United States is ready to provide to our state.

In order, as noted in the White House, part of the Ukrainian military must be withdrawn from hostilities in order to teach them how to use a new type of weapon.

So we want to make sure we strike the right balance here: they get the systems they're used to, and the systems they need, without unnecessarily reducing their combat readiness in the field,” Kirby explained.

USA handed over HIMARS to Ukraine

• In early June, the United States approved another package of military assistance to Ukraine, including the provision of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. American HIMARS are capable of hitting targets at a distance of more than 64 kilometers.
• On June 23, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced that HIMARS were already in Ukraine. However, it is possible that the Armed Forces of Ukraine started using HIMARS even earlier.
• Sources of the 24 intelligence channel reported that the Ukrainian soldiers, probably with the help of HIMARS, attacked the enemy on Zmeiny Island.
• You should also pay attention Please note that in the United States, congressmen have filed a bill on the urgent start of training for Ukrainian pilots. Ukrainian pilots can be taught to fly modern F-15 and F-16 aircraft.

The Russian military launched a missile attack on Kyiv on June 26. One of the enemy's missiles hit the 9-story building. As a result, the building caught fire and was also partially destroyed.

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Poland will ask NATO to host a brigade group on its territory/Pixabay

The head of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak, said that she was trying to deploy a brigade group in Poland in NATO structures.

A NATO summit will soon be held in Madrid, which will set the priorities and directions for developing the Alliance's capabilities in the coming years.

Next week, NATO will hold a summit in Madrid, where leaders are likely to adopt a new Strategic Concept, discuss increasing the forces of the Alliance on the eastern flank, as well as continued assistance to Ukraine.

As Mariusz Blaszczak noted, this meeting will be of exceptional importance, because Russian aggression against Ukraine has forever changed the global security system.

Poland wants a NATO brigade group on its territory

The Polish Defense Minister said that the Polish side is seeking to strengthen the NATO deterrence and defense forces on the eastern flank.

We are looking for more troops and want to increase the readiness of allied forces in the event of a threat. I confirm that we are trying to place a brigade group in NATO structures in Poland,” she said.

What will be discussed at the NATO summit

Mariusz Blaszczak said that the NATO summit in Madrid “will strengthen further global coordination of assistance to Ukraine.” We are talking not only about the supply of weapons, but also about assistance in training Ukrainian soldiers and humanitarian issues. At the same time, she noted that the Alliance must determine its role in the process of restoring Ukraine.

The Madrid summit will strengthen further global coordination of assistance to Ukraine. I mean not only the supply of weapons and equipment necessary for defense, but also assistance in the training of Ukrainian soldiers and humanitarian assistance to the population of this country. The Alliance must also determine its role in the process of rebuilding Ukraine,” Blaszczak said.

The Minister of Defense emphasized that a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is a problem for the entire free world and, of course, this issue will be discussed. She also said that the Alliance will discuss cybersecurity and terrorism.

NATO is already backing its partners from countries most vulnerable to Russian attack, such as Georgia and Moldova. The security of our region, including the eastern flank of the Alliance, and hence the entire NATO, is now a priority issue, but not the only one – among the topics discussed in Madrid, issues related to cybersecurity, terrorism, – the minister said.

Latest news on NATO

• It was previously reported that the US Senate approved a new commander of NATO forces in Europe. It was General of the US Army Christopher Cavoli.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that the European Union and NATO are busy forming a coalition for the war with Russia.
• Against the backdrop of such statements, the ex-NATO commander in Europe, General Richard Shirreff said that the West should prepare for war with Russia.
• At the same time, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed the opinion that Russia's war against Ukraine will end at the negotiating table.

Ivan Ganzer told how his sister lives under occupation in the Kharkiv region/Collage of the 24 channel site

The sister of the winner of the show “Voice of the Country” Ivan Ganzera has been under occupation since the first day of the full-scale invasion of Russia. She lives two kilometers from Russia – in the urban-type settlement of Kazachya Lopan, Kharkiv region.

The Ukrainian singer Ivan Ganzera exclusively spoke about the constant shelling by the Russians, the cynical demands of the occupiers and the life of his sister in the temporarily occupied territory in the Kharkiv region.

“Russians for about a week they didn't even let them pick up the corpses”

Ivan Ganzer said that it was from his sister that he learned about the invasion of the occupying troops on the morning of February 24. She informed him that Grads were firing at their village.

The sister was in tears. She cried and ran home. I wanted to evacuate, quickly escape. She ran home and tried to collect some things. However, literally at 6:00 in the morning she called me and said that it was no longer possible for her to evacuate. After all, Russian tanks are already driving around their village at full speed and any movement in the village is forbidden for them, – the man said.

Local residents were not even allowed to leave their houses. Ivan said that the situation was so horrendous that people in their village were injured from the Grad strikes. And the Russians didn't even let them pick up the bodies for about a week, they just lay on the street, at the crossroads. The occupiers forbade people to leave their houses, even to fetch water.

When it calms down a bit, my sister comes out of the basement to wash and cook. They then run off to the basement again. All this time they are under constant shelling. Fighting continues there – either ours are advancing, or the Russians. They have been in such a rhythm all this time,” he said.

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Human shield for invaders

Five days after the beginning of the occupation, electricity, gas and communications disappeared. Literally a week ago, light appeared in Cossack Lopan. While there was no light, people cooked food on a fire. There were moments during all this time that they did not have anything to eat. According to the man, people were ready to go under bullets, just not to die of hunger, to Kharkov or Russia.

At first they did not want to evacuate to Russia. But when the situation became very difficult, it became indifferent where to run away, as long as it was away from bullets and shells. Many left for Russia when there was such an opportunity. And a lot of people went to European countries in transit.

However, now evacuation is impossible anywhere. People are being held there like a human shield. There are about two thousand people left in the village who would like to leave for Ukraine. This is the line of fire,” he added.

There are not many Russian soldiers there. There are mainly military from quasi-republics. And Russian equipment stands right next to people in their yards.

That is probably why they do not allow the locals to leave, because they are a human shield for the occupiers. This is real terrorism,” Ivan emphasized.

Russian equipment is standing right next to people in the yards/Photo from the archive of the 24 channel site >According to him, now the connection with his sister is very bad. She goes out somewhere once a week to say that she is alive and well. Sometimes it doesn't come out at all. Communication is only in one place. And it's quite dangerous there. If she calls on the phone, it is literally for a minute or two to tell what the situation is.