In the Donetsk region, another war crime was recorded by the Russian occupiers, who brutally beheaded a Ukrainian defender.
In Kyiv, a shooting occurred in the Shevchenkovsky district, where an unknown person shot at a man sitting with his wife in a car.
The Ukrainian Security Service attacked the Azovskaya and Azovnefteprodukt oil depots in the Rostov region in Russia.
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The situation at the front remains very difficult. Since the beginning of the day, 76 military clashes have occurred. The largest number — in the Pokrovsky direction.
What happened in Ukraine and the world in 24 hours on June 18, 2024 – read further in the material on the ICTV Facts website.
- Beheading of a warrior in the Donetsk region
- Shooting in Kyiv
- Arson of a TCC car in the Dnieper
- Attacks on oil depots in Russia
- Frankenstein tanks for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Situation at the front
Beheading of a warrior in the Donetsk region
In the Donetsk region, Russian occupiers brutally beheaded a Ukrainian serviceman, said Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin.
According to him, information was received that Russian commanders gave the order not to take Ukrainian military personnel prisoner, but to kill them with inhuman cruelty — by decapitation. One of these facts has already been recorded in the Donetsk region.
Photo: Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andrey Kostin
Shooting in Kyiv
On the afternoon of June 18, a shooting occurred in Kyiv in the Shevchenkovsky district. The incident occurred on Victor Yarmola Street, where local residents heard shots.
According to the National Police of Ukraine, an unknown person approached a car parked on the street, in which there was a man and his wife, and shot at the man, after which he disappeared. Law enforcement officers are at the scene.
Photo: National Police
Arson of TCC cars in the Dnieper
A group of attackers was detained in Dnepr who, on instructions from the Russian special services, were planning a series of arson attacks on military vehicles of the TCC.
One of the vehicles has already been set on fire, but further plans could not be implemented, the Security Service of Ukraine reports.
According to the SBU, the attackers wanted to use Molotov cocktails to set fire to military vehicles. Russian intelligence services were ready to pay $3 thousand for the destruction of one vehicle.
Photo: SBU
Attacks on oil depots in Russia
On the night of June 18, the SBU attacked the Azovskaya and Azovnefteprodukt oil depots in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, informed sources report Facts ICTV.
In the area of the railway station and port of Azov, Rostov region, after a drone attack, fires broke out in tanks with petroleum products. In total, the damaged oil depots number 22 tanks with fuel.
Frankenstein tanks for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The German defense company Rheinmetall will transfer to Ukraine new Frankenstein tanks capable of shooting down attack drones and missiles, said the head of the company's ground systems department, Bjorn Bernhard.
It is known that the Frankenstein hull is based on the famous German Leopard 1 tanks, and the Skyranger anti-aircraft system is installed on its turret. Such weapons will enable the Ukrainian Armed Forces to provide additional protection against air threats.
Photo: Getty Images
Situation at the front
Currently the situation at the front remains difficult due to the fact that Russian troops continue offensive operations, trying to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the day the number of military clashes has increased to 76. The greatest activity of the Russian occupiers remains in the Pokrovsky direction, where Ukrainian soldiers repel the enemy.
In the Kharkov direction, the Russian army began assault operations five times in the Volchansk area. Two military clashes are currently ongoing.
< p id="caption-attachment-5193046" class="wp-caption-text">Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Eight military clashes took place in the Kupyansk direction. Ukrainian soldiers repulse two enemy attacks near the settlements of Stepnaya Novoselovka and Berestovoe. The enemy struck Sinkovka with unguided missiles.
In the Liman direction, the invaders have carried out 10 offensive actions since the beginning of the day. Serebryansky Forest has been added to the previous locations with active battles. The situation is under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the General Staff assures.
