The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications (StratCom) said the attack was carried out by members of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Ivan Sirko, a formation of Ukrainian ground forces. The Ukrainian military said it had “demilitarized the racists” during the attack on the enemy base. StratCom said on Wednesday: “The 92 OMBr, named after Kosh Ataman Ivan Sirko, demilitarized racists.” The Ukrainian military said it had “demilitarized the racists” during the attack on the enemy base. Ukrinform TV / Zenger Zenger News contacted Russian and Ukrainian officials for comment, but received no response at the time of writing. Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin continues to call a “special military operation.” June 8 marks the 105th day of the campaign. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that between February 24 and June 8, Russia had lost 31,500 personnel, 1,393 tanks, 3,429 armored combat vehicles, 703 guns, 213 multi-barreled systems, 21 anti-aircraft fire systems, 21 firearms , 178 helicopters, 559 regular unmanned aerial vehicles, 125 cruise missiles, 13 warships, 2,406 motor vehicles and fuel tankers and 53 special equipment units. More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers captured in Mariupol have been transferred to Russia, according to Russian media. Satellite imagery has shown significant damage in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sheverodonetsk, where heavy fighting continues. The Ukrainian army said Ukrainian positions came under heavy fire around Avdiivka, Novopavlivska and Zaporizhzhia. He added that intense operations were under way around Sloviansk and that Russia had also intensified its use of aircraft around Bakhmut. The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications (StratCom) said on Monday that Russian Lt. Gen. Roman Kutuzov had been killed in a battle near Popasna in the Luhansk region. This was confirmed by the Russian state media. The United Kingdom and the United States have announced that they are sending long-range missile systems to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of more attacks by Russia on Ukraine if the West sends large-scale weapons. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian attacks on the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk had turned them into “dead cities”, but added that Ukrainian forces could hold Severodonetsk despite the fact that there were more. Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, has walked out of a Security Council meeting after his country was accused by European Council President Charles Michel of sparking a global food crisis. This story was given to Newsweek by Zenger News.
