General Staff: Oil processing unit, three RVS-10000 tanks, one RVS-30000 tank hit at Moscow oil refinery The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) provided updated information regarding the targets struck at Moscow Oil Refinery on June 18: an integrated oil refining unit, three RVS-10000 tanks, and one RVS-30000 tank.
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Moscow repels dozens of Ukrainian drones in daytime attack, mayor says The drones were intercepted over the space of two hours between 12:10 p.m. and 2:12 p.m. local time, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported.
Injury toll after Russian drone strike on Kherson minibus rises to eight The number of people injured in a Russian drone attack on a passenger minibus in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson has increased to eight.
Three killed in Ukraine a day after drone attack kills child in Moscow The Kremlin said it will 'continue' striking Ukraine after biggest-ever drone attack on Russian capital.
16 civilians wounded in Kherson region due to enemy shelling On Friday, the enemy shelled settlements in Kherson region with artillery, mortars, and various types of drones; As of 17:30, 16 people were reported to have been injured as a result of Russian aggression throughout the day, according to Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Russians attack DTEK energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk region The Russian army is carrying out a massive attack on DTEK energy facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Casualty toll after Russian strike on Pavlohrad rises to three, one killed In Pavlohrad, as a result of the morning strike by the Russian army, the number of casualties has risen to three.
Russians attack critical infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia leaving two injured Russian forces attacked a critical infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia, injuring two men.
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Damaged Holy Dormition Cathedral structures covered to protect from rain, further damage – interior minister Repair and restoration works are ongoing on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra following a hit by a Russian drone on the Holy Dormition Cathedral, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko has reported.
Russians strike auto repair facility in Kramatorsk, leaving one killed In the city of Kramatorsk, a Russian strike on an auto repair shop and car wash killed a woman and injured a teenage boy.
Why are Moscow’s air defenses struggling to stop drone attacks? And why are oil refineries so vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes? On June 16 and 18, Ukrainian drones broke through defenses in southeastern Moscow and knocked out both primary oil distillation units at the Moscow oil refinery. During the second strike, several fuel storage tanks caught fire, and smoke from the blaze blanketed the surrounding residential neighborhoods. In carrying out the attack, Ukraine’s Armed Forces achieved several objectives at once: they continued their campaign of strikes against oil refineries; demonstrated their ability to penetrate Russia’s most powerful and layered air defense zone; and produced striking footage that they showed to Western allies. The footage was equally telling for Russian officials and military commanders: even in the Moscow region, the air defense system is plainly incapable of stopping a mass strike. Ukraine’s Armed Forces have learned to assemble the forces needed to overwhelm the radars and launch systems protecting the most heavily guarded facilities. Other defensive approaches are either used in limited ways or remain in the testing phase.
Death toll in Kramatorsk rises to 2 killed, 6 injured Kramatorsk has come under shelling for the second time today, and the number of victims in the city has increased to two killed and six injured, Vadym Filashkin, head of the Regional Military Administration, reported on Friday.
Ukrainian troops fleeing Konstantinovka without resistance — Russian officer The Ukrainian troops have low morale and are sustaining heavy losses
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