An explosion occurred in a 16-story residential building in Kyiv. PHOTO report
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Russian forces attack Pokrovsk, injuring four including a child
Russian forces attack Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, injuring 4. Russian troops attacked the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast in the evening of June 21, injuring four people, including a child, head of the Pokrovsk City Military Administration Serhii Dobriak told Suspilne news
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Contre-offensive ukrainienne plus lente que prévu
ISW: Counteroffensive 'slower than expected' pace not indicative of Ukraine’s wider offensive potential. "Ukrainian forces may be conducting several offensive operations across the entire theater in order to gradually attrit Russian forces" to set the stage for a future
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UK supports Ukraine’s simplified NATO accession
UK would support Ukraine’s simplified NATO accession. The U.K. would be very supportive if Ukraine was able to skip NATO's "membership action plan" (MAP) and join the alliance through a simplified process, U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said at the Ukraine Recovery
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Romania could host F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots
Politico: Romania could host F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots. A coalition of Western countries is considering Romania as a possible site for F-16 fighter jet training for Ukrainian pilots, three anonymous Western officials told Politico.
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Russian forces focus on key Ukrainian directions
General Staff: Russian forces focus on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka directions. In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Pyatykhatky, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the General Staff added.
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Increasing desertions before Russian courts
Case lists from Russian military courts have reportedly shown an increasing number of desertion cases being heard. The VDV has suffered heavy casualties during the war, so it's likely that this will have had an effect on its members' morale.
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Russian Airborne Forces VDV Facing Hundreds of Desertions Since February 2023
1/ The Russian army is having an increasing problem with desertions, according to a leaked document which appears to show hundreds of men deserting from the Airborne Forces (VDV) since 1 February 2023.
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Explosions reported in Kryvyi Rih (refuge urged)
Explosions reported in Kryvyi Rih. City Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul reported early on June 22 that a number of explosions were heard in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast’s Kryvyi Rih. He urged residents to remain in shelters.
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Russian MP predicts Ukraine’s counter-offensive will be crushed by September
Meanwhile in Russia: Deputy of the State Duma Vyacheslav Nikonov (a grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov) predicted that Russia will crush Ukraine's counter-offensive by September.