Overnight mass attack, attack on Kharkiv, beating of veteran because of his hairstyle: June 22 highlights
On June 22, the Russian forces launched a massive attack, firing 16 cruise missiles and 13 Shaheds. The Russians also launched guided aerial bombs on Kharkiv: three people were killed and more than 50 injured. In Kyiv, a war veteran was attacked because of his hairstyle. We collected the main news for June 22.
Night mass attack
On the night of June 22, Russian troops launched a new massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector. Air defense forces shot down 12 out of 16 cruise missiles over Ukraine , as well as all 13 Shahed suicide drones.
In Lviv Oblast, the Russians launched a missile attack on a critical energy infrastructure facility. A fire broke out on the spot.
In addition, the aggressor struck Ivano-Frankivsk, hitting the only oil and gas university in Ukraine. Near Lutsk, as a result of falling debris, a house and an outbuilding were damaged.
Ukrenergo said that the company's equipment was damaged in the Lviv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, two energy workers were injured as a result of the attack.
Hit on Kharkiv
On June 22, the Russian military attacked Kharkiv. Early reports indicate that they used four UMPB D-30 guided aerial bombs to attack the city.
As of 8:20 p.m., it was known about three dead and 52 injured. Among them are 23 men, 26 women, and three girls aged 12, 13 and 17.
In Kyiv, a veteran was beaten because of his hairstyle
In Kyiv, a veteran of combat operations, a former serviceman of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, Oleksandr, was beaten. The attacker was a teenager who was accompanied by two adult boys. The veteran's sister said that the teenager "picked on his hair". The police detained the attacker and his companions.
Two more countries signed the communiqué of the Peace Summit
Under the joint communique following the results of the Peace Summit in Switzerland, new signatures appeared – Barbados and the Marshall Islands.
In total, after the end of the summit, six new countries and organizations joined the declaration.
FT: Ukraine received €800 million worth of Serbian ammunition
The Financial Times, citing its own estimates, reported that since 2022, Serbia has exported €800 million worth of ammunition to Ukraine through third parties.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić called the amount revealed by journalists generally accurate. According to him, the sale of shells to Ukraine is a business opportunity.
AP: 90,000 Russians were preparing for a new invasion
The Associated Press agency, citing First Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk and other Ukrainian military personnel, writes that before the US gave permission to use their weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation, at least 90,000 Russian troops were preparing for a new attack on Ukraine.
However, Western weapons made it possible to destroy entire columns of Russian troops.
Russia launched Kalibr missiles from the Sea of Azov
During the nighttime massive attack on Ukraine on June 22, Russia launched missiles from the waters of the Sea of Azov, considering it safer than the Black Sea. The Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces called it a "turning point".
A policeman took part in MP Tyshchenko's conflict with a volunteer
A policeman from Kyiv took part in the fight that took place in Dnipro between MP Mykola Tyschenko and ex-serviceman Dmytro Pavlov. Whether his actions were legal will be determined during the official investigation.
The suspect in the attempt on the Kazakh opposition leader surrendered to the police
One of the men, who is suspected of the attempt to kill Kazakh oppositionist Aydos Sadykov, which took place in Kyiv on June 18, turned himself in to the law enforcement officers of Kazakhstan. At the same time, the second suspect is still being sought.
Ukrainian women fell into sexual slavery in Spain
In Spain, Europol, together with the local police, exposed a criminal group engaged in human trafficking. The suspects promised the victims (mainly Ukrainian women) a job, but in fact subjected the women to sexual exploitation.
Other news
- Russia withdraws some units from near Vovchansk due to the loss of their combat capability.
- A man blew himself up with a grenade in Odesa's park. Online reports indicate that he himself lay down on it.
- A Sumy Oblast Council member is suspected of murdering a forestry employee.
A tourist bus with Ukrainians traveling to Bulgaria overturned in Romania.