Minister Reznikov said that although the Russian army suffered a lot of casualties, there are still forces to advance in some front-line areas, according to CNN.

Ukrainian servicemen holding anti-tank weapons take position at a frontline in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine Reuters

Minister Reznikov said that Ukraine has received, bought on the market, produced and transferred a large number of weapons to the army of this country. He stressed that the number of weapons was enough to make an effective defensive campaign against any army in Europe, but not against the Russian army.

“That’s why we insist: ‘We urgently need heavy weapons and very fast,'” Minister Reznikov said in a statement posted to Facebook.

What does Ukraine need to turn the tide in Severodonetsk?

Governor Serhiy Haidai of Luhansk province, in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, said it is currently impossible to evacuate people from Severodonetsk, but if the West can provide long-range weapons, Ukraine can “clean up Severodonetsk in two years.” or 3 days”, according to The Guardian.

“The enemy is trying to capture the industrial area that we control,” he said on Telegram on June 9. “If we quickly acquire long-range Western weapons, the back-and-forth shelling will begin, Russia will lose to the West.”

“Russia still maintains their original tactics: fire heavy artillery, then try to break the encirclement. The same thing happened in Rubizhne and Popasna which were destroyed,” he said.

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Will Donbass fate be decided in Severodonetsk?

“This is a very fierce battle, very difficult. Probably one of the most difficult battles from the beginning of the hostilities to date,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said of the situation in the city of Severodonetsk in Luhansk province. in the Donbass region, eastern Ukraine, in his address to the nation on the evening of June 8, according to The Guardian.

“Severodonetsk continues to be the focal point of confrontation. We have defended positions, causing the enemy to suffer many important losses,” Mr. Zelensky said. “I am grateful to all the soldiers on this front. In many ways, the fate of our Donbass region is being decided there.”

Meanwhile, Mr. Serhiy Hayday, head of the agency military Luhansk province, said most of Severodonetsk is now controlled by Russians.

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Russia shot down Ukraine’s Su-25

Meanwhile, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on June 9 that the country’s air defense system shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet in the Mazanovka region of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in the Donbass region and intercepted a Tochka-U missile in the Kherson province of southern Ukraine, according to TASS news agency.

Konashenkov also claimed that Russian troops carried out precision missile strikes to destroy a training center for foreign mercenaries belonging to the Ukrainian army.

According to Konashenkov, Russian precision missiles launched from the air destroyed two Ukrainian command posts, an Osa-AKM air defense missile system in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and an ammunition post in the Republic of self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Luhansk. Russia has recognized the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic as independent republics.

Konashenkov also stated that since launching the military operation in Ukraine on February 24, Russian forces have destroyed many targets in Ukraine, including 193 aircraft, 130 helicopters, 1,163 drones, 336 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,471 tanks and armored fighting vehicles, 493 multiple rocket launchers, 1,834 cannons and 3,512 specialized military vehicles, according to TASS.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army said that since the launch of the military operation, Russia has lost 31,700 soldiers, 1,398 tanks, 3,438 armored fighting vehicles, 711 cannons, 213 systems multiple rocket launchers, 96 air defense systems, 178 helicopters, 212 aircraft, 562 drones and 13 ships, according to the website. The Kyiv Independent.

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Ukraine says Russia launched 2,600 missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently confirmed that Russia has launched more than 2,600 missiles against Ukrainian forces since February 24, while the Ukrainian military cited new Russian losses.

News page The Kyiv Independent Today, June 9, quoted President Zelensky as saying that most of the missiles launched by Russia were aimed at civilian targets, such as: enterprise, railway, bridge, university and residential building. There is currently no information on Russia’s response. Before that, Moscow always denied that the military operation in Ukraine was aimed at civilian targets.

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When will the Russian military campaign end?

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on June 9 that Russia’s military operation in Ukraine will end when the objectives of the operation are achieved, according to TASS news agency.

“Russian President” [Vladimir] Putin outlined the missions for this particular military operation. The completion of these tasks will mean the end of the special military operation,” Peskov stressed. This is how Mr. Peskov responded to a request for an end date for the military operation.

When he announced the launch of the military operation on February 24, Putin set out a number of goals, including the de-fascist and demilitarization of Ukraine.

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Three foreigners who fought for Ukraine were sentenced to death

A court in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on June 9 sentenced to death two Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan Brahim Saadoun after being arrested while fighting for Ukrainian forces against Ukrainian forces. Russian forces and Russian-backed separatists, according to Interfax news agency.

The court found the three men guilty of “mercenary activities and actions aimed at seizing power and subverting the constitutional order of the DPR”. The three defendants arrived in Ukraine on February 24. Lawyers for the defendants said they would appeal the sentence. A spokesman for the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson London said on June 9 that London is deeply concerned about the death sentences of two Britons, and will work to secure their release.

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