Ukraine claims responsibility for attack on four refineries and Shahed drone depots in Russia

Important developments on June 21:

• According to the military, Ukraine attacks four Shahed refineries and drone storage facilities in Russia
• Russia attacks Chasiv Yar from the direction of Toretsk, military says
• Media: South Korea’s arms deliveries to Ukraine depend on Russia’s actions
• Russian bombing of a town in Donetsk Oblast leaves two dead and three injured
• Three people arrested in Germany for allegedly spying on a person from Ukraine

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that on the night of June 21, Ukrainian drones attacked four refineries in Russia’s Krasnodar region and Astrakhan oblast, as well as sites where Russian Shahed drones are stored.

Russia claimed to have shot down more than 100 drones in a mass attack on occupied Crimea, Krasnodar Region and Volgograd Oblast overnight. Russian Telegram channels claimed that drones attacked a military airfield in Yeisk during the attack on Krasnodar Region.

The Afipskyi, Ilskyi and Krasnodarskyi oil refineries were attacked in Krasnodar Kraiand the Astrakhan oil refinery in Astrakhan Oblast, the Ukrainian military said. The Astrakhan refinery could refer to the city’s gas processing plant.

Ukrainian forces also attacked Russian radar stations and electronic intelligence centers in occupied Crimea and Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, the General Staff said said.

Shahed type The military reported that storage and preparation sites for attack drones, training buildings, and command and communications centers for these drones in the Krasnodar region were also attacked.

“As a result of the operations, a series of explosions and a fire with subsequent detonation were recorded overnight,” the General Staff said. The full consequences of the attacks are currently being investigated.

A source in the security and defense forces confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that a joint attack by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Navy’s missile troops targeted the 167th training center at the Yeisk military airport, where Shahed drones were stored.

Several explosions and secondary explosions were recorded at the base, the source said. SBU drones also targeted the Afipskyi, Ilskyi and Krasnodarskyi oil refineries.

The attacks on the refineries will reportedly complicate the supply of lubricants. The source did not mention the Astrakhan refinery.

The Kyiv Independent could not confirm these claims.

The Ukrainian armed forces attacked the Russian Republic of Adygea and Tambov Oblast together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on the night of June 20, the General Staff confirmed.

A source in the security and defense forces told the Kyiv Independent that Ukrainian drones attacked the Tambovnefteprodukt fuel and lubricants depot in Tambov Oblast and the Enyemskaya oil depot of the Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt company in the Republic of Adygea.

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Russia attacking Chasiv Yar from Toretsk direction, military says

Russian troops began storming the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast a few days ago from the direction of Toretsk, Nasar Voloshin, spokesman for the Khortytsia troop group, told Interfax Ukraine on June 21.

The statement came after Ukraine’s 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade said it had been redeployed to strengthen the armed forces. Defense of Chasiv Yara high-altitude town that potentially paves the way for Russia’s further advances into Donetsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian military reported on June 18 an increase in Russian attacks near the City of Toretsk after a “long lull in fighting” in the region.

Toretsk, the strategically important city less than eight kilometers from the front, had about 31,000 inhabitants before the start of the large-scale invasion.

Russian troops attempt to advance from the occupied town of Horlivka into the villages of Shumy and Niu-York, Voloshin said.

“In the past week, there have been constant (Russian) attacks. There have been mechanized frontal attacks on Chasiv Yarand small groups of up to five people are trying to enter the Novyi and Kanal districts,” the spokesman said.

Russian troops tried three times to approach Ukrainian positions near Chasiv Yar and Klishchiivka, he said, adding that the situation was “under control” and fighting was ongoing.

“The defense forces units are managing to contain the onslaught and strengthen their positions in some areas,” Voloshin said.

Russian forces have stepped up their offensive in Donetsk Oblast, focusing on Chasiv Yar. By attacking nearby settlements such as IvanivskeMoscow is trying to encircle the city, the capture of which would allow further advances into the region.

Six people were killed and 13 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine last day

Russia targeted a total of ten Ukrainian regions – Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the last three regions.

South Korea will determine the scope of possible arms deliveries to Ukraine based on Russia’s stance toward North Korea, Yonhap reported on June 21, citing an unnamed presidential official.

The reports came after Seoul announced rethink In response to Moscow’s recently announced security agreement with North Korea, it supplied weapons to Ukraine.

So far, Seoul has only humanitarian aid for Kyivalthough it was reported that the country had indirectly supplied Artillery shells over the USA

“There are various options for supplying weapons, and our position on recent developments between Russia and North Korea depends on how Russia approaches the situation in the future,” the unnamed official said. told Good.

The weapons Seoul may send to Ukraine also include 155mm artillery shells and air defense systems, government sources told Yonhap.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would make decisions that South Korea would “probably not like” if Seoul decided to supply weapons to Ukraine. He not excluded the possibility of supplying weapons to North Korea based on the recently signed agreement between the two countries.

Under the new contractRussia and North Korea have promised each other help if either country is attacked, Putin said.

Matthew Miller, spokesman for the US State Department, called Putin’s threats were “incredibly worrying” at a press conference on June 20.

“This would destabilize the Korean peninsula. Depending on what kind of weapons they supply, it could violate UN Security Council resolutions that Russia itself supports,” Miller said.

On June 21, the South Korean Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul, Georgi Zinoviev, to protest against the conclusion of the strategic partnership agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang.

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Russian guided bomb attack on Donetsk Oblast town kills 2, injures 3

On the morning of June 21, Russian troops dropped a guided aerial bomb on the town of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, killing two people and injuring three, said Governor Vadym Filashkin.

Selydove is located about 45 kilometers west of the city Donetskwhich has been occupied by Russia since 2014.

The attack targeted the residential area of ​​the city, Filashkin said. Six houses, five high-rise buildings and a car were damaged, he said. added.

Settlements in Donetsk Oblast suffer from daily Russian attacks due to their proximity to the Frontline. Heavy fighting continues in Donetsk Oblast as Russia tried to occupy the entire region.

Russian attacks against Ukraine last day six people killed and 13 injured, regional authorities said.

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3 people arrested in Germany for allegedly spying on person from Ukraine

Three men were arrested in Germany on suspicion of collaborating with a foreign intelligence service, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office reported on June 21.

“The three defendants were travelling in Germany on behalf of a foreign secret service to collect information about a person from Ukraine who was staying here,” the opinion he said, adding that they had “scouted out a café in Frankfurt am Main where the target person was supposed to be.”

Men from Ukraine, Armenia and Russia were arrested by the Hessian state police in Frankfurt am Main on June 19.

No further information was provided.

This development takes place against the backdrop of an increase in Sabotage activities in Europe that appeared to be aimed at disrupting Western support for Ukraine and was allegedly orchestrated by Russia or people linked to Russia.

A Russian woman was arrested in Denmark Danish state broadcaster DR reported on June 11 that he had been accused of helping a foreign intelligence service with its operations in the country.

The New York Times (NYT) reported on May 26 that US and allied intelligence agencies have identified a growing number of low-level Sabotage actions in Europe, which appear to be part of Russia’s efforts to undermine aid to Ukraine.

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