The Ukrainian army claimed, Sunday, June 11, the capture of a village in the South-East, the first announced territorial gain of its assault against Russian positions on this part of the front. “The glorious soldiers of the 68th brigade (…) have liberated the locality of Blagodatné”, wrote on Facebook the ground forces of the Ukrainian army, posting a video showing soldiers with a Ukrainian flag in a destroyed building. Blagodatné, which had less than 1,000 inhabitants before the war, lies on the border of the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions in southeastern Ukraine. Ie state border guard service then affirmed, in the early evening, the recapture of the village of Neskuchne, in the eastern region of Donetsk. This live is now over.
Russia claims to have repelled an attack on one of its ships in the Black Sea. This boat was patrolling near two gas pipelines carrying Russian hydrocarbons to Turkey. “Ukrainian armed forces unsuccessfully tried to attack with the help of six boats, without a crew, at high speed, the ship Priazovie of the Black Sea Fleet”the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram.
American accused of “drug traffic”remanded in custody in Russia. Travis Leake is charged with avoir “organized the sale of drugs to young people”, a crime punishable by several years in prison, according to a Moscow court. He “will remain in custody until August 6, 2023” pending his possible trial.
kyiv announces that its army has advanced 1,400 meters around Bakhmout. The “East” command of the Ukrainian army said on Saturday on television that the Ukrainian troops had managed to advance around the devastated city, which has become the symbolic epicenter of the conflict. Moscow had claimed the capture of Bakhmout in May.