It has become impractical. An important bridge between annexed Crimea and a partially occupied region of southern Ukraine, hit on Thursday June 23 by a Ukrainian strike, “no longer usable” for now, said Friday, June 23, Vladimir Saldo, the occupying governor of the Kherson region quoted by RIA Novosti agency.
This work, which connects the peninsula to the occupied territory of the mainland, was hit on Thursday by a Ukrainian strike. Technical operations are planned for two to three weeks. A broadcast satellite image by Radio Svoboda revealed that an emergency pontoon had been installed on the river, for lack of anything better. Follow our live.
The head of Wagner accuses the Russian Minister of Defense of “genocide of the Russian people”. Yevgeny Prigojine, the leader of the paramilitary group Wagner, confirmed on Telegram that he asked the Russian Investigative Committee to initiate criminal proceedings against Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff . In a written report, he accuses them of being responsible for a “genocide of the Russian people” and of “treason”. Earlier in the day, he had already questioned the merits of the invasion in Ukraine.
Moscow extends the list of European officials banned from entering its territory. Russia announced on Friday that it has “significantly widened” its list of personalities restricted from entering its territory, in reaction to the new sanctions from Brussels against Moscow. “We consider these EU measures illegitimate. (…) In response to these unfriendly initiatives, the Russian side has significantly expanded the list of representatives of European institutions and EU member countries” prohibited from entering Russian soil, explained the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release, without specifying the number of people concerned.
The Russian army retreats in several sectors. This was affirmed on Friday, June 23, by the leader of the paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, contradicting the assertions of the Kremlin according to which the counter-offensive of kyiv is a failure. “The army [russe] retreats to the Zaporizhia and Kherson areas, the Ukrainian armed forces are pushing”he said in an interview broadcast on Telegram. “There is no control, there is no military success” of Moscow, he adds.
Thirteen Russian cruise missiles shot down overnight. The Ukrainian Air Force reports shooting down 13 Russian cruise missiles targeting a military airfield in the west of the country. “All 13 Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles were destroyed by air defense”said the air force on Telegram. “This time the attack targeted a military airfield in the Khmelnytsky region”she clarified.