Russian President speaks of catastrophic losses in Kiev during counter-offensive. Lukashenko threatens nuclear weapons. All news in the ticker.
- counteroffensive the Ukraine: Vladimir Putin downplays efforts
- Support for the Ukraine: Kyiv receives military aid from the USA
- losses for Russia: Ukraine reports updated figures on the army of Russia
- Here you can read current developments in the Ukraine war. The processed information, especially about losses of the armies involved, comes partly from the warring parties in Russia or Ukraine. Some of them cannot be verified independently.
Update from June 14, 7:30 a.m: The Ukrainian General Staff has published new figures on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war. According to this, almost 700 Russian fighters were killed or injured. The information could not be independently verified. On Facebook it said as follows (total number and in brackets the losses within one day):
- Soldiers: 217,330 (+ 680)
- tank: 3943 (+8)
- Armored Fighting Vehicles: 7653 (+11)
- Artillery Systems: 3783 (+17)
- Air defense systems: 364 (+1)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks: 6482 (+9)
- Source: General Staff of Ukraine as of June 14, 2023
Weapons in the Ukraine war: Putin troops discover camps in Donetsk
Update from June 14, 6:41 a.m.: Big booty for Putin’s troops? Russian National Guard soldiers have discovered a large weapons and ammunition cache in Donetsk. Ukrainian forces would have left it there. This is reported by the Russian state news agency Tass and lists the weapons:
- 70 anti-tank missiles
- four MLRS missiles
- three anti-tank missile launchers
- 200 grenades and mines
- more than 70 hand grenades
In addition, the National Guard would have found three hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers in various hiding places, as well as 230 rounds for them, a flamethrower, explosives and over 23,000 rounds of different calibers.
Counter-offensive in the Ukraine war: Putin downplays efforts
Update from June 14, 5:30 a.m.: Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken of catastrophic losses for Ukraine in its counter-offensive. “By my calculations, Ukraine has lost 25-30 percent of foreign-supplied technology,” he told a meeting with Russian military correspondents. In addition, the losses of the Ukrainians are ten times higher than on the Russian side. During its offensive, Ukraine lost over 160 tanks and more than 360 armored vehicles, he said. He put his own losses at 54 tanks, some of which could be repaired. The information cannot be independently verified. The Russian Ministry of Defense had also recently spoken of high Ukrainian losses. However, the information provided by the ministry has repeatedly turned out to be exaggerated and in some cases incorrect. Actually seems Ukraine but in some places in traps to run.
News about the Ukraine war: Lukashenko threatens to use nuclear weapons
Update from June 13, 10:35 p.m.: Alexander Lukashenko openly threatened the West on Russian television with the use of nuclear weapons. In the event of war, he could call Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at any time, the dictator of Belarus emphasized, according to the German Press Agency: “What kind of problem should it be to coordinate such a strike? There’s no question about that at all.” Just a few months ago, the Kremlin boss announced that he would send nuclear weapons to the neighboring country. According to Lukashenko, these are necessary because the West has been trying to tear the country apart for years. Belarus can no longer be attacked with nuclear weapons. “The bombs are three times as powerful as the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” warned the 68-year-old, who has ruled Minsk since 1994. “About a million people die instantly. God forbid us to use this weapon,” said the ruler.
News about the Ukraine war: Kiev receives military aid from the USA
Update from June 13, 10:05 p.m.: While conducting the major offensive against the Russian invaders, Ukraine continues to receive military aid from the United States. The latest package has a volume of 325 million dollars (around 302 million euros). According to the State Department, Washington is supplying, among other things, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank weapons, artillery ammunition and armored vehicles. Several million rounds of ammunition for firearms and grenades are also part of the deal.
Foreign Minister Antony Blinken emphasized that the US remains firmly on Ukraine’s side. “Russia could end the war at any time by withdrawing its troops from Ukraine and ending its brutal attacks on the cities and people of Ukraine,” he declared. “Until Russia does so, the US and its allies and partners will be united at stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
Update from June 13, 6:20 p.m.: Russian President Vladimir Putin has Reports of the destruction of Leopard tanks uttered by Russian soldiers. “As expected, the Leopards and Bradleys are on fire beautifully,” he said, according to state news agency Tass. The Bradleys are armored personnel carriers supplied by the US to the Ukrainian military. Referring to information from The Wall Street Journal that the US wants to supply depleted tank ammunition to Ukraine, Putin said that in such a case they would respond with the same ammunition. “We have a lot of them, but we don’t use them,” said the Kremlin boss. Western countries are now supplying these missiles as they are running out of remaining ammunition.
War in Ukraine: Kiev reports further progress in counteroffensive
Update from June 13, 3:15 p.m.: The Ukrainian armed forces are making progress in their counter-offensive. According to General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalov, the fighters on the Berdyansk front in the south had advanced between 500 and 1,000 meters. He shared this via the news agency Military Media Centre with. An area of up to three square kilometers is now back under Ukrainian control.
There should also be progress at Bachmut. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Telegram that Ukrainian defenders advanced 200 and 250 meters on two fronts in the city. As a result, heavy fighting continues. The Russian armed forces are trying to slow down Ukraine’s counter-offensive with intensive artillery fire and the use of aircraft, combat drones and anti-tank weapons, the portal reports Ukrainska Pravda citing Maljar. Russia has heavily mined the contested areas.
Kakhovka dam collapse: Ukraine raises new allegations against Russia
Update from June 13, 2:04 p.m.: Ukraine has raised allegations against Russia in connection with the flooding caused by the rupture of the Kakhova dam: “Russia is in no hurry to save people who are in danger of their lives,” criticized the head of the military administration of the Kherson region, Aleksandr Prokudin. The number of dead in the Russian-occupied east bank of the Dnipro River from the water masses is unclear. However, the situation there “remains extremely critical” as 17 settlements are still flooded, Prokudin added.
Update from June 13, 1:08 p.m.: According to Russia, it captured several German Leopard tanks and US Bradley tanks in the Ukraine war. “These are our trophies,” the Russian Ministry of Defense announced triumphantly on Telegram and published a video. “Some combat vehicles have working engines,” it said. This indicates that Ukrainian soldiers fled the battle, leaving their combat-ready vehicles behind.
News in the Ukraine war: Counter-offensive brings Russia high losses – current figures
First report from Tuesday, June 13: Kiev – Russia has to accept further heavy losses in the Ukraine war. The Russian army has lost 470 Russian soldiers to death or injury in the past 24 hours alone, the Ukrainian general staff said. Overall, the number of soldiers killed and wounded rose to 216,650.
News about the Ukraine war: Heavy losses for Russia – 20 artillery systems destroyed
The army of Russian President Vladimir Putin also lost a total of ten tanks and armored vehicles over the past day. Ukraine also destroyed 20 artillery systems and one Russian air defense system. Two drones and a combat helicopter are also among the new casualties of Russian troops. Also a senior Russian general was apparently killed in an attack by Ukraine as part of its counter-offensive.
The figures from the Ukrainian General Staff cannot be independently verified. The Russian side does not give any information about their own losses.
News in the Ukraine war: Counter-offensive underway – six villages liberated
“The enemy’s casualties are exactly what we need,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting with generals on the situation at the front. The question now is where reinforcements are needed at the front to further break through Russian defenses.
Apparently, Ukraine also managed to retake several villages from Russia in its long-awaited counter-offensive. “The fighting is tough, but we’re making progress, and that’s important,” Zelenskyy said in a video speech. For days, the Ukrainian armed forces have been reporting the liberation of villages, especially in the Donetsk region, which Russia had annexed. A total of seven places have been mentioned so far.
Losses also for Ukraine: Residential building collapses from rocket, dead and injured
On the other hand, Ukraine suffered a heavy blow on Tuesday night (June 13): Russian airstrikes hit Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown, the south-eastern city of Kryvyi Rih, badly. A rocket hit a five-story apartment building, killing at least six people and injuring several. Survivors are still being sought under the rubble. (smu with material from dpa)