Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,211

This is however things basal connected Thursday, June 19 :

Fighting

• The decease toll from a large-scale Russian onslaught connected Kyiv earlier this week has risen to 28, with 130 injured, though rescue enactment is inactive nether way.
• The onslaught was carried retired by 440 drones and 32 missiles, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Moscow characterised the onslaught arsenic precision strikes connected “military-industrial facilities successful the Kyiv region”, though video footage showed the onslaught levelling parts of an flat artifact successful the Ukrainian capital.
• Russia said it captured the colony of Novomykolaivka successful Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, wherever Russian forces person renewed their offensive. The portion has been astatine the centre of warring since the Russian penetration successful 2022.

Diplomacy

• Speaking to overseas media astatine a late-night quality conference, Russian person Vladimir Putin dismissed fears that helium was readying to onslaught the NATO subject alliance. He said the subject bloc and its rearmament did not endanger Russia.
• Putin said helium would see Germany to beryllium a nonstop histrion successful the Ukraine warfare should it proviso Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles. Earlier this month, Germany’s Ministry of Defence said it did not person plans to bash so, contempt repeated requests from Ukraine.
• Putin further said helium does not see Germany to beryllium a “neutral state”, but a “party supporting Ukraine, and successful immoderate cases … arsenic accomplices successful these hostilities”.
• Despite his remarks, Putin said helium was prepared to conscionable with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, though helium besides expressed doubts astir Germany’s relation arsenic a mediator successful the Russia-Ukraine war.
• Putin has offered to conscionable with Zelenskyy but lone during the “final phase” of talks to extremity the conflict. Last month, Putin declined to be a face-to-face acme successful Istanbul with the Ukrainian president.
• Zelenskyy is reportedly readying to be a NATO gathering successful The Hague adjacent week, wherever members volition sermon raising defence spending to 5 percent of gross home merchandise (GDP).

Sanctions

• Canada announced caller sanctions targeting 77 individuals, 39 entities and 200 vessels successful Russia’s “shadow fleet” of lipid tankers. In summation to the sanctions, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a further $1.47bn successful subject enactment for Ukraine.

Source:

Al Jazeera and quality agencies