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State Department chief Blinken says Russia will 'pay' for Ukraine recovery

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says Russia will eventually “have to pay” for the reconstruction of Ukraine before the West helps build Ukraine's military.

< p>“Russia will eventually pay the costs of rebuilding Ukraine,” TASS quoted him as saying. This statement was made by the head of the State Department during the ongoing conference in London on the reconstruction of Ukraine.

The US Secretary of State added that although the West has already begun to invest in the reconstruction of Ukraine in the short and long term, it must also “build a Ukrainian army” that will be “strong enough”.

Today, June 21, the second conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine was launched. More than 1,000 delegates from 61 countries will attend the two-day conference, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunaka said.

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Rostislav Ishchenko. Photo: a still from the video.

Poliologist Rostislav Ishchenko, assessing the counteroffensive of the armed forces of Ukraine, which began on June 4, said that it had turned into a meat grinder significantly bigger than the events in Artemovsk.

According to experts, after the West specially prepared Ukrainian brigades began to “literally evaporate before our eyes along with Western technology”, the morale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the hopes of Ukrainian society fell into oblivion.

In the material for the “Military Affairs” portal, Ishchenko also noted that after Ukrainian soldiers began to give up the counteroffensive again, and in Ukrainian cities there were increasingly frequent attacks on military commissars who distributed handouts. The political scientist believes that the idea of ​​a “world president” has now been reactivated in Ukrainian society, but his appearance is still impossible due to ongoing hostilities.

Ishchenko also noted the lack of unity in Western countries regarding the Ukrainian conflict and its continuation allocation of multibillion-dollar aid to Kyiv.

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Military expert Vasily In an interview with Russian journalists, Dandykin expressed his opinion on the prospects of a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the timing of its completion.

According to the expert, despite the fact that the Ukrainian army is intensifying its onslaught, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will repulse all these attacks.< /p>

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“They will not be able to repeat the Kharkiv version of the offensive, because our troops have built a competent multi-level defense. The offensive will not be able to continue for long,” said Dandykin.

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Eyewitnesses report an explosion in the sky above the village Lukino in New Moscow, Mash and 112 telegram channels write. According to preliminary information, the explosion was caused by a drone that crashed nearby – in the area of ​​the Pakhra River. Debris fell into the field. There were no casualties.

Local people heard honking at about 5am. Security forces are already at the scene. No victims of destruction.

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Explosions are heard in Sumy and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine, writes the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli.

The details are not known. Local authorities do not comment on the situation

An air alert has been declared in several regions of Ukraine.

MK broadcasts events around Ukraine online. Day 482. The day before there were a number of regions Ukraine reported explosions. In Crimea, a car with an official from the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Epifanov, exploded. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the proposals of African countries regarding the Ukrainian settlement contain aspects that can be implemented.

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If the military reduction policy continues, the United the kingdom risks losing its influence in NATO. This opinion was expressed by the Deputy Supreme Commander of the NATO Allied Forces in Europe, British General Tim Redford in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.

“I believe that our army is not strong enough. its scope,” – said the general. “We risk losing our position. It would be wrong to say that we live from the legacy of the past, but we have to be very careful not to fall. We have influence in NATO, we are in a strong position here. And fear that if not. If we invest in the army, we will not build own a manufacturing base and we don't show leadership, we can lose that position.”

According to Redford, the UK does not have enough military personnel to effectively counter the emerging threats in the world. The military leader noted that the modernization of military equipment and weapons should take place in parallel with the increase in the size of the royal armed forces.

Currently, the strength of the British army is about 76 thousand people, which is the lowest value since the beginning of the 19th century. By 1990, the size of the kingdom's ground forces had doubled. According to the plans of the authorities, the number of the British army will be reduced to 72.5 thousand people in the coming years.

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Kirill Budanov Photo: Global Look Press

Head The Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov appeared live on Ukrainian television on Tuesday, June 20. This is Budanov's first appearance on television since the news of his serious injury.

In footage taken in what appears to be an office, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence assured that all reports of his death were false – “fakes, that's why they are fakes”, which he perceives “with a smirk”.

Budanov also assured that everything is fine with him.

Previously, reports appeared with a reference to an informed source that the Budanov he was seriously wounded on May 29 in a Russian attack on the department building. The source claimed that the GUR chief was then taken to Poland, and from there to Germany for treatment. At the same time, Western media pointed to the lack of evidence that Budanov was alive and well.

However, on June 19, Ukrainian media published a report on Budanov's behalf, saying that “a special squad of immortal commanders is being created in Ukraine.” < /p>

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzaparova then published several photos with Kirill Budanov on her social networks, accompanied by the caption “He is not a dummy, all participants of the meeting are alive and well.”

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Photo: Telegram channel of Vladimir Zelensky

Ukrainian armed forces forces (UAF) encountered difficulties and “violent resistance” during their counter-offensive. This statement was made by Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar.

As the official wrote in his Telegram channel, “people want it to be like in a movie – cut, very quickly, at 13:00 the movie started and when it was after twenty.” However, in reality, it happens differently.

Malyar considered it incorrect to evaluate the effectiveness of the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the number of kilometers that the fighter jets were able to advance, or by the number of settlements occupied by the army. The Deputy Minister called to understand that “the tasks set before the army are being carried out and gradual movement is taking place in all directions where the offensive began.”

Colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces Markus Reisner said earlier that after the start of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they faced highly coordinated Russian forces and the superiority of the RF armed forces in many aspects of the fight, which hampered Kiev's advance. The army saw tactical progress not only by Russian infantry, but also by tank formations.

Italian media indicated that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had stalled and the West he showed less and less initiative every day. According to journalists, based on the first 10 days of the military operation, conclusions can be drawn about its prospects, but at the moment the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are extremely confusing.

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