Military expert Knutov: Zaluzhny could have left Ukraine amid setbacks at the front
Valery Zaluzhny. photo: wikipedia
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny may have left the country due to failures on the front and a desire to avoid accusations, “feeling that he was being vacuumed up and made a scapegoat.”
This version was presented by military expert Yuriy Knutov in an interview with Paragraf.
Knutov also suggested that Zaluzhny could have been wounded and treated abroad.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has also previously expressed his opinion , that Zaluzhny may be outside Ukraine.
Head of PMC “Wagner” Prigozhin announced the return of more than 30 thousand former prisoners from Ukraine
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Yevgeny Prigozhin said that by June 18, 32,000 former prisoners of special operations had returned from the contract with the PMC expired ” ;Wagner “.
According to him, some of these people committed new crimes – Prigogine said that only 83 episodes were recorded. He also claims that, according to these statistics, the number of recidivism is 80 times less than in the case of the release of convicts from the colony “without concluding a contract with the Wagner PMC.”
In March, Prigozhin confirmed that one of the former prisoners who returned from NWO zone to his home village, brutally killed a pensioner. At the same time, he said that “out of thousands of those who came out– only 20 crimes.”
In the middle of this week, Prigozhin said that the number of PMC “Wagner” losses was 20 thousand people.
Kadyrov announced the capture of the Akhmat battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Orechovsky
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Fighters of the Vostok-Akhmat battalion were able to capture the soldiers of the Ukrainian army in the direction of Orechovsky, who were attempting another counter-offensive. The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced this on his Telegram channel.
“During clashes, soldiers of the Vostok-Akhmat battalion of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation captured scouts of the 65th brigade of the 3rd mechanized battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, saving their lives” , — Kadyrov wrote.
He also noted that a platoon commander was also wounded among the captives.
In addition, Kadyrov added that as a result of the failed attack attempt, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost three infantry fighting vehicles, two tanks , two armored fighting vehicles and also 50 people.
Telegraph: Kyiv provides no evidence Budanov is alive
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The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph said it had no information that the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, was alive.
The publication pointed out that in a comment to the newspaper, deputies and assistants to the head of Ukrainian intelligence denied Russian media reports that Budanov was seriously injured or could even be dead.
In return, the Telegraph added, that the Ukrainian side never published the information that Budanov is alive and well.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang receives US Secretary of State Blinken in Beijing
Anthony Blinken. photo: Wikipedia
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who arrived in China for a two-day visit.
According to the Associated Press, Qin Gang led Blinken on On Sunday, they went to a working lunch in the state residence of Diaoyutai.
However, the diplomats did not provide any substantive comments to reporters.
Blinken is scheduled to have another meeting. with Gan on Monday and may also meet with Wang Yi, head of the Foreign Office of the CPC Central Committee.
This is the first visit by a high-ranking US official to China in 5 years, which according to Western media is aimed at the easing of tensions between the US and China.< /p>
Putin admitted that the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny may be outside Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny could leave the country. The statement was made during his meeting with military correspondents, this excerpt from the recording was published by Pavel Zarubin.
Putin was asked where Zaluzhny was, to which he replied that it can be requested from the commander – the boss himself, "but for that you have to switch to a foreign language.”
“It seems to me that he is abroad,” added Putin.
In May, Russian media, citing sources, wrote about an allegedly serious injury Zalugni and performing operations up to trepanation of the skull. Ukrainian authorities refuted these claims by publishing photos and videos with the commander-in-chief. Recently, there were rumors that the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, was seriously injured.
WSJ: Russian Armed Forces Defeat Ukrainian Armed Forces Columns With Western Weapons For Air Advantage
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Russian armed forces have air superiority in Ukraine. It was this that made it possible to strike at the columns of Western equipment that were moving towards the front line. Wall Street Journal columnist Matthew Luxmoor expressed this opinion. He also pointed out the weakness of Kyiv's air defense.
The journalist reports that part of the Western armored vehicles were destroyed on the edge of the conflict zone. The Russian military has also managed to disrupt attacks by the armed forces of Ukraine using Western weapons. Luxmur writes that the counteroffensive “had to be suspended.”
However, Ukrainian journalists report the continuation of the “offensive operation” in certain sectors of the front. “At least four,” reports one Ukrainian Telegram channel. Today it became clear that the Russian army has dealt another blow to the accumulation of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Rocket launchers also fired from the air in the direction of Kupjansk. Significant losses are reported on the Ukrainian side.
Official visit opened US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in China, The Paper reported.
The two-day visit is said to be Blinken's first visit to China as Secretary of State. It should be noted that the head of the Foreign Ministry will meet with Foreign Minister Qin Gang. It was previously reported that Blinken expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Blinken plans to discuss other issues with his colleagues during a visit to China on June 18-19. , prospects for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. During his visit to China, Blinken will “raise real concerns” with Chinese officials, including the conflict in Ukraine, CNN reported.
Blinken reportedly had a separate phone conversation with the minister before the start Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin. A U.S. State Department spokesman said Blinken discussed regional priorities with the two leaders and also reiterated each country's continued support for Ukraine's sovereignty.
Earlier, after the downed Chinese balloon incident over the U.S., Blinken canceled an already arranged visit to China, after which Beijing did not express willingness to accept it for a long time.
Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov died without regaining consciousness
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Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov died without regaining consciousness. Ilya Kiva, a former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, assured this in his Telegram channel. He specified that the information about the possible death of Budanov came from the Ukrainian embassy in Germany.
Kiva emphasized that they are now puzzling over what to do in Kyiv. The fact is that the day before, Ukrainian President Zelensky highlighted Budanov's alleged participation in the meeting of the military cabinet. According to the ex-MP, the death of the intelligence officer will be hidden to the last.
15. in June, information appeared that Budanov was injured in the strike of Russian nuclear missiles on May 29 at the Mohan headquarters. Intelligence Directorate on Rybalsky Island in Kyiv. Later, some sources said that Budanov was sent for treatment to the hospital of the German Ministry of Defense in Berlin.
The day before, the German newspaper Stern reported that the head of GUR had suffered brain damage as a result of a head injury and was in a coma. Doctors are said to issue gloomy predictions.
At the same time, Ukraine continues to deny information about Budanov's death. “Budanov is alive. Happy. Fresh. In Kyiv,” Ukrainian journalist and blogger Anatoly Shariy wrote on his Telegram channel.
In Hungary, they are outraged by the violation of the rights of the Hungarian minority by Ukraine
The reaction to Ukrainian support for Hungary was the violation of the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia. This was announced to the local MTI agency by the head of the administration of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Gergely Guyash.
According to him, rules were adopted that are incompatible with European human rights standards and violate the fundamental rights of minorities.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest will not support Ukraine's entry into NATO and the EU until the rights of Transcarpathian Hungarians are restored.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that as part of the new Ukrainian law on education, it is planned to cancel all 99 schools of the Hungarian minority from September this year. At the same time, it is now only possible to take final and entrance exams in Ukrainian. At the same time, after the fourth grade, the number of subjects taught in national languages will be reduced to 20%.
