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Russian military take out looted property under guise of humanitarian aid to residents of flooded Hola Prystan — General Staff

13 June, 2023 Tuesday
11:06

In the Kherson region, Russian invaders are actively taking away looted property from flooded settlements

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This was stated on June 13 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.

According to the post, Russian servicemen are using empty trucks disguised as humanitarian aid to transport stolen goods such as household appliances and furniture in Hola Prystan.

Furthermore, it has been reported that the forced passporting of Ukrainian citizens in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, is ongoing. The occupiers are threatening parents of graduating students, stating that their teenagers won't receive school leaving certificates if they refuse to obtain a Russian passport.

Russians launch 31 airstrikes and 47 MLRS attacks against Ukraine

The General Staff stated that the enemy conducted 31 airstrikes and launched 47 MLRS attacks, resulting in the destruction of civil infrastructure and impacting the positions of our troops and populated areas.

The enemy remains focused on fully occupying the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, leading to ongoing heavy fighting. Within the last day, there were 26 combat clashes in the specified section of the front.

Near the state Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus, the situation hasn't changed significantly, and no enemy offensive groups have been detected. 

At the same time, the Russian Federation continued shelling the entire line of contact: over 19 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions were attacked. 

Shelling of Ukrainian regions

In the Kupiansk direction, 8 settlements in the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions came under artillery shelling. Three areas suffered from airstrikes. 

In the Lyman direction, 8 settlements in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions came under Russian fire. Russians attempted offensive in 2 directions, and launched air strikes in 3 areas.

In the Bakhmut direction, 10 localities in the Donetsk region were attacked by the invading Russian troops, one was subjected to air strikes. 

In the Avdiivka direction, 10 settlements of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire, and 2 suffered from air strikes. 

In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all of the occupying Russian troops' assaults, however, 6 settlements of the Donetsk region came under shelling and 2 were subjected to air strikes. 

In the Shakhtarsk direction, 5 localities in the Donetsk region came under fire, and another 5 suffered from air strikes.  

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, over 22 cities and villages were subjected to numerous attacks by the occupying Russian army across the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. Air strikes were launched near one area. 

Defense forces hit 3 command centers and 3 artillery units of the enemy

According to the post, in the last 24 hours, the defense forces' aviation conducted 9 attacks on areas where enemy personnel were gathered and 4 attacks on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.

The report also mentions that Ukrainian soldiers successfully destroyed an enemy Ka-52 helicopter and an Orlan-10 operational-tactical UAV.

During the previous day, missile forces and artillery units targeted and hit 3 command centers, 2 anti-aircraft missile systems, an area where enemy personnel were concentrated, and 3 artillery units in firing positions.

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