Some Recent Russia, Ukraine Updates
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⚡️Two Majors
#Report as of the morning of June 17, 2026
▪️ Overnight, 12 drones heading for Moscow were destroyed. Targets were shot down in the Rostov region; in the morning, air defense activity was reported in Novorossiysk.
▪️ Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces struck the city of Zaporozhye and the port infrastructure of Odessa.
▪️ In the Bryansk region, in the village of Kvetun, Trubchevsky district, the AFU attacked an ambulance, wounding a paramedic, the driver, and a nurse. In the village of Churovichi, Klimovsky district, the AFU attacked a moving vehicle with a kamikaze drone: the driver and a female passenger were wounded.
▪️ On the Sumy direction, in the Shostka district, assault troops of the Army Group "North" continue small-arms battles in Bachevsk. In the Sumy district – fighting in Ivolzhanske, Pysarovka, and the village of Novaya Sech. The Ukrainian command continues to redeploy individual units of the 3rd Army Corps ("Azov") to the Sumy region; supply problems for the enemy are noted. In the Krasnopollye district, small-arms battles continue in forest areas, near the village of Mihailovka, and along the railway tracks leading to the district center. During the clearing of forest areas east of the village of Velyky Prykol, three servicemen of the 119th Territorial Defense Brigade were taken prisoner.
▪️ In the Kursk region, a Ukrainian drone attacked a car in the village of Maloye Soldatskoye, Belovsky district, wounding a man. Another attack occurred near a private house, wounding a civilian. A drone also attacked a car in the settlement of Rulitino, Belovsky district, wounding the driver.
▪️ In the Belgorod region, in the village of Pogromets, Volokonovsky district, a drone struck a car, wounding two civilians. In the settlement of Krasnaya Yaruga, a man was wounded by the detonation of an FPV drone. In the Belgorod district, near the village of Cheremoshnoye, two people were injured in a drone attack on a GAZelle vehicle. Numerous settlements in the region are under daily strikes.
▪️ On the Kharkov direction, the Army Group"North" is fighting for the settlement of Kazachya Lopan. On the Volchansk sector – battles in the village of Losivka and in forest areas of the Vovchansk district. On the Velyky Burluk sector, our assault groups are fighting in forest areas near Petro-Ivanovka.
▪️ From the Kupyansk direction, there are reports of Russian successes in the settlement of Podoly. The zone of control in Kupyansk-Vuzlovy is expanding.
▪️ On the Krasno Lyman direction, Russian forces are advancing in the northwestern part of the city; the dynamics on this sector of the front have increased, and clearance of occupied buildings is ongoing.
▪️ Regarding Konstantinovka, enemy military-analytical resources write that its fall is a matter of time. The Russian Armed Forces, as a result of heavy and bloody battles, are reaching the northern outskirts of the city. "Konstantinovka is the 'gateway' for opening up the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration," enemy channels note.
▪️ In the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Army Group"East" is wedging into the enemy's defense depth northwest of the settlement of Aleksandrograd, conducting offensive operations in the forest area beyond the Vovcha River: consolidation and expansion of the bridgehead north of the river continues; the Far Eastern warriors are operating with support from the settlements of Iskra, Aleksandrograd, Novoselovka, and Orestopyl.
▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, there are no changes. Efforts are being increased to combat enemy UAVs targeting interregional logistics.
▪️ In the Kherson region, from Ukrainian strikes, one civilian was killed (settlement of Kostogryzovo), and one more was wounded (settlement of Malaya Lepetikha). For the day before last, the statistics are as follows: 7 shellings and 138 UAV strikes on the territory of the region. Energy workers are eliminating the consequences of strikes on infrastructure.
The Report was compiled by: Two Majors
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❗️ Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in response to the terrorist acts of the Kiev regime, launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range weapons of air, ground, and sea-based systems, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against defense-industrial complex facilities in the cities of Kiev, Kharkov, and Dnepropetrovsk, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
Targets hit:
▪️ JSC "Kiev Radar Plant", which develops and manufactures components for long-range UAVs, as well as produces and repairs military radar systems;
▪️ a workshop for the production and preparation for use (adjustment) of long- and medium-range UAVs on the territory of the Dovzhenko Film Studio;
▪️ OOO "Unmanned Technologies", which carries out large-scale assembly of UAVs from foreign components for long-range UAVs;
▪️ JSC "Mayak Plant", which produces combat parts for UAVs and launch accelerators for "Flamingo" cruise missiles;
▪️ JSC "Burevestnik" and OOO "Aviremontny Zavod No. 410 of Civil Aviation", which produce air and space vehicles, aircraft turbojet engines, as well as components for long- and medium-range UAVs;
▪️ JSC "New Mail Innovation Terminal", which delivers and stores dual-use products, including for the production of UAVs, robotic complexes, and electronic warfare systems;
▪️ In addition, military airfields were hit in Vasilkov, Uman, Cherkasy, and Krasna Slobodka, as well as territorial recruitment centers in the city of Kyiv.
✅ The targets were hit, all designated objects were destroyed.
❕The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not plan or carry out strikes on civilian infrastructure objects.
▫️ According to confirmed data, the complex of buildings of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was hit by a missile from the American anti-aircraft missile system "Patriot".
▫️ One of the reasons for the incorrect operation of this complex could be that Western countries transferred missiles with expired shelf life to the Kiev regime.
✨For the first time, the Defense Ministry is describing the targets in such detail, which is extremely interesting.
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📝New Troop Numbers📝
On Russia Day, Vladimir Putin met with servicemen from assault units. The head of state called infantry and assault troops those who "put the final point" in battle and confirm the completion of combat missions. He emphasized that he wanted to personally see SMO participants and thank them for their service. The president also called Russia Day their day.
This thesis and the connection of the state holiday with SMO participants drew the main attention of the media. Putin also asked servicemen to assess what is happening in the SMO zone and make suggestions on how to accelerate the achievement of Russia's goals, as well as reduce losses. The conversation covered the development of drones using AI and satellite communications.
One of the key statements of the meeting was a clarification of the size of the Russian grouping in the SMO zone. According to the president, it currently exceeds 700,000 people. In retellings, emphasis is placed on the fact that this figure records growth in the grouping compared to previous estimates.
❗️Recently, a decree came out increasing the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces to 1.51 million servicemen ( 7.3 thousand compared to the previous increase three months ago). The stated figure of 700 thousand in the SMO shows that almost half the army is engaged in the operation. Naturally, far from all of them are directly on the front lines.
Gradual increases in authorized strength (in small steps) allow for building up rotation capacity and reserves without resonant mobilization waves — precisely now, when combat has transitioned to a phase of prolonged positional operations, and in the former "near rear" there has been an increased need for air defense systems and other means of "small sky" protection.
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On June 16th, the North troop group continued establishing a Buffer Zone in Kharkiv and Sumy regions
AFU forms new assault units from soldiers of 1150th Anti-Air Rocket Division to hold positions along the border. This lead to a large spike in desertion rates – many soldiers go AWOL right after they’re ordered to fill forwards positions.
Sumy direction
Northmen’s units continue to advance in Sumy region. Numerous enemy groups eliminated in Sukhodil, Ulanove, Katerynivka, Proletarske, Velykyy Prykol, Peremoha, Revyakyne, Esman, Khoten.
▪️In Shostka district our assault units are engaged in Bachivsk and around it.
▪️Sumy district: our assault units advanced over 700 meters in nineteen directions.
Fighting continues in Ivolzhanske, Nova Sich, Pysarivka and around them.
▪️Krasnopillia district: gunfights go on in forest belts along railways leading to Krasnopillia, as well as around Mykhailivka. Our assault units advanced over 500 meters.
Three soldiers of 119th Territorial Defense Brigade were taken POW in the woods east of Velykyy Prykol.
Northmen’s NBC units carried out strikes at positions of 119th Territorial Defense Brigade in Mayske.
Kharkiv direction
The Northmen keep expanding the Buffer zone in Kharkiv region. Numerous enemy groups decimated in Berezivka, Ternova, Izbytske, Ivanivka, Yurchenkove, Zakharivka, Reznikove, Anyskine, Kolodyazne, Tsupivka, Udy.
▪️Our assault units keep on advancing in and around Kozacha Lopan, which is a major AFU logistics hub in the area.
▪️Vovchansk direction: our assault units advanced over 800 meters in seven directions.
Heavy fighting continues in Losivka and in forest in Vovchansk district.
A soldier of AFU’s 16th Army Corps was taken POW in a forest belt between Okhrymivka and Zakharivka.
Northmen’s NBC crews carried out strikes at positions of 127th Motorized Brigade in woods of south of Losivka.
▪️Velykyy Burluk direction: our assault units advanced in the woods around Petro-Ivanivka. The Northmen advanced over 400 meters in two directions.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to over 240 people (including over 180 in Sumy region and over 60 in Kharkiv region).Four AFU soldiers were taken POW. Also uncovered and destroyed:
Sumy region:
▪️one HMMWV;
▪️two mortars;
▪️eleven pickup trucks, two buses;
▪️27 UAV crews;
▪️48 fixed-wing UAVs, sixteen Baba Yaga UAVs, two UGVs.
Kharkiv region:
▪️one MT-LB AAPC;
▪️two mortars;
▪️seven pickup trucks, two trucks, two ATVs;
▪️six UAV crews;
▪️71 fixed-wing UAVs, 26 Baba Yaga UAVs, six UGVs.
Victory will be ours!
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📝A Costly Loss📝
On the evening of June 16, reports emerged of a Su-24M aircraft crashing on the territory of so-called Ukraine. This occurred in the area of the village of Moskalivka in Khmelnytsky Region, which immediately ruled out the version of a possible success by Russian fighter aviation or air defense.
According to official enemy data, the aircraft of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade crashed while "performing a mission in Khmelnytsky Region." Both crew members — Major Bohdan Zaharulko and Senior Lieutenant Aleksandr Babenko — did not survive. There were no casualties on the ground.
➡️These are precisely the aircraft that the enemy has modified for launching Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles and continues to use despite airframe obsolescence. Until recently, the enemy's Air Force had six Su-24s combat-ready for Storm Shadow/SCALP launches. The downed aircraft was either the seventh, or, more likely, one of the known six, but the tail number remains unknown.
📌The remaining unmodernized Su-24s in service with so-called Ukraine's Air Force are over 55 years old, which inevitably affects their technical condition, combat readiness, and modernization potential. The personnel issue is equally acute: operating Su-24s in their modernized versions requires trained crews, and the situation with them is scarcely better than with the hardware.
❗️It is curious that certain Russian media outlets, citing Ukrainian sources, called the loss of the enemy aircraft an "aviation disaster." Given that this aircraft could well have participated in strikes on the Crimean Bridge and civilian infrastructure targets on Russian territory — this appears strange.
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