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Combat Operations

• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 27 Jun 2022
• DOD Official Says Ukrainians Heroically Defending Lysychansk DoD News 27 Jun 2022 -- Although the Russians have made incremental gains in the Donbas, it does not appear that they have encircled the city of Lysychansk, a senior Defense Department official said today.
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on June 27, 2022 Ukraine MOD 27 Jun 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 27.06 Ukraine MOD 27 Jun 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on June 27, 2022 Ukraine MOD 27 Jun 2022
• At Least 15 Dead In Russian Rocket Attack On Shopping Center In Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Jun 2022 -- A Russian missile strike that hit a crowded shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk has killed at least 15 people and injured more than 50 others, an attack immediately condemned by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other senior Ukrainian officials.
• Russian Missiles Hit Shopping Center in Central Ukrainian City VOA 27 Jun 2022 -- Russia carried out a missile strike Monday on a crowded shopping center in a central Ukrainian city and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of a "calculated" attack against civilians.

Ukraine

• Russia has become the largest terrorist organization in the world, and this must be a legal fact - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 27 Jun 2022
• Ukraine will respond accordingly to threats from Transnistria - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 27 Jun 2022
• President of Ukraine met with the President of Moldova in Kyiv President of Ukraine 27 Jun 2022
• President of Ukraine met with the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee President of Ukraine 27 Jun 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined the main directions of cooperation between Ukraine and the G7 during the online participation in the Summit of G7 leaders President of Ukraine 27 Jun 2022

Russia

• Russian Forces Have Liquidated Georgian Mercs Involved in Torture, Murder of Russian PoWs, MoD Says Sputnik 27 Jun 2022 -- Militants from the so-called 'Georgian Legion', a fighting force made up of ethnic Georgians and other foreigners fighting in Ukraine, has been accused of grizzly war crimes against Russian forces, including the on-video torture and execution of captured PoWs.

United States

• US finalizing package of long-range air-defense missiles for Ukraine: Sullivan Press TV 27 Jun 2022 -- US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says Washington is in the process of finalizing a weapons package, including long-range air-defense missiles, for Ukraine, more than four months into Russia's military offensive in the former Soviet country.
• READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Call with the Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides of Cyprus US Treasury 27 Jun 2022 -- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke to Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides of Cyprus yesterday to discuss the two country's collective commitments to continuing to implement sanctions on Russia for its war in Ukraine and, in particular, the U.S. desire to align with the European Union's sixth package of restrictions and prevent evasion. The two ministers also spoke about the goal of placing a price limit on Russian oil to deprive the Kremlin of revenue to finance their war in Ukraine while mitigating spillover effects for the global economy.
• Hokanson Visits Guardsmen Training With Ukraine Troops DoD News 27 Jun 2022 -- For some Florida Guardsmen, leaving the troops they were training with in Yavoriv, Ukraine, was of one of the toughest moments of their military careers.

NATO

• NATO's Deputy Secretary General: NATO supports for Ukraine is for the long-term NATO 27 Jun 2022 -- On Monday (27 June 2022), in a pre-recorded video message at the Kyiv Security Forum, NATO's Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana reaffirmed NATO's continued solidarity and support for Ukraine against Russia's unprovoked war.

United Nations

• Update 83 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 27 Jun 2022 -- Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that shelling had caused additional damage to a nuclear research facility in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv on 25 June, but that radiation levels at the site remained normal, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
• Ukraine: Dozens dead and injured as UN condemns 'utterly deplorable' shopping centre attack UN News 27 Jun 2022 -- At least ten people have reportedly been killed by what Ukrainian authorities have said was a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre, and attack which the UN condemned on Monday as "utterly deplorable".

Foreign Reactions

• G7 says will stand by Ukraine 'for as long as it takes', vows new sanctions on Russia Press TV 27 Jun 2022 -- The Group of Seven (G7) countries have voiced unflinching support for Ukraine in the wake of Russia's months-long military operation in the former Soviet state, pledging to further tighten sanctions on Moscow.
• G7 Leaders Call Russian Missile Strike On Shopping Mall A War Crime, Vow To Hold Putin Responsible RFE/RL 27 Jun 2022 -- Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies called a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping center in Ukraine on June 27 a war crime and vowed to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable.
• Ukraine: EU mobilises emergency reserves for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats European Commission 27 Jun 2022 -- Following a request from the Government of Ukraine for medical equipment, protective gear and specialised equipment for public health risks such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the European Commission has mobilised its new rescEU emergency reserves.
• We must ignore the defeatist voices who propose to sell out Ukraine: joint article by Liz Truss and Dmytro Kuleba UK FCDO 27 Jun 2022 -- UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote a joint article in The Telegraph about how to stop Putin's war in Ukraine.
• Prime Minister announces additional sanctions in support of Ukraine Prime Minister of Canada 27 Jun 2022 -- Canada is committed to standing in unity to support the government and people of Ukraine in their fight for a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic future. We will continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukraine as it seeks to defend itself from Russian aggression.
• Moldovan President Visits Kyiv, Will Meet Zelenskiy RFE/RL 27 Jun 2022 -- President Maia Sandu traveled to Ukraine on June 27 in her first trip to Moldova's neighbor since start of the war and visited the towns of Bucha and Irpin - sites of alleged Russian atrocities against civilians.

News Reports

• Ukrainian Billionaire Akhmetov Sues Russia Over Losses Caused By War RFE/RL 27 Jun 2022 -- Ukraine's richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, has filed a lawsuit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), demanding compensation for losses caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.